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Thayer-Capron-Aldrich-Stetson family

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  Charles Stetson (1801-1883) — of Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in New Ipswich, Hillsborough County, N.H., November 2, 1801. Democrat. Lawyer; municipal judge in Maine, 1834-39; member of Maine Governor's Council, 1845-48; U.S. Representative from Maine 6th District, 1849-51. Died in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, March 27, 1883 (age 81 years, 145 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Simeon Stetson (1770-1836) and Elizabeth (Kidder) Stetson (1773-1864); brother of Isaiah Stetson; married, September 12, 1833, to Emily Jane Pierce (1815-1902); father of Caroline Pierce Stetson (1843-1924; who married Franklin Augustus Wilson); nephew of Isaiah Kidder; uncle of Isaiah Kidder Stetson; grandfather of Charles Stetson Wilson; granduncle of Clarence Cutting Stetson; second cousin of Caleb Stetson (1801-1885) and Luther Kidder; second cousin once removed of Ezra Kidder; third cousin of Lemuel Stetson, Arba Kidder and Joseph Souther Kidder; third cousin once removed of Ephraim Safford, Lyman Kidder and David Kidder; third cousin twice removed of John Adams, Emerson Wight, Harvey Edward Kidder, Clarence Patch Kidder and Alton Festus Hayden; fourth cousin of Jonathan Usher, Chauncey Fitch Cleveland, Alvan Kidder, James Safford, Francis Kidder, Ira Kidder, Pascal Paoli Kidder, Jefferson Parish Kidder and David Thayer Bunker; fourth cousin once removed of John Quincy Adams, Caleb Blodgett, Ira Chandler Backus, George Washington Greene, Orlando Burr Kidder, John Palmer Usher, Edward Green Bradford, William Aldrich, Adoniram Judson Kneeland, Stafford Canning Cleveland, Francis Landon Cleveland, Bailey Frye Adams, Orestes Cleveland, Alfred Henry Littlefield, Henry Sabin, Lyman Kidder Bass, Robert Crawford Safford, Abner Coburn Cleveland, Robert Cleveland Usher, Nathan Parker Kidder, Silas Wright Kidder and Daniel S. Kidder.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Isaiah Stetson (1812-1880) — of Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in Hampden, Penobscot County, Maine, February 6, 1812. Republican. Merchant; lumber dealer; mayor of Bangor, Maine, 1859-62. Died in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, June 30, 1880 (age 68 years, 145 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Simeon Stetson (1770-1836) and Elizabeth (Kidder) Stetson (1773-1864); brother of Charles Stetson; married 1851 to Eliza Griffin (1834-1866); married, December 3, 1867, to Sarah Jewett Griffin (1851-1920); nephew of Isaiah Kidder; uncle of Isaiah Kidder Stetson; granduncle of Charles Stetson Wilson and Clarence Cutting Stetson; second cousin of Caleb Stetson (1801-1885) and Luther Kidder; second cousin once removed of Ezra Kidder; third cousin of Lemuel Stetson, Arba Kidder and Joseph Souther Kidder; third cousin once removed of Ephraim Safford, Lyman Kidder and David Kidder; third cousin twice removed of John Adams, Emerson Wight, Harvey Edward Kidder, Clarence Patch Kidder and Alton Festus Hayden; fourth cousin of Jonathan Usher, Chauncey Fitch Cleveland, Alvan Kidder, James Safford, Francis Kidder, Ira Kidder, Pascal Paoli Kidder, Jefferson Parish Kidder and David Thayer Bunker; fourth cousin once removed of John Quincy Adams, Caleb Blodgett, Ira Chandler Backus, George Washington Greene, Orlando Burr Kidder, John Palmer Usher, Edward Green Bradford, William Aldrich, Adoniram Judson Kneeland, Stafford Canning Cleveland, Francis Landon Cleveland, Bailey Frye Adams, Orestes Cleveland, Alfred Henry Littlefield, Henry Sabin, Lyman Kidder Bass, Robert Crawford Safford, Abner Coburn Cleveland, Robert Cleveland Usher, Nathan Parker Kidder, Silas Wright Kidder and Daniel S. Kidder.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Eli Thayer (1819-1899) — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Mendon, Worcester County, Mass., June 11, 1819. Republican. School teacher and principal; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1853-54; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1857-61; defeated, 1872; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1860. Died in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., April 15, 1899 (age 79 years, 308 days). Interment at Hope Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Cushman Ferdinando Thayer (1795-1818) and Miranda (Pond) Thayer (1797-1878); married, August 6, 1845, to Caroline Maria Capron (1826-1908); father of John Alden Thayer; second cousin thrice removed of Ralph Waldo Hungerford; third cousin once removed of Staley N. Wood; third cousin twice removed of John Adams; fourth cousin of John Milton Thayer (1820-1906) and James Abram Garfield; fourth cousin once removed of John Quincy Adams, Elijah Hunt Mills, George Bailey Loring, Alexander Wheelock Thayer, William Aldrich, Augustus Brown Reed Sprague, Edward M. Chapin, Harry Augustus Garfield and James Rudolph Garfield.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Davis family of Massachusetts; Thayer-Capron-Aldrich-Stetson family; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Adams-Rusling family (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Aldrich (1820-1885) — of Two Rivers, Manitowoc County, Wis.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Greenfield Center, Saratoga County, N.Y., January 19, 1820. Republican. Member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1859; U.S. Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1877-83; defeated, 1882. Died in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wis., December 3, 1885 (age 65 years, 318 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of William Aldrich (1784-1831) and Mary (Farnum) Aldrich (1789-1854); married 1846 to Anna Mary Howard; father of James Franklin Aldrich; third cousin once removed of Adin Ballou Capron (1841-1911); fourth cousin once removed of Charles Stetson, Isaiah Stetson, Eli Thayer and John Milton Thayer.
