Brief Life History of Stephen
When Stephen Sterry Jr. was born about 1804, in Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States, his father, Stephen Sterry Sr., was 29 and his mother, Elizabeth Etheridge, was 28. He married Jane Ann McKim about 1833, in Leeds, Upper Canada, British North America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Rideau Lakes Township, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada in 1871. He died on 13 March 1879, in Elgin, Rideau Lakes Township, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 76, and was buried in Halladay Burial Place, Elgin, Rideau Lakes Township, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada.
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- Stephen Starry, "Canada Census, 1871"
- Stephen Sterry, "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869"
- Stephen Sterry, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
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1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
1812
Oldest Grave seen in the Memorials list
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
English: possibly a nickname from the Middle English adjective stere ‘hardy, strong’ and a range of related senses, with a further suffix -i; or perhaps from an adjective formed from stire ‘stire’, a word for two well-regarded types of cider apple once grown in the Welsh Marches.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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