Brief Life History of Lewis
When Lewis Stebbins was born on 29 July 1790, in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Abner Stebbins, was 32 and his mother, Abigail Bacon, was 25. He married Ann H. Wilson on 2 April 1840, in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Massachusetts, United States in 1870 and Brimfield, Carroll, Maryland, United States in 1914. He died on 2 June 1871, in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Lewis Stebins, "United States Census, 1860"
- Lewis Stebbins, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Lewis Stebbins, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
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1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
1791 · The Bill of Rights
After the Constitution was made, some objections were raised by Anti-Federalists. So, in response ten amendments were discussed and voted on to become The Bill of Rights. These rights were made to clarify and guarantee certain freedoms of residents of the country.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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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