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Stetson family of New York and Massachusetts

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  Samuel Huntington (1731-1796) — of Norwich, New London County, Conn. Born in Windham, Windham County, Conn., July 16, 1731. Lawyer; superior court judge in Connecticut, 1773-85; Delegate to Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1776-84; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of Connecticut council of assistants, 1776-83; Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, 1784-86; Governor of Connecticut, 1786-96; died in office 1796; received 2 electoral votes, 1789. Congregationalist. Died in Norwich, New London County, Conn., January 5, 1796 (age 64 years, 173 days). Interment at Norwichtown Cemetery, Norwich, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Nathaniel Huntington (1691-1767) and Mehetabel (Thurston) Huntington (1700-1781); married, January 5, 1761, to Martha Devotion (1739-1794); uncle and adoptive father of Samuel H. Huntington; granduncle of Nathaniel Huntington (1793-1828), James Huntington and Elisha Mills Huntington; second great-granduncle of William Barret Ridgely; third great-granduncle of Helen Huntington Hull; first cousin once removed of Benjamin Huntington; second cousin of Henry Huntington and Gurdon Huntington; second cousin once removed of John Davenport, Ebenezer Huntington, Joshua Coit, James Davenport, Abel Huntington and Benjamin Nicoll Huntington; second cousin twice removed of William Woodbridge, Zina Hyde, Jr., Jabez Williams Huntington, Isaac Backus, Theodore Davenport, Charles Phelps Huntington and Henry Titus Backus; second cousin thrice removed of John Hall Brockway, Robert Coit, Jr., Thomas Worcester Hyde, Alonzo Mark Leffingwell, Abial Lathrop, Roger Wolcott and William Clark Huntington; second cousin four times removed of Alexander Hamilton Waterman, Matthew Griswold, George Douglas Perkins, Charles Edward Hyde, Herman Arod Gager, Josiah Quincy, William Brainard Coit, Henry Arthur Huntington, John Sedgwick Hyde, Edward Warden Hyde, John Leffingwell Randolph and Arthur Evarts Lord; second cousin five times removed of Charles Grenfill Washburn, Edmond Otis Dewey, Austin Eugene Lathrop, George Martin Dewey, Schuyler Carl Wells, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John Foster Dulles, James Gillespie Blaine III, Allen Welsh Dulles and Randolph Appleton Kidder (1913-1996); third cousin of Samuel Adams; third cousin once removed of Joseph Allen, Chauncey Goodrich, Elizur Goodrich, Augustus Seymour Porter (1769-1849), Samuel Nicholls Smallwood and Peter Buell Porter; third cousin twice removed of Samuel Lathrop, Bela Edgerton, Willard J. Chapin, Augustus Seymour Porter (1798-1872), Peter Buell Porter, Jr., Philo Fairchild Barnum, Phineas Taylor Barnum and Peter Augustus Porter (1827-1864); third cousin thrice removed of Benjamin Hard, Charles Robert Sherman, Heman Ticknor, Gideon Hard, Norman A. Phelps, Alphonso Taft, Alfred Peck Edgerton, Emerson Wight, Joseph Ketchum Edgerton, William Henry Barnum, Ulysses Simpson Grant, William Vincent Wells, Augustus Frank, Edward M. Chapin, Elizur Stillman Goodrich, Rhamanthus Melville Stocker and Peter Augustus Porter (1853-1925); fourth cousin once removed of Martin Keeler and Thaddeus Betts.
  Political families: Kidder family of Connecticut; Kellogg-Seymour-Chapin-Adams family of Connecticut and New York; Appleton family of Massachusetts; Adams-Waite-Forshee-Cowan family of Dexter, Michigan (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  Huntington County, Ind. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Daniel Burrows (1766-1858) — of Hebron, Tolland County, Conn.; Middletown, Middlesex County, Conn. Born in Fort Hill, Groton, New London County, Conn., October 26, 1766. Democrat. Carriage and wagon manufacturer; Methodist minister; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1816-20, 1826 (Hebron 1816-20, Middletown 1826); delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1818; U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1821-23. Died in Mystic, Stonington, New London County, Conn., January 23, 1858 (age 91 years, 89 days). Interment at Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic, Stonington, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Silas Burrows (1741-1818) and Mary (Smith) Burrows (1743-1816); married, December 16, 1787, to Mary Avery (1769-1859); uncle of Lorenzo Burrows; first cousin of Daniel Packer; first cousin once removed of Asa Packer; first cousin twice removed of Robert Asa Packer; second cousin of Jared Lewis Rathbone; second cousin once removed of Charles Marsh Pendleton, Cyrus Henry Pendleton, Henry Reed Rathbone and Jared Lawrence Rathbone; second cousin twice removed of Ezekiel Cornell, Calvin Crane Pendleton, Edward Wheeler Pendleton, Joseph Palmer Dyer, Charles Henry Pendleton, Harris Pendleton, Chauncey C. Pendleton, Nathan William Pendleton, James Pendleton, Eckford Gustavus Pendleton and Henry Riggs Rathbone (1870-1928); second cousin thrice removed of Cornelius Welles Pendleton and Claudius Victor Pendleton; third cousin twice removed of Calvin Tilden Hulburd; fourth cousin of Ezra Cornell; fourth cousin once removed of Alfred Henry Littlefield and Alonzo Barton Cornell.
