Brief Life History of Stephen
When Stephen Bevis was christened on 1 May 1763, in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England, his father, Stephen Beaves, was 40 and his mother, Elizabeth Beavis, was 34. He married Elizabeth Bacon on 12 November 1787, in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He died in February 1841, in Hampshire-Cross, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 77, and was buried in Vernham Dean, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Stephen Beaves, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Stephen Beavis, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Stephen Bevis, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
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1770 · Boston Tea Party
Thousands of British troops were sent to Boston to enforce Britain's tax laws. Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea. Americans, disguised as Native Americans, dumped chests of tea imported by the East India Company into the Boston Harbor in protest. This escalated tensions between the American Colonies and the British government.
1775 · The Shot Heard Around the World
On April 18, 1775, a shot known as the "shot heard around the world" was fired between American colonists and British troops in Lexington, Massachusetts. This began the American War for Independence. Fifteen months later, Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence. The Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783 which ended the war. The colonies were no longer under British rule. Many who fought for the British fled to Canada, the West Indies, and some to England.
1787 · English Convicts Sail to Australia
The first fleet of convicts sailed from England to Australia on May 13, 1787. By 1868, over 150,000 felons had been exiled to New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land, and Western Australia.
Name Meaning
English (Hampshire and the Isle of Wight; of Norman origin):
habitational name from Beauvais in Oise, France.
from a term of endearment, from Old French beu, bel ‘handsome’ (also used in the sense ‘dear’) + Anglo-Norman French fiz ‘son’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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