Stephen Van Rensselaer Stedman b. 28 Feb 1811 Lower Canada, near Montreal, Quebec, Canada d. 29 Mar 1885 East Bay Twp., Grand Traverse Co., MI: Stedman Family Genealogies

1811 - 1885 (74 years)

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Name	Stephen Van Rensselaer Stedman [1, 2, 3]
Born	28 Feb 1811	Lower Canada, near Montreal, Quebec, Canada [2, 3]
Gender	Male
Residence	Abt Aug 1812 [3]
	____, Cayuga Co., NY
Residence	1834 [3]
	____, ____, OH
1840 Census	1840
	Spencer, Medina Co., OH, p. 176, 000 001 001 0000 - 200 010 000 0000
Residence	1845 [3]
	Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI
1850 Census	12 Aug 1850
	Walker, Kent Co., MI, p. 213-213a
1860 Census	1860
	Walker, Kent Co., MI, p. 544
Real Estate	1864 [4]
	Sold 150 acres in Walker for $4000
Residence	Oct 1869 [3, 5]
	Edgewood, IL (10 years)
1870 Census	1870 [6]
	____, Clay Co., IL
Residence	Between 1874 and 1876 [3]
	Saugatuck, Allegan Co., MI
Residence	Abt Oct 1876 [3]
	Acme, Grand Traverse Co., MI
1880 Census	1880	East Bay Twp., Grand Traverse Co., MI
	p. 430 Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace S. V. STEDMAN Self M Male W 69 CAN Farmer RI CT Lucy STEDMAN Wife M Female W 61 NY Housekeeper NY NY Louisa SHIELDS Dau S Female W 25 MI Housekeeper CAN NY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Source Information: Census Place East Bay, Grand Traverse, Michigan NA Film Number T9-0578 Page Number 430D
Residence	1881 [7]
	NEC RR & Bunker Hill Rd., Acme, Grand Traverse Co., MI
Died	29 Mar 1885	East Bay Twp., Grand Traverse Co., MI [8]
	STEDMAN, STEPHEND Date of death: 29-Mar-1885 Ledger Page: 242 Record Number: 84 Place of death: EAST BAY County of Death: Grand Traverse Sex: Male Race: WHITE Marital Status: Married Age: 74 years 1 month 1 day Cause of Death: PARALYSIS Birthplace: NEW YORK Occupation: FARMER Father's Name: Not Known, Father's Residence: Mother's Name: , Mother's Residence: Date of record: 10-Jun-1886
Buried	Aft 29 Mar 1885	Acme Cemetery - Acme, Grand Traverse Co., MI
Obituary	2 Apr 1885	Traverse City, Grand Traverse Co., MI
	Traverse City Herald
	S. V. Stedman died very suddenly, Sunday night, March 29th, of paralysis. He had, we understand, been as well as usual during the day. The following facts of his life have been furnished us: Stephen Van Rensselaer Stedman was born in Lower Canada, near Montreal, Feb. 28th 1811. When a year and a half old his parents moved to Cayuga Co., New York. From there they moved to Ohio in 1834. He was married to Lucy Graves in Ohio in 1836. He moved with his family to Grand Rapids in 1845. From there he moved to Illinois where he lived ten years, moving back to Michigan, to Saugatuck, Allegan Co., coming to Grand Traverse in the fall of 1876, settling in Acme, where he resided until his death. Twelve children were born to him, of whom eight are now living. Note: The United States declared war on Canada in June 1812. Stephen would have been 1 1/2 yrs. old in August 1812.
Person ID	I8517	Stedman/Steadman/Steedman Families of the New World
Last Modified	2 May 2015

Father	Benjamin Stedman, b. Between 1786 and 1790, ____, ____, RI , d. Abt 1833 (Age ~ 47 years)
Mother	Abigail Sheldon, b. 1790, ____, ____, CT , d. 1865 (Age 75 years)
Married	Abt 1806
Family ID	F9453	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Lucy Charlotte Graves, b. 4 Aug 1819, ____, ____, NY , d. 5 Dec 1893, Acme, Grand Traverse Co., MI (Age 74 years)

Married 28 Jan 1836 ____, Lorain Co., OH [9]

Children

	1. Abigail S. Stedman, b. 23 Oct 1836, ____, ____, OH , d. 3 May 1853, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI (Age 16 years)
	2. Lucena Stedman, b. Abt 1838, ____, ____, OH , d. Bef 30 Apr 1889 (Age ~ 51 years)
	3. Byron Woodhull Stedman, b. Abt Feb 1840, ____, ____, OH , d. 1918, ____, Greene Co., OH (Age ~ 77 years)
	4. Caroline Melissa Stedman, b. Abt 1842, ____, ____, OH , d. 14 Jan 1869, ____, Effingham Co., IL (Age ~ 27 years)
	5. Benjamin Franklin Stedman, b. Feb 1846, ____, ____, MI , d. 23 Mar 1909, ____, Allegan Co., MI (Age ~ 63 years)
	6. Lebbeus G. Stedman, b. Abt Apr 1850, Walker, Kent Co., MI , d. Unknown
	7. John E. Stedman, b. Jan 1853, Walker, Kent Co., MI , d. 1915, ____, Grand Traverse Co., MI (Age ~ 61 years)
	8. Lovisa M. Stedman, b. Abt Apr 1855, Walker, Kent Co., MI , d. 13 Aug 1921, Detroit, Wayne Co., MI (Age ~ 66 years)
	9. James DeWhite Stedman, b. 8 Apr 1858, Walker, Kent Co., MI , d. 2 Apr 1933, ____, ____, OK (Age 74 years)
	10. Jay DeWitt Stedman, b. 8 Apr 1858, Walker, Kent Co., MI , d. 17 Apr 1931, Brighton, Livingston Co., MI (Age 73 years)
	11. Stephen Van Rensselaer Stedman, Jr., b. 25 Jan 1861, Walker, Kent Co., MI , d. 30 Jan 1861, Walker, Kent Co., MI (Age 0 years)
	12. Ida L. Stedman, b. 25 Jan 1861, Walker, Kent Co., MI , d. 20 Jul 1898, Jefferson Twp., Hillsdale Co., MI (Age 37 years)

Last Modified 7 Jan 2006

Family ID F3780 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

Married - 28 Jan 1836 - ____, Lorain Co., OH

Obituary - Traverse City Herald - 2 Apr 1885 - Traverse City, Grand Traverse Co., MI

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Sources

[S129] Probate Records, Kent Co., MI, Lebbeus Graves, October 1869 (Reliability: 3).
[S147] U. S. Federal Census Records.
[S145] Traverse City Herald, 2 April 1885 (Reliability: 3).
[S20] Deed Book, Kent Co., MI (Reliability: 3).
[S129] Probate Records, Lebbeus Graves heirs Kent Co., MI 10/1869 (Reliability: 3).
[S147] U. S. Federal Census Records, 1870 (Reliability: 3).
from tommck@maqs.net
[S4] Atlas of Grand Traverse County, Michigan, 1881, East Bay Township (Reliability: 3).
T27N R10W W fractional 3/4 of N 1/2 of S 1/2 of Sec 3, East Bay Twp. (now Acme Twp.) 58.80 acres
[S19] Death Records, Grand Traverse Co., MI, Liber 1, p. 62 (Reliability: 3).
[S55] Marriage Records, Ohio, FTM CD #400 (Reliability: 3).