Brief Life History of Henry Morton
When Henry Morton Stephenson was born on 7 July 1874, in Richmond, McHenry, Illinois, United States, his father, Charles Henry Stephenson, was 26 and his mother, Mary Fidelia Conrad, was 22. He married Luella Ann Carr about 1893, in McHenry, McHenry, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in McHenry, McHenry, Illinois, United States for about 20 years and McHenry Township, McHenry, Illinois, United States for about 6 years. He died on 24 June 1946, in Woodstock, McHenry, Illinois, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in McHenry, McHenry, Illinois, United States.
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- M Henry Stephenson, "United States Census, 1910"
- Henry M. Stephenson, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- H M Stephenson, "Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
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1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1877 · The First Workers Strike
The country was in great economic distress in mid-1877, which caused many workers of the Railroad to come together and began the first national strike in the United States. Crowds gathered in Chicago in extreme number to be a part of the strike which was later named the Great Railroad Strike. Shortly after the strike began, the battle was fought between the authorities and many of the strikers. The conflict escalated to violence and quickly each side turned bloody.
1893 · The World's Columbian Exposition
Also known as the Chicago World's Fair, The Exposition was held to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World. The centerpiece of the Fair was a large water pool that represented Columbus's voyage across the Atlantic to the Americas. The Fair had a profound effect on new architecture designs, sanitation advancement, and the arts. The Fairgrounds were given the nickname the White City due to its lavish paint and materials used to constuct it. Over 27 million people attended the fair during its six-month of operation. Among many of the invetions exhibited there was the first Ferris wheel built to rival the Eiffel Tower in France.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Steffensen or Stephensen . Compare Stevenson 1.
English (Durham): variant of Stevenson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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