Lawrence Stedman

1833 - 1894  (60 years)

• Name	Lawrence Stedman  [1]
  Alt. Birth	1833	West Springfield, Hampden Co., MA   [1]
  Born	8 Nov 1833	Otis, Berkshire Co., MA
  Gender	Male
  1850 Census	19 Aug 1850
  	Lee, Berkshire Co., MA, p. 51, w/Robt Stedman, age 16, b. MA, as Laurence Stedman
  1860 Census	5 Jul 1860
  	Lee, Berkshire Co., MA, p. 619
  1880 Census	1880
  	Holyoke, Hampden Co., MA
  Died	25 Jan 1894	Holyoke, Hampden Co., MA
  Buried	Aft 25 Jan 1894	Forestdale Cemetery, Holyoke, Hampden Co., MA
  Notes	Lawrence Stedman resided in Tyringam, Monterey, and other places in southern Berkshire County. During the Civil War, he served in the First Connecticut Heavy Artillery. Later in life, he was a driver of a stage between Tyringham and Montery. According to Bertha Stedman Rothwell, Lawrence Stedman came to California in 1885.  He was on a visit to his brother Stephen and family.  While there, he became interested in the lumber business and spent many months working for his brother.  He left to return to Massachusetts with the firm determination of bringing his family to California with him.  His plan was then to enter in partnership with his brother Stephen in Marin County, California.  He never again returned to California. In 1885, while he was working in California, Bertha Stedman, Margaret, and Edna were sent each day to take him a warm lunch in the woods.  It was on one of these trips that the sisters found a nest of pretty little kittens and each day stopped to play with them.  They were very wild and would spit at them and try to resist their advances.  Stephen, hearing them tell of the kittens they had found, became suspicious and investigated.  He found that they had been playing with four wildcat kittens.  They were fortunate that they had never encountered the mother cat, or they would have been viciously attacked by her.  Wild animals will fight for their young. For verification of the date when Lawrence was in California, Julia Sturtevant had an autograph album.  On one page Lawrence Stedman wrote his name and signed the date, April 20 1885. Data concerning this branch of the family was supplied largely by Lily Mabel (Stedman) Nobles in 1950 to John J. DeMott. ___________________________________ 1880 Census Place: Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts National Archives Film T9-0535     Page 342D                Relation  Sex  Marr Race Age  Birthplace Lawrence STEDMAN    Self M    M    W    46   MA  Occ:  Janitor        Fa: MA   Mo: MA Ann S STEDMAN       Wife F    M    W    45   MA  Occ:  Keeping House  Fa: MA   Mo: MA Eva STEDMAN         Dau  F    S    W    22   MA  Occ:  At Home        Fa: MA   Mo: MA Florence STEDMAN         Dau  F    S    W    19   MA  Occ:  At School      Fa: MA    Mo: MA Henry M. STEDMAN    Son  M    S    W    16   MA  Occ:  Assists His Father      Fa: MA    Mo: MA Robert B. STEDMAN   Son  M    S    W    11   MA  Occ:  At School      Fa: MA   Mo: MA Lily STEDMAN        Dau  F    S    W    8M   MA             Fa: MA    Mo: MA Kate JOHNSON        Other     F    W    W    28   VT   Occ: Servant      Fa: VT    Mo: VT
  Person ID	I7900	Stedman/Steadman/Steedman Families of the New World
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2006

  
  

  Father	Robert Stedman,   b. 6 Feb 1809, Stockbridge, Berkshire Co., MA ,   d. 19 Apr 1875, White's Hill - San Rafael, Marin Co., CA  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Elvira Dorman,   b. 13 Jul 1813, Blandford, Hampden Co., MA ,   d. 4 Jan 1860, Lee, Berkshire Co., MA  (Age 46 years)
  Marriage intent	8 Dec 1832	Lee, Berkshire Co., MA   [2, 3]
  Married	29 Jan 1833	Otis, Berkshire Co., MA   [2, 4]
  	They were married by the Rev. Rufus Pomeroy.
  Family ID	F3452	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann Sylvinia Kinne,   b. 23 May 1835, West Stockbridge, Berkshire Co., MA ,   d. 29 Aug 1919, South Hadley, Hampshire Co., MA  (Age 84 years)
  Married	10 Jan 1855	South Lee, Berkshire Co., MA
  Children	1. Leila Lenora Stedman,   b. 28 Jul 1856, South Lee, Berkshire Co., MA ,   d. 27 Sep 1856, South Lee, Berkshire Co., MA  (Age 0 years)   2. Selia Stedman,   b. 28 Jul 1856, South Lee, Berkshire Co., MA ,   d. 9 Oct 1856, South Lee, Berkshire Co., MA  (Age 0 years)   3. Eva Ann Stedman,   b. 24 May 1858, South Lee, Berkshire Co., MA ,   d. 31 Oct 1941, Springfield, Hampden Co., MA  (Age 83 years)   4. Edward Lawrence "Eddy" Stedman,   b. 24 May 1858, South Lee, Berkshire Co., MA ,   d. 12 Aug 1858, South Lee, Berkshire Co., MA  (Age 0 years)   5. Florence May Stedman,   b. 19 May 1861, Otis, Berkshire Co., MA ,   d. 8 Feb 1929, West Springfield, Hampden Co., MA  (Age 67 years)   6. Henry Morgan Stedman,   b. 20 Nov 1863, Monterey, Berkshire Co., MA ,   d. 6 Apr 1943, West Springfield, Hampden Co., MA  (Age 79 years)   7. Minnie Lenora Stedman,   b. 29 Jul 1867, Tyringham, Berkshire Co., MA ,   d. 31 Aug 1867, Lee, Berkshire Co., MA  (Age 0 years)   8. Robert Byron Stedman,   b. 10 Mar 1869, Great Barrington, Berkshire Co., MA ,   d. 29 Nov 1934, 9 Cottage Avenue - Holyoke, Hampden Co., MA  (Age 65 years)   9. Charles G. Stedman,   b. 14 Mar 1874, Holyoke, Hampden Co., MA ,   d. 12 Jul 1874, Holyoke, Hampden Co., MA  (Age 0 years)   10. Lily Mabel Stedman,   b. 4 Oct 1879, Holyoke, Hampden Co., MA ,   d. Dec 1974, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX  (Age 95 years)
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2006
  Family ID	F3454	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Nov 1833 - Otis, Berkshire Co., MA Married - 10 Jan 1855 - South Lee, Berkshire Co., MA Died - 25 Jan 1894 - Holyoke, Hampden Co., MA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S57] Massachusetts Vital Records, West Springfield, p. 207 (Reliability: 3). [S56] Massachusetts Marriage Index, Broderbund Family Archive #231. [S57] Massachusetts Vital Records, Lee, p. 163 (Reliability: 3). [S57] Massachusetts Vital Records, Otis, p. 117 (Reliability: 3).