James Stevens

Brief Life History of James

When James Stevens was born on 27 March 1706, in Killingworth, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, James Stevens, was 35 and his mother, Hannah Barnes, was 35. He married Hannah Hurd on 5 November 1729, in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 9 January 1792, in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.

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James Stevens
1706–1792
Hannah Hurd
1709–1751
Marriage: 5 November 1729
Ame Stevens
1730–
Ann Stevens
1733–1821
Hannah Steevens
1736–1799
James Stevens
1738–
Thankful Stevens
1742–
Peter Stevens
1751–

Sources (15)

  • James Steevens, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • James Steevens, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
  • James Steevens in entry for Thankfull Steevens, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"

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1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1785

DLESEX COUNTY was incorporated by an act of the Legislature passed at the May session, 1785, and at that time consisted of six towns. Of these, Mifldletown, Chatham, Haddam, and East Haddam were taken from the county of Hartford, and Saybrook and Killingworth from New London coun

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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