George Washington Stetson (September 12, 1815 – October 9, 1879) was a Christian pastor, earnest Bible student, and writer for various religious periodicals.

Biography

George Washington Stetson, son of Reuben and Lois (Smedley) Stetson, was born in

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. He associated with

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and

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in his early ministry, and even later with

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and

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. He was not only a minister, but also a school teacher, and physician. As a member of the

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he and Wendell worked together in several churches throughout

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and

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in the early 1870s. They also wrote for George Storrs’ magazine '' The Herald of Life and the Coming Kingdom'', and for other magazines such as ''

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''. He married Mary Porter (died 1855) of Pittsburgh, Pa., with whom he had two children: Mary Catherine Stetson (born Feb. 8, 1847 in Pittsburgh) and Charles Porter Stetson (born Apr. 25, 1849 in Cleveland, Ohio.) He later married Anna Elizabeth Barlow (born Apr. 15, 1834 in Winchester, Va.; died aged 94 years) with whom he had a son, George Washington Stetson (born Sept. 16, 1861 in Cleveland, Ohio.) Stetson Kindred of America, Inc. "The Descendents of Cornet Robert Stetson Vol. 1. No. 3, 1956, p. 180
/ref> For ten months during 1872, Stetson was the pastor of the church in

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where he met the young

. He was pastor of the

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for six years until his death in 1879. His dying request was that Pastor Russell give his funeral sermon, where over twelve hundred attended.C.T. Russell, "Bro. G. W. Stetson", ''Zion's Watch Tower'', November, 1879, p. 46 (reprint).
/ref> He was buried in

. His obituary featured in the November 1879 issue of Zion's Watch Tower stated:

"Death has laid our brother low. He died at his home, Edinboro, Pa., Oct. 9th, 1879. Though an event not entirely unexpected, since he has been seriously ill for some time, yet his death is a heavy blow to his many friends abroad as well as at home. He was beloved and esteemed by his fellow townsmen of all denominations as well as by the congregation of which he was pastor."

References

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