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Decatur was born on January 5, 1779, in Sinepuxent, Maryland, [a] to Stephen Decatur Sr., a merchant captain and later an officer in the young American navy during the American Revolution, and his wife Ann (Pine) Decatur. The family of Decatur was of French descent on Stephen's father's side, while his mother's family was of English and Irish ...
Decatur (named after Stephen Decatur Bross, one of Nebraska's earliest settlers) Du Bois ("of the Woods") Fontanelle, Fontenelle Forest, Fontenelle Boulevard, Hotel Fontenelle, Logan Fontenelle Housing Project (Named after Logan Fontenelle, Omaha Tribe chief who was the son of a Creole and Omahan mother)
Stephen Decatur Sr. (June 1751 – November 11, 1808) was a United States Navy officer and privateer who served in the American Revolutionary War and the Quasi-War. He was commissioned as a captain in the United States Navy, and was the father of Stephen Decatur .
Stephen A. Decatur (born 1813, [1] died 1888 [2] [3] or 1889 [1]), born Stephen Decatur Bross and often referred to as Commodore Decatur, [2] was one of the earliest settlers in Nebraska. He was born and educated in the East, where he became a school teacher and started a family.
Stephen Decatur (1779–1820) was an American naval commodore. Stephen Decatur may also refer to: Stephen Decatur Sr. (1752–1808), American naval captain in the Revolutionary War and afterwards; Stephen Decatur Bross or Stephen A. Decatur (1813–1888), pioneer settler in Nebraska and Colorado
The capture of HMS Macedonian was a naval action fought near Madeira on 25 October 1812 between the heavy frigate USS United States, commanded by Stephen Decatur, and the frigate HMS Macedonian, under the command of John Surman Carden. The American vessel won the long bloody battle, capturing and bringing Macedonian back to the United States ...
Decatur, 4 places in Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, and New York – Stephen Decatur (War of 1812 naval hero) [171] [172] Decatur, Nebraska – Stephen Decatur (one of the village's incorporators) Decorah, Iowa – Decorie (Native American chief) [171] Decoto, California – Ezra Decoto (landowner)
Decatur, Alabama, county seat of Morgan County Decatur metropolitan area, Alabama, the largest metro area with the name Decatur. Decatur, Arkansas, a city; Decatur, Georgia, county seat of DeKalb County; Decatur, Illinois, county seat of Macon County and largest city with the name Decatur. Lake Decatur, a reservoir in the city