Jane Stevenson

Brief Life History of Jane

When Jane Stevenson was born on 17 January 1799, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Thomas Stevenson, was 46 and her mother, Jane Barr, was 26. She had at least 5 sons and 4 daughters with John Crofts. She lived in Madison Township, Columbiana, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. She died on 15 November 1860, in East Liverpool, Columbiana, Ohio, United States, at the age of 61.

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Family Time Line

John Crofts
1792–1865
Jane Stevenson
1799–1860
Henry Barr Crofts
1822–1888
Susanah Croft
1826–
Caroline Crofts
1836–
George W Crofts
1842–
Thomas Stevenson Crofts
1824–1904
Daniel Crofts
1828–1852
Sarah Jane Croft
1831–1891
Mary Crofts
1833–1903
John Byron Crofts
1838–1917

Sources (6)

  • Jane Crofts in household of John Crofts, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Jane in entry for George Croft, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
  • Jane Crofts in household of John Crofts, "United States Census, 1850"

World Events (7)

1803

Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.

1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital

Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. 

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. 

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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