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GENEALOGY AND MEMOIRS OF
CHARLES AND NATHANIEL
STEARNS,
AND THEIR DESCENDANTS.
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By
MRS. AVIS STEARNS VAN WAGENEN.
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Syracuse, N. Y.
Courier Printing Co.
1901.
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Dedicated to the memory of Henry Bond, M. D., only son
of Henry Bond and Hannah (Stearns) Bond, to whom
we are all indebted for the first genealogy of
the Stearns family published in 1855,
under the title of " Genealogies of
the Families and Descendants
of the early Settlers of
Watertown, Massa-
chusetts."
Digitized by the Internet Archive
in 2010 with funding from
Brigham Young University
http://www.archive.org/details/genealogymemoirs02vanw
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Introduction.
In the summer of 1802 a few persons in Syracuse, N. Y.,
and vicinity formed a New York State Association of the
Stearns families, with E. C. Stearns, President, Edson J.
Stearns, Vice President, and Mrs. Avis (Stearns) Van Wag-
en, Secretary and Treasurer. It was the intention of the
association to solicit additional memberships until a sufficient
number should join them from all parts of North America
and ultimately become a National Organization, with the
purpose of taking that part of ''Bond's Genealogies" per-
taining to the Stearns families, as a basis for a new work, and
bringing the records of all who would co-operate in the
movement down to the present time. After several
months of earnest effort throughout the state so little inter-
est was aroused in the subject, that the Association finally
abandoned its object. The undersigned then took upon
herself the arduous task. After the work was well
progressed, and accumulating in large proportions the serv-
ices of a competent genealogist was secured in the person
of Mrs. M. E. Abbott. In the early stages of the work we
received the manuscript compiled by Irving A. Stearns, of
Wilkesbarre, Pa., which was of great assistance in arrang-
ing the descendants of "my kinsman, Charles Sternes." We
are also indebted for much information to Hazen's Hist, of
Billerica, Brown's Hist, of Bedford, Stearns' Hists. of
8 INTRODUCTION.
Rindge and Ashburnham, Dedham Records, Family Me-
morial, by George Chapin Stearns, Barrus' Hist, of Goshen,
Mass., Andrews' Family Genealogy, together with town rec-
ords and family histories without number. Mr. Wm. H.
Manning, of Worcester, and Mrs. Amelia D. Stearns, of
Boston, Mass., have given much individual assistance, and
there are scores of others to whom our thanks are due.
We shall always remember with pleasure and gratitude
the interest and encouragement afforded us by our towns-
man Major Albert Stearns, No. 4261, who has written the
article on Heraldry and compiled the statistics for
both volumes. We are also indebted to our publisher,
Mr. F. H. Johnson of Syracuse, N. Y., and J. Manz Engrav-
ing Co. of Chicago, 111., and Bartlett & Co. of New York,
for the very able, prompt and courteous manner in which
they have executed our orders and to all who have seconded
our efforts in the slightest degree, we wish here to express
our thanks and appreciation.
Very truly,
(Mrs.) AVIS (STEARNS) VAN WAGENEN.
July 1 st, 1 90 1.
Heraldic Glossary.
CHARGES — Subordinate emblems placed on, or next to
the ordinaries.
CHEVRON— Protection. Taken from the rafters of a
house.
CREST — Upper part, — above the helmet.
CROSSES — Crosslets; four equal straight arms with small
crosses on each.
CROSSES — Flory; four equal straight arms with triple
leaves on each, like lower part of fleur de lis.
CROSSES — Patonce; four equal curved arms with triple
leaves on each.
CROSSES — Pattee; like a square with sides cut away an
eighth part from each corner and four-fifths distance
to center.
DOVE — Loving constancy and peace.
FALCON — Eager in the pursuit of a much desired object.
FLOWERS — In general, — Hope, Joy. But each kind has a
special significance.
GRIFFIN — A fabulous animal having forefeet and head of
an eagle with ears, also body, hind legs and tail of a
lion.
HELMET — Surety in defence. Rank of owner determines
its shape.
10 HERALDIC GLOSSARY.
MARTLETT— Like a swallow, but without feet.
OLIVE BRANCH— Peace and Concord.
ORDINARIES, OR HONORABLE ORDINARIES—
The leading- and oldest classes of emblems placed next
to the shield.
OR — Gold or Yellow, betokens Wisdom, Justice, Riches,
elevation of mind.
PPR. PROPER— Natural form and color,
SA. SABLE OR BLACK — Constancy, or more rarely,
Grief.
STARLING (OR STERNE)— Industry.
WHITE ROSE— Love and Faith.
WREATH — A circle or ring- formed of a light and a dark
rope of silk, twisted together.
Armory or Heraldry.
The fact that our fathers brought from England the family
Coat of Arms, — that it was borne there three centuries ago,
by a Sterne, who was the third citizen in the British Peerage,
next to royal blood, — that a titled Stern was Honorary
Colonel of a Regiment in England within the past ten years,
(1891), — that it was well known in many counties there, —
that patriotic and honored members of our family used it
here, after the Revolutionary War (see Pitcher, opp P. 79),
also, that several different "charges" appear to have been
used in this country by the Stearns family, all resting upon
the same base, i. e., the Golden Shield and the Three
Crosses; all these things make it proper that something
should be here said upon the above named subject, even
though it be a very brief and rambling recapitulation of
interesting published matter, which would fill many volumes
as large as the familv Bible.
It is quite natural our ancestors should suppose the
Science of Armory or Heraldry world be practiced in the new
country, for it was ancient, useful and noble. It may have
been abused, notably in the times of Charles II. (1649-85),
when titles could be bought, but so have all things, even the
good offiees of the church.
Heraldry in England was a purely military and feudal
institution, dating from about 950 A. D. in the tournaments
of Germany and imported by the Norman invaders. Will-
iam the Conqueror (1035-97) annointed some seven hundred
of his followers ,to be Barons, dividing England up, making
them Tenants-in-Chief from the Crown; none of these fam-
ilies now remain in the land.
12 HERALDRY.
The armorial shielJ, like the signet ring, was used in the
place of a signature, by many who could not write their
names. At the time of signing- the great Magna Charta
(1215), twenty-three English Barons affixed their marks, a
cross; it was even sealed by King John without his signa-
ture. The Sign of the Cross is often found upon shields and
seals; over three hundred and eighty different forms of
crosses are recorded. It was usually employed in the execu-
tion of early deeds, to render the compact binding, and the
custom of persons who are unable to write, still signing with
a cross, is a survival of this practice. The Cross is the most
honorable charge to be found in Heraldry, and its bearing
is the express (badge of a Christian; it was borne by the
Crusaders and from this fact they received their name.
Coats of Arms usually consist of a shield and helmet, with
"ordinaries," and it may have "charges" of things animate
or inanimate, real or mythical, each in varied forms, (like
the Cross referred to above), illustrated by one or more
"Tinctures," (of which there are fifteen, the two precious
metals, five colors and eight furs) affording opportunity for
much art and brilliancy in make-up of armory, when thou-
sands of pounds were expended upon a single outfit. They
were often adorned by "supporters" 'on the sides, — see lion
and the unicorn of England; sundry things might be shown,
forming a "crest" above the shield, like the Starling of our
first Isaac Stearns. Mottoes were shown; flowers, which
speak such varied languages were freely used; the whole
often encircled with "mantles" or lines of beauty. All the
above had a distinct and well understood meaning in the
Language of Heraldry, which even the illiterate gentlemen
had to learn by heart. The charges upon the shield orig-
inally represented the great deeds done upon the field of
battle.
Heraldic devices were depicted upon flags, the rank of
commander determining the size and shape of each. Some
pennons had points like a swallow's tail, and when the owner
did some especial act of gallantry, his Sovereign might pro-
mote him on the field of battle by tearing off these points.
The sails of the early men of war, are constantly repre-
sented with armorial blazonry.
HERALDRY. 13
Coats of Arms were embroidered upon altar cloths in
Boston, Mass., during- the sixteenth century.
Heraldic rebuses were sometimes formed, by adding to
the coat of arms, some object whose name sounded like the
whole or a part of the family name. In parts of England
the "Starling" was called a "Sterne;" this may have caused
its use by a branch of our family there.
The arms of the Duke de Medici are used in this country
in front of every pawn shop, the three balls.
The Sterne (or Stearns) coat of arms is known to have
been borne by families in the following named counties of
England: Berks, Buckingham, Cambridge, Hertford, Lan-
caster, Norfolk, Nottingham, Suffolk, Sussex and York,
comprising nearly one-third of that country.
During the reign of Richard III. (1483-85) Heraldry was
placed under specific control, by the incorporation of a col-
lege, which allowed no arms to be used without authority:
"Arms of Descent" or Paternal Arms, belong to and dis-
tinguish some particular family, and it was unlawful for any
other family to assume them; the inheritance of such in the
third generation, constituted a Gentleman in right of blood;
in the fourth, a Gentleman of Ancestry, or a complete
nobility, "Begun in the sire, growing in the son and complete
in the grandson," qualifying the owner to be received at the
Court of his own and other Sovereign Princes.
Coats of Arms could be willed away, given or sold, like
chattel property, by undisputed owners. Often combats of
Arms were resorted to for the. settlement of claims to certain
armorial designs. A man might assume and bear arms of a
conquered enemy.
Names were often changed, upon the bestowal of a Title,
the family name of the Wandsworth Barony being Stern.
Armorial Seals were believed to have been in England as
early as 1030. Arms have been assigned to our Saviour; an
escutcheon was still extant in 1892, in the Cathedral at
Mayence, showing twenty quarterings, said to have been so
placed, in order that our Lord might take highest rank as
"a gentleman;" a custom prevailing in "Mayence the
Golden," that those onlv, who bore sixteen or more quarter-
ings could aspire to this nobilitv. The first authentic seal,
14 HERALDRY.
of which an impression is stiil in existence, is that of Edward
the Conqueror (1042-66). Henry I. hung an armorial shield
upon the breast of Geoffrey of Anjou in 1122, upon his
marriage to that King's daughter; but enthusiasts claim that
it existed at a much earlier date, and would fain show it by
Holy Writ in 1490 B. C, referring to Numbers II., 2, which
orders "Every man of the Children of Israel shall pitch by
his own standard, with the ensign of their father's house,
far off about the tabernacle of the congregation, shall they
pitch;" they also refei to Psalms XX., 5; LX., 4, and Isaiah
XIII., 2. Sophocles, Herodotus, Virgil and other ancient
writers give minute descriptions of the devices represented
en the shields of their heroes, but they may not be strictly
"Heraldic charges."
This Science was useful in warlike times to distinguish,
during the dust and confusion of battle, the different Knights
who led and fought, encased in steel; the coat of arms being
shown upon the shield, the breast and back; also upon the
horse's blanket, both before and behind the saddle. The
neglect to wear arms sometimes proved fatal; the last De
Clare owed his death on the field of Bannockburn (13 14) to
this cause, being captured by the Scots; his great value as a
prisoner would have saved him for ransom. A typical in-
cident showing the Chivalry of those days, (which was a
twin brother of Heraldry), happened upon this field, the day
before the battle. King Robert the Bruce, with thirty
thousand 'Scots opposed the advance of a hundred thou-
sand English troops, who sought to raise the siege of
Stirling Castle near by, and to conquer Scotland. A river,
spanned by a single bridge, divided the two armies; an Eng-
lish Knight, named De Bohun, thinking to win augmenta-
tions to his escutcheon, being armed with the heavy spear
and splendidly mounted, rode out in full view of the two
armies and challenged King Bruce to single combat. Bruce,
mounted upon a pony and armed only with a battle axe,
crossed the bridge; each advanced to the encounter, when
near together the Scot turned to the left, dodging the spear
and drove his axe through the helmet and skull of his foe-
man. The battle on the following day ended with a victory
for the 'Scottish King; doubtless this incident helped him
greatly, for in those days, good or ill omens had great
HERALDRY. 15
influence over soldiery, and the smallness of his army justi-
fied an exposure which, at this day, would be called insanity.
Heraldry has often served to determine the age and builder
of ancient structures; the identity of portraits, titles to real-
estate and especially in preserving records of family rela-
tionships.
It was noble, in that it enforced as high a degree of recti-
tude and honor as the age would permit; it encouraged
loyalty to the crown; mercy to prisoners; chivalry to the fair
sex; bravery and skill at arms. Only the Noble were en-
titled to wear arms and up to the fifteenth century, even such
must have "won their spurs" or charges upon the field, all
others were forbidden by law. In the times of Peter the
Hermit (1050-1115) any one who slew an infidel was de-
clared "noble' 'and could wear arms.
Additions to coats of arms were carried to great extremes,
being at times made to represent forty to fifty different
things, by quarterings, crests, &c, such as noble descent,
intermarriage of noble families, marriage to an heiress,
(then her arms must be borne), skill in battle, rank of a son.
or "cadency;" a fourth son could take the "martlett," a
small bird, shown without feet, to indicate that a younger
son had little land to stand upon, hence, must support him-
self by his wings, i. e., his sword or his brain, and the pro-
fession of arms or the church received and provided for him,
seemingly a choice between slaughtering soldiers or saving
souls.
The nobleman was obliged by public opinion to wear arms;
if he committed anv act unworthv of knighthood, portions
of his escutcheon were "voided," this being done for such
acts as revoking his challenge, deserting the banner of, or
lying to his Sovereign, cowardice, vainly boasting of martial
achievements, effeminacy, drunkenness or licentious con-
duct, killing a prisoner with his own hanHs, when not justi-
fied by self defense, acting as a traitor to his king and
country; for this last crime, the most disgraceful of all, the
escutcheon was condemned to be borne reversed; all these
things applied, not onlv to the actual culprit, but to his
whole familv, until restored bv royal favor.
When "villainous saltpeter" came into use, the closed
16 HERALDRY.
helmets were iaid aside, and armorial bearings fell into dis-
use in time of war, but continued to be emblems of rank and
a mark of gentle blood; in later years, the legal restrictions
in England have been replaced by custom, gentlemanly
usages and genealogies.
This Science has been criticised, in that it encourages
vanity, but it has been well said, "He who careth not whence
he cometh, careth little whither he goeth." Family pride
will do much to restrain the young man from disgraceful
deeds; the aegis of a good mother's love will follow him
around the world, an ever present shield, and when all the
mothers for many generations, have been good, the armor is
doubly secure. Children are the mother's diadem; the more
useful the child the brighter the jewels shine above her brow,
bcause they prove greater care and skill on the part of the
lapidary in the cutting and polishing; hence, the usefulness
of genealogies like this, to register these things, and many
sparkling brilliants may be found recorded in this volume.
However, we will not regret that Heraldry has practically
ceased in these United States, except on seals used by the
Country, States, Corporations, &c. So long as each of our
large family continues useful and honorable, the
"Screaming Eagle," shown upon the arms of our country,
may well represent now, that exuberance of spirit, due to
the magnitude of the tasks accomplished and the good results
likely to follow, as it did to our brave fathers, a century ago.
From the foregoing, it may be seen that family arms may
be modified in various ways, for different branches of the
family, and these may again be changed, by younger
branches. Regarding the coat of arms of the Sterne or
Stearns family in England and in this country, the oldest that
we now have knowledge of, (which we will call No. i), is
that of the Archbishop of York, (1664-83), whose family
shield was or, a chev. betw. three crosses flory sa. crest a
cock starling ppr. It had ornamental mantling and a ribbon
below, without motto. This distinguished man, by right of
his clerical position, took rank ahead of all others in the
peerage, except the reigning family, the Archbishop of
Canterbury and the Lord High Chancellor. We know this
to have been an old English familv and the arms were at
that time doubtless many generations old.
HERALDRY. 17
Other branches of the family in England bore three
crosses of a different form; some the "patonce," others
"crosslets" or "pattee." Records also show that the crests
varied, some having a falcon, others a griffin or a dove.
Authorities differ even about the arms of the Archbishop,
but the above seems to be the most authentic.
The College of Heraldry, in London, have recently sent
us a copy in colors of "the Arms borne by Archbishop
Sterne," or, a chev. betw. three crosses flory sa., without
other augmentations.
Bond's genealogy of our family shows a shield like No. if
which "belonged to the occupants of the old Stearns Home-
stead in Watertown," Mass., doubtless brought to this coun-
try by Isaac Stearns in 1630, but it also bears the helmet, and
cock starling for a crest, with ornamental mantling and rib-
bon without motto below.
No. 2, Mr. Charles R. Stearns of Creighton, Neb.,
sends sketch of a shield now in his family, borne by
"Richard Sterne, Esq.. son and heir of the most reverend
father in God, Richard Sterne, Lord Archbishop of York."
It is the same as No. 1, except it has for a crest a wreath
supporting a dove bearing an olive branch, and on the
shield, under lower cross, the motto, Sustinet — to Sustain.
Mr. Robert E. C. Stearns of Los Angeles, Cal., sends
copy of one similar to No. 2.
No. 3, The author, Laurence Sterne (1713-68), a great-
grandson of the Archbishop, has his coat of arms as a
frontispiece to Tristram Shandv and other books; it is or, a
chev. betw. three crosses patonce, crest a wreath and star-
ling;— no ribbon nor motto.
No. 4, The imprint of another shield has been sent us, the
same as No. 1, except the crest is a falcon resting on a
wreath; it was probably made for some one in this country,
as it has neither helmet nor mantle, but has on a ribbon the
motto, Absque labore nihil; Nothing without Labor. It
was made in London and bears the name below of Joseph
Barker Stearns.
No. 5. Mr. M. A. Stearns of Brooklyn, N. Y., has
furnished the impress of a beautifully cut oval seal,
three-quarters of an inch long, of same design as No. 1,
18 HERALDRY.
except it has crosses patonce, with family name on the
ribbon and chevron bears the motto Exitus actor probat. —
The Event approves the Act. He says this seal was made
about 1822 for his father.
No. 6, Mr. James P. Stearns, of Springfield, Mass.,
sends photograph of a shield much like No. 1, except
it has for a crest a goat's head resting on a crown.
No. 7, The Family Memorial, a neatly gotten up volume,
published at Buffalo, N. Y., in 1891, by Mr. George Chapin
Stearns, being genealogy of a part of our family, the
descendants of Benjamin Stearns , shows arms lake No. 3,
adding a ribbon below with motto Lahore et Scientia, —
Labor and Science.
The Pitcher of Hon. Isaac Stearns (No. 366) of Billerica,
Mass., shown opposite page 79, which was probably made in
Liverpool, England, and sent to the recipient about 1784,
carries for a shield, or, three crosses flory, sa., substituting
a garland of white roses and forget-me-nots in place of the
helmet, with a mantle of same flowers, and has on ribbon
below, "The Arms of Stearns." He omits the chevron and
starling, evidently with the view of establishing arms for
the family here, which should discourage all warlike
instincts.
ALBERT STEARNS.
No. 4261.
It
Orthography of N ame Steams.
Stearns, Sternes,. Sterns, Starns, etc., etc., is undoubtedly
a variation or corruption of the name Sterne, which has
been effected in this country. It probably commenced in
the pronunciation, and extended to the writing of the
name. In the early town and county records the name is writ-
ten Sterne, in Winthrop's Journal it is also written Sterne.
"It is also a well known name in the counties of Nottingham,
Berks, Norfolk, Hertford, Suffolk and Cambridge, in Eng-
land, but the name Stearns has not occurred to the writer, in
any English work." In the will of Isaac Stearns ist. of the
first generation, Vol i, the name is spelled Sternes, the
surplus terminal "s" being sometimes used in England. The
variation Starns and Starnes, is distinctly southern, while
very few have retained the original and correct orthography.
The varied spellings will be found as they were given by the
writer of their records and all families of English descent
have been transcribed in their proper places or in the ap-
pendix. "In every instance where the lineage of this family
has been traced back, it has been to one of the following:
Isaac, Charles, or Nathaniel; what relationship existed be-
tween the three is not known. Isaac in his will calls Charles
"My kinsman;" it is noticeable, however, that all three
named their sons, Isaac, Samuel and John, while the sons
of Isaac, named their sons Nathaniel.
m Mrs. M. A. Whitney of Madrid, N. Y., writes, under date
of Feb., 1894, "My father died when I was quite young, but
I have often heard my Grandfather Stearns tell the story of
the three brothers."
Mr. Melvin H. Stearns of St. Louis, Mo., writes, under
date of Oct., 1893, "I have never seen Bond's Genealogies,
20 ORTHOGRAPHY OF NAME STEARNS.
but the storv of the three brothers is quite familiar to me,
as told by my uncle, Gould Stearns."
Dr. Phineas Sewall Stearns of Buffalo, N. Y., writes, under
date of Nov., 1893, "My father, Samuel, who was born in
1784, assured me that it was a positive fact that the original
Isaac, Charles and Nathaniel were brothers," and many
Others have given similar testimony.
On May 17, 1662, Thomas Clark sold a parcel of land in
Boston, Mass., bounded S. E. by land of Daniel Sternes
(Suffolk Deeds IV., pg. 268). This is the only record or
notice of this Daniel Stearns. The belief is entertained by
many of the Stearns descendants that three Sterne brothers
came to America together, named respectively, Isaac, Daniel
and Shubael; that Daniel died unmarried or without issue;
that Shubael and wife died, leaving two sons, Charles and
Nathaniel to the care of their uncle, Isaac. Research in
England has thus far failed to find the parents, brothers or
sisters of Isaac Stearns, the emigrant from England.
aj
To Trace a Lineage.
When only one number is mentioned in connection with
a masculine name he is being numerated in the parental
family, and has no descendants that are carried to the next
generation.
When two numbers are used, the larger refers to him as
the head of his own family and always mentions the parental
names in this connection ; hence to trace a lineage back, refer
from the larger number to the lesser one, then trace back
a few numbers until you find the parental names, which num-
bers will in turn refer to the preceding generation.
ABBREVIATIONS.
b. — born. chil. — children.
d. — died. bapt. — baptized.
md. — married. s. p. (sine prole) — without
unm. — unmarried. issue.
dau. — daughter.
ERRATA.
6223 should refer to 6497. 6967 should refer to 7846.
6768 should refer to 7625. 8443 should refer to 7586.
6793 should refer to 7662.
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The Arabella.
Early in the morning of April 8, 1630, Isaac Stearns
(Vol. 1, No. 1) and family, Sir Richard Saltonstall and fam-
ily, Rev. George Phillips, Gov. Winthrop and many others
embarked at Yarmouth, England, in the good ship Ara-
bella, and arrived at Salem, Mass., on June 12. The ship
Jewel arrived June 13; the ship Ambrose, June 18; the Tal-
bot, July 2. From the Memorial History of Boston,
Mass, by Justin Winsor, Vol. 1, page 115 shows a small cut
of the Arabella, reproduced from a painting in Salem or
Boston. The Arabella, the admiral of the fleet, was a ship
of 350 tons burden, carrying 28 guns and 52 seamen, with
Capt. Nathaniel Melbourne master and part owner The
accompanying cut of the Arabella is from a reproduction of
the painting by William F. Halsall, representing a part of
the fleet which brought Winthrop and his company to Sa-
lem Harbor. The Talbot, the vice-admiral, was shown at
anchor, while the Jewel, the coplin of the fleet, was the dis-
tant vessel on the right
From the History of Middlesex Co., by Samuel Adams
Drake, Vol. I., page 25, we quote, "Isaac Johnson, esteemed
the richest of the emigrants, inherited an estate of £20,000
from his grandfather, Robert Johnson of North Luffingham,
in 1584; with his wife Arabella, daughter of Thomas, third
Earl of Lincoln, he came over in Winthrop's ship, "The
Eagle," which, in his wife's honor, was rechristened "The
Arabella." Lady Arabella died at Salem, Mass., a few
weeks after the arrival and her husband, who survived her
only a few months, was interred at the upper end of his lot
in Boston, in what is now known as "The King's Burying
Ground."
The Arabella and her consorts experienced a varied and
stormy passage, and, on the 8th of June, there came a wild
pigeon into the ship. They came to anchor on the
seventy-sixth day, June 12, 1630, O. S.
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Henry Bond
Life of Henry Bond.
Henry Bond Jr., son of Henry and Hannah (Stearns) Bond
(First Vol. 897), was born Mar. 21, 1790, in Watertown,
Mass.; grad. Dartmouth Coll., 1813; was tutor there nearly
two years; A. M., 1816; M. D., 1817; settled first in Concord,
N. H., and, in Nov., 1819, moved to Philadelphia, where he
resided, unmarried, devoted to his profession. He was the
author of several articles in the Medical Journals, and of
"The Genealogies and History of Watertown, Mass.," which
is unrivalled by any similar work ever published in this
country, and that part pertaining to the Stearns family has
been reproduced in these pages. We consider it due to the
author to reprint here a memoir of this remarkable man,
from the pen of Horatio Gates Tones, A. M., Cor. Sec. of the
Hist. Soc. of Penn.
"In the month of March, 1806, Henry Bond commenced
his academical course, at Hebron Academy, and remained
there until Sept., 1809, when he was admitted to the fresh-
man class of Dartmouth Coll., and was duly graduated, in
Aug., 18 1 3. While in college he exhibited a fondness for
the exact sciences, and was considered a good mathema-
tician. When he graduated, his class numbered forty-one,
although, during the soohomore year, it had as many as
sixtv members. Among his classmates were Rev. Joseph B.
Felt, LL. D., Rev. Beniamin F. Farnsworth, D. D., Rev.
Austin Dickinson, Frederick Cushing, M. D., and Rev.
Rufus William Bailey. Immediately after his graduation,
Henry Bond commenced the studv of medicine under Dr.
Cyrus Perkins, who was Prof, of Anatomy in Dartmouth
Coll., and Dr. Nathan Smith, Prof, of Surgery. In Mar.,
24 HENRY BOND.
1815, he was elected a tutor in the college and resigned in
Aug., 1816. The period he spent there as tutor was full of
interest and excitement, for it was in the midst of the trou-
bles about the charter of Dartmouth Coll., the history of
which has become incorporated with the judicial decisions
of our country, and is so closely connected with the fame of
New Hampshire's noblest son, — the lamented Webster. In
Dec, 1816, Henry Bond received his medical degree, and,
early in the following January, commenced the practice of his
profession in Concord, N. H. During his residence there,
he delivered each summer for three years a course of popular
lectures on chemistrv, and, at the same time, continued his
general literary studies. In 1818, he was chosen to deliver'
the oration before the New Hampshire Alpha of the Phi Beta
Kapna Society, and selected as his theme 'Traits of American
Genius.' The ms. of the oration shows that devotion to his
profession had not produced a distaste for the paths of
literature. Having relatives in Augusta, Me., Dr. Bond
concluded to settle there, but, wishing to perfect himself in
a knowledge of his profession, in Nov, 1819, he went to
Philadelphia to attend lectures at the University of Pennsyl-
vania, whose medical department, then as now, enjoyed a
world-wide reputation. Here he formed several new and
strong friendships — and when, in 1820, he was about to
remove to Augusta, where an office had already been en-
gaged, he was persuaded to make Philadelphia his permanent
abode. His trunks had been packed for his departure, but
the inducements offered were so kind and generous, that he
consented to stay. He accordingly commenced the practice
of medicine in Philadelphia in the spring of 1820, and,
having, as a new beginner, considerable leisure, he taught,
at his office, classes in practical and general surgery. These
classes were well-attended and were continued for several
years. The character of the medical profession of Philadel-
phia has always been high-toned, and, in a great measure,
exclusive. Hence, it so happened, that the societies which
the earlier physicians of Philadelphia formed for their
mutual imorovement, were difficult of access, except by
those of acknowledged merit. Yet, in Dec, 1819, Dr. Bond
was elected an honorarv member of the Philadelphia Medical
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Society and he continued to be an active member of it, until
it became extinct. In 1823, there was organized, in Phila-
delphia, the Kappa Lambda Society, the object of which
was medical improvement, with special reference to medical
ethics. Of this society he became an early member, and
was, for some time, its secretary. In May, 1824, he deliv-
ered an address before the New England Society of Phila-
delphia, which was published, at the request of the society.
''Having once attained a oosition and given evidence of
professional eminence as well as personal worth, Dr. Bond
found himself gladly welcomed by his medical brethren into
their societies and private coteries. In the course of several
years, he was successively elected a Fellow of the Philadel-
phia College of Physicians, in 1825; its Secretary, 1832; one
of its censors, in 1844. In i840i and again in 1850, this
college sent him as a delegate to the Decennial National
Convention held in Washington City, for revising the United
States' Pharmacopoeia. In May, 1846, he attended the first
Medical Convention which met in New York to organize a
National Medical Association, and he generally attended its
subsequent meetings. In 1847, he was a member of the
Convention held in Lancaster, Pa., for the purpose of or-
ganizing a State Medical Association, and was one of the
committee which drafted the constitution. He was also a
member of the Board of Health of the city of Philadelphia
from 1833 to 1838, and its President during 1837-8.
"It is thus seen that Dr. Bond's talents and professional
ability were appreciated by his brethren — those who are
supposed to be the best judges — and this was all the more
flattering from the fact that he himself was modest and re-
tiring to a fault. He had energy, perseverance and talents
but he was not obtrusive and hence he was indebted to his
own sterling merit for his advancement. In due course of
time he attained considerable practice, which continued to
increase from year to year, until, by habits of careful econ-
omy, he had acquired a competency sufficient for his sup-
port: but, even then he did not desist from active duties,
until failing health and devotion to a new study compelled
him to husband his strength. His chief branch of practice
was obstetrics, to which he paid much careful attention and
26 HENRY BOND.
in which he was very successful. He was accustomed to
make a note of every such case that was under his care,
and a small volume, still preserved, shows the exactness with
which he noted every event connected with his obstetrical
practice. His mechanical as well as surgical knowledge was
particularly displayed in contriving some useful instruments
and apparatus, which are now in general use by the profes-
sion, and which will long perpetuate his name as one of the
benefactors of mankind.
"But the great work of Dr. Bond, to which he devoted the
latter part of his life, and in which he became so deeply
and engrossingly interested, was 'The Genealogies and
History of Watertown,' which is almost unrivalled by any
similar work ever published in this country. This remark-
able book, which attained its present magnitude from a very
small beginning, originated in the preparation of a Gene-
alogy of the Bond Family, which Dr. Bond had begun as
early as 1840. At first, he designed it to be a mere family
memorial, but, as he advanced in his researches, he found
that much material, other than what he first sought, grew
upon his hands, and then the idea occurred to him of making
it general in its character, so as to include all the early fam-
ilies of his native town. The work was begun and as it
advanced the author seemed to appreciate the importance
of the researches in which he was engaged. His views are
worthy of special notice. He believed that, 'Genealogies,
besides gratifying a natural and enlightened curiosity, may
exercise a salutary influence, tending to maintain in their
social position families already elevated, and to elevate the
lowly,' and he also firmly held, 'that when persons affect
an utter indifference to their lineage, or a history 01 the
past generations of their families, and deride any attention
to them as a foolish weakness and vanity, they are con-
travening an innate principle, and it may be generally sus-
pected that they have some knowledge of a lineage they
would consign to oblivion, because it is untitled and without
good renown.' While pursuing his investigations, Dr. Bond
visited various localities in New England, and spent much
time in examining town records for facts not to be found
elsewhere. He employed persons to make copies of records
r
HENRY BOND. 27
and other valuaable documents, and was materially aided by
his friend, Horatio G. Somerby, Esq., who made researches
for him in England. His correspondence on this subject
extended throughout the whole country, and he hesitated
at no expense or trouble to unravel some disputed point or
make clear some intricate genealogy. For several years he
gave nearly all his leisure time to the collecting and arrang-
ing of the materials thus gathered from every quarter, and
when he had so far succeeded as to bring this heterogeneous
mass of dry and dull statistics into shape, he submitted the
question of immediate publication to his friends, and, by their
advice, the first part was printed, but not published, in 1852.
This was done, as may be remarked of the entire book, with
the greatest diffidence on the part of the author, who was as
sensitive of the world's opinion of his effort, as if he were
freshly entering the arena. So modest were his own
ideas of the values of his work, and so reluctant
was he to speak of it, that the book was nearly completed
before even his professional associates knew that he was
engaged in such a labor. To one, who, entering the
Doctor's study, found him reading proof, he remarked, 'I
shall let you see this now, but don't speak of it to others.'
To the writer, who made his acnuaintance while in the midst
of the publication, the Dr. said that he did not care to
have people know what he was doing, as they would be sure
to laugh at him. This may have been owing to the fact
that, in Philadelphia, little attention is paid to genealogical
studies. The great work was finally completed and given
to the public in 1855. It met with warm praise both at
home and abroad, and the Doctor's heart was often made
glad by receiving from his friends their commendatory
letters.
"It does not become the writer of this memoir to criticise
the great work as a literary labor, or as a correct and truth-
ful Genealogical History of the Watertown Families. It
speaks for itself, and will ever remain an enduring witness
of the untiring energy, the unflagging research, and the
indomitable zeal of its respected and lamented author.
But this much he can say, that when the last page was
written and the pen laid aside. Dr. Bond might have ex-
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claimed without fear of being criticised for egotism, 'Exegi
monumentum, aere perennius,' — for, when the marble which
marks his resting-place shall have crumbled to ruins, this
work will survive, and succeeding years, as they rapidly
haste away, will only add increased lustre to his jiame and
embalm it in the minds of thousands who shall yet tread the
soil of his own loved New England.
"It has been stated that Dr. Bond was well known, be-
yond the limits of his own profession, as a lover of an-
tiquarian researches. His renown as a student in this
department led to his election to various posts of honor
throughout the country. In addition to the societies already
named, he was also chosen a member of tKe Academy of
Natural Sciences, the National Institute, the American
Statistical Association, the New England Historic Genealog-
ical Society, the American Antiquarian Society, and the
Historical Societies of the States of Pennsylvania, New
York, Maryland, Wisconsin and Massachusetts.
"In the month of August, 1858, Dr. Bond visited New
England, and was warmly received by his large circle of
friends. Within a month after his return to Philadelphia,
while passing through the grounds of Washington Square, he
was suddenly stricken down with paralysis, and although he
rallied afterwards, yet his nervous system was completely
shattered, and his mind was much impaired. For many
years he had suffered from an affection of the heart, and
this sudden prostration of his powers produced a marked
change in his general health. He still kept up his corre-
spondence— corrected his large Genealogical Work — visited
a few patients — and always seemed glad when friends called
to see him; but it was apparent that his days were num-
bered. On the morning of the fourth of May, 1859, he was
found lifeless in his room. It is supposed that during the
night, he had risen to procure something, and either had
an attack of apoplexy, or, fell down and struck his temple.
On the Saturday following his death, he was interred in the
Laurel Hill Cemetery, near Philadelphia. His funeral was
attended bv a large number of his medical and personal
friends, and the religious services were conducted by the
Rev. Albert Barnes, of whose church, the First Presbyterian,
HENRY BOND. 29
of Philadelphia, he had been a member for many years. Dr.
Bond, at the time of his decease, was in the seventieth year
of his age. He had never been married. He left a will,
dated Apr. 3, 1858. After devising the bulk of his estate
for life to three of his near relatives in Philadelphia, he
makes Dartmouth College his residuary legatee and directs
the income to be appropriated to the purchase of books for
the college library. He couples with this legacy the follow-
ing direction: 'Any student of the college of the name of
Bond, a descendant of William Bond, Esq., and his wife,
Sarah (Bisco) Bond, who settled in Watertown, Mass., as
early as the year sixteen hundred fifty (1650), shall be
entitled to receive, and shall receive of the income of this
legacy to the college, one hundred dollars a year, so long
as he shall continue an undergraduate at said college.' He
also bequeathed to the college for their library all his mis-
cellaneous books, including those relating to history, gene-
alogy and antiquities, not otherwise disposed of.
"To the New England Historic Genealogical Society he
bequeathed his interleaved copies of the Watertown Family
Memorial; his manuscript books or papers pertaining to
town or church histories, including his scrap-book, con-
taining the records of births, deaths and marriages in Wo-
burn; also his files of letters relating to genealogy or an-
tiquities; and all the unbound copies of the Watertown
Memorial. These mss. are exceedingly valuable, com-
prising, with his correspondence, his entire collection of
materials, from which he prepared his great work on Water-
town. The copies of the Memorial number at least one
thousand volumes: and the Society, to show their estimate of
this legacy — the first which has ever been bequeathed to
them — have placed them in the hands of trustees, who
design to .invest the proceeds arising from the sale of the
book, in a fund, which, out of regard to the donor, is to be
called 'The Bond Fund.' The trustees of this fund are
Messrs. Almon D. Hodges, Frederic Kidder, and John Ward
Dean.
"As a man Dr. Bond was most highly esteemed where-
ever known. As a Christian, he was sincere and honest.
He was a regular attendant and member of the Presbv-
30 HENRY BOND.
terian Church, a believer in the °reat doctrines of the Chris-
tian faith, who availed himself of church privileges but
was not actively engaged in outward religious duties. He
seemed averse to the exhibition of emotional feeling in
that which related to his spiritual life. As a physician, he
occupied a high position, especially in the city where he
lived and died.
"D. Francis Condie, M. D., of Philadelphia, a leading
member of the medical profession, in a recent communica-
tion to the writer, says: 'Dr. Bond was well-grounded in
both the theory and practice of all the branches of the heal-
ing art. His favorite branches were, however, surgery and
obstetrics. In both of these departments he devised several
original instruments and apparatus, and suggested impor-
tant modifications of one or more of those in common use,
all of which have received the sanction of the most dis-
tinguished practitioners. The practice of Dr. Bond was by
no means confined to the departments just referred to. In
that which embraces the pathology and therapeutics of
internal diseases generally, he had an extensive clinical
experience, the results of which afforded a favorable evi-
dence of his expertness as a medical practitioner.
" 'The mind of Dr. Bond was marked by depth and
solidity, rather than by quickness andbrilliancy, and applied
itself with the utmost zeal to the cultivation of the exact
sciences — such as demanded close and cautious investigation
and are based solely upon demonstrable truths. He was
averse to every species of hypothetical reasoning, and had
little faith in any proposition sustained by a chain of col-
lateral arguments rather than bv positive facts. He was
slow in the formation of his judgments, but, when finally
determined, it was no easy task to shake his confidence in
their correctness.
" 'The position which Dr. Bond held, as a member of the
medical profession, was one of the highest respectability. It
was among those who had an opportunity to become fully
acquainted with his medical knowledge and skill — his
classical attainments — the sinceritv and truthfulness of his
character — his stern integrity — and to experience, day after
day, his unfailing urbanity of deportment, that he was
HENRY BOND. 31
appreciated at his true value. In Philadelphia, which was
the field of his entire medical career, Dr. Bond enjoyed the
respect and confidence of his professional brethren. With
all their organizations with scarcely an exception, he was
affiliated, and upon him was conferred almost every office
of trust and honor within their gift; and he was made the
recipient of such honors as indicated the high esteem formed
by his medical brethren of his attainments — professional,
classical and literary, as well as of his moral worth.'
"Such is a brief sketch of the life and labors of one, whom
to know was to esteem most highly; whose memory will
long be cherished by a large circle of warm and attached
friends, and whose name will ever occupy a high rank among
the genealogists of America."
Charles Steams.
FIRST GENERATION.
"In March, 1628, the Plymouth Company sold to a com-
pany of six gentlemen in England, the territory extending
from a line three miles north of Merrimack River, to a line
three miles south of Charles River, and from the Atlantic to
the Pacific Ocean. The number of joint proprietors soon be-
came much enlarged and they assumed the title of "The
Massachusetts Bay Company," choosing Matthew Cradock,
a wealthy merchant of London, to be governor, and Thomas
Goffe ,also a merchant of London, to be deputy-governor.
In June, 1628, a company of emigrants was sent over, who
landed at Salem and commenced the settlement of that
ancient town. That a large number of settlers accompanied
Sir Richard Saltonstall from Salem to Watertown is evident
from the following consideration, that about forty men
signed the covenant on the 30th of July, while the number of
female members is not stated. Others, having large families,
did not then sign the covenant, not being entitled to church
membership. There is no record extant of any municipal
transactions of Watertown earlier, in date, than 1634, four
years after its first settlement.
An important change then took place in the government
of the colony and a house of deputies or representatives
became a constituent part of it. As the people, from this
date, began to be represented in the government of the col-
ony, so, the ordering of the civil affairs of the town began
S4 CHARLES STEARNS.
to be intrusted to a body of freemen,chosen,annually, for
that purpose. Then originated that peculiar New England
municipal body, a board of select-men.
Previous to this date, the civil and ecclesiastical affairs
of the town were commingled, without any distinct line be-
tween them. No one had a right to vote, unless he were a
church-member; and the church was Congregational
wherein its affairs were managed by the votes of the mem-
bers. The church officers seem to have taken the lead both
in civil and ecclesiastical affairs, and, it is probable that, pre-
vious to 1634, the records were kept accordingly. What-
ever those records were, they are lost." Charles Stearns
was admitted freeman, May 6, 1646. On Mar. 15, 1648, he
purchased of Edward Lamb, of Watertown, a house and
eight acres of land, and three other lots. On the same day, he
purchased of John Fiske, six acres of upland. Isaac Stearns,
(First Vol. I), in his will, dated, June 14, 1861, mentioned him
as my kinsman, Charles "Sternes," and bequeather him £10.
Samuel Hosier also bequeathed to him £10, but without
stating any relationship. Jan. 6, 1680-1, he was elected con-
stable, or tax-gatherer, of Watertown, but refused to take
the oath; and the same year, he sold his land in Watertown
to his son, Samuel. It is supposed that soon after this he,
with his son Shubael, moved to that part of Lynn, called
Lynn End, now the town of Lynnfield. His first wife.
Hannah, d., June 30, 1651, in Watertown and was buried
July 2, 165 1. He md. (2), June 22, 1654, Rebecca Gibson,
dau. of John and Rebecca Gibson, of Cambridge. The births
of their first two children are recorded in Cambridge, but
she was a member of the Watertown Church, Feb., 1658-9.
(See Camb. Church Gathering, p. 59.) The following ex-
tract from the Essex Registry of Probate shows the number
and the names of his children, at least, of those who lived to
maturity, or to have families: "Sept. 0, 1695, Shubael Stearns,
of Lynn, petitions for letters of administration on the estate
of his brother, Charles, slain in the Kine's service. Balance
of his estate after settlement of debts (£4, 12s., Tod.), to be
divided as follows: — tequallv between his brothers, Shubael
and John; the children of brothers Samuel and Isaac; Re-
becca Sternes .alias Traine, and Martha Hutchinson, his
sisters." "There is a tradition prevalent in Lynn, Mas*., that
FIRST GENERATION. 35
three brother, names Daniel, Isaac (First Vol. I) and Shubael
Stearns, came from England to America in 1630, and settled
near Watertown, Mass.; that Daniel died, unmarried; that
Shubael and Isaac each brought their families with them;
that, soon after landing, Shubael and wife both died, leaving
two sons, named Charles and Nathaniel, eight or ten years
of age, who were reared and cared for by their Uncle Isaac;
this same account was given by John Peck Stearns (6822);
that these sons afterwards married and each, as well as their
Uncle Isaac, left a large family, from whom all of the name
of Stearns in America are supposed to have descended.
It is noticable that Isaac (First Vol. I.), Charles and
Nathaniel all named their sons John, Isaac and Samuel.
There is also a traditional anecdote of the first landing of
the Stearns family, as follows: "that on reaching anchorage
in America, Isaac, like the spies sent into Canaan, went for-
ward and selected a place of settlement; soon after, an
emulation arose between the two boys as to which should
step on land first, and, as they sprang from the boat, Charles
Stearns missed his footing and fell into the river which was
therefore christened the Charles River." Nevertheless, the
historian claims for the name a roval origin.
6000— CHARLES STEARNS, date of birth unknown;
md. (1), Hannah , who d., June 30, 1651; md.
(2), June 22, 1654, Rebecca Gibson, dau. of John and Re-
becca Gibson, of Cambridge; seven children.
6001— SAMUEL STEARNS (6008), b., June 2, 1650,
in Watertown, Mass.
6002-^SHUBAEL STEARNS (601 1), b., Sept. 20, 1655,
in Cambridge, Mass.
6003— JOHN STEARNS (6021), b., Jan. 24, 1657. in
Cambridge, Mass.
6004— ISAAC STEARNS (6035), b., 1658.
600s— CHARLES STEARNS JR., slain in the King's
service, prior to 1695.
6006— REBECCA STEARNS, b., 1661; md., Jan. 25.
1693, Thomas Traine, b., 1653, son of John and Margaret
(Dix) Traine, of Watertown, Mass. She was admitted to
full covenant, Aug. 15, 1698, and d., Sept. 23, 1746, aged 85
36 CHARLES STEARNS.
years. He was fined ios. by the Court, Apr. 17, 1674, "for
selling strong water." He d., Jan. 23, 1739, "an aged man."
(a) — Benoni Traine, b. and d., Nov., 1693.
(b) — Rebecca Traine, b., Apr., d., May, 1696.
(c) — Deborah Traine, b., Dec. 16, 1698; d.. May 25,
1718.
(d) — Rebecca Traine, b., Dec. 1, 1701; md., Dec. 17,
1726, Dea John Bright, who d., Jan. 24, 1754; s. p.;
she d., 1736.
6007— -MARTHA STEARNS, md. Mr. Hutchinson.
Second Generation.
6008— SAMUEL STEARNS (6001), b., June 2, 1650, son
of Charles and Hannah Stearns, of Watertown, Mass.; md.
Mehitable , and settled in Watertown. The in-
ventory of his estate, (£42, 12s.), was made June 6, 1694, by
John Hastings, William Shattuck, Sr., and William Shattuck
Jr., and his estate was settled by his widow, Mehitable, July,
1696. It appears, by the town records, June 16, 1694, that
he left his family .so indigent as to need some temporary aid
from the selectmen. It is not known what became of the
widow and her two sons.
6009— SAMUEL STEARNS JR., b., Feb. 27, 1686, in
Watertown, Mass.; bapt, Aug. 21, 1698, by Rev. Mr. Angier.
6010— JOSEPH STEARNS, bapt., Aug. 7, 1698, by Rev.
Mr. Angier.
601 1— SHUBAEL STEARNS (6002), b., Sept. 20, 1655,
son of Charles and Rebecca (Gibson) Stearns, of Cambridge,
Mass.; md. Mary Upton (?) of Reading, Mass., and settled
in Lynn, probably near the border of Reading. He belonged
to the Narragansett Expedition. No record of his marriage
has been discovered, but "Mary Upton, of Reading, Mass.,
md. Shubael Stearns, of Lynn," whether this Shubael or a de-
scendant is unknown. Testimony of Samuel Trail, aged 95
years and upwards; remembers Shubael Stearns of Lynn,
who came from Watertown and was in the army. Shubael's
will is dated, Nov. 19, 1733; proved, Sept. 2, 1734; nine
children.
6012— SHUBAEL STEARNS JR. (6039), b., Aug. 19.
1638, in Lynn, Mass.
38 CHARLES STEARNS.
6ci3^SAMUEL STEARNS (6050), b., Sept. 12, 1685,'
60144IHANNAH STEARNS, b., 1687; md., Mar. 21,
1710, at Lynn, Masas., Dr. James Stimson. About 1716,
they moved to Tolland, Conn., where he was the first prac-
ticing physician, and where he d., Mar. 10, 1758; six children.
(a) — Ichabod Stimson, b., Jan. 22, 1713.
(b) — Eneas Stimson, b., May 25, 1714.
(c) — Hannah Stimson, b., Mar. 22, 1716.
(d) — Jas. Stimson Jr., b., Sept. 20, 1719.
(e) — Naomi Stimson, b., Nov. 8, 1722.
(f) — Thomas Stimson, b., July 26, 1725.
6015^-MARY STEARNS, b., Apr. 10, 16—; md., Dec.
20, 1726, Nathaniel Flint; two dau.
(a) — Elizabeth Flint,
(b) — Mary Flint.
6016— JOHN STEARNS (6058), b, 1691; d. ,Mar. 10,
1787.
6oi7^EBENEZER STEARNS (6071), b., 1693.
6oi8-^-MARTHA STEARNS b., 1695; was living, Nov.
19, 1733-
6019— ELEANOR STEARNS, b., 1697; md., Dec. 22,
1730, Nathaniel Brown, of Reading.
6020— REBECCA STEARNS, b., 1699; md- Mr. Green-
slit.
