Stephen B Scriven

Brief Life History of Stephen B

When Stephen B Scriven was born on 31 January 1806, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Matthias Scriven, was 30 and his mother, Mary Anna Sabin, was 27. He married Mary "Polly" Larabee about 1831, in Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Honey Creek Township, Delaware, Iowa, United States in 1860. He died in 1869, in Sioux Rapids, Buena Vista, Iowa, United States, at the age of 63.

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Family Time Line

Stephen B Scriven
1806–1869
Mary "Polly" Larabee
1811–1877
Marriage: about 1831
Matthias Hollenback Scriven
1832–1895
John M Scriven
1834–1898
Mariah Marie E. Scriven
1837–1909
Mary Ann Scriven
1843–1914
Roxanna Scrivens
1846–1909
Sarah Elizabeth Scriven
1849–

Sources (9)

  • Stephen Scrivner, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Stephen Si...en in entry for Rosanna Kindlespire, "Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992"
  • Stephen Sinirus in entry for Mary Ann Martin, "Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital

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

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:

occupational name for a professional scribe, copyist, or clerk, from Middle English scrivein ‘scribe’ (Old French escrivain, medieval Latin scribanus). Compare Scrivener .

habitational name from Scriven (Yorkshire), from Old English scræfen, screfen ‘hollow place, place with caves or pits’.

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

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