William Stevens

Maleabout 1698–

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William Stevens was born about 1698, in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. He married Rebecca Adams about 1721, in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.

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William Stevens
1698–
Rebecca Adams
1702–
Marriage: about 1721

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    about 1721Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America

    • World Events (3)

    1776

    Age 78

    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

    1776 · The Declaration to the King

    Age 78

    """At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""

    1788

    Age 90

    Date of Statehood: February 6, 1788, the fifth State

    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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