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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Historical Boundaries 1817: Warrick, Indiana, United States
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.
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.
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.
Possible Related NamesThis 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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