Brief Life History of Leonard
When Leonard Stevenson was born on 27 August 1840, in England, United Kingdom, his father, Leonard Stevenson, was 28 and his mother, Mary Ann Beardsley, was 30. He married Catherine Jacobs on 11 July 1868, in Grand Traverse, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Solon Township, Leelanau, Michigan, United States in 1894 and Kasson Township, Leelanau, Michigan, United States in 1900. He died on 25 June 1904, in Peninsula Township, Grand Traverse, Michigan, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Mapleton, Grand Traverse, Michigan, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (51)
- Leonard Stevenson in entry for William R. Stevenson, "Michigan Births, 1867-1902"
- Lenord Stevenson, "United States Census, 1880"
- Larned Stevanson in entry for Frank H. Baatz and Wealtha A. Vollet, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
Spouse and Children
1840–1904 Male
1843–1916 Female
Children (6)
1869–1926 Female
1871– Female
1873–1925 Female
1875–1947 Male
1876–1932 Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1812–1884 Male
1810–1864 Female
Siblings (6)
1838–1884 Male
1839–1893 Female
1840–1904 Male
1842–1903 Male
1843– Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1843
Age 3
1847 · Moving the State Capital
Age 7
1863
Age 23
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Steven, Stephen (see Steven ) + -son. This surname is also very common in northern Ireland (especially Antrim and Down), where it has been interchangeable with Steenson and Stinson . In North America, this surname has also absorbed various European cognates, such as Danish, Norwegian, and North German Steffensen or Stephensen ; see also Stevens .
Scottish: variant of Stevenston, a habitational name from Stevenston (Ayrshire), Stevenson in Newlands (Peeblesshire), or Stevenson in Haddington (East Lothian). The placename in each case derives from the personal name Steven + Older Scots toun ‘farmstead, settlement’.
English: habitational name from Stevenstone (Devon), meaning ‘Stephen's farmstead’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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