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Stephen Dutton
(7 January 1753 - 19 October 1835)
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4th great-grandfather of Darrell Allen Martin.

     Stephen was born in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, on 7 January 1753.1,2,3,4 He was the son of James Dutton Junior and Edith Robbins. He married Betsey Hartwell on 23 February 1775.5,6,7 A Stephen Dutton appeared in a census in Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, in 1776.8 Stephen was a head of family in the 1791 Census taken in Chester, Windsor County, Vermont.9 Stephen was a head of family, mistakenly as age 26 to under 45, in the 1800 Census taken in Chester.10 Stephen was a head of family, age 45 and up, in the 1810 Census taken in Chester.11 He was "warned out" of Rockingham, Windham County, Vermont, on 29 November 1814.12,13 Stephen was a head of family, engaged in agriculture age 45 and up, in the 1820 Census taken in Rockingham, Windham County, Vermont.14 Stephen was a head of family, age 70 to 80, in the 1830 Census taken in Rockingham.15 He settled in Westmoreland, N.H., later removing to Putney, Rockingham, and Chester, where he kept a hotel. Stephen and his wife Betsey lived in Chester for a good part of their lives.16,17 He went after his wife Betsey died to Lowell, Mass.18 Stephen died on 19 October 1835 in Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at age 82. He possibly died at his daughter Edith's boarding house.19,20 He was buried in the School Street Cemetery in Lowell, Mass..21,22

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          10-generation pedigree for Darrell Allen Martin

     Children of Stephen Dutton and Betsey Hartwell:
Anna Dutton +   (25 Jul 1776 - 2 May 1855)
Sarah Dutton   (6 Aug 1778 - )
Patience Dutton +   (18 Aug 1780 - say 1850)
Thirza Dutton +   (14 Aug 1783 - fol 1860)
Levi Dutton +   (17 Sep 1785 - 1846)
Betsey Dutton 2nd   (8 Jul 1788 - fol 13 Feb 1872)
Edith Dutton   (2 Jul 1791 - 27 May 1851)
Lois Dutton   (12 Sep 1796 - say 1875)
Stephen Hartwell Dutton +   (2 Oct 1798 - 17 Feb 1875)

Cited documentation:

  1. [S82] Vital Records of Chelmsford, Mass. to the end of 1849, pg. 57 Dutton births, "Stephen, s. James, jr. and Edith, Jan. 7, 1753."
  2. [S21] Lyman W. Densmore, Hand-book of Hartwell Genealogy, 1637-1887, pg. 161, "b. Chelmsford, 7 Jan., 1753."
  3. [S83] Vital Records of Lowell, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, pg. 96 deaths, "Dutton, Stephen ... Oct. 19, 1835, a. 82 y."
  4. [S117] Dutton, Ruth, compiler, "Descendants of Stephen Hartwell Dutton" 1946. pg. 0, "Stephen Dutton born Jan. 7, 1753".
  5. [S21] Lyman W. Densmore, Hand-book of Hartwell Genealogy, 1637-1887, pg. 161, "m. 1775, Stephen Dutton."
  6. [S93] Peck, Vital and Church Records, Rockingham, Vt., pg. 142, "November 29, 1814. Stephen Dutton & Betsey Dutton his wife."
  7. [S117] Dutton, Ruth, compiler, "Descendants of Stephen Hartwell Dutton" 1946. pg. 0, "Married Feb. 23, 1775".
  8. [S167] According to the AIS Census Index Pre-1790. The identification with this Stephen Dutton is uncertain.
  9. [S108] Dutton, Stephen, 1791 Census Chester, VT, There were two persons in this household, one male 16 years and up, one female, that do not fit the expected family composition. I suspect another married couple.
  10. [S103] Dutton, Stephen, 1800 Census Chester, VT.
  11. [S104] Dutton, Stephen, 1810 Census Chester, VT, although the male in this houshold age 16 to under 26 fits Stephen's son Levi, there is a Levi Dutton who is a head of family in Chester in this census that I believe to be Stephen's son; I speculate that this male 16-25 is Thirza's husband Solomon Fish, although he was actually 28 years old.
  12. [S93] Peck, Vital and Church Records, Rockingham, Vt., pg. 142, "November 29, 1814. Stephen Dutton & Betsey Dutton his wife & Betsey Dutton 2d Edith Dutton Louis Dutton & Stephen H. Dutton their children warned out of town." [sic Louis, error for daughter Lois]
  13. [S120] CGRS, comp Alden M. Rollins, Vermont Warnings Out: Volume 2: Southern Vermont, pg. 263, Rockingham Vital Records and Deeds, Vol. 4, "[p. 368] 29 Nov 1814 Dutton, Stephen; wife Betsey; children Betsy 2d, Edith, Louis, and Stephen H." [sic - different spellings of Bets(e)y, Louis error for daughter Lois]
  14. [S105] Dutton, Stephen, 1820 Census Rockingham, VT.
  15. [S106] Dutton, Stephen, 1830 Census Rockingham, VT.
  16. [S83] Vital Records of Lowell, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, pg. 96, "DUTTON, Stephen, formerly of Chester, Vt."
  17. [S117] Dutton, Ruth, compiler, "Descendants of Stephen Hartwell Dutton" 1946. pg. 0, "Stephen Dutton ... They lived in Chester, Vt.".
  18. [S21] Lyman W. Densmore, Hand-book of Hartwell Genealogy, 1637-1887, pg. 161.
  19. [S83] Vital Records of Lowell, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, pg. 96, "DUTTON, Stephen, formerly of Chester, Vt., Oct. 19, 1835."
  20. [S117] Dutton, Ruth, compiler, "Descendants of Stephen Hartwell Dutton" 1946. pg. 0, "died Oct. 19, 1835, in Lowell, Mass.".
  21. [S83] Vital Records of Lowell, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, pg. 96, death record source is "G.R.3", a gravestone record from the School Street Cemetery.
  22. [S167] In Walter Wilson's catalogue of persons age 75 or older buried in the School Street Cemetery is "1835, Dutton, Septren, 82". This is as it appears [sic Septren] on the Web at http://library.uml.edu/clh/OldS.htm.
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