6021^-JOHN STEARNS (6003), b., Jan. 24, 1657, son of
Charle« and Rebecca (Gibson) Stearns, of Cambridge, Mass.;
a house-wright. He md. (1), 1681, Judith Lawrence, b., May
12, 1660, dau. of George and Elizabeth (Crispe) Lawrence;
md. (2), Apr. 2, 1713, Mary Norcross, b., July 10, 1663, dau.
of Richard and Mary (Brooks) Norcross, of Watertown,
Mass. The birth of one child, Rebecca, probably the eldest,
was recorded in Watertown, but he resided within the limits
of Lexington, Mass. His eldest five children were baptized,
June 22, 1690, by Rev. John Bailey, of Watertown; the next
seven were baptized, May n, 1710. by Rev. Mr. Angier, of
SECOND GENERATION. 39
the West or Second Church of Watertown, who also bap-
tized the thirteenth child, Feb. 28, 1703. The births of the
youngest two are recorded in Lexington, Mass., where he
d., Feb. 22, 1722; thirteen children.
6022 -^-REBECCA STEARNS, b., Mar. 21, 1683.
6023— JUDITH STEARNS.
6024— SARAH STEARNS.
6025— GEORGE STEARNS (6083), b., 1688. f Twing
6026— BENJAMIN STEARNS (6092), )
6o27^JOHN STEARNS JR. (6098), b., 1692. ,,?
6028— THOMAS STEARNS (61 10), b., 1694.
6029—DANIEL STEARNS, b., 1695.
6030— ISAAC STEARNS (6123), b., 1697.
60? 1— MARY STEARNS.
6032-^-ELIZABETH STEARNS.
6033— ABIGAIL STEARNS, b., May 12, 1700, in Lex-
ington, Mass.; md., Apr. 2, 1724, Jonas Harrington; re-
moved to Weston, Mass., about 1732; ten children.
(a) — Patience Harrington, b., Jan. 17, 1725; md., Apr.
2, 1749, John Warder, of Petersham, Mass.
(b) — Eunice Harrington, b., Aug. 26, 1726 ;md., Feb.
6, 1745, Nathaniel Parkhurst.
(c) — Abigail Harrington, b., May 28, 1728.
d) — Mary Harrington, b., Mar. 8, 1730; md., July 27,
1749, Josiah Bigelow, of Watham.
(e) — Elizabeth Harrington, b., Jan. 10, 1732; md., June
J8, i753> John Fiske.
(f) — Noah Harrington, b., July 10, 1734, in Weston,
Mass.
(g) — Ruth Harrington, b., Mar. 27, 1736; md., Oct. 14,
J756, John Parmenter, of Sudbury,
(h) — Solomon Harrington, b., Apr. 23, 1738; d., 1750.
(i) — Jonas Harrington Jr., b., Sept. 21, 1740; md. Jan.,
1766, Jane Bent, of Sudbury.
40 CHARLES STEARNS.
(j) — Sarah Harrington, b., May i, 1742; md., Jan. 21,
1762, Increase Leadbeater, of Weston, Mass.
6034-^-CHARLES STEARNS, b., Oct. 20, 1702, in Lex-
ington, Mass. ; admitted to the church in Lexington, July 29,
1721; a cordwainer, of Boston, 1725.
6035— ISAAC STEARNS (6004), b., 1658, son of Charles
and Rebecca (Gibson) Stearns, of Cambridge, Mass.; md.,
1684, Hannah Becket, of Lynn, Mass.; a glazier, of Salem,
Mass. His death occurred previous to 1792, for in that year,
his widow, "Hannah Sterns,' was fined at Salem, for selling
drink without license. She md. (2), Dec, 1694, John Chap-
man; three children, by Isaac Stearns.
6036-iREBECCA "STERNS," b., Jan. 15, 1685; md..
Sept. 17, 1706, Ebenezer Glover, b.,, Apr. 13, 1685. They
were md. at Salem, Mass., and had five children.
(a) — Margaret Glover, b., Dec. 20, 1707.
(b) — Hannah Glover, b., Sept. 25, 1708.
(c) — Ebenezer Glover Jr., b., Feb. 5, 171 1 ;d., Aug. 12,
1712.
(d) — John Glover, b., Sept. 25, 1713; d., Feb. 21, 1714.
(e) — Ebenezer Glover Jr., b., Apr. 21, 1715.
6037— ISAAC STEARNS JR., b., July 28, 1687; d., May
11, 1712.
6038— JOHN STEARNS (6126), b., Dec. 20, 1690.
Third Generation.
6039— SHUBAEL STEARNS JR. (6012), b., Aug. 19,
1683, son of Shubael and Mary Stearns, of Lynn, Mass.; md.,
Dec. 28, 1704, in Kittery, Me., Rebecca Lariby, b., Feb. 4,
1684, in Boston, Mass. About 17 14, he removed to Tolland,,
Conn., of which he was the first Town Clerk. About 1750,
with his sons and daughters and their families, he left Tol-
land on account of ecclesiastical difficulties, and settled near
Newbern, N. C. He and his family were Baptists and some
of them have exercised a great influence upon the religious
sentiments of the South. Their residence in North Carolina
was at a place called "Pepper Cotton," and a pamphlet was
published at the time giving an account of the troubles in
Tolland, Conn.
After moving South, the broad Southern pronunciation
was given to the name and it has since been generally
written and pronounced Starnes; ten children.
6040— SKUBAEL STEARNS 3d. (6133), b.. Jan. 28,
1706, in Boston. Mass.
6041— REBECCA STEARNS, b., Nov. 19, 1707, in Lynn,
Mass.
6042-^PETER STEARNS (6135), b., Apr. 2, 17 10, in
Reading, Mass.
42 CHARLES STEARNS.
6043,-ISAAC STEARNS (6141), b., Mar. 22, 1713, in
Reading, Mass.
6044— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Aug. 30, 1715, in
Tolland, Conn.
6045— HANNAH STEARNS, b., Mar. 6, 1718, in Tol-
land, Conn.
6046— SARAH STEARNS, b., Feb. 29, 1720, in Tolland,
Conn.
6047— EBENEZER STEARNS (6143), b., Apr. 23, 1722,
in Tolland, Conn.
6048— MARY STEARNS, b., Apr. 27, 1724.
6049^-MARTHA STEARNS, b., Aug. 18, 1726, in Tol-
land, Conn.; md., June 23, 1747, Rev. Daniel Marshall, b.,
1706, son of Abraham Marshall, of Conn. He was a very
distinguished and influential Baptist preacher, who left Tol-
land to go on a mission among the Indians. He joined his
brothers-in-law, Rev. Shubael Stearns, in a newly founded
Baptist Church, at Opeckoa, Berkely Co., Va.; was ordained
pastor of the Baptist Church at Abbot's Creek, Guilford Co.,
N. C, in the fifty-second year of his age by his brothers-in-
law, Rev. Henry Leadbeater and Rev. Shubael Stearns.
Rev. Daniel Marshall md. (1), Nov. 11, 1742, Hannah Drake,
by whom he had one son, Daniel Marshall Jr.; md. (2),
Martha Stearns, by whom he had ten children; d., Nov. 2,
1784.
(a) — Rev. Abraham Marshall, b., 1748; a distinguished
Baptist preacher, of Georgia.
(b) — John Marshall,
(c) — Zaccheus Marshall,
(d) — Levi Marshall,
(e) — Moses Marshall,
(f) — Solomon Marshall,
(g) — Joseph Marshall,
(h) — Eunice Marshall.
THIRD GENERATION. 43
(i) — Mary Marshall, md. her second cousin, Elias Wil-
born, son of William and Hepzibah (Stearns) Wil-
born.
(j) — Benjamin Marshall.
6050-^SAMUEL STEARNS (6013), b., 1685, son of Shu-
bael and Mary Stearns, of Lynn, Mass.; md. (1), (int. pub.,
Apr. 7, 171 1), Sarah Burnap, dau. of a Scottish minister, of
Marblehead, Mass. She d., Aug. 6, 1724, and he md. (2),
Apr. 14, 1725, Tabitha Bryant, of Reading-, Mass., who d.,
Dec. 13, 1758. He removed to Sutton, Mass., about 1715,
where his son, Thomas was born; then returned to Lynn,
Mass., where he d. suddenly, Dec. 20, 1759, aged 74 years;
seven children.
6051— TIMOTHY STEARNS (6149), b., June 17, 1712.
6052— SAMUEL STEARNS JR. (6156), b., Feb. 21,
1714.
6053— SARAH STEARNS, b., Dec. 2, 1715; md. Will-
iam Perkins, (int. pub., Jan. 6, 1734).
6054-^-THOMAS STEARNS (6174), b., Dec. 22, 1717,
in Sutton, Mass.
6055^-REBECCA STEARNS, b., Sept. 2, 1719; md.,
Mar. 25, 1739, Ebenezer Jaquith, of Wilmington, Mass.; d.
previous to 1759.
6056-^ISAAC STEARNS, b., Apr. 10. 1721; md. Abigail
Bryant, of Reading, Mass. (int. pub., Oct. 7, 1744); resided
on the homestead, at Lynn, Mass., and d., s. p. The in-
ventory of his estate was dated Jan. 13, 1763. He was En-
sign of a Company sent to Crown Point, in 1755. (See
Geneal. Reg., Vol. v., p. 42.)
6057— BENJAMIN STEARNS, b., Feb. 26, 1724; killed
in battle; s. p.
j 6058— JOHN STEARNS (6016), b., 1691, son of Shubael
and Mary Stearns, of Lynn, Mass.; md. (1), Dec. 2, 1723,
44 CHARLES STEARNS.
Elizabeth Barnes, who d., Apr. 19, 1737; md. (2), Apr. 19,
1739, Abigail Diggins, of Windsor, Conn., who d., Feb. 13,
1752; md. (3), July 29, 1754, Eunice Miller, of Tolland,
Conn.; he d., Mar. 10, 1787.
It appears by the Mid. Prob. Records, that, in Oct., 1739,
he was appointed guardian of his then living children by his
first wife, viz., Elizabeth, aged 12; Ruth, aged 9; Lydia, aged
7 years; John, aged 4 years. Perhaps his first wife was one
of the Barnes family of Marlboro; he had twelve children.
6059— ELEANOR STEARNS, b., Feb. 13, 1725; d., 1737.
6o(
1726.
6060-^DAVID STEARNS, b., Dec. 14, 1725; d., Feb. 2,
J
6061— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., May 26, 1728; d..
Jan. 6, 1783; md., Jan. 21, 1747, John Abbott, who d..'May
17, 1776; nine children.
(a) — Nehemiah Abbott, b., Dec. 21, 1748; d., Aug. 24,
1751-
(b) — John Abbott, b., July 30, 1750.
(c) — Nehemiah Abbott, b., Aug. 23, 1752; d., Sept. 23,
1776.
(d) — Jehiel Abbott, b., June 2, 1755; d., Apr. 13, 1776.
(e) — Sarah Abbott, b., Aug. 28, 1757.
(f) — Abiel Abbott, b., Aug. 16, 1760.
(g) — Elizabeth Abbott, b., Aug. 12, 1763.
(h) — Erastus Abbott, b., Apr. 5, 1768.
(i) — Alexander Abbott, b., Apr. 8, 1771.
6062— RUTH STEARNS, b., July 19, 1730; md., Nov. 9,
1747, Josiah Benton.
(a) — Hannah Benton, b., Oct. 5, 1748.
(b) — Josiah Benton Jr., b., Aug. 16, 1750.
(c) — Mary Benton, b., Aug. 22, 175 1.
THIRD GENERATION. 45
(d)— Ruth Benton, b., Apr. 15, 1756.
(e) — Lorana Benton, b., Aug. 1, 1758.
(f)_joel Benton, b., Sept. 30, 1761.
(g) — Aaron Benton, b., Apr. 22, 1764.
(h)— Jerusha Benton, b., May 16, 1767.
(i)— Reuben Benton, b., Aug. 10, 1769.
^6063— Lydia Stearns, b., July 25, 1732; riid., Nov. 10,
1 75 1, Shubael Dimmock.
(a)— Lydia Dimmock, b., July 26, 1752. £ Twins
(b) — Hannah Dimmick, b., July 26, 1752. )
■(c) — Edward Dimmock, b., Mar. 6, 1754.
(d) — Shubael Dimmock Jr., b., Mar. 21, ij$6.
(e) — Elizabeth Dimmock, b., Aug. 12, 1758.
J{i) — Dorcas Dimmock, b., Sept. 23, 1760.
(g) — Samuel Dimmock, b., Sept. 3. 1762.
(h) — John Dimmock, b., Aug. 15, 1764.
(i) — David Dimmock, b., Nov. 30, 1767.
(k) — Adolphus Dimmock, b., Mar. 22, 1775.
6064— JOHN STEARNS JR. (6186), b., Jan. 11, 1735.
6o65r-DAVID STEARNS, b., Jaan. 25, 1756; d., Apr.
6, 1756.
6o66*-ELEANOR STEARNS, b., Aug. 11, 1757- 1 Twins
606^-EUNICE STEARNS, b„ Aug. 11, 1757. j
Eleanor Stearns md. Mr. Bingham, of Bristol, Vt.
6068-/-CHARLES STEARNS (6194), b., Oct. 19, 1758.
6o6o^MARY STEARNS, b., Feb. 3, 1760; d., Aug. 15.
1775-
>> 6070— SARAH STEARNS, b., Nov. 6, 1761 ; md. Amariah
Hawkins, of Bristol, Vt.
6071^-EBENEZER STEARNS (6017), b., 1693, son of
46 CHARLES STEARNS.
Shubael and Mary Stearns, of Lynn, Mass.; md., Oct. 25,
1717, Martha Burnap, of Reading, Mass.; children, b. in Sut-
ton, eleven in number.
6o72*^EBENEZER STEARNS JR, (6205), b., Feb. 26,
1720.
6073—ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Aug. 14, 1721.
6074— JOHN STEARNS, b., Feb. 10, 1723; administrator
of his father's estate; probably of Belchertown.
6075— JONATHAN STEARNS, b., June 26, 1725.
6076-T-HANNAH STEARNS, b., Jan. 27, 1727.
6077— DAVID STEARNS (621 1> b., Mar. 25, 1729.
6078— MARY STEARNS, b., Oct. 27, 1730.
6079— SARAH STEARNS, b., May 11, 1732.
6080— BETHIA STEARNS, b., June 7, 1734.
6081— THOMAS STEARNS, b„ Feb. 16, 1736.
6082— REUBEN STEARNS, b., June 21, 1737.
6083— GEORGE STEARNS (6025), b., 1688, son of John
and Judith (Lawrence) Stearns, of Lexington, Mass.; of
"Cambridge Farms," (Lexington); md., Oct. 23, 1712, Han-
nah Sanderson, b., May 31, 1689, dau. of Dea. Jonathan and
Abia (Bartlett) Sanderson, of Cambridge, Mass. They set-
tled in the West Precinct of Waltham. His son, Daniel, was
made executor of his will, dated Feb. 28, 1760, and he d.,
June 26, 1760. His wid. d., May 21, 1770; eight children.
6084VJONATHAN STEARNS (6220), b., Dec. 26, 1713.
6085—ABIGAIL STEARNS, bapt, Jan. 1, 1715; md.,
June 3, 1739, Samuel Pierce, of Waltham, b., July 3, 1712,
who d., Mar. 30, 1772. She d., July 25, 1796.
(a) — Abigail Pierce, b., May 25, 1740; d., Sept., 1747.
(b) — Samuel Pierce, b., Nov. 1, 1741; d., Mar. 30, 1806.
(c) — Elizabeth Pierce, b., Sept. 30, 1743; md., Dec. 17,
1 761, Timothy Flagg. •
(d) — Daniel Pierce, b. and d., 1746.
THIRD GENERATION. 47
(e) — Nathaniel Pierce, b., 1748; d., 1749. f
(f) — Abigail Pierce, b., Apr. 12, 1750; md., Apr. 4, 1771,
Jeremiah Knowlton, of Lexington, Mass.
(g) — Judith Pierce, b., Mar. 8, 1753! md., Nov. 26, 1778,
Elisha Stearns,
(h) — Ezra Pierce, b., Dec. 24, 1755; d., Aug. 6, 1795.
(i) — Beulah Pierce, b., July 8, 1764; md., Sept. 30, 1784,
John Colburn, of Lincoln, Mass.; thirteen children.
6o86{/jUDITH STEARNS, bapt, Jan. 1, 1715; d. pre-
vious to 1750; md., Nov. 23, 1738, Jonathan Hammond, of
Waltham, who was selectman from 1765 to 1774, whose
second wife was Lydia Stratton.
(a) — Molly Hammond, b., Sept. 5, 1739; md., Apr. 2,
'1 761, Nathaniel Felch, of Weston.
(b) — Eunice Hammond, b., May 31, 1742; md., May 10,
1764, Phineas Warren Jr.. of Weston,
(c) — Lucy Hammond, b., 1748.
6087— DAVID STEARNS (6233), bapt, Sept. 29, 1717;
of Weston.
6088-^HANNAH STEARNS, md., Jan. 14, 1746, John
Hagar, of Weston, b., Sept. 17, 1726, son of Isaac and Pru-
dence (Allen) Hagar. She d. previous to 1757, when he md.
Sarah Child for his second wife.
(a) — Hannah Hagar, b., Apr. 8, 1748; md., Nov. 21,
1771, Ebenezer Hubbard, of Dudley, Mass.
(b) — William Hagar, b., Apr. 12, 1749.
(c) — Amos Hagar, b., Feb. 8, 1751; md., Feb. 17, 1790,
Anna Harrington,
(d) — John Hagar Jr., b., June 13, 1752.
(e) — Joel or Joseph Hagar, b., May 18, 1753; was he
the Joel Hagar, of Marlboro who md., Sept. 21,
1784, Lucy Barns, of Marlboro?
(f)— John Hagar Jr., b., Oct. 6, 1754; d.
6089-J-LYDIA STEARNS, bapt., Feb. 23, 1724; md.,
Oct. 9, 1746, Samuel Fuller, of Paris, Me., b., Nov. 26, 1724,
son of Isaac Fuller.
48 CHARLES STEARNS.
6o90f-JOHN STEARNS, bapt., July 23, 1727; d., unm,
6o9i^DANIEL STEARNS (6240), bapt., Aug. 3, 1729.
6092—BENJAMIN STEARNS (6026), b., 1688, son of
John and Judith (Lawrence) Stearns, of Lexington Mass.;
md., Sept. 6, 1721, Mrs. Hepzibah (Hastings) Shattuck, wid.
of Nathaniel Shattuck, who d., Jan. 13, 1718, leaving one
son, Nathaniel Shattuck Jr. Mr. Benjamin Stearns had five
children.
6o93^HEPZIBAH STEARNS, bapt., Sept. 1, 1722: d.,
1723.
6094— BENJAMIN STEARNS, b., 1723; d., 1724.
6095^-HEPZIBAH STEARNS, b., Mar. 7, 1725; md.,
(pub. Dec. 9,) 1744, Josiah Smith, Esq., who was Justice of
the Peace and Town Clerk, of Weston, Mass.
(a) — Lucy Smith, b., Mar. 5, 1747; md., Apr. 11, 1765,
Samuel Seaverns Jr., of Weston, Mass.
(b)— Joel Smith, b., Feb. 4, 1749; md. (1), Nov. 5, 1773,
Hannah Harrington, of Waltham, who d., Oct. 5,
1792; md. (2), Oct. 1793, Sarah Lamson.
(c) — Anna Smith, b., Jan. 19, 1751 ; md., Nov. 22, 1774,
/Joseph Carter, of Lancaster, Mass.
6096— LUCY STEARNS, b., Jan. 24, 1727; md., Feb. 28,
1748, James Smith, of Weston, Mass., bro. of her sister's
husband.
(a) — James Smith Jr., b., Dec. 6, 1751 ; md., 1774, Re-
becca Sherman, of Sudbury, Mass.
(b) — Lucy Smith, md., July 6, 1775, John Garfield, of
Lincoln, Mass.
(c) — Abigail Smith, b., Nov. 28, 1758; md., 1786, Abijah
Jones.
(d) — Hepzibah Smith, b., Oct. 13, 1761; md., Mar. 3.
1789, Amos Pierce, of Ashburnham, Mass.
(e) — Samuel Smith, b., Apr. 18, 1764; md., Dec. 21.
1789, Olive Pepper.
6097— BENJAMIN STEARNS JR. (6250), b., Dec. 27,
1728.
THIRD GENERATION. 49
6o98^CAPT. JOHN STEARNS JR. (6027), b., 1692,
bapt., May 11, 1701, son of John and Judith (Lawrence)
Stearns, of Lexington, Mass.; a blacksmith, of Lexington,
Mass.; md., Aug. 10, 1715, Deliverance Bigelow, b., Sept. 22,
1695, dau. of Samuel and Mary (Flagg) Bigelow, of Water-
town, Mass. He had two children baptized in Watertown
(West Precinct) and moved to Worcester as early as 1722.
"May 20, 1 7 17, he purchased of Ephraim Curtis, of Sudbury,
for £50 fifty acres in Worcester, with all the rights belonging
Jhereto, bounded N. W. by commons, S. W. by Obadiah
Ward, S. E. by road, N. E. by Daniel Heywoood." In 1748,
he was Capt. of a company of Rangers, raised in Worcester
and sent to repel the Indians. (See Hist, of Worcester, pp.
46 and 62.) He was always afterward known as Capt. John
Stearns, of Worcester, Mass., and, with his wife, was living
in 1762. Besides the two children baptized in Waltham, they
probably had others born in Worcester, whose births are
not recorded. The town records of Worcester are very
deficient and the church records are lost. Those known, or
supposed to be his children, are the following:
6099— JOHN STEARNS, bapt., Mar. 31, 1 717, in Water-
town, Mass.; was living, 1762.
6100-r-JOTHAM STEARNS (6262), bapt.. June 22, 1718,
in Watertown, Mass.
6101/-SAMUEL STEARNS (6266), b, 1720; of Worces-
ter, Mass.
6102^-TSAAC STEARNS, b., 1728; md. (1), Nov. 7, 1751,
Katherine Crosby, and had one dau.; md. (2), Apr. 30, 1755,
Elizabeth Roberts.
6103— KATHERINE STEARNS, b., Aug., 1752; md.,
May 23, 1774, William Griggs.
6104-J-WILLIAM STEARNS (6277), b., 1732.
6105— DELIVERANCE STEARNS, md., Dec. 25, 1750,
Elisha Hedge Jr.
6106— INCREASE STEARNS (6286), b., 1738.
6107— DANIEL STEARNS (6295).
50 CHARLES STEARNS.
6io8^BEZALEEL STEARNS (6296).
6iooh^$ARAH STEARNS, b., July 17, 1750; md., 1771,
Benjamin Lethe, of Grafton, who d., Mar. 18, 1835, aged 86
years, and she d., Apr. 30, 1844, aged 93 years,
(a) — Eunice Lethe, b., Jan. 27, 1772.
(b) — Matilda Lethe, b., May 17, 1773.
(c) — Robert Lethe, b., Feb. 21, 1775; "one of the most
ingenious men and mechanics of the land."
(d) — -Benjamin Lethe Jr., b., Aug. 7, 1776.
(e) — Zephaniah Lethe, b., Mar. 2, 1778.
(f) — Sarah Lethe, b., Nov. 18, 1779.
(g) — Solomon Lethe, b., July 25, 1781.
■(h)— Polly Lethe, b., Sept. 17, 1783; d.
(i) — Nancy Lethe, b., Aug. 11, 1785.
(j)Catherine Lethe, b., Oct. 2, 1787.
(k) — Oliver Lethe, b., Feb. 1, 1790; d., May 26, 1812.
6no^CAPT. THOMAS STEARNS (6028), b., 1694,
bapt., May 11, 1701, son of John and Judith (Lawrence)
Stearns, of Lexington, Mass.; an inn-keeper, with the trade
of a house-wright; md. (1), Sarah , bv whom he
had two children; md. (2), Dec. 29, 1729,' Mary Jennison, b.,
Aug. 21, 1708, dau. of Hon. William and Elizabeth Jennison,
of Worcester, Mass. He was executor of the will of his
father-in-law, Hon. William Jennison. In his own will,
dated Feb. 20, 1770, he mentions his wife, Mary; sons Will-
iam Jennison and Thomas; daus. Eunice, Abigail Fullerton,
Sarah Warland, Lucy Hubbard, Mary Raymond, Lydia
Campbell and Martha Stearns. His wid. d., July 19, 1784,
aged yy. After Capt. Stearns' death, Jan. 16, 1772, his wid.
continued the hotel, called "The King's Arms," until 1784,
when the estate was purchased by William Sever; twelve
children.
61 1 1— SARAH STEARNS, b., Nov. 3, 1725; md., 1745.
Owen Warland, who d. in Cambridge, Mass. She d., Feb.
19, 1800, the mother of twelve children.
(a) — Thomas Warland, b.t Oct. 4, 1746; d., May 27,
1749.
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54051
THIRD GENERATION. 51
<b) — Owen Warland, b., July 15, 1748; d., Oct. 20, 1749.
(c) — Ann Warland, b., Apr. 3, 1750.
(d) — Owen Warland Jr., b., Jan. 26, 1752; grad. Harv.
Coll.; d., Feb. 7, 1775.
(e) — Sarah Warland, b., Sept. 27, 1753.
(f) — Mary Warland, b., Nov. 2, 1755; d., Sept. 11, 1756.
(g) — Thomas Warland, b., July 17, 1757; d., Aug. 27,
1839; md-> Aug. 14, 1781, Elizabeth Bell, of Boston,
Mass. Their dau., Mary Bell Warland, md., Feb.
18, 1823, Sylvanus Plympton, M. D., of Cambridge,
Mass., whose second dau., Mary Elizabeth Plymp-
ton, md., Feb. 14, 1849, Rev. Joshua Young, D. D.,
of Groton, Mass., and has manifested much inter-
est in genealogical research and heraldry. Her
bro., Henry Sylvanus Plympton, M. D., was Sur-
geon in U. S. Army, at David's Island, New York
Bay, during the Civil War. In 1863, he became
Assistant Surgeon of U. S. Navy, but died of con-
sumption contracted in the service.
(h) — Mary Warland, b., Apr. 1, 1759; d., Nov. 14, 1762.
(i) — Lucy Warland, b., Mar. 22, 1762.
(j) — Elizabeth Warland, b., Dec. 15, 1763.
(k) — William Warland, b., Sept. 19, 1765; d., in Harvard
Coll.
(1) — John Warland, b., Dec. 25, 1768; grad. Harv. Coll.,
1786; d., 1788.
6112^-LUCY STEARNS, b., Oct. 6, 1727; md., June 7,
1748, Elisha Hubbard, b., Sept. 4, 1721, who d., Apr. 11,
1768, in Hatfield, Mass., where he started "Hubbard's Inn,"
a famous resort during the Revolutionary War ;eight chil-
dren.
(a) — Hannah Hubbard, b., Feb. 2, 1750; md., Aug. 2,
1770, Simeon White Jr.; d., Feb. 17, 1786.
(b) — Elisha Hubbard, b., Nov. 12, 1751; d., young.
(c) — Lucy Hubbard, b., Sept. 26, 1753; md. Gershom
C.^Cyman.
(d) — Anna Hubbard, b., Dec. 26, 1755; md. twice; d.,
June 21, 1839.
52 CHARLES STEARNS.
(e) — Elisha Hubbard Jr., b., Sept. 13, 1758; md., June
22, 1780, Hannah White; d., May 17, 1843.
(f) — Lucretia Hubbard, b., Sept. 23, 1760; md. Gen.
Epaphroditus Champion.
(g) — Sarah Hubbard, b., 1762.
(h) — John Hubbard, b., 1765; md. Ruth Dickinson; d.,
1804.
6ii3^ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Dec. 7, 1730; md.,
Jan. 27, 1750, Duncan Campbell, of Oxford, Mass., b., 1727;.
d., 1821; six children.
(a) — Thomas Campbell.
(b) — Samuel Campbell.
(c) — John Campbell.
(d) — Alexander Campbell.
(e) — Lucretia Campbell, md. John Walker.
(f) — Archibald Campbell, md. Celia Butler.
61 14— MARY STEARNS, b., Oct. 22, 1732; md. Mr,
Raymond.
61 1 5— LYDIA STEARNS, b., Jan. 7, 1735; md. Alexan-
der Campbell, of Oxford, (int. pub., Aug. 14, 1757).
61 16— ABIGAIL STEARNS, b., May n, 1737; d., Apr.
11, 1746.
61 17— SAMUEL STEARNS, b., Jan. 26, 1740; not men-
tioned in his father's will; probably deceased.
61 18— WILLLIAM IENNISON STEARNS (6297), b.,
1741.
61 19— MARTHA STEARNS, b., Sept. 8, 1742; md., Sept.
3, 1761, Capt. Simon Stevens, of Charlestown, N. H. She
d., Aug. 10, 1817, in Worcester, Mass. (If this Martha
Stearns md. in 1761, why does her father's will, dated 1770,
call her Martha Stearns?)
(a) — Thomas Stevens, b., Sept. 2, 1762.
6120— DR. THOMAS STEARNS (6300), b., Mar. 17,
1745-
THIRD GENERATION. 53
6121— ABIGAIL STEARNS, b., Oct. 21, 1747; md.,
Nathaniel Fullerton, who d., Feb. 16, 1777, aged 38 yrs.
(a) — Thomas Stearns Fullerton, b., Aug. 27, 1770, in
Worcester, Mass.
6122-^EUNICE STEARNS, b.. May 20, 1750; md., Dec.
5, 1779, Thomas Tollansbee, of Newburyport.
6i23>^ISAAC STEARNS (6030), b., 1697, bapt, May 11,
1 701, son of John and Judith (Lawrence) Stearns, of Lex-
ington, Mass.; md., Dec. 24, 1725, in Cambridge, Mass.,
Mehitable Frost; he was a tailor, of Boston, Mass. Inven-
tory, Jan. 8, 1731, £86, 2s., 6d.; wid. Mehitable, administra-
trix. (It is not clearly ascertained whether it was this Isaac,
or Isaac, son of Nathaniel, (of the Isaac branch,) who md.
Mehitable Frost); two daus.
6i24^ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Feb. 12, 1725, bapt.,
Jan. 7, 1728, in First Church, of Boston, Mass.
6i25^MARY STEARNS, b., Sept. 20, 1727, bapt, Apr.,
1728.
6i2(S*qOHN STEARNS (6038), b., Dec. 20, 1690, son
of Isaac and Hannah (Becket) "Sterns," of Salem, Mass.;
md. (1), Sept. 24, 1718, Martha Willard; md. (2), Oct. 27,"
1726, Rebecca Bradley, who survived him and to whom
administration was granted, 1738; six children.
6127-i-JOHN STEARNS JR. (631 1), b., Aug. 7, 1719.
6128^-HANNAH STEARNS.
6129— MARTHA STEARNS.
By second wife.
6i3o^ELIZABETH STEARNS, md., Nov. 2, 1755,
Francis Brown Jr., of Swanzey.
6131— EUNICE STEARNS.
6132I-REBECCA STEARNS.
Fourth Generation.
6i33^REV. SHUBAEL STEARNS 3d. (6040), b.,
Jan. 28, 1706, in Boston, Mass., son of Shubael jr. and Re-
becca (Lariby) Stearns, of Tolland, Conn.; a Baptist preacher
of such eloquence and vigor that he was styled "Boanerges,
Son of Thunder;" md., Mar. 6, 1727, Sarah Johnson, of Lex-
ington, Mass. "In 1745, he joined the followers of George
Whitfield, who were called the 'Church of New Lights;' in
1 75 1, his attention was called to the question of baptism,
and he was immersed by Rev. Wait Palmer at Tolland,
Conn., and in 1754, accompanied by his parents and other
friends, he set out for Virginia. His first stop was at
Opeckoa, Berkeley Co., Va.; then went with his brother-in-
law, Rev. Daniel Marshall, about thirty miles from Win-
chester, Va. ; afterwards settled permanently at Sandy Creek,
North Carolina, where in a few years, his little church grew
from a membership of sixteen to six hundred and six. He
was no ordinary man, but eminently successful in persuading
men to accept and serve Jesus; in stature, small, but with a
peculiarly penetrating eve and a very musical voice. Rev.
Shubael Stearns d., Nov. 20, 1771, after much suffering,
dying as he had lived, in simple, confident reliance upon the
love of God. The influence of his great work still lives
throughout the regions where he faithfully preached, as a
pioneer, the simple story of salvation by faith."
6134--HEPZIBAH STEARNS.
6135-i-PETER STARNES (6042), b., Apr. 2, 1710, in
Reading Mass., son of Shubael Jr. and Rebecca (Lariby)
Stearns, of Tolland, Conn.; md., Jan. 12, 1736, Hannah Stim-
FOURTH GENERATION. 55
son, of Tolland, Ct. With the other members of his father's
family, they removed south, in 1754; five children.
6136^-CHARLES STARNES (6322), b., 1737; of
Charlestown, S. C.
6137— EBENEZER STARNES.
6138— LEVI STARNES.
6139— JOEL STARNES (6329), of Atlanta, Ga.
6140— RHODA STARNES.
6141— ISAAC STARNES (6043), b., Mar. 22, 1713, in
Reading, Mass., son of Shubael and Rebecca (Lariby)
Stearns, of Tolland, Ct.; md., Nov. 27, 1734, Rebecca John-
son,— thus giving to the family the patronymic, Johnson, so
well known at the present day in connection with the name,
Marshall, from his sister's busband. The two appear in the
names of various descendants of Shubael Stearns, — notably,
Judge Marshall Johnson Wilborn and Judge Marshall John-
son Clarke; one dau.
6142— T1EPZIBAH STARNES, md. William Wilborn, of
North Carolina.
(a) — Isaac Starnes Wilborn.
(b) — Elias Wilborn, md. his second cousin, Mary Mar-
shall, dau. of Rev. Daniel and Martha Stearns) Mar-
shall. They had ten children, of whom three were
sons; the eldest, named Abner Wilborn, d. young;
Marshall Wilborn and James Wilborn lived to ad-
vanced age, and the latter had a dau. Mary Wil-
born, who md. Dr. James Camak, of Athens. Ga.
(c) — Lucy Wilborn.
(d) — Samuel Wilborn.
(e) — William Wilborn.
(f) — James Wilborn.
(g) — Clara Wilborn.
(h) — Mary Wilborn.
56 * CHARLES STEARNS.
(i) — Johnson Wilborn, named for his maternal grand-
mother, Rebecca (Johnson) Starnes.
(j) — Hepzibah Wilborn.
(k) — Abner Wilborn, md. and one dau., Martha
Milborn, was the second wife of Meriwetger
Hill, of Washington, Ga., who has two sons, Abner
Wilborn Hill and Edward Y. Hill; another dau.,
Susan Wilborn, md. Dr. Calhoun, of Newman, Ga.,
and their son, Dr. Abner Wilborn Calhoun, is a
celebrated specialist, of Atlanta, Ga.
(1) — Nancy Wilborn.
(m) — Chapley Wilborn.
(n) — Wilkes Wilborn, d. young.
6143-^EBENEZER STARNES (6047), b., Apr. 23, 1722,
son of Shubael Jr. and Rebecca (Lariby) Stearns, of Tolland,
Conn.; md. (1), Aug. 26, 1743, Anna Field, of Tolland, Conn.,
of which marriage there was no known issue; md. (2), after
removing South with the rest of his father's family, Elizabeth
Young, of Bucombe Co., N. C, who became the mother of
five children. About the time of the Revolution he moved
into South Carolina, and, afterwards, into Columbia Co.,
Ga.; where he d.
6144— DR. SAMUEL SCOTT STARNES (6339).
6145— DANIEL STARNES (6349), b., 1783.
6146— JOHN STARNES (6353).
6147— MARY STARNES, b., 1790; md., 18 10, in Au-
gusta, Ga., Rodham Tulloss, Esq., of Tennessee. She was
the mother of eleven children, but we have only the record
of two.
(a) — Louisa Tulloss, b., Mar. 25, 1812; d., unm.
(b) — John Ebenezer Tulloss, b., Nov. 30, 1817; md. (1),
1840, Sarah Scott, by whom he had two chil.,
named Mary E. Tulloss, b., Feb. 4, 1842, and
Thomas Rodham Tulloss, a farmer, of Rock Hill,
Tenn., b., Feb. 9, 1844, who md. Julia Ida Pollard,
in 1869, and had six children; John E. Tulloss md.
(2), Oct.. 1853, Fanny E. German, by whom he had
FOURTH GENERATION. 57
two boys, Robert C. Tulloss, b., 1854, d., 1865, and
John Daniel Tulloss, b., Apr. 1, 1859, w^o md.,
Dec. 1, 1880, Imogene Cox.
6148V-EBENEZER STARNES (6354).
6149— TIMOTHY STEARNES (6051), b., June 17, 1712,
son of Samuel and Sarah (Burnap) Stearns, of Lynn, Mass.;
md. (1), Nov. 3, 1737, in Woburn, Mass., Elizabeth Jenkins,
of Wilmington, Mass.; settled early in Leominster, Mass.
He md. (2), Dinah , who survived him, and d. in
Bolton, Mass. Timothy Stearns d. previous to 1759. By
first wife, Elizabeth, he had one child; by second wife,
"Dinah Sterns," he had five children
6150— TIMOTHY STEARNS JR. (6357), of Reading,
Mass.
6151— SAMUEL STEARNS (6363), b., June 4, 1745-
6i52^ISAAC STEARNS (6369), b., July -, 1749-
6153-HELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Nov. 7, 1750; bapt,
Nov. 18, 1751; d., Mar. 29, 1810; md., 1772, Dea. Ephraim
Adama Jr., of New Ipswich, N. H., b., Dec. 27, 1749, who d.,
Apr. 15, 1825.
(See Locke family, page 60; Hist, of New Ipswich, pp. 290
.and 291.)
(a) — Ephraim Adams 3d., b., Oct. 15, 1773; a deacon
and Justice of the Peace; md. (1), Sarah Boutelle,
by whom he had four sons and two< daus.; md.
(2), Polly Boutelle, sister of his first wife, by whom
he had the same number of children.
(b) — Isaac Adams, b., July 2, 1775; md., Dec. 10, 1803,
Sarah Perkins, of Leominster, Mass.; six children.
(c) — Lydia Adams, bfl, June 7, 1777; md., Dec. 6, 1803,
William Perkins, of Leominster; six children,
(d) — Elizabeth Adams, b., Dec. 13, 1778; md., June 22,
1801, Joseph Spear, of New Ipswich, N. H.; four
children,
(e) — John Adams, b., Feb. 10, 1781; md., Jan 13, 1809,
Rebecca Boutelle; nine children; a Deacon and
farmer, of Enosburg, Vt.
58 CHARLES STEARNS.
(f) — Rebecca Adams, b., Nov. 15, 1782; md. Dea. Aaron
Knight, a farmer, of Hancock, N. H.; ten children.
( g) — Sarah Adams, b., July 30, 1784; md. Nicholas
Richards, a baker, of Bakersfield, Vt.; four children.
(h) — Susanna Adams, b., Nov. 4, 1785; md. Thomas
Stearns 3d., of Fitchburg, who settled at Enos-
burg, Vt., where both d., leaving four children.
(i) — Lucinda Adams, b., Jan 26, 1788; d., Mar. 7, 1848;
md., May 4, 1807, Jonas Boutelle.
(j) — Melinda Adams, b., Feb. 8, 1790; md. Dea. Asa
Knight, a farmer, of Milford, N. H.; eight children.
(k) — Timothy Kinsman Adams, b., Sept. 30, 1791; md.,
Mary Nichols, of Leominster, and settled in Enos-
burg, Vt.; nine children.
(1) — Benjamine Stearns Adams, b., Ang. 6. 1794; a
teacher, who md. Nancy Sanderson, of New Ips-
wich, N. H.; removed to East Tennessee; five chil.
(m) — Cynthia Adams, b., Sept. 5, 1795; md. Hiram Fas-
sell, a farmer, of Enosburg, Vt. ; five children.
6154— BENJAMIN STEARNS, b., lived and d. in Leo-
minster, Mass. ; unm. He belonged to Capt. David Wilder's
Co., commissioned, Apr. 19, 1775.
6155--DINAH STEARNS, bapt., Jan. 18, 1756; md.
Jonathan Whitney, of Buckland, Mass.
6156— SAMUEL STEARNS JR. (6052), b., Feb. 21,
1714, son of Samuel and Sarah (Burnap) Stearns, of Lynn,
Mass.; his early years were spent at sea. He md. (1), 1738,
Mary Wheat, and settled in Leominster, Mass. She bore
him sixteen children, and d., 1767, in child-birth, at Ashby,
Mass. He md. (2), 1768, at Merrimack, N. H., Lucretia
Seavy, who bore him four children, and d., 1776, ' He md.
(3)> I77&, at Amherst, N. H., Abigail Gilbert, who bore him
three children and survived him. He d., Nov. 20, 1793, in
that part of Amherst. N. H., now constituting Mount Ver-
non, and his wid, in her declining years, lived with her son,
Isaac Stearns, in Littleton, N. H., where she d., Dec. 6, 1830,
over ninety yrs. of age. No accurate dates of the births and
deaths of his first twentv children are at hand, six of whom
FOURTH GENERATION. 59
died in infancy, without a name. The following is probably
the correct order of the births of those named, in this numer-
ous family.
6i57#RACHEL STEARNS, b., 1739; md. Benjamin
Hayden, who was slaim in battle during- the Revolutionary
War, leaving several children.
615&—PHOEBE STEARNS, md. Mr. Buxton, who d.,
leaving his wid. with five children.
6159— CHARLES STEARNS, who d. in early manhood.
6160— MARY STEARNS, who d. young.
6161^ — JOHN STEARNS, who served as a private in the
Revolutionary Army; md., and settled in Ticonderoga, N. Y.,
when he d., leaving a large family.
6162— HANNAH STEARNS, md., 1768, John Carter.
6163— BENJAMIN STEARNS (6370), served as private
in the Revolutionary Army.
6164^-RUTH STEARNS, b., 1755; md., 1774, Mr.
Damon, of Ashby, Mass., and, after the birth of their first
three children, Ebenezer, Damon, Sally Damon and Ruth
Damon, they removed to Caledonia Co., Va., where she d.,
1826, leaving many descendants. Among them were her
grandson, the late Dr. George Damon, a physician of note
in Peacham, Vt, and his brother, William Damon, of Burke,
Vt, and the late Job Damon, of Council Bluffs, la.
6165— SAMUEL STEARNS JR., b., 1757, md. Feb. 15.
1781, Molly Coggins, of Amherst, N. Y.; d., Apr. 6, 1812.
6166— JONATHAN STEARNS, b., 1760, left home in
his youth and was supposed to have gone to sea, although
nothing definite was ever heard from him.
6167^-BETSY STEARNS, b., 1765; md.
6168— TIMOTHY STEARNS, b., 1767; was adopted and
raised by a distant relative; settled in Mass.
6i6q^LUCRETIA STEARNS, b. 1769; md.
6170^-DANIEL STEARNS, b., 1773.
60 CHARLES STEARNS.
6i7i^SALLY STEARNS, b., Feb. 15, 1779, at Amherst,
N. H.; was the twenty-first child of Samuel Stearns (6156);
md., May 12, 1819, at Salem, Mass., Capt. John Smith; d., at
Ipswich, Mass., leaving- a daughter.
6172— ISAAC STEARNS (6374), b., Oct. 13, 1780, at
Amherst, N. H., the twenty-second child of his father.
6173— SHUBAEL STEARNS (6379), b., May 20, 1783,
at Amherst, N. H., the twenty-third child.
6174-r-THOMAS STEARNS (6054), b., Dec. 22, 1717,
in Sutton, Mass., son of Samuel and Sarah (Burnap) Stearns,
of Lynn, Mass.; md., Nov. 4, 1740, Lydia Mansfield, dau. of
Daniel Mansfield. His eldest two children \were born in
Lyn, Mass., and the births of the next seven are recorded in
Lunenburg. He then moved to Fitchburg, Mass., stayed
only a short time, then went to Leominster, Mass., where he
d., Feb. 5, 181 1, eminent for his Christian virtues. He be-
longed to Capt. Samuel Hunt's Co., from Aug. 13, to Dec.
I3- I755- His wife d., Feb. 26, 1791; elecen children.
6175— THOMAS STEARNS, b., July 9, 1741 ; d.. Aug. 26,
1746.
6176^-LYDIA STEARNS, b., May 28, 1743; d.. Aug. 30,
1746.
6177— SARAH STEARNS, b., May 12, 1745; d., 1746.
6178— THOMAS STEARNS JR. (6393), b., May 9, 1747.
6179— DANIE LSTEARNS (6401), b., July 31, 1749.
6180— LYDIA STEARNS, b., May 24, 1751; d., Feb. 14,
1814, of dropsy; md. about 1774, David Child, Jr., b., Jan.
30, 1745, in Shrewsbury, Mass.. and settled in Westminster,
Mass.
(a) — Susanna Child, b., Jan., 1777; md., 1798, Luther
Pratt, a farmer,
(b) — Thomas Child, b., Apr. 30, 1779; Justice of the
Peace; md. Lydia Adams, b., Apr. 12, 1780, dau. of
Noah Adams, of Pomfret, Vt. He moved to Enos-
burg, Vt., about 1801, afterwards, to Bakersfield,
Vt; was a member of the Vt. Legislature for six
years; ten children.
FOURTH GENERATION. 61
(c)— Sally Child, b. about 1785; md- Solomon Proctor,
son of Leonard Proctor.
(d)_Nancy Child, b. about 1790; md. (1), J. Ward, of
Westminster, Mass.; m. (2), America Amsden, a
farmer, of Windsor, Vt.
(e)__ John Child, d., unm.
(£)_Lydia Child, d., unm.
(g) — Jonas Child, d., unm.
6181— REV. CHARLES STEARNS (6406), b, July 19,
1753-
6182^-SARAH STEARNS, b., Mar. 12, 1755; d., Feb.
10 1795; md., Feb. 26, 1778, James Boutelle, a farmer and
surveyor of Leominster, Mass., b., Mar. 18, 1754, son of
James and Mary (Smith) Boutelle. This family removed to
Enosburg, Vt.
(a)— Sally Boutelle, b., Oct. 27, 17795 md- Ephraim
Adams, Jr.
(b)— James Boutella, b., Aug. 29, 1781. ) TwinS-
(c)_jonas Boutelle, b., Aug. 29, 1781. )
James Boutelle Jr., d, Sept. 7, 1784. His twin
brother Jonas Boutelle, was of Enosburg, Vt.; md.
May 14, 1807, Lucinda Adams, who d., Mar. 7,
1848.
(d)— Rebecca Boutelle, b., Sept. 22, 1785; md., Jan. 23,.
1809, Dea. John Adams, of Enosburg, Vt.
(e)_Polly Boutelle, b., Jan. 25, 1788; md. Ephraim
Adams Jr., her deceased sister's husband.
(f)_Susan Boutelle, b., Feb. 24; d., Mar. 4, 1790.
6183— REBECCA STEARNS, b., Mar. 15, 17575 d-> Oct.
9, 1791- md., May 30, 1786, Jeremiah Lord, of Winchendon,
Mass., who d., Oct. 1825.
(a)_jeremiah Lord Tr., b, Feb. 26, 1788; a deacon, of
Templeton, Mass. He was brought up by his Aunt
Kendall, and md. (1), Feb. 13, 1812, Dorothy
Stearns &2§), his cousin. She d., Sept. 15, 1817,
and he md. (2), July 23, 1818, Mrs. Roxa S. Gilbert,
62 CHARLES STEARNS.
dau. of Daniel and Sarah Upham, of Templeton,
Mass.; eight children,
(b) — Lucy Lord, d. aged two yrs.
6i84-jUTIMOTHY STEARNS (6418), b., Apr. 4, 1759;
d., Sept. 3, 1795.
6185-MNNA STEARNS, b., Apr. 25, 1762; md. Noah
Kendall, of Templeton, Mass., who d., 1846, and she d., Sept.
2, 1848; s. p.
