Ann (Barnum) Stevens (1724 - aft. 1750)

Born 1724 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut

Ancestors

Descendants

Died after 1750 after age 26 in Connecticut

Problems/Questions Profile manager: SM Reaper [send private message]

Biography

This profile is part of the Barnum Name Study.

Family lore suggesting that she died shortly after the birth of her son Ezra G. Stevens is obviously in error since she bore Samuel two years later.

Benjamin Barnum, Sr. had two daughters named Ann Barnum. The first (this one) was born in 1724 to Benjamin Barnum and Ann Forward; the second Ann Barnum was born in 1744 to Benjamin Barnum and Sarah Hoyt. Ezra Stevens married both of these Ann Barnums, the first in 1744 and the second in 1764.

David Stevens provided the following: 1) I believe Ann was born in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, rather than Floyd, Oneida, New York, in 1724; 2) Her mother was Sarah Ann Forward and not Anne Forward. Both were married to Benjamin Barnum and both had a daughter named Ann Barnum. The second Ann Barnum was born in 1744. Her mother was Anne Forward. I have been doing research on Ezra Stevens, born 1724, a direct ancestor who was married to both of these Ann Barnums, the first in 1744, the second in 1764.

he was buried in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut.

Sources

• Stevens, Frederick S. Genealogy of the Stevens Family from 1635 to 1891 (Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1891) Page 11
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 February 2019), memorial page for Ann Barnum Stevens (1724–1779), Find A Grave Memorial ID. 72657815, citing Old North Main Street Cemetery, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Bill Velde (contributor 47500604).
• 1779- Ann Barnum in the Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 (ancestry.com)
• Ann Barnum in the U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 - SAR Membership: 40865 Role: Ancestor - Application Date: 13 Dec 1924 -Spouse: Ezra Stevens - Children: Forward Stevens (ancestry.com)