Mary Stebbins

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Stebbins was born on 15 September 1777, in Vernon, Windham, Vermont, United States, her father, Elijah Stebbins, was 26 and her mother, Beulah Dickinson, was 23. She had at least 2 sons and 1 daughter with Zadock Wright. She died on 8 April 1841, in her hometown, at the age of 63, and was buried in Stebbins Cemetery, Vernon, Windham, Vermont, United States.

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Family Time Line

Zadock Wright
1765–1839
Mary Stebbins
1777–1841
Ahimiaz Wright
1796–1798
Osmond Wright
1797–1843
Beulah Minerva Wright
1804–1889

Sources (14)

  • Mary Stebbins, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
  • Mary Stebbins Wright, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Mary Wright in entry for Buelah M Wright Burrows, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"

World Events (8)

1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

1791 · Vermont Becomes 14th State

On March 4, 1791, Vermont became the 14th state.

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

Name Meaning

English (Middlesex and Essex): habitational name from Stebbing (Essex). The placename means ‘the people of a man called Stybba’ or ‘the people of the tree stumps’, from an Old English personal name Stybba or Old English stybb ‘tree stump’ + the groupname suffix -ingas.

History: Edward Stebbins was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, in 1635 (coming from Cambridge, MA with Thomas Hooker).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Story Highlight

Mary died Apr. 8, 1841, aged 63 years. Zadoc Wright, her husband, died Sept. 14, 1839, aged 70 years, children: Ahimaz, Osmond, and Beulah Minerva, who married Col. J. F. Burrows of Bernardston, Mass. …

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