Stephen Thayer Olney
Stephen Thayer Olney (February 15, 1812 – July 27, 1878) was an American manufacturer and botanist with expertise in the genus ''Carex''. The monotypic plant genus ''Olneya'' (''Olneya tesota'', desert ironwood) was named in his honor by his friend and fellow botanist Asa Gray. References

Botanists active in North America 19th-century American botanists 1812 births 1878 deaths {{US-botanist-stub ...
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Burrillville, Rhode Island
Burrillville is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 16,158 at the 2020 census. It was incorporated as an independent municipality on November 17, 1806 when the Rhode Island General Assembly authorized the residents of then North Glocester to elect its own officers. The town was named for 19th century United States senator James Burrill, Jr. who was then the Rhode Island Attorney General. History Burrillville was probably first settled sometime around 1662, when the first Europeans began to settle the Nipmuc lands. The Town was originally a part of Glocester, Rhode Island. John Smith and members of the Saulsbury family were among the earliest settlers. Samuel Willard (physician) treated many smallpox victims in South Uxbridge and Glocester (Burrillville), and he had the scars to prove it. In 1806, The Town of Burrillville became a separate town and consisted of of land in the northwest corner of Rhode Island, bordering Connecticut a ...
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