Brief Life History of Stephen
When Stephen Day was born in 1809, in Cornish, York, Maine, United States, his father, Stephen Day, was 22 and his mother, Lydia Pendexter, was 24. He married Harriet Linscott on 1 December 1836, in Cornish, York, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in York, Maine, United States in 1860 and Parsonsfield, York, Maine, United States in 1870.
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- Stephen Day, "United States Census, 1860"
- Stephen Day in entry for William A Josselyn and Caroline Day, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
- Stephen Day, "United States Census, 1880"
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1820
Maine is the 23rd state.
1842 · Webster–Ashburton Treaty
The Webster-Ashburton Treaty was signed on August 9, 1842 and resolved the border issues between the United States and British North American colonies which had caused the Aroostook War. The treaty contained several agreements and concessions. It called for an end on the overseas slave trade and proposed that both parties share the Great Lakes. It also reaffirmed the location of the westward frontier border (near the Rocky Mountains) as well as the border between Lake Superior and Lake of the Woods. The treaty was signed by Daniel Webster (United States Secretary of State) and Alexander Baring (British Diplomat, 1st Baron Ashburton).
Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English day(e), dey(e) ‘dairyman or dairymaid’. Originally used only of women, it was later used of men with the sense ‘man in charge of the dairy cattle’. This is probably the most common source of the surname.
English: from the Middle English personal name Day(e) or Dey. In western England this is probably a pet form of David , but in northern England and perhaps elsewhere also it is a late Middle English variant of Daw, a pet form of Ralph (see Daw , Dakin ).
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Deaghaidh (see O'Dea ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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