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Christopher Stephenson 1692–1767 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Dec 1692

Birth Location: Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 20 Aug 1767

Death Location: Heysham, Lancashire, England

Father: Anthony Stephenson

Mother: Elizabeth Benson

Spouse(s): Mary Edmundson

Children(s): John Sr.

The story of Christopher Stephenson began in 1692 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England. Christopher Stephenson married Mary Edmundson, and had children including John Christopher Stephenson Sr. Christopher Stephenson passed away in 1767 in Heysham, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Christopher Stephenson began in 1692 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England.
  • Christopher Stephenson married Mary Edmundson, and had children including John Christopher Stephenson Sr.
  • Christopher Stephenson passed away in 1767 in Heysham, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Anthony Stephenson
1664–1718
Birth Location: Broughton in Furness, Lancashire, England
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Elizabeth Benson
1656–1718
Birth Location: Ulverston, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Edmundson
1686–1754
Birth Location: Heysham, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

John Sr.
1725–1803
Birth Location: Heysham, Lancashire, England
JS

Christopher Stephenson's Ancestors

Self
Christopher Stephenson
1692–1767
Birth Place: Ulverston, Lancashire, England
Parents
Anthony Stephenson
1664–1718
Broughton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth (Charlotte) Benson
1656–1718
Ulverston, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
James Stephenson*
1640–1691
Dunnerdale with Seathwaite, Broughton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Bridget Barker
1642–1732
Millom, Cumberland, England
William (Henry) Benson
1611–1696
Hawkshead, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Banks
1618–1671
Kirkham, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Stephenson
1621–1663
Mary Longhouse
1622–1662
William Benson
1574–1618
Agnes Knype
1572–1632
Richard Bankes)
1593–1644
Janet Hartley
1594–1678
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Stephenson
1580–1643
Alice Kilbourne
1580–
William Stephenson
1591–
Judith Stevenson
1601–1658
William Benson
1565–
John Knype
1552–
John Banke
1565–
Elizabeth Galwith
1577–1593
Thomas Hartley
1560–1594

Christopher Stephenson's Descendants

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Christopher Stephenson (4 Dec 1692–20 Aug 1767) m. Mary Edmundson (21 Feb 1686–1 Nov 1754)
  1. 1. John (Christopher Stephenson) Sr. 1725–1803 m. Jane (Webster) (Stephenson) 1725–1798
    1. 1. William Stephenson 1749–1836 m. Catherine Colston 1739–
      1. 1. Francis Stephenson 1768–1833 m. Elizabeth Youle 1768–1814
        1. 1. William Stephenson 1796–1868 m. Grace Sheard 1796–1873

Christopher Stephenson's Timeline

2 Records

1692
4 Dec 1692
Birth of Christopher Stephenson in Ulverston, Lancashire, England
Ulverston, Lancashire, England
1767
20 Aug 1767
Age 75
Death of Christopher Stephenson in Heysham, Lancashire, England
Heysham, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1692
    Event Place: Ulverston, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1767
    Event Place: Heysham, Lancashire, England
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