Brief Life History of John A.
When John A. Stewart was born on 3 July 1845, in New Bedford, Pulaski Township, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Morrow Stewart, was 27 and his mother, Sarah Ann Mc Bride, was 23. He married Mary Elizabeth Zahniser in 1870, in Charleston, Jefferson Township, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Pulaski Township, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860 and Pennsylvania, United States in 1870. In 1870, at the age of 25, his occupation is listed as blacksmith. He died on 1 January 1929, in Jefferson Township, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Jefferson Township, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (7)
- John Stewart in household of Wm Cogead, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: John A. Stewart - Published information: birth-name: John A. Stewart
- John Anderson Stewart, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1845–1929 Male
1847–1917 Female
Children (3)
1871–1944 Male
1874–1875 Female
1876–1975 Male
Parents and Siblings
1818–1848 Male
1821–1886 Female
Siblings (2)
1842–1862 Female
1845–1929 Male
World Events (8)
1846
Age 1
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
Age 18
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
Age 22
Name Meaning
Scottish (Lanarkshire) and English: originally an occupational name for an administrative official of an estate, from Middle English stiward, Old English stigweard, stīweard, a compound of stig ‘house(hold)’ + weard ‘guardian’. In the Anglo-Saxon period this title was used of an officer controlling the domestic affairs of a household, especially of the royal household; after the Norman Conquest it was also used more widely as the native equivalent of Seneschal, for the steward of a manor or manager of an estate. In Scotland the term was also used of a magistrate originally appointed by the king to administer crown lands, forming a stewartry.
History: Stuart or Stewart is the surname of one of the great families of Scotland, the royal family of Scotland from the 14th century, and of England from 1603, when James VI of Scotland acceded to the English throne as James I. There were many minor branches of the family left in Britain after the flight of James II in 1688, but not every bearer of the surname can claim relationship with the royal house, even in Scotland. Every great house in medieval England and Scotland had its steward, and in many cases the office gave rise to a hereditary surname. The fall of the house of Stuart in Britain, conversely, led to the establishment of several highly placed branches bearing this surname in continental Europe, which are in most cases related to the old Scottish royal family.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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