Brief Life History of Benjamin
When Benjamin Stivers was born on 30 June 1798, in Geneseo, Livingston, New York, United States, his father, Daniel Stivers, was 35 and his mother, Margaret Hobart, was 31. He married Sophronia Strong about 1818, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Salisbury Township, Meigs, Ohio, United States in 1850. He died on 29 November 1855, in Olin, Jones, Iowa, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Olin Cemetery, Olin, Jones, Iowa, United States.
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- Benjamin Stivers, "United States Census, 1850"
- Benjamin Stivers, "Find A Grave Index"
- Stivers in entry for Capt William H Stivers, "Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, ca. 1835-1998"
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World Events (8)
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.
1803
Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
Possibly an Americanized form of Dutch Stijvers, Steijvers, Flemish Steyvers, an occupational name from an agent derivative of Middle Dutch stiven ‘to play the flute or shawm’ (from Middle Dutch stive ‘flute’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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