When Charles M Stevens was born on 5 October 1797, in Sand Lake, Rensselaer, New York, United States, his father, John Stevens, was 31 and his mother, Elizabeth Gillett, was 29. He married Mary Smith on 1 June 1822. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died on 21 October 1869, in Round Grove, Scott, Iowa, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Le Claire, Scott, Iowa, United States.