David Mansfield Stone

Brief Life History of David Mansfield

When David Mansfield Stone was born on 14 April 1799, in Middlebury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, his father, Ezekiel Stone, was 28 and his mother, Hannah Bronson, was 24. He married Mehetable Camp on 15 June 1824, in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 13 August 1857, in Middlebury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Middlebury Cemetery, Middlebury, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.

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Family Time Line

David Mansfield Stone
1799–1857
Mehetable Camp
1803–1893
Marriage: 15 June 1824
Sophia Stone
1825–1906
George Camp Stone
1829–1910
Dwight Stone
1834–1857
Sarah M. Stone
1843–1945

Sources (11)

  • David Stone, "United States Census, 1850"
  • David Stone, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • David Stone, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

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."

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. 

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English ston(e) ‘stone, rock’ (Old English stān). The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived on stony ground, by a notable outcrop of rock, or by a stone boundary-marker or monument, or habitational, from a place called Stone, such as those in Buckinghamshire, Devon, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Somerset, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire.

Irish (Kilkenny): adopted for Irish Ó Clochartaigh (see Clougherty ) and/or Ó Clochasaigh (see Clohessy ), and possibly several other names containing or thought to contain the element cloch ‘stone’.

Americanized form (translation into English) of various surnames in other languages, meaning ‘stone’, including Jewish Stein , Norwegian Steine, French Lapierre .

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

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