Lucy Stanley

Brief Life History of Lucy

When Lucy Stanley was born in 1832, in Michigan, United States, her father, Mathew Stanley, was 23 and her mother, Eleanor "Ellen" Terry, was 21. She married Harvey H. Seeley on 5 December 1851, in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in West Bloomfield Township, Oakland, Michigan, United States in 1860 and Waterford, Waterford Township, Oakland, Michigan, United States for about 10 years. She died on 3 January 1898, in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Harvey H. Seeley
1830–1905
Lucy Stanley
1832–1898
Marriage: 5 December 1851
Fred Jerome Seeley
1852–1931
Asa D. Seeley
1854–1882
Harriet Jenney Seeley
1858–1905

Sources (12)

  • Lucy Stanley im Haushalt von Mathew Stanley, „United States Census, 1850“
  • Lucy Stanley im Eintrag für Fred J Seeley und Grace A Windiate, „California, County Marriages, 1850-1952“
  • Lucy Seely im Eintrag für Asa D. Seely, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"

World Events (8)

1832 · The Black Hawk War

Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.

1837

Michigan is the 26th state.

1854 · Creation of the Republican Party

A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of various places called Stanley, including those in Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Durham, Gloucestershire, and Wiltshire, named with Old English stān ‘stone, rock’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. This English name has been established in Ireland since the 13th century where it was Gaelicized as de Stainléigh.

English: possibly also a variant of Stoneley, a habitational name from Stoneley Green in Burland (Cheshire), Stoneleigh (Warwickshire), or Stonely in Kimbolton (Huntingdonshire), all named with Old English stān ‘stone, rock’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.

Americanized form of any of various like-sounding names in other languages, for example Polish Stanislawski , Greek Anastasiou , and Serbian Stojadinov (patronymic from the personal name Stojadin).

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

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