Joseph Brigham Stevenson

Brief Life History of Joseph Brigham

When Joseph Brigham Stevenson was born on 20 July 1851, in Breaston, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Stevenson, was 45 and his mother, Mary Vickers, was 37. He married Catherine Bacon on 15 July 1874, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He lived in Election Precinct 4 Jefferson, Park, Colorado, United States in 1880 and Springville, Utah, Utah, United States in 1900. In 1906, at the age of 54, his occupation is listed as electrician. in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States. He died on 23 June 1906, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Brigham Stevenson
1851–1906
Isabella Pennington
1850–1933
Marriage: 9 May 1878
Joseph Edward Stevenson
1879–1933
Catherine Stevenson
1880–1913
John Henry Stevenson
1882–1958
George Pennington Stevenson
1885–1933
Mary Isabella Stevenson
1887–1932
Frances Vickers Stevenson
1890–1970
Annie Elizabeth Stevenson
1893–1894

Sources (40)

  • Brigham Stevenson in household of John Stevenson, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
  • Joseph B. Stevenson, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
  • Joseph B. Stevenson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

World Events (8)

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

1860

Historical Boundaries: 1860: Millard, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Millard, Utah, United States

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

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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