Stephen Flinn is Born: 1772, Westfield New Jersey, to parents David Flinn and Lydia Littell Prior Flinn.

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1790 Stephen Flinn petitions Council and Gerneral Assembly from inhabitants and freeholders of present Elizabeth Township in Essex County.  Asking the repeal of act that incorporates the wards of Elizabeth, Rahway, Springfeild and Westfield into borough.

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05 JAN 1793 - Stephen Flinn requests to purchase 106 acres from Symmes Purchase Records.

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1796 - Stephen Flinn is listed as a resident of Columbia Township, Cinicnatti OHIO.  He owns 106 acres of land.

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Stephen Marries Sarah (aka Sally, nee:??) Marsh and had 7 surviving children:

Stephen (son of Stephen | m: Henrienta Mills of Indian Hill OH. | d: Norwood OHIO)

James (m: 27 OCT 1823 in Hamilton County OHIO |m: Sophornia (nee Smith) Kennedy)

Moses (m: 04 JUL 1827 Margaret Risp) 

Joanna (m: William Mills and has a daughter named Sally Amarinthia Mills | d: Mills Cemetery, Shelby County OHIO)

Jesse (m: Henrieta Hamm, Dayton OHIO)

William (Private in the 69th Ohio Infantry Company K | d: 21yrs)

David (information unknown at this time)

Vincent (m: 29 APR 1833, Hamillton County OHIO | d: 15 NOV 1889 Auglaize County OHIO)

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25 DEC 1822:  Stephen Marries Joanna Smedley (b: 1790 Brownsville, Fayette PA | d: 20 MAY 1883, Reading OHIO) in the Reading Protestant Church,  Hamiton County OH.  Joanna Smedley is the 1/2 sister of his first wife Sarah "Sally" Marsh.  Joanna Smedley has a son, Andrew Smedley from her previous marriage to Aaron Anderson Smedley.  

Stephen Flinn and Joanna have 2 daughters:

Sabra (d: 18yrs)

Sarah (d: 17yrs)

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Stephen Flinn Dies: 1829, Hamilton County OH