Brief Life History of Benjamin
When Benjamin Stevens was born on 14 May 1666, in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Benjamin Stevens, was 35 and his mother, Ann Gibbins, was 23. He married Ann Hinton in 1692, in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He was buried in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England.
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- Benjamin Steevens, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Benjamen Stevens, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
- Benjamin Stevens, "England, Wiltshire, Church Records, 1518-1990"
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1688 · Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution brought the downfall of Catholic King James II and the reign of his Protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William III of Orange.
about 1720 · South Sea Bubble
The South Sea Bubble Bill was passed by the House of Lords in 1720. This allowed the South Sea company to monopolize trade with South America. The company underwrote the English National Debt which promised 5% interest from the government. As shares rose exponentially, many companies were created and many fortunes were made. The stocks crashed and many people lost their money which caused them to become destitute overnight and suicide was common. Robert Walpole took charge of the South Sea Bubble Financial Crisis by dividing the national debt between the Bank of England, the Treasury, and the Sinking Fund.
Name Meaning
English (London), Flemish, Dutch, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Steven . The surname of Flemish origin is also found in the Walloon part of Belgium. In North America, the English form of the surname has also absorbed some like-sounding Jewish names and various other European cognates, e.g. Greek Stefanidis , Serbian Stevanović (see Stevanovic ), Slovenian and Slovak Štefanič (see Stefanic ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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