Brief Life History of Mary Jane
When Mary Jane Buttery was born on 25 December 1826, in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, her father, William Buttery Jr., was 33 and her mother, Polly Lockwood, was 34. She married John Henry Stevens on 29 October 1843, in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Connecticut, United States for about 44 years. She died on 6 October 1904, in Darien, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Darien, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (18)
- Mary J. Buttery Stevens, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Mary J Stevens in household of John H Stevens, "United States Census, 1860"
- Mary J. Buttery Stevens, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
Spouse and Children
1822–1895 Male
1826–1904 Female
Children (12)
1844–1936 Male
1847–1914 Female
1849– Female
1851–1925 Male
1853–1889 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1793– Male
1793– Female
Siblings (8)
1812– Male
1816– Male
1818– Male
1820–1883 Male
1824–1864 Male
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1829 · Farmington Canal Opened
Age 3
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 4
1848 · Slavery is Abolished
Age 22
Name Meaning
from Anglo-Norman French boterie ‘buttery’ (from Late Latin botaria, a derivative of bota ‘cask’), hence a metonymic occupational name for the keeper of a buttery. The term originally denoted a store for liquor but soon came to mean a store for provisions in general.
habitational name from Buttery (Shropshire).
English:
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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