Mary Stebbins

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Stebbins was born on 29 April 1813, in Massachusetts, United States, her father, John Stebbins, was 41 and her mother, Sarah "Sally" Sanderson, was 38. She married Hiram Bacon on 23 September 1832, in Potter, Yates, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Woodhull, Woodhull, Steuben, New York, United States in 1855 and Leidy, Leidy Township, Clinton, Pennsylvania, United States in 1870. She died on 29 July 1852, in Gorham, Ontario, New York, United States, at the age of 39, and was buried in Middlesex, Middlesex, Yates, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Hiram Bacon
1808–1886
Mary Stebbins
1813–1852
Marriage: 23 September 1832
John Stebbins Bacon
1833–1903
Roxanna L Bacon
1835–
Orin Stebbins Bacon Sr
1837–1901
Eliza D Bacon
1838–1897
Daniel R Bacon
1840–1918

Sources (8)

  • Maria Bacon, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Polly Stebbins, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Mary Stebbins Bacon, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (7)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1823

When Yates County was formed in 1823, Middlesex became part of the new county.

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.

Name Meaning

English (Middlesex and Essex): habitational name from Stebbing (Essex). The placename means ‘the people of a man called Stybba’ or ‘the people of the tree stumps’, from an Old English personal name Stybba or Old English stybb ‘tree stump’ + the groupname suffix -ingas.

History: Edward Stebbins was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, in 1635 (coming from Cambridge, MA with Thomas Hooker).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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