6186— DR. JOHN STEARNS JR. (6064), b., Jan. 11,
1735, son of John and Elizabeth (Barnes) Stearns, of Tolland,
Conn.; studied medicine in Conn., and commenced practice
about 1764, in Wilbraham, Mass., where all of his children
were born. He md., Sept. 26, 1765, Elizabeth Willis^b., Aug.
14, 1740, who d., May 1, 1834, dau. of Capt. Joshua and
Jemina (Eaton) Willis, of Tolland, Conn. Dr. Stearns d.,
Sept. 11, 1788, in Tolland, Conn.; seven children.
6187— JOHN STEARNS, b., July 13, 1766; d., Mar. 20,
1769.
6188— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Nov. 27, 1768; md.,'
July 6, 1786, at Wilbraham, Mass., Dr. Jabez H. Percival,
who lived a few years in Marlboro, Mass., thence removed to
the State of New York, and, in 1803, settled in Lawrence-
burg, Ind., where he d., June 28, 1841, and his widow d.,
June, 1846. "He was a practicing physician, among the
pioneer of Southern Indiana and that portion of Kentucky
lying along the Ohio River. Elizabeth (Stearns) Percival
was a woman of great force of character and extraordinary
executive ability, a true help-mate for her busy husband, and
an earnest Christian. Theirs was the first brick house built
in Lawrenceburg, Ind. Dr. Jabez H. Percival was a lineal
descendant of Robert Percherval. who went to England
from Normandy with William, Duke of Normandy, in 1066."
(a) — Polly Percival,, b., Tune 15, 1787, in Marlboro
Mass.; md., Sept. 5, 1804, at Lawrenceburg, Ind.,
Col. Philip Hawkins Craig, of Boone Co., Ky. Their
dau., Eliza Ann Craig, md. Edmund Z. Crooker,
whose dau., Mrs. Mary (Crooker) Lloyd, of Austin,
Tex., has in her possession an old Bible which traces
FOURTH GENERATION. 63
her ancestry to Dr. John Stearns. Mrs. Lloyd's
brother, L. M. Crooker, is a lumber merchant of
Austin Tex., who has served two terms as Mayor of
the city.
Another dau. of Philip H. and Polly (Percival)
Craig, named Louisa Craig, md. Capt. Alexander
Louis Mason, of Kentucky, who was killed on the
battle-field of Wilson's Creek, Mo., with a Colonel's
commission in his pocket. Their grand son, Fred
Waldo Williams, glove manufacturer of Napa, Cal.,
bears a strong personal resemblance to E. C.
Stearns, bicycle manufacturer, of Syracuse, N. Y.,
as shown by a picture of the latter in Munsey's
Magazine.
(b) — Betsy Percival, b., Nov. 21, 1788, in Marlboro,
Mass.; md., Dec. 21, 1806, in Cincinnati, O.,
Thomas Leuty.
(c) — Elvira Percival, b., June 20, 1790, in Marlboro,
Mass.; md., Dec. 16, 1807, in Lawrenceburg, Ind.,
Horace B. Rose, of Roseville, Ark., where both d.
Their dau., Eudora E. Rose, b., Mar. 25, 1816, in
New Orleans, La., md., May 12, 1842, George
Washington Knox, b., Ma 5, 1812, in Louisville,
Ky., whose dau., Mrs. Martha Washington (Knox)
Hayman, of Van Buren, Ark., has sent us a very
complete record of her mother's family.
(d) — John Stearns Percival, b., Nov. 14, 1792, in Marl-
boro, Mass.; md. (1), May 22, 1819, in Boone Co.,
Ky., Matilda Goodrich; md. (2), Apr. 5, 1822, Sarah
Ann Kirtley, of Burlington, Ky.
(e) — Calvin Fuller Percival, b., Dec. 20, 1794, in Free-
hold, N. Y.; d., unm.
(f) — Zerah Tousey Percival, b., Nov. 17, 1797, in Free-
hold, N. Y.; d., unm.
The foregoing records of Elizabeth (Stearns)
Percival's family are taken from the "Bible of Jabez
H. and Elizabeth (Sternes) Percival," now in pos-
sion of their great grand-daughter, Mrs. Elvira
(Rose) Dennis, of Indianapolis. Ind., who also has
64 CHARLES STEARNS.
an oil-portrait of Elizabeth ("Sternes") Percival, at
the age of sixty-two, of which a copy has been made
by her great-great-grand-son, Mark Dennis, of
Indianapolis. "The oil-painting is very old and
dark and the copy does not do her justice."
6189--DR. JOHN STEARNS JR. (6426), b., May 16,
1770.
6190— ANNIS (NANCY) STEARNS, b., Apr. 30, 1773;
md., 1792, Dr. Joshua Griggs, of Stephentown, N. Y., where
he d., 181 3; four children.
(a) — Laura Griggs.
(b) — Sophronia Griggs.
(c) — Harriet Griggs.
(d) — Edwin Griggs.
6191— ELVIRA STEARNS, b., Sept. 7, 1774; md., Oct.
30, 1792, William Cobb, counsellor-at-law, b., Jan. 20, 1768,
in Tolland, Ct, grad. Yale Coll., 1788. They resided suc-
cessively in Tolland, Wilbraham, Ellington and Tolland
again, where he d., Feb. 25, 1812. His wid. d., 1846, in
Hartford, Conn.; nine children.
(a) — Hannah A. Cobb., b., Feb. 20, 1794, in Tolland,
Conn.; md. Hamlet Sparks, of Lawrenceburg, Ind.,
where she d., Dec. 9, 1818.
(b) — Alma Cobb., b., Sept. 22, 1795, in Tolland, Conn.;
md., Jan. 20, 1814, Abijah Ladd, of Tolland,
(c) — Eliza Willis Cobb, b., Aug. 27, 1797, in Tolland,
Conn. ; md. John McCray, of Strafford, Ct.
(d) — Elvira Stearns Cobb., b., Sept. 15, 1799, in Wil-
braham, Mass.; md. Hezekiah Cady, of Straf-
ford, Ct.
(e) — Rachel Cobb., b., Dec. 31, 1800, in Wilbraham,
Mass.; d., June 12, 1836, in Hartford, Conn.
(f) — William B. Cobb, b., Mar. 2, 1802, in Wilbraham,
Mass.; d., Nov. 2, 1804.
(g) — Mary Ann Cobb, b., Apr. 2, 1805, in Ellington,
Conn.; md. Andrew Brown, of Hartford, Conn,
(h) — William B. Cobb, b., July 16, 1807, in Ellington,
Conn.; d., Aug. 13, 1827, in Hartford, Conn.
FOURTH GENERATION. 65
(i) — Calvin P. Cobb, b., Sept. 26, 1810; md., Jan. 7,
1835, Eliza Gilchrist, of Waterford, N. Y.
6192— ELISHA STEARNS (6433), b., July 12, 1776; d.,
1850.
6193— STEPHEN STEARNS, b., June 22, 1780; d., Feb.,
1781. y
6194— CHARLES STEARNS (6068), b., Oct. 19, 1758,
son of John and Eunice (Miller) Stearns, of Tolland, Ct.; a
farmer, who served one year in the regular army and some
time in the militia during the Revolutionary War. He was
at the capture of Burgoyne, and was out privateering for
several cruises. He md., 1783, Sarah Norris, dau. of Capt.
Benjamin Norris, of Tolland, Conn., and lived in Leyden,
Mass., until 1822, when, with his family, he removed to
Henderson Harbor, Jefferson Co., N. Y., where he d., 1826.
He served as Capt. in the Revolutionary War, and received
a bayonet wound at the battle of Trenton, N. J. ; ten children.
6195— SARAH STEARNS, b., July 27, 1784; d., 1S44;
md. (1), 1800, John Field, and had six children; after his
death, md. (2) Cyrus Hubbard, a farmer, of Henderson Har-
bor, N. Y.; several children.
6196— DAVID STEARNS, b., Oct. 28, 1786; a farmer,
who md., 1812, Cynthia Clark, of Halifax. Vt.; d., Aug. 26,
1827; s. p.
6197— NORRIS STEARNS (6438), b., Jan. 12, 1789; d.,
Dec. 26, 1845.
6198— DR. SAMUEL STEARNS (6441), b.. June 29,
1791.
6199— CLARISSA STEARNS, b., Aug. 9, 1793; md.
Jonathan Bulfinch, a farmer, of Hartsgrove, O., and pre-
sented him with twelve little Bulfinches.
6200— LAURA STEARNS, b., Feb. 10, 1796; d., 1842;
md., 1 81 7, Clark Chandler, a farmer, of Petersham, Mass.;
eight children.
(a) — Lysander Chandler, b., Oct. 19, 1818, in Wendell,
66 CHARLES STEARNS.
Mass.; md. (i), Aug-. 9, 1842, Elizabeth Ann Kings-
bury, "both of Springfield;" md. (2), Margaret Ann
Nelson.
(b) — Lucy Chandler, b., 1820; md. (1), Bethuel Bartlett;
md. (2), Capt. Wm. D. Clifford, commander of the
"Achilles," in the Civil War.
(c) — Laura Pelincy Chandler, b., June 9, 1822, in Wen-
dell, Mass.; md., 1842, Gamaliel Marsh.
(d) — Sarah Chandler, b., 1824; d., Dec. 29, 1851, at
Chicopee, Mass.; unm.
(e) — Caroline A. Chandler, b., 1826; md., 1846, Joseph
T. Buckingham.
■(f) — Clark Chandler Jr., b., 1830; md. Harriet Miner.
(g) — Norris Stearns Chandler, b., Feb. 2$, 1832; md.
(1), Anne Plunkett: m. (2), Addie Lamphere.
(h) — Maria Chandler, d., aged three years.
6201— CHARLES STEARNS (6444), b., Sept. 6, 1800.
6202— RUBY E. STEARNS, b., Mar. 18, 1803; md.
Joseph White, of Missouri; many children.
6203 — Eunice Stearns, b., Oct. 7, 1804; md. Simon Hub-
bard, a farmer, of Hartsgrove, O.; had children.
6204— CAROLINE M. STEARNS, b., Nov. 1, 1806; md.
Egbert Mcintosh, of Hartsgrove, O.; had three sons.
6205— EBENEZER STEARNS JR. (6072), b., Feb. 26,
1720, son of Ebenezer and Martha (Burnap) Stearns, of Sut-
ton, Mass.; md., 1742, Jane Stockwell, of Sutton, Mass., b.,
1722. They settled in Sutton, Mass., and he died at a gar-
rison on Lake George, in the French and Indian War. His
widow died, July 16, 1808. at Hinesboro, Vt.; five children.
6206— EBENEZER STEARNS 3d. (6449), (by one rec-
ord given as Ebenezer I. Stearns), b., 1743.
6207— JONATHAN STEARNS (6457), b., Feb. 10, 1745;
was Capt. in Revolutionary War.
6208— REBECCA STEARNS, md., Jan. 25. 1762, in
Northampton, Mass., Seth Burk, son of Richard and Mary
FOURTH GENERATION. 67
Burk, of Brookfield, Mass. Seth Burk chose Dea. Supply
Kingsley, of Northampton, Mass., to be his guardian, Apr.
14, 1756.
(a) — Sybil Burk, bapt., Sept. 19, 1762.
6209— ABIGAIL STEARNS, md. Mr. Moffat.
6210— DAUGHTER.
621 1— DAVID STEARNS (6077), b., Mar. 25, 1729, son
of Ebenezer and Martha (Burnap) Stearns, of Sutton, Mass.;
one of the first settlers of Goshen, Mass., where he d., Feb.
28, 1788. He was in service during the French and Indian
war, in Capt. John Catlin's Co., and. with his three sons, was
also a soldier of the Revolutionary War. He md., 1756,
Hannah Burn ell, b., Mar., 1732, dau. of John and Mehitable
(Edmonds) Burnell. After the death of David Stearns his
wife md. (2), Jan. 20, 1792, Capt. Elisha Cranston, who d.,
Apr. 18, 1804, and his widow d., Dec, 1827, at her daugh-
ter's, Mrs. Daniel Beals.
6212^- DAVID STEARNS JR. (6465), b.. July 26, 1757.
6213— LEMUEL STEARNS (6479), b., Mar. 17, 1^59.
6214— JOHN STEARNS (6481), b., Feb. 22, 1761, in
Dudley, Mass.
6215— SAMUEL STEARNS, b., Mar. 25, 1763, the first
white male child born in Goshen, Mass., which has been the
home of a part of his family, for more than a century. An
old cellar and well still mark the place which was the first
residence of Samuel's father.
6216— CYRUS STEARNS (648O, b., Mar. 26. 1765: d..
Mar. 25, 1855.
6217— JOSEPH STEARNS (6496), b., June 30, 1768.
6218— HANNAH STEARNS, b., Nov. 17, 1770; md.
Daniel Beals.
(a) — Elias Beals, md., June 14, 1832, Polly Bates.
(b) — John Beals, md. Rosina Bates.
(c) — David Beals. md., Jan. 11, 1827, Climena Bates.
6219— MARY STEARNS, b„ Apr. 17, 1774.
68 CHARLES STEARNS.
6220— JONATHAN STEARNS (6084), b., Dec. 26, 1713,
son of George and Hannah (Sanderson) Stearns, of Walt-
ham, Mass.; md., Feb. 2j, 1736, Beulah Chadwick, b., Oct.
14, 1 7 19, dau. of Ebenezer and Abigail (Grant) Chadwick,
of Weston, Mass.; settled in Milford, Mass. He purchased a
farm of sixty-seven acres, and the deed is dated a few days
before his marriage; afterwards, from time to time, he added
to his estate, as shown by numerous deeds on record. He
must have been a man of enterprise and thrift, and his wife
an efficient help-mate. He died, late in 1758. before the
birth of his last child, and his wid. md. (2), May 8, 1766,
James Battle, of Hollis, N. H.; she d., Mar. 31, 1804, after
a short illness, in her eighty-fifth year; twelve children.
6221— JONATHAN STEARNS JR., b., Aug. 26, 1737;
d. young.
6222— BEULAH STEARNS, b., Mar. 7, 1739, in Men-
don, Mass.; d., Dec. 31, 1820, in Poultney, Vt. She md. (1),
Major Zebediah Dewey, b., 1726, who d., Oct. 28, 1804.
From the Dewey Genealogy by Adelbert M.Dewey, of Wash-
ington, D. C, and the Dewey Family History by Louis
Marjnus Dewey, of Westfield, Mass., assisted by William T.
Dewey, of Montpelier, Vt., and Orville C. Dewey, of Wheel-
ing, W. Va., we gather the following:
Thomas Dewey 1st., md., 1639, at Windsor, Conn., Mrs.
Frances Clarke; five children.
Thomas Dewey Jr., b., Feb. 16, 1640, from whom was
descended Maj. Zebediah Dewey, who md. Beulah Stearns.
Josiah Dewey, bapt., Oct. 10, 1641, from whom is de-
scended Admiral George Dewey, of Manila fame.
Anna Dewey, bapt., Oct. 15, 1643.
Israel Dewey, b., Sept. 25, 1645.
Jedediah Dewey, b., Dec. 15, 1647.
Maj. Dewey's first wife was the wid. of Solomon Jackson,
who d. of small-pox, leaving a dau., who md. Rev. Jacob
Catlin, D. D., of New Marlboro. By first wife, Major Dewey
had one son, Thomas Dewey. His second wife, Beulah
Stearns, was a resolute, strong-minded woman, very capable.
FOURTH GENERATION. 69
and well-calculated to bring up a large family in the wilds of
Vermont. They moved to Poultney, Vt., in 1774, in com-
pany with her brother-in-law, Ichabod Marshall. Her char-
acter was notably generous, kind and self-reliant. "After
Maj. Dewey's death, Mrs. Dewey and her sister, Mrs. Mar-
shall, also a widow, were called upon by Mr. Thomas Ashley,
Esq., a widower, who asked, 'Mrs. Marshall, do you wish to
change your condition?' "No, sir,' she replied, with em-
phasis, 'but my sister does.' Mrs. Dewey and Mr. Ashley
were accordingly married. He lived about a year afterwards,
and she then resided with her son, Azariah Dewey, until her
decease."
(a) — Zebediah Dewey Jr., md. Miss Mosely; d., Apr.
1813.
(b) — Beulah Dewey, md. Elisha Ashley, and had 12 chil.,
the eldest of whom, Lucy Ashley, lived over 90
years; d.. 1849.
(c) — Charlotte Dewey, md. Nathaniel Mosely.
(d) — Anna Dewey, md. (1), Samuel Murdock; md. (2),
Mr. Richmond; d., 1813.
(e) — Artemesia Dewey, md. Ebenezer Jennings; d.,
1832, of cholera.
(f) — Capt. Azariah Dewey, b.,, 1765, in Tyringham,
Mass.; md. (1), Amelia Smith; md. (2), Louise
Darby. In 1798. he was commissioned Capt. of
Milita, by Gov. Tichenor: d.. Mar. 31, 1832.
(g) — Dr. David Dewey, b.. Mar. 1, 1778, being the sec-
ond child born in Poultney, Vt., during the Revolu-
tionary War. The first one was Wm. Ward, who
was born the same night, Feb. 28. 1778. Dr. David
Dewey studied medicine with Dr. Selah Gridley,
of Castleton, Vt.; md., Mar. 1, 1802, Anna Morse,
of Poultney, Vt.; had 12 chil.; d., Oct. 2, 1841.
(h) — Jonathan Dewev, md. Miss Newton; six chil.; d.,
near Rochester, N. Y.
(i) — Keziah Dewey, b., Aug. 28. 1782; md., Apr. 4, 1802,
Warren Hill, bv whom she had five children: d.,
Feb., 1842, at Detroit, Mich.
70 CHARLES STEARNS.
6223— GEORGE STEARNS, b., Apr. 16, 1741.(^4^7)
6224— LYDIA STEARNS, b., Feb. 27, 1743; md., Nov.,
1760, lchabod Marshall. They moved to New Marlboro, in
1764, and, in 1774, to Poultney, Vt., where he was suddenly
killed, Nov. 18, 1791, aged fifty years, being run over by a
loaded wagon in returning from Troy, N. Y. His wid. d.,
Oct. 26, 1836, a most worthy example of a matron, in whom
were well illustrated the virtues of the head and the heart.
"She retained her mental and physical powers in a remark-
able degree to the very close of her long life. She was em-
phatically a peace-maker, beloved by all, kind to her friends,
and having no enemies." The incidents of border life, and
the days of the Revolutionary War, in which she was a prom-
inent actor, would make an interesting chapter, did time
and space permit.
(a) — Jonathan Marshall, b., Dec. 23, 1762; md., 1783,
iPhoebe Ashley, dau. of Thomas Ashley, Esq., of
Poultney, Vt. ; twelve children; d., about 1827, in
Plattsburg, N. Y.
(b) — Paul Marshall, b., Aug. 23, 1764; d., Feb. 16, 1788,
of a casualty.
(c) — Silas Marshall, b., Sept. 28, 1766; a soldier of the
war of 1812; md., Mar.. 1792, Rhoda Howe; seven
children. He d., Jan. 3, 1813, and she d., Sept. 6,
1846.
(d) — Mary Marshall, b., Aug. 17, 1768; md., 1786, Solo-
mon Whitney; twelve children; d., Feb., 1837.
(e) — Timothy Marshall, b., May 12, 1770; md., 1793,
Lucy Rogers, of Litchfield, Conn.; eight chil.; d.,
June 7, 1844, of a casualty.
(f) — Lydia Marshall, b., Sept. 7, 1771; md., 1790, Zenas
Palmer, of Fairfax, Vt.; thirteen chil.; d., Oct., 185 1.
(g) — Beulah Marshall, b., Jan. 26, 1773; md., 1789, John
Hollenbeck, of Albany. N. Y.; four children; d.,
Oct., 1848.
(h) — Charlotte Marshall, b., Oct. 17, 1775; first female
child born in Poultney, Vt. ; md., 1792, Seth Mc-
Huron; migrated to Lysander, Onondaga Co.,
FOURTH GENERATION. 71
N. Y., where he d., 1841, and she died, in Illinois,
1850; 14 chil.
(i) — Abijah Marshall, b., Apr. 20, 1777; md. Ann Dunks;
six children; d., Jan., 1852.
(j) — Martha Marshall, b., June 17, 1779; md., 1799,
Peter Martin; was killed by the fall of a tree, July,
1800; s. p.
(k) — Lucy Marshall, b., June 12, 1781; md. William
Morey; eight chil.
(1)— Ruth Marshall, b., Oct. 16, 1783; md., 1806, Dr.
Aden Kendrick, of Hanover, N. H.; five children;
d., Oct. 10, 1814.
\ (m) — Stearns Marshall, b., Oct. 14, 1785; md., 1810,
Mabel Mallory, dau. of Calvin and Margaret Mal-
lory. He occupied the homestead of his father,
purchased of Col. Ethan Allen,
(n) — James Marshall, b., Feb. 24, 1788; md., 1812, Polly
Shumway; four children; d., 1843, on a farm a few
miles south of Rochester, N. Y.
6225— EBENEZER STEARNS (6508), b., Jan. 26, 1745;
settled in Upton, Mass.
6226— ABIJAH STEARNS, b., Mar. 8, 1747; d., in Revo-
lutionary Army; s. p.
6227— LIEUT. DAVID STEARNS (6514). b., Feb. 24,
1749.
6228— CAPT. JOHN STEARNS (6519), b., Apr. 30, 1751.
6229— MARY STEARNS, b., Feb. 6, 1753; md., July 9,
1772, Nahum Clark, of Hollis, N. H.
6230— HANNAH STEARNS, b., Jan. 30, 1755; md., Aug.
27, 1778, by Rev. A. Frost, Dea. Edmund Bowker. son of
Micah Bowker; settled in Milford, Mass. Dea. Bowker
served in the Revolutionary War, and was one of its pen-
sioners. He d., Jan. 20, 1841 ,aged 84 years, of mortifica-
tion, resulting from a very slight scratch on one hand.
(a) — Lovica Bowker, b., Mar. 22, 1779; mrd., Aug. 2,
1801, Alexander Cheney; d., Mar. 7, 1824.
72 CHARLES STEARNS.
(b) — Jonathan Bowker, b., July 6, 1781; md. Penelope
Dewing; of Milford, Mass.
(c) — Lydia Bowker, b., Sept. 24, 1788; md., June 23,
181 1, a Hopkinton cousin, named David Stearns,
(d) — Polly Bowker, b., Sept. 7, 1791; md., Apr. 12,
1812, Samuel McFarland.
(e) — Ira Bowker, b., Aug. 26, 1793; md. Julia Everett,
and settled on the old homstead.
6231— ABRAHAM STEARNS (6531), b., Apr. 2, 1757.
6232— JONATHAN STEARNS (6542), b., Jan. 10, 1759.
posthumous.
6233— DAVID STEARNS (6087), bapt., Sept. 29, 17I7,
son of George and Hannah (Sanderson) Stearns, of Walt-
ham, Mass.; of Weston, Mass.; md. (1), Aug. 26, 1741,
Bethia Stimson, b., Jan. 22, 1723, dau. of James and Bethia
(Mansfield) Stimson, of Weston; md. (2), Apr. 9, 1761,
Dorothy Fulham. who d., a widow, Aug. 17, 1790; six
children.
6234— MARY STEARNS, b., Mar. 4, 1744; md., Feb. 13,
1766, Jonathan Rice, of Sudbury, Mass.
6235— NATHAN STEARNS, b., June 1, 1747, md. (pub.
June 5,) 1772, Lucy Rice, of Sudbury, Mass.; settled in New-
ton, Mass.
6236— AMOS STEARNS, b., Apr. 23, 1749.
6237— SILAS STEARNS (6556), b., Sept. 20, 1750.
6238— LYDIA STEARNS, b., Jan. 9, 1765; md,, Jan. 16,
1786, William Hagar, of Waltham, Mass., b., Jan. 21, 1765,
son of William and Mary (Child) Hagar; d., Mar. 31, 1793.
6239— ISAAC STEARNS, b., May 18, 1768.
6240— DANIEL STEARNS (6091), bapt. Aug. 3, 1729,
son of George and Hannah (Sanderson) Stearns, of Walt-
ham, Mass.; d., Aug. 21, 1779; md-> Sept. 4, 1755, Hannah
Fuller, of Newton, Mass., b., 1731, who d., Oct. 15, 1797;
nine children.
6241^-ELISHA STEARNS (6561), b., Aug. 8, 1756.
FOURTH GENERATION. 73
6242— CAPT. DAVID STEARNS (6568), b., Oct., 1757.
6243J-LYDIA STEARNS, b., 1759; d., 1786; md., June
12, 1783, Abijah Whitney, b., Sept. 6, 1744, son of Joseph
and Mary (Child) Whitney, of Watertown, Mass.
6244— ABIGAIL STEARNS, b., July 13, 1760; d, 1843.
She md., Feb. 1, 1783, Phinehas Fiske, son of Jonathan and
Abigail (Lawrence) Fiske, of Lincoln, Mass; three children.
(a)— Phinehas Fiske Jr., b., Apr.29, 1785; md. (i), Mary
Hart; md. (2), Isabella Redington.
(b) — Priscilla Fiske, b., Sept. 17, 1787; md., Sept. 16,
1807, Elisha Hagar, of Lincoln,
(c) — Abigail Fiske, b., Oct. 10, 1789; md. Jonas Smith,
of Weston, Mass.; d., Apr. 13, 1862.
6245— GEORGE STEARNS (6575), b., Apr. 25, 1762.
6246— DANIEL STEARNS, b., Mar. 21, 1765; md., Aug.
29< J795> Betsy Hagar, b., Jan. 8, 1776, dau. of Benjamin
and Esther (Child) Hagar, of Waltham, Mass. Daniel
Stearns d., Oct. 19, 1805, s. p., and his wid. md. (2), July 12,
1807, Joseph Stearns (Isaac-2050).
6247— JONATHAN STEARNS (6582), b., Feb. 3, 1767.
6248— JACOB STEARNS (6583), b.. May 13, 1768.
6249^CHARLES STEARNS (6599), b., Sept. n, 1770.
6250— BENJAMIN STEARNS JR. (6097), b., Dec. 27,
1728, son of Benjamin and Hepzibah (Hastings-Shattuck)
Stearns, of Lexington, Mass.; md., Sept. 11, 1754, Hannah
Segur, of Newton, Mass. On June 22, 1766, Benj. Stearns
and Hannah, his wife, were admitted to the church in Lex-
ington, Mass., and July 13, 1766, they had five children bap-
tized. He was in the campaign to White Plains, in 1776; d.,
May 26, 1801, and his wid. d., Nov. 25, 1805, aged 69 years;
eleven chil.
6251— ASAHEL STEARNS (6607), b., 1755; bapt., June
13, 1766.
6252— HABAKKUK STEARNS (6618), b., 1757; bapt,
June 13, 1766.
74 CHARLES STEARNS.
6253— NAHUM STEARNS, b., 1759; bapt, June 13,
1766.
6254-— MARTHA STEARNS, b., 1761; d., May 9, 1791.
6255-r-ISHMAEL STEARNS (6625), b., 1763.
6256— HANNAH STEARNS, b., May 21, 1764; md., Feb.
7, 1784, John Parker, b., Feb. 14, 1761, son of Capt. John and
Lydia (Moore) Parker, of Lexington, Mass.; d., May 15,
1823, and he d., Nov. 3, 1835; eleven children.
Mrs. Hannah (Stearns) Parker is described by her son as
"a handsome woman, of slight form, flaxen hair, blue eyes,
and a singularly fresh and delicate complexion. She was
imaginative, delicate-minded, and poeticr yet a very prac-
tical woman, who had the ideal nart of religion, love of God
as well as morality."
(a) — Mary Parker, b., Apr. 11, 1785; md., 1816, Samuel
Green of Brighton, Mass., husband of her deceased
sister, Hannah; d., 183 1.
(b) — John Parker Jr., b., Oct. 12, 1786; md. Maria
Green.
(c) — 'Lydia Parker, b., Apr. 2, 1789; d., Apr. 25, 1791.
(d) — Hannah Parker, b., Mar. 15, 1791; md., Mar. 25,
181 1, Samuel Green, of Brighton; d., Dec. 1, 181 5,
in Vt, and he md. (2), 1816, her sister, Mary
Parker.
(e) — Lydia Parker, b., July 1, 1793; md., Isaac Herrick,
of Brighton, Mass.; d., 1837.
(f) — Rebecca Parker, b., Dec. 10, 1795; d., Feb. 15, 1812;
unm.
(g) — Isaac Parker, b., Nov. 5, 1798; md., 1829, Martha
M. Miller,
(h) — Ruth Parker, b., Nov. 12, 1800; d., Dec. 27, 1812.
(i) — Hiram Stearns Parker, b., Jan. 16, 1803; md. Nancy
Leavitt.
(j)— Emily Ann Parker, b.. May 11, 1806; md. Charles
Miller.
(k) — Rev. Thodore Parker, b., Aug. 24, 1810; md., Apr.
20. 1837, Lydia Dodge Cabot, b., Sept. 12, 1813.
FOURTH GENERATION. 75
"He was Pastor of the Twenty-eighth Congrega-
tional Society, which worshipped at Music Hall,
Boston, Mass.; was an eloquent and popular divine
who drew crowds to listen to his words. On ac-
count of failing health, he was sent to Southern
Italy, where he d., May 10, i860, and was buried
in a little Protestant cemetery, outside the city
walls, at Florence, Italy. The grave is enclosed by
a border of gray marble, and, at the head, is a plain
stone of the same material, bearing his name, dates
of birth and death." One of his biographers says,
"His leading characteristic was his thirst for knowl-
edge."
6257^-NOAH STEARNS (6632), b., 1766; bapt., Sept.
21, 1766.
625&-HIRAM STEARNS, b., 1768; bapt., Oct. 16, 1768.
6259^-JEPHTHA STEARNS, b., 1770; md., Nov. 1,
1798, Sally Fiske, of Weston, Mass.
626<y-AMMI STEARNS (6633), b., 1772.
626L— ELISHA STEARNS, b., 1774; bapt, Apr. 27, 1777;
d., Apr. 20, i£45, in Lincoln, Mass.
6262— JOTHAM STEARNS (6100), bapt., June 22, 1718,
in Watertown, Mass., son of Capt. John and Deliverance
(Bigelow) Stearns, of Lexington, Mass.; md., 1741, Mary
Flagg, dau. of Bartholomew Flagg, a mariner, of Bristol,
Mass. The inventory of his estate was dated, Mar. 23, 1749,
and the estate was settled, Aug. 24, 175 1, by Benjamin
Flagg. His three children were born in Worcester, Mass.
6263^-BARTHOLOMEW STEARNS (6644), b., Aug. 4,
1742.
6264— JOTHAM STEARNS JR., b., June 22, 1746.
6265— CHARLES STEARNS (6650), b., Jan. 4, 1749-
6266— SAMUEL STEARNS (6101), b., 1720, son of
Capt. John and Deliverance (Bigelow) Stearns, of Lexing-
ton, Mass.; md. (1), Aug. 19, 1752, Jemima Hoyt, of Monad-
nock, b., Dec. 25, 1729, by whom he had four children; md.
76 CHARLES STEARNS.
(2), (pub., Nov. 27,) 1762, Sarah Ann Grover, of Grafton,
Mass., by whom he had six children. He d., Mar. 17, 1776,
of pleurisy, and his estate was administered by his wid.,
Sarah, who d., Apr. 9, 1777. In 1757, he was of Capt.
Samuel Warren's Co. ; ten children.
6267^SAMUEL STEARNS TR. (6653), b, 1754.
6268— DANIEL STEARNS (6664), b., 1756.
6269— ASA STEARNS (6678), b., July 30, I75&
6270— JEMIMA STEARNS, b., 1760; md. David Dudley,
and settled in Sutton, Mass.
6271— SOLOMON STEARNS (6691)^., 1763.
6272— SHARACH STEARNS, b., 1766; of Poultney, Vt.
6273— BENJAMIN STEARNS, b., 1769; lived in Ver-
mont, ten miles from his brother, Solomon.
6274— MOSES STEARNS (6703), b., 1771.
6275— BETSY STEARNS, b., 1773.
6276— PHOEBE STEARNS.
6277— WILLIAM STEARNS (6104), b.. 1732, son of
Capt. John and Deliverance (Bigelow) Stearns, of Lexing-
ton, Mass.; Dr. Bond gives his record, as follows: md. (1),
1753, Mary , by whom he had one son, his name-
sake; md. (2), (pub., Dec. 27, 1766), Mary Willard, of
Grafton; eight children.
6278— WILLIAM STEARNS JR., b.. Aug. 5, 1754.
6279— SARAH STEARNS, b., Oct. 9, 1768.
6280— JOSIAH STEARNS (8924), b., Dec. 9. 1770.
6281— BEZALEEL STEARNS, b., June 26, 1772.
6282— REUBEN STEARNS, b., Dec. 8, 1776.
6283— ANNA STEARNS, b., May 9, 1779.
6284— LUCRETIA STEARNS, b., Nov. 7, 1782.
6285— LUCY STEARNS, b., Apr. 4, 1784.
FOURTH GENERATION. 77
6286— INCREASE STEARNS (6106), b., 1738, son of
Capt. John and Deliverance (Bigelow) Stearns, of Worces-
ter, Mass.; was a soldier, in Caot. Flagg's Co., for Lake
George, in 1756; served in the Revolutionary War for two
years and three months when he was wounded, and his son,
Increase Stearns, Jr., served out the remaining nine months
of his time. Increase Stearns Sr. md., Jan. 8, 1760, Deborah
Hale, of Worcester, Mass., and settled in Holden, Mass.;
eight children.
6287— DAVID STEARNS, b., 1761.
6288— INCREASE STEARNS JR. (6713), b., July 1,
1763, in Holden, Mass.
6289— ALEXANDER STEARNS.
6290— LUCY STEARNS, md. James Potter.
6291— SAMUEL STEARNS.
6292— JAMES STEARNS.
6293— AMOS STEARNS, settled in Canada.
6294— ASA STEARNS (6726), b., 1780.
6295— DANIEL STEARNS (6107), son of Capt. John
and Deliverance (Bigelow) Stearns, of Worcester, Mass.;
a farmer, of Worcester; was made prison at Fort Edward.
1756; intention of marriage with Mary Wheelock, of Sutton,
Mass., was published, Dec. 8, 1770. It is said that he "had a
large family and moved to the West," but we have been
unable to locate his descendants.
6296— BEZALEEL STEARNS (6108), son of Capt. John
and Deliverance (Bigelow) Stearns, of Worcester, Mass.;
md. (int. pub., Oct., 1749). Thankful Davis, "both of Graf-
ton." "Their house, in "the Gore," was entirely destroyed
by fire, July 10, 1784; he was at work in the fields at a dis-
tance; his wife, having- put fire in the brick oven went out
on a visit to a neighbor. On her return, dwelling, fur-
niture, clothing, and every article of property had disap-
peared and nothing but ashes remained."
6297— WILLIAM JENNISON STEARNS (61 18). b.,
1 741, son of Capt. Thomas and Mary (Jennison) Stearns,
78 CHARLES STEARNS.
of Worcester, Mass.; md., July n, 1767, Sarah Adams, and
settled at Worcester, where he d., 1813; two children.
6298— EUNICE SARAH STEARNS, b., Apr. 12, 1770;
md., Apr. 15, 1795, Daniel Fenno; d., 1863 ;one son.
(a) — William Daniel Fenno.
6299— THOMAS STEARNS, b., Oct. 26, 1777; d.
6300— DR. THOMAS STEARNS (6120), b., Mar. 17,
1745, son of Capt. Thomas and Mary Jennison Stearns, of
Worcester. Mass.; md., Mar. 5, 1769, Sarah Gleason, of
Dudley, Mass. He was a physician and settled first in
Claremont, N. H., where their children were born; after-
wards moved to Windsor, Vt., where he d. ; ten children.
6301— ABIGAIL (NABBY) STEARNS, b., Dec. 20,
1770.
6302— JOSEPH SCARBORO STEARNS (6730), b.,
Dec. 23, 1771.
6303— FANNY STEARNS, b., Apr. 15, 1773.
6304— THOMAS STEARNS JR., b., May 30, 1774.
6305— SARAH STEARNS, b., 1776.
6306— POLLY STEARNS, b., May 5, 1779.
6307— EUNICE STEARNS, b., July 8, 1781.
6308— CHARLES STEARNS, b., Dec, 1782.
6309— WILLIAM STEARNS, b„ Feb. 1, 1784.
6310— BETSY STEARNS, b., Feb. 2, 1786.
631 1— JOHN STEARNS JR. (6127), b., Aug. 7, 1719,
only son of John and Martha (Willard) Stearns, of Salem,
Mass.; settled in Newport, R. I., where he d., Feb. 18, 1781.
He md., 1745, Rachel Pettiplace, of Newport, R. I., who
d. of a casualty, Sept. 5, 1798, aged 75 years. Their ten
children were born in Newport.
6312—WILLARD STEARNS, b., Apr. 26, 1746; d.
young.
6313— JOHN STEARNS, b., Nov. 19, 1747; d., abroad;
unm.
FOURTH GENERATION. 79
6314— WILLARD STEARNS, b., Aug. 9, 1749; d., Sept.
27, 1749.
6315-pMARTHA STEARNS, b., Oct. 7, 1750; d., Mar.
9, 1842; md. Caleb Lyndon, a cabinet-maker, who d., about
1829, bro. of Josiah Lyndon, formerly Gov. of Rhode Island;
s. p.
6316— HANNAH STEARNS, b., Aug. 16, 1752; d., Sept.
12, 1761.
63174-JOSEPH STEARNS, b., Apr. 3, 1754.
63i8^BENJAMIN STEARNS, b., Feb. 8. 1756.
6319— ISAAC STEARNS (6732), b., Nov. 21, 1757; d.,
1838.
6320— SIMON STEARNS (6736), b., Sept. 17, 1759.
6321— SAMUEL STEARNS (6738), b., Aug., 1765.
Fifth Generation.
6322— CHARLES STARNES (6136), b., 1737, son of
Peter and Hannah (Stimson) Stearns, of Tolland, Conn.;
md. twice but the names of his wives are unknown; settled
at Charleston, S. C, where he d. and was buried in the cem-
etery of the Circular Church, on Meeting St.; six children.
6323— WILLIAM STARNES (6752), b., 1758.
6324 — SON, name unknown.
6325— SARAH STARNES, md. James Minis, and settled
in Gibson Co., Ind.
By second wife.
6326— JOSEPH McCORMICK STARNES (6756).
6327— JOHN STARNES.
6328— MARY STARNES, md. Capt. Thomas Com-
mander Russell, an officer in the Continental line during the
Revolutionary War, and a charter member of the Society of
the Cincinnati. Their dau. ' Harriet E. Russell, md. her third
cousin, Daniel Starnes (6349), about 1808.
6329--JOEL STARNES (6139), son of Peter and Han-
nah (Stimson) Starnes, of Tolland, Conn. ; md. Anna Brock,
and settled near Atlanta, Ga. ; ten children; a farmer and
millwright. (It is uncertain who this Joel Starnes was, but
he is, in some way ,a member of this branch of the family.)
6330— MANSFIELD STARNES.
6331— SHUBAEL STARNES.
FIFTH GENERATION. 81
-6332— REBECCA STARNES.
6333— MARY STARNES.
6334--ELIZABETH STARNES.
6335— PHOEBE STARNES.
6336— MARTHA STARNES.
6337— JOEL STARNES JR.
6338+WILLIAM LAFAYETTE STARNES M. D.
(6758), b., Dec. 25, 1833.
6339— DR. SAMUEL SCOTT STARNES (6144), date
of birth unknown, son of Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Young)
Starnes, of Columbia Co., Ga.; md., Nancy Wilborn, dau. of
Gen. James Wilborn, and settled in Williamson Co., Tenn.
He served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War,
and was noted for his bravery; nine children.
6340— GEN. JAMES WILBORN STARNES (6765), b.,
1819.
6341— MARY ADALINE STARNES, b., 1821; d., Nov.
5, 1888, in Davenport, la. She md., Nov., 1838, L. H.
Moseley, a capitalist and planter, of Nashville, Tenn. "She
was born, lived, married, and settled in Williamson Co,.
Tenn."; six children.
(a) — Samuel Scott Starnes Moseley; was Capt. in Con-
federate Army.
(b) — Robert Moseley.
(c) — Peter Moseley.
(d) — James Wilborn Moseley, was killed near Win-
chester, Tenn., 1863; was a brave General in the
Confederate Army, highly respected for his nobil-
ity of character.
(e) — Estella Mary Adaline Moseley.
(f) — Annie Moseley, b., Nov. 9, 1856, in Tenn.; md.
Oct. 25, 1882, in Davenport, la., William Putnam
Bissell, of New York City; settled in Sioux City,
la. Thev had two children, Wayne Putnam Bis-
sell and Robert Hamilton Bissell.
82 CHARLES STEARNS.
6342— SHUBAEL STARNES, d., unm.
6343— REBECCA STARNES, md. Allison C. Treadwell.
6344— KATHARINE STARNES, md. Peter G. Moseley.
They settled first in Tennesee, afterwards moved to Mis-
sissippi, where they lived until after the Civil War. Mr.
Moseley died in 1866, and in 1883, his widow moved her
family to Hearne, Robertson Co., Tex., where she d., Dec.
21, 1896; seven children.
(a) — James Lycurgus Moseley, of Hearne, Tex.
(b) — Shubael Starnes Moseley, d.
(c) — Peter G. Moseley, d.
(d) — Mabelle A. Moseley, md. James David Smith, a
cotton-factor and commission merchant, of Green-
ville, Miss. Their dau., Mabelle Moseley Smith,
has kindly furnished this record of her grand-
mother's family,
(e) — John Ebenezer Moseley, of Hearne, Texas,
(f) — Marion Samuel Moseley.
(g) — Katharine P. Moseley, md. W. Wilson.
6345— PARTHENIA STARNES, md. William McCord.
6346— SAMUEL STARNES, md. Ida Doak.
6347— JOHN D. STARNES, killed during the Civil War;
was Major in Confederate Army.
6348— EBENEZER STARNES, a brave soldier in the
Confederate Army; killed during the Civil War; unm.
6349-^DANIEL STARNES (6145), b., 1783, son of
Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Young) Starnes, of Columbia Co.,
Ga.; md., 1809, his third cousin, Harriet E. Russell, dau. of
Capt. Thomas Commander and Mary (Starnes) Russell, of
Charleston, S. C. From 1808 to 1814, he was editor and
publisher of "The Mirror of the Times," in Augusta, Ga.
The entire files of this paper are preserved. He d., Feb. 4,
1 814, in Augusta. Ga.. at the age of thirty-two. and was
buried in St. Paul's Churchvard, where a monument was
erected to his memory by his brother. Dr. S. S. Starnes;
three children.
FIFTH GENERATION. 83
6350-^jUDGE EBENEZER STARNES (6772), b., Mar.
19, 1810.
6351— CAMILLA STARNES, b., 1812; md. Williamson
Smith, of Rutherford Co., Term.; settled in New Orleans,
La.; d., 1891; five children.
(a) — Georgiana Smith, md. Capt. William Mullens, and
had three children; d.
(b) — John E. Smith, deceased.
(c) — Camilla Smith, of New Orleans, La.
(d) — Henry Smith, of New Orleans, La.
(e)— Williamson Smith Jr., of New Orleans, La.
6352— AUGUSTA STARNES, b., Jan. 1, 1814; md., June
20, 1833, Dr. John W. Richardson, a prominent physician
of Murfreesboro, Tenn. At the age of eighty-two years she
furnished the items of this record.
(a) — Dr. William Temple Richardson, b., 1838; a sol-
dier in the Confederate Army, who< died, during the
Civil War.
(b) — Sue Watkins Richardson, b., 1840; md. Col. J. J.
Jolly, a prominent Alabama attorney, deceased;
nine children.
(c) — James Daniel Richardson, b., Mar. 10, 1843; at_
torney-at-law, of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Member of
Congress since 1884, from 5th Dist., Tenn.;
Speaker, pro. ten., of House of Representatives,
session 1895. He md., 1865, Alabama R. Pippin,
of Clinton, Ala.; five children.
(d) — Mary Harriet Richardson, b., 1846; md. John B.
Beattie, of Rutherford Co., Tenn.; four children.
(e) — John Ebenezer Richardson, b., Jan. 7, 1857, at-
torney at Murfreesboro, Tenn.; md. Annie Lou
McLemore. of Franklin, Tenn.; six children.
6353— JOHN STARNES (6146), date of birth unknown,
son of Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Young) Starnes, of Colum-
bi aGo., Ga. ; md. Miss Ware, and settled in Tenn. We have
received several Starnes records from Tennessee, but can-
not find that thev attach to this line.
84 CHARLES STEARNS.
6354— EBENEZER STARNES JR. (6148), date of birth
unknown, son of Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Young) Starnes,
of Columbia Co., Ga.; md. Miss Harvey.
6355— DR. WILLIAM STARNES.
6356— AND OTHER CHILDREN.
6357ATIMOTHY STEARNS, JR. (6150), date of birth
unknown, son of Timothy and Elizabeth (Jenkins) Stearns,
of Leominster, Mass.; lived in Reading, Mass., afterwards
removed to Framingham, Mass. He md. (1), 1766, Lydia
Walton; md. (2), Jan. 13, 1785; Sarah Williams, of Reading,
Mass. ; md. (3), Molly Bowers. His first wife was the mother
of five children.
6358— TIMOTHY STEARNS 3d. (6778), b., Sept. 14,
1767.
6359— LYDIA STEARNS, b., Mar. 26, 1769; md., Dec.
26, 1798, Col. Nathan Parker, of Reading, Mass., where
she d.
6360— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Apr. 2, 1771; md.,
Apr. 21, 1791, Samuel Peters, of Reading, Mass.
6361— AMOS STEARNS (6786), b., Aug. 27, 1774.
6362— RUTH STEARNS, b., Mar. 26, 1776; md., Sept.
18, 1796, William Johnson, of Reading, Mass., and was
the mother of eighteen children.
6363-isAMUEL STEARNS (6151), b., June 4, 1745, son
of Timothy and Dinah ( ) Stearns, of Leominster,
Mass.; md., 1771. Sarah Graves, of Boxboro, Mass., settled
in Fitchburg, Mass., where he d., 1805; five children.
6364— SAMUEL STEARNS JR. (6796), b., June 19.
1772.
6365— LUTHER STEARNS (6806), b., May 22, 1774.
6366— SARAH STEARNS, b., Apr. 9, 1775; md., Oct.
15, 1795, Ichabod Leonard, b., July 11, 1771, posthumous,
who d., Aug. 30, 1856. They resided in Pittsfield, Mass.,
until 1820, when they removed to Monroe Co., N. Y.; eight
^children.
FIFTH GENERATION. 85
(a)— Samuel Leonard, b., July 30, 1796; d., May 1,
1868; md., Jan. 18, 18 19, Margaret Lindley.
(b)— Ichabod Leonard Jr., b., Apr. 26, 1798; d., Feb.
18, 1867; md., July 3, 1834, Laura Hannah North-
rup.
(c)_Friend Leonard, b., Sept. 28, 1800; d., Jan. 20,
1857, in Cannellton, Ind.; md. but no children.
(d) — Daniel Leonard, b., Mar. 10, 1803; d. in infancy.
(e)— Nathaniel Wilder Leonard, b., Feb. 27, 1804; d.,
June 25, 1834.
(f) — Sarah Ann Leonard, b., July 9, 1806; d., Sept. 20,
1809.
(g)— Marian Leonard, b., Sept. 4, 1808; d., Apr. 17,
1840; md. William Strowyer, but had no children,
(h)— Chauncey M. Leonard, b., June 19, 1816; md. (1).
Mar. 4, 1840, Elizabeth M. Strowyer; md. (2), Aug.
7, 1884, Mrs. Elizabeth Crafts.
6367— BETSY STEARNS, b., Apr. 19, 1779; d., July 6,
1849; md- Nathaniel Wilder, of Livingston Co.,N. Y.; two
children.
(a) — Samuel Wilder.
(b)— Betsy Wilder.
6368— RELIEF STEARNS, b., Feb. 24, 1783; of Mid-
dlebury, Wyoming Co., N. Y.; unm.
'6369-^tSAAC STEARNS (6152), b., July 1, 1749, son of
Timothy and Dinah ( ) Stearns, of Leominster,
Mass.; md., Sarah \S ; settled in Charlmont, Mass.
