Brief Life History of Polly
When Polly Stevens was born on 5 February 1792, in Newfane, Windham, Vermont, United States, her father, Lemuel Stevens, was 39 and her mother, Hannah Green, was 41.
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- Polly Stevens, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
- Polly Stevens, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
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1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1834 · Vermont Anti-Slavery Society is Formed
The Anti-Slavery Society of Vermont was established in 1834. 100 people from different towns were at the first meeting, with the intent to abolish slavery.
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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