Brief Life History of Joseph Jesse
When Joseph Jesse Stayner was born on 12 May 1814, in Steuben, Indiana, United States, his father, Jacob Stayner Sr., was 26 and his mother, Nancy Ann Huntsman, was 24. He married Sarah Catherine Grenoe on 2 September 1835, in LaGrange, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850 and Judicial Township 3, Amador, California, United States in 1870. He died in 1872, in Volcano, Amador, California, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Protestant Cemetery, Ione, Amador, California, United States.
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- Jesse Stiener, "United States Census, 1870"
- Jesse Stayner, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- Jesse Stayner, "Find A Grave Index"
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1816
Indiana is the 19th state.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name denoting someone who stained, painted, or dyed materials, such as glass, wool, cloth, or wood, from Middle English stainer, ste(i)nour, steynour ‘stainer’.
Americanized form of Czech, Slovenian, and Croatian Štajner: from German Steiner . Compare Stainer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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The Hawkins and Stayner Families
In 1850, Jesse Stayner (LHGG-SMD), a widower and father of several children came through Salt Lake City on his way to California. He was not a member of the Church and his wife had died en route leavi …
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