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John S. Stevenson
1778 - 1862 (84 years)
Person ID: I173 | Tree: Family Genealogy | Last Modified: 9 Aug 2020
Has 2 ancestors and 764 descendants in this family tree.
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Name John S. Stevenson [1, 2] Relationship 
with Dalton Paul Hallett Name John Stevenson Born 18 Mar 1778 Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland 
Gender Male Died9 May 1862 New Glasgow, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada Buried New Glasgow, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada Notes
In the Census of 1841, we find the following information about John Stevenson, weaver, living at Lot 23 [New Glasgow]. There were 7 persons in total living on 100 acres of Leasehold land for which they paid rent in Sterling of five pounds; 4 wewere natives of Scotland who had paid their own passage and 3 were born in PEI. They had 2 horses, 20 sheep, 9 cattle and 6 hogs and produced 350 bushels of potatoes, 100 bushels of oats, and 40 bushels of wheat. As to religion, it is interesting to note they were not listed among the Baptists but 6 as "any other denomination." Besides the parents, there were 3 males and 1 female between the ages of 16 to 45 and one female under the age of 16 years. (If you compare the Census with the family members, there must have been an adult male living with the family who was not their son. This could also account for the difference of one less in reporting their religion.)
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The following inscription was found on the tombstone in the New Glasgow, PEI Cemetery not far from the site where the settlers arrived in 1820.
"Elder John Stevenson died May 9, 1862 Age 84
Margaret Nisbet his beloved wife died July 19, 1852 Age 71
They were natives of Scotland and emigrated to this island and settled in New Glasgow in May 1820. After which he began to teach the people the word of God and preach the gospel which resulted in turning many precious souls to the Saviour and the foundation of the Church of Christ in this place in which he was a faithful and efficient Elder from 1837 until full of days and gradually ripening for the change he was peacefully called to be with Christ.
Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth, yea saith the spirit that they may rest from their labours and their works do follow them."
Parents
Father 
Charles Stevenson (ID:I201) Mother Margaret Anderson (ID:I202) Married 4 Jan 1769 Kilmalcolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland Family
Wife 
Margaret Nisbet (ID:I3620), b. 16 Sep 1780, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland , d. 19 Jul 1852, New Glasgow, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 71 years) Married 9 Mar 1799 Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland [2] Children 1. Stevenson (ID:I995), b. 1800, Scotland 
2. Charles Stevenson (ID:I2248), b. Bef 28 Jan 1802, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland , d. 17 Jan 1890, Greenmount, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age > 87 years)3. Catherine Anne Stevenson (ID:I215), b. 28 Feb 1804, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland , d. 6 Jan 1877 (Age 72 years)4. John Stevenson (ID:I208), b. 1805, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland , d. 1891 (Age 86 years)5. Andrew Stevenson (ID:I211), b. 1807, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland , d. 3 Nov 1895, New Glasgow, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 88 years)6. William James Stevenson (ID:I171), b. 1810, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland , d. 28 Oct 1900, Fredericton, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 90 years)7. Margaret Stevenson (ID:I214), b. 1812, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland , d. 29 Dec 1890, New Glasgow, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 78 years)8. George Stewart Stevenson (ID:I210), b. 1815, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland , d. 25 Mar 1910 (Age 95 years)9. Jane Stevenson (ID:I213), b. 1816, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland , d. 16 Jun 1872 (Age 56 years)10. Janet Stevenson (ID:I217), b. 12 Jan 1819, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland , d. 8 Mar 1880, Cavendish, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 61 years)11. Robert Stevenson (ID:I209), b. 28 Jun 1821, New Glasgow, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 3 Dec 1903 (Age 82 years)12. Martha Stevenson (ID:I212), b. 11 Feb 1824, New Glasgow, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 23 Jun 1907, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 83 years)13. Agnes Stevenson (ID:I216), b. 1826, New Glasgow, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 15 Jul 1911, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA (Age 85 years) -
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Event Map
Born - 18 Mar 1778 - Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland 
Married - 9 Mar 1799 - Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland 
Died - 9 May 1862 - New Glasgow, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada Buried - - New Glasgow, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada = Link to Google Earth -
Source Citations
- Details:Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada;
- Details:Name: private distribution; Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Date: 2001;Citation:Page: page 23
