Brief Life History of Simon
When Simon Stevens was born on 17 June 1784, in Newfane, Windham, Vermont, United States, his father, Lemuel Stevens, was 31 and his mother, Hannah Green, was 33. He married Ruth Brown in 1812, in Plymouth, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 9 November 1865, at the age of 81, and was buried in Dunham, Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada.
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- Simeon Stevens, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
- Simon Stevens, "Find A Grave Index"
- Simore Stevens, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
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World Events (8)
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
1791 · Vermont Becomes 14th State
On March 4, 1791, Vermont became the 14th state.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
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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