6370— BENJAMIN STEARNS (6163), date of birth un-
known, son of Samuel and Mary (Wheat) Stearns, of Leo-
minster, Mass.; served as private in the Revolutionary War;
was in the battle of Long Island, in the battalion under
Aaron Burr, during that famous retreat. Soon after peace
was declared, he md., at Amherst, (now Mount Vernon),
N. H., Mehitable Broad, and about twenty years later, this
family removed to Vermont. We have the names of three
children.
86 CHARLES STEARNS.
6371— BENJAMIN STEARNS JR., b., May 2, 1786.
6372— MARY WHEAT STEARNS, b., Aug. 20, 1789.
6373— DANIEL LOW STEARNS, b., Dec. 12, 1792.
\6374— ISAAC STEARNS (6172), b., Oct. 13, 1780, son
of Samuel and Abigail (Gilbert) Stearns, of Amherst, N. H.;
md., Mar. 4, 1813, at Littleton, N. H., Martha Bidwell, of
Lebanon, b., June 1, 1784, who d., May 4, 1846; he d., Dec.
3, 1856; four children.
6375— MARY JOHNSON STEARNS, b., Nov. 27, 1813;
md., Apr. 26, 1840, Nathaniel H. Everett, b., Apr. 8, 1808,
who d., July 31, 1870; she d., June 11, 1890.
(a) — Charles Franklin Everett, b., Apr. 25, 1841; md.
(1), May 28, 1863, Helen May Bowman; md. (2),
Nov. 5, 1879, Isabel Noble,
(b)— Fred H. Everett, b., Nov. 1, 1844; d., Feb. 28,
i857.
(c) — Frank H. Everett, b., May 24, 185 1; md. (1), Dec.
25, 1875, Emma F. Farr, who d., Sept. 24, 1879;
md. (2), Mary Goodwin Simons, of Bradford, Vt.,
where they settled,
(d) — Elwood Nathaniel Everett, b., Sept. 14, 1854; md.,
Oct. 12, 1875, Mary G. Elliott, of Bath, where they
settled.
6376— LEONORA STEARNS, b., Aug. 22, 1815; d.,
Nov. 30, 1891; md., Nov. 14, 1844, Calvin J. Wallace, b.,
May 26, 1819.
(a) — Edwin F. Wallace, b., Nov. 3, 1845; d., Apr. 1,
1848.
■(b) — Martha Wallace, b., Jan. 2, 1848; md., Sept. 1,
1875, Fred H. Richardson, b., May 31, 1848, who
d., Nov. 30, 1887, at Lisbon, where his wid. re-
mained with her two sons.
6377— FRANKLIN STEARNS, b., Feb. 7, 1820; d., Feb.
16, 1823.
6378— ISAAC BIDWELL STEARNS (681 1), b., June
15, 1826.
FIFTH GENERATION. 87
6379— SHUBAEL STEARNS (6173), b., May 20, 1783,
son of Samuel and Abigail (Gilbert) Stearns, of Amherst,
N. H. In company with his brother, Isaac, and their
mother, he located at Littleton, N. H., in the first decade
of the century, where his first ten children were born, three
of whom died in infancy without a name. In Feb., 1828, he
moved to Newport, Vt, where he d., Jan. 1, 1844. "It is
said of him that he was a man of good judgment and strictly
honest; that he was never drawn into a lawsuit, either as
plaintiff or defendant; that he died as he had lived, an
earnest, devoted, Christian. Me md., Apr. 16, 1812, at
Littleton, N. H., Lydia Peck, b., Nov. 2j, 1795, dau. of
Matthew Peck, a Revolutionary soldier of Grafton. She d.,
Dec. 31, 1880, at Newport Centre, Vt., and was buried
beside her husband, with six of their children, where a beau-
tiful monument of Scotch granite has been erected to their
memory." They had thirteen children.
6380-^-HANNAH STEARNS, b„ Oct. 24, 1813; d., Sept.
8, 1831.
6381— SALLY STEARNS, b., Apr. 19, 1815; d., Nov. 2,
1817.
6382— SAMUEL STEARNS, b., Oct. 10, 1817; d., Nov.
12, 1818.
6383— BENJAMIN STEARNS, b., Oct. 11, 1818; d.,
May 30, 1832.
6384-^LYDIA STEARNS, b., July 4, 1820; md., Nov.
17, 1842, Benjamin W. Brown, of Newport, Vt., where he
d., Nov. 6, 1889; eight children.
(a) — Leonora L. Brown, b., Sept. 16, 1843.
(b) — Leonard Brown, b., July 3, 1845; d., Aug. 4, 1845.
(c) — Ellen J. Brown, b„ Sept. 27, 1846; d., Sept. 12,
1849.
(d) — Aaron Brown, b., Feb. 8, 1849; d., Sept. 1, 1849.
(e) — Benjamin L. Brown, b., June 5, 1850.
(f) — Benoni N. Brown, b., Aug. 29, 1852; d., Feb. 16,
1865.
(g) — Luther B. Brown, b., Jan. 30, 1855.
88 CHARLES STEARNS.
(h) — Myra J. Brown, b., Oct. 25, i860.
6385-^CYRUS EASTMAN STEARNS (6815), b., July
1, 1822.
6386— MARTHA PATIENCE STEARNS, b., July 7,
1826; md., July 4, 1846, at Brownington, Vt., David Phil-
brick, b., at Irasburg. She d., Dec. 13, i860, at Newport
Centre, Vt.; six children.
(a)— Or vis P. Philbrick, b., Aug. 28, 1847.
(b) — Susan R. Philbrick, b., Mar. 19, 1850.
(c) — Oren D. Philbrick, b., Nov. 29, 185 1.
(d) — Orson S. Pilbrick, b., Aug. 30, 18^.
(e) — George W. Philbrick, b., Apr. 20, 1859.
(f)— Mabel L. Philbrick, b., Nov. 25, i860.
6387— JOHN PECK STEARNS' (6822), b., Aug. 18,
1828.
6388— SUSAN EMELIA STEARNS, b., Aug. 27, 1831;
md.? Jan. 18, 1859, Ira Miller, of Stanstead, P. O., Can., b.,
Aug. 2, 1828, at Derby, Vt.; d., Jan. 10, 1868; one child,
(a) — Laura Miller, b,, Jan. 2, 1863; md., 1883. Johnson
Derrick, of Stanstead.
6389— MARY STEARNS, b., Mar. 6, 1833; md.. Mar.
16, 1853, Willard C. Wright, b., Jan. 3, 1824. at St. Johns-
bury, Vt. ; five children.
(a) — John James Wright, b., June 9, 1854.
(b) — Elvina L. Wright, b., May 22, 1856.
(c) — Eleanor M. Wright, b., Apr. 2, i860.
(d)— <Dau., b., Feb. 13, 1864; d., Mar. 14, 1864.
(e) — Blanche M. Wright, b., June 19, 1874.
6390— CARRIE STEARNS, b., Aug. 28, 1835; md., Feb.
5, 1863, at Santa Cruz, Cal., Samuel C. Thompson, b. at
McMinnville, Tenn. She d., Nov. 17, 1877, at Winnemucca,
Nevada, where their five children were born.
(a) — John Stearns Thompson, b., Nov. 24, 1863; d.,
Mar. 31, 1864.
(b) — Frank Thompson, b., Feb. 2, 1865; d., Apr. 1, 1865.
FIFTH GENERATION. 89
(c) — Susie Thompson, b., Mav 24, 1866; d., Jan. 1,
i875-
(d) — Austin Samuel Thompson, b., Nov. 2, 1868.
(e) — Lydia Thompson, b., Apr. 5, 1872.
6391-^GEORGE WASHINGTON STEARNS, b., June
24, 1837; d., Dec. 29, 185Q.
6392-^SAAC STEARNS, b., Jan. 13, 1839; d., Feb. 14,
1840.
— 6393— THOMAS STEARNS JR (6178), b., May 9, 1747,
son of Thomas and Lydia (Mansfield) Stearns, of Lunen-
burg, Mass.; a farmer, of Fitchburg, Mass.; md., Jan. 9, 1771,
Mary White, of Lancaster, Mass.; d., 1789; ten children.
6394^-WILLIAM STEARNS.
6395— DANIEL MANSFIELD STEARNS.
6396— POLLY STEARNS.
6397— BETSY STEARNS.
6398— NATHANIEL STEARNS.
6399— THOMAS STEARNS 3d. (6824), b, 1789.
6400--LYDIA STEARNS.
And Dr. Bond says there were three others.
6401— DANIEL STEARNS (6179), b., July 31, 1749,
son of Thomas and Lydia (Mansfield) Stearns, of Lunen-
burg, Mass.; d., June 4, 1777, of apoplexy; md., Oct. 26,
1769, Hannah Wetherbee, dau. of Paul and Hannah Wether-
bee, of Lunenburg, Mass.; a farmer, of Leominster, Mass.
"He had been peeling a birch broom, placed it in one corner
of the room and had moved away only a few steps when he
fell to the floor and died instantly." His wid. md. again;
four children.
6402—HANNAH STEARNS, b. Sept. 28. 1770; md.,
Sept. 17, 1793, Asaph Boutelle, b., Nov. 12, 1767, son of
Dea. Kendall and Mary (Wilder) Boutelle, of Fitchburg,
Mass. He d.. Mar. 3, 1818, and she d.. Mar. 16, 1825; six
children.
90 CHARLES STEARNS.
(a) — Alpheus Boutelle, b., July 29, 1794; a farmer, of
Fitchburg, Mass.; md., Dec. 28, 1825, Thankful
Smith.
(b) — Fanny Boutelle, b., Aug'. 23, 1796; md. John
Howe, a farmer, of Ashford, N. Y.
(c) — Eliza Boutelle, b., Aug. 1, 1799; d., Apr. 30, 1827;
md. /Charles Hale, a farmer, of Leominster, Mass.
(d) — Hannah Boutelle, b., Feb. 19, 1801; d., Nov. 22,
1834; md. Enoch Bacon, a farmer, of Lunenburg.
(e) — Asaph Boutelle Jr., b., "Oct. 1, 1804; grad. Am-
herst Coll., 1828; a Presbyterian clergyman; md.
Fidelia Eaton.
(f) — Mary Wilder Boutelle, b., Apr. 10, 1807; md.
Jonathan Farnsworth, a farmer, of Fitchburg.
6403— DANIEL STEARNS JR. (6830), b., Feb. 25, 1772.
6404— -PAUL STEARNS (6841), b., 1774.
6405-^SARAH STEARNS, b., 1776; supposed to have
died young.
6406— REV. CHARLES STEARNS (6181), b., July 19,
1753, son °f Thomas and Lydia (Mansfield) Stearns, of
Lunenburg, Mass.; grad. Harv. Coll., 1773; received the de-
gree of D. D., Harvard, 1810; Fellow of American Academy
of Arts and Sciences; ordained pastor of the Cong. Church
in Lincoln, Mass., Nov. 7, 1781, and died there, July 26,
1826. He was also Preceptor of the noted Liberal School,
in Lincoln, Mass.
"Dr. Charles Stearns was in the ministry over forty-five
years, preached his last sermon the first Sunday in July, 1826,
and died on the twenty-sixth of the same month. His monu-
ment was erected by the town which was then one parish.
He was a man of high ability, deeply reverenced by his peo-
ple; a man who refused to enter into the controversy be-
tween Trinitarian and Unitarian Congregationalists, ex-
changing freely with those of both opinions until his death.
The following extract from 'The Gambrel(roofed House/
by Oliver Wendell Holmes, speaks for itself:
" 'The middle-aged and young men have left compara-
tively faint impressions on my memory, but how grandly
FIFTH GENERATION. 91
the procession of the old clergymen, who filled our pulpit
from time to time and passed the day under our roof,
marches before my closed eyes! At their head, the most
venerable David Osgood, the majestic minister of Medford,
with massive front and shaggy, overshadowing eyebrows;
following in the train, mild-eyed John Foster of Brighton,
with the lambent aurora of a smile about his pleasant mouth
which not even the ''Sabbath" could subdue to the true
Levitical aspect; and bulky Charles Stearns of Lincoln,
author of "The Ladies' Philosophy of Love. A poem. 1797."
(How I stared at him! He was the first living person ever
pointed out to me as a poet!); and Thaddeus Mason Harris,
of Dorchester.' ' Rev. Charles Stearns md., Jan. 7, 1782,
Susanna Cowdry, of Reading, Mass., by whom he had six
sons and five daughters.
6407— SUSANNA STEARNS, b., Oct. 6, 1782; d., Nov.
7, 1808; unm.
6408— CHARLES STEARNS JR. (6853), b., Feb. 16,
1784.
6409— DR. THOMAS STEARNS (6867), b., Aug. 8,
1785.
6410— JULIA STEARNS, b., Apr. 6, 1787; md., Dec. 22,
1808, Charles Wheeler Esq., b., Apr. 25, 1773, son of Ed-
mund and Eunice (Munroe) Wheeler, of Lincoln, Mass.; five
children.
(a) — Charles Wheeler, b., Nov. 2, 1809; d., Nov. 5, 1809.
(b) — Julia Wheeler, b., Dec. 14, 1810; d., 1842; unm.
(c) — William Francis Wheeler, b., Mar. 11, 1812; md.,
1829, Hannah M. Paddock, of Dennis, Mass.
(d) — Charles Stearns Wheeler, b., Dec. 19, 1816; grad.
Harv. Univ., 1837; tutor, 1838 to 1842; d., 1843.
(e) — George Henry Wheeler, b., May 19, 1819; d., 1841 ;
unm.
641 1— SARAH STEARNS, b., July 5, 1789; d., Oct. 8,
1801.
64i2^UELIZABETH FRANCES STEARNS, b., Feb. 15,
1791; d., Nov. 20, 1844, in Stow, Mass.; unm.
92 CHARLES STEARNS.
6413— WILLIAM LAWRENCE STEARNS (6873), b.,
Oct. 30, 1793.
Twins.
6414— DANIEL MANSFIELD STEARNS (6878), b., Oct.
3°, 1793.
6415— REBECCA STEARNS, b., Nov. 15/1794; d., Jan.
5, 1813.
6416— SAMUEL STEARNS, b., Aug. 24, 1796; d., Oct.
29, 1796.
6417— EDWIN STEARNS, b., Apr. 13, 1798; d., Tune
26, 1798.
6418-^TIMOTHY STEARNS (6184), b., Apr. 4, 1759,
son of Thomas and Lydia (Mansfield) Stearns, of Leo-
minster, Mass.; d., Sept. 3, 1795; md., Sept. 21, 1780, Mary
Lincoln, of Leominster; settled on his father's homestead,
in Leominster; seven children.
6419— CHARLES STEARNS (6883), b., Dec. 30, 1781.
6420— TIMOTHY STEARNS JR. (6888). b., May 6,
1783-
6421— MARY STEARNS, b., Apr. 3, 1785; unm.; a valu-
able assistant to Dr. Bond in preparing these records.
6422-^OTIS STEARNS (6893), b., July 10, 1787.
6423— DOROTHY STEARNS, b., Dec. 11, 1788; md.,
Feb. 13, 1812, her cousin, Jeremiah Lord. She d., Sept. 15,
1817.
(a) — Rebecca Stearns Lord, b., Oct. 2y, 181 3; d., Mar.
II, 1824.
6424— THOMAS STEARNS, b., Nov. 1, 1790; d., Aug.
181 3; unm.
6425— BELINDA STEARNS, b., Aug. 6, 1794; md., Feb.
16, 1817, Jacob Fulham, of Leominster, Mass.; three chil-
dren.
(a) — Mary Elizabeth Fulham, b., Nov. 21, 1818; md.,
Nov. 4, 1847, Robert Henry, a rope-maker, born in
Barre, Mass.
Dr. John Stearns.
FIFTH GENERATION. 93
(b) — Charles Elisha Fulham, b., May 23, 182 1; d., Oct.
18, 1844.
(c) — Timothy Stearns, Fulham, b., Sept. 30, 1823; a car-
penter; md., May, 1846, Samantha Walker, of
Millbury, b., Aug. 3, 1826.
6426-^DR. JOHN STEARNS JR. (6189), b., May 16,
1770, son of Dr. John and Elizabeth (Willis) Stearns, of
Wilbraham, Mass.; grad. Yale Coll., 1789, studied medicine
with Dr. Sergeant, of Stockbridge; attended lectures, Univ.
Penn., 1792 and 1793; M. D., Coll. of Phys. and Surg., New
York City. He settled first in Waterford, N. Y., where he
remained until 1809, when, being elected to the Senate of
N. Y., he removed to Albany, where he remained until 1819,
whr he went to the City of New York. "He has been Pres.
of the N. Y. Academy of Med., and held numerous other
respectable professional appointments. He was the first to
make the medical profession acquainted with the medicinal
properties of Secale cornutum, or Ergot. He was an ex-
emplary Christian; was for many years one of the vestry of
St. George's Church, New York; was one of the founders
and most efficient managers of the American Tract Society.
He md., June 17, 1797, Sally Ketchum, dau. of Col.
Hezekiah and Mary Ketchum, of Waterford, N. Y. Dr.
John Stearns, d., Mar. 18, 1848, of erysipelas, resulting
from a poisoned wound received in the prosecution of his
profession which he continued to practice to the close of
his long life." "He died from blood-poisoning, after per-
forming an amputation, the poison entering a cut on one of
his fingers and causing his death," at the age of seventy-
seven years and ten months; six children.
6427--JOHN STEARNS, b., Dec. 1798; d., Jan., 1799.
aged three weeks.
6428— JANE MARIA STEARNS, b., Sept. 25, 1800, at
Waterford, Saratoga Co., N. Y. ; md., Aug. 18, 1824, Adol-
phus Lane, a merchant of New York City, son of Jonathan
Lane, of Dutchess Co., N. Y.; d., Jan. 23, 1874.
(a) — John Stearns Lane, grad. Columbia Coll., 1847.
(b) — Edward Lane, died young.
(c) — Louisa Caroline Lane, b., June, 1833.
94 CHARLES STEARNS.
6429— HENRY KETCHUM STEARNS (6901), b., July
31, 1803.
6430— REV. JOHN STEARNS, M. D. (6906), b., Oct.
14, 1812.
6431-^JOSEPH STEARNS, b., Apr. 5, 1816, at Albany,
N. Y. ; d., Sept. 18, 1816, at the same place.
6432-^JOSEPH K. STEARNS (6912), b., July 22, 1818.
6433— JUDGE ELISHA STEARNS (6192), b., July 12,
1776, son of Dr. John and Elizabeth (Willis) Stearns, of
Wilbraham, Mass.; grad. Yale Coll., 1796; studied law and
settled in Tolland, Ct.; has been a Representative and Sen-
ator in the State Legislature; a Judge, and for many years
Pres. of the Tolland Bank. He md., Nov. 4, 1800, Celinda
Baker, b., Apr. 22, 1780, in Tolland, Conn.; d., 1850; four
children.
"The following tribute from the late William H. Wells, of
Chicago, gives a pleasant picture of the man and the times:
'Judge Stearns was one of the deacons of the church which I
attended during all the earlier vears of my life. His face was
as familiar to me as that of my own father, and his portrait
recalls many pleasant memories of those far-off days. His
house was always open Sabbath noons to those who lived
too far away to go home between the morning and after-
noon services, and I was there many times. His family pew
was next to the pulpit, at the minister's left, but he always
sat in the deacons seat, directly in front of the pulpit. No
man in Tolland was better known or held in higher esteem
than Judge Stearns.' "
Of the village of Tolland, his grandson writes: "If there
is any spot in this wide, wide world, that I have a right to call
my home, it is this little town of Tolland, nestled up here
among the rock-ribbed hills of Tolland Co. It was in this
peaceful, pleasant town, that Elisha Stearns spent his own
peaceful, useful and honorable life."
6434— THEODORE STEARNS (6914), b.. Sept. 11,
1804.
6435— CATHERINE STEARNS, b.. Nov. 25, 1809; md.,
Aug. 28, 1833. Rev. Leverett Griggs, b., Nov. 7, 1808, in
Tolland, Conn. He grad. Yale Coll., 1829: settled in Mill-
Judge Elisha Stearns.
Maria A. (Stearns) Hicks.
FIFTH GENERATION. 95
bury, Mass., 1848. Their first five children were born in
North Haven, Conn., and the sixth in New Haven, Conn.
(a)— Maria Griggs, b., July 19, 1834.
(b) — Catherine Griggs, b., Jan. 26, 1836.
(c) — Leverett Stearns Griggs, b., Feb. 16, 1838; of
Ivoryton, Conn.
(d) — Elizabeth Celinda Griggs, b., Mar. 5, 1840.
(e) — John Lawrence Griggs, b., Apr. 23, 1843.
(f) — Joseph Emerson Griggs, b., July 13, 1847.
6436— MARIA AMELIA STEARNS, b., Nov. 1, 1815;
md., Oct. 16, 1842, Charles R. Hicks, of Tolland, Conn., b.,
July 1, 1812, in Providence, R. I., who d., June 29, 1878.
Her picture at the age of eighty-five shows her to be a won-
derfully well-preserved lady, who bids fair to reach the age
of her grandmother, Elizabeth (Willis) Stearns, who lived
to be 94 years old; four children
(a) — Ratchiffe Hicks, b., Oct. 3, 1843; for an account
of him, see "One line of the Hicks Family," 1894;
has also published, "One line of the Stearns Fam-
ily," 1897.
(b) — Richard Stearns Hicks.
(c) — Emma Maria Hicks, b., May 23, 1845.
(d) — Minnie Helen Hicks.
6437— CHARLOTTE ANN STEARNS, b., Oct. 14,
1821; d., unm.
6438— REV. NORRIS STEARNS (6197), b., Jan. 12,
1789, son of Charles and Sarah (Norris) Stearns, of Leyden,
Mass.; md., 1840, Flora Thomas, and had two children. He
wasc a clergyman, who d., Dec. 26, 1845; two children.
6439— JOHN E. STEARNS, was killed, Jan.. 11, 1863, in
battle at Arkansas Post, during the Civil War.
6440— DAUGHTER, name unknown.
6441— DR. SAMUEL STEARNS (6198), b., June 29,
1791, son of Charles and Sarah (Norris) Stearns, of Leyden,
Mass, a physician of Greenfield, Mass.; md., Luceba Adams,
96 CHARLES STEARNS.
of Coleraine, Mass., b., Dec. 29, 1793, who d., Oct. 2, 1883.
Dr. Stearns d, May 16, 1867
6442— ELVIRA A. STEARNS, md. Charles Billings; d.
about 1847, leaving two> children.
6443— DR. EDWARD NORRIS STEARNS, b, 1828; a
practicing physician of Arkansas and Kansas.
6444— MAJ.-GEN. CHARLES STEARNS (6201), b.,
Sept. 6, 1800, son of Charles Sr. and Sarah (Norris) Stearns,
of Leyden, Mass.; in early life a teacher and merchant's
clerk; was some time engaged in trade; then a farmer and
Justice of the Peace, of Hartsgrove, Ashtabula Co., O.; was
twice elected High-Sheriff of the County, and was Major-
General of the militia; a man of considerable prominence
both socially and politically. At the outbreak of the Civil
War, he was principally instrumental in raising recruits for
several regiments, and, although then sixty-one years old,
was commissioned as Capt. of Co. A, 8th. la. Inf., which he
held until after the Battle of Shiloh, when he was transferred
to the Veteran Reserve Corps and place in command of
Camp Herron, at Davenport, la. He md., July 6, 1836,
Cynthia Nye, dau. of William and Sally Nye, of Hartsgrove,
0.; three children.
6445— DU RENN STEARNS (6921), b., July 5, 1837.
6446— DE WITTE STEARNS (6925), b., Mar. 14, 1839.
6447— LA MOTTE STEARNS, b., Dec. 1, 1842; in first
year of Civil War, he enlisted in Co. A, 8th. la. Inf., where
his father was Capt. and his brother De Witte was Lieut.
They were taken prisoners at the Battle of Shiloh and held
seven months, when the father was taken to St. Louis on a
hospital-boat and the sons served till close of war with the
exception of one year, when La Motte was at home on sick
furlough. He md., Dec. 25, 1865, Leilah E. Klyce, and
went West; his last known address being Salt Lake City,
Utah.
- 6448— CHARLES STEARNS, b., 1870.
6449-^EBENEZER I. STEARNS (6206), b., 1743, son
of Ebenezer Jr. and Jane (Stockwell) Stearns, of Sutton,
FIFTH GENERATION. 97
Mass.; md., 1776, Thankful Alvord, clan, of Jonathan Alvord,
of Northampton, Mass.; d., 1801; seven children.
6450— OLIVE STEARNS, b., Oct. 4, 1777; nid. Mr-
Wright.
6451^-ACHSAH STEARNS, b., Dec. 2, 1779; md., Nov.
19, 1801, Joel Clark Jr., of Northampton, Mass.; d., Aug. 1,
1870, at Southampton, Mass.; eight children.
(a) — Horace Clark, b., Sept. 8, 1802; md., Aug. 29, 1826,
Mary Noble, b., Mar. 27, 1803, dau. of Lyman and
Mary (Drake) Noble, of Westfield, Mass. Dr.
Horace Clark was for forty years a botanic phy-
sician, and d., Apr. 19, 1877. Their son. Lyman
Noble Clark, b., May 18, 1835, md. Martha Ann
Stearns ( ), and was editor of the "West-
field Times and Newsletter."
; (b) — Martha Clark, b., Oct. 5, 1804; md., Nov. 18, 1825;
King Clark.
(c) — Joel Clark, 3d., b., Nov. 12, 1806; md., Apr. 17,
1833, Susanna Babcock.
(d) — Achsah Clark, b., Jan. 20, 1809; md., Oct. 12, 1843.
Ebenezer Harris.
(e) — Rachel Clark, b., June 23, 181 1; d., Apr. 7, 1876,
at Lee, Mass.
(f) — Dorothy Clark, b., Nov. 19, 1813; d., May 31, 1857.
(g) — Juliet Clark, b., Dec. 12, 1816, at Northampton,
Mass.; md., Mar. 3, 1836, William Augustus Shan-
non; two children, Augustus Vaughan Shannon
and Mary Clark Shannon, who md. Wellington
Smith, of Lee, Mass. Their dau., Mary Shannon
Smith, has been very kind in furnishing items for
this work.
(h) — George Clark, b., Dec. 28, 1819; md., Mar. 9. 1863,
Sarah Jones.
6452— EBENEZER STEARNS (6928), b., Aug. 20, 1781.
6453— NATHANIEL STOCKWELL STEARNS (6939),
b., May 28. 1783.
98 CHARLES STEARNS.
6454— ERASTUS STEARNS, b., Feb. 28, 1787; is said
to have lived in New York State.
6455— BENONI STEARNS, b., Jan. 6, 1789.
6456— JONATHAN ALVORD STEARNS (6948), b.,
May 6, 1793.
6457— CAPT. JONATHAN STEARNS (6207), b.,
Feb. 10, 1745, son of Ebenezer and Jane (Stockwell) Stearns,
of Sutton, Mass.; a cordwainer of Northampton, Mass., and
a Capt. in the Revolutionary War; md., Mar. 20, 1776, Eliza-
beth Edwards, b., Aug. 5, 1750, dau. of Benjamin Edwards,
of Northampton, Mass. In 1788, they moved to Westamp-
ton, Mass., and about 1800, to Hinesboro, Vt., where he d.,
1830, and she d., 1832; seven children.
6458— JONATHAN STEARNS JR. (6949), b., Dec. 30.
1776.
6459— JOSEPH EDWARDS STEARNS (6958), b., Mar.
14, 1778.
6460— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Mar. 20, 1780; md..
1800, Calvin Edwards, and removed to Vermont.
(a) — Calvin Edwards Jr., of Vt.; blind with a cataract;
md.
(b) — Daniel Edwards, a grocer, of Brockport, N. Y. ;
md.
(c) — Noah Edwards, formerly a broker of Boston,
Mass.; d., Sept., 1847, in Bristol, Vt.
(d) — Jerusha Edwards, md. in Vermont,
(e) — Edmund Edwards, md., 1823, in Southampton; d.,
1825, of a casualty, leaving one child.
(0 — Eli Edwards, a joiner; md. and lived in Vermont,
(g) — Sylvester Edwards, a carriage-builder,
(h) — Justin Edwards, d. in Boston.
6461— CAPT THEODORE STEARNS (6962). b., Apr. >
20, 1784.
6462— MARY STEARNS, his twin sister, b.. Apr. 20,
FIFTH GENERATION. 99
1784; md„ Dec, 1824, Eliphalet Hatch, of Southampton,
Mass., who left her a widow; s. p.
6463— MARTHA STEARNS, b., Oct. 25, 1788; d., Aug.
24, 1829; unm.
6464— SALOME STEARNS, b., Oct. 10, 1791; md.,
1810, Daniel Gorham, of Hinesboro, Vt.
(a) — Russell Gorham, d., young,
(b) — Syreno Gorham, of Hinesboro, Vt.; md.
(c) — Amy Elizabeth Gorham.
(d) — Livius L. Gorham.
(e) — Seneca Gorham, of Hinesboro, Vt.; md.
(f) — Eliza Jane Gorham.
6465— DAVID STEARNS JR. (6212), b., July 26, 1757,
son of David and Hannah (Burnell) Stearns, of Goshen,
Mass.; md., 1782, Susanna Beals, b., May 30, 1759, who d.,
Mar. 10, 1849, in Clinton Co., O. With his father and two
brothers he was a soldier in the Revolutionary Army; after-
wards removed to New York State, and finally to Clinton
Co., O., where he d., Sept. 5, 1836. He and his wife were
burnied in New Hooe Cemetery, fourteen miles from New-
ton ville. Ohio; thirteen children.
6466— MELZAR STEARNS (6968), b.. Aug. 25, 1783.
6467— LUTHER STEARNS (6976), b.. Nov. 6, 1784.
6468— DAVID STEARNS 3d., b.. June 12. 1786; settled
in Ohio.
6469— MARY STEARNS, b., Dec. 9, 1787.
6470— ANNA STEARNS, b., June 14, 1789.
6471— HARVEY STEARNS, b., Feb. 20, 1791; took up
Government land in Vermilion Co., 111., in 1834.
6472-^CLARISSA STEARNS, b.. Oct. 18, 1792; md. Mr.
Shaw, of Ziousville, Ind.
6473— ZARA STEARNS, b., Nov. 18, 1794.
6474— SOPHIA STEARNS, b., Aug. 27. 1796.
100 CHARLES STEARNS.
6475— CYNTHIA STEARNS, b., Mar. 15, 1798.
6476-^ALVIN STEARNS, b., Feb. 29. 1800; one of twin
brothers; was crushed to death by a raft, near Marietta, O.:
was buried there, in 181 5.
6477-+CALVIN STEARNS, b., Feb. 29, 1800; one of
twin brothers; d. in Arkansas.
6478— ORPHA STEARNS, b., Oct. 27, 1801.
6479— LEMUEL STEARNS (6213), b., Mar. 17, 1759,
son of David and Hannah (Burnell) Stearns, of Goshen,
Mass.; was a soldier in the Revolutionary Army; md. and
had one son, jerhaps others.
6480— LEMUEL STEARNS JR. (6992), b., 1790.
6481— JOHN STEARNS, (6214), b., Feb. 22, 1761, in
Dudley, Mass., son of David and Hannah (Burnell) Stearns,
of Goshen Mass.; was a soldier in the Revolutionary Army;
md., 1790, Abigail. Williams, dau. of John Williams; d., Apr.
14, 1 801; three children.
6482— ABIGAIL STEARNS, b., Mar. 17, 1791.
6483— JOHN STEARNS JR., June 21, 1793.
6484— ABISHAI W. STEARNS, b., Mar. 12, 1796.
6485— CYRUS STEARNS (6216), b. Mar. 26, 1765,
son of David and Hannah (Burnell) Stearns, of Goshenr
Mass.; md., Jaan. 4, 1787, Sarah Weeks, b., May 15, 1766,
in Brookfleld, Mass., dau. of Capt. Thomas and Mercy
(Hinckley) Weeks; d., Mar. 25, 1855, in Goshen, Mass.; she
d., June 25, 1850. "Mr. Cyrus Smith, of Goshen, Mass.r
while on his way home from Cummington, Aug. 14, 1834,
with a little grandson, was overtaken by a tornado in the
woods abov eSwift River Valley, at a point in the highway
where it passes almost directly above the river, at a height
of nearly seventy feet. The wind lifted a portion of the
wagon, carrying the man and boy over the fearful precipice.
The boy fell to the water but was taken out living only to
die next day. Mr. Stearns fell only a portion of the distance,
and was saved though severely injured, by falling among
the trees that lined the precipice. Another man was blown
FIFTH GENERATION. 101
from his wagon by the same storm, and said, in relating the
affair, that the first thing he knew, he lay beside the stone
wall, senseless." They had ten children.
6486— ELECTA STEARNS, b., Sept. 20, 1788; md. (1),
1808, Elisha Hubbard, who d., Mar. 22, 1824; md. (2), Sept.
14, 1825, Asa Partridge: d., Feb. 13, 1858; eight children.
(a) — Pamela Hubbard, b., Sunday, Jan. 1, 1809; md..
Nov. 28, 1827, Dryden Dawes.
(b) — Lucy Hubbard, b., 1810; d., Mar. 13, 1835.
(c) — Electa Hubbard, b., 1812; md., Aug. 7, 1833, Dan-
iel W. Reed; d., Aug., 1873.
(d)— Daniel Hubbard.
(e) — Elihu Hubbard jr., d., unm.
(f) — Joseph Hubbard, md., had several children; lived
in Buckland.
<g) — Amanda Partridge, b., Aug. 27, 1826.
(h) — Sarah Melinda Partridge, b., Mav 22, 1829; d..
May 6, 1868.
6487+EZRA STEARNS (6996), b., Feb. 14. 1792.
6488— ENOS STEARNS (6998), b., Feb. 25. 1794.
6489— LEVI STEARNS (7005), b., June 19. 1796.
6490— THOMAS WEEKS STEARNS (7015), b.. May
12. 1799.
6491--MERCY H. STEARNS, b, Sept. 1, 1801: d.. Oct.
4, 1801.
6492— ALMEDA STEARNS, b.. Dec. 14, 1802; md..
1821. Levi Barrus, b., Mar. 10. 1795, son of Lazarus and
Ruth (Cressey) Barrows; d., Sept. 4. 1850, on the farm where
she was born. Mr. Barrus d.. Mar. 18, 1877, in Goshen,
Mass.; seven children.
(a) — Hiram Barrus, b., July 5, 1822; md.. Apr. 24, 1845.
Augusta Stone, dau. of Col. Luther Stone, of
Goshen. He published, in 1881, a History of
Goshen, with familv sketchen, which has furnished
much information for this work.
102 CHARLES STEARNS.
■(b) — Lorin Barrus, b., May 31, 1825; md., June 5, 1848,
Lucinda Naramore.
(c) — Laura Ann Barrus, b., July 26, 1827; md., Nov. 28,
1850, Jacob Lovell.
(d) — Theron Levi Barrus, b., Sept. 1, 1829; md., May.
17, 1854, Czarina A. ORobinson.
(e) — Alvan Stone Barrus, b., Oct. 14, 1831; md., June
29, 1869, Emeline P. Wakefield.
(f) — Charles Barrus, b., Mav 25, 1834; md., Jan 1, 1859,
Clara Hill,
(g) — Louisa Jane Barrus, b., July 2ofi 1838; d., Sept.
4, 1850.
6493— PAMELIA STEARNS, b., Nov. 23, 1805; d., Aug.
21, 1807.
6494— CYRUS STEARNS JR. (7021), b., June 15, 1808.
6495— ALANSON STEARNS (7023), b., Oct. 31, 1810.
6496— JOSEPH STEARNS (6217), b., June 30, 1768, son
of David and Hannah (Burnell) Stearns, of Goshen, Mass.;
md., 1792, Sarah Thatcher, of Conway, Mass. We have
failed to secure any record of his family.
6497— GEORGE STEARNS (6223), b., Apr. 16, 1741,
son of Jonathan and Beulah (Chadwick) Stearns, of Milford,
Mass.; md., Oct. 29, 1765, Keziah Palmer, of Mendon,
Mass., b., Mar. 15, 1747, who d., Nov. 12, 1819. He was
one of the early settlers of Conway, Mass., and his marriage
was certified by Rev A. Frost; d., Jan. 1, 1812; ten children.
6498— JOEL STEARNS (7036), b., July 15, 1766.
6499— BEULAH STEARNS, b., Aug. 26, 1768; md. John
Newhall, and about 1792 moved to Central New York.
6500— DARIUS STEARNS (7042). b., May 12, 1770.
6501— JONATHAN STEARNS, b., June 2, 1772; d.,
June 8, 1773.
6502^KEZIAH STEARNS, b., June 15, 1774; d., Aug.
31. 1776.
FIFTH GENERATION. 108
6503— GEORGE STEARNS JR. (7051), b., Dec. 26,
1776.
6504— ABIJAH STEARNS (7058), b., Feb. 21, 1779.
6505— SARAH STEARNS, b., Dec. 4, 1780; md. Col.
Jabez Newhall; d., June 14, 1820.
6506— JOHN STEARNS, b., Jan. 24, 1782; went to Ver-
mont; md. and had children.
6507— CYNTHIA STEARNS, b., Apr. 9, 1783; d., Sept.
17, 1789.
6508— EBENEZER STEARNS (6225), b., Jan. 26, 1745,
son of Jonathan and Beulah (Chadwick) Stearns, of Milford,
Mass.; of Upton, Mass.; md. (1), (pub., May 29, 1772),
Rebecca Lackey, b., Mar. 9, 1746, who d., June 13, 181 5, dau.
of Matthew and Rebecca Lackey, of Upton, Mass.; md. (2),
Mar 30, 1819, Mrs. Lydia Norcross, of Upton, Mass.; d.,
June 30, 1834; five children.
6509— EBENEZER STEARNS JR. (7062), b., May 25,
1775, in Upton, Mass.
6510— ARIEL OR ROYAL STEARNS (7067), b, July
28, 1776.
65ii^ELAM STEARNS, b., Apr. 15, 1779; never mar-
ried. His home was in Westboro, Mass., where he com-
mitted suicide by hanging, about 1830, and willed all his
property to one Furbish.
6512-iJONATHAN STEARNS (7075) ,b, June 28, 1781.
65i3^DANIEL STEARNS, b., May 13, 1784, in Upton,
Mass.; md. (1), Apr. 3, 1810, Hannah Gould, of Upton, who
died childless; md. (2), Apr. 13, 1826, Lucretia Hill, of
Upton; committed suicide by hanging; s. p.
6514— LIEUT DAVID STEARNS (6227), b., Feb. 24,
1749, son of Jonathan and Beulah (Chadwick) Stearns, of
Milford, Mass.; d., June 28, 1826; md. (1), May 31, 1770,
Dinah Bullard, b., 1746, who d., Oct. 23, 1789, s. p., dau. of
Bejijamin and Judith (Hill) Bullard; md. (2), Apr. 29, 1790,
M*dO Joanna Adams, b., June 25, 1761, in Braintree. who d.,
^
104 CHARLES STEARNS.
Feb. 14, 1843. Both marriages were certified by Rev. A.
Frost. Mr. Stearns had four daughters by second wife, and
d., June 28, 1826. "Lieut. David Stearns inherited the
parental ability and thrift. He bought and sold real-estate,
mill-privileges, &c, until he became a man of wealth, with
plenty of money to lend. He enjoyed the confidence of his
townsmen, was often selected for their most responosible
offices, and represented them several times in General
Court;" four children.
6515— NANCY STEARNS, b., Mar. 1, 1791; md., Nov.
30, 1809, William Godfrey.
6516— EMILY STEARNS, b., Jan. 14. 1793; md, Oct.
10. 181 1, Samuel L. Scammell.
6517— JOANNA STEARNS, b, Dec. 24, 1794; md, Dec.
25, 1815, John C. Scammell.
65i8^SARAH STEARNS, b, Nov. 14, 1796; md, Jan.
24, 1820, Moses Adams, b, Aug. 26, .1795, in flolliston,
Mass, who d, Feb. 14, 1834.
6519— CAPT. JOHN STEARNS (6228), b, Apr. 11,
1 75 1, son of Jonathan and Beulah (Chadwick) Stearns, of
Milford, Mass.; md. (1), July 1, 1774, Mary Baldwin, who
d, Apr. 9, 1778; md. (2), June 22, 1779, Lucy Merrill, b,
June 10, 1759, who d., Sept. 25, 1835, dau. ot' Capt. Alijah
Merrill, of Hartford, Conn. ''Capt. John Stearns joined the
Continental Army in 1776, enlisting as a common soldier,
and served till the close of the war, part of the time in Gen
Washington's Brigade, Col. Simon's Regt., from Mass.; was
in the battle of White Plains. After the wars of the Revo-
lution and 1812 were over, he removed, in 1816, from Mass.
to "The Wilderness," since called "The Western Reserve,"'
in Brunswick, O. He was one of the Revolutionary pension-
ers, and while in the army his sterling qualities speedily
gained the esteem and confidence of his officers. He was
noted for his handsome appearance and personal bravery.
His record in Pension Office is in Book E, Vol. 8, Page 127,
No. 13, 102." He d.. Dec. 25. 1841: elecen children.
6520— MARY (POLLY) STEARNS, b. Mar. 16. 1780,
FIFTH GENERATION. 105
In Tyringham, Mass.; md., 1809. Solomon Harvey, b., June
11 1783 They settled first in Lisle, N. Y., then removed
to'Brunswick, O., where both are buried her death occur-
ring Mar. 16, 1840, and his, Aug. 13, 1866; six children.
& (a)—Mary Harvey, b., Mar. 12, 1810; md. Ithamar
Wheelock, and d., 1886, in Brunswick, O.
(b)— John Stearns Harvey, b., Oct. 5. ^2> in L;sle'
N. Y.; md. Sarah Carpenter, and settled in Cen-
tralia, 111.
(c)— Sarah Harvey, b., June 11, 1814: md., Jan. 11,
1829, Abram Berden Esq.; settled in Brunswick,
O., where she d., Feb. 28, 1891.
(d)_George Harvey, b., Mar. 23, 1817, first white child
born in Brunswick, O.; md., Mar. 25, 1843. Tabitha
Armstrong Morton; d., Nov. 19, 1891, and was
buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
Their second dau., Marv Armstrong Harvey, md.,
Feb. 17, 1875, Ellis S. Pepper, a banker, of St.
Louis, Mo. She is an enthusiastic genealogist, a
Daughter of the American Revolution, and de-
scended from noble ancestry on both parental sides.
Their onlv child. Samuel Harvey Pepper, was
born, Jan. 9, 1876, and d.. May 26, 1877, in St.
Louis, Mo.
(e)— Amos Harvey, b.. Mar. 23, 1819; d.. unm.
(f)_Solomon Harvey Jr., b., June 25. 1822; md., Nov.
5, 1845. Viola Morton, of Cincinnati, O.; d., July
11, 1896, in Indianola, la.
6521— SARAH STEARNS (or Starnes, as the record
gives it), b., July 22, 1781; md., 1801, Hon. John Freese, of
Lee, Berkshire' Co., Mass. In 1816, the families of John
Stearns and John Freese moved to the Western Reserve of
Ohio, and settled in Brunswick, Medina Co. Sarah (Stearns)
Freese had ten children.
6522— JOHN STEARNS TR. (7088). b., Mar. 29. 1783.
6523— ABIJAH STEARNS, b.. Oct. 22. 1784: d.. June
27, 1789, in Lee, Mass.
106 CHARLES STEARNS.
6524— FANNY STEARNS, b., Aug. 26, 1786; md. Dan-
iel Hubbard, of Cameron Mills, N. Y.; four children.
6525-^THOMAS STEARNS (7094), b., July 5, 1788.
6526^-BETSY STEARNS, b., June 3, 1790; d. in infancy,
6527— JAMES STEARNS (7103), b., Nov. 4, 1791.
6528— BEULAH STEARNS, b., Nov. 2, 1793; d., Oct.
4, 1874. She md., Apr. 25, 1816, Jacob Spoor, b., Jan. 17,
1786, who d., May 15, 1854; three children.
(a) — Nicholas Spoor, b., Sept. 12, 1817; d.. Sept. 19,
1864.
(b) — Jane Spoor, b., Oct. 20, 1822; md., Nov. 10, 1841,
Abner Roys, b., Nov. 21, 1813, who d., Feb. 16,
1896. Their sixth child, Burt L. Roys, b., Jan. 3,
1858, md., 1883, Sarah L. Hamill, b., Oct. 27, 1856,
who d., June 8, 1897. Their eldest son, Harold
Tennyson Roys, b.. May 12, 1884, on the Isle of,
Wight, England, had the honor of being named by
Lord Alfred Tennyson, Poet Laureate of England.
A second son, Donald Abner Roys, d., 1889, and
a dau., Enid Roys, was born June 9, 1890.
(c) — George Allen Spoor, b., Sept. 20, 1827; d., 1833.
6529— DANIEL STEARNS (7108), b., Sept. 29, 1795.
6530— BETSY STEARNS, b., May 3, 1798; d.. Oct. 3,
1799.
6531— ABRAHAM STEARNS (6231), b., Apr. 2, 1757,
son of Jonathan and Beulah (Chadwick) Stearns, of Milford,
(Mendon) Mass.; md., May 19, 1780, "the noted dark day,"
Esther Warren, b., Oct. 16, 1760, dau. of Capt. Samuel War-
ren, and niece of Gen. Joseph Warren, of Revolutionary
fame. Abraham Stearns was a private in the Continental
Army, in 1775; was a farmer, of Chesterfield, N. H., and
later, a hotel-keeper, of West Swanzey, N. H., where he d.,
1825. His wife d.. Nov. 28, 1852. in Wooodstock, Vt.; ten
children.
6532— ABIJAH STEARNS (71 16), b„ Nov. 28, 1781.
6533 — JOHN STEARNS, (7123). b., Dec. 22, 1783.
Beulah (Stearns) Spoor.
FIFTH GENERATION. 107
6534— ASAPH STEARNS, (7129), b., Oct. 13, 1786.
6535— DANIEL STEARNS, b., May 26, 1791; d., 1814,
in Chesterfield, N. H.; unm.
6536— ABRAHAM STEARNS JR. (7140), b., Mar. 5,
1793-
6537— CAPT SAMUEL STEARNS (7149), b., Jan. 25,
1795-
6538— ARBA STEARNS (7153), b., Mar. 29. 1797.
6539-^-ZIBA STEARNS, b.; Mar. 31, 1799; d., 1814, in
Boston, Mass.
6540— EUNICE STEARNS, b., Mar. 4, 1801; md. Joel
Eaton, of West Swanzey, N. H.; settled in Wooodstock,
Vt., where she d.
6541— PRISCILLA STEARNS, b., Nov. 1, 1803; d„
1824, in West Swanzey, N. H.; unm.
6542— JONATHAN STEARNS (6232), b., Jan. 10, 1759,
posthumous son of Jonathan and Beulah (Chadwick) Stearns,
of Milford, Mass.; d., Jan. 3, 1804, in Hopkinton, Mass. He
md., May 1, 1783, Hannan Thayer, eldest dau. of Col. Icha-
bod and Polly Thayer; after Mr. Stearns' death, she md.
Mr. Burnap, and d., June 28, 1839. Jonathan Stearns was a
soldier in the Revolutionary Army; at one time, escaped
from a British man-of-war, in a leaky boat, with a companion
named Corbitt, one rowing the boat while the other bailed
water with his shoe; twelve children..
6543— MARY STEARNS, b., Feb. 8, 1784; d, Feb. 26,
1832, at Sherborne, Mass.; md., Apr. 22, 1804, Zebulon
Hooker, a farmer, bv whom she had thirteen children; he
md. again after her death, and lived to be ninety-two vears
old.
(a) — Hiram Hooker, b., 1805, at Sherborne, Mass.: md.
Augusta Hyde,
(b) — Mary Ann Hooker, b., 1806; md. Jacob Pratt, of
Sherborne; d., 1840.
(c) — George B. Hooker, b.. Apr. 17, 1808: md. Hannah
Kimball, of Sherborne; d.. 1876.
108 CHARLES STEARNS.
(d) — Laura Hooker, b., 1809; md. Thomas Gould, of
Sherborne.
