Frederic Thomas STETSON

1868 - 1919  (50 years)

• Birth	18 Nov 1868	Albert Lea, Freeborn, MN   [1]
  Census	9 Jun 1900	Champlain, Clinton, NY   [1]
  	1900 census at Champlain, Clinton, NY shows, in the home of Thomas J. and Mary B. Stetson: Frederick T. Stetson, nephew, b. Nov 1868, age 31, married 8 years, b. MN, parents b. NY/OH, soldier; Sophia M., wife, b. Aug 1875, age 26, b. NY, parents b. NY/NY; Allyn F., g-nephew, b. Jun 1893, age 6, b. ID; Raymond R., g-nephew, b. Nov 1894, age 5, b. WA.
  Census	30 Apr 1910	Champlain, Clinton, NY   [2]
  	1910 census at Champlain, Clinton, NY shows: Fredrick T. Stetson, 42, married 17 years, b. MN, parents b. NY/OH, lawyer, own office; Sophie, 37, 3 children born / 3 living, b. NY, parents b. NY/NY; Francis, 3, b. NY.
  Note	Frederic Thomas Stetson was born November 18, 1868 in Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, fourth child of Samuel and Helen (Boise) Stetson. The Stetsons were homesteading in Minnesota. Unfortunately, Frederic's mother, Helen, died in 1873 of mortification (an infection or gangrene). The family then split up. Frederic and his elder brother John S. Stetson were sent back to the Stetson family in Champlain, Clinton, New York. Frederic and John were in Thomas J. and Mary E. (Bosworth) Stetson's household in 1880. Frederic went to West Point Military Academy and graduated in June 1892. About 10 days after graduating, Frederic married Sophie Mary Stevenson (1872-1954) on June 20, 1892 in Brooklyn, New York. He was in the army and Sophie went with him out west. In 1893, they had their first child, Allyn Fillmore in Couer d'Alene, Idaho. In 1894, their second child, Raymond Reed was born in Lincoln County, Washington while he was stationed at Fort Spokane. By 1900, the family was back in Champlain, Clinton, New York living with Thomas and Mary Stetson, Frederic's uncle and aunt. Frederic resigned from the army in 1900 (he had been posted many places between 1894 and 1900. He had also been to Cuba for the Spanish American War and to the Philippines for the Phillipine Insurrection). In 1903, Frederic's uncle and guardian, Thomas J. Stetson passed away. His father, Samuel Stetson, died in Nebraska in 1905. After his military service; Frederic went to law school and became a lawyer. In 1907, Frederic and Sophie's third and final child was born, Francis Lynde Stetson. They were living in the Bronx, New York in 1907. In 1910, Frederic, Sophie and Francis were found in Champlain, Clinton, New York where Frederic was practicing law. Going through Frederic Thomas Stetson's pension files from his military service, it appears that while he had been showing signs of erratic behavior since his resignation from the military (and there were some signs of it during his service), he became increasingly unstable and mentally ill. From about 1910 until his death, Frederic Stetson spent most of his remaining life in hospital because of his insanity. Frederic died in a hospital in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence, New York, July 9, 1919.
  Residence	1907	Bronx, New York, NY
  Death	9 Jul 1919	Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence, NY
  Burial	Plattsburg Barracks Post Cemetery, Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY   [3]
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  Father	Samuel STETSON,   b. Abt 1831, NY d. 7 Feb 1905, Hastings, Adams, NE (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Helen BOISE,   b. Abt 1846, OH d. 1873 (Age 27 years)
  Family ID	F3148	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sophie Mary STEVENSON,   b. 19 Aug 1872, Chazy, Clinton, NY d. 21 Oct 1954, Manhattan, New York, NY (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	20 Jun 1892	Brooklyn, Kings, NY
  	State of NY Certificate and Record of Marriage #2569
  Family ID	F1792	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Nov 1868 - Albert Lea, Freeborn, MN Marriage - 20 Jun 1892 - Brooklyn, Kings, NY Census - 9 Jun 1900 - Champlain, Clinton, NY Residence - 1907 - Bronx, New York, NY Census - 30 Apr 1910 - Champlain, Clinton, NY Death - 9 Jul 1919 - Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence, NY Burial - - Plattsburg Barracks Post Cemetery, Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1900] 1900 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1900), 1900. [S1910] 1910 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1910), 1910. [S500] Find A Grave, 500.