Brief Life History of John Henry
When John Henry Stevens was born on 4 July 1822, in Darien, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, William Stevens, was 28 and his mother, Hannah Scofield, was 26. He married Mary Jane Buttery on 29 October 1843, in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 9 February 1895, in Darien, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Darien, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.
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- John H Stevens, "United States Census, 1870"
- John H. Stevens, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- John H. Stevens, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1829 · Farmington Canal Opened
Farmington Canal spans 2,476 acres, starting from New Haven, Connecticut, and on to Northampton, Massachusetts. The groundbreaking for the canal was in 1825 and opened in 1829.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (London), Flemish, Dutch, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Steven . The surname of Flemish origin is also found in the Walloon part of Belgium. In North America, the English form of the surname has also absorbed some like-sounding Jewish names and various other European cognates, e.g. Greek Stefanidis , Serbian Stevanović (see Stevanovic ), Slovenian and Slovak Štefanič (see Stefanic ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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