Mary Steele

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Steele was born on 9 September 1764, in Derby, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Capt. Bradford Steele Sr., was 29 and her mother, Mary Perkins, was 33. She married PVT Edward Warren in 1784. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. She registered for military service in 1848. She died on 26 February 1849, in Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

PVT Edward Warren
1761–1814
Mary Steele
1764–1849
Marriage: 1784
Issac Edward Warren
1782–1867
Mary Warren
1785–1863
Lewis Warren
1786–1870
Lyman Warren
1790–1860
Alanson Warren
1793–1858
Sheldon Warren
1793–1825
Truman Warren
1800–1822

Sources (9)

  • Mary Warren, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
  • Mary Warren, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955"
  • Mary Steele Warren, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1776

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

1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold

The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.

1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.

The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: nickname from Middle English stel(e) ‘steel’, perhaps used for someone considered as hard and durable as steel, or for a foundry worker.

English: variant of Stile .

Scottish: habitational name from one or more of the places called Steel(e) or Steill in Ayrshire, Berwickshire, and Dumfriesshire, from Scots steel ‘steep bank, spur of a ridge’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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