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Gill. She was o. in Hing. Apr. 20, 1830, and d. at Togus, Me., 4 

 Nov. 1886, set. 57tli yr. Luther, at the commencement of the Civ. 

 War, was commissioned capt. of Comp. I 4 Kegt. M. V, I,; afts. 

 lieut.-col. of the 32 liegt. M. V. I. ; and later, by order of Gen' Grant, 

 was brevetted colonel and brigadier-general, March 15, 1865, " for gal- 

 lant and meritorious services in the campaigns against Richmond, 

 Va." After the war, was chief of the State Detective Force sev. yrs. ; 

 and is now governor of the Soldiers' Home at Togus, Me., where he 

 removed with his fam. in 1883. Prior to his removal, he resided on 

 Water St. (See " Hingham in the Civil War.") 

 Ch., all b. in Hing., — 



i. Albert Leavitt, May 23, 1854. 



ii. Sarah, Dec, 25, 1855. m. Feb. 12, 1886, Dr. Walter H. Leighton, of 



Togus, Me. 



iii. Waltkr, Dec. 26, 1857, d. 6 May, 1862. 



iv. Harriet Dexter, July 25, 1859. m. Jan. 23, 1883, George S. Marsh. 



V. Augustus Thayer, May 6, 1865, d. 4 Aug. 1868. 



vi. Susan Gill, Apr. 3, 1870. 



13. Charles (Luther = Sarah Hersey), b. in Hing. Apr. 20, 1832, 

 m. first, Dec. 23, 1856, Harriet S. Dexter. She d. May 2, 1859, ajt. 

 23 yrs. He m. secondly, Jan. 9, 1862, Helen A. Dexter, sister of his 

 first w. 



Child, b. in Hing., by w. Harriet, — 



i, Charles Henry, d. June 7, 1859, aet. 5 mo's. 



Child, b. in Hing., by w. Helen, — 

 ii. Charles Henry, Feb. 27, 1863. 



14. Levi T. (Ezra = Mary Lothrop), b. in Hing. March 16, 1845. 

 m. Oct. 16, 1872, Caroline A. Burr, dau, of Robert and Emma 

 (Sprague) Burr. She was b. in Hing. Apr. 21, 1848, and d. 4 Jan. 

 1879, set. 31st yr. " Salesman." Resides at Hing. Centre. 



Ch., all b. in Hing., — 



i. Nellie, Oct. 1, 1873, d. next day. 



ii. Carrie Burr, Oct. 1, 1874. 



iii. Ellen Loring, Feb. 9, 1876. 



iv. Clarence Lothrop, Oct. 23, 1878. 



STETSON (Stutson). 



Abisiia, from Kingston, Mass., perh. s. of Caleb, and b. 1706, m. in 

 Hing, Aug. 21, 1730, Elizabeth James, dau. of Thomas and Patience 

 (Tower) James. She was b. in Hing, Aug. 21, 1706, and d, 21 June, 

 17()8, set. 62d yr. They resided in the sec. pre. 



Ch., b. in Hing., were — 



i, Lemuel, Jan. 27, 1730-31. 



ii. Levi, Dec. 12, 1732. 



iii. Elizabeth, Apr. 1735, d. 12 May foil. 



iv, Jairus, Aug. 14, 1739. 



V. John, July 10, 1741, 



William, m, in Hing, sec. pre. May 10, 1739, Mrs. Abigail (Gush- 

 ing) Kilby, wid, of Richard Kilby, and dau. of Daniel and Elizabeth 

 (Thaxter) Gushing, She was b, in Hing, Jan. 1, 1699-1700, Resided 

 in the sec, pre. 



