Joel STEVENS
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Internet IGI (Sep 2006)
Joel Stevens lived in Branthan, Suffolk, England. It was on the banks of the estuary of the Stour river.
The rocords sometimes spell the name Stevens and other times, Stephens, even for the same family. Aaron's wife, by knowing herselft how to rad and write rather than relying on clerks and court officials to spell the name their own way, chose to spell it Stevens.
Joel Stevens was buried in Brantham 12 Mar 1809 at the age of 53. That means that he was born in 1755 or 1756.
Joel was evidently a very poor man. When some of his children wer christened, they were even listed as "paupers", probably meaning they couldn't even make the usual donation associated with a christening.
Bloss was often spelled Blois. This is a name which has existed in England since the time of William the Conqueror (1066) as it is Norman French. It is relatively common in Suffolk county and less in Essex and Hertsfordshire and not common elsewhere in England.
He was a Glazier, that is, he installed glass. In earilier times in England, a glazier's work was almost exclusively limited to putting glass in cathedrals and churches as few other people had glass. But by this time, glass was becoming a little more common.
Aaron was 28 year old when they married. Louisa was 16. Her mother had to give her permission to marry.
Aaron died when he was 30. Louisa was left a widow at age 19 with 2 children.
He married Martha Bloss . Martha Bloss was born at Brantham, Suffolk, England 1758 .
They were the parents of 6
children:
Aaron Bethel Stevens
christened 14 Aug 1785.
Sarah Stevens
christened 9 Mar 1788.
Richard Stevens
christened 1 Aug 1790.
Lucy Stevens
christened 6 Apr 1793.
William Stevens
christened 7 Sep 1794.
Hannah Stevens
christened 20 Jan 1799.
Martha Bloss died 8 Jul 1832 at Brantham, Suffolk, England .