Peter Stevens

1821 - 1861  (39 years)

• Name	Peter Stevens
  Birth	10 Nov 1821	Stevensville, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States   [1, 2, 3]
  Christening	Camptown, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States [Wyalusing First Presbyterian Church]   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Montrose, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States   [4]
  	Federal
  Arrival in the Kansas Territory	Neosho Falls Township, Woodson, Kansas Territory, United States   [5]
  	Arrival in the Kansas Territory
  	In the Spring of 1858, more settlers arrived, including two men by the names of Ruggles and Stevens, who built a cabin on the south bank of the Neosho River and began to sell goods. Later in the year, the two built a frame store building and the Falls House Hotel. Before long, another store building was erected by J. Fisher, who put in a stock of drugs.
  Federal	Neosho Falls Township, Woodson, Kansas Territory, United States   [6]
  	Federal
  	Role: Head of Household His estate was valued at $1450
  Occupation	1850	Montrose, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States   [4]
  	cabinet maker
  Residence	1859	Neosho Falls Township, Woodson, Kansas Territory, United States   [4]
  Occupation	1860	Neosho Falls Township, Woodson, Kansas Territory, United States   [6]
  	Merchant
  	His personal property was valued at $1450.
  Death	12 Apr 1861	Neosho Falls Township, Woodson, Kansas Territory, United States   [1, 3]
  Burial	Neosho Falls Township, Woodson, Kansas Territory, United States [Cedarvale Cemetery]   [1]
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  Person ID	I4640	Emmert-Tipton
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Col. Aden Stevens,   b. 20 Apr 1770   d. 28 Jul 1858 (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Rebeca Purda Somers,   b. 23 Dec 1783   d. 28 Dec 1861, Stevensville, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	16 Feb 1816	Bradford County, , Pennsylvania, United States   [2, 7]
  	_HTITL: Husband _WTITL: Wife
  Family ID	F1932	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hulda Augusta Ruggles,   b. 12 Apr 1822, Waimea, Kauai, Hawaii, United States d. 26 May 1871, Stevensville, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	31 Dec 1851	Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States   [3, 4, 8, 9]
  	_HTITL: Husband _WTITL: Wife
  Children	+ 1. Samuel Ruggles Stevens,   b. 23 Oct 1852, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States d. 1928, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, United States (Age 75 years)   2. Charles A. Stevens,   b. 1854, Pennsylvania, , , United States
  Family ID	F1233	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2022

  
  

• Sources

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