On 3 Feb 1780 when Silas was 20, he married Martha Milton, daughter of Benjamin Milton (30 May 1725-) & Mary Arnold (8 Feb 1732-), in Scituate, MA.52 Born on 23 Mar 1758. Martha died in Scituate, MA, on 12 Jun 1842; she was 84.605 Buried on 13 Jun 1842 in Church Hill Cemetery, Norwell.605 Religion: Episcopalian.

Martha, also known as Patty, Milton. She was of Braintree when she married Silas.

Children of Silas and Martha Stetson: Benjamin 1780-81, Mary 1781, Deborah 1783, Silas 1785, twins Betsy and Rachael 1787, Nathan 1789, Samuel 1793, Ephraim 1791, Jotham 1794, Hannah 1797, and William 1799.

Burial service conducted by Samuel Cutler, Rector of St. Andrew’s Protestant Episcopal Church, 12 Jun 1842, “Mrs. Martha Miller [Milton?] Stetson died, aged 84. Funeral from the house of her son, Mr. Samuel Stetson, in Scituate, June 13.”605