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Stevens family of North Andover, Massachusetts

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  Charles Abbot Stevens (1816-1892) — also known as Charles A. Stevens — of Ware, Hampshire County, Mass. Born in North Andover, Essex County, Mass., August 9, 1816. Republican. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1853; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1864; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1875. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 7, 1892 (age 75 years, 242 days). Interment at Aspen Grove Cemetery, Ware, Mass.
  Relatives: Brother of Moses Tyler Stevens; uncle of John Peters Stevens (1868-1929); cousin *** of Isaac Ingalls Stevens.
  Political family: Stevens family of North Andover, Massachusetts.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Isaac Ingalls Stevens (1818-1862) — of Washington. Born in North Andover, Essex County, Mass., March 25, 1818. Major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; Governor of Washington Territory, 1853-57; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1857-61; general in the Union Army during the Civil War. Shot and killed at the Civil War battle of Chantilly, Fairfax County, Va., September 1, 1862 (age 44 years, 160 days). Interment at Island Cemetery, Newport, R.I.
  Relatives: Cousin *** of Charles Abbot Stevens (1816-1892) and Moses Tyler Stevens.
  Political family: Stevens family of North Andover, Massachusetts.
  Stevens County, Wash. is named for him.
  Fort Stevens (established 1863; decomissioned 1947; now a state park) in Warrenton, Oregon, was named for him.
  Epitaph: "Who gave to the service of his country a quick and comprehensive mind, a warm and generous heart, a firm will, and a strong arm, and who fell while rallying his command, with the flag of the Republic in his dying grasp, at the battle of Chantilly, Va."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Isaac Ingalls Stevens: Joseph Taylor Hazard, Companion of Adventure: A Biography of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, First Governor of Washington
  Moses Tyler Stevens (1825-1907) — also known as Moses T. Stevens — of Massachusetts. Born in North Andover, Essex County, Mass., October 10, 1825. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1861; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1868; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1891-95 (8th District 1891-93, 5th District 1893-95). Died March 25, 1907 (age 81 years, 166 days). Interment at Ridgewood Cemetery, North Andover, Mass.
  Relatives: Brother of Charles Abbot Stevens; uncle of John Peters Stevens (1868-1929); cousin *** of Isaac Ingalls Stevens.
  Political family: Stevens family of North Andover, Massachusetts.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Peters Stevens (1868-1929) — also known as J. P. Stevens — of Fanwood, Union County, N.J.; Plainfield, Union County, N.J. Born in North Andover, Essex County, Mass., February 2, 1868. Republican. Dry goods merchant; postmaster at Fanwood, N.J., 1901-03; founder of J.P. Stevens textile firm; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1920; Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1928. Member, Union League. Died in Plainfield, Union County, N.J., October 27, 1929 (age 61 years, 267 days). Interment at Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Susan Elizabeth (Peters) Stevens (1835-1871) and Horace Nathaniel Stevens (1837-1876); married, February 12, 1895, to Edna Ten Broek (1875-1964); nephew of Charles Abbot Stevens and Moses Tyler Stevens (1825-1907).
  Political family: Stevens family of North Andover, Massachusetts.
  J.P. Stevens High School, in Edison, New Jersey, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
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