Joshua Stevens, Sr.

Joshua Stevens, Sr. (c.1768 - 1814)

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Birthdate:	circa 1768
Birthplace:	Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
Death:	Died July 6, 1814 in Oswego, New York, USA
Cause of death:	Sickness
Occupation:	Shoemaker, surveyor

Managed by:	Maria Edmonds-Zediker, Volunteer Curator
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The fate of ... Joshua Stevens, an alcoholic, profligate shoemaker who was unable to hold a steady job, is uncertain. He may have died at home, abandoned the family, or been killed in the War of 1812; in any case, he left his wife, Sally (Morrill) Stevens, and four small sons in dire poverty.

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"Thaddeus Stevens". Dictionary of American Biography. American Council of Learned Societies, 1928-1936.

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1768	1768	Birth of Joshua Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Massachusetts, Town Birth Records, 1620-1850 Name: Joshua Stevens Birth Place: Andover Father's First Name: Joshua Mother's First Name: Martha Gender: Male Source: Vital Records of Andover Source Information: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Massachusetts, Town Birth Records, [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Note: very nice Ancestry.com tree on his descendants: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/25469481/person/1659085151 It is named "Indp't Battery B, Penna Volunteers" and owned by gfride
1784	1784 Age 16	Marriage of Joshua to Sarah Stevens Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts
1790	November, 1790 Age 22	Birth of Joshua Stevens, Jr. Danville, Caledonia, Vermont, United States Birth Danville, Caledonia, Vermont, USA Joshua was born with BOTH feet 'clubbed' (congenitally deformed -- per Fawn Brodie 'Thaddues' biography; p 23), while younger brother Thaddeus was afflicted on just the LEFT side…
	1790 Age 22	Residence Danville, Orange, Vermont, United States 1790 United States Federal Census Name: Joshua Stevens Home in 1790 (City, County, State): Danville, Orange, Vermont Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 1 Free White Persons - Females: 1 Number of Household Members: 3 Source Citation: Year: 1790; Census Place: Danville, Orange, Vermont; Series: M637; Roll: 12; Page: 195; Image: 153; Family History Library Film: . Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1790 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
1792	April 4, 1792 Age 24	Birth of Thaddeus Stevens Danville, Vermont, United States Danville, Caledonia, Vermont, USA Joshua was born with BOTH feet 'clubbed' (congenitally deformed -- per Fawn Brodie 'Thaddues' biography; p 23), while younger brother Thaddeus was afflicted on just the LEFT side…
1794	1794 Age 26	Birth of Abner Stevens, M.D. Danville, Caledonia, Vermont, United States
1797	1797 Age 29	Birth of Alanson Stevens Danville, Caledonia, Vermont, United States
1800	1800 Age 32	Residence Danville, Caledonia, Vermont, United States 1800 United States Federal Census Name: Joshua Stevens Home in 1800 (City, County, State): Danville, Caledonia, Vermont Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 4 Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 2 Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 Number of Household Members Under 16: 4 Number of Household Members Over 25: 3 Number of Household Members: 9 Source Citation: Year: 1800; Census Place: Danville, Caledonia, Vermont; Roll: 51; Page: 249; Image: 144; Family History Library Film: 218688. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1800 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
1810	1810 Age 42	Residence
1813	March 26, 1813 Age 45	Military War of 1812 -- Pvt, 11 Reg't US Infantry under Capt J W Weeks; 5 ft 9 in, blue grey eyes, lgt brn hair, light complx, age 44 - 45; Occup: Farmer, Born: Methune,ss; Enlst'd 26 Mar 1813 for 18 mos; Present May 27, Aug 17, 25 & Oct 30 1813 - Died Jul 6 1814 Source Ancestry.com. U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Register of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M233, 81 rolls); Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1780’s-1917, Record Group 94; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

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