  Political families: Cornell family of New York; Pendleton family of Connecticut (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Jared Lewis Rathbone (1791-1845) — also known as Jared Rathbone — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Colchester, New London County, Conn., August 2, 1791. Whig. Merchant; bank director; mayor of Albany, N.Y., 1838-41. Died in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., May 13, 1845 (age 53 years, 284 days). Interment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Rathbone (1758-1831) and Lydia (Sparhawk) Rathbone; married, June 26, 1834, to Anna Pauline Noyes Pinney (1809-1894); father of Henry Reed Rathbone and Jared Lawrence Rathbone; grandfather of Henry Riggs Rathbone (1870-1928); second cousin of Daniel Burrows; second cousin once removed of Lorenzo Burrows; second cousin twice removed of Ezekiel Cornell; fourth cousin of Ezra Cornell; fourth cousin once removed of Alfred Henry Littlefield and Alonzo Barton Cornell.
  Political families: Cornell family of New York; Pendleton family of Connecticut (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  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, 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 families: Kellogg-Seymour-Chapin-Adams family of Connecticut and New York; Kidder family of Connecticut (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Washington Greene (1811-1893) — also known as George W. Greene — of East Greenwich, Kent County, R.I. Born in East Greenwich, Kent County, R.I., April 8, 1811. U.S. Consul in Rome, 1837-45; college professor; author. Died in East Greenwich, Kent County, R.I., February 2, 1893 (age 81 years, 300 days). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  Relatives: Son of Nathaniel Ray Greene (1780-1859) and Anna Marie (Clarke) Greene (1783-1886); married, February 9, 1852, to Catherine Van Buren Porter (1831-1868); first cousin once removed of Albert Collins Greene; second cousin of William Maxwell Greene; second cousin thrice removed of William Greene (1695-1758); third cousin twice removed of William Greene, Jr.; fourth cousin of Alfred Henry Littlefield; fourth cousin once removed of Ray Greene, Charles Stetson, Isaiah Stetson and Ossian Ray.
  Political families: Kellogg-Seymour-Chapin-Adams family of Connecticut and New York; Greene family of Providence, Rhode Island; Baldwin-Greene-Upson-Hoar family of Connecticut; Beakes-Greene-Jennings family of Michigan (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  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, 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 families: Kellogg-Seymour-Chapin-Adams family of Connecticut and New York; Kidder family of Connecticut (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Otis Fairbanks (1815-1884) — also known as George O. Fairbanks — of Fall River, Bristol County, Mass. Born in Medway, Norfolk County, Mass., February 14, 1815. Mayor of Fall River, Mass., 1867-69. Died in Fall River, Bristol County, Mass., March 11, 1884 (age 69 years, 26 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Otis Fairbanks (1785-1879) and Sylvia (Fuller) Fairbanks (1791-1835); married, October 5, 1841, to Abby Langley (1812-1849); married, September 18, 1851, to Esther Amanda Langley (1825-1860); third cousin thrice removed of Samuel Adams and John Adams; fourth cousin once removed of Erastus Fairbanks (1792-1864) and Emerson Wight.
