Joseph Stetson I

Joseph Stetson I was born in June of 1639 in Scituate, Massachusetts, to Robert Stetson I and Honor ?. He was baptized on October 6, 1645. Joseph died between 1722 and 1724 in Scituate, Massachusetts. He first married Ruth Hiland, the daughter of Thomas Hiland and Elizabeth ?. Ruth died shortly after the birth of her only child, Joseph, in 1667. He then married Prudence ? sometime before 1670. Joseph and Ruth had one child: Joseph and Prudence had seven children:
 * 1) Joseph Stetson II
 * 1) Robert Stetson III
 * 2) Lois Stetson II
 * 3) William Stetson I
 * 4) Desire Stetson I
 * 5) Prudence Stetson I
 * 6) Samuel Stetson II
 * 7) Hannah Stetson I