Brief Life History of Alfred
When Alfred Stevens I was born on 9 January 1815, in Mistley, Essex, England, United Kingdom, his father, Aaron Bethel Stevens, was 29 and his mother, Louisa Betts, was 17. He married Christiana Lind on 2 June 1837, in Sunderland, Durham, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England, United Kingdom in 1861. In 1850, at the age of 35, his occupation is listed as sailed on vessel "westmoreland" in Quebec, Canada. He died on 31 August 1881, in Marriott-Slaterville, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 66.
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- Stevens, "United States Census, 1870"
- Essex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1918
- Alfred Stevens, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
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World Events (8)
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1831 · Old London Bridge Opens
"The popular childhood rhyme ""London Bridge is Falling Down"" refers to the infamous overpass above the Thames River. By the 19th century the bridge had started to fall apart."
1834 · Removal of Menagerie from the Tower of London
The royal menagerie was something more of a zoo with different types of animals and was removed from the tower in 1835.
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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Alfred Steven's Daughters, Hannah and Jane's Immigration to America
Once converted to the gospel of Jesus Christ, Alfred and Christina Stevens and their family seemed to have no other thought than to come to America to be with the Saints. Their oldest daughter, Hannah …
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