(e) — Sybil Stearns Hooker, b., 181 1; md. David Dan-
iels, of Sherborne.
(f) — Harrison G. Hooker, b., 181 2; md. Mina Whitney.
(g) — Zebulon Hooker Jr., b., 1814; d., 1830.
(h) — Oliver B. Hooker, b., 1816; md. Jane Schofield.
(i) — David Stearns Hooker, b., 1818; md. Abla Hink-
con.
(j) — Hannah T. Hooker, b., 1819; md. Aaron Weeks,
(k) — Harlow Hooker, b., 1824; md, Sophronia Travis.
(1) — Thankful Hooker, b., 1826; md.; d., 1854.
(m) — Sarah Hooker, b., 1829; md. Lucius Cook.
6544— DAVID STEARNS, b., Nov. 12, 1785; md., June
23, 1811, his cousin, LydiaJ Bowker, who d., Aug. 11, 1818,
dau. of Dea. Edmund and Hannah (Stearns) Bowker (6230).
David Stearns was a farmer, of Milford, Mass., who d., Sept.
2i, 1817; s. p.
6545— BEULAH STEARNS, b., Feb. 26, 1787; md. (1),
Mar. 5, 1805, Jedutham Bullin, of Keene, N. H.; a painter,
who was killed by a runaway horse; md. (2), Dr. Clark; d.,
Dec, 1832. One of her sons by first husband studied medi-
cine under Dr. Clark, her second husband, and became a
distinguished physician with lucrative practice. Like his
father he was killed bv a runaway horse, living three days
in great agony after his injuries.
(a)— Albert Bullin.
(b) — Stearns Bullin.
(c) — Samuel Bullin.
(d) — Jeduthan Bullin Jr.
(e) — Martha Bullin.
(f)— Mary Bullin.
(g) — Almira Bullin.
(h) — Caroline Clark,
(i) — Elizabeth Clark.
FIFTH GENERATION. 109
6546— ALEXANDER STEARNS, b., Apr. 12, 1789; mi,
181 3, Sarah- Brownell, who died at Providence, R. I.; he d.,
Nov. 14, 181 5, at same place. They had one daughter.
6547-i-MARY ANN STEARNS, b., 1814, at Providence,
R. I.; was early orphaned and taken by her uncle, David
Stearns (541) His death and that of his wife shortly after
left her a second time alone, and she was brought up by Mr.
Samuel Day. She md., 1835, S. Austin Vant, of Milford,
Mass., and their two sons are, Elbridge Austin Vant, b.,
Oct. 5, 1836, and Melbourne Alexander Vant, b., Dec. 17,
1838.
6548-^ALANSON STEARNS, b., Jan. 1, 1790, at Hop-
kinton, Mass.; d., Mar. 1, 1796.
6549-— JOTHAM STEARNS (7161), b., Sept. 20, 1791.
6550— JONATHAN STEARNS JR. (7168), b., May 31,
i793.
6551— EMELINE STEARNS, b., Apr. 15, 1795, at Hop-
kinton, Mass.; md., Mar. 18, 1818, Samuel Crooks, a farmer,
of Hopkinton, Mass. She d.. Mar. 20, 1864; three children,
(a) — John Stearns Crooks, b., May, 1819; md., Feb.,.
1 84 1, Emily M. Parker,
(b) — Samuel Crooks, b., Dec, 1821; md., Nov. 1844,
Sarah B. Grey,
(c) — Abraham Crooks, b., Mar., 1825.
6552— JOHN STEARNS (7172), b., May 30, 1797.
6553-r-HANNAH STEARNS, b., June 15, 1799; md.r
1822, Luther Bridges, of Hopkinton, Mass.; d., May 26,
1877; ten children.
(a) — Elizabeth Ann Bridges, b., Apr. 17, 1823; md.r
Nov. 28, 1839, Richard Bammage Jr., of Hopkin-
ton; d., Aug. 31, 1844.
(b) — Daniel Thurber Bridges, b., Oct. 15, 1827; md.r
Mar., 1861, F. Wardsworth; three children.
(c) — Hannah Thayer Bridges, b., Oct. 22, 1829.
(d) — Sampson Bridges, b., June 6, 1833; md., Dec. 16..
, 1855, Lydia Burpee.
110 CHARLES STEARNS.
(e) — Keziah Goddard Bridges, b., Apr. 29, 1835; d.,
Sept. 15, 1845.
(f) — Emeline Stearns Bridges, b., Dec. 9, 1837; md.,
Oct., i860, Martin Phipps.
(g) — Angeline Bridges, b., June 3, 1839; d., Aug. 28,
i839-
(h) — Mary Bridges, b., Jan. 17, 1842; d., May 7, 1842.
(i) — Alvira Bridges, b., Dec. 9, 1843; d., June 25> I&44-
(j) — Emma Elizabeth Bridges, b., Aug. 9, 1844; d., Sept.
26, 1844.
6554— CHARLOTTE STEARNS, b., Sept. 15, 1801; md.,
Nov. 27, 1821; Edward Pond, of Winchester, 111., b., Mar.
20, 1800, at Franklin, Mass., a farmer, who d., Feb. 24, 1865.
She died in 1889; eight children.
(a) — Caroline E. Pond, b., Oct. 19, 1822, at Franklin,
Mass.; md., David M. Kilpatrick; d., May 17, 1874,
in California,
(b) — Isabella Pond, b., Dec. 6, 1823; md., June 17, 1841,
N. M. Knapp, a lawyer, of Winchester, 111., who d.,
Oct. 4, 1879.
(c) — Charlotte Pond, b., Mar. 13, 1825, at Hopkinton,
Mass.; md., Reed Hollister; d., Feb. 18, 1848.
(d) — Edward Pond Jr., b.. Feb. 28, 1827, at Hopkinton,
Mass.; md. Amanda Pitchin; a lawyer, residing in
California.
(e) — Albert A. Pond, b., Jan. 6. 1829, in Upton,
Mass.; d.
(f) — Hiram Pond, b., Jan. 13, 1832, in Upton, Mass.; d.,
Feb. 2, 1854, in California,
(g) — Albert Pond, b., Sept. 10, 1833, in Upton, Mass.;
md. Olive Constable, and resided in California,
(h) — Joanna Pond, b., Apr. 27, 1836, in Upton, Mass.;
md. Frank Caldwell, a farmer, of Griggsville, 111.
6555— ALANSON STEARNS (7177). b., May 12, 1803.
6556— SILAS STEARNS (6237). b., Sept. 20, 1750. son
of David and Bethia (Stimson) Stearns, of Weston, Mass.;
FIFTH GENERATION. Ill
went to Newton, Mass., about 1769; md., June 10, 1772,
Lydia Fuller, of Newton; foour children.
6557— LYDIA STEARNS.
6558— BEULAH STEARNS.
6559— SILAS STEARNS JR. (7188), b., Jan. 17, 1784.
6560— JOSIAH HASTINGS STEARNS, b., Oct. 20,
1786.
6561-^ELISHA STEARNS (6241), b., Aug. 8, 1756, son
of Daniel and Hannah (Fuller) Stearns, of Waltham, Mass.;
a soldier of the Revolution; d., Aug-. 30. 1789; md., Nov. 26,
1778, his cousin, Judith. Pierce, b., Mar. 8, 1753, dau. of
Samuel and Abigail (Stearns) Pierce, of Waltham, Mass.; his
wid. d., Aug. 30. 1 80s; six children.
6562— HANNAH STEARNS, b., Sept. 30, 1780.
6563— POLLY STEARNS, b., Sept. 24, 1782.
6564— ELISHA STEARNS JR., b., Feb. 7, 1784.
6565-WVBIGAIL STEARNS, b., Aug. 1, 1785; d., Oct.
11, 1805.
6566^-MATILDA STEARNS, b., Mar. 23, 1787; d., Oct.
16, 1805.
6567— LYDIA STEARNS, b., Jan. 29, 1789.
6568— CAPT. DAVID STEARNS (6242), b., Oct. 1757,
son of Daniel and Hannah (Fuller Stearns, of Waltham,
Mass.; a soldier in the Revolutionary Army and afterwards
a Captain. He md., Feb. 6, 1783, Mary Parkhurst. b,, July
3, 1765, dau. of Isaac and Sarah (Corey) Parkhurst. of Walt-
ham, where Capt. Stearns and wife settled and died, he, in
1827, and his wid., 1844; six children.
6569— LYDIA STEARNS, b., Feb. 1, 1784; md. Nathan-
iel Harrington, b., Sept. 21, 1777, son of Peter and Anna
(Hammond) Harrington, of Watertown, Mass.; one son.
(a) — William C. S. Harrington.
6570— -THOMAS STEARNS, b., Nov. 20, 1785; d.. on the
coast of Africa ; unm.
112 CHARLES STEARNS.
6571— DAVID STEARNS JR., b, Sept. 14, 1787; d., irr
New Orleans, La.; unm. He was Purser's Steward in the
U. S. Sloop-of-war, Wasp, under Capt. Jacob Jones, when
she captured the Frolic.
6572— ELISHA STEARNS, b., June 19, 1789; d., near
Thomaston, Me.; unm.
6573— ISAAC STEARNS (7191), b., July 2, 1793.
6574— WILLIAM CLARKE STEARNS, b., Aug. 1,.
1795; d. in Waltham, Mass.
6575— GEORGE STEARNS (6245), b., Apr. 25, 1762,
son of Daniel and Hannah (Fuller) Stearns, of Waltham,
Mass.; md., Aug. 11, 1790, Ruth1 Watson. He was a soldier-
in the Revolutionary Army, a farmer, of Waltham who
moved, after the birth of his five children, to Newton, Mass.
6576— BRADSHAW STEARNS, b., Mar. 11, 1791; a
farmer, of Wraltham, Mass.; md., 1822, Sarah"1 Stephens, of
Newton, Mass. ; one daughter.
6577— SARAH STEARNS, b., Feb., 1824; md., 1850,
John H. Tolman, of Newton, Mass.
6578— GEORGE STEARNS JR. (7198), b., Feb. 2, 1793..
6579— NATHANIEL STEARNS (7206), b., Dec. 3, 1794.
6580— DANIEL STEARNS (7212), b., Apr. 17, 1796.
6581— MARY WATSON STEARNS, bapt, Sept. 24,
1797; md., Oct., 1822, Elisha Crehore, of Waltham, of the
firm of Stearns & Crehore. He had been Representative of
Waltham, and d., 1850; three children.
(a) — Mary Watson Crehore, b., 1823; md., June, 1847,
Samuel B. Whitney, of Waltham.
(b) — Maria Crehore, b., 1825; md. Leonard P. Smith,
of Waltham.
(c) — Elisha Crehore Jr., b., June, 1826; d., Oct., 1852;
unm.
6582— JONATHAN STEARNS (6247), b., Feb. 3, 1767.
son of Daniel and Hannah (Fuller) Stearns, of Waltham^
FIFTH GENERATION. 113
Mass.; md., Nov. 13, 1798, Sarah Corey, of East Sudbury
(Wayland); d., 1834, in Keene, N. H.
6583— COL. JACOB ' STEARNS (6248), b., May 13,
1768, son of Daniel and Hannah (Fuller) Stearns, of Walt-
ham, Mass.; d., Jan. 22, 1847; a farmer, of Waltham, Mass.,
who md., Jan., 1799, Lucy Adams, b., Aug. 20, 1780, in
Newton, Mass., who d., Jan. 21, 1867, the mother of four-
teen children.
6584— JACOB STEARNS JR., b., Oct. 15, 1799; d., Apr.
2, 1849; md- Mrs. Hannah (Fuller) Tucker; no children.
6585— SMITH STEARNS (7221), b., Apr. 29, 1801.
6586— DANIEL STEARNS, b., Nov. 11, 1802; d. yonug.
6587— MARSHALL SPRING STEARNS, b., June 4,
1804; d., 1870, in Newton, Mass.; md. Louisa Winslow, of
Northampton, Mass.; one daughter.
6588— LOUISA STEARNS, b., 1834; d., young. An
adopted daughter, named Louisa Stearns, b., 1847, md- John
Clelland, of Watertown, Mass.
6589— LUCY STEARNS, b., Mar. 10, 1806; md. Parker
Lewis, of Newton, Mass. They had no children of their
own, after the death of her sister, Mrs. Nancy Spalding,
adopted the deceased sister's daughter.
6590— SAMUEL STEARNS (7226), b., Apr. 14, 1808.
6591— NANCY RAYMOND STEARNS, b., Feb. 20,
1810; d., Sept. 24, 1834; md., 1829, Reuben Spalding, b.,
May 3, 1805, who d., July 29, 1838. After his first wifes
death, he md. (2), Mrs. Hannah Stearns.
(a) — Reuben Loring Spalding, b., May 6, 1830; d., Mar.
5, 1832. He was so badly burned by his clothes
taking fir^e that he lived only a short time after the
accident,
(b) — Nancy Louisa Spalding, b.. Feb. 16, 1834; was
adopted, after her mother's death, by Mr. and Mrs.
Parker Lewis, being called Nancy Parker Lewis.
She md. Jan. 19, 1854, Asa T. Ring, of Yarmouth,
Me., and d., Sept. 9, 1866. mother of two children.
114 CHARLES STEARNS.
6592— HANNAH STEARNS, b., Apr. 11, 1S12; d., Aug.
1, 1847; md-, William Parker, of Dedham, who was Meat
Inspector, at Cambridge, Mass.; five children.
(a) — William Parker Jr., killed in the Civil War.
(b) — George Parker Jr., Chief of Police, Watertown,
Mass.; md. Charlotte Boynton, and had a son,
George Stearns Parker, who was Cashier of the
Watertown Bank.
(c) — Stearns Parker, a merchant, who d., in the Ber-
muda Islands.
(d) — Daniel Parker, provision dealer, who md. Annie
Mason, of Watertown.
(e) — Hannah Parker, d., young.
6593— ROXANA STEARNS, b., July 20, 1814; md. Ben-
jamin Mclntyre, a builder, of Lynn, Mass., who was killed on
the railroad, in 111.; four children.
(a) — Benjamin Mclntyrejr.
(b) — Marshall Mclntyre.
(c) — Mortimer Mclntyre.
(d)— Ella Mclntyre.
6594— JANE STEARNS, b., Oct. 22, 1816; md., 1840,
John Clark, a produce-dealer, of Waltham, Mass.; nine
children.
(a) — Abbie Clark, b., Nov., 1841; md. George Skinner;
d.. Mar., 1893.
(b) — Addie Clark, b., Mar., 1843; d. young.
(c)— John Clark Jr., b., 1845. I Twins
(d) — George Clark, b., 1845; both d. young. \
(e) — Mercy Clark, b., 1846; md. Frank Smith.
(f) — John Clark, b., 1848; d. young.
(g) — Jeduthan Clark, b., Apr., 185 1.
(h) — Addie Clark, b., June, 1853; md. Fred Brigham.
(i) — John Clark, b., Nov., 1854.
6595— DANIEL STEARNS (7230), b., Mar. 8, 1819.
6596— ABIGAIL STEARNS, b.. Mar. 19. 1821; d., 1887;
FIFTH GENERATION. 115
md. James Hannstead, of Medfield, Mass.; moved to New
York, 1850; six children.
(a) — Henry Hannstead.
(b) — Georgiana Hannstead, md. James Marcas, of N. Y.
(c) — Gertrude Hannstead, d. young".
(d) — 'Winifred Hannstead.
(e) — Herbert Hannstead.
(f) — Geraldine Hannstead.
6597— WALTER HUNNEWELL STEARNS (7237), b„
Nov. 5, 1823.
6598— MARY MARIA STEARNS, b., Mar. 16, 1826; d.,
1873; md. Dexter Sanger, of Watertown, Mass.; two chil-
dren.
(a) — Emma Sanger, md. Charles Newell.
(b) — Daniel Sanger.
6599— CHARLES STEARNS (6249), b., Sept. 11, 1770.
son of Daniel and Hannah (Fuller) Stearns, of Waltham,
Mass.; a farmer, of Brookline, Mass.; md., July 20, 1794,
Nancy Flagg, dau. of William and Lydia (Child) Flagg, of
Ashby, Mass. Charles Stearns d., Feb. 16, 1864, aged
ninety-three years; seven children.
6600— CAPT. CHARLES STEARNS JR. (7240), b.,
Dec. "6, 1794.
6601— SOLOMON FLAGG STEARNS (7244), b.. Mar.
10, 1796.
6602— NANCY STEARNS, b., Apr. 27, 1798; d., unm.
6603— MARSHALL STEARNS (7250), b., Dec. 29, 1802.
6604— CATHERINE STEARNS, b., Oct. 21, 1805; d.,
unm.
6605— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Oct. 17, 1809; md.,
May 28, 1834, John Goddard Stearns, (I. Stearns, 4094), b.,
June 27, 1810, who d., Apr. 8, 1879; she d., Feb. 8, 1882.
He was a manufacturer of New York Citv; five children.
116 CHARLES STEARNS.
6606— WILLIAM STEARNS, b., Dec. 11, 1813; d., May
13, 1821.
6607— ASAHEL STEARNS (6251), b., 1755, bapt., June
13, 1766, son of Benjamin Jr. and Hannah (Segur) Stearns,
of Lexington, Mass.; md. 1784, Mary Smith, and settled in
Lexington. He was in Capt. Parker's Co., in 1775, and
enlisted in 1777 for three years. He and his wife "made
their peace with the church in Lexington," Sept. 25, 1785;
ten childrn.
6608— NATHAN STEARNS, bapt, Oct. 2, 1785; md.,
May 21, 1807, Susanna Adams; d., 1845.
6609— MOSES STEARNS (7255), bapt., Aug. 13, 1786,
in Lexington, Mass.
6610— AMOS STEARNS (7261), bapt., July 6, 1788.
661 1 JOEL STEARNS (7263), b., June 20, 1790.
6612— MATTHEW STEARNS, bapt., June 17, 1792; md.
Abigail Brooks.
6613— RHODA STEARNS, bapt., July 27, 1794; md.,.
Oct. 22, 1818, in Lincoln, Mass.; Charles Gove; two children.
(a) — Charles Otis Gove, b., July 5, 1819.
(b) — Eleanor Gove, b., Aug. 20, 1820.
6614— LEONARD STEARNS (7275), bapt., Aug. 28,
1796.
6615— MARSHALL STEARNS, bapt., Aug. 26, 1798;
md. Elvira Flagg.
6616— LUTHER STEARNS, bapt., Sept. 12, 1800; md..
Oct. 5, 1830 Lydia Varnum. They had four children who
died young.
6617— OTIS STEARNS, bapt., Nov. 14, 1802; md.
Lydia .
6618--HABAKKUK STEARNS (6252), b., 1757, bapt.,
June 13, 1766, son of Benjamin Jr and Hannah (Segur)
Stearns, of Lexington. Mass.; md., Apr. 18, 1785, Eunice
Child, and settled in Lincoln, Mass., where he d., Feb. 15,
FIFTH GENERATION. 117
1822, and she died in November, the same year; six children.
6619--HEPZIBAH STEARNS, b., 1786; d., 1833, in
Brookline, Mass.; unm.
6620— JONAS STEARNS (7277), b.. 1787.
6621— BETHIA STEARNS, b., 1788; md. Nathaniel
Rider, of Dracut; four children,
(a) — Eunice Rider, d.
(b) — Nathaniel Rider Jr., d.
(c) — Sarah Rider, d .
(d) — Bethia Rider, md. Porter Weston, of Dracut.
6622— BELINDA STEARNS, md., 1816, Samuel With-
ington, of Harvard, Mass. ; three children,
(a) — Josiah Withington.
(b) — Abigail Withington.
(c) — Mary Withington.
6623^-ABIJAH STEARNS (7287), b., about 1792.
6624— MARY STEARNS, d., unm.
6625— ISHMAEL STEARNS (6255). b., 1763, son of
Benjamin Jr. and Mannah (Segur) Stearns, of Lexington,
Mass.; md., Dec. 27, 1790, Mercy Jenkinson, of Lincoln,
Mass., who d., Dec. 7, 183 1, aged 63 years. They settled
in Waltham, Mass., where he d., Jan. 16, 1820; five children.
6626— MARTHA STEARNS, b., Aug. 24, 1792.
6627-f-WILLIAM STEARNS (7289), b. Mar. 6, 1796.
6628— ANNA JENKINSON STEARNS, b., Feb. 19,
1801.
6629— MARY ANN STEARNS, b., Apr. 21, 1804.
6630— CHARLES VENER STEARNS, b., Sept. 9, 1807;
md. about 1830, Hannah Garfield, of Waltham. We have
only the record of one dau.
6631— HANNAH ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Feb. 25.
1831; md., May 30, 1850. Albert D. Cleveland, b.. Apr. 7.
1823, of St. Albans. Vt; ten children.
118 CHARLES STEARNS.
6632— NOAH STEARNS (6257), b., 1766, son of Ben-
jamin Jr. and Hannah (Segur) Stearns, of Lexington, Mass.;
md. (1), June 5, 1806, Prudence Winship, of Lex.; md. (2),
1821, Elizabeth (Betty) Tidd, bapt, Jan. 5 J772 dau. ,ot
Samuel and Rebecca (Simmonds) Tidd, of Lexington, Mass.
No record of children.
6633— AMMI STEARNS (6260), b., 1772, son of Ben-
jamin Jr. and Hannah (Segur) Stearns, of Lexington, Mass.;
md., Jan. 31, 1803, in Boston, Mass, Polly Stearns. They
settled in Lincoln, Mass., 181 1, where he d., Dec. 10, 1847;
ten children.
6634— CYRUS STEARNS, b., Feb. 19, 1804; d., 1832, in
Lincoln, Mass.
6635— ELIJAH STEARNS, b., Jan. 26, 1806; d., 1806.
6636— MARY STEARNS, b., July 6, 1807; d., Dec. 27,
1807.
6637— ELIZA STEARNS, b., Sept. 28, 1808; d., Dec,
1808.
6638— DANIEL STEARNS (7292), b., May 28, 1810.
6639— ALMIRA STEARNS, b., Apr. 17, 1812; d., Mar.,
1814.
6640— GEORGE STEARNS, b., Feb. 2, 1816; d., Apr,
1818.
6641— PRENTICE STEARNS, b, July 7, 1820; d., Dec.
2y, 1820.
6642— ELIZA ANN STEARNS, b., Oct. 13, 1822; d.,
Feb. 26, 1833.
6643— MARTHA M. STEARNS, b., 1828; d„ 1828.
6644— BARTHOLOMEW STEARNS (6263), b., Aug. 4,
1742, son of Jotham and Mary (Flagg) Stearns, of Worces-
ter, Mass.; md., Feb. 25, 1767, in Holden, Mary Raymond, b.y
May 10, 1745; in 1777, settled in Winchendon, Masss.. where
she d., Feb. 7, 181 7. They were the parents of ten children,
born in Holden and Winchendon ,but we have only the
names of five.
FIFTH GENERATION. 119
6645— ASA STEARNS, b., 1776; went to Canada.
6646— AMOS STEARNS (7297), b., 1778.
6647— BARTHOLOMEW STEARNS JR., b., 1780; md.,
Apr. 14, 1808, Betsy Johnson, dau. of Samuel and Elizabeth
(Sanderson) Johnson, of Winchendon, Mass.
6648— CAPT. FREEBORN STEARNS (7312), b., Nov.
24, 1784.
6649— HANNAH STEARNS, b., 1786; md., Sept. 5,
1808, Joshua Kenny, of Orrington, Me.
6650— CHARLES STEARNS (6265), b., Jan. 4, 1749,
son of Jotham and Mary (Flagg) Stearns, of Worcester,
Mass.; md. (1), Oct. 4, 1774, Sarah Town, who d. ; md. (2),
Dec. 8, 1791, Ruth Woodbury, of Worcester, Mass.; two
sons.
6651— STEPHEN STEARNS (7327), b., Apr. 15, 1775.
6652— CHARLES STEARNS JR. (7336), b., Nov. 24,
1777.
6653— SAMUEL STEARNS (6267), b., 1754, son of
Samuel and Jemima (Hoyt) Stearns, of Worcester, Mass.;
a soldier of the Revolutionary War; md. Thankful Raymond,
who d., 1817; they settled in Claremont, N. H., where he d.,
1840; ten children.
6654— BARNEY STEARNS.
6655— MEHITABLE STEARNS, md. Zebulon Carswell,
of Claremont, N. H. They had eight children, of whom
three died in youth or infancy.
(a) — Almira Carswell, b., 1814; d., 1844.
(b) — Emily Carswell, b., 1816; d., 1831.
(c) — Eliza Carswell, b. 1822.
(d) — Mary Ann Carswell, b., 1824; d., 1827.
(e) — Samuel Carswell, b., 1827.
6656— BETSY STEARNS.
6657— ROXANA STEARNS.
120 CHARLES STEARNS.
6658— PHILENA STEARNS, b., June 5, 1797; d., Aug.
26, 1877. She md., Mar. 22, 1822, Charles G. MacArthur,
and had five children.
(a) — Gilderoy MacArthur, b., Jan. 11, 1823.
(b) — Hon. Charles La Fayette MacArthur, b., Jan. 7,
1824; d., Oct. 12, 1898, in Troy, N. Y., was pro-
prietor of the Troy Budget which is now edited by
his son, Arthur MacArthur.
(c) — Maryette MacArthur, b., Oct. 11, 1825.
(d) — Henry MacArthur, b., Dec. 29, 1827. x
(e)— Joseph E. MacArthur, b., July 17,(1891. f J
6659— JUDAH STEARNS.
6660—SAMUEL STEARNS JR., in 1869 was living at
Felt's Mills, Jefferson Co., N. Y.; removed to Michigan.
6661— DANIEL STEARNS (7339), b., Mar. 2, 1795.
6662— ELAM STEARNS (7347), b., Apr. 20, 1799.
6663--LYMAN STEARNS (7359), b, June 7, 1803.
6664— DANIEL STEARNS (6268), b., 1756, son of Sam-
uel and Jemima (Hoyt) Stearns, of Worcester, Mass.; served
three years in the Revolutionary War. May 6, 1777, he and
his brother Asa were on the pay-roll of Capt. Wm. Scott's
Co., Col. Stark's Regt, N. H. Continental Army. He md.
(1), 1776, Jerusha Clarke, b., Oct. 30, 1756, dau. of Joseph
and Jemima Clarke, of Saybrook, Conn. She d., Oct. 31,
1816, and he md. (2). Jan. 1, 1820, Lois Rice, dau. of Heze-
kiah Rice, of Claremont, N. H. She d., Mar. 19, 1847, and
he d., May 4, 1849, in Newport, N. H. He resided in Clare-
mont and Cornish before going to Newport; thirteen chil.
6665— DANIEL STEARNS JR., b., Aug. 16. 1777; d.,
1794.
6666— SARAH (SALLY) STEARNS, b., Sept. 16, 1778;
md., 1799, Jonathan Brooks, son of David and Hannah
Brooks; settled at Mallahyde, Upper Canada; five chil.
(a) — Fanny Brooks.
(b) — David Brooks.
FIFTH GENERATION. 121
(c) — Daniel Brooks,
(d) — Lucinda Brooks,
(e) — John Brooks.
6667^-JOHN STEARNS (7366), b., May 29, 1780.
6668— ASA STEARNS (7375), b, July 8, 1782.
6669— BENJAMIN STEARNS (7380), b., Oct. 18, 1783.
667CM-JEMIMA STEARNS, b., Mar. 29, 1785; d, June
28, 1843; md-, 1805, Joseph Ager, adopted son of John and
Betsy Campbell, of Claremont, N. H. He d., July 10, 1842,
aged 61 yrs.; four children.
(a) — Emily Ager, b., Aug. 24, 1808; md. Oliver Corn-
stock, of Newport, N. H.
(b) — Infant, b., Dec. 2, 1809; d., Jan. 12, 1810.
(c) — John Ager, b., Oct. 12, 1810; md. Elizabeth Allen,
Jan., 1849, and settled in Claremont, N. H.
(d) — Hira Ager. b., Dec. 7, 1812; md. (1), 1844, Maria
P. Farrington, who died the same year, Sept. 10,
1844; md. (2) Dec, 1849, Jane B. (Stearns) Gerry,
(7372).
6671— PHOEBE STEARNS, b., Aug. 16, 1786; d., 1788.
6672— CHARLES STEARNS (7387), b., June 4, 1788.
6673-^PHOEBE STEARNS, b., Sept. 10, 1791; md. (1),
181 5, Benjamin York, b., July 3. 1791, who d., Feb. 20, 1825.
son of William and Lucy York, of Cornish; md. (2), Mar.
27, 1836, Mr. Buel, of Newport, N. H.; three chil. by first
husband.
(a) — Elizabeth York.
(b) — Fanny York.
(c) — Charles York.
6674— REUBEN STEARNS (7389), b., June 29, 1795.
6675— GEORGE STEARNS (7396), b., May 30, 1798.
6676— DANIEL STEARNS JR. (7401), b., Nov. 3, 1800.
122 CHARLES STEARNS.
6677— LUCY STEARNS, b., May 19, 1802; md., 1825,
George Lesley, of Cornish; six children.
(a) — Gratia Lesley.
(b) — Mahala Lesley.
(c) — William Lesley.
(d) — Nelson Lesley.
(e) — Lawrence Lesley.
(f) — Joseph Lesley.
6678— ASA STEARNS (6269), b., July 30, 1758, son of
Samuel and Jemima (Hoyt) Stearns, of Worcester, Mass.;
enlisted in Col. Ward's Mass. Regt., the day after the battle
of Bunker Hill. He was with the Americans when they were
drawn off from Long Island in 1776, and was in the battle of
White Plains. He served twenty months in Col. Ward's
Regt., and then joined Col. Cilly's N. H. Regt., in which he
served three years. During the service he was not sick a
single day. He was at the capture of Burgoyne, in the
battle of Monmouth, and with Gen. Sullivan, at Wyoming,
where he suffered excessively from privations. After this,
he was at sea in a privateeer and helped to capture the
"Hannah," richly laden with merchandise, which was taken
into New Haven. After the war, he went to Claremont,
N. H., and md. (1), Mar. 25, 1784, Lucy'Cady, b., Mar. 30,
1764, dau. of Lieut. Elijah Cady, of Wethersfield, Vt. They
lived successively in Wethersfield, Cavendish, Moretown,
Waterbury, and Benson, all in Vt. At the last place, his wife
d., Aug., 1825, of a casualty, being thrown from a carriage.
He then moved to Chazy, Clinton Co., N. Y., where he md.
(2), Mrs. Phoebe Dunham, then sixty years of age, who d.,
Mar., 1849. After her death, until his decease, Feb. 2, 1852,
he lived with his dau., Mrs. Laura (Stearns) Heaton, of
Chazy; twelve children.
6679— LAURA STEARNS, b., July 8, 1785, in Wethers-
field, Vt. ; md., Mar., 1804, in Moretown, Vt., Lucius Heaton,
b.. May 20, 1780, in Shelborne, Mass., a farmer, son of John
Heaton. They settled in Chazy, Clinton Co., N. Y.; ten
children.
FIFTH GENERATION. 123
(a) — Parley Heaton, b., Feb. 13, 1805; d., Nov. 28, 185 1,
of consumption; md., Oct., 1836, Orpha Ranson, of
Chazy; had two daughters.
(b) — Paschal P. Heaton, b., Nov. 3, 1806; left home in
1828, and was last heard of in New Orleans, La., in
1835-
(c) — Amanda Heaton, b., Sept. 17, 1809.) x vins
(d) — Miranda Heaton, b., Sept. 17, 1809. )
Amanda md., May 8, 1843 .Stephen Smith, of
Chazy, and had one son. Miranda d., July 16,
1826, of consumption.
(e) — Rufus Heaton, b., Nov. 10, 181 3; a merchant, of
Champlain, N. Y. ; unm.
(f) — Eliab W. Heaton, b., July 10, 1816; md., Jan.. 1839,
Olivia Jones, and settled in Jackson, Mich.; three
children.
(g) — Lucy Heaton, b., Oct. 3, 1817; md., Sept. 11, 1849,
John H. Phinney, of Chaplain, N. Y. ; two children.
(h) — Achsah Heaton, b., Sept. 6, 1820; unm.
(i) — 'John Heaton, b., July 6, 1822; md., Nov. 8, 1848,
•Elizabeth Gates, of Elizabethtown, N. J.
(j) — Harriet Heaton, b., July 30, 1828; unm.
6680-^-ZEBINA STEARNS (7408), b., 1786, in Wethers-
field, Vt.
6681— ABIGAIL STEARNS, md., 1814, Martin Rooot,
of Chazy, N. Y. They lived in Benson, Vt., until 1843, when
they moved to Napierville, 111.; six children.
(a) — Emily Root, md. Chauncey Higgins.
(b) — James Root, d.. Aged eighteen.
(c) — Maria Root, md. Mr. Barber, of 111.
(d)— Elijah Root.
(e) — Elisha Root.
(f) — Amos Root.
6682--SENA STEARNS, md. John Cannon, of Water-
bury, Vt. ; lived several years in Clay, N. Y.; afterwards
124 CHARLES STEARNS.
moved to Montezuma, where the whole family died, about
1818.
6683— JAMES STEARNS (7422), b.} 1792; of Clay, N. Y.
6684— LUCY STEARNS, md., 18 14, Selding Patee, a
cabinet-maker, of Waterbury, Vt.; lived in Burlington, Vt.,
where she d., 1825, and he, in 1844; three children.
(a) — Waflrren Patee, md., Feb. 1850, Lucy Bishop, of
Burlington, Vt.
■(b) — Selding Patee Jr., md., June, 1850, in Burling-
ton, Vt.
(c) — Merida Pateee, md., in Burlington, Vt.
6685— SYDNEY STEARNS, b., in Moretown, Vt; went
to Indiana; md. and d., leaving one child.
6686— CANDACE STEARNS, md. William Richards, of
Burlington, Vt. ; two children.
(a) — Sydney Richards, of Highgate, Vt.
(b) — Caroline Richards, md., and settled in High-
gate, Vt.
6687— HARRIET STEARNS, md., 1821, Elijah Knox;
settled in Toronto, Canada; six children. One of their sons
was with Col. Fremont when he attempted to cross the
Rocky Mountains; nearly perished.
6688— ASA H. STEARNS (7427), b., June 22, 1804.
6689— ELIJAH CADY STEARNS (7432), b., Apr. 29,
1805.
6690— CURTIS STEARNS (7443), b., Apr. 22, 1810.
6691— SOLOMON STEARNS (6271), b., 1763, son of
Samuel and Sarah (Grover) Stearns, of Worcester, Mass.;
md., 1785, Jemima Clark, and settled in Hiehgate, Vt;
eleven children.
6692— BELA or ABEL STEARNS, b., 17-86; md. Rhoda
, who lived to be over one hundred years old, b.,
1793. He was in the war of 1812, and after his death, in
1878, his aged widow received his pension. They lived in
Highgate, Vt.
FIFTH GENERATION. 125
6693— AB.NER STEARNS( 7444), b., 1788.
6694— THIRZA STEARNS, commonly known as "Tur-
sey," b., 1790; md. Charles Mantel.
6695— <PHOEBE STEARNS b., 1792; md. Alden Chase;
two children.
(a) — Orpha Chase,
(b) — Sophronia Chase.
6696— JAMES STEARNS (7457), b., 1794.
6697— SOLOMAN STEARNS JR. (7464), b., J 796.
6698— MARY STEARNS, b., 1798; md. Miles Powell,
and had nine children.
6699— LYDIA STEARNS, b., 1800; md. Joseph Herri-
man, and settled in Canada, where they raised a large family
6700— CLARK STEARNS (7468), b., 1804.
6701 — LUCY STEARNS, b., 1809; md. Scommons Paine,
and had six children.
6702-^-ELIJAH STEARNS (7478), b., Apr. 17, 181 3.
1813.
6703— MOSES STEARNS (6274), b., 1771, son of Samuel
and Sarah (Grover) Stearns, of Worcester, Mass.; md., 1798,
Susan Clark. They removed to Warsaw, N. Y., in 1806,
where they resided until his death, in 1859; nine children.
6704— WILLARD STEARNS, b., Dec. 3, 1799.
6705— MELINDA STEARNS, b., Jan., 1801.
6706— GEORGE STEARNS (7488), b., May 31, 1802.
6707 — SON, d. young.
6708— HARRIET STEARNS, b., 1806.
6709 — SON, d. young.
6710— HIRAM STEARNS, b., Mar. 19, 1810.
671 1— MATILDA STEARNS.
126 CHARLES STEARNS.
6712— BETSY K. STEARNS.
6713— INCREASE STEARNS JR. (6288), b., July 1,
1763, son of Increase and Deborah (Hale) Stearns, of
Holden, Mass.; md. Dec. 10, 1784, Mercy iBassett, of North-
bridge, Mass., b., Aug. 9, 1766, who d.. May 9, 1845, in
Holden, Mass. He was a cordwainer and lived many years
in Northbridge then returned to Holden, Mass, to the old
Stearns homestead which is still in possession of his re-
scendants. "When first built, the house was neither clap-
boarded nor plastered, and its builder, Increase Stearns, who
was an old man when it was first plastered, slept in one of
the rooms before it was dry, took cold and died."
Increase Jr. served nine months in the Revolutionary
Army in place of his father, increase, St., who had enlisted
for three years, but was wounded before his term of service
had expired.
Increase Jr. d., Nov. 24, 1830, in Holden, Mass, the father
of twelve children.
6714— LUCINDA STEARNS, b„ June 11, 1786; d., 1812;
unm.
67I5— JOSIAH Stearns (7497), b., May 1, 1788.
6716— LEWIS STEARNS, b., Oct. 29, 1790; d., Jan.*
1855, in Upton, Mass.; unm.
6717— STILES STEARNS (7504), b., Sept. 10, 1792.
6718— ADOLPHUS STEARNS (7510), b., June 11, 1794.
6719-^FERES STEARNS (7532), b., July 12, 1796.
6720— AMOS STEARNS (7534), b., Sept. 10, 1798.
6721— ASA STEARNS (7546), b., Aug. 10, 1800.
6722— DIADEMA or DIANA STEARNS, b., Feb. 12,
1802; d., June, 181 2.
6723— OTIS STEARNS (7551), b., Oct. 4, 1804.
6724— ZYLPHIA STEARNS, b., Aug. 8, 1806; md. (1).
Samuel Munroe, and had one son, b., Nov. 24, 1824, named
James Munroe; md. (2), Philo Smith, and had another son,
named Charles Emerson Smith. She died, Mav 10. 1889.
FIFTH GENERATION. 127
6725— SAMUEL STEARNS (7560), b., Apr. 9, 1808.
6726 — 'ASA STEARNS (6294), b., 1780, son of Increase
and Deborah (Hale) Stearns, of Holden, Mass.; md., 1806,
Abigail. Bragg, and, about 1810, settled in Sackett's Harbor,
N. Y. At that period, Asa Stearns was very dissipated, and
his wife, Abigail, separated from him on that account, about
1812 or 181 5. After the separation, it was rumored that
Asa had reformed in some temperance movement, and sub-
sequently married again. The wife, Abigail, went with her
three children, to Genesee Co., N. Y., where, about 1818, she
md. Mr. Russ.
6727— GEORGE STEARNS, b., 1807; was given by his
mother to some man (name unknown), who promised to
adopt and educate him.
6728— MARIA STEARNS, b., 1808; was taken by a fam-
ily in Sackett's Harbor, N. Y., and nothing further is known
of her.
6729— MILES STEARNS (7579), b., 1810.
6730— JOSEPH SCARBORO STEARNS (6302), b.,
Dec. 2$, 1771, son of Dr. Thomas and Sarah (Gleason)
Stearns, of Claremont, N. H.; md. Elizabeth Kingsbury, and
settled in Windsor, Vt., where he d., 185 1. We have an in-
complete record of one son.
6731— WILLLIAM GLEASON STEARNS, b., 1806, at
Claremont, N. H.; md. Mrs. Palmer Hunt, and settled at
Chatham, Mass.
6732— ISAAC STEARNS (6319), b., Nov. 21, 1757, son
of John Jr. and Rachel (Pettiplace) Stearns, of Newport,
R. I.; a cabinet-maker, of Newport, R. I., who md., had two
sons, and separated from his wife about 1800; d., 1838: num-
ber of children unknown.
6733— ISAAC STEARNS JR., a farmer; about 1797,
went to Washington Co., N. Y. ; afterwards, to Ohio.
6734— JOHN STEARNS, a mariner. In 1812, he shipped
on board a gun-boat, in Newport harbor; soon after, went to
Lake Erie with Commodore Perry; was one of the boat's
128 CHARLES STEARNS.
crew sent ashore in the battle to spike the cannon at Black
Rock, where he was killed by a ball.
6735 — DAUGHTERS, do not know* how many; re-
moved to Ohio.
6736— SIMON STEARNS (6320), b., Sept. 17, 1759, son
of John Jr. and Rachel (Pettiplace) Stearns, of Newport,
R. I.; md., 1784, Henrietta Peterson. On a voyage to the
West Indies, he fell from aloft, fractured his leg, was carried
on shore to a hospital, where he d., leaving an only child.
6737— SIMON STEARNS JR. (7583), b., Apr. 3, 1785,
at Newport, R. I.
6738— -SAMUEL STEARNS (6321), b., Aug., 1765, son
of John Jr. and Rachel (Pettiplace) Stearns, of Newport,
R. I.; a cabinet-maker and afterwards a grocer, of Newport,
R. I., where he d., Nov. 5, 1810. He md., 1788. Sarah Bil-
lings, b., May, 1764, eldest dau. of Samuel S. and Elizabeth
(Vinson) Billings, of Newport, R. I. ; eleven children.
6739— JOHN STERNE (7596), b., Dec. 16. 1788; adopted
different spelling.
6740— WILLIAM STEARNS, b., Aug., 1790; d., Apr..
1792.
6741— SARAH VINSON STEARNS, b., Nov. 12, 1791;
d., Apr. 2, 1849.
6742— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., June 4, 1793; md.,
Dec. 8, 181 1, George C. Shaw, son of Asa and Sarah (Webb)
Shaw. He was bred a harness-maker, was an officer in the
war cf 1 8 12, a naval offcer of Newport for five years, a Jus-
tice of the Peace, and for several years Clerk of Sup. Jud..
Court and C. C. Pleas of Newport Co.; five children.
(a) — Martha Lyndon Shaw, b., Feb. 19, 1814; md., Oct-
27, 183 1, Thomas R. Miles, son of Thos. and Lydia
(Melville) Miles: three children.
(b) — Anna Vinson Shaw, b.. May 13, 1819.
(c) — Caroline Amelia Shaw, b., Jan. 25, 1823; md., May
22, 1843, Perry G. Case, a house-carpenter, son of
Pardon Caste, of Westport, Mass. ; two children.
FIFTH GENEBATION. 129
(d)— Ellen Russell Shaw, b., Nov. n, 1824; md., May
27, 1847, Addison H. Church, a house-carpenter.
(e) — Georgiana Shaw, b., July 21, 1S26; md., Apr. 30,
1844, James A. Darling, a manufacturer, of Smith-
field, R. I.
6743— BENJAMIN STEARNS, b., July, 1795; d, Sept.,
1802.
6744— SAMUEL STEARNS JR., b., Apr., 1797; md.
Sarah Baker, of Newport, R. I.; d., 182 1; s. p.
6745— WILLIAM STEARNS, b., Oct, 1798; a barber;
md., 182 1, Abby Billings, dau. of Benjamin and Polly (Mur-
phy) Billings; d., Apr, 1826; two children.
6746—MARY ELIZABETH STEARNS, b, July 4, 1822.
6747— WILLIAM STEARNS, b, 1824; d, 1826.
6748— MARTHA STEARNS, b, Apr, 1800; d, July 11,
1819.
6749— CLARISSA STEARNS, b, Oct, 1801; d, Sept.
15. 1802.
6750— CLARISSA STEARNS, b, Dec, 1803; d, July
28, 1823.
6751— HANNAH STEARNS, b. May, 1805; d, Oct. 5,
1827; md, 1822, Solomon Gladding, son of Solomon and
Abigail (Cranston) Gladding; three children.
(a) — William Henry Gladding, b. Mar. 6, 1823; d. Mar.
29, 1845.
(b) — Samuel Gladding-, b, Feb. 21, 1825; md., Apr,
1848, Sarah Stanhope, dau. of Thomas ind Betsy
(Fowler) Stanhope,
(c) — Clarissa Gladding-, b. Mar. 26, 1827; d, Apr. 3,
1834.
Sixth Generation.
6752— WILLIAM STARNES (6323), b., 1758, son of
Charles and Starnes. of Charleston, S. C. ; do not
know whom he married nor when; d., 1804; mention of three
children.
6753— SON, name unknown.
6754— JOSEPH STARNES, born about 1800; md. Miss
Robinson and moved to Ga.
6755— JOHN STARNES (7608), b., Aug. 2, 1803.
6756— JOSEPH M'CORMICK STARNES (6326), date
of birth unknown, son of Charles and Starnes, of
South Carolina; a farmer, of Kentucky, where he d.,; md.
Nancy Adams, who died in Hawkins Co., East Tennessee.
These records are very incomplete, mostly family traditions,
and only give one son.
6757— JOHN STARNES (761. s), date of birth unknown.
6758— DR. WILLIAM LAFAYETTE STARNES
(6338), b., Dec. 25, 1833. son of Joel and Anna (Brock)
Starnes, of Atlanta, Ga.; md., Jan. 14, 1857, Miss Low. He
was a minister and doctor, of Mableton, Ga. ; served as regi-
mental surgeon during the Civil War; "do not think much
of politics"; six children.
6750— THOMAS STARNES.
6760— ANNA STARNES.
6761— JOHN STARNES.
6762— EMMA STARNES.
6763— OSCAR STARNES.
SIXTH GENERATION. W
6764— PLEDGER STARNES.
6765^-GEN. JAMES WILBORN STARNES (6340),
date of birth unknown, son of Dr. Samuel Scott and Nancy
(Wilborn) Starnes, of Tennessee. The orthography of this
name is uncertain, one descendant giving it "Wilborn James
Starnes," another, "James Wellborn Starnes." He was a
physician and surgeon of Franklin, Williamson Co., Tenn.,
who served in the Confederate Army, during the Civil War;
was killed, near Winchester, 1863; "a brave General highly
respected for his nobleness of character." He md. Mary
Christina Rudder, who survived him; six children.
6766— HENRY STARNES.
6767— CORA STARNES.
6768— GREENE J. STARNES, b., June 22, iSs4-(f6^>)
6769— JAMES WILBORN STARNES JR., of Memphis,
Tennessee. 4^
6770— MARY STARNES.
6771— WILLIAM T. STARNES.
6772— JUDGE EBENEZER STARNES (6350), b., Mar.
19, 1 8 10, son of Daniel and Harriet (Russell) Starnes, of Au-
gusta, Ga.; "a lawyer of ripe learning, and a man of kind
heart, of grave and dignified demeanor. He prided himself
on being descended from Laurence Sterne, the famous Eng-
lish writer, and once mentioned the fact that the family crest
was a starling, a bird which is the subject of one of Sterne's
most beautiful passages." He was a distinguished jurist, and
a Judge of both the Superior and Supreme Courts of Geor-
gia; served as Capt. of the "Richmond Blues," through the
Seminole War, in Florida. He graduated, with the degree
of A. M., at the Universitv of Georgia, 1832, and was ad-
mitted to the bar shortly afterwards. He md.. Nov. 26, 1844,
Marv Anne White Nesbitt, dau. of Hugh and Eleanor
(O'Keefe) Nesbitt. of Augusta, Ga.. where his life was spent
and where he d.. Mar. 20. 1868; five children.
6773— HARRY RUSSELL STARNES, b., Feb. 23, 1848:
d., 1859.
132 CHARLES STEARNS.
6774— MARY DAVIES STARNES, b., Apr. 22, 1850:
d., 1852.
6775— PROF. HUGH NESBITT STARNES (7630), b.,
May 25, 1856.
6776— DR. MARION M'DOWELL STARNES, b., Apr.
3, 1858; was a promising young physician who died, in early
manhood, Nov. 27, 1882.
6777— VALERIUS WILLIAM STARNES, b., Aug. 30,
i860; a journalist, writer and artist, of Augusta, Ga.