  Political families: Appleton family of Massachusetts; Kellogg-Seymour-Chapin-Adams family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  Emerson Wight (1815-1890) — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Sturbridge, Worcester County, Mass., March 27, 1815. Republican. Mayor of Springfield, Mass., 1875-78. Died in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., January 1, 1890 (age 74 years, 280 days). Interment at Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Lucinda (Marsh) Wight (1785-1860) and David Wight (1786-1861); married, May 23, 1854, to Margaret B. Gleason (1828-1858); married, February 15, 1862, to Elizabeth N. Lewis (1830-1871); third cousin twice removed of Charles Stetson and Isaiah Stetson (1812-1880); third cousin thrice removed of Samuel Huntington; fourth cousin once removed of George Otis Fairbanks, Isaiah Kidder Stetson and Perry Gittean Williams.
  Political families: Kidder family of Connecticut; Greene family of Providence, Rhode Island; DuPont family of Wilmington, Delaware; Thayer-Capron-Aldrich-Stetson family; Kellogg-Seymour-Chapin-Adams family of Connecticut and New York; Stetson family of New York and Massachusetts (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alfred Henry Littlefield (1829-1893) — also known as Alfred H. Littlefield — of Lincoln, Providence County, R.I. Born in Scituate, Providence County, R.I., April 2, 1829. Republican. Dry goods merchant; thread and yarn manufacturer; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1876-77; member of Rhode Island state senate, 1878-79; Governor of Rhode Island, 1880-83; president, First National Bank of Pawtucket; president, Pawtucket Gas Company; president, Pawtucket Street Railway. Died in Central Falls, Providence County, R.I., December 21, 1893 (age 64 years, 263 days). Interment at Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of John Littlefield (1798-1847) and Deborah (Himes) Littlefield (1798-1891); married, February 9, 1853, to Rebecca Jane Northup (1833-1910); fourth cousin of George Washington Greene; fourth cousin once removed of Daniel Burrows, Jared Lewis Rathbone, Charles Stetson and Isaiah Stetson (1812-1880).
  Political families: Kidder family of Connecticut; Greene family of Providence, Rhode Island; DuPont family of Wilmington, Delaware; Thayer-Capron-Aldrich-Stetson family; Kellogg-Seymour-Chapin-Adams family of Connecticut and New York; Stetson family of New York and Massachusetts (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Isaiah Kidder Stetson (1858-1940) — also known as Isaiah K. Stetson — of Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in Maine, April 3, 1858. Republican. Wholesale lumber business; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1896. Died July 14, 1940 (age 82 years, 102 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Stetson (1807-1891) and Adeline (Hamlin) Stetson (1826-1910); married, November 30, 1882, to Clara Cooper Sawyer (1858-1931); nephew of Charles Stetson and Isaiah Stetson; uncle of Clarence Cutting Stetson; grandson of Elijah Livermore Hamlin; grandnephew of Isaiah Kidder and Hannibal Hamlin; first cousin of Carolyn Pierce Stetson (1843-1924; who married Franklin Augustus Wilson); first cousin once removed of Hannibal Emery Hamlin and Charles Stetson Wilson; second cousin once removed of Caleb Stetson, Luther Kidder and John Appleton; second cousin twice removed of Ezra Kidder; third cousin of Charles Sumner Hamlin; third cousin once removed of Lemuel Stetson, Arba Kidder and Joseph Souther Kidder; third cousin twice removed of Ephraim Safford, Lyman Kidder and David Kidder; third cousin thrice removed of John Adams and David Sears; fourth cousin once removed of Jonathan Usher, Chauncey Fitch Cleveland, Alvan Kidder, James Safford, Francis Kidder, Ira Kidder, Pascal Paoli Kidder, Emerson Wight, Jefferson Parish Kidder, David Thayer Bunker, Harvey Edward Kidder (1875-1946), Clarence Patch Kidder and Alton Festus Hayden.
  Political family: Kidder family of Connecticut (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  Perry Gittean Williams (1876-1965) — also known as Perry G. Williams — of Lowville, Lewis County, N.Y. Born October 29, 1876. Republican. Lawyer; Lewis County District Attorney, 1907-12; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1912, 1920, 1928, 1936; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 32nd District, 1915; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 35th District, 1938. Died, in the Sunset Nursing Home, Boonville, Oneida County, N.Y., October 29, 1965 (age 89 years, 0 days). Interment at Constableville Cemetery, Constableville, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Pierce G. Williams (1835-1912) and Clara Sophia (Smith) Williams (1842-1894); married to N. Elizabeth Mullen (1880-1965); fourth cousin once removed of Emerson Wight (1815-1890).
  Political families: Kellogg-Seymour-Chapin-Adams family of Connecticut and New York; Kidder family of Connecticut; Stetson family of New York and Massachusetts (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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