Janice I Stewart (Knowles)

Female22 August 1929–30 April 2008

Brief Life History of Janice I

Janice I Stewart (Knowles) was born on 22 August 1929, in New York, United States. She lived in Granville, Granville, Washington, New York, United States for about 10 years. She died on 30 April 2008, at the age of 78, and was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Granville, Washington, New York, United States.

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Sources (3)

  • Janice Stewart in household of Reed Stewart, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Janice I. Stewart Knowles, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Janice I Stewart in household of Reed C Stewart, "United States Census, 1930"

World Events (8)

1931

Age 2

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

1932

Age 3

Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.

1950

Age 21

United States military forces play a leading role against North Korean and Chinese troops in Korean War.

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.

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