Stephens, Samuel
Descendants of :
Samuel STEPHENS
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1. Samuel STEPHENS was born ABT 1809 in England and died 18 Jan 1840 in Glen Osmund, SA. He married Charlotte Hudson BEARE 24 Sep 1836 in In the John Pirie, Nepean Bay. She was born 1788 in Winchester, England and died 16 Dec 1875 in Adelaide, SA, arriving on Barque DUKE OF YORK.
Other events in the life of Samuel STEPHENS
Burial: in West Terrace Cemetery, SA
Immigration: 27 Jul 1836 in Duke of York
Description: May 1837 in Moved from Kingscote to mainland
Last updated 14 June 2019
First Colonial Manager appointed by the South Australian Company to the new colony of South Australia. In 1839 he was appointed inaugural treasurer of the committee to found the Botanical and Horticultural Gardens.
He was killed on his return to Adelaide on the final downhill, from an expedition up the River Murray, when his horse stumbled and rolled over him.
See biography http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/stephens-samuel-2698
See article: Kangaroo Island Might Have Become Hub Of State.
(1948, April 15). Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954), p. 25. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article93183258