Author : Jean H. Baker
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 47,75 MB
Release : 1997-06
Category : Governors
ISBN : 9780393315981
Presents a portrait of four generations of the Stevenson family in America, from the first Scotch-Irish immigrants to the life and career of the noted liberal politician Adlai Stevenson.
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Author : Bella Bathurst
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 32,33 MB
Release : 2011-06-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 0062094742
For centuries the seas around Scotland were notorious for shipwrecks. Mariners' only aids were skill, luck, and single coal-fire light on the east coast, which was usually extinguished by rain. In 1786 the Northern Lighthouse Trust was established, with Robert Stevenson appointed as chief engineer a few years later. In this engrossing book, Bella Bathhurst reveals that the Stevensons not only supervised the construction of the lighthouses under often desperate conditions but also perfected a design of precisely chiseled interlocking granite blocks that would withstand the enormous waves that batter these stone pillars. The same Stevensons also developed the lamps and lenses of the lights themselves, which "sent a gleam across the wave" and prevented countless ships from being lost at sea. While it is the writing of Robert Louis Stevenson that brought fame to the family name, this mesmerizing account shows how his extraordinary ancestors changed the shape of the Scotland coast against incredible odds and with remarkable technical ingenuity.
Author : Joseph Grant Stevenson
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Page : 370 pages
File Size : 31,76 MB
Release : 1955
Category : Utah
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Joseph Stevenson (1787-1832) married Elizabeth Stevens and immigrated (after a stay at Gibraltar) in 1828 from England to Brooklyn, New York, moving later to Albany, New York and then to land near Detroit, Michigan. A son, Edward Stevenson (1820-1897), became a Mormon convert (together with his mother) in 1833, and lived in Missouri and Illinois before moving to Salt Lake City, Utah in 1847. Descendants lived in Utah, Idaho, California and elsewhere.
Author : Adlai Ewing Stevenson
Publisher : Adlai E Stevenson III
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 46,42 MB
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780982371008
Based on a political archive that spans five generations and more than 150 years, this collection of narratives, observations, wit, and wisdom, enlivens and informs on the family of former senator Adlai E. Stevenson III. This volume covers Adlai I, who served as vice president for Grover Cleveland; Adlai II, who served in the Roosevelt and Truman administrations and as governor of Illinois; Adlai III, who was an Illinois State Representative, state treasurer, senator, and two-time candidate for Illinois governor, and other family members in between. Whether it is Abraham Lincoln’s presidential campaign material—a Stevenson family member was a friend, contemporary, and promoter—after the famous seven debates or the forewarnings of the Comprehensive Anti-Terrorism Act of 1979, much of the history of the United States is presented here from personalized views of those who experienced and influenced it.
Author : Margaretta Stevenson
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Page : 172 pages
File Size : 35,71 MB
Release : 1966
Category : Scotland
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Family history and genealogical information about the descendants of Samuel Stevenson who was born ca. 1675 in Scotland. He left Scotland and migrated to Ireland ca. 1701. By the year 1703 Samuel immigrated to America and settled in Snow Hill (now Worcester) Somerset Co., Maryland. He was the father of three known children. Descendants lived primarily in Maryland, Kentucky and Indiana.
Author : Walter N. Vernon
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Page : 112 pages
File Size : 38,23 MB
Release : 1964
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Author : Blaine T. Bettinger
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 38,28 MB
Release : 2019-08-13
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1440300577
Unlock the family secrets in your DNA! Discover the answers to your family history mysteries using the most cutting edge tool available. This plain-English guide (newly updated and expanded to include th latest DNA developments) will teach you what DNA tests are available; the pros and cons of the major testing companies; and how to choose the right test to answer your specific genealogy questions. And once you've taken a DNA test, this guide will help you use your often-overwhelming results, with tips for understanding ethnicity estimates, navigating suggested cousin matches, and using third-party tools like GEDmatch to further analyze your data. The book features: · Colorful diagrams and expert definitions that explain key DNA terms and concepts such as haplogroups and DNA inheritance patterns · Detailed guides to each of the major kinds of DNA tests and tips for selecting the DNA test that can best help you solve your family mysteries, with case studies showing how each can be useful · Information about third-party tools you can use to more thoroughly analyze your test results once you've received them · Test comparison guides and research forms to help you select the most appropriate DNA test and organize your results · Insights into how adoptees and others who know little about their ancestry can benefit from DNA testing Whether you've just heard of DNA testing or you've tested at all three major companies, this guide will give you the tools you need to unpuzzle your DNA and discover what it can tell you about your family tree.
Author : E. R. Seary
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 22,8 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780773517820
Traces the origins of nearly 3,000 surnames found on the eastern Canadian island, along with sometimes extensive information on etymology, genealogy, and Newfoundland history. Introduces the alphabetical catalogue with a survey of the history and linguistic origins, which include English, Welsh, Irish, Scottish, French, Syrian, Lebanese, and Micmac. Appends lists of names by frequency and frequency by origin, and surnames recorded before 1700. First published in 1977, reprinted four times, and here revised with additions and corrections and reset in a more convenient format. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Claire Harman
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Page : 552 pages
File Size : 48,40 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
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The short life of Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-94) was as adventurous as almost anything in his fiction: his travels, illness, struggles to become a writer, relationships with his volatile wife and step-family, friendships and quarrels have fascinated readers for over a century. In his time he was both engineer and aesthete, dutiful son and reckless lover, Scotsman and South Sea Islander, Covenanter and atheist. Stevenson's books, including Treasure Island, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Kidnapped, have achieved world fame; others -- The Master of Ballantrae, A Child's Garden of Verses, Travels with a Donkey -- remain all-time favourites.
