Stephen Weston
- Born: 1 Dec 1693, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts 99,559
- Marriage: Hannah Flagg on 2 Feb 1716 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts 99
- Died: 28 Dec 1780, Concord, Massachusettes at age 87 99,559
Another name for Stephen was Stephen Wesson.
Noted events in his life were:
• American War for Independence. 83 Weston, Stephen.Private, Capt. Daniel Harrington's co., Col. Jonathan Reed's regt. of guards; muster rolls dated Cambridge, May 9, and June 1, 1778; enlisted April 1, 1778; enlistment, 3 months from April 2, 1778; also, same co. and regt.; joined April 2, 1778; service to July 3, 1778, 3 mos. 2 days, at Cambridge.
"Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, 17 Vols.." Volume 16 page 920
• Background Information. 524 Stephen Weston, son of John Weston (son of the original immigrant, John Weston Sr.) was born in Reading, Massachusetts, about 1692. He removed to Concord about 1726. The name was more generally spelled Wessen in Concord, though that spelling was common in all branches of the family in the early records. He was on of the founders of the Lincoln church in 1747. His brother was also a charter member.
~Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Ellery Bicknell Crane, p. 98
• Dates & Events. 559 Stephen, son of John Weston was born in Reading on 1 Dec 1693, and died on 28 Dec 1780. He married Hannah, daughter of Gershom and Hannah Flagg of Woburn. Their children were Hannah, born 5 Mar 1716 who married Josiah Hosmer; Mary, born 22 Sep 1717 and married Nathaniel Ball; Abigail, born 27 Apr 1719 and married John Jones; Stephen, born 16 Nov 1720, and married Lydia Billings; Sarah, born 11 Nov 1727 and married Peter Heywood; Joseph, born 7 Mar 1732; Bejamin, 30 June 1734, and died 20 Aug 1735; Esther, born 22 Jun 1735; Hesibah, born 3 Apr 1743; Four others, died young or never married.
~Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, p. 1141
• Grave. ![](pics/stephen_weston.jpg) Stephen Weston Lincoln, Middlese, Massachusetts Photo by Bill Boyington
Stephen married Hannah Flagg, daughter of Gershom Flagg and Hannah, on 2 Feb 1716 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts.99 (Hannah Flagg was born about 1693 in Woburn, Massachusetts and died on 19 Nov 1776 in Woburn, Massachusetts 1435.)
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