Brief Life History of Stephan
When Stephan Kinsey was born on 25 August 1805, in Jones, North Carolina, United States, his father, Absalom Kinsey, was 22 and his mother, Jenny Hancock, was 19. He married Elizabeth Kinsey on 21 March 1836, in Carteret, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in White Oak Township, Carteret, North Carolina, United States in 1850. He died on 22 August 1881, in Hadnot Creek, Carteret, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 75.
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- Stephen Kinsey, "United States Census, 1850"
- Stephen King, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Stephen Kinsey, "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Kynsey (Old English Cynesige from cyne- ‘royal’ + sige ‘victory’).
Possibly also an Americanized form of Swiss German Künzi (see Kuenzi ).
History: The paternal grandfather of NJ and PA legislator John Kinsey (1693–1750) was one of the commissioners sent out from England in 1677 by the West Jersey proprietors to buy land from the Indians and to lay out a town. John was the leader of the Quaker party in the PA assembly and chief justice of the PA supreme court.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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