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Prior to 1878, an exclusive sister named Mrs. Jeanette Haskell Sturtevant lived in Milo, Piscataquis County in Northwest [[Maine]] thru her death 1880.
 
Prior to 1878, an exclusive sister named Mrs. Jeanette Haskell Sturtevant lived in Milo, Piscataquis County in Northwest [[Maine]] thru her death 1880.
  
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She was married to Capt. Walter William Sturtevant, whose ancestors were among the earliest settlers of Milo, which was founded in 1823.  Walter served in the Civil War.
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==Haskell family==
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Elihu B. Haskell (Jeanette's maiden name) was one of the earliest graduates of Colby University of the same county.
  
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Walter's father, Moses Sturtevant (1796-1865) was born in [[Massachusetts]], and it is presumed by this author that his family settled in Milo by 1830, as an unknown relative, William Sturtevant, was elected one of three town officials that year. Moses served in this position in 1841. He also served as the third commander of the first military company in Milo, known as the Milo Light Infantry Company, founded in April 1824. There was also an E.E. Sturtevant that served as the town clerk in 1880.
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==Sturtevant family==
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Jeanette was married to Capt. Walter William Sturtevant, whose ancestors were among the earliest settlers of Milo, which was founded in 1823. Walter served in the Civil War.
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Walter's father, Moses Sturtevant (1796-1865) was born in [[Massachusetts]], but Walter was born in Milo the same year that it was founded. An unknown relative, William Sturtevant, was elected one of three town officials in 1830. Moses served in this position in 1841. He also served as the third commander of the first military company in Milo, known as the Milo Light Infantry Company, founded in April 1824. Moses had previously served as a corporal in the War of 1812, on behalf of Fayette, ME, as well as the forementioned William Sturtevant who served as a musician.
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The Sturtevant family was also among the early settlers of nearby Parkman, and one built one of the earliest sawmills around 1820, which was located "two miles below Pingree's, near Parkman Corner". He was described in an early county history as "a man of good parts, but strong drink led him to neglect his business, and eventually slew him. The mill passed to the Curtiss Brothers who added a grist mill." A Sturtevant, along with a Mr. Mitchell, occupied the second store in town in the late 1830's. There was also a Thomas D. Sturtevant of Blanchard who, in 1841, was the third college graduate of the county, of Bowdoin College, and of Bangor Theological Seminary in 1844.
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==Children==
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* Elwin Eugene Sturtevant (b. 1850 Milo, ME - d. 1929 Skowhegan, Somerset, ME) m. Cynthia Louise Hutchins (b. 1859 Madison, ME - d. 1951 Skowhegan, ME)
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* Leonella M. "Nellie" Sturtevant (b. 1851 Milo, ME - d. 1919 Auburn, ME)
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* Mary E. Sturtevant (b. 1856 Milo, ME - d. 1921 Auburn, ME)
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* Edwin Wesley Sturtevant (b. 1858 Milo, ME - d. 1919 Coquille, Coos, OR) m. Angeline M. "Angie" Norman (b. 1867 OR - d. 1945 Coos, OR)
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* William Sturtevant (b. 1860) m. Rose Monnett in Lawrence, MA in 1882, dau. of Paschol & Zerna Monnett.
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* Harry Walter Sturtevant (1866-1947) m. Rose Reese (b. 1869 Georgetown, [[California|CA]] - d. 1953 Milo, ME)
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** Walter Conrad Sturtevant (b. 1895 Milo, ME - d. 1971 Santa Monica, CA) m. Myrtle Vivian Carson (b. 1895 Island Falls, Aroostook, ME - d. 1921 Belfast, Waldo, ME), dau. of William Isaac Carson (1862-1935) and Elizabeth Carson (1866-1909).
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** Etta Rose Sturtevant Cookson (1902-1987 Milo, ME) m. Bert Reed Cookson (b. 1898 Levant, Penobscot, ME - d. 1991 Milo, ME)
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** Edwin Otto Sturtevant (1906-1985 Milo, ME)
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** Rev. Harry Leroy Sturtevant (1910-1983 Milo, ME) m. Genevieve Helen Tonyes (b. 1919 NY - d. 2020 Milo, ME)
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** Lillian G. Sturtevant (1898-1968 Milo, ME)
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* Mellie F. Sturtevant (1869-1874)
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===post-1880===
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* Edith Sturtevant Rose (1883-1949)
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* Arthur Leroy Sturtevant (1888-1974)
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==Brethren connections==
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Julian M. Sturtevant (1805-1886) penned ''The Keys of Sect'' aka ''The Church of the New Testament compared with the Sects of modern Christendom'', Boston:Lee & Shepard, 1880.
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S.T. Sturtevant penned "The Preachers Manual".
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In 1881, there was an Austin Sturtevant and C.A. Sturtevant working as butchers in Plainfield, N.J.  
  
