Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Stevens was born on 11 August 1788, in London, England, her father, Samuel Stevens, was 24 and her mother, Sarah Adams Smith, was 19. She married Joseph B. Stevenson on 28 June 1812, in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1828 and lived in Lee, Iowa, United States in 1840. She died on 20 March 1873, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Stevenson, "United States Census, 1840"
- Elizabeth Stevens, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Elizabeth Stevenson, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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1789
George Washington elected first president of United States.
1789 · The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
Former slave Olaudah Equiano settled in London and published his autobiography titled "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano." Equiano learned to read and write and converted to Christianity. His autobiography is one of the oldest published works by an African-American writer.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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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Autobiography of Mary Stevenson Clark
My Father, Joseph Stevenson, was born at Ashby, Folirl, Barsly, Leicestershire, England, 15 October 1787. He died in Michigan Territory in 1831, aged 44 years. He married Miss Elisabeth Stevens in L …
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