James Stevens (1761 - 1836)

Born 21 Sep 1761 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth (Andrews) Stevens — married 5 Mar 1786 (to 25 Feb 1798) in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Husband of Susanna (Bennett) Stevens — married about 1799 (to 7 May 1833) in Litchfield, Kennebec, Maine

Died 22 Oct 1836 at age 75 in Litchfield, Kennebec, Maine, United States

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Biography

Birth and Parents

James Stevens was born in Massachusetts.

James the fourth son and sixth of fourteen children of Nathaniel Stevens and Jerusha Bennett was born on 21 September 1761 at Gloucester, Massachusetts. [Needs source].

Marriages and Children

James married 1) Ruth Andrews (1756-1798), the daughter of Caleb and Anna (Marshall) Andrews on 5 March 1786 at Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts.^[1] They had six children born at Maine, District of Massachusetts:

1. James Stevens (b. 2 Nov 1786; d. 1816),^[2]
2. Ruth Stevens (b. 23 Mar 1789; d. 1873),^[3] m. 1 Nov 1816 at Augusta, ME, Benjamin Farnham (1791-1869)
3. Susanna Stevens (b. 20 Jul 1791),^[4]
4. Abigail Stevens (b. 28 Jan 1793; d. 1845),^[5]
5. Olive Stevens (b. 12 Aug 1794; d. 1815),^[6]
6. Samuel Stevens (b. 23 Apr 1796; d. 1870),^[7] m. 5 Jan 1723 at Litchfield, CT, Clarissa Webber (1799-1879)

Ruth Andrews died in 1798 at Litchfield, Maine.

James married 2) Susanna (alias Susan) (Bennett) Wharf, the daughter of Isaac and Dorcas (Wharf) Bennett and widow of Joseph Wharf say 1799 at Litchfield, Maine. They had at least two children born at Litchfield, Maine:

1. Harriet Stevens (b. 13 Sep 1800),^[8]
2. Judith Stevens (b. 11 Mar 1802).^[9]

Susan (Bennett) Wharf-Stevens died on 7 May 1833 at Litchfield, Maine.

James married 3) Unis Webber on 1 September 1833 at Litchfield, Maine.^[10]

Death and Burial

James Stevens died on 22 October 1836 in his 75th year at Litchfield, Maine.^[11]He is buried in the Harriman Cemetery at Litchfield, Kennebec, Maine.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH83-2BM : 10 November 2020), James Stevens, 5 Mar 1786; citing Marriage, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010724.
2. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F44H-NBZ : 14 January 2020), James Stevens in entry for James Stevens, 1786.
3. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F444-QY9 : 14 January 2020), James Stevens in entry for Ruth Stevens, 1789.
4. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F444-NYK : 14 January 2020), James Stevens in entry for Susanna Stevens, 1791.
5. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F444-WLF : 14 January 2020), James Stevens in entry for Abigail Stevens, 1793.
6. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F444-772 : 14 January 2020), James Stevens in entry for Olive Stevens, 1794.
7. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F44H-PZS : 14 January 2020), James Stevens in entry for Samuel Stevens, 1796.
8. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F444-WQC : 14 January 2020), Susanna in entry for Harriet Stevens, 1800.
9. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F444-FTT : 14 January 2020), Susanna in entry for Judith Stevens, 1802.
10. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FJ-4VZ : 14 January 2020), James Stevens, 1833.
11. ↑ "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-98D5 : 1 March 2021), James Stevens, 1836; citing Litchfield, Kennebec, Maine, United States, Harriman Cemetery, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,316,228.
12. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/87022585/james-stevens : accessed 03 August 2021), memorial page for James Stevens (1761–22 Oct 1836), Find a Grave Memorial ID 87022585, citing Harriman Cemetery, Litchfield, Kennebec County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Maine 101 (contributor 47130320)[1]