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Walter Stephens Hewitt II
Lifespan: 1737 - 1805
Birth: 17 Sep 1737 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
Occupation: Military Service in the French and Indian War
Marriage: Thankful Bacon
Children: Walter Hewitt Jr.
Parents: Walter Hewitt Deacon & Hepzibah Main Stephens "Stevens"
Death: 16 Jun 1850 in Stillwater, Saratoga, New York, USA
Burial: Stillwater, Saratoga, New York, USA
Chapter 1: Born in a Maritime Colony
Walter Stephens Hewitt II was born on September 17, 1737, in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, a coastal town whose identity was shaped by maritime trade, fishing, and the ever-present need for defense along the Atlantic frontier.