William Edward Stevenson

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William E. Stevenson Dies at 89; Prominent Jamestown Mason
JAMESTOWN, Sept. 2.—Funeral arrangements are being made today for William E. Stevenson, 89, prominent Jamestown insurance man and Mason, who was found dead in his bed in his apartment at 115 Liberty St., Tuesday morning. Death was attributed to natural causes.
Holder of the prelate emeritus badge, awarded by the York Rite Masons, Mr. Stevenson served for 31 consecutive years in Masonic offices. A 32d-degree Mason, he had completed all the work in all the branches of Free Masonry. He was a past commander of Jamestown Commandery, Knights Templar.
Born July 24, 1864, in Pittsburgh, he lived in Jamestown for 51 years. After several years as a railroad telegrapher, he worked for 26 years for the Johnson Ice & Coal Co. before purchasing the Stevens Insurance Co. in 1926, operating it alone until 1942, when he became a partner of Ralph W. Johnson. He retired last March.
He is survived by a son, W. E. Stevenson Jr., Hamden, Conn.; a grandson, William R. Stevenson of Hamden and a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Herrick of Conneaut, O. His wife, Margaret Porter Stevenson, died in 1939.
The body is at the Patridge Funeral Home, 212 East Fourth St.
(The Buffalo News (Buffalo, New York) - Wed, Sep 2, 1953, Page 51)

William married Margaret Porter on 14 Jun 1893 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. Margaret was born on 15 Oct 1869 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; died on 11 Nov 1939 in Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York; was buried in Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/231721460/mayne-reid-stevenson

Died:
Death record for him in the Lake View Cemetery in Jamestown, NY. Possibly originally buried in Jamestown then reinterred when his parents relocated to Tennessee

William married Miriam J Breese on 19 Jul 1941 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Miriam was born on 6 Nov 1915 in New York; died on 3 Sep 1970 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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CHESHIRE - William Reid Stevenson, 61, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007, at The Connecticut Hospice in Branford.
He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, April 16, 1945, the son of Miriam Breese and William E. Stevenson. Bill was a graduate of Hamden High School and Lafayette College, where he was a brother in Chi Phi Fraternity. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1968 to 1972 and was stationed on the USS Midway after completing Naval Officers Training School in Newport, RI. For many years he enjoyed sailing with his family on Long Island Sound. He was a self-employed real estate appraiser until his retirement. An avid fan of the Boston Red Sox, the New England Patriots, and UConn Basketball, he had been a team manager and director for Cheshire Youth Baseball.
He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Susan Rowell Stevenson; a daughter, Leah Jane Stevenson of New York, N.Y.; and a son, David William Stevenson of Brighton, Mass.
Arrangements are being made by Sisk Brothers Funeral Home, 3105 Whitney Ave., Hamden. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 9. A memorial service and interment at Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass., will take place at the family’s convenience. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The Connecticut Hospice Inc., 100 Double Beach Road, Branford, CT 06405.
(Record-Journal (Meriden, Connecticut), Thursday, February 8, 2007, Page M10)