Brief Life History of William Henry
When William Henry Stevens Jr. was born on 16 September 1849, in Durleigh, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Stevens, was 29 and his mother, Emma Crowden, was 26. He married Eliza Alice Maria Horton on 1 January 1870, in Wanship, Summit, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Platte, Nebraska, United States in 1860 and Peoa, Summit, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 7 November 1913, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Stevens Cemetery, Oakley, Summit, Utah, United States.
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- William T Henry, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- William Henry Stevens, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- William Henry Stevens, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1856
Historical Boundaries: *1856: Monroe, Nebraska Territory, United States 1860: Platte, Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Platte, Nebraska, United States *Monroe County was absorbed by Platte County
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
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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Emma Crowden Stevens
Emma Crowden was born on June 17, 1823 in Bridgwater, Somersetshire, England, which is located in the southwestern part of the country, just across the Bristol Channel from Wales. Emma was the daught …
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