6778— TIMOTHY STARNES 3d. (6358), b., Sept. 14,
1767, son of Timothy Jr. and Lydia (Walton) Stearns, of
Reading, Mass.; md., Sept. 3, 1794, Mary Look, of Framing-
ham, Mass. He carried the mail between Boston and
Worcester, Mass., on horseback and subsequently ran a
stage between the two places; settled in Framingham, Mass.,
where he d., Feb. 2, 1813; seven children.
6779— GEORGE STEARNS, b., Aug. 10, 1795.
6780— SARAH CLARK STEARNS, b., June 12, 1798;
md., June 26, 1820, Alvah Curtis; d., Oct. 14, 183 1.
6781— DR. CHARLES J. STEARNS (7635), b., June 3,
1800.
6782— ALMA STEARNS, b., June 4, 1803; md., Mar. 29,
1825, Nelson Stowe; d., 1874, at Brooklyn, N. Y.; one son.
(a) — George Henry Stowe.
6783— WILLIAM STEARNS, b., Mar. 28, 1805.
6784— HENRY STEARNS (7641), b., Aug. 19, 1809.
6785— TIMOTHY LOOK STEARNS (7647), b., Sept.
17, 1813.
6786— AMOS STEARNS (6361), b., Aug. 27, 1774, son
of Timothy and Lydia (Walton) Stearns, of Reading. Mass. ;
md., 1795, Sarah Watts, b., Feb. 27, 1779, who d., Sept. 3,
1855, in Richmond, Me. Amos Stearns was a farmer, of
Framingham, Mass., who d., Aug. 21, 1855, in Dresden, Me.;
nine children.
SIXTH GENERATION. 133
6787— AMOS WATTS STEARNS, b., Aug. 25, 1796;
lived in Dresden, Me., where he d., Apr. 23, 1859; unm.
6788— THOMAS C. STEARNS, b., Jan. 19, 1801.
6789— CAPT. DAVID STEARNS (7656), b., Sept. 23,
1803.
6790— MARY A. STEARNS, b., Oct. 26, 1805; md. Na-
thaniel Bailey, of Pittston, Me.; d., July 27, 1843.
6791— SARAH STEARNS, b., Feb. 25, 1808; md. Ben-
jamin Brintnall, of Charlestown, Mass.; d., Feb. 9, 1894.
6792— RICHARD W. STEARNS (7661), b., June 15,
1810. ~v
6793— PHILIP P. STEARNS, b., Feb. 27, 1815.^^"^)
6794— RUTH STEARNS, b., Aug. 19, 1817; md., Na-
thaniel B. Eaton, of Chelsea, Mass.; d., June 27, 1890.
6795^EUNICE STEARNS, b., July 6, 1820; md. Will-
iam M. Howels, of Charlestown, Mass.; d., Nov. 21, 1868.
6796--SAMUEL STEARNS JR. (6364), b., June 19,
1772, son of Samuel and Sarah (Graves) Stearns, of Leomin-
ster, Mass.; md., 1792, Polly Bennett, of Fitchburg, Mass.,
where they settled; d., Feb., 1823; eight children.
6797— POLLY G. STEARNS, b., July 21, 1793; md.,
1817, Samuel Hadley, of Orange, Mass., where she d., leav-
ing one daughter.
(a) — Belinda Hadley, b., 1818; md. Merrick Bemis, of
Worcester, Mass.
6798— BETSY STEARN^S, b., Feb. 26, 1795; md., July
10, 1824, Warren Parkhurst, or Fitchburg, Mass., aged fifty-
three years; two children.
(a) — Lincoln Parkhurst, b., 1827.
(b) — Betsy Parkhurst, b., 1829.
6799— ORIN STEARNS (7667), b., Feb. 14, 1797.
6800— BENJAMIN D. STEARNS, b., Apr. 8, 1799; of
Rochester, N. Y.; md., and had one daughter.
134 CHARLES STEARNS.
6801— SARAH STEARNS, b., 1824.
6802— SYLVIA STEARNS, b., Oct. 27, 1802; d., Feb.,
1804.
6803— STEPHEN B. STEARNS (7671), b., Oct. 2, 1805.
6804— LUTHER STEARNS, b., Oct. 28, 1807; d., 1827.
6805— .SAMUEL STEARNS, b., May 10, 1810; d., 1838.
6806-^-LUTHER STEARNS (6365), b., May 22, 1774,
son of Samuel and Sarah (Graves) Stearns, of Leominster,
Mass.; d., July 6, 1833; a blacksmith, of Leominister; md.,
Aug. 18, 1799, Lucy W. Warner, of Harvard, Mass.; four
children.
6807— AARON WARNER STEARNS (7673), b., Oct.
18, 1802.
6808— EMORY STEARNS (7681), b., Dec. 13, 1805.
6809— LUCY STEARNS, b., Oct. 5, 1808; d., Dec. 17,
1894; unm.
6810— SAMUEL FORBUSH STEARNS (7690), b., Oct.
8, 181 7; of Springfield, Mass.
681 1— ISAAC BIDWELL STEARNS (6378), b., June 15,
1826, son of Isaac and Martha (Bidwell) Stearns, of Little-
ton, N. H.; md., Mar. 5, 185 1, Nancy Maria Abbott, of Lit-
tleton, N. H., who d., Dec. 13, 1872; three children.
6812— MARY MARIA STEARNS, b., Feb. 4, 1852;
md., Mar. 1, 1877, Horace Gates, b.. July 29, 1844; one
daughter.
(a) — Bertha Gates, b., Dec. 29, 1877; d., Oct. 29, 1891.
6813— EMMA LOUISE STEARNS, b., July 31, 1854;
md., Feb. 15, 1882, Austin R. Smith, b., Aug. 17, 1849.
6814— ABBIE W. STEARNS, b., Aug. 24, 1865; md.,
Sept. 15, 1886, George R. Simpson, b., Oct. 29, 1862; one
daughter.
(a) — Leona Ellen Simpson, b., June 9, 1892.
6815— CYRUS EASTMAN STEARNS (6385), b., July
1, 1822, son of Shubael and Lydia (Peck) Stearns, of Little-
boro, N. H., afterwards of Newport, Vt.; md., Feb. 16. 1842,
SIXTH GENERATION. 135
Rosella Roe, of Stanstead, P. Q., Canada, where all their
children except the second, were born; four children.
6816— JOSEPHINE LODICEA STEARNS, b.. Dec.
25, 1842; md., Nov., 1864, at Littleton, N. H., Charles Fisk,
born at Cavendish, Vt. They settled at Lompoc, Cal. ; four
children.
(a) — Rosella Virginia Fisk, b., Feb. 2, 1866.
(b) — Eva Carrie Fisk, b., Sept. 10, 1867.
(c) — Warren Stearns Fisk, b., June 7, 1875.
(d) — Ira Austin Fisk, b., July 29. 1879.
68i7^ADELINE LOVINA STEARNS, b., Apr. 9, 1848,
at Newport, Vt.; md. at lonesburg, Mo., Martin M. Graham,
of Moberly, Mo.; two children.
(a) — Bertram Stearns Graham, b., May 26, 1875.
(b) — George Percival Graham, b., Sept. 19, 1879.
6818— IRA AUSTIN STEARNS, b., July 6, 1854; md.,
Dec. 31, 1874, at Jonesburg, Mo., Kate M.'Fullen, who d.,
Feb. 9, 1878; two children.
6819— ALICE CATHERINE STEARNS, b., Mar. 19,
1876.
6820— MARY IRENE STEARNS, b., Oct. 15, 1877.
6821— EDITH FLORENCE STEARNS, b., June 30,
1857; md. June 30, 1879, at Moberly, Mo., John S. Chiles,
of Pendleton, Mo.
(a) — William Stearns Chiles, b., Nov. 14. 1881.
(b) — Ira Nelson Chiles, b., Mar. 7, 1891.
6822— JOHN PECK STEARNS ,(6387), b., Aug. 18,
1828, son of Shubael and Lydia (Peck) Stearns, of Newport,
Vt.; went to Calofirnia, in 1853; "served four years as Dis-
trist Attorney of Santa Cruz Co., and three years as As-
sistant Assessor in the U. S. Internal Revenue Dept. After
this, re removed to Santa Barbara, Cal., and for many years
carried on an extensive lumber business, during which time
he constructed the wharf now bearing his name, at the foot
of State St., over which all the business of the city has been
carried on for the last twenty years. He also served as
136 CHARLES STEARNS.
Mayor of the city of Santa Barbara for two years." He md.,
Oct. 5, 1862, at Santa Cruz, Cal, Martha Turner, a graduate
of the State Normal School, at Albany, N. Y., and a native
of Dorsetshire, Eng. Mr. Stearns has himself prepared the
record of this numerous and respected branch of the family,
having it published in pamphlet form, and generously allow-
ing us its use; one daughter.
6823— LEONORA ELECTRA STEARNS, b., Dec. 6,
1863, at Santa Cruz Co., Cal.; graduated from Mills Sem-
inary, 1883; md., Nov. 11, 1890, Frederick T. Duhring, a
lawyer, of San Francisco, Cal.; one child.
(a) — Dorothy Martha Duhring, b., May 1, 1893.
6824-^THOMAS STEARNS 3d. (6399), b., 1789, son of
Thomas Jr. and Mary (White) Searns, of Leominster or'
Fitchburg, Mass.; md., 1810, Susanna-' Adams, b., Nov. 4,
1785, who d., Nov. 6, 1819, in Enosburg, Vt., where he d.,
Nov. 6, 1832; five children.
6825--THOMAS ADAMS STEARNS (7691), b., Sept.
2, l8l I.
6826— DAUGHTER, name unknown, who died young.
6827— TIMOTHY KNIGHT STEARNS (7696), b., Jan.
19, 1816.
6828— NATHANIEL STEARNS, d., Jan. 25, 1817.
6829— JOSEPH S. STEARNS, d., July 25, 1819.
6830^DANIEL STEARNS JR. (6403), b., Feb. 25, 1772,
son of Daniel and Hannah (Wetherbee) Stearns, of Leo-
minster, Mass.; md. (1), before 1796, Martha Kemp, who
had one dau., then died; md. (2), Dec. 14, 1797, Sarah Pratt,
b., Aug. 25, 1776, who d., Jan. 10, 1828, dau. of David and
Hepzibah Pratt, of Fitchburg, Mass. In 1796, he settled
in Reading, Vt., where he d., Mar. 22, 1831; ten children.
6831-^MARTHA STEARNS, b., Feb. 14, 1797; d., Nov.
12, 1797.
6832— JUSTIN STEARNS (7701), b., May 10, 1801.
6833— SARAH STEARNS, b., Feb. 11, 1803; d., Mar. 10,
1811.
SIXTH GENERATION. 137
/
6834— HANNAH STEARNS, b., June 6, 1805; md., Mar.
27, 1833, Jarvis Pratt, of Reading, Vt; settled on her fath-
er's homestead; six children; d., Feb. 23, 1886.
(a) — Martha E. Pratt, b., May 6, 1834; unm. -
(b) — Hobart S. Pratt, b., May 17, 1837; unm.
(c) — Marcus S. Pratt, b., Nov. 30, 1839; md., Oct. 2,
1871, Lucy A. Marvell, of Gill, Mass.; Carl M.
Pratt, b., Sept. 18, 1874, and Carrie E. Pratt, b.,
May 31, 1881, are their children; of Turner's Falls,
Mass.
(d) — Two children, d. young.
(e) — Luther C. Pratt, b., Sept. 27, 1843; md., 1870. Lou-
ise Wheeler, of Greenfield, Mass.; Ada L. Pratt, b.,
June, 1874, and Edith Pratt, b., Sept., 1878, are
their children.
6835— DANIEL STEARNS 3d., b., July 26, 1807; md.,
Nov. 2, 1830, Flavilla Fay, dau. of Ezra and Olive (Lincoln)
Fay, of Reading, Vt. "In 1837, he commenced merchan-
dising in Reading, Vt., where he continued for five years.
In 1844, w^h his brother-in-law, Maj. Levi C. Fay, he leased
the Dartmouth Hotel, at Hanover, N. H., which they ran
only a short time. He was appointed by the Legislature, a
Director of the Vermont State Prison, and was Chairman
of the Board of Directors of the Windsor Savings Bank.
After his removal to Windsor, Vt., he received the appoint-
ment of Deputy U. S. Marshal, and also represented the
town of Windsor two terms in the Legislature." He was
a successful merchant, of Windsor, Vt. ; no children; d., May
31. 1895.
6836— JAMES MADISON STEARNS (7704). b.. July
23, 1809.
6837— RUFUS STEARNS (770O, b., Dec. 30, 181 1.
683.8— BETSY STEARNS, b., July 30, 1813; d., Sept. 18,
1837; md., Sept. 1, 1836, James Boutelle, a chair-maker, of
Shipton, Canada; one son.
(a) — Thomas Boutelle, d. in infancy.
6839— MARY STEARNS, b., Aug. 11, 1815; rl.. Aug. 6,
1845; unm.
138 CHARLES STEARNS.
6840— CHARLES STEARNS, b., May 16, 1817; d., Aug.
2, 1835.
6841— PAUL STEARNS (6404), b., 1774, son of Daniel
and Hannah (Wetherbee) Stearns, of Leominster, Mass.; d.,
Mar. 22, 1844; a farmer, of Readnig, Vt.; md. (1), Dec. 4,
1800, Grace Washburn, who d., Feb. 9, 1802, leaving- one
son; md. (2), Oct. 21, 1802, Lucy Kneeland, of Windsor,
Vt., b., Nov. 8, 1776, in Winchendon, Mass., who dv Feb.
2 1875, m her ninety-ninth year; eleven children.
6842— CHARLES STEARNS, b., Jan. 24, 1802, d., Oct.
16, 1816; his mother died soon after his birth. "He was a
promising young man. From the vigor of early manhood
he suddenly fell a victim to brain-fever, leaving his friends
to sad regrets that prospects so bright and beautiful should
varnish at early morning."
6843— TIMOTHY KNEELAND STEARNS, b., Oct. 9,
1803; d., June 14, 1804.
6844— LUCY STEARNS, b., Mar. 29, 1805; md. John
Gibson, of Reading, Vt., where she d., Feb. 5, 1849; seven
children.
6845— GRACE STEARNS, b., Oct. 4, 1806; md. Almon
Davis, of Reading, Vt., where she d., Aug. 4, 1863; no
children.
6846-^-THOMAS STEARNS, b., Sept. 27, 1808; d., Apr.
22, 1827.
6847-^-JOHN MILTON STEARNS (7709), b., Dec. 13,
1810.
6848— SARAH STEARNS, b., Dec. 14, 1812; md. Samuel
Lamb, a farmer, of Bridgewater, Vt., where she d., Feb. 4,
1867.
6849— BENJAMIN FRANKLIN STEARNS (7712),
twin boys, b., Dec. 25, 1814, in Reading, Vt.
6850— GEORGE WASHINGTON STEARNS (7717),
twin boys, b., Dec. 25, 1814, in Reading Vt.
685i^PAUL WETHERBEE STEARNS( 7721), b..
Mar. 4, 1817.
Charles Stearns.
SIXTH GENERATION. 139
6852— HONESTUS STEARNS (7725), b., July 22, 1820.
6853-^CHARLES STEARNS JR. (6408), b., Feb. 16,
1784, son of Rev. Charles and Susanna (Cowdry) Stearns,
of Lincoln, Mass.; settled in Boston, Mass., where he was
for many years connected with the Tremont Bank. He md.
(1), 1808, Abigail -'Bannister, of Southboro, Mass.. who d.,
Apr. 15, 1823, aged thirty-eipdit years; md. (2), Dec. 27,
1825, iby Rev. James Walker, Sarah- Carter, b., Sept. 30,
1793, in Wiscasset, Me., who d., Oct. 18, 1882, in Berkeley,
Cal.; he d., May 5, 1855, in Brooklyn, N. Y.; eleven children.
6854-^-CHARLES STEARNS 3d., b., 1809; d., May 7,
1815, at the age of seven years, of lockjaw, the result of an
injury received while playing ball.
6855-^SUSAN STEARNS, b., 1810; md., July 2, 1835. in
Boston, Mass., David Wright; two children.
(a) — Susan Annie Wright, b., 1837, in Charlestown,
Mass.; d., 1843, in Portland, Me.
(b) — Catharine Prentiss Wright, b., 1839, in Ports-
mouth, N. H.; d., 1853, in Boston.
6856-^-HENRY M. STEARNS, b., 1811; md., Jan. 11,
1835, by Rev. Hosea Ballou Jr., Caroline P. Beals, who d.,
, -Mar, 24, 1838, in Charlestown, Mass.; he d., May 6, 1839;
two children.
6857— CHARLES HENRY STEARNS.
6858— CAROLINE ELIZA STEARNS, d. in infancy.
6859^-WILLIAM A. STEARNS, b., 1812; md., June.
1835, in Roxbury, Mass., by Rev. Hosea Ballou Jr., Lydia
B. Beals, sister o fhis brother Henry's wife. He d., Nov.
30, 1840, in Roxbury; s. P.
686o^CHARLES STEARNS JR., b., 1815; d., July 5.
1836, of yellow fever, on the vovare from Manila to Boston:
was buried at sea; unm.
686i-V_EDWARD STEARNS, b., 1817; never married;
d., June 20. 1891, at Lincoln, Mass., and was buried at For-
est Hill Cemetery, near Boston.
140 CHARLES STEARNS.
6862— GEORGE CUSHMAN STEARNS (7731), b.,
Mar. 4, 1819.
6863-^ABBY STEARNS, b., 1822, in Charlestown,
Mass.; md., Aug-. 27, 1853, at Pembroke, Mass., by her
uncle, Rev. W. L. Stearns, Josiah Allen Gale, of Medford,
Mass.; d., June 25, 1865, at Jamaica, Mass., leaving two
children.
(a) — Charles Oliver Gale, b. 1854, in Boston, Mass.
(b) — Martha Stearns Gale, b., May 30, 1856, in Lincoln,
Mass.; md., 1877, by Rev. S. C. Beach, John Martin
Dennie, of Stoughton, Mass. They have two chil.;
Herbert Stearns Dennie and Robert Dennie.
6864— ROBERT EDWARDS CARTER STEARNS,
(7741), b., Feb. 1, 1827.
6865^THOMAS RAND STEARNS, b., Jan. 30, 1829!
d. young.
6866-^-THOMAS RAND STEARNS, b., July 11, 1832;
d. in childhood.
6867— DR. THOMASXj STEARNS (6409), b., Aug. 8,
1785, son of Rev. Charles and Susanna (Cowdry) Stearns, of
Lincoln, Mass.; a physician and Justice of the Peace; M. D.,
Harv. Univ., 1812; practiced ten years in Mt. Vernon, Me.;
moved to Sudbury, Mass, 18 18, where he devoted much at-
tention to the history and genealogies of the town, and died
there, July 1 1844.
He md. (1), Feb. 13, 1812, Margaret Loring Stephenson,
of Cohasset, who d., June 27, 1817, mother of three children;
md. (2), Sept. 30, 1820, Catherine Prentiss, b., May 22, 1796.
dau. of Rev. Dr. Thomas and Mary (Scolly) Prentiss, of
Medfield, Mass. She d., 1840, and he md. (3), May 16, 1844,
Eloise More, of Sudbury, Mass., b., 1805; he living only two
months after his third marriage. "He and his brother
Charles, were 'natural born mechanics,' without learning any
trade, Thomas being an excellent carpenter, and Charles a
skillful wheelwrig-ht. This is worth mentioning as indicating
the influence of heredity. Mechanical skill and ingenuity
are prominently Stearns characteristics while, added to this.
SIXTH GENERATION. 141
is the fact that Jonas Cowdry, their maternal great-grand-
father, was a noted clock-maker who made many of the
large town or public clocks of his time;" five children.
686S— MARGARET STEARNS, b., Nov. 19, 1812, at
Mt. Vernon, Me.; d., Jan. 17, 1832, at Sudbury, Mass.; unm.
6869— THOMAS STEARNS JR (7743), b, Aug. 4, 1814.
6870--CHARLES STEARNS (7750), b., Feb. 12, 1816.
6871-HCATHERINE PRENTISS STEARNS, b., Apr.
13, 1830; d., Sept. 5, 1831.
6872— FRANCIS STEARNS, b., Feb. 14, 1832; d., 1855;
was a skillful wood-engraver, having studied the art with
Wright and Mallory, well-known wood-engravers, of Bos-
ton, Mass.
6873^REV. WILLIAM LAWRENCE STEARNS
(6413), b., Oct. 30, 1793, twin son of Rev. Charles and
Susanna (Cowdry) Stearns, of Lincoln, Mass.; grad. Harv.
Univ., 1820; studied divinity with his father and was licensed
to preach in 1823; ordained and installed in Stoughton,
Mass.; Nov., 1827; dismissed from Stoughton in 1831, and
installed in Rowe, Mass., Jan., 1833. He was also pastor
of the Unitarian Church, at Pembroke, Mass. He md., June
5, 1828, Mary Munroe, b., Seot. 12, 1803, dau. of Isaac and
Grace (Bigelow) Munroe, of Lincoln, Mass., and sister of
his twin brother's wife; d., May 28, 1857, in Chicopee, Mass.
His wid. d., Mar. 23, 1800; four children.
6874— WILLIAM HENRY STEARNS, b., July 1, 1829;
engaged in business in New York City; d., 1853, in Pem-
broke, Mass., unm.
6875— GEORGE MUNROE STEARNS (7756), b., Apr.
18, 1831.
6876— MARY MUNROE STEARNS, b., Mar. 7, 1839;
d., Jan. 30, 1 84 1.
6877— ALBERT BIGELOW STEARNS (7759), b., Sept.
15, 1843-
6878— REV. DANIEL MANSFIELD STEARNS
142 CHARLES STEARNS.
(6414), b., Oct. 30, 1793, twin son of Rev. Charles and Su-
sanna (Cowdry) Stearns, of Lincoln, Mass.; grad. Brown
Univ., 1825; installed in the Unitarian Church of Dennis,
Mass., May 21, 1828; continued in the ministry eleven years.
In 1839, he returned to his birthplace, Lincoln, Mass., where
he lived on a farm until his death, Oct. 19, 1847. He md.,
1824, Elizabeth" Munroe, b., Aug-. 17, 1799, dau. of Isaac and
Grace (Bigelow) Munroe. of Lincoln, Mass., and sister of
his twin brother's wife; she d., Apr. i860, in Ashley, 111.;
four children.
6879— EDWIN MANSFIELD STEARNS (7765), b.,
Aug. 25, 1825.
6880— ISAAC MUNROE STEARNS.
6881— CHARLES HENRY STEARNS.
6882— MARY ELIZABETH STEARNS.
~ 6883— CHARLES STEARNS (6419), b., Dec. 30, 1781,
son of Timothy and Mary (Lincoln) Stearns, of Leominster,
Mass.; d., Sept. 27, 1818, in Greenfield, Mass.; md., Nov. 10,
1812, Sally Ripley, b., Nov. 25, 1785, in Boston, Mass., dau.
of Jerome Ripley, Esq., of Greenfield. Charles Stearns was
a merchant of Shelbourne, Mass; four children.
• 6884— RACHEL WILLARD STEARNS, b., Sept. n,
18 1 3, in Shelbourne, Mass. Her life as a teacher was a varied
one, beginning in Mass., and ending her school-work in
Georgia. Her mother's brother, George Ripley, was
founder of the celebrated "Brook Farm" community of
Transcendentalists, and. at one time, ten of her relatives
were there. She was a zealous Abolitionist, with strong
religious sentiments, and "hating shams of every sort." At
one time she visited Secretary Seward to secure U. S. pro-
tection for a religious colony at Jaffa, but "the United States
Government did not care to encourage the founding of
American colonies in any foreign country." Miss Stearns
never married and. in her later years, was cared for by her
niece; was literary in her tastes, writing for many papers,
and was an active worker in the W. C. T. U. ; d., Dec. 24,
1898.
SIXTH GENERATION. 143
6885— WILLIAM RIPLEY STEARNS, b., Mar. 2, 1815;
d., Aug., 1869, in Springfield, Mass. He was a jeweler, of
Greenfield and Springfield, noted for sterling integrity and
scrupulous honesty in his business; always an invalid, he
never married.
- 6886— SARAH FRANKLIN STEARNS, b., Oct. 16,
18 16, in Shelburne, Mass.; was, for three years, a member
of the "Brook Farm" community. She afterwards joined
the Roman Catholic Church and d.. Mar. 21, 1856, in a con-
vent, at Harlem, N. Y. ; unm.
6887— REV. CHARLES STEARNS (7769). K Oct. 18,
1818.
6888— TIMOTHY STEARNS JR. (6420), b., May 6,
1783, son of Timothy and Mary (Lincoln) Stearns, of Leo-
minster, Mass.; a black-smith, of Leominster; md., Sept. 20,
1806, Polly^Kendall, b., May 3, 1787, dau. of David Kendall,
of Leominster. They moved, first to Fitchburg, Mass., and
afterwards to Lancaster, Mass., where he d., Mar. 22, 181 1;
four children.
6889— ABIGAIL HOAR STEARNS, b., Apr. 17, 1807,
in Leominster; d., Jan. 10, 1838; md., Dec. 9, 1828, Timothy
Brown, a farmer, of Westminster, Mass., b., Dec. 9, 1800;
two children!
(a) — Timothy Stearns Brown, b., Jan. 7, 1830, in Bos-
ton, Mass.; a merchant, of Baltimore, Md.
(b) — Theodore Brown, b., Aug. 5, 1833, in Boston.
6890— CHRISTIAN STEARNS, b., Feb. 9, 1809, in
Fitchburg, Mass.
Twins.
6891— CELIA STEARNS, b., Feb. 9, 1809, in Fitchburg,
Mass.
Christian d.. May 4, 1826.
Celia d.. Mar. 24, 1827.
6892— SUSAN KENDALL STEARNS, b., Jan. 3, 181 1,
in Lancaster, Mass.; d., Mar. 13, 1821.
6893— OTIS STEARNS (6422). b., July 10, 1787, son ot
Timothy and Mary (Lincoln) Stearns, of Leominster. Mass.:
144 CHARLES STEARNS.
a clothier ,of Leominster, who md. (i), Oct. 31, 181 1, Susan
- Kendall, b., Aug. 3, 1789, dau. of Josiah Kendall, of Sterling,
Mass. She d., Sept. 20, 1815, leaving one child, and he md.
(2), Jan. 16, 1816, LucyWilder, b., Feb. 7, 1792, who d.,
Apr. 19, 1870, dau. of Dea. Joel Wilder, of Lancaster, Mass.
In 1829, Otis Stearns opened a boarding-house, in Boston,
Mass., where he d., Aug. 25, 1856; six children.
6894— FRANCES ANNE STEARNS, b., Nov. 1, 1813;
md., Apr. 29, 1839, Rev. Albert B. Camp, of Northfield,
Conn.; d., Mar. 12, 1881; one child.
(a) — Mary Frances Camp, b., July 16, 1840.
' 6895— THOMAS CHARLES STEARNS, b., Dec. 21,
1816; a dry-goods dealer, of Boston, Mass.; md., Jan. 12,
1841, Julia A. Chase, who survived him; one daughter.
6896— LOUISE A. STEARNS.
. * 6897— GEORGE OTIS STEARNS, b., Aug. 3, 1819; d,
Sept. 4, 1822.
. 6898— SUSAN STEARNS, b., July 12, 1822; unm.;
"guarding the household of T- W. S."
6899— JOEL WILDER STEARNS (7776), b., Apr. 4,
1827.
6900— LUCY AMELIA STEARNS, b., Sept. 16, 1829;
grad. Normal School, Newton, Mass.; a teacher, of Leo-
minster, Mass.
6901-^HENRY KETCHUM STEARNS (6429), b., July
31, 1803, son of Dr. John and Sarah (Ketchum) Stearns, of,
New York City; born in Albany, N. Y.; a merchant of New
York City, who d., Nov., 1836. Hem,, Mar. 5, 1828, Sarah
C. Schermerhorn, dau. of Cornelius Schermerhorn, of New
York City; four children.
- 6902— SARAH REBECCA STEARNS, b., 1829; md.
John S. Mackenzie. '
6903— JOHN NOBLE STEARNS (7782), b., Jan. 22,
1831.
6904— HENRY KETCHUM STEARNS JR. (7796), b.,
1833-
Rev. John Stearns.
SIXTH GENERATION. 145
6905— JAMES SCHERMERHORN STEARNS (7797),
b., i835.
6906— REV. JOHN STEARNS, M. D. (6430), b., Oct. 14,
1812, son of Dr. John and Sarah (Ketchum) Stearns, of New
York City; obtained an academic education at Dr. Muhlen-
burg's School, Flushing, N. Y.; M. D., Jeff. Med. Coll.,
1837; after practicing medicine a short time in Philadelphia,
Pa., he entered the Theological Seminary at Alexandria, Va.,
and studied for the ministry of the Protestant Episcopal
Church. He was a skillful physician and would have
achieved eminence in that profession, but felt called to the
ministry, and, for many years, occupied a foremost place
in the councils of the church. He entered the ministry as
assistant to Dr. Stephen H. Tyng, D. D., Rector of St.
George's Church, New York City, and was the intimate
friend of Bishop Paddock, of Washington, and Bishop Will-
iams, of Conn. He took charge of St. Peter's Church,
Brooklyn, N. Y. ; of Christ Church, Stratford, Conn. ; of St.
Stephen's Church, Pittsfield, Mass.; St. Peter's Church,
Spotswood, N. J., where he d., Nov. 11, 1864. "He was an
eloquent preacher and a faithful minister of God." He md.,
July 19, 1848, Anne Harriotte Lloyd, of Alexandria,
Va., b., Jan. 7, 1826, who d., June 23, 1888. Her
great-grandfather was Richard Henry Lee, one of
the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and
Gen. Robert E. Lee, Commander of the Southern Army
during the Civil War, was her first cousin on her mother's
side. Her son, John Lloyd Stearns, has in his possession,
the Cincinnati Plate, which Richard Henry Lee took as a
souvenir of the entertainment given by George Washington,
when the 'Order of the Cincinnati' was formed." They had
five children.
. 6907— HARRIOTTE LEE STEARNS, b., May 1, 1849,
at Alexandria, Va.; d., Tuly 16, 185 1, at Brooklyn, N. Y.
- 6908— MARY BARLOW STEARNS, b., Nov. 27, 1850,
at Brooklyn, N. Y.; md., Tan. 28, 1874, William Schofield
Hoge, of Washington, D. C; seven children.
(a) — Anne Stearns Hoge, b., Sept. 18, 1875.
(b) — Rachel Schofield Hoge. b., Dec. 27, 1876.
s
146 CHARLES STEARNS.
(c) — Wm. Schofield Hoge, b., Mar. 27, 1879.
(d) — Philip Barlow Hoge, b., Nov. 10, 1883.
(e) — Mary Barlow Hoge, b., Feb. 24, 1887.
(f)— Margaret Lloyd Hoge, b., May 8, 1889.
(g) — Barbara Louise Hoge, b., Jan. 16, 1892.
6909— JOHN LLOYD STEARNS (7798), b., Dec. 20,
1852, in Brooklyn, N. Y.
6910— REGECCA LLOYD STEARNS, b., June 7, 1856,
at Stratford, Conn.; md., Oct. 6, 1885, William H. Hastings,
of Elizabeth, N. J. ; four children.
(a) — Lawrence Stearns Hastings, b., Feb. 22, 1887, at
Elizabeth, N. J.; d., Dec. 6, 1894.
(b) — Edith Hastings, b., Aug. 17, 1888; d., July 16,
1889.
(c) — William Warren Hastings, b., Apr. 24, 1890, at
Elizabeth, N. J.
(d) — Margaret Purviance Hastings b., July 21, 189 1, at
Elizabeth, N. T-
691 1— ROBERT LAWRENCE STEARNS, b., Dec. 24,
1857, at Alexandria, Va.; d., June 11, 1888, in Elizabeth,
N. J.; unm.
6912— JOSEPH K. STEARNS (6432), b., July 22, 1818,
son of Dr. John and Sally (Ketchum) Stearns, of New York
City; a merchant, of New York City. He was Major in N.
Y. Lincoln Cavalry, throughout the Civil War; md., Mar.
27, 1845, Eliza Cordelia Harmar, b., Jan. 19, 1825, in Brook-
lyn, N. Y., where he had his residence. He was temporarily
in Denver, Col., where he d. from accidental discharge of a
pistol; one son.
6913— JOSEPH HENRY STEARNS, b.. Mar. 30, 1846.
6914— THEODORE STEARNS (6434), b., Sept. 11,
1804, son of Judge Elisha and Celinda (Baker) Stearns, of
Tolland Conn.; a merchant, of Springfield, Mass. He md.
(1), May 25, 1835, Mary W. >Randall, b., Sept. 3, 1812, in
East Windsor, Conn., who d.. Mar. 23. 1836, in child-
bed; md. {2), Aug. 8, 1837, Martha H. » Hunter, b., June
SIXTH GENERATION. 147
29, 181 5, in New Braintree, Mass., who d., Jan. 22, 1859, at
Spring-field, Mass.; md. (3), Sept. 14, i860, Lucy Byington,
of Bristol, Conn., b., Aug. 31, 1816, who d., Jan 6, 1885.
Mr. Stearns d., Mar. 28, 1883, at Bristol, Conn.; six children.
6915— GEORGE RANDALL STEARNS, b., Mar. 23,
1836; d., May 20, 1841.
v 6916— EDWARD PAYSON STEARNS, b., Jan., 1839;
d, July, 1839.
•>■, 6917— JOHN KIRK STEARNS (7805), b., June 17,
1840.
- 6918— THEODORE R. STEARNS (7810), b., Aug. 25,
1843, at New Braintree, Mass.
6919—MARY CATHERINE STEARNS, b., Sept. 20,
1846, in Springfield, Mass.; md., Feb. 15, 1870, at Bristol,
Conn., Theophilus W. Hamill, b., Mar. 22, 1845, at Bloom-
ington, Ind. They settled in Chicago, 111., where he was
business agent of the Conn. Mutual Life Insurance Co., and
where he d., Feb. 12, 1895; four children.
(a) — Martha Hunter Hamill, b., Dec. 8, 1870; d., Nov.
9, 1871.
(b) — Mary Louise Hamill, b., Aug. 18, 1872; md., Apr.
12, 1899, James Alex. Waller, of Chicago.
(c) — Ernest Stearns Hamill, b., Jan. 10, 1875.
(d)— Ralph C. Hamill, b., Feb. 13, 1877.
v 6920— MARTHA ELIZA STEARNS, b., Oct. 19, 1850,
in Springfield, Mass.; she was commonly called Leila; md.,
Mar. 2, 1889, in Chicago, 111., Rev. Henry T. Staats, b., June
1, 1836, in Hudson, N. Y.; one son.
(a) — John Stearns Staats, b., Feb. 1, 1890, in Passadena.
Cal.
6921— DU RENN STEARNS (6445), b., July 5, 1837,
son of Charles and Cynthia (Nye) Stearns, of Hartsgrove,
O.; md., Dec. 31, i860, Eliza A. Rogers, and settled in
Logan, la.; three children.
6922— FRANK D. STEARNS.
6923— BENJAMIN WADE STEARNS.
148 CHARLES STEARNS.
6924— GEORGE W. STEARNS.
- 6925— DE WITTE STEARNS (6446), b., Mar. 14, 1839,
son. of Charles and Cynthia (Nye) Stearns, of Hartsgrove,
O.; md., June 20, 1870, Etta V. Crombie, of Davenport, la.
He enlisted in Co. A, 8th. Iowa Vol. Inf., as Fifth Sergeant;
was promoted to iSec. Lieut., then to First Lieut, in same
Co.; afterwards was made Capt. of Co. I, same Regt. Dur-
and after the re-construction period, at the close of the Civil
War, he lived in Memphis, Tenn., and in Holly Springs,
Miss.; was an attorney-at-law, and compelled to take con-
siderable interest in politics; was Probate Judge, of La-
fayette Co., Miss., in 1869-70; Judge of the 9th. Chancery
Dist. of Miss., from 1870 to 1874; Postmaster at Holly
Springs, Miss., 1875 and 1876. In 1876, he was appointed,
by President Grant, American Consul at Cienfuegos, Island
of Cuba, which has become so prominent during the Amer-
ico-Spanish War, and held that position during Grant's ad-
ministration, and the succeeding ones of Hayes and Garfield;
two children.
6926— ADA C. STEARNS, b., Jan. 23, 1872, at Holly
Springs, Miss.
6927— DE WITTE F. STEARNS, b., Apr. 19, 1875, at
Holly Springs, Miss.
- 6928— EBENEZER STEARNS (6452), b., Aug. 20, 1781,
son of Ebenezer I. and Thankful (Alvord) Stearns, of North-
ampton, Mass.; md. (1), (pub., Oct. 23, 1802), Dolly or
Polly 'Chilson, of Westhampton, Mass. They removed to
West Rutland, Vt, where four children were born. After
the death of his first wife, he went to New York State, where
he md. (2), a Miss Wilbur, by whom he had six children;
is said to have died, 1847 or 1848, in Canada; ten children.
6929— JANE C. STEARNS, b., 1803; md., Sept. 20, 1824,
Artemas Ward, and settled in West Rutland, Vt., where she
d., and her husband md. her sister, Mary; twelve children.
(a) — Jabez S. Ward, b., June 19, 1825; d., Apr. 6, 1849.
(b) — Charity Ward, b., May 13, 1827; d., Jan. 9, 1829.
(c) — Asahel W. Ward, b., Jan. 29, 1829.
SIXTH GENERATION. 149
(d) — Henry C. Ward, b., Sept. 22, 1830; d., Aug. 20,
1831.
(e)— Elias C. Ward, b. July II, 1832.
(f) — Mary A. Ward, b., Jan. 16, 1834.
(g) — Nancy Ward, b., Oct. 11, 1835.
(h)— Fanny Ward, b., May 23, 1837; d., Oct. 24, 1847.
(i)— Theresa E. Ward, b., Apr. 26, 1839.
(j) — Amos D .Ward, b., May 31, 1841.
(k) — Moses W. Ward, b., Nov. 6, 1844.
(1)— Phoebe J. Ward, b., Aug. 13, 1848.
* 6930— ANNA STEARNS, b., 1805.
' 6931— EBENEZER STEARNS JR. (7813), b., Jan. 13,
1807.
6932— MARY STEARNS, md. Artemas Ward, her de-
ceased sister's husband; no chil.
- 6933— MADISON STEARNS.
~ 6934— EMILY STEARNS.
~ 6935— WILBUR STEARNS.
- 6936— ADALINE STEARNS.
6937— AMANDA STEARNS.
- • 6938— REUBEN STEARNS, md., and settled in Mich-
igan.
^ 6939— NATHANIEL STOCKWELL STEARNS (6453),
b., May 28, 1783, son of Ebenezer I. and Thankful (Alvord)
Stearns, of Northampton, Mass.; md., Oct. 31, 1805, Seviah
Willcutt, b., Sept. 23, 1780, in Cohasset, dau. of Zebulon and
Mercy (Litchfield) Willcutt, of Goshen, Mass. We have her
name spelled three different ways: Zerviah Willcutt, from
the Goshen Records, Serviah and Seviah Willcutt, from fam-
ily records. He was commonly known as Stockwell Stearns.
Their children were born in Westhampton, Mass.; she d.,
Feb. 22, 1859, in Coleraine, and her husband d., June 12,
1861, in Leyden, Mass.; eight children.
- 6940— EBENEZER STEARNS, b., July 31, 1806.
150 CHARLES STEARNS.
6941— REV. JOSEPH WILLCUTT STEARNS( 7819),
b., Feb. 21, 1808.
- 6942— MINERVA STEARNS, b, Sept. 30, 1810; md.,
(pub., Dec. 4, 1830), Alonzo Howe, of Northampton, Mass.
- 6943— URSULA STEARNS, b., Dec. 24, 1812; cl., Sept.
3, 1814.
- 6944— REV. ANSON HOOKER STEARNS, b., Apr.
15, 1 81 5; md. Charity M. Bishop, dau. of Chauncey Bishop,
of Wayne Co., N. Y., where they went, 1861, and settled
on the Bishop homestead. He was a Baptist minister, an
especially successful pastor of South Butler and Wolcott.
, 6945— MERCY LITCHFIELD STEARNS, b., Oct. 28,
1818; md. Allen Russel.
• 6946— JESSE STEARNS, b., Aug. 30, 1821; d., Apr. 15,
1823.
- 6947— EDWIN FRANCIS STEARNS, b., July 28, 1824.
- 6948— JONATHAN ALVORD STEARNS (6456), b.,
May 6, 1793, son of Ebenezer I. and Thankful (Alvord)
Stearns, of Northampton, Mass.; md., and settled in Brecks-
ville, O. He was a carpenter by trade, and cut his right
leg with a broad-ax so that it was amputated and he wore
an artificial limb. His relatives say, "He was a very genial
man;" also, that he was commonly known as Alvord Stearns.
6949— JONATHAN STEARNS JR. (6458), b., Dec. 30,
1776, son of Capt. Jonathan and Elizabeth (Edwards)
Stearns, of Westhampton, Mass.; md. July 7, 1797, Mehit-
ableJWetherell, b., May 30, 1776, in New Braintree, dau. of
Jonathan Wetherell, who died in the Revolutionary Army
and her mother d., a widow, in Westhampton, Mass., about
1833. In 1817, Jonathan and Mehitable Stearns moved from
Hinesboro to Bristol, Vt; in 1822, to Starksboro; in 1827,
to Middlebury, Vt., and in 1837, returned to Starksboro, Vt..
to live near their children. His house in Starksboro, Vt..
was destroyed by fire, Jan. 13, 1846, and his wife perished
in the flames; he d., Nov. 26, 1850; eight children.
^ 6950— ANTHONY FISHER STEARNS, b., Apr. 26.
1798, at Hinesboro, Vt.; md. Lucina A. Sibley, of Middle-
SIXTH GENERATION. 151
bury Vt; a farmer, who lived successively in Middlebury,
Brandon and Rutland, Vt. ; about 1840, moved to Geneva,
111. He is said to have had eleven children; d., Apr. 6, 1875.
- 695i^MEHITABLE METCALF STEARNS, b., June.
16, 1800; d., June 2, 1833: md. Almon S. Burnham, son of
Wolcot Burnham, of Bristol, Vt. ; two sons and two daus.
- 6952— MINERVA BURKE STEARNS, b., Sept. 25,
1802; md., 1820, Elisha Clarke, a farmer, of Southampton,
Mass.; two sons and four daughters.
6953— ANSEL DAVID STEARNS (7823), b., Jan. 20,
1805.
- 6954— THEODORE HOOKER STEARNS (7829), b.,
Feb. 20, 1807.
- 6955— MARTHA MIRANDA STEARNS, b., Oct. 27,
1810; d., Feb. 7, 1813.
- 6956— DR. JOSIAH QUINCY STEARNS (7830), b.,
Jan. 10, 1813.
- 6957— LEWIS STRONG STEARNS (7835). b-> JulY 29>
1815.
, 6958— JOSEPH EDWARDS STEARNS (6459), b..
Mar. 14, 1778, son of Capt. Jonathan and Elizabeth (Ed-
wards) Stearns, of Northampton, Mass.; a carpenter, of St.
Lawrence Co., N. Y.; md., Mar. 9, 1797, Temperance Cal-
- kins, b., Mar. 15, 1764, in Bozra, Conn.; three children.
6959— FANNY STEARNS, b., Apr. 20, 1799; md. Judah
Clarke, a farmer, of St. Lawrence Co., N. Y.
6960— DR. DANIEL EDWARDS STEARNS (7839). K
Nov. 6, 1 801.
6961— MARY R. STEARNS, b., Feb. 27, 1805; md.
Stiles Tuttle, a farmer, of St. Lawrence Co., N. Y.; four
children.
V 6962— CAPT. THEODORE STEARNS (6461), b., Apr.
20, 1784, twin child of Capt. Jonathan and Elizabeth (Ed-
wards) Stearns, of Northampton, Mass.; a Captain and a
Deacon of the Cong. Church, of Southampton, Mass.; in
1856, engaged in farming, at Easthampton, Mass. He md.,
152 CHARLES STEARNS.
Feb. 1 6, 1815, Charlotte Root, b., Oct. 12, 1786, who d.,
Mar. 2, 1863, dau. of Martin and Ruth (Noble) Root, of
Montgomery, Mass. "She was one who worked willingly
with her hands." Dea. Stearns d., Jan. 7, 1869, at East-
hampton, Mass.; five children.
6963— DANIEL KINGSLEY STEARNS, b., Dec. 7,
181 5; md., May 2, 1844, Elizabeth Kellogg, of Montgomery,
Mass.; a farmer, of La Favette, Wis., where he d., Oct. 30,
1856.
6964— MARY EDWARDS STEARNS, b., May 2, 1817;
md., Apr. 2, 1861, Lauren Dwight Lyman, her deceased
sister's husband.
6965— HENRY NOBLE STEARNS, b., Mar. 23, 1819;.
md. Mrs. Mary Goodell Malone; settled in Chehalis, Lewis
Co., Wash., where he has been farmer, surveyor, and Justice
of the Peace.
6966— CHARLOTTE ROOT STEARNS, b., May 13,
l82£_-^>
Twins.
6967— THEODORE OBOOKIAH STEARNS, b., May
823.(7**0
13, 1
She md., Nov. 29, 1849, Lauren Dwight Lyman, of East-
hampton, Mass., who was a farmer and Deacon in the First
Cong. Church, having been selectman, assessor, and Mem-
ber of School Committee. She d., Feb. 6, 1861, and in two
months he md. her sister, Mary.
Theodore Obookiah Stearns (7846).
6968— MELZAR STEARNS (6466), b., Aug. 25, 1783,
son of David Jr. and Susanna (Beals) Stearns, of Benning-
ton Co., Vt.; md., 1806, Achsah Cranson, b., Feb. 19, 1788,
in Ashfield, Mass. In 1815, they moved to Clinton Co., O.,
where he d., Oct. 20, 1832. She d., July 22, 1856, and was
buried in the Stearns Cemetery, at Muncie, Vermilion Co.,
111.; four children.
6969^-CRANSON STEARNS, b., Nov. 7, 1807; d., Mar.
1, 1895, at Mainville, O. He md. two wives, names un-
known; by the second, had three daughters.
SIXTH GENERATION. 153
6970— ELIZA STEARNS, of Ohio; md.
6971— ACHSAH STEARNS, of Ohio; md.
6972— LUCY STEARNS, of Ohio; md.
' 6973— SENECA STEARNS (7847). b., Dec. 17, 1810, in
Bennington Co., Vt.
- 6974— HARRISON STEARNS (7854), b„ July 5, 1814,
at Scipio, N. Y.
• 6975— SARAH STEARNS, b. Jan. 21, 181 7, in Ohio.
6976— LUTHER STEARNS (6467), b., Nov. 6, 1784, son
of David Jr. and Susanna (Beals) Stearns, of Bennington
Co., Vt.; md. (1), 1806, Mary Beals, of New York State. -In
1815, they removed to Ohio, with his father, where his wife
d., Apr. 2y, 1826; md. (2), 1827, Martha Thomas, of Ohio,
who d., 1848. In 1832, he moved to Vermilion Co., 111.; in
1848, to Williamson Co., Texas, where he d., Jan. 26, 1859,
the father of fifteen children.
' 6977— HIRAM STEARNS, b., Sept. 27, 1807, in N. Y.
State; md. (1), in Ohio, and md. (2), in 111. After the death
of his second wife, he went to Missouri, where he d., 1848.
6978— DANIEL STEARNS, b., July 19, 1810; d., June
12, 1831; unm.
6979— NELSON STEARNS, b., Sept. 28, 1812; md.
1844, Mary Shepherd, and settled in Champaign Co., 111.,
where he d., 1847.
6980— MARY STEARNS, b., Dec. 26, 1814, in O.: md.
William C. Davis, of Iowa, where she d., 1850.
6981— CHAUNCEY STEARNS, b., May 4, 1817, ino
Ohio; md. (1), Mary Lee, of Vermilion Co., 111.; settled in
Homer, Champaign Co., 111., where his wife d., and he md.
(2), Miss Yates, of Homer.
