Brief Life History of Joseph Alvers
When Joseph Alvers Powers was born in 1808, in Clarke, Durham, Ontario, Canada, his father, Joseph Powers, was 58 and his mother, Rebecca Stearns, was 41. He married Caroline Amelia Walker in January 1836, in Smith, Lesser Slave River No.124, Alberta, Canada. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He died in January 1879, in Durham, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 71, and was buried in Gage Cemetery, Ferrisburgh, Addison, Vermont, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (12)
- Joseph Powers in entry for Hartwell A Powers, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Joseph in entry for Henry Adams and Selina Jane Powers, "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869"
- Joseph Powers in entry for Caroline Breen, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
Spouse and Children
1808–1879 Male
1820–1906 Female
Children (6)
1841–1870 Male
1842– Female
1844–1919 Male
1848–1932 Male
1853– Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1750–1826 Male
1767–1856 Female
Siblings (10)
1791–1875 Male
1792–1876 Male
1796–1816 Male
1798–1880 Female
1798–1887 Female
+5 More Children
World Events (7)
1808
Age 0
1812
Age 4
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 22
Name Meaning
English (Warwickshire and Lancashire): variant of Power , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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