Sturtevant, Seth

1760 - 1852  (92 years)

• Name	Sturtevant, Seth
  Birth	04 Jun 1760	Halifax, Plymouth Co., MA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Baptised	22 Apr 1802	Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME
  Census	1830	Sumner, Oxford Co., ME   [2]
  Census	1840	Sumner, Oxford Co., ME   [3]
  DAR Ancestor Number	A129048
  Tombstone Photo	Hartford, Oxford Co., ME   [4]
  	Robinson Cemetery
  Death	11 Jul 1852	Hartford, Oxford Co., ME   [1, 4]
  Burial	Hartford, Oxford Co., ME   [4]
  Person ID	I2343	My Damon Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2019

  
  

  Father	Sturtevant, William,   b. 09 Oct 1733, Halifax, Plymouth Co., MA d. 04 Jul 1783, Halifax, Plymouth Co., MA (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Waterman, Joanna,   b. 21 Oct 1736, Halifax, Plymouth Co., MA d. 11 May 1815, Sumner, Oxford Co., ME (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	06 Nov 1755	Halifax, Plymouth Co., MA
  Family ID	F1788	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cushing, Abigail,   b. 28 Feb 1754, Halifax, Plymouth Co., MA d. 19 Oct 1839, Oxford Co., ME (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	23 Mar 1784	Halifax, Plymouth Co., MA
  Children	1. Sturtevant, Sophia Cushing,   b. 07 Aug 1785, Halifax, Plymouth Co., MA d. 13 Feb 1840, Sumner, Oxford Co., ME (Age 54 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   2. Sturtevant, Earl Percy,   b. 20 Jun 1790, Halifax, Plymouth Co., MA d. 09 Sep 1836, Sumner, Oxford Co., ME (Age 46 years)   3. Sturtevant, Martha Jane,   b. 05 Dec 1795, Sumner, Oxford Co., ME d. 28 Nov 1893, Hartford, Oxford Co., ME (Age 97 years)  [Father: Related]  [Mother: Related]   4. Sturtevant, Abigail,   b. 18 Apr 1798, Sumner, Oxford Co., ME d. 11 Sep 1835, Hartford, Oxford Co., ME (Age 37 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
  Family ID	F1906	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2014

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 04 Jun 1760 - Halifax, Plymouth Co., MA Marriage - 23 Mar 1784 - Halifax, Plymouth Co., MA Baptised - 22 Apr 1802 - Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME Census - 1830 - Sumner, Oxford Co., ME Census - 1840 - Sumner, Oxford Co., ME Tombstone Photo - Robinson Cemetery - - Hartford, Oxford Co., ME Death - 11 Jul 1852 - Hartford, Oxford Co., ME Burial - - Hartford, Oxford Co., ME  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents » Slide Show		Sturtevant, Seth and Abigail Cushing Record of Children
  		Sturtevant, Seth Historical account of life
  		1840 U.S. census, Oxford County, Maine, town of Sumner, population schedule, p. 97
  		1830 U.S. census, Oxford County, Maine, town of Sumner, population schedule, p. 5
  		Sturtevant, Seth Maine Veterans Cemetery Records
  		Sturtevant, Seth Land Grant Application

  
  

  Headstones		Sturtevant, Seth
  		Sturtevant, Seth with wife and mother

  
  

• Notes

  One of Washington's Life-Guards Joined Captain James Harlow's Company of Plymouth, Massachusetts of Colonel Simeon Cary's Regiment of Bridgewater, Massachusetts in the summer of 1776. Fought at the battle of Long Island on August 27, 1776. Wounded in the Battle of White Plains, the musket ball lodged just above his knee was never removed. Discharged December 1776. Reenlisted June 6, 1777 in Captain Amos Cogswell's company of James Wesson's Regiment, of General Benedict Arnold's Brigade of Massachusetts. Fought in the Battle of Saratoga on October 7, 1777. During the winter of 1778-1779 he was at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. April 1779 transferred to General George Washington's Life Guard. Fought in the Battle Monmouth on June 28, 1778. Discharged June 1, 1780. From 1781-1783 he worked on various ships including, but not limited to the "Mars," commanded by Samuel Daggett and the schooner "Sky Rocket." After many adventures, he returned home and resolved "not to go to sea again" and soon married the sister of his friend Ignatius Cushing on March 23, 1784.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918. index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-26282-5243-82?cc=1985567 : accessed 14 Nov 2014), King Philip's War to Spanish-American War > Cushman, T.-Young > image 2969 of 3452; State Archives, Augusta. [S651] 1830 U.S. census. 1830 U.S. census, Oxford County, Maine, town of Sumner, population schedule, p. 5 (penned), line 15, Seth Sturtevant; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 October 2014); citing NARA Series: M19, roll 50 [S649] 1840 U.S. census. 1840 U.S. census, Oxford County, Maine, town of Sumner, population schedule, p. 97 (stamped), line 8, Seth Sturtevant; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 October 2014); citing FHL film 0009706, image 199. [S1013] Robinson Cemetery, (Sumner, Oxford County, Maine; behind 33 Main St on private property), Seth Sturtevant marker.