6982-^MARTHA STEARNS, b., Sept. 29, 1819; md.
John Smith, of 111.; in 1846, moved to Williamson Co., Tex.,
where she d., 1848.
6983— OLIVE STEARNS, b.. June 15, 1821, in Ohio;
md. John W. King, of 111.; d., July 14. 1850. in Texas.
154 CHARLES STEARNS.
6984— SUSANNA STEARNS, b., Nov. 12, 1823, in Ohio;
md., 1852, John W. King, her deceased sister's husband.
They settled in Kansas, where she d., 1893.
6985— ANNA STEARNS, b., Mar. 30, 1826; d., Nov. 4,
— . 11*29.
6986— WILLIAM STEARNS, b., Oct. 8, 1827; d., Nov.
3, 1829.
6987— LUTHER STEARNS JR. (7861), b., Apr. 13,
1829, in Ohio.
- 6988— JOHN STEARNS, b., Nov. 9, 1830, in Ohio; d.,
1853, in Texas, unm.
6989— HANNAH STEARNS, b., Mar. 17, 1833, in V^l
md., 1850, Jesse J. Smalley, of Texas; d., 1854.
6990— DAVID STEARNS, b., June 30, 1834, in 111.; d.,
Feb. 26, i860, in Texas! unm.
6991— HARVEY T. STEARNS (7865), b., Sept. 15,
1837, in Illinois.
~H 6992— LEMUEL STEARNS JR. (6480), b., 1790, son of
Lemuel and Stearns, of New York or New Jersey;
a farmer and miller, of New York State and New Jersey;
md., and had three children.
- 6993— SARAH STEARNS, b., 1816, in Pittstown, N. Y.;
md. Wilbur Sherman, of Pittstown, where she died.
6994— CHRISTINA STEARNS, b., 1818, in Wood-
bridge, New Jersey; md. Benjamin B. Miller, of Wood-
bridge, N. J., where they settled.
- 6995— CALEB STEARNS (7874), b., 1820, in Wood-
bridge, N. J.
6996— EZRA STEARNS (6487), b., Feb. 14, 1792, son of
Cyrus and Sarah (Weeks) Stearns, of Goshen, Mass.; md.,
1813, Esther Todd, dau. of Rev. David Todd, of Chester-
field, Mass. Ezra Stearns d., Oct. 20, 1814, while serving
as a soldier at Boston, Mass., in the second war with Eng-
land; one son.
6997— EZRA STEARNS TR-, b. 1814.
SIXTH GENERATION. 155
\l
6998— ENOS STEARNS (6488), b., Feb. 25, 1794. son
of Cyrus and Sarah (Weeks) Stearns, of Goshen, Mass.; md.
Lucinda Hubbard; d., July 17, 1850, at Wells, N. Y.; six
children.
- 6999— CAROLINE STEARNS.
- 7000— LEVI STEARNS.
7001 HAMILTON STEARNS.
7002— LUCINDA STEARNS.
7003— CYRUS STEARNS. ) .
7004— SARAH STEARNS. S iwins'
^ 7005— LEVI STEARNS( 6489), b., June 19, 1796, son of
Cyrus and Sarah (Weeks) Stearns, of Goshen, Mass.; md.,
(pub., July 2,) 1820, Hannah Phillips, of Ashfield. Mass.;
lived in Commington, Mass., and Holyoke, Mass. They re-
moved to Wisconsin in 1843, where Mrs. Stearns d., Jan. 14,
1857, and he d., Aug. 4, 1870, at Oak Creek, Wis.; nine
children.
- 7006— EDEN BALDWIN STEARNS, b., 1821.
7007— LISCOMB PHILLIPS STEARNS (7887), b.,
Nov. 23, 1822, at Goshen, Mass.
7008— THOMAS STEARNS (7903), b., Apr. 13, 1824,
at North Haddam, Mass.
7009— AMELIA STEARNS.
7010— LEMUEL STEARNS, son of Levi and Hannah
(Philipps) Stearns, of Oak Creek, Wis.; served, during the
Civil War, as soldier in 4th. Wis. Vols., and as Chief of
River-Police, under Gen. Butler. He was injured at the first
siege of Vicksburg, and died, in 1862, at Carrollton, La.,
from the effects of his injuries. His name deserves more
than a passing notice, as one of the brave defenders of the
Union.
- 701 1— HANNAH -STEARNS.
-, 7012— GEORGE STEARNS.
* 7013— ALBERT STEARNS.
156 CHARLES STEARNS.
7014— FREDERIC STEARNS, son of Levi and Hannah
(Philipps) Stearns of Oak Creek, Wis. ; during the Civil War,
served in 24th. Wis. Vols., and was wounded in the charge
on Missionary Ridge. He d., 1864, at Chattanooga, Tenn.,
and the following is a copy of the last letter Frederic wrote
before his death:
"General Field Hospital,
Chattanooga, Tenn.,
Mar. 9, 1864.
Dear Sister, (Hannah Stearns):
How long it has been since we have written to each other!
I cannot think of any reason for it, only for the last four
months I have not been able to write, but I answered the
last letter received from you and have not heard from you
since. I hope that sisterly and brotherly love has not died
out entirely between us. I can answer for mvself that it has
not and am not disposed to doubt you, but must assign
silence to some better cause, only let us be a little more
prompt in future in writing to each other. I suppose you have
heard that I was wounded on the 25th. of Nov., in the battle
of Missionary Ridge. The ball passed in at the joint of my
elbow on the outside and was cut out on the inside. It
shattered the bone to such an extent that it was necessary
to cut it open and take out nearly all the bones in the joint,
so that my arm will be almost useless to me. It was nearly
healed but continues to break out in different places yet.
About a week after it was operated upon, I was taken with
pneumonia, which with the wound has kept me on my back,
in one position, ever since. I could sit up a good part of
the time, but being in a field hosoital, in a tent where there
are no chairs or other conveniences, I can get up only once
a week to have mv clothes changed and bed made. If I
could have been put into a comfortable hospital at first,
where I could have had good attention and diet, I think I
should have been well long before now; but now, I am so
poor and weak that I cannot raise myself on my limbs. I am
in hopes that, as the weather gets settled, I shall gain faster
and be able to go North. I hear from home often. They
were well the last I heard. I am getting tired and must
close. Give my respects to J. B. and the family generally
SIXTH GENERATION. 157
with all inquiring friends, and tell me all the news about your
village, and accept the love and respect of your brother,
FREDERIC STEARNS."
The original letter is in the possession of Frederic Albert
Stearns, nephew of the above.
7015-LTHOMAS WEEKS STEARNS (6490), b., May
12, 1799, son of Cyrus and Sarah (Weeks) Stearns, of
Goshen, Mass.; d., Feb. 5, 1885, at Burlington, Iowa; was,
formerly, manufacturer of edge-tools, at Newark, N. J. He
md., May 22, 1826, Mrs. Susan (Reed) Pettingill, b., June
30, 1801, who d., May 15, 1873, at Evansville, Wis.; five
children.
v 7016— CHESTER STEARNS, b., Aug. 9, 1828; d., July
10, 1838.
- 7017— SARAH M. STEARNS, b., Jan. 3, 1830; md., Nov.
29, 1852, Eli W. Van Houten, of Newark, N. J.; d., in child-
bed, Dec. 2y, 1853.
(a) — Sarah Van Houten, b., Dec, 1853.
- 7018— EDWARD W. STEARNS (7914), b., Aug. 23,
1832.
s« 7019— ELIZABETH S. STEARNS, b., May 23, 1834;
md., May 25, 1854, John B. Van Houten, of Newark, N. J.;
married on the same day with her brother Edward; d., Sept.
15, 1880; s. p.
•s 7020— WALDO ALANSON STEARNS (7920), b., Feb.
2, 1842.
^ 7021— CYRUS STEARNS JR. (6494), b., June 15, 1808,
son of Cyrus and Sarah (Weeks) Stearns, of Goshen, Mass.;
md. Lucy^Reed, and moved to Holly, N. Y., where he d.,
Sept. 28, 1872. We have only the name of one child.
- 7022— FORDYCE STEARNS.
7023-^ALANSON STEARNS (6495), b., Oct. 31, 1810,
son of Cyrus and Sarah (Weeks) Stearns, of Goshen, Mass. ;
x a farmer and blacksmith; md. (1), July 4, 1834, Eliza Ann
VDumbleton, and settled first at Pittsfield, Mass., afterwards,
at Leoni, Mich., where his wife died, and he md. (2), Nov.
158 CHARLES STEARNS.
4, 1863, Margaret Aylesworth, by whom he had two chil-
dren. "With his son, Ernest W., and a hired man, he was
drowned, May 28, 1870, in Grass Lake, at Leoni, Mich., by
the upsetting of a boat from which they were fishing, while
waiting for an opportunity to wash their sheep." He had
twelve children.
7024-^-JAMES STEARNS (7925), b., Mar. 11, 1835, in
Chesterfield, Mass.
Twins.
7025— JOHN STEARNS, b., Mar. 11, 1835, in Chester-
field, Mass.
John Stearns d., Mar. 25, i860, in Pittsford, Mich.; unm.
7026— EZRA STEARNS (7926), b., Sept. 5. 1836.
7027— MARCIA E. STEARNS, b., June 21, 1838, in
Pittsfield, Mass.; d., Oct. 6, 1852, at same place.
7028— ELLEN M. STEARNS, b., July 29, 1839, in Pitts-
field, Mass.; md., Nov. 27, i860, in Clinton, Mich., Jairus
Brewer, of Clare, Mich.; one daughter.
(a) — Nellie Brewer, b., Oct. 29, 1870, at Dundee, Mich.;
md.. Mar. 27, 1895, Walter White, and has two
children.
7029— SAMUEL HARVEY STEARNS, b., Nov. 30,
1842, in Pittsfield, Mass.; d., Dec. 2, 1857, in Brooklyn,
Mich.
7030— EDWIN STEARNS (7930), b., June 24, 1844.
7031-^CAROLINE G. STEARNS, b., Nov. 29, 1850, in
Pittsfield. Mass.; md. Dwight J. Brewer, of Clare, Mich.
7032— FREDERICK A. STEARNS, b., Dec. 2, 1855, in
Brooklyn, Mich.; d., Feb. 12, i860.
7033— ERNEST W. STEARNS, b., Mar. 6, 1857, in
Brooklyn, Mich.; drowned with his father, May 28, 1870, at
Leoni, Mich.
7034— CHARLES W. STEARNS, b., May 6, 1865, in
Leoni, Mich. ; md. Sarah Varty and settled at Clare, Mich.
SIXTH GENERATION. 159
7035— MINNIE A. STEARNS, b., Jan. 28, 1867, at
Leoni, Mich.; md. Alfred Sora, of Jackson, Mich.
< 7036— JOEL STEARNS (6498), b., July 15, 1766 son of
George and Keziah (Palmer) Stearns, of Conway, Mass.;
md. (1), Jan. 12, 1789, Sarah Hayden, of Conway, Mass.,
the mother of his children, b., Mar. 31, 1768, who d., Aug.
13, 1819. He md. (2), June 22, 1829, Sarah (Sally) Rice,
of Conway, Mass., b., Jan. 14, 1782, who d., June 28, 1869.
In 1799, he settled in the town of Phelps, Ontario Co.,
N. Y., with his wife and three children, on a farm of one
hundred and six acres, now largely occupied by the village
of Phelps. He remained on this farm until the death of his
first wife, when he removed to another farm, a mile west
of Oaks Corners, which he occupied unti lhis death, Oct. 3,
1849.
"He was descended from the old Puritan stock, and
inherited a strong, well-developed body and mind, admirably
calculated for pioneer life. He aided greatly in giving tone
and character to the early settlers, his advice and counsel
being much sought after. He was honored by his fellow-
citizens with various town offices, one being Justice of the
Peace, which he held for a number of years. He was a
leader among the early Methodists of Phelps, and lived to a
good old age, devoted to even- good work. Among his
descendants are professional and business men. all highly
respected in their several communities." He had five chil-
dren.
7037— MELICENT STEARNS, b., Apr. 26. 1790; md.
Dr. Caleb Bannister; d., Mar. 6, 1872; six sons and three
daus. ; the names of two of her sons have been found on a
monument in Oakwood Cemeterv, Syracuse. N. Y.
(a) — Melzar B. Bannister, b., Mar. 18, 1819: d.. Mar. 29,
1888.
(b)— Dr. Edward Bannister, D. D., md. Elizabeth G.
Mannering.
7038— CLARISSA STEARNS, b., Oct. 26, 1792; md.,
1814. Dr. Joel Prescott; d.. Feb. 8, 1866. Her husband d.,
Mar. 21, 1 871; six children.
—J
160 CHARLES STEARNS.
(a) — Dr. Joel Hayden Prescott, b., May 20, 1815; in
Phelps, N. Y. ; settled in Newark, Wayne Co. N.
Y.; physician and surgeon, Col. of State Militia
and Postmaster at Newark. He md., Oct., 1838,
iSarah Ann Davis, who d., Aug. 26, 1890; nine
children.
(b) — George Stearns Prescott, b., Oct. 18, 1818; Apr.
11, 1891, at Phelps, N. Y.; md., Oct., 1850, Har-
riet C. Fisk.
(c) — Sally Prescott, b., Nov. 26, 1821; d., Mar. 11, 1822.
(d) — Sarah Ann Prescott, b., Oct. 11, 1823, in Phelps,
N. Y.; md. W. Clark Crosby.
(e) — Clarissa Prescott, b., Dec. 7, 1830; d., Feb. 25,
1852.
(f) — Elizabeth Prescott, b., July 19, 1836; md. Joseph
Rice, of Phelps, N. Y.
7039— COL. JOEL STEARNS JR. (7933), b., Feb. 24,
1796.
7040— KEZIAH STEARNS, b., May 29, 1802; md Rev.
John Brandt Alverson, of Perry, N. Y., a well-known Meth-
odist clergyman, named for the celebrated Indian; d., Sept.
18, 1878; one son.
(a) — John B. Alverson Jr., entered the service of his
country, Oct., 1861, in 2nd. N. Y. Artillery. He
was in constant service until June, 1864, when he
became a victim of chronic diarrhoea, and after a
few weeks in the hospital at City , Point, Va.
was removed to the home of his cousin. Henry
Bannister, at Brooklyn, N. Y., where he d., Sept.
27, 1864. His widowed mother was with him un-
til his death and he was buried in the family ceme-
tery, at Phelps, N. Y.
7041— LAWSON STEARNIS (7940), b., May 19, 1808.
7042-^CAPT. DARIUS STEARNS (6500), b., May 12,
1770, son of George and Keziah (Palmer) Stearns, of Con-
way, Mass.; d., Mar. 8, 1859. He md., Feb. 15, 1795, Mar-
garet Broderick, of Conway, Mass., b., Feb. 5, 1774, who d.,
SIXTH GENERATION. 161
May 18, 1844. They settled in Conway, where he repre-
sented his legislative district for eight years; eight chil.
^ 7043— ORRIN STEARNS, b., July 25, 17Q7; the record
says, "He had no children."
-, 7044— ELECTA STEARNS, b., May 7, 1800.
^ 7045— LEWIS PATRICK STEARNS (7948), b., Nov.
12, 1801.
- 7046— LO VILLA STEARNS, b., June 6, 1805.
* 7047— AURELIA STEARNS, b., Sept. 28, 1809; md. E.
B. Rice, husband of her deceased sister; one son.
(a) — Orrin Rice, of Grand Rapids, Mich.
- 7048— DENNIS STEARNS (7953), b., July 12, 1812.
7049— SALLY STEARNS, b., Sept. 2, 181 q.
7050— JOHN B. STEARNS, b., Mar. 20, 1817; "no chil-
dren."
7051— GEORGE STEARNS JR. (6503), b., Dec. 26,
1776, son of George and Keziah (Palmer) Stearns, of Con-
way, Mass.; d., Apr. 5, 1856. He md., 1800, Thankful Rice,
b., 1775, dau. of Timothy and Hannah (Leland) Rice, of
Conway, Mass.; six children.
^ 7052— DEA. GARDNER STEARNS (7957), b., Feb. 27,
1801.
' 7053— ARMENA STEARNS, b., May 9, 1803; md., Nov.
9, 1825, Kimball Batchelder, a successful farmer, of Conway,
Mass. When they md., he purchased the farm on which he
lived until his death, Apr. 6, 1876! she d., Dec. 7, 1880; five
children.
(a) — Mary Stearns Batchelder, b., Sept. 1, 1826; md.,
Nov. 28, 1850, George A. Waite, a carpenter, of
North Amherst, Mass. Their only child. Abbie
Amelia Waite, md. Prof. Charles Sumner Howe, of
Case School, in Cleveland, O., who was, for six
years. Prof, in Buchtel Coll., Akron, O.
162 CHARLES STEARNS.
(b) — Carlos Batchelder, b., Jan. 16, 1829. 1 Twins
(c) — Caroline Batchelder, b., Jan. 16, 1829. )
Carlos md., May 28, 1851, Minerva A. Forbes,
of Buckland, Mass.; was a successful business man
and Pres. of the Conway Bank.
Caroline md., Oct. 3, 1850, Elias A. Wilson, who
d.. Mar. 28, 1874, in Francestown, N. H.
(d) — Fannie Amelia Batchelder, b., Dec. 19, 1831; md.,
Jan. 4, 1855, Edwin Andrews, of Shelburne, Mass.,
where she d., June 10, 1856.
(e) — Roxana Batchelder, b., Dec. 16, 1833; md-> June 4,
1856, Caleb E. Forbes, of Buckland, Mass., where
she d., Feb. 11, 1892.
7054— CAPT. GEORGE STEARNS 3d. (7958), b., June
3, 1805.
\ 7055— MOLLY STEARNS, b., Mar. 4, 1808; d., Jan. 28,
1823.
7056— LEONARD STEARNS (7967), b., Oct. 9, 181 1.
7057— WILLIAM STEARNS (7973), b., Apr. 29, 1817.
7058— ABIJAH STEARNS (6504), b., Feb. 21, 1779, son
of George and Keziah (Palmer) Stearns, of Conway, Mass.;
md. (1), (pub., July 5), 1803, Polly De Wolf, b., Mar. 17,
1781, dau. of Elisha and Lydia (More) De Wolf, of Deerfield,
N. H. She d., July 30, 1808, and he md. (2), Dec. 4, 1808,
Clara" Burt, b., Dec. 12, 1778, dau. of Ebenezer and Abigail
(Bartlett) Burt, of Deerfield, N. H. He was a farmer, of
Conway, Mass., where he d., Dec. 11, 1856; three children.
7059— EMILY STEARNS, b., Feb. 5, 1804; md. Josiah
Boyden, of Conway, Mass.; d., Dec. 25, 1879.
7060-^JOEL STEARNS (7976), b., Feb. 14, 1806.
7061-^POLLY STEARNS, b., Jan. 7, 1808; md. Rev.
Milo Frary; d., July 10, 1849.
7062^-EBBNEZER STEARNS JR. (6509), b., May 25,
1775, son of Ebenezer and Rebecca (Lackey) Stearns, of
Upton, M-^ss.; a merchant, of Chesterfield, N. H.; md. twice,
SIXTH GENERATION. 163
names of both wives unknown; by first wife, four chil. ; d.,
1825.
7063 — Name unknown.
" 7064— LLOYD STEARNS, of Illinois.
7065— JOHN STEARNS, of Mich.
\7066— OLIVIA ANN tSTEARNS.
1 7067— ARIEL (ROYAL) STEARNS (6510), b., July 28,
1776, son of Ebenezer and Rebecca (Lackey) Stearns, of
Upton, Mass.; a farmer, of Gorham, Ontario Co., N. Y.; md.,
May 10, 1809, Analine Mapes, b., July 27, 1791 who d. Oct.
16, 1875, dau. of Israel and Anna (Brown) Mapes, of Gor-
ham. He d., Nov. 27, 1827, at Gorham, and his wid. md.
{2), Feb. 3, 1831, Joshua Hicks, of Palmyra, Wayne Co.,
,N. Y.; seven children.
7068— ELVIRA STEARNS, b., Feb. 4, 1810; md., Apr.
29, 1830, John Sutfin, of Rushville, N. Y., b., Mar. 20, 1806,
who d., Mar. 11, 1892. She d., Feb. 11, 1890; ten children,
(a) — Royal Stearns Stufm, b., Mar. 8, 1831; md. Feb.
22, i860, Elizabeth Wiswell, of Saratoga, N. Y.
(b) — Lloyd E. Sutfin, b., Oct. 21, 1833; md., Apr. 24,
1870, Mary A. Sackett.
(c) — Madison Sutfin, b., Jan. 30, 1836; lost a leg, in the
Civil War, and d., Aug. 13, 1864, from the effect of
his injuries; unm.
(d) — Lucius B. Sutfin, b., Feb. 26, 1838; md., Jan. 28,
1870, Jane Lyon, of Canandaigua, N. Y.
(e) — Isabel E. Sutfin, b., Aug. 19, 1840; /rnd.) Nov. 2,
1844.
(f) — Julia E. Sutfin, b., Dec. 28, 1842; md., Sept. 21,
1875, Philetus W. Porter.
(g) — Elliott Sutfin. b., July 24, 1845; md., Feb. 14, 1878,
Eulia Rogers,
(h) — Arthur Ely Sutfin, b., Feb. 10, 1848; d., Jan. 27,
1868.
(i) — Mary Alice Sutfin, b., Oct. 10, 185 1.
(J) — John Erwin Sutfin, b.. Oct. 16, 1854.
164 CHARLES STEARNS.
7069— EMELINE STEARNS, b., Dec. 20, 181 1; md.,
Dec. 2, 1830, Henry Whitman, of Rushville, N. Y., b., Apr.
21, 1806, who d., Feb. 13, 1854. She d., May 21, 1880.
707a— ARMINDA STEARNS, b., Feb. 5, 1814; md., Jan.
31, 1833, Levi J. Hicks, of Walworth, Wayne Co., N. Y.; d.,
Nov. 15, 1887; s. p.
7071— LYDIA ANN STEARNS, b., May 25, 1816; md.,
Sept. 28, 1837, Theron J. Yeomans, of Walworth, N. Y.;
five children.
(a) — Lucius F. Yeomans, b., Dec. 1, 1840; md., Dec. 4,
1867, Susan Cleveland, sister of Hon. Grover Cleve-
Cleveland, ex-Pres. of the United States.
(b) — Varrick G. Yeomans, b., Feb. 2y, 1843; d., May 18,
1844.
(c) — Ellen Yeomans, b., Dec. 2, 1845; d., Dec. 15, 1852.
(d) — Elon L. Yeomans, b., Sept. 20, 1850; md., June 23,
1876, Ellen Beckwith.
(e) — Francis C. Yeomans, b., Jan. 4, 1854.
7072— ROYAL MADISON STEARNS, b., Apr. 23,
1819; d., Aug. 27, 1835.
7073— GEORGE W. STEARNS (7983). b., May 14, 1821.
7074— ELBRIDGE G. STEARNS (7986), b., Sept. 24,
1824.
7o75^JONATHAN STEARNS (6512^ b., June 28, 1781,
son of Ebenezer and Rebecca (Lackey) Stearns, of Upton,
Mass.; md. (1), Miriam Gassett, of Upton, Mass., who lived
only three months after her marriage; md. (2), 1801, Sarah
Tufts, dau. of Thomas and Hannah Tufts, of Chesterfield,
N. H. They moved from Brattleboro, Vt, to Gorham, On-
tario Co., N. Y., Feb., 1803; settled on a farm in Gorham,
where his wife d., May 4, i860, and he d., Apr. 7, 1863;
twelve children.
7076— OLIVIA STEARNS, b., Dec. 18, 1802, in New-
bury, Vt.; md., Sept. 27, 1825, Ormond Spalding, b., Feb. 1,
1802, at Rochester, N. Y., where he d., June 27, 1826; she
d., Jan. 5, 1881, at the residence of her brother, Addison.
SIXTH GENERATION. 165
7077— NANCY STEARNS, b., Oct. 16, 1804, in Gorham,
N. Y.; md. (1), Sept. 1, 1828, Oliver Spalding, b., May 6,
1804, brother of her sister's husband. He d., Aug. 12, 1833,
in Toledo, O., and she md. (2), Nov. 11, 1838, Elbridge
Dakin, of Geneva, N. Y. ; four children.
(a)— Olivia Spalding, b., Dec. 2^ 1830; d., Oct. 8, 1833,
in Toledo, O.
(b) — Sarah Dakin.
(c) — William Dakin.
(d)— Mary Dakin.
7078-^-HARRIET STEARNS, b., Oct. 11, 1806. in Gor-
ham, N. Y.; md. (1), Apr. 3, 1825, Alexander Scott, of Rush-
ville, N. Y., who d., 1839; md. (2), Nov. 2, 1849, H. H.
Whitney, of Rushville, N. Y., who d., Dec. 28, 1853 She d.,
May 9, 1864; five children by her first husband.
va)— Byron W. Scott, b., May 9, 1826; md., July 3, 185 1,
Eliza Page, and lived in Geneva, N. Y.
(iy>— ' Sarah Jane Scott, b., July 16, 1829; md., June 8,
1854, George J. Howell; d., Dec. 19, 1878.
(d)— Anne Eliza Scott, b., Mar. 14, 1832; md., June 7,
1852, William Anderson.
'(d) — Viola May Scott, b., Apr. 28, 1835; md., May 6,
1867, James W. Hunt, of Rushville, tf. Y.
(e) — Ruth Elizabeth Scott, b., Sept. 28, 1837; d., 1842.
7079^DULCIA STEARNS, b., Sept. 8, 1808; md., May,
1834, Henry Gillam, of Ledyard, N. Y.; d., Feb., 1881.
7080— MARSHALL STEARNS (7988). b., Aug. 30,
1810.
7081— INFANT, b. and d., 1812.
7082— -MARIA STEARNS, b., Sept. 21. 1814; md., June,
1833, Samuel Miller, of Gorham, N. Y. Thev resided in
Windsor, Ont., where she d., May 18, 1876.
7083— LAURENS STEARNS (7991), b., July 24, 1816,
in Gorham, N. Y.
7o84^ADDISON STEARNS (7994), b., Jan. 12, 1818.
166 CHARLES STEARNS.
7085— JANE STEARNiS, b., Jan. 1, 1820, in Gorham,
N. Y.; md., Oct. 11, 1854, Dr. William J. Swart, of Gorham;
<!•> Aug. 3, 1856; s. p.
7086— SARAH ANN' STEARNS, b., Sept. 29, 1823,
md., Dec. 25, 1841, Carson D. Fisher, of Gorham, N. Y.,
where she d., Oct. 30, 1865.
(a) — 'Jonathan Stearns Fisher, b., 1843; md. twice; sec-
ond wife was Susan Harmon, of Gorham.
(b) — Gertrude Fisher, b., 1845; md. Vance Depuy, of
Clinton, Mich.
7087— LAURA STEARNS, b., May 10, 1825; md. How-
ard Pickett, of Gorham; settled in Geneva, N. Y.
7088— JOHN STEARNS JR. (6522), b., Mar. 29, 1783,
son of Capt. John and Lucy (Merrill) Stearns, of Lee, Mass.;
md., Aug. 28, 1808, Nancy Esleeck, b., in Bristol, R. I.;
settled at Castleton, Rensselaer Co., N. Y., where he died,
Aug. 29, 1865; fiye children.
7089— JOHN ESLEECK STEARNS (7998), b., Feb. 5,
1810.
7090— JANE STEARNS, b., Oct. 16, 1813, at Chatham,
N. Y.;d., Apr. 11, 1818.
7091— ROSETTA iSTEARNS, b., May 14, 1816, at Chat-
ham, N. Y.; md. G. Richards, of Castleton, N. Y.
7092— HANNAH ESLEECK STEARNS, b., Jan. 10,
1820, at Castleton, N. Y.; md., Nov. 23, 1836, Joel Dawson
Smith, a forwarding and commission merchant, and steam-
boat proprietor, of Castleton, N. Y., who was also Pres. of
First National Bank, of Castleton, N. Y., where she d., 1893;
three children.
(a) — John Daniel Smith, b., Dec. 27, 1837.
(b)— William Peck Smith, b., May 23, 1846.
(c)— Charles Hyde Smith, b. ,Nov. 2, 1848.
7093— LUCY JANE STEARNS, b.. May 27, 1827; md.
N. A. Schermerhorn, of Castleton, N. Y.
7094— THOMAS STEARNS (6525), b., July 5, 1788, son
of Capt. John and Lucy (Merrill) Stearns, of Tyringham,
SIXTH GENERATION. 167
Mass.; md., Mar. 17, 1812, Phoebe* Ashley, , b., 1792, dau. of
David Ashley, of Pittsfield, Mass.; settled in Cincinnati, O.,
wherehe d.; eight children. He was of Lee, Mass.
7095— ASHLEY STEARNS, b., 1814; one dan., Mrs.
Mollie (Stearns) Holmes.
7096— ADALINE STEARNS, b., 1816; d., 1830, at
Brunswick, O.; ''a most beautiful girl."
7097-^ARTEMISIA STEARNS, md. Mr. Bradley and
had two children, Laura Bradley and Charles Bradley.
7098-^-WILLIAM STEARNS, md.; had four children;
o., 1896, at his home in Iowa.
7099— BEULAH STEARNS, md. William Gilman, of
Cincinnati, O.; d., 1894, leaving children. Mrs. Kate
Granger is one daughter.
7100— JANETTE STEARNS, md. (1), Mr. Rittenhouse,
by whom she had two children; md. (2), Angelo Rawson, of
Grafton, O., by whom she had one son, Theodore G. Raw-
son.
7101— FANNIE STEARNS, md. John C. Taylor; d.,
1891, in Cleveland, O.; four children. One of her chil. is
Mrs. C. F. Dixon, Cleveland, O.
7102— GEORGE STEARNS, was drowned in the Ohio
River, at an early age.
7103^-JAMES STEARNS (6527), b., Nov. 4, *79h son
of Capt. John and Lucy (Merrill) Stearns, of Tyringham,
Mass.; md., July 16, 1818, Mrs. Eleanor' (Ashley) Hasard,
b., Aug. 24, 1794, who d., Sept. 3, 1871, sister of his broth-
er's wife. They settled in Brunswick, O., where he died.
Oct. 18, 1862; four children.
7104— JAMES MONTGOMERY STEARNS (8001), b.,
Oct. 10, 1819, at Brunswick, O.
7105— ANNE STEARNS, b., Aug. 28, 1827, at Brruns-
wick, O.
7106— ABIJAH STEARNS (8004), b., June 36, 1830, at
Brunswick, O.
168 CHARLES STEARNS.
7107— MARGARET AD ALINE STEARNS, b., Feb. 14,
1836; md., Oct. 11, 1855, William B. Stebbins, a farmer, of
Brunswick, O.; one son.
(a; — Seely Stebbins, b., Apr. 4, 1862.
7108— DANIEL STEARNS (6529), b., Sept. 29, 1795,
son of Capt. John and Lucy (Merrill) Stearns, of Lee, Mass.;
md., Dec. 25, 1825, Mrs. Mary (Mclntyre) French, a widow
with three children. They settled first in Brunswick, O.,
then removed to Berea, O., where he engaged in manu-
facturing and mercantile pursuits. He d., Jan. 2, 1873, at
Berea, O., where his wife d., Oct. 10 1887, over ninety
years of age. The following short sketch was written by her
own hand after she was eighty years old: "I was born in
West Springfield, Mass., Jan. 18, 1797, being the youngest
daughter of William Mclntyre and his wife, Sarah Leonard.
I became interested in the Methodist church when only six
years of age. I was first married, in 181 e to Philo French,
and in Aug., 1818, we came to Medina Co., O., where my
husband died, leaving me with three little boys, Philo, Aaron
and Henry French. <wHenry died in 1847. In 1825, I mar-
ried your father Daniel Stearns, who was left with the care
of his aged father and mother. We lived very happily and
cared for the old people until they died. Dear children, I
say to you as David of old said to his son Solomon: 'And
now know thou the God of thy fathers, and serve Him with
a perfect heart and a willing mind, for the Lord searcheth
all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the
thoughts. If thou wilt seek Him, He will foe found of thee;
but if thou forsake Him, He will cast thee off forever.' '
To the sons of Daniel Stearns is largely due the develop-
ment of the vast resources of stone to be found in Berea,
O. ; he had seven children.
7109— LUCY MERRILL STEARNS, b., Aug. 21, 1827.
Twins.
71 10— JOHN McINTYRE STEARNS (8008), b., Aug.
21, 1827.
- Lucy Merrill Stearns md., Aug. 12, 1852, Franklin R. Van
Tyne, of Berea, O., where she d., Feb., 1898.
(a) — 'John S. Van Tyne.
'(b) — Frank Van Tyne.
SIXTH GENERATION. 169
71 1 1— MAJ. WILLIAM LEONARD STEARNS (801 1),
b., Apr. 30, 1830.
71 12— FRANK McINTYRE STEARNS (8013), b., July
27, 1832.
7113-+-DAVID EDWIN STEARNS (8021), b., Sept. i,
1834-
71 14— CAPT. DANIEL MERRILL STEARNS (8027),
b., Nov. 14, 1836.
7115^-CHARLES WESLEY STEARNS (8031), b.,
July 20, 1839.
*7n6— ABIJAH STEARNS (6532), b., Nov. 28, 1781,
son of Abiaham and Esther (Warren) Stearns, of Chester-
field, N. H.; md., Oct. 8, 1806, Sarah* Cross, b., Feb. 3, 1786,
dau. of Joseph and Hannah Cross, of Swanzey, N. H. In
1817, they moved to Madison, Lake Co., O., where he d.,
June 24, j 861; six children.
71 17— EMILY STEARNS, b., June 23, 1808; d., Aug.
2T,, l8lO.
71 18— SARAH STEARNS, b., Mar. 2, i8to; md., Mar.
26, 1828, Lyman R. Miller, Esq., b., Dec. 16, 1799, in Farm-
ington, Conn. They settled in Thompson, Geauga Co., O.
71 19-' -ESTHER STEARNS, b., Nov. 20, 1816; md., June
14, 1836, Rev. Samuel Wilkinson, b., Oct. 15, 1807, in West
Hartford Ct. In 1848, he was a local preacher of the M. E.
Church, in Windsor, Ashtabula Co., O.; one daughter,
(a) — Emily Stearns Wilkinson, b., Aug. 14, 1839.
7120— ZIBA STEARNS (8034), b., Oct. 4, 1819.
7121^-EMILY STEARNS, b., July 18, 1821; md. Thom-
as Ratchiffe, of Ohio, and d. there.
7122— ABRAHAM CROSS STEARNS (8039), b., June
24. 1827; went to Reedsboro, Vt.
7123— JOHN STEARNS (6533). b.. Dec. 22, 1783, son
of Abraham and Esther (Warren) Stearns, of Chesterfield,
N. H.; a merchant, of Boston, Mass.; md., July, 1813,
170 CHARLES STEARNS.
Augusta Bradley, of Dracut, Mass.; d., June 3, 1864; five
children.
7124-i- HARRIET STEARNS, b., 1819; md., July 10,
1841, H. W. Heaton, Esq., of Montpelier, Vt; two children.
(a) — Charles Heaton, b., 1846.
(b) — Jamie Heaton, b., 1848.
7125—MARY PRESCOTT STEARNS, b., 1824; md.,
Jan. 7, 1847, Commodore Charles William Whipple Picker-
ing, of the U. S. Navy, b., 1818, d., Feb. 29, 1888. They
resided in Portsmouth, N. H.; five children.
(a) — John Stearns Pickering, b., Nov. 5, 1847; d., Nov.
2i, 1853.
(b) — Mary Traill Spence Pickering, b., Apr. 15, 1852;
d., Feb. 19, 1853.
(c) — Fannie Curtis Pickering, b., Mar. o, 1854; md.r
July 11, 1878, Dr. A. C. Heffenger.
(d) — Guy Pickering, b., Aug. 31, 1856; d., Dec. 2y,
1 861.
(e) — Louisa Spence Pickering, b., Feb. 28, i860; d.,
July 30, 1879.
7126-^DR. JOHN STEARNS, b., 1829; a merchant, of
Boston, Mass.; unm.
7127-lPRISCILLA STEARNS, b., Apr. 1833.
7i28^ELLEN STEARNS, b., June, 1842.
7129— ASAPH STEARNS (6534), b., Oct. 13, 1786,
son of Abraham and Esther (Warren) Stearns, of Chester-
field, N. H.; md., 181 1, Lovisa Smith, b.. July 8, 1785, in
Bennington, Vt.; a farmer. They resided in De Kalb, St.
Lawrence Co., N. Y., until 1833, when they moved to Madi-
son, O., and afterward, to Perry, Lake Co., O., where he d.,
May 27,, 1861, and she d., Jan., 1863; ten children.
7130— ARBA STEARNS (8040), b., Oct. 20, 1812.
7131— ELVIRA STEARNS, b., Apr. 28, 1815; md.
James Raplee; d., 1885; s. p.
7132— JOHN BROWN STEARNS (8049), b., Oct. 13,
1816.
SIXTH GENERATION. 171
7I33_DANIEL WARREN STEARNS (8055), b., Dec.
20, 1818.
7134— LORETTA STEARNS, b., Sent. 10, 1820; d.,
Dec. 23, 1832.
7135— MARTIN G. STEARNS (8066), b., Dec. 26, 1822.
7136— MARY PRISCILLA STEARNS, b., May 3, 1825;
md., Mar. 3, 1847, Albert K. Mixer, a farmer, of Unionville,
O.; later of Cleveland, O.; two children.
(a) — Herbert Mixer,
(b) — Carrie Mixer.
7137— MARTHA L. STEARNS, b., Feb. 18, 1828; md.,
Dec. 15, 1854, Ozias Wilcox, a merchant, of Plainview,
Minn., where he d., June 1, 1876; five children.
(a) — Helen Wilcox, b., Oct. 27, 1856, at Madison, O.;
md., Nov. 6, 1879, Dr. George E. Richards, of
Northfield, Minn,
(b) — Mary E. Wilcox, b., Aug. 17, 1858, at Plainview,
Minn.; md., Aug. 22, 1878, Albert McMullen, a
lumberdealer, of Minneapolis,
(c) — Asa S. Wilcox, b., July 8, i860,
(d) — Cassius C. Wilcox, b., July 13, 1862.
(e) — Frances Wilcox, b., June 10, 1869.
7138-^JUDGE OZORA PIERSON STEARNS (8068),
b.; Jan. 15, 1831.
* 7139— MARIA A. STEARNS, b., Jan. 10, 1835; md.,
Oct. 15, 1858, Webster Sutherland, of Duluth, Minn., who
d., Jan. 6, 1874, at Monroe, Wis.; four children.
(a) — Frank Sutherland, b., Sept. 2, 1858, at Monroe,
Wis.; d., Jan. 11, 1862.
(b) — Charles Sutherland, b. and d., Dec. 27, 1861.
(c) — Ozora P. Sutherland, b., Mar. 22, 1863, at Mon-
roe, Wis.
(d) — Jennie E. Sutherland, b., July 24, 1865, at Mon-
roe, Wis.
172 CHARLES STEARNS.
7140— -ABRAHAM STEARNS JR. (6536), b., Mar. 5,
I793? son °* Abraham and Esther (Warren) Stearns, of
Chesterfield, N. H.; a merchant, of Wooodstock, Vt; md.,
Apr., 1814, Eliza- B elding-, b., June 28, 1797, who d., July 7,
1864, dau. of Hon. Elijah and Margaret( Trowbridge) Beld-
ing, of Woodstock, Vt. "He first went to Woodstock, in
1821, and in Apr., 1823, he and Royal Blake bought one
and a quarter acres of land on which they built a distillery
and made large quantities of gin. Mr. Stearns once said
that he never engaged in any kind of business he did not
like, except distilling, and when told, on the night of Nov. 1,
1829, that the distillery was on fire, a feeling of great relief
came over him. In 1830, Royal Blake, Abraham Stearns
and David Pierce bought of Rums Holmes, ten and one-
eighth acres of land, on which stood a grist-mill, saw-mill
and dwelling-house. The mills were operated by them for
many years." Mr. Stearns was one of the promoters of
the Protestant Episcopal Society in Wooodstock, Vt.,
known as "The Parish of St. James' Church." In a printed
sketch of his life, it is said: "Abraham Stearns was a man
of remarkable activity and industry in business, and, in the
exercise of his calling, performed an amount of work, which,
to the present generation, may well seem almost incredible.
He possessed in an eminent degree all those qualities which
combine to make the successful business man and the loved
and trusted citizen." He was a prominent dry-goods mer-
chant, in Woodstock, Vt., from 1821 to 1856, and Senior
Warden of St. James' Episcopal Church from 1824 until
his death, which occurred, Feb. 18, 1887; eight children.
7141^-JULIA ANN STEARNS, b.. Sept. 20. 1814; md.,
1 83 1, Samuel Mower, a merchant, of Michigan City, Iowa;
d., Jan. 23, 1847 at Wooodstock, Vt.; four children.
(a) — Samuel B. Mower, b., Feb. 4, 1832; an attorney of
New York City; md., 1863, J. Walker,
'(■b) — Henry S. Mower, b., Mar. 13, 1834, at Woood-
stock, Vt. ; md., 1862, Linda Frobisher.
■(c) — Mary E. Mower, b., Feb. 1, 1836; md., 1855, F. J.
Wills, an importer, of Calcutta, since deceased,
(d)— Elizabeth E. Mower, b., Feb. 7. 1838: md., 1862,
J. T. Shurtliff, of Bennington. Vt.
SIXTH GENERATION. 173
7142— DANIEL AUGUSTUS STEARNS (8073), *>.,
Jan. 20, 18 1 9.
7143— MARIA AUGUSTA STEARNS, b., Aug. 4,
1821; d., July 30, 1823.
7144— ELIJAH BELDING STEARNS, b., Dec. 20,
1824, in Woodstock, Vt.; d., May 27, 1834.
7145— ROYAL BLAKE STEARNS, (8079), b., Aug. 9,
1827.
7146— ELLEN MARIA STEARNS, b., Aug. 18, 1830;
d., Jan. 28, 1832.
7147-i-MARGARET STEARNS, b., Aug. 30, 1833; md.,
June 9, 1852, Dr. George Gray, of Nashua, N. H.; d., Jan.
15, 1865.
7148^-JOHN STEARNS, b., Mar. 19, 1836; d., Apr. 19,
1838.
7149— CAPT^ SAMUEL STEARNS (6537), b., Jan. 25,
1795, son of Abraham and Esther (Warren) Stearns, of
Chesterfield, N. H.; merchant and farmer, of Swanzey,
N. H.; md., Oct. 12, 1819, Nancy sWhitcomb, b., July 5,
1797, who d., July 7, 1826, dau. of Jotham Whitcomb, of
Swanzey, N. H. Samuel Stearns was Orderly Sergeant of
Portsmouth, N. H., during the war of 1812, and, at its close,
was made Capt. of the militia of West Swanzey. N. H.,
where he d., Apr. 21, 1859; three children.
7i50^ZIBA STEARNS (8083), b., May 7, 1820.
7 15 1— ABRAHAM STEARNS, b., Jan. 12, 1822, in
West Swanzey, N. H.; a farmer, of West Swanzey; md.,
May 8, 1849, Almira Melissa Albee, of Swanzey; d., Sept. 17,
1893, °f Bright's disease, at West Swanzey, N. H.; s. p.
7152— ESTHER ANN STEARNS, b., Oct. 7. 1825. in
West Swanzey, N. H.; md., Sept. 7, 1852, John A. Taggart,
of Winchendon, Mass.; settled at Waukon, la., where she
d.; s. p.
7153— ARB A STEARNS (6538), b., Mar. 29, 1797, son
of Abraham and Esther (Warren) Stearns, of Shesterfield.
174 CHARLES STEARNS.
N. H.; farmer, of Swanzey, N. H.; md. (i), 1819, Harriet
Whitcomb, of Swanzey, who d., Feb. 14, 1857; md. (2),
Mary A. Howe, of Brattleboro, Vt. Five of his children
were born in Chesterfield, and the others, in Swanzey,
where he d., Nov. 15, 1886; seven children.
7154— EMILY STEARNS, b., Mar. 10, 1820, in Chester-
field, N. H.; md. N. B. Pomeroy, and settled in West Town-
send, Vt. ; no children.
7155-^HON. DANIEL W. STEARNS (8085), b., Dec.
31, 1821, in Chesterfield, N. H.
7156^-PRISCILLA STEARNS, b., Jan. 30, 1824, in
Chesterfield, N. H.; md. Henry G. Brown, of Elkton, Ore.
7157— -JONATHAN WHITCOMB STEARNS, b., Mar.
31, 1828; d., Aug. 26, 1891, in Astoria, Ore.; never married.
He was named after Jonathan Whitcomb, a relative in
Swanzey, N. H., who was the original of "Joshua Whit-
comb," in Denman Thompson's play of that name, and "The
Old Homestead." Mr. Stearns went to the Pacific coast in
the 50s, and engaged in mining, merchandizing and real
estate brokerage, in Washington, Montana and Oregon.
7158— ELLEN M. STEARNS, b., June 17, 1834, in
Chesterfield, N. H.; md. D. S. Hawley of Evansville, Wis.
7159-^MIRIAM W. STEARNS, b., Aug. 12, 1836, in
Swanzey, N. H. ; md. George W. Porter, of Keene, N. H.
7160— MARTHA E. STEARNS, b., Aug. 8, 1838, in
Swanzey, N. H. ; md. Rev. T. A. Hyland, of Astoria, Ore.
7161— JOTHAM STEARNS (6549), b., Sept. 20, 1791,
son of Jonathan and Hannah (Thayer) Stearns, of Hopkin-
ton, Mass.; a painter and decorator who learned his trade
with his Uncle Bullin. They were famous, in their time, for
originality and artistic merit. He decorated the walls of a
wealthy gentleman's house with so much skill as to win the
gentleman's daughter for his bride, and "a jewel of rare
quality she proved to be." He md., Mar. 18, 1817, Mary
Grimes, of Keene, N. H., where they settled; d., Dec. 25,
1832, in Hopkinton. Mass.; six children.
SIXTH GENERATION. 175
7162-ijOHN GRIMES STEARNS, b., July 26, 1819,
at Keene, N. H.; d., Dec. 2, 1840.
7163— EMELINE STEARNS, b., Feb. 19, 1821, in
Keene, N. H.; md., Sept. 28, 1843, Dr. J. Russell Ellis, of
Boston, Mass., who d.; five children.
(a) — Emma Louisa Ellis, b., Sept. 20, 1846, at Cam-
bridge, Mass.; d., Mar. 20, 1847.
(b)— Stearns Russell Ellis, b., May 18, 1848, at Cam-
bridge, Mass.
(c) — Emmons Raymond Ellis, b., May 12, 1850.
(d) — Maria Adelia Ellis, b., Mar. 12, 1855.
(e) — Florence Emeline Ellis, b., Dec. 22, 1857.
7164— MARY ANN STEARNS, b., Sept. 21, 1822, at
Keene, N. H.; md., Apr. "25, 1844, George W. Ball, b., Dec.
22, 1819, son of Daniel and Hannah Ball, of Richmond,
N. H.; a merchant and manufacturer of Keene, N. H.; four
children.
(a) — "Helen Ann Ball., b., Oct. 23, 1845; md>, Jan- 7?
1871, James L. Taft, a manufacturer, of Keene,
■N. H.
(b)— *Mary Emma Ball, b., Aug. 1, 1851; md., Jan. 23,
1879, Charles T- Eastman, R. R. Clerk, of Keene,
N. H.
(c)— George F. Ball, b., Mar. 6, i860, at Keene. N. H.
(d) — Emmons Ball, b., Aug. 18, 1866, at Keene.
. 7165— ARBA T. STEARNS (8096), b., Oct. 25, 1824.
7166— DAVID BOWKER STEARNS (8105), b., Mar.
18, 1829.
7167-+HANNAH S. STEARNS, b., Feb. 1, 1833, at
Hopkinton, Mass.; md., June 25, 1858, George Cole.
7168-^-JONATHAN STEARNS JR. (6550), b., May 31,
1793, son of Jonathan and Hannah (Thayer) Stearns, of
Hopkinton, Mass.; md.. Feb., 1818, Lucy Tuttle, of Fitch-
burg, Mass. He was a carpenter by trade, and removed to
Winchester, 111., in 1827, where he d.^ Jan. 3, 1840; three
children.
