flag male ancestor  Josiah  STEPHENS

  (b. 7 March 1816 Henry, Virginia, USA   d. 28 April 1881 Lane, Warrick, Indiana, USA )  

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Josiah STEPHENS was born 7 March 1816 in Henry, Virginia, USA

Josiah STEPHENS was the child of William STEPHENS   and   Rhoda (Rodah) HOPPER and the grandchild of: (paternal)  William STEPHENS and Susannah "Anna" FOX (maternal)  Joshua HOPPER and Lucy COTTON

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Josiah  married  Sarah WILSON 5 November 1835 in Russell, Kentucky, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah WILSON  was born 15 January 1814 in Russell, Kentucky, USA.  Sarah died 21 January 1881 in Lane, Warrick, Indiana, USA.  Sarah was the child of James WILSON and Elizabeth FOX.

Josiah STEPHENS died 28 April 1881 in Lane, Warrick, Indiana, USA.
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Josiah STEPHENS married flag female ancestor Sarah WILSON-- Date: 5 November 1835 Place: Russell, Kentucky, USA
Sarah WILSON was the child of James WILSON and Elizabeth FOX




Children of Josiah STEPHENS and Sarah WILSON:

US Civil War Soldiers flag photo of Elijah STEPHENS  Elijah STEPHENS (b.28 October 1840, Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA  d. 20 May 1902, Lynnville, Warrick, Indiana, USA)
m. Mary Emily CARNAHAN 9 June 1861



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birth1816 Birth
7 March 1816
Henry, Virginia, USA
marriage1835 Marriage / Partner
Josiah STEPHENS and Sarah WILSON 5 November 1835, Russell, Kentucky, USA

He was 19 years old.
NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1840 Birth of Child
Elijah STEPHENS was born 28 October 1840, Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA

Josiah was 24 years old.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
death1881 Death
28 April 1881
Lane, Warrick, Indiana, USA

He died at the age of 65.
Added: 3/23/2021 5:26:18 PM - Updated: 3/23/2021 5:30:10 PM

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