Brief Life History of Daniel Dwight
When Daniel Dwight Sturtevant was born on 28 June 1847, in North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Daniel W Sturtavant, was 30 and his mother, Caroline M Reed, was 25. He married Fanny Warren Manwaring on 20 February 1879, in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States for about 5 years and Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States for about 20 years. He died on 15 July 1901, in Bridgewater, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Bridgewater, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.
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Sources (8)
- Daniel Sturtevant in household of Daniel Sturtevant, "United States Census, 1850"
- Daniel Dwight Sturtevant, "Find A Grave Index"
- Daniel Dwight Sturtevant in entry for Fannie Warren Mainwaring Sturtevant, "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949"
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1848 · Slavery is Abolished
In 1840, the American Anti-Slavery Society split and slavery started being outlawed in the state. In Canterbury, Connecticut, Prudence Crandall started a school for young African American girls. The people got mad and Crandall was taken to court. The case was lost and that was the beginning of many other cases that would be lost, but it was also the start of having slavery abolished.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1868 · Land in Groton Given to US Navy for Navy Station
In 1868, the State of Connecticut gave the Navy 112 acres of land along the Thames River. This became the location of the Naval Submarine Base. It was designed to hold 1,400 men and 20 submarines. During WWII it was expanded to 497 acres.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Sturdivant .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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