 
=Sources=
 
=Sources=
 
* EB AAB's 1878-1879
 
* EB AAB's 1878-1879
 
* [https://www.milohistorical.org/history/west/ Milo Historical dot org]
 
* [https://www.milohistorical.org/history/west/ Milo Historical dot org]
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* [https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/217120691.pdf '''History of Piscataquis County Maine''']: From Its Earliest Settlement to 1880, by Amasa Loring from 1880.

Revision as of 08:43, 2 January 2021

History

Prior to 1878, an exclusive sister named Mrs. Jeanette Haskell Sturtevant lived in Milo, Piscataquis County in Northwest Maine thru her death 1880.

Haskell family

Elihu B. Haskell (Jeanette's maiden name) was one of the earliest graduates of Colby University of the same county.


Sturtevant family

Jeanette was married to Capt. Walter William Sturtevant, whose ancestors were among the earliest settlers of Milo, which was founded in 1823. Walter served in the Civil War.

Walter's father, Moses Sturtevant (1796-1865) was born in Massachusetts, but Walter was born in Milo the same year that it was founded. An unknown relative, William Sturtevant, was elected one of three town officials in 1830. Moses served in this position in 1841. He also served as the third commander of the first military company in Milo, known as the Milo Light Infantry Company, founded in April 1824. Moses had previously served as a corporal in the War of 1812, on behalf of Fayette, ME, as well as the forementioned William Sturtevant who served as a musician.

The Sturtevant family was also among the early settlers of nearby Parkman, and one built one of the earliest sawmills around 1820, which was located "two miles below Pingree's, near Parkman Corner". He was described in an early county history as "a man of good parts, but strong drink led him to neglect his business, and eventually slew him. The mill passed to the Curtiss Brothers who added a grist mill." A Sturtevant, along with a Mr. Mitchell, occupied the second store in town in the late 1830's. There was also a Thomas D. Sturtevant of Blanchard who, in 1841, was the third college graduate of the county, of Bowdoin College, and of Bangor Theological Seminary in 1844.

Children

  • Elwin Eugene Sturtevant (b. 1850 Milo, ME - d. 1929 Skowhegan, Somerset, ME) m. Cynthia Louise Hutchins (b. 1859 Madison, ME - d. 1951 Skowhegan, ME)
  • Leonella M. "Nellie" Sturtevant (b. 1851 Milo, ME - d. 1919 Auburn, ME)
  • Mary E. Sturtevant (b. 1856 Milo, ME - d. 1921 Auburn, ME)
  • Edwin Wesley Sturtevant (b. 1858 Milo, ME - d. 1919 Coquille, Coos, OR) m. Angeline M. "Angie" Norman (b. 1867 OR - d. 1945 Coos, OR)
  • William Sturtevant (b. 1860) m. Rose Monnett in Lawrence, MA in 1882, dau. of Paschol & Zerna Monnett.
  • Harry Walter Sturtevant (1866-1947) m. Rose Reese (b. 1869 Georgetown, CA - d. 1953 Milo, ME)
    • Walter Conrad Sturtevant (b. 1895 Milo, ME - d. 1971 Santa Monica, CA) m. Myrtle Vivian Carson (b. 1895 Island Falls, Aroostook, ME - d. 1921 Belfast, Waldo, ME), dau. of William Isaac Carson (1862-1935) and Elizabeth Carson (1866-1909).
    • Etta Rose Sturtevant Cookson (1902-1987 Milo, ME) m. Bert Reed Cookson (b. 1898 Levant, Penobscot, ME - d. 1991 Milo, ME)
    • Edwin Otto Sturtevant (1906-1985 Milo, ME)
    • Rev. Harry Leroy Sturtevant (1910-1983 Milo, ME) m. Genevieve Helen Tonyes (b. 1919 NY - d. 2020 Milo, ME)
    • Lillian G. Sturtevant (1898-1968 Milo, ME)
  • Mellie F. Sturtevant (1869-1874)

post-1880

  • Edith Sturtevant Rose (1883-1949)
  • Arthur Leroy Sturtevant (1888-1974)

Brethren connections

Julian M. Sturtevant (1805-1886) penned The Keys of Sect aka The Church of the New Testament compared with the Sects of modern Christendom, Boston:Lee & Shepard, 1880.

S.T. Sturtevant penned "The Preachers Manual".

In 1881, there was an Austin Sturtevant and C.A. Sturtevant working as butchers in Plainfield, N.J.

Sources

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