Benedict Tarring Stevens Sr. was born on 1 February 1773, in Shirley Township, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States as the son of Giles Stevens and Avarilla Heathcoat Pickett. He married Hannah Gilbert Jenkins on 7 March 1793. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 21 October 1854, in Springfield Township, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Jordan Cemetery, Rockhill, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
Historical Boundaries 1787: Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
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 ).
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