Brief Life History of Abrilla
When Abrilla Stevens was born on 11 August 1816, in Wales, United Kingdom, her father, John Aston, was 23 and her mother, Edwina Aston, was 22. She married Jesse Parnell Edwards in 1835. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Ohio, United States in 1870 and Jerome, Union, Ohio, United States for about 30 years. She died on 7 October 1911, in Jerome Township, Union, Ohio, United States, at the age of 95, and was buried in Forest Grove Cemetery, Plain City, Madison, Ohio, United States.
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- Abrilla Edwards in household of George W Currier, "United States Census, 1910"
- ...ill Stevens, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
- Emilla Stevens in entry for John Edwards, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
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World Events (8)
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.
1831 · Merthyr Uprising
Sparked by a depression that was going through Wales the previous three years, the Merthyr uprisings were carried out by workers that were in debt. In the process, twenty-four people were killed and twenty-six were arrested. Troops were brought in to stop the protestors.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (London), Flemish, Dutch, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Steven . The surname of Flemish origin is also found in the Walloon part of Belgium. In North America, the English form of the surname has also absorbed some like-sounding Jewish names and various other European cognates, e.g. Greek Stefanidis , Serbian Stevanović (see Stevanovic ), Slovenian and Slovak Štefanič (see Stefanic ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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