Brief Life History of Joel Joseph
When Joel Joseph Stanley was born on 27 January 1783, in North Carolina, United States, his father, Jacob Stanley, was 23 and his mother, Elizabeth Hunt, was 24. He married Susannah McKinney on 11 November 1806, in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons. He lived in Scott, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States for about 10 years. He died on 7 April 1866, in Sheboygan, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Scott Union Cemetery, Adell, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (17)
- Joel Stanley, "United States Census, 1860"
- Joel Stanley, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Joel Stanly, "United States Census, 1850"
Spouse and Children
1783–1866 Male
1785–1885 Female
Children (7)
1808–1890 Male
1809–1891 Male
1813–1897 Male
1822– Male
1823–1880 Male
+2 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1760–1790 Male
1760–1820 Female
Siblings (5)
1783–1866 Male
1784– Male
1788–1807 Female
1788– Male
1789– Female
World Events (8)
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 3
1789 · Becomes 12th State
Age 6
1808
Age 25
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Stanley, including those in Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Durham, Gloucestershire, and Wiltshire, named with Old English stān ‘stone, rock’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. This English name has been established in Ireland since the 13th century where it was Gaelicized as de Stainléigh.
English: possibly also a variant of Stoneley, a habitational name from Stoneley Green in Burland (Cheshire), Stoneleigh (Warwickshire), or Stonely in Kimbolton (Huntingdonshire), all named with Old English stān ‘stone, rock’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Americanized form of any of various like-sounding names in other languages, for example Polish Stanislawski , Greek Anastasiou , and Serbian Stojadinov (patronymic from the personal name Stojadin).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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