Brief Life History of Alexander
Alexander Stevenson was born on 24 October 1896, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. He married Dorothy Louise Davis on 2 October 1919, in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States in 1920. He died on 28 July 1979, in Pinellas, Florida, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, United States.
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Sources (10)
- Alexander in household of Leander R Davis, "United States Census, 1920"
- Alexander Stevenson, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Alexander Stevenson, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1912
Historical Boundaries: 1912: Pinellas, Florida, United States
1918
WWI ends in November with armistice. The number of UK war dead runs to several hundred thousand.
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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