176 CHARLES STEARNS.
7169— AUGUSTUS THAYER STEARNS (8109), b.,
Feb. 28, 181 9.
7170-^JOSEPH TUTTLE STEARNS, b., June 23, 1824,
in Milford, Mass.; md. Martha Bowers.
7171— CHARLES RUSSELL STEARNS, b., June 25,
1827; md. Sarah Blackburn; d., near Wichita, Kas.
7172— JOHN STEARNS (6552), b., May 30, 1797, son
of Jonathan and Hannah (Thayer) Stearns, of Hopkinton,
Mass.; a farmer, of Speedville, N. Y.; md. (1), Mar. 27 T
1822, Abigail1 Legg, of Uxbridge, Mass., b., May 8, 1803,
who d., Dec. 8, 1839; md. (2), Caroline ■Muir, b., Nov. 27,
1813, at Candor, N. Y. He d., Feb. 22, 1879, at Speedville,
N. Y.; four children.
7173— LATEN LEGG STEARNS (811 8\ b., Apr. 3,
1823, at Hopkinton, Mass.
7174-^ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Sept. 7, 1836, at
Speedville, N. Y.; md., Jan. 1, 1857, Solomon K. Blackman,
a farmer, of Speedville, N. Y. ; two sons.
(a) — John K. Blackman, b., Sept. 15, 1858.
(b) — Charles L. Blackman, b., Dec. 5, 1861.
By second wife.
7175— CALIFORNIA STEARNS, b., Jan. 26, 1844, at
Speedville, N. Y.; md., Dec. 19, 1867, Judson Blackman, a
broker, of Bloomington, 111.; no children.
7176— HANNAH STEARNS, b., May 17, 1849, at
Speedville, N. Y. ; md., Dec. 23, 1868, Wilmer S. Boyer, a
farmer, of Townsendville, N. Y. ; s. p.
7177— ALANSON STEARNS (6555), b., May 12, 1803,
son of Jonathan and Hannah (Thayer) Stearns, of Hopkin-
ton, Mass.; md., Apr. 6, 1826, Maria Gibson, b., Nov. 27,
1805, dau. of Cornelius and Patience (Aldrich) Gibson, of
Hopkinton, Mass. He was a farmer of Hopkinton, where
he d., Nov. 12, i860; his widow d., Mar. 27, 1891, in Milford,
Mass.; ten children.
7178— ANNE MARIA STEARNS, b., Mar. 10, 1827, at
SIXTH GENEBATION. 177
Hopkinton, Mass.; md., June 10, 1847, Arba Thayer Wood,
of Upton, Mass., where all their eleven children were born.
(a)— Anna Jane Wood, b., Sept. 13, 1849, at Upton,
Mass.
(b)— Rosa A. Wood, b., Jan. 30, 1852.
(c) — George A. Wood, b., Jan. 8, 1854.
(d)— Henry A. Wood, b., Oct. 9, 1855.
(e) — Lewis Wood, b., Apr. 16, 1857.
(f)— Wilbur Wood, b., Jan. 10, i860,
(g) — Eliza M. Wood, b., June 6, 1862.
(h) — Lottie M. Wood, b.. Mar. 31, 1864.
(i)— Alfred T. Wood, b., Apr. 3,' 1866.
(j)— Nettie E. Wood, b., July 6, 1869.
(k) — Elijah S. Wood, b., Apr. 10, 1871.
7179-^HENRY LEWIS STEARNS (8133), b., Nov. 19,
1828.
7180— GILBERT ALANSON STEARNS (8140), b.,
Mar. 27, 1 83 1.
7181—HANNAH AUGUSTA STEARNS, b., Oct. 20,
1833; md., July 3, 185 1, John Clark, of Ashland, Mass.
7182-^-AUSTIN CALVIN STEARNS (8155), b., July 13,
1836.
7183— PRISCILLA ALMENA STEARNS, b., June 4,
1838, at Upton, Mass.; md., Dec. 11, 1867, Charles H. Morse,
of Hopkinton, Mass.; three children.
(a) — Emma Morse, b., Feb. 12, 1869.
(b) — William S. Morse, b., Feb. 24, 1871.
(c) — Agnes M. Morse, b., Oct. 7, 1874.
7184^-JONATHAN STEARNS, b., May 12, 1840; d.,
Oct. 19, 1840, at Hopkinton, Mass.
7185— JONATHAN ICHABOD STEARNS (8157), b.,
Oct. 24, 1841.
7186-A-OTIS GIBSON STEARNS (8166), b., Dec. 2ir
1843-
178 CHARLES STEARNS.
7187— ELLEN E. STEARNS, b., Jan. 4, 1849; md., Jan.
7, 1868, Addison O. Thompson, of Hopkinton, Mass.
7188-^SILAS STEARNS JR. (6559), b., Jan. 17, 1784,
son of Silas and Lydia (Fuller) Stearns, of Newton, Mass.;
md. and had two children.
7189— ABRAHAM RICE STEARNS, b., Apr. 17, 1804.
7190-^SARAH MIRANDA STEARNS, b., Dec. 8, 1809.
7191— ISAAC STEARNS (6573), b., July 2, 1793, son of
David and Mary (Parkhurst) Stearns, of Waltham, Mass.; a
Sergeant of the 9th. Regt., in war of 1812; keeper of the
Owl's Head Lighthouse, from 1825 to 1838, and afterwards,
of Libby Island Lighthouse. He. md., May 19, 1818, Lucy
Goss, of Lancaster, Mass. ; had six children.
~ 7192— DAUGHTER.
„ 7193— THOMAS STEARNSfb., 1825; a mariner.
- 7194— WILLIAM STEARNS: b.. 1827: a mariner.
7195— LUCY M. STEARNS," b., 1829.
7196— ALBERT J. STEARNS; b., 1831.
. 7i97^JULIA STEARNS, b.^ 1833.
7198-L-GEORGE STEARNS JR. (6578), b., Feb. 2,
1793, son of George and Ruth (Watson) Stearns, of Wal-
tham, Mass.; was Representative of West Cambridge, in
1841; engaged in ice-trade; md., Jan. 16, 1820. Abigail
Bridge, of Boston, Mass.; six children.
7199--MARY STEARNS, b., Jan. 14, 1821; d., Apr. 28,
1840.
7200-^-GEORGE STEARNS 3d., b., Apr. 12, 1822; md.,
Nov. 22, 1842, Rebecca Russell, of Somerville, Mass.; one
daughter.
7201-^MARY A. STEARNS.
7202— SARAH STEARNS, b., Sept. 17, 1824; d., July 29.
1825.
7203— WILLIAM STEARNS, b., Aug. 4, 1826: R. R.
SIXTH GENERATION. 179
engineer; md., Oct. 5, 1848, Sarah A. Gibson, of Fitchburg,
Mass.
7204-^ELLEN STEARNS, b., Dec. 12, 1829; md., Dec.
14, 1846, Daniel Chambers, of Wilmington, Del.; two chil-
dren.
(a) — George Chambers.
(b) — Ellen Chambers.
7205— ABBY STEARNS, b., June 15. 1838.
72o6^NATHANIEL STEARNS (6579), b., Dec. 3,
1794, son of George and Ruth (Watson) Stearns, of Wal-
tham, Mass.; in business with his brother-in-law, under the
firm name of Stearns and Crehore, traders of Waltham,
Mass.; md. Adeline Wellington, of Waltham, Mass.; five
children.!^
7207— WATSON STEARNS.
7208— ADELINE STEARNS.
7209^-CHARLES STEARNS.
7210^-HENRY STEARNS.
7211-^MARY STEARNS.
7212-^DANIEL STEARNS (6580), b., Apr. 17, 1796,
son of George and Ruth (Watson) Stearns, of Waltham,
Mass.; md., 1819, Elizabeth Sparhawk, of Waltham. They
lived in Waltham and Lowell, Mass., where he d., Nov.,
1839; eight children.
7213— MARY ANN STEARNS, b., 1820; md. (1), Isaac
S. Parker, of Lowell, Mass.; md. (2), Horace M. Lampson,
of Lowell, who was drowned in Boston Harbor, i860. She
lived, a widow, at Onawa, la., having lost two children, who
died young.
7214— MARTHA STEARNS, b., 1822; cl, 1830, at
Lowell, Mass.
7215-i-DANIEL STEARNS TR. (8169), b., Mar. 18,
1824.
7216— RUTH STEARNS, b., Aug. 2, 1826, in Waltham.
Wass. ; md., 1853, Charles S. Perkins, of Windham, N. H.,
180 CHARLES STEARNS.
b., Jan. 23, 1830. He was a member of Co. G, 19th. Regt.
Wis. Vols., during the Civil War; was in the battles of Suf-
folk, Blackwater, Newbern, Drury's Bluff, and Petersburg;
after the war, a merchant, of Onawa City, la.; five chil.
(a) — Mary W. Perkins, b., 1854.
(b) — Charles W. Perkins, b., 1856.
(c) — John Perkins, b., 1858; d., 1865.
(d) — Ada M. Perkins, b., i860.
(e) — David S. Perkins, b., 1861; d., 1865.
7217— DAVID STEARNS, b., 1828; d. young.
7218— -CAPT. DAVID STEARNS, b., 1830, in Lowell,
Mass.; was Acting-Master in the Navy, on board the
steamship, Niagara, during the Civil War. Having captured
the schooner, Beauregard, from the Confederates, he was
placed on board as commander, and was killed at the mouth
of Crystal River, on the coast of Florida, by Confederates in
Ambush; unm.
7219— BRADSHAW STEARNS, b., 1835; served three
years in the army during the Civil War, and came out a
physical wreck. He enlisted, 1861, in the nth. Regt, Wis.
Vols., where he was Sergeant of Co. H; after the war,
settled in Onawa, la.; unm.
7220-^ALEXANDER STEARNS, b., 1838; d., 1840.
7221^-SMITH STEARNS (6585), b., Apr. 29, 1801, son
of Col. Jacob and Lucy (Adams) Stearns, of Waltham,
Mass.; md. Hannahx French, of Easton, Mass.; d., Jan. 22,
1834; two children.
7222— FRANK STEARNS, b., 1828; md. his cousin,
Grace Stearns (7227). They had no children of their own,
but adopted a son and daughter.
7223— FRANK STEARNS ]R.
7224— JENNIE STEARNS.
7225--HANNAH STEARNS, b., 1829; md. Daniel Lilly,
of Easton, Mass.; one daughter. — • """
(a) — Marianna Lilly.
SIXTH GENERATION. 181
7226— SAMUEL STEARNS (6590), b., Apr. 14, 1808,
son of Col. Jacob and Lucy (Adams) Stearns, of Waltham,
Mass.; md. Grace Lawrence, of Janxey, N. H.; d., Apr. 19,
i860; three children.
7227— GRACE STEARNS, b., June 5, 1830; md. Frank
Stearns, (7222), b., 1828; no children. They settled in Lynn,
Mass.
7228-^LUCY STEARNS, md. Frank Smith, of Lynn,
Mass.; no children.
7229-+-SAMUEL STEARNS JR. (8179).
7230-^DANIEL STEARNS (6595), b. Mar. 8, 1819, son
of Col. Jacob and Lucy (Adams) Stearns, of Waltham,
Mass.; Pres. of the Boston Fresh Tripe Co.; md. (1), Apr. 5,
1849, Charlotte F. Clark, of Waltham, who d., Feb. 8, 1852;
md. (2), June 16, 1853, Sarah J. Evans, b., Nov. 27, 1825.
He d., Jan. 12, 1896, at Newton, Mass., respected by all as
a successful and honorable business man; six children.
7231— LOTTIE E. STEARNS, b., June 28, 185 1; unm.
7232— WALDO DANIEL STEARNS, b., Jan. 9, 1855;
d., May 21, 1863.
7233^-MASON EUSTACE STEARNS, b., Apr. 12,
1857; unm.
7234— LENA CORA STEARNS, b. May 19, i860; d.,
July 2, 1877.
7235— DR. DANIEL WALDO STEARNS (8186), b.,
Nov. 12, 1864.
7236-^MARGARET ETHELYN STEARNS, b., Sept.
29, 1868; unm.
7237_LwALTER HUNNEWELL STEARNS (6597),
b., Nov. 5, 1823, son of Col. Tacob and Lucv (Adams)
Stearns, of Waltham, Mass.; md. Margaret' Evans, who d.,
Nov. 28, 1868; d., Mar. 14, 1888; two children.
7238— SARAH J. STEARNS, b., Aug. 13,' 1848; md.
Daniel Evans.
7239-^WALTER HUNNEWELL STEARNS JR.
(8189), b., Aug. 8, 1849.
7240-^CAPT. CHARLES STEARNS JR. (6600), b..
182 CHARLES STEARNS.
Dec. 6, 1794, son of Charles and Nancy (Flagg) Stearns, of
Brookline, Mass.; born at Waltham, Mass.; md., Feb. 29,
1832, in Brookline, Mass., Hannah Clapp "Pierce, dau. of
James and Lydia Pierce, of Roxbury, Mass. They settled
in Brookline, Mass., where he d., Oct. 25, 1879; three
children.
7241— CHARLES HENRY STEARNS, d., Sept. 21,
i835-
7242— CHARLES HENRY STEARNS (8194), b., Apr.
28, 1838.
7243-^JAMES PIERCE STEARNS (8iqq), b., Feb. 10,
1840.
7244— SOLOMON FLAGG STEARNS (6601), b., Mar.
10, 1796, son of Charles and Nancy (Flagg) Stearns, of
Brookline, Mass.; md., Mar. 12, 1827, Nancv Winchester,
bapt., Dec. 14, 1806, dan. of William and Grace (Biscoe)
Winchester, of Watertown, Mass.; five children.
7245-^ANNE ELIZA STEARNSfb., Dec. 20, 1827.
7246-^SARAH WOODWARD STEARNS, b., Aug. 12.
1829.
7247-^HANNAH PIERCE STEARNS, b., Feb., 1833.
7248-^-MARIA BISCOE STEARNS, b., Jan., 1834; d.,
July, 1835.
7249^MARIA BISCOE STEARNS, b. Dec, 1840.
7250-^MARSHALL STEARNS (6603), b., Dec. 29,'
1802, son of Charles and Nancy (Flagg) Stearns, of Brook-
line, Mass.; a farmer; md., Sept. 16, 1830, Susanna Craft
Jones, dau. of Joseph and Hannah Jones, of Brookline,
Mass.; d., Nov. 30, 1870; four children.
7251— WILLIAM STEARNS (8201), b., Aug. 10, 18.31.
7252^-HENRY STEARNS, b., Feb. 15, 1833; d., July 20,
1833-
7253-LHANNAH CLARKE STEARNS, b., Sept. 6,
1835, in Brookline, Mass.; md. William J. Swift.
*■.
SIXTH GENERATION. 183
7254^/SUSAN ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Apr. 8,
1847; d., Apr. 22, 1850. ,
7255-^MOSES STEARNS (6609), bapt, Aug. 13, 1786,
son of Asahel and Mary (Smith) Stearns, of Lexington,
Mass.; md., Margaret Hawthorne, and settled in Lexington,
where he d.; four children.
7256-VCURTIS STEARNS, b., in Lexington, Mass.; is
supposed to have md. and d. in Bedford, Mass.; one son.
7257— ABNER STEARNS.
7258-J-MARY STEARNS, b. in Lexington. Mass.; md.
James Palmer, of Hopkinton, Mass., where she d.; four
children.
(a) — Charlotte Palmer,
(b) — Eliza Palmer,
(c) — Adeline Palmer,
(d) — George Palmer.
7259-^LEONARD STEARNS (8206), b., 1814.
7260VMARGARET STEARNS, b. and d., in Lexington,
Mass.
7261-^AMOS STEARNS (6610), bapt., July 6, 1788, son
or Asahel and Mary (Smith) Stearns, of Lexington, Mass.;
md. (pub., May 22, 181 2, in Chelsea,) Nancy Blodgett, dau.
of James and Ruth (Hadley) Blodgett: settled in Lowell,
Mass.; one dau.
7262^HARRIET STEARNS, md. James Adna Locke,
b., Mar 14, 1819, son of James and Lucy (Nichols) Locke;
resided at Charleston, Mass.
7263^-JOEL STEARNS (661 1), b., June 20, 1790, son
of Asahel and Mary (Smith) Stearns, of Lexington, Mass.;
md., Nov. 16, 1815, Betsy Parker, b., June 21, 1793, who d.,
Dec. 11, 1863, dau. of Elisha Jr. and Eunice (Gould) Parker;
eleven children.
7264--JOHN STEARNS, b., 1816; md. (1), Sarah Jane
Wells, of Mt. Vernon, Me.; md. (2), Caroline Street, of
Maine; d., i<
184 CHARLES STEARNS.
7265— GEORGE STEARNS (8209), b., Nov. 3, 1818.
7266-^DAVID STEARNS, b., 1819; md. Adeline Well-
ington, and settled in Charleston, Mass.
7267— ALMIRA STEARNS, b., 1821; md. George Web-
ber, of Waltham, Mass., where she d., 1886.
7268^JANE STEARNS, b., 1823; md., Sept. 22, 1844,
Nathan Boynton, of Westboro, Mass.
7269-^AMBROSE STEARNS, b., 1824; md. Cynthia
Viles, and settled in Charlestown, Mass.; d., 1863.
7270-^ABNER STEARNS, b., Aug. 31, 1827, in Lexing-
ton, Mass.; md., Sept. 28, 185 1, Charlotte Maria Bigelow,
b., Mar. 18, 1830, dau. of Charles and Rebecca (Fiske)
Bigelow of Lincoln, Mass.; d., 1894.
7270(a)— EMMA JANE STEARNS, b., June 23, 1852.
727o(b)--INFANT, b., Mar. 26, 1859; d., Aug. 16, 1859.
7271^-EDWARD STEARNS, b.,.1830; d., 1863, in Wal-
tham, Mass.
7272— HENRY STEARNS, b., 1832; md., Marie Piper,
and settled in Waltham, Mass., where he d., 1893.
7273— OPHELIA STEARNS, b., 1834, md. George
Rawson, of Boston, Mass.
7274— ALBERT STEARNS, b., 1836; md. Lizzie Grace,
and settled in Charlestown, Mass.
7275— LEONARD STEARNS (6614), bapt., Aug. 28,
1796, son of Asahel and Mary (Smith) Stearns, of Lexing-
ton, Mass.; md., Apr. 16, 1820, Hannah Wilson, of West
Cambridge, Mass., who d., Mar. 27, 1840. There were
probably other children, D\it we have the record of one, the
youngest.
7276— EMELINE AUGUSTA STEARNS, b., 1839; d.,
1883; md., Nov. 21, 1861, John Henry Hartwell, b., Jan. 16,
1835; four children.
7277— JONAS STEARNS (6620), b., 1787, son of
Habakkuk and Eunice (Child) Stearns, of Lexington Mass. ;
SIXTH GENERATION. 185
a shoe manufacturers, of Lincoln, Mass; md., Oct. 15, 1807,
Anna Babcock, of Weston, Mass.; d., Apr. 21, 1839, in Har-
vard, Mass.; nine children.
7278^-LORENZO STEARNS (8216), b., Aug. I, 1808.
7279^MARIA STEARNS, b., 1810, in Lincoln, Mass.;
md., 1838, Moses Stevens, a farmer, of Stow, Mass., where
she d., 1870, leaving- five children, and the father d., 1881.
(a) — Francis H. Stevens, a prominent farmer, of Stow,
Mass., who was a soldier of the Civil War, and has
filled various public offices.
(b) — Anne Maria Stevens, md., George L. Peters, a
farmer, of Stow, Mass.
(c) — Ellen Sophia Stevens, md. C. W. Butters, a cur-
rier, of Woburn, Mass.
(d) — Edwin W. Stevens, a carpenter, of Woburn, Mass. ;
a soldier of the Civil War.
(e) — George Lyman Stevens, a broker, of Boston,
Mass.
7280V-GEORGE STEARNS, b., 1812, in Lincoln, Mass.;
was a graduate of Wilbraham Academy and afterward,
spent much time in teaching. He was also an editor, and
at one time the proprietor, of a paper, besides being the
author of several books. He md. (1), 1841, Catherine
Travis, of Holliston, Mass., who lived only a short time
after their marriage; md. (2), Martha L. White, a most
estimable young lady, who d., July 22. 1884, at the home of
her husband's sister, Mrs. Orrin Maynard. Mr. Stearns d.,
1894, and is buried in Main St. Cemetery, Hudson, Mass.;
s. p.
7281— ELIZA ANN STEARNS, b.. 1814; d., 1817, in
Lincoln, Mass.
7282-^BELINDA STEARNS, b., 1817; md. George W.
Brown, a cabinet-maker, of Lowell, Mass., where she d.,
1854; three children.
(a) — Henry Brown, died at Galesburg, 111., aged twen-
ty years; a very promising young man.
(b) — Alfred G. Brown, a farmer.
186 CHARLES STEARNS.
(c) — Josephine M. Brown, md. G. W. Cutting, a mer-
chant, of Weston, Mass.
7283— MARY ANNE STEARNS, b., Dec. 1, 1821, in
Lincoln, Mass.; md., 1850, Orrin Maynard, of Hudson,
Mass, who d. there, 1872. She furnished this record of her
father's family at the age of seventy-three, and writes,
"There is nothing remarkable about me, except that I can
see to read without glasses;" one dau.
(a)^Henrietta Abby Maynard, b., 1851; d., 1854.
7284^-JONAS STEARNS JR., b., 1824, in Lincoln,
Mass.; d., 1826, in Weston, Mass.
7285^ABIGAIL E. STEARNS, b., 1828, in Weston,
Mass.; d., 1856, in Weston; unm.
7286-^S. WINSLOW BABCOCK STEARNS, b.. 1831,
in Weston, Mass.; an artist, of superior ability, who would
have made his mark in the world; d., 1855, in Lowell, Mass.
7287^-ABIJAH STEARNS (6623), b. about 1792, son of
Habakkuk and Eunice (Child) Stearns, of Lincoln, Mass.;
md. Sarah Clark, of Wayland, Mass., who d, 1878; d.,
1826-7; one son.
7288--THATCHER STEARNS, b., 1824; md. Nancy
Houghton, "a very amiable young lady," whose death
occurred previous to his own; no children.
7289— WILLIAM STEARNS (6627), b., Mar. 6, 1796,
son of Ishmael and Mercy (Jenkinson) Stearns, of Waltham,
Mass.; md., 1818, Susan Dix, and settled in Westminster,
Mass., where he d., Sept. 11, 1822, in early manhood; two
children.
729o^WILLIAM STEARNS Jr. (8221), b., Jan. 8. 1819.
7291-^JOHN PRESCOTT STEARNS, b., Jan. 31, 1821,
in Waltham, Mass.; md. Elizabeth Varnum, of Waltham,
where they settled, and he d., i860.
7292— DANIEL STEARNS (6638), b., May 28, 1810,.
son of Ammi and Polly (Stearns) Stearns, of Lincoln, Mass.;
d., May 10, 1875; md., May 10, 1835, Anne R. Varnum,
and settled in Lincoln, Mass.. where their four children were
born.
SIXTH GENERATION. 187
7293— ANNE ELIZA STEARNS., b., Feb. 5, 1836, in
Lincoln, Mass.; md. Nathaniel F. Cousins, of Lincoln,
Mass.
7294-i-MARY H. STEARNS, b., June 3, 1837, in Lin-
coln, Mass.; unm.
7295-4CYRUS G. STEARNS (8224), b., Apr. 27, 1840.
7296-^-GEORGE L. STEARNS, b., Oct. 17, 1845, in Lin-
coln, Mass.; md. Abbie J. Brown; d., May 11, 1874; s. p.
7297^-AMOS STEARNS (6646), b., 1778, son of Bar-
tholomew and Mary (Raymond) Stearns, of Winchendon,
Mass.; md. (1), Dec. 31, 1803, Deborah Hunt, who d., Feb.
7, 1817; md. (2), Dec. 25, 1817, Mrs. Sarah (Miller) May-
nard. One authority says that Amos Stearns had sixteen
children and that Isaac Milton Stearns was the twelfth. We
give the record as furnished by H. E. Stearns, of Spring-
field, Mass. Amos Stearns md. (3). Mrs. Wood, by whom
he had two children.
7298-^LEVI STEARNS (8229), b.. Nov. 15, 1804.
7299-^-MARY STEARNS, b., June 15, 1806; md. Abel
Holden, a farmer, of Charlestown, N. H.
73oo>tDOLLY HUNT STEARNS, b.. May 2, 1808: of
Bellows Falls, N. H.; unm.
73oi^BARTHOLOMEW FLAGG STEARNS, b..
Mar. 5, 181 1 ; md., 1847, Rowena Hartwell, of Fitchburg.
Mass.; a carpenter, of Winchendon, Mass.; one daughter.
7302— CAROLINE ROWENA STEARNS, of Win-
chendon, Mass.; unm.
7303J-WILLIAM STEARNS, b., June 9. 1812; in 1836.
went to Rock Island, III, where he d.
7304-X-AMOS E. STEARNS, b., Jan. 15, 1814; d. in in-
fancy.
7305^ELI B. STEARNS, b., May 16, 1815; md. and d.,
in Buffalo, N. Y., leaving a son and daughter, names un-
known.
188 CHARLES STEARNS.
7306— MIRIAM ELIZA STEARNS, b., Oct. 13, 1818;
md. Harrison Aldrich, a farmer, of Winchendon.
7307— ISAAC MILTON STEARNS (8236), b., June 4,
1821.
73o8^DEBORAH H. STEARNS, b., June 5, 1823.
7309-iNANCY M. STEARNS, b., Dec. 5, 1825; died in
Nashua, N. H.
7310^-HARRIET M. STEARNS, b., Nov. 2, 1829; md.
Mr. Porter, of Lawrence, Mass.
7311^-LAVINA H. STEARNS, b., Nov. 14, 1835; died
in Lawrence, Mass.
7312-^tAPT FREEBORN STEARNS (6648), b., Nov.
24, 1784, son of Bartholomew and Mary (Raymond) Stearns,
of Winchendon, Mass. ; a blacksmith and farmer, of Rindge.
N. H.; md., Feb. 14, 1809, Clarissa Demary, dau. of Ezekiel
Demary, of Dublin, N. H. Their intentions of marriage
were entered, Sept. 29, 1808, at Lancaster, Mass. They re-
sided in Rindge, N. H., from 1810 until his death, which
occurred, Nov. 22, 1869. His wife died, Aug. 31, 1865,
and they had fourteen children. He commanded one of the
companies of militia at an early date, from which he derived
his title of Captain.
7313-^MARIA PARKER STEARNS, b.. Nov. 17, 1809;
md., Nov. 12, 1829, Thomas Addison Tarbell, b., Nov. 11,
1806. They resided in Boston, Mass., and in Rindge, N. H.,
where he d., Apr. 21, 1872, son of Thomas and Achsah (Fay)
Tarbell, of Rindge, N. H.; she d., Nov. 26, 1891; three sons.
(a) — Charles Addison Tarbell, b., and d., Nov. 12, 1830.
(b) — Henry Webster Tarbell, b., Feb. 20, 1832; md.,
May 15, 1853, Eliza Jane Donnovan, dau. of John
and Sarah (Conrad) Donnovan; settled in Boston,
'Mass.
(c) — George Washington Tarbell, b., July 21, 1834;
md., June 9, 1856, Abbie Frost, dau. of Nathaniel
Frost; settled in Boston, Mass., where he d., July
21, 1859.
)
SIXTH GENERATION. 189
7314— JOHN DEMARY STEARNS (8239), b., Oct. 29,
1811.
7315-XCLARISSA DEMARY STEARNS, b., Mar. 18,
1814; md., July 14, 1867, Capt. Salmon Allen, b., Apr. 12,
1791, in Gill, Mass., son of Eliphaz and Eunice (Putnam)
Allen, of Rindge, N. H. His first wife was Sophia Sawtelle,
whom he md., Jan. 14, 1816, and who d., Feb. 7, 1865,
mother of six children. He was selectman and Capt. of
militia; no children by second wife, and d., Dec. II, 1870.
Clarissa (Stearns) Allen d., Nov. 28, 1897.
73I6-4-CHARLES STEARNS, b., Feb. 8, 1816; d., Mar.
9, 1816.
7317— COL. GEORGE W. STEARNS (8249), b., Mar.
16, 1 81 7.
7318-^NANCY WILDER STEARNS, b., Aug. 24, 1819;
md., Mar. 26, 1840, John Platts, b., Nov. 8, 181 1, son of
Asa and Rebecca (Buswell) Platts. She died, in child bed,
Oct. 17, (vj^h five children.
(a)— John Franklin Platts, b., May 13, 1841.
(b) — Harriet Maria Platts, b., July 12, 1842; d., Oct.
26, 1843.
(c)— Ellen Eliza Platts, b., Mch. 8, 1844.
(d) — Edwin Morton Platts, b., May 29, 1845; was in
the Union Army during the Civil War, and was
killed, Dec. 14, 1863, at the battle of Fredericks-
burg, Va.
(e)— Son, b., and d., Oct. 17, 1847.
7319-^CHARLES F. STEARNS, b., July 10, 1821; d.,
Aug. 31, 1824.
7320--WILLIAM P. STEARNS, b., July 21, 1823; d.,
Dec. 17, 1823.
7321-f-HARRIET A. STEARNS, b., Oct. 24, 1824; d..
Mar. 19, 1825.
7322— CAPT. CHARLES F. STEARNS (8252), b., Jan.
26, 1826.
7323— HIRAM N. STEARNS (8255), b., Tulv 15, 1828.
190 CHARLES STEARNS.
7324-isTEPHEN A. STEARNS, b., Mar. 8, 1831; d.,
29, 1831.
7325^-JULIUS AUGUSTUS STEARNS (8261), b.,
Aug. 27, 1832.
Twifls.
7326-i.JULIA AUGUSTA STEARNS, b., Aug. 27, 1832.
She md., Nov. 16, 1856, Seward E. Skilling, of Ashburn-
ham, Mass.; three children.
(a) — Arthur H. Skilling, b., Dec. 2, 1857.
(b)— Etta C. Skilling, b., Jan. 1, i860,
(c) — Edwin M. Skilling, b., Feb. 22, 1862.
7327XSTEPHEN STEARNS (6651), b., Apr. 15, 1775,
son of Charles and Sarah (Town) Stearns, of Worcester,
Mass.; md., 1800, Deborah ; eight children.
7328^LSALLY STEARNS, b., Nov. 14, 1801.
7320-i-POLLY STEARNS, b., June 16, 1803.
7330-V-CLARK STEARNS, b., Mar. 30, 1806.
Twins.
7331-^CHARLES STEARNS, b., Mar. 30, 1806; d.
7332^CHARLES STEARNS, b., May 12, 1808.
7333^?MOSES STEARNS, b., Aug. 21, 181 1.
7334-/-BETSY STEARNS, b., Apr. 10, 1814.
7335^-MIRANDA ANTOINETTE STEARNS, b.,
Aug. 2, 1 81 9.
7336— CHARLES STEARNS JR. (6652), b., Nov. 24,
1777, son of Charles and Sarah (Town) Stearns, of Worces-
ter, Mass.; md., May 1, 1798, Elizabeth McFarland, by
whom he had two daughters.
7337^/-BETSY STEARNS, b., Apr. 10, 1800.
7338— MARIA STEARNS, b., Feb. 10, 1805.
7339-^-DANIEL STEARNS (6661). b., Mar. 2, 1795, son
of Samuel and Thankful (Raymond) Stearns, of Claremont,
N. H.; a mill-wright of considerable prominence, inventor
SIXTH GENERATION. 191
of a water-wheel and other mechanical devices. He md. about
1822, Anne Spinning- or Spinneys, born in Coleraine, Mass.;
settled in Rome, Oneida Co., N. Y., where he d., Sept.,
1852; seven children.
7340-^-ALMEDA STEARNS, b., Sept. 12, 1823; md.,
1846, Daniel Pratt; d., i860.
7341-^GEORGE W. STEARNS (8268), b., Dec. 22, 1828.
7342-r-MINERVA L. STEARNS, b., Oct. 13, 1831, in
Watertown, N. Y.; md. Alfred Myrick, of Rome, N. Y.
7343VSARAH A. STEARNS, b., Aug. 12, 1834.
7344-VlDANIEL JAY STEARNS, b., Feb. 21, 1836, in
Pulaski, N. Y. ; md., 1859, Sophia Gilson, of Enterprise, Pa.
7345^-WILLIAM WALLACE STEARNS (8275), b.,
June 19, 1839, in Pulaski, N. Y.
7346^-FRANKLIN BENJAMIN STEARNS (8281), b..
Feb. 24, 1842, in Rome, N. Y.
7347^-ELAM STEARNS (6662), b., Apr. 20, 1799, son
of Samuel and Thankful (Raymond) Stearns, of Claremont,
N. H.; at the age of twelve, he ran away from home and
entered the American Army as a drummer boy, receiving an
honorable discharge at the close of the war; also served as
drummer in the Florida War, from which he again received
honorable discharge. He lived in Vt, N. Y., Mich., and
finally settled in Missouri, where he owned and operated a
farm without owning slaves. He md., 1821, Miss Wilkin-
son, of Mo., where he d.. Nov. 6, i860; eleven children.
7348— LEVI STEARNS (8283), b.. 1822.
7349-^MARIA STEARNS, md. John Kivett, of Mo. ; no
children.
7350— ELIZABETH STEARNS, md. Toseph Clark; had
three children and moved to the West.
7351— WILLIAM STEARNS, b., 1828: died at Chi-
huahua, Mexico, in his country's service, during the Mexican
War; unm.
7352-r-CHARLES STEARNS (8288). b., Oct. 21, 1829.
192 CHARLES STEARNS.
7353-4-NANCY STEARNS, b., 1831; md. Bennett Cropp,
and had five children.
7354-^-JACKSON STEARNS, b., 1833; md. Julia Stan-
ley and settled in Missouri, on the Stearns homestead left
him by his father; d., about 1878; s. p.
7355-^-SARAH STEARNS, md. Nelson Cloyd.
7356-^ELIZA STEARNS, md. John Brown.
7457^-MARGARET STEARNS, md. Walter Pinckney.
7358-^MARTHA STEARNS, md. John Garrett, of Mo.
7359--LYMAN STEARNS (6663), b., June 7, 1803, son
of Samuel and Thankful (Raymond) Stearns, of Claremont,
N. H.; md., Jan. 23, 1838, Rebecca B. Hines, of Missouri.
They settled in Oakland, Cal., where he d., July 25, 1879;
six children.
7360— WILLIAM HENRY STEARNS, b., Aug. 16,
1840, in Fayette, Howard Co., Mo.; d., Aug. 6, 1868, in
Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal. During the Civil War, he
served three years as a private in the Union Armv enlisting
in 1862.
7361— CHARLES ANTHONY STEARNS (8296), b.,
July 24, 1842.
7362-VrHEODORE FRELINGHUYSEN STEARNS
(8300), b., Sept. 16, 1844.
7363^-ANNA AUGUSTA STEARNS, b., Nov. 12, 1847,
in Linnaeus, Linn Co., Mo.; md. (1), July 9, 1865, in Peta-
luma, Cal., Amos Biddle, of Columbia, Cal.; md. (2), Mar.
27, 1881, in Oakland, Cal., A. B. Carleton; one son.
(a) — Charles Amos Biddle, b., Oct. 29, 1867, in Colum-
bia, Cal.
7364— MARY SUSAN STEARNS, b., Nov. 3, 1849, in
Linnaeus, Linn Co., Mo.; md., Nov. 24, 1869, in Petaluma,
Cal.. Charles L. Lombard, of Golden Gate, Cal.; one
daughter.
(a) — Lizzie Rebecca Lombard, b., Jan. 4, 1871, in
SIXTH GENERATION. 193
Temescal, Cal.; md., Mar. 23, 1892, Clarence
Haven.
7365^-JAMES FRANCIS STEARNS, b., Nov. 3, 1851.
7366-^JOHN STEARNS (6667), b., May 29, 1780, son
of Daniel and Jerusha (Clarke) Stearns, of Claremont and
Cornish, N. H.; md., 1865, Sarah Campbell, dau. of Jesse
and Eleanor Campbell, of Claremont, N. H.; eight children.
7367— HIRAM STEARNS, b., 1806; of Boston, Mass.
7368— HAZEN C. STEARNS (8305), b., 1808.
7369— ELEANOR C. STEARNS, b., June 29, 1812; d.,
Mar. 1, 1889; was third wife of Daniel F. Maynard, of Bos-
ton, Mass.
7370-viMELISSA STEARNS, b., 1814; md., 1841, Abijah
Williams, of Claremont, N. H., son of Stephen and Betsy
Williams, of Cornish, N. H.; three children.
(a) — Hazen Williams, b., July 2, 1842.
(b) — Ellen Williams, b., 1844.
(c) — Philander Williams, b., 1846.
7371-v-MARIA STEARNS, b., May 21, 1816; md. Mr.
Mayo, of Claremont, N. H.
7372^-JANE STEARNS, b., June, 1818; md. (1), 1840,
Reuben Gerry, who d., 1846; md. (2), Dec, 1849, Hira Ager,
b., Dec. 7, 1812; one son.
(a) — Elbridge Gerry Ager, b., 1850; d., Apr. 21, 1854.
7373-^ALONZO STEARNS, b., 1825.
7374--SOPHRONIA STEARNS, b., 1828; md. Mr.
Albro, of Claremont, N. H.
7375— ASA STEARNS (6668), b., July 8, 1782, son of
Daniel and Jerusha (Clarke) Stearns, of Claremont and Cor-
nish, N. H.; d., 1822; md., 1804, Eunice Brooks, dau. of
David and Hannah Brooks; four children.
7376^JOHN STEARNS, b., 1806.
7377^-MARY STEARNS.
194 CHARLES STEARNS.
7378-ULAURA STEARNS.
7379--IRA STEARNS.
7380-vBENJAMIN STEARNS (6669), b., Oct. 18, 1783,
son of Daniel and Jerusha (Clarke) Stearns, of Claremont
and Cornish, N. H.; md., 1805, Sabra York, dau. of Will-
iam and Lucy York, of Cornish, N. H., where they settled;
six children.
7381^-WILLIAM STEARNS (8308), b., 1808; md. Betsy
Clough, and settled in Vermont.
7382^-ELIZA STEARNS, b., 1810; md., 1834, Burnham
Jacobs, of Rockford, 111. ; four chldren.
(a) — Maria Jacobs, b., 1835.
(b) — Charles Jacobs, b., 1837.
(c) — Luther Jacobs, b., 1839.
(d) — Margaret Jacobs, b., 1841.
7383^-BELINDA STEARNS, b., July 12, 1818; md.,
1845, Harvey Silsby, of Ackworth, N. H. They settled in
Rockford, 111.; three children.
(a) — Mary Elizabeth Silsby, b., 1846.
(b) — George Silsby, b., 1848.
(c) — Janet Silsby, b., July, 1849.
7384— GEORGE STEARNS, b., 1820; md. Belinda Ed-
minster, of Cornish, N. H. ; settled in Rockford, 111.
7385-^-JOHN STEARNS, b., 1823.
7386^-BENJAMIN STEARNS JR., b., 1825,
7387^-GHARLBS STEARNS (6672), b., June 4, 1788,
son of Daniel and Jerusha (Clarke) Stearns, of Claremont
and Cornish, N. H.; md., 1815, Sarah Thompson, and settled
in Underhill, Vt; one son.
7388^-CHARLES STEARNS JR.
7389--REUBEN STEARNS (6674), b., June 29, 1795,
son of Daniel and Jerusha (Clarke) Stearns, of Claremont
and Cornish, N. H.; md., 1819, Abigail Spalding, b., 1788,
who d., May 26, 1835; six children.
SIXTH GENERATION. 195
7390^-CHARLES STEARNS, b., 1820.
739i*/-WARREN STEARNS, of Boston, Mass.
739WCAROLINE STEARNS, md. Mr. Grant.
7393— ALVIRA STEARNS.
7394^-HORACE STEARNS.
7395^.HARRIET STEARNS.
^STEARNS (6675), b., May 30, 1798,
rusha (Clarke) Stearns, of Claremont
|^i. 1822, Betsy Weed, and settled in
5TEARNS.
7398^-IRA STEARNS.
7399-i-ELI B. STEARNS, of Cornish, N. EL; md., July 4,
1852, Catherine Elizabeth Lane, b., Feb. 3, 1829; settled in
Meriden, N. H. He was'a soldier in the Union Army, dur-
ing the Civil War, and suffered much from injuries received
in the service of his couritry; six children.
7399(a)^-MARY JANE STEARNS, b., June 3, 1853;
md. (1), July 3, 1871, Henry B. Howe, who d., Apr. 7, 1878;
md. (2), Oct. 16, 1881, George W. Doyle.
7399(b)^GEORGE E. STEARNS, b., Nov. 28, 1855;
md., Mar. 3, 1890, Emma Woodward, who d., Mar. 23,
1894.
7399(c)— Orren A. Stearns, b., July 21, 1857; md., Aug.
30, 1878, Etta Robinson; was of Meriden, N. H.
7399(d)^EDWARD F. STEARNS, b., Aug. 1, 1859;
md., Feb. 5, 1880, Lura Spalding; he d., Mar. 2, 1881, four
days before the birth of his dau., Edna F. Stearns, b., Mar.
6, 1881, of Queechy, Vt.
7399(e)^EEMER E. STEARNS, b., Dec. 28, 1861; d.,
Apr. 22, 1863.
7399(0^-SARAH A. STEARNS, b., Nov. 4, 1863; md.,
May 6, 1886, Asher G. Cutting, of Chicago, 111.
196 CHARLES STEARNS.
7400^-CORDELIA STEARNS.
7401— DANIEL STEARNS JR. (6676), b., Nov. 3, i8oor
son of Daniel and Jerusha (Clarke) Stearns, of Claremont
and Cornish, N. H.; md., 1827, Mary Williams, dan. of
Stephen and Betsy Williams, of Cornish, N. H.; six children.
7402--DANIEL STEARNS 3d.
7403— LELAND STEARNS.
7404— RACHEL STEARNS.
7405-^MARY STEARNS.
7406-^STILLMAN STEARNS.^
7407^-THEODORE STEARNS.
7408— ZEBINA STEARNS (6680), b., 1786, son of Asa
and Lucy (Cady) Stearns, of Wethersfield, Vt.; md., 181 1,
Betsy'Jerome, of Pompey, Onondaga Co., N. Y. They lived
first in Clay, N. Y., and about 1830, moved to Hamilton,.
Mich., where he d., Mar., 1845; thirteen children.
7409— CATHERINE STEARNS, b., 1812; md. (1), Mr.
Kimball; md. (2), Mr. Bishop, of Antwerp, St. Lawrence-
Co., N. Y.
7410— ADALINE STEARNS, md., Mr. Wakefield, a
carpenter, of Hamilton, Mich.; two children, who died; d.r
1845.
741 1— JEROME STEARNS, md. in Manlius. Onondaga
Co.,, N. Y. ; moved to Ohio.
7412— SYDNEY STEARNS, md. Miss Harris, of Ham-
ilton, Mich.; had children.
7413— MELINDA STEARNS.
7414— ANNA STEARNS, md. Nathan Smith of Cooperr
Mich.
7415— .BETSY STEARNS, md. Mr. Bishop, of Antwerp,
N. Y.
7416— MARY STEARNS, md. Mr. Piatt, of Hamilton,,
Mich.
7417— EMELINE STEARNS.
SIXTH GENERATION. 197
7418— HELEN STEARNS.
7419— WALLACE STEARNS.
7420- NANCY STEARNS.
7421— MARTHA STEARNS.
7422— JAMES STEARNS (6683), b., 1792, son of Asa
and Lucy (Cady) Stearns, of Waterbury, Vt.; md., Hetty
Ransom, of Burlington, Vt.; in 181 3, settled in Clay, Onon-
daga Co., N. Y., where he d., 1864; four children.
7423— HARRY SYLVESTER STEARNS, d. in Mich.,
aged twenty-two years.
7424— PARLEY STEARNS (8317), b., 1818; of Clay,
N. Y.
7425— MARY STEARNS, md. John Wells, of Onondaga
Hollow, N. Y. ; six children.
7426^-CANDACE STEARNS, md. (1)', Lockwood
Proper; md. (2), Mr. Fletcher, of Stockton, Cal. ; one child,
(a) — Daughter, md. Joshua B. Webster, of Stockton,
Cal.
7427— ASA H. STEARNS (6688), b., June 22, 1804,
son of Asa and Lucy (Cady) Stearns, of Moretown, Vt.; md.,
1827, Mary Warner, and settled in Clay, Onondaga Co., N.
Y., where he d., 1866. He was a farmer and lumberman
with residence so near Syracuse, N.Y., that he was also inter-
ested in the manufacture of salt and salt barrels; four chil-
dren.
7428— MARY JANE STEARNS, b., 1828, in Clay, N. Y.;
md. (1), O. A. Pollay; md. (2), John A. Little.
7429-^CHARLES LUCIUS STEARNS (8324), b., 183 1.
7430^-ELIZA ANN STEARNS, b., 1833; md., 1850,
William Harvey Collins, of North Syracuse, N. Y., where
she'd., 1884; two children.
(a)— Eva Collins, md. Frank McChesney.
(b) — Anna May Collins, of North Syracuse.
7431— HENRY HARRISON STEARNS, b., 1837, at
Clay, N. Y. ; d., 1842, at same place.
198 CHARLES STEARNS.
7432— ELIJAH CADY STEARNS (6689), b. Apr. 29,
1805, son of Asa and Lucy (Cady) Stearns, of Moretown,
Vt.; a jeweler and watchmaker of Coldwater, Mich.; md.,
Jan. 3, 1826, Eliza Jones, of Manlius, N. Y.; ten children.
7433— MARTHA JANE STEARNS, b., July 22, 1827,
in Fayetteville, N. Y.; md., Jan. 12, 1849, Alfred Blather-
wick, a watchmaker, of Jackson, Mich.
7434— GAYLORD STEARNS, b., Aug. 6, 1829; d., 1839,
7435— SARAH STEARNS, b., Aug. 11, 1831, in Fayette-
ville, N. Y.; d., 1834.
7436--EGBERT STEARNS, b., Dec. 8, 1833, in Chit-
tenango, Madison Co., N. Y.
7437— EDWIN STEARNS, b., Jan. 6, 1837, in Chit-
tenango, N. Y.
^ 7438— SUMMIT STEARNS, b., Mar. 4, 1840, in Akron,
Summit Co., O.
7439— FRANCIS STEARNS, b., 1842, in Tackson, Mich.;
d., 1845.
7440— FRANKLIN STEARNS, b., June 6, 1844, in
Jackson, Mich.
7441— EMMA MARIA STEARNS, b., Sept. 6, 1846, in
Jackson, Mich.
7442— LUCY ANTOINETTE STEARNS, b., Jan. 30,
1849.
7443^-CURTIS STEARNS (6690), b., Apr. 22, 1810, son
of Asa and Lucy (Cady) Stearns, of Waterbury, Vt.; md.,
1835, Mary Ann Dana, of Fayetteville, N. Y., and, in 1841.,
moved to Jackson, Mich.
7444— AB.NER STEARNS (6693), b., 1788, son of Solo-
mon and Jemima (Clark) Stearns, of Highgate, Vt.; md. (1),
Anne Davis, who bore him two children; md. (2), Annie
Swayne, who survived him. He was a miller, of Chase's
Mills, N. Y.j who d., 1884; eight children.
7445— HIRAM STEARNS, b., 1813; md. Lucretia Had-
lock, and had four children.
SIXTH GENERATION. 199
! 7446— JULIETTE STEARNS.
7447— CAROLINE STEARNS.
7448-^MABEL STEARNS.
7449— HENRY STEARNS.
7450— ELIZA STEARNS, b., 1815; md. Barnum Hag-
gett, of Louisville, N. Y., where she d., 1870; four children.
(a)— William Haggett, b. at Norwood, N. Y.
(b) — Alice Haggett, md. George Hall, of Norfolk, N. Y.
(c) — Eugenia Haggett, md. Oscar Fetley, of Canada.
(d) — Abner Haggett, a bachelor.
7451— