Researching Frances Stephens
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 16619 people with the Stephens surname? In that year Stephens was ranked number 224 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Frances means "from France" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Frances Stephens on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Frances Stephens and the Stephens Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Stephens Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Stephens family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 19959 people with the Stephens surname in the UK? Stephens is now ranked number 272 for popularity in the UK. |
Stephens Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 173180 people with the Stephens surname in the USA? Stephens is ranked number 100 for popularity in the USA. |
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Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Frances Stephens. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Frances Stephens
Frances Stephens (philanthropist)
Frances Stephens (January 27, 1851 – May 7, 1915) was a Canadian philanthropist of Scottish origin and a prominent woman of Montreal society.
Frances Ramsey McIntosh was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1851, the daughter of Nicholas C. McIntosh and Margaret Brown McIntosh. Both of her parents were from Montrose, Angus in Scotland. One of her sisters was Eliza Ann McIntosh Reid, a prominent clubwoman in Montreal.
In 1878, Frances McIntosh married the landowner and lawyer George Washington Stephens, Sr., who become Cabinet Minister of Québec. They had a son, Francis Chattan Stephens (1887–1918), and two daughters.
She died on the luxury steamboat RMS Lusitania, which was sunk by U-20, a German submarine. En route to Canada for internment next to her predeceased husband, her body and casket were lost at sea as the ship transporting it, the RMS Hesperian, was sunk by the same submarine. In American media, this was referred to as a double jeopardy (double murder).
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