Annie Stevens

Brief Life History of Annie

When Annie Stevens was born about 1783, in New Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, her father, Amos Stevens, was 28 and her mother, Phebe Gregory, was 25. She married William H. Gray on 22 August 1821, in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. She died on 25 May 1851, in her hometown, at the age of 69, and was buried in New Fairfield Cemetery, New Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Samuel Towner Barnum
1770–1859
Annie Stevens
1783–1851
Marriage: about 1849

Sources (4)

  • Annis Barnum, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
  • Anna Stevens in entry for William Gray, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
  • Annis Barnum, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1783 · A Free America

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

1788

Date of Statehood: February 6, 1788, the fifth State

1802 · Brass is Discovered

"In 1802, brass was identified in Waterbury, Connecticut. This gave the city the nickname ""The Brass City."" Brass dominated the city and helped to create the city. The motto of the city is Quid Aere Perennius, which means What is more lasting than brass? in Latin."

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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