Elenor Eliza Stevenson

Brief Life History of Elenor Eliza

Elenor Eliza Stevenson was born on 25 December 1814, in Butler, Pennsylvania, United States as the daughter of Henry Stephenson and Mrs. Henry Stephenson. She married Hugh W. Snively on 19 February 1834, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Campbell Township, Warrick, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. She died on 7 October 1868, in Montrose, Lee, Iowa, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Montrose Cemetery, Montrose, Lee, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Hugh W. Snively
1805–1881
Elenor Eliza Stevenson
1814–1868
Marriage: 19 February 1834
Ann Eliza Snively
1835–1835
James S. Snively
1836–1877
Sarah B. Snively
1838–1839
Joseph Smith Snively
1840–1921
Mary E. Snively
1841–1912
Amelia Ellen Snively
1843–1920
Hugh Nephi Snively
1845–1931
Kizzah Snively
1848–1848
Melissa J. Snively
1849–
Robert Moroni Snively
1850–1938
Albert Brown Snively
1853–1934
Telitha Cumi Snively
1857–1861
Erastus Lehi Snively
1859–1861
Heber Chase Snively
1861–1931

Sources (17)

  • Eliza Snively in household of Hugh Snively, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Eleanor Stevenson Snively, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Elenore Stephensen in entry for Joseph Smith Smirly, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

World Events (8)

1817

Historical Boundaries 1817: Warrick, Indiana, United States

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. 

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Steven, Stephen (see Steven ) + -son. This surname is also very common in northern Ireland (especially Antrim and Down), where it has been interchangeable with Steenson and Stinson . In North America, this surname has also absorbed various European cognates, such as Danish, Norwegian, and North German Steffensen or Stephensen ; see also Stevens .

Scottish: variant of Stevenston, a habitational name from Stevenston (Ayrshire), Stevenson in Newlands (Peeblesshire), or Stevenson in Haddington (East Lothian). The placename in each case derives from the personal name Steven + Older Scots toun ‘farmstead, settlement’.

English: habitational name from Stevenstone (Devon), meaning ‘Stephen's farmstead’.

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

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Henry Stevenson's Conversion Story

This brief mention of Henry Stevenson in "Venengo County (PA):Her Pioneers and People" by Charles A. Babcock, 1919 contains interesting information and also some misinformation. The "Mormon" preacher …

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