  Political families: Thayer-Capron-Aldrich-Stetson family; Adams-Rusling family (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Milton Thayer (1820-1906) — also known as John M. Thayer — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Bellingham, Norfolk County, Mass., January 24, 1820. Republican. Member Nebraska territorial council, 1860; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1867-71; Governor of Wyoming Territory, 1875-78; Governor of Nebraska, 1887-91, 1891-92. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., March 19, 1906 (age 86 years, 54 days). Interment at Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
  Relatives: Son of Elias Nelson Thayer (1773-1833) and Ruth (Staples) Thayer (1775-1851); married, December 17, 1842, to Mary Laura Albee (1818-1892); granduncle of Arthur Laban Bates; second cousin twice removed of Samuel Adams (1722-1803), John Adams and Almur Stiles Whiting; third cousin once removed of Joseph Allen, John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) and Peter Rawson Taft; third cousin twice removed of Daniel Chapin (1761-1821) and Wilson Henry Fairbank; fourth cousin of Willard J. Chapin, George Washington Adams, Charles Francis Adams, Alphonso Taft and Eli Thayer; fourth cousin once removed of Jonathan Elmer, Ebenezer Elmer, Eli Elmer, Elijah Boardman, John Allen, William Bostwick, Elijah Hunt Mills, Daniel Warner Bostwick, Daniel Chapin (1791-1878), Chester William Chapin, Graham Hurd Chapin, Alexander Wheelock Thayer, William Aldrich, William Vincent Wells, Staley N. Wood, Edward M. Chapin, John Quincy Adams (1833-1894), Charles Phelps Taft, William Nelson Taft, Brooks Adams, John Alden Thayer, William Howard Taft and Henry Waters Taft.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Fairbanks-Adams family of Massachusetts; Saltonstall-Weeks family of Massachusetts; Adams-Waite-Forshee-Cowan family of Dexter, Michigan; Pike family of Lubec, Maine; Adams-Rusling family (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  Thayer County, Neb. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Adin Ballou Capron (1841-1911) — also known as Adin B. Capron — of Stillwater, Smithfield, Providence County, R.I. Born in Mendon, Worcester County, Mass., January 9, 1841. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; miller; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1887-92; Speaker of the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1891-93; U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1897-1911; defeated, 1892. Died in Stillwater, Smithfield, Providence County, R.I., March 17, 1911 (age 70 years, 67 days). Interment at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of Carlile Willis Capron (1811-1900) and Abigail (Bates) Capron; married 1865 to Irene Ballou (1843-1870); married, April 27, 1875, to Phebe A. Mowery; third cousin once removed of William Aldrich; fourth cousin of James Franklin Aldrich (1853-1933); fourth cousin once removed of Emor L. Calkins and Almur Stiles Whiting.
  Political family: Thayer-Capron-Aldrich-Stetson family (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  James Franklin Aldrich (1853-1933) — also known as J. Frank Aldrich — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Two Rivers, Manitowoc County, Wis., April 6, 1853. Republican. U.S. Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1893-97. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 8, 1933 (age 79 years, 336 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of William Aldrich and Anna Mary (Howard) Aldrich; fourth cousin of Adin Ballou Capron (1841-1911).
  Political families: Thayer-Capron-Aldrich-Stetson family; Adams-Rusling family (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Emor L. Calkins (b. 1855) — also known as Emor Luther Capron — of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Springville, Erie County, N.Y., 1855. Prohibition candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1909; member of Michigan Prohibition Party State Central Committee, 1919. Female. Methodist. Member, Women's Christian Temperance Union. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Joseph Capron (1820-1900) and Mary (Frank) Capron (c.1825-1899); married, December 28, 1876, to Earl H. Calkins (1853-1901); fourth cousin of Almur Stiles Whiting; fourth cousin once removed of Adin Ballou Capron (1841-1911).
  Political families: Thayer-Capron-Aldrich-Stetson family; Adams-Rusling family (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  Almur Stiles Whiting (1889-1959) — also known as Almur S. Whiting — of Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn.; Mobile, Mobile County, Ala. Born in Wausau, Marathon County, Wis., March 2, 1889. Republican. Shipyard paymaster; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1944, 1952 (alternate). Died in Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., February 5, 1959 (age 69 years, 340 days). Interment at Pine Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of Welcome Wilmarth Whiting (1839-1903) and Medora Nancy (Stiles) Whiting (1849-1933); married to Erna Louise Rakowsky (1894-1983); second cousin twice removed of Isaac Backus and John Milton Thayer; second cousin four times removed of Samuel Adams (1722-1803) and John Adams; third cousin of Arthur Laban Bates; third cousin thrice removed of Joseph Allen and John Quincy Adams; fourth cousin of Emor L. Calkins; fourth cousin once removed of Adin Ballou Capron.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Fairbanks-Adams family of Massachusetts; Saltonstall-Weeks family of Massachusetts; Adams-Waite-Forshee-Cowan family of Dexter, Michigan; Pike family of Lubec, Maine; Adams-Rusling family (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  Epitaph: "He still lives in our hearts."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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