William
Stevens
Born in Harvey, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Annie E (Dixon) Stevens
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 62
in Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Dec 2015
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Biography
William was born in 1827. At the 1881 census he was the head of the following household:[1]
- William, head, age 48, carpenter
- Annie, wife, 42, born nova Scotia
- Robert, son, 22, sailor
- George, son, 18, laborer
- Thomas, son, 16
- Aaron, son, 12
- Annie, dau, 9
- Sarah, dau, 6
- Flora, dau, 1
He passed away accidentally in 1889.[2] The Maple Leaf (Albert, April 25 1889) reported on his untimely death:[3]
- Wednesday of last week about 16 o'clock, William Stevens of Harvey Point, one of the workmen on the new vessel at the Bank, fell into the hold, a distance of about ten feet and was instantly killed. He fell on a chopping-block on the keelson striking first on his jaw, breaking his jaw and neck. Deceased was about 62 years of age. He leaves a widow and eight children.
Sources
- ↑ 1881 Canada Census (New Brunswick, Albert, Harvey):
- ↑ Death record: https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/VISSE/141C4.aspx?culture=en-CA&guid=584CBF38-A546-4F00-AE3A-D3A374744DEF
- ↑ Death notice: https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/NewspaperVitalStats/Details.aspx?culture=en-CA&guid=6d7e1a83-7b0f-490f-9a84-274694b06357
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