Stephen Stetson, III

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Stephen Stetson, III

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Norwich, Connecticut, United States
Death: February 13, 1878 (81)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Place of Burial: Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Stephen Stetson, II and Mary Molly Stetson
Husband of Susanna Stetson
Father of Louisa Larrick and John Batterson Stetson, Sr.

Managed by: Thomas Robert Luce, Sr.
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About Stephen Stetson, III

Son of Stephen and Mary (Aderton) Stetson. Married Susan Batterson on Feb. 10, 1816.

Children: Henry, Louisa, Napoleon, Martha Ann, Olivia, Caroline, John, George, Sarah, Charles, Elizabeth and Isaac.

Source: The Descendents of Cornet Robert Stetson, V3, pg 248/9: buried Rosedale Cemetery, Orange, New Jersey.

Stephen was a very successful hatter by trade. He lived in Rahway and Orange Valley, New Jersey for many years and eventually was known as one of the richest men in the business, When he had saved $50,000, he retired at age 50, invested much of his wealth in another business about which he knew nothing, and died a discouraged and bankrupt man.

Source: Comments of "Elbert Hubbard" on Stephen Stetson quoted in Stetson Genealogy.

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Stephen Stetson, III's Timeline

1796
March 8, 1796
Norwich, Connecticut, United States
1819
March 2, 1819
Fairfield, NJ, United States
1830
May 5, 1830
Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States
1878
February 13, 1878
Age 81
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Rosedale Cemetery, Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States