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Genealogy" by Plowdon American Revolution Certificate Number 8716 Uriah Stephens (Uriah, Uriah, Thomas, Henry), was born probably atCanaan, Connecticut, in 1761. He married at Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, in1785, Elizabeth Jones, born 1766. He was one of the early settlers inCanisteo, New York, and was a large land owner. He was Justice of thePeace for many years, Supervisor, County Judge for six years, and servedin the Revolutionary War in Pennsylvania. Mrs. Stephens died March 30, 1840, and Mr. Stephens August 2, 1849. *The above information was obtained from the "Stephens/Stevens Stevens(1909). Uriah Stephens was very closely allied to the most important publicinterests of the town and county, was town clerk for several years,justice of the peace for eighteen years, supervisor for twenty years, andassociate judge of the county for six years. He was a man of goodbusiness ability, temperate habits, and ranked among the prominent men ofSteuben County; and his integrity of character, and faithfulness to dutyas an officer of the public, won the esteem of all who knew him. Hisearly education was very meager, but he possesed much native ability andgood, sound common sense. He married Elizabeth Jones in 1785, while inthe Wyoming country, of which union were born three sons, and five daughters; John R., Mrs. John Ayers, Mrs. Abbott, afterwards Mrs. BazeyBaker, Mrs. Silas Corey, Mrs. Joshua Stephens, Matthew, George H., andMrs. Jerathmell Powers. Of these children only the subject of this sketchis living. The father died August 2, 1849, aged eighty-three. -----William Lackey Stephens;http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/t/e/William-Lackey--Stephens/index.html
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