Webster Stevens/Stephens
submitted by Robert
and Michelle Burke
Robandmitzi@tc3net.com
Surnames:
Stevens/Stephens, Reynolds, and Thomas
Webster Stevens/Stephens: Was
born in 1801 in the State of
Webster
Stevens married Sarah Wixson in Webster
and Sarah Wixson Stevens had ten children, first seven born in Canada,
the last three born in the State of Michigan, they were: Truman who
married Sarah Hall Matthews, Mary who married Orange Baker, Clarissa who
married Leonard Caster, Zanetta who married John Wiltsie in 1846,
Webster Stevens who was a soldier in the Civil War with Company D 10th
Michigan Infantry and who died in May 1863 while at the Regimental
Hospital in Nashville, TN, he is buried in the National Cemetery in
Nashville, Sarah
Stevens who married William Parker, Jane Stevens who married William M.
Grice, Weston Stevens also of the 10th Webster
Stevens was 85 years of age when he passed February of 1884.
Sarah, his wife, was 84 years at the time of her death on Contact:
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ALLEN R.
STEVENS/STEPHENS:
Allen R. Stevens was
born circa 1786 son of William and Anne Stevens Jr at
Cambridge, Washington
Allen R. Stevens married about 1804 Miss
Sarah "Sadie" Baker, daughter of Herrington Baker and Lydia James/Jeems. Herrington
Baker was born in the State of Rhode Island to Elisha and Sarah
(Herrington) Baker d/o Job. Allen R. Stevens, and his wife Sarah
shortly after marrying at Cambridge, Wash County, NY along with his
in-laws; Herrington & Lydia Baker removed from Cambridge, Washington
Co, NY and settled in what was then known as Boyle, Ontario Co, NY,
later parts became known as Penfield, in the newly formed county of
Monroe Co in the State of New York. Record found establish that Allen
R. Stevens was of Ontario County, NY no later than 1807. Allen R and
Sarah, children were members of the First Baptist Church of Penfield.
Allen R. and Sarah, and their children
lived in Penfield, Monroe Co, NY until about 1833. After Sarah's
father died in 1833 they removed from Penfield NY for Pickering,
Ontario County, Canada
SENECA
J. STEVENS/STEPHENS: Was
born 1823 in the Town of Seneca
S. Stevens the father of Seneca J. Stevens, was born Seneca
J. Stevens,
subject of this sketch, when a lad of 13 years old came with his parents
and settled in Sandstone Township, Jackson County, MI. Seneca J.
Stevens, as a young man, however, ventured out and removed himself to
live among his cousins and his Uncle Allen R. Stevens in the Worth
Township and Lexington area of Sanilac County, Michigan and it was there
in Sanilac County that young Seneca J. Stevens first met and then
married his first wife Rhoda Matilda Baker on January 2, 1845. From this
union two children were born, they being 1) Jerome Stevens born Seneca
J. Stevens and wife Fanny Wilson Stevens are buried in Contact:
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and Michelle Burke
Was
born in 1793 in Nathan
and Mrs. Reynolds were parents of at least 11 children, only 2 are known
to date, Arnold Reynolds and Brother Joseph Reynolds.
Joseph Reynolds was the only child of Nathan Reynolds named in
his Grandfather Arnold Reynolds Will which was dated 1826.
Arnold
Z. Reynolds, the subject of this sketch, was married in 1810 to Miss
Mary Thomas, d/o Ephraim Thomas and Mrs. Thomas both formerly of Nathan
Reynolds was born 1766 in Arnold
Z. Reynolds served Mary
Thomas Reynolds passed from this life around 1854, exact date is not yet
determined, and Arnold Z. Reynolds, her husband died between 1860-1864.
Both, at the time of their deaths, were residents of Contact:
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and Michelle Burke
William
Stevens/Stephens: William
Stevens was the son of William and Anne Stevens and he was born 1801 in
the State of
Sibling
of Ann Stevens, wife of Joseph Miller of George
Stevens born 1832, Jeremiah W. Stevens born April 18, 1834 Ontario
Canada who married Mary L. Sly, Seneca Stevens born 1838 in Michigan and
who died as a POW on June 8, 1864 at the Andersonville Prison in
Andersonville, Georgia, he enlisted with Company K , Michigan 22nd
mustered at Pontiac Michigan. Seneca
Stevens participated at the Battle of Chickamauga where he was taken
prisoner, Ralph Stevens who was born April 22, 1840 Canada, William
Stevens who was born July 1, 1842 and who married Esther Ann Stevens d/o
of *Chauncey F. Stevens and
Susan Brown Stevens of Stouffville, Ontario Canada, Electa Stevens who
was born 1845, Deborah A. Stevens born 1848 and Sophia Stevens born
1849. *Note:
Chauncey F. Stevens was the son of Allen R. Stevens and Sarah Chase
Stevens. Making William
Stevens, subject of this sketch, the Uncle to Chauncey F. Stevens.
William Stevens son William married Chauncey’s daughter Esther
Ann Stevens.
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