Brief Life History of Zeruviah Abigail
When Zeruviah Abigail Stevens was born about 1774, in South Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, her father, Joshua Stevens, was 25 and her mother, Hannah Harriman, was 18. She married Challis Currier in 1795, in Enfield, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 9 August 1865, in Enfield, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 92.
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- Zeruviah Abigail STEVENS 1774–1865 BIRTH BET 1774 AND 1777 DEATH 9 AUG 1865 • Enfield, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
- Stevens in entry for George Currier, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
- Sarah Stevens in entry for Joshua Currier, "New Hampshire Deaths and Burials, 1784-1949"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New Hampshire is 9th state.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
Name Meaning
English (London), Flemish, Dutch, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Steven . The surname of Flemish origin is also found in the Walloon part of Belgium. In North America, the English form of the surname has also absorbed some like-sounding Jewish names and various other European cognates, e.g. Greek Stefanidis , Serbian Stevanović (see Stevanovic ), Slovenian and Slovak Štefanič (see Stefanic ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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