Brief Life History of Harvey
When Harvey Stanley was born on 21 December 1812, in Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, United States, his father, Benjamin C. Stanley, was 27 and his mother, Ruth Mack, was 21. He married Lerona Elizabeth Cahoon on 17 January 1836. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. He died on 16 February 1862, in Petaluma, Sonoma, California, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Petaluma, Sonoma, California, United States.
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- Harvey Stanley, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Harvey Standley - Government record: birth-name: Harvey Stanley
- Harvey Stanley, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
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1825
Historical Boundaries: 1825: Hancock, Illinois, United States
1827
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Stanley, including those in Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Durham, Gloucestershire, and Wiltshire, named with Old English stān ‘stone, rock’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. This English name has been established in Ireland since the 13th century where it was Gaelicized as de Stainléigh.
English: possibly also a variant of Stoneley, a habitational name from Stoneley Green in Burland (Cheshire), Stoneleigh (Warwickshire), or Stonely in Kimbolton (Huntingdonshire), all named with Old English stān ‘stone, rock’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Americanized form of any of various like-sounding names in other languages, for example Polish Stanislawski , Greek Anastasiou , and Serbian Stojadinov (patronymic from the personal name Stojadin).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Blessing to Harvey Stanley, 28 February 1835 Source Note Historical Introduction Document Transcript Harvey Stanley ’s Blessing You shall receive a part of this ministry to bear Glad tidings to the Ge …
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