William Stetson.

2h Mary Ann b. in 1836. She m. Thomas Drummond. +2i William b. June 1838 and d. 1924. He m. Emma Arbing, Freetown.

+ 2j Henry b. 1840. He m. Annie Matthews, who was b. in 1855. She d. 21 July 1900. Henry d. 9 Jan. 1938 age 98.

2k Rebecca b. in 1841. She was later known as “Becky”. She m. Thomas Drummond after his first wife, her sister, Mary Ann, d. 1911. She d. in 1912.

21 James b. 6 Mar. 1843. He m. Annie Drummond who was b. 26 July 1845. He sold the farm on the Drummond Road (code 116) to Samuel Drummond, and they moved to Unionvale. She d. 26 Feb. 1928 at 83 years of age. James (1. in Nov. 1907.

2m Lavinia b. in 1845. She m. David Arbing. (See Arbing history.)

+ 2i William Stetson William Stetson lived on the south side of the Drummond Road (code 112) and was a day laborer. One

of his vocations was stumping and he had a stumper that was made in the shape of a tripod with heavy wooden legs. On it was a huge lever with notches on its side somewhat similar to a car jack that was used to raise the roots out of the ground. As the horses turned the capstan, the winch would come up on the notches. This pulled the roots up. This lever gadget was called “The Devil”.

William m. Emma Arbing a dau. of Jabez Arbing. After a number of years they separated.

They had two sons surname Stetson.

+3a 2i Walter b. 15 June 1879. He in. Lavinia Drummond. She was b. 26 Apr. 1872 and d. 8 Dec. 1952. Walter d. 14 Mar. 1957.

3b 2i Albert 111. Mary Clary and they resided in Claremont, New Hampshire, U.S.A. They had one daughter who died in infancy.

+3a2i Walter Stetson Walter bought his Uncle Andrew’s land (code 108) which consisted of 75 acres, from Donald Baker

who owned it for a time. This property is now owned by Melvin Stetson in 1985. Walter was a steady farmer.

Walter and Lavinia had one son, Albert E.

+4a3a2i Albert E. Stetson . . _ . Albert took over his father’s farm, and carried on the farming operatlon untll his death 1n 1975. For

many years Albert collected eggs for the Egg Circle. He became a Director of the P.E.I. Poultrymen Association in 1942.

Albert was b. 31 Aug. 1905. He m. Muriel Taylor 27 Dec. 1933. She was b. 20 Apr. 1912. Albert d. 30 July 1975. They had two children surname Stetson.

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