Rufus Putnam Stewart Sr

26 February 1811–12 June 1852 (Age 41)
Jackson Township, Monroe, Ohio, United States

The Life Summary of Rufus Putnam

When Rufus Putnam Stewart Sr was born on 26 February 1811, in Jackson Township, Monroe, Ohio, United States, his father, Philander Barrett Stewart, was 35 and his mother, Sarah Scott, was 25. He married Mary Williamson on 7 October 1838, in Henry Township, Van Buren, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Van Buren, Iowa, United States in 1840 and Fremont, Iowa, United States in 1850. He registered for military service in 1850. He died on 12 June 1852, in Benjamin, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 41, and was buried in Benjamin Cemetery, Benjamin, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Rufus Putnam Stewart Sr
1811–1852
Mary Maria Judd
1828–1910
Marriage: 30 May 1845
Oliver Cowdery Stewart
1844–1914
Rufus Putnam Stewart
1846–1867
Emergene Stewart
1849–1849
Eugene Stewart
1849–1849
Candace Maria Stewart
1850–1945

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    30 May 1845Van Buren, Iowa, United States
    • Children

    (5)

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    Siblings

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    World Events (8)

    1812
    Age 1
    War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
    1815
    Age 4
    Jackson Township was organized on 19 July 1815.
    1825 · The Crimes Act
    Age 14
    The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish (Lanarkshire) and English: originally an occupational name for an administrative official of an estate, from Middle English stiward, Old English stigweard, stīweard, a compound of stig ‘house(hold)’ + weard ‘guardian’. In the Anglo-Saxon period this title was used of an officer controlling the domestic affairs of a household, especially of the royal household; after the Norman Conquest it was also used more widely as the native equivalent of Seneschal, for the steward of a manor or manager of an estate. In Scotland the term was also used of a magistrate originally appointed by the king to administer crown lands, forming a stewartry.History: Stuart or Stewart is the surname of one of the great families of Scotland, the royal family of Scotland from the 14th century, and of England from 1603, when James VI of Scotland acceded to the English throne as James I. There were many minor branches of the family left in Britain after the flight of James II in 1688, but not every bearer of the surname can claim relationship with the royal house, even in Scotland. Every great house in medieval England and Scotland had its steward, and in many cases the office gave rise to a hereditary surname. The fall of the house of Stuart in Britain, conversely, led to the establishment of several highly placed branches bearing this surname in continental Europe, which are in most cases related to the old Scottish royal family.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Stuart
    Stewardson
    Steward
    Steuart

    Sources (12)

    • Rufus Stewart in entry for Candace Maria Martin, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
    • Rufus Stewart, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Rufus Stuart, "United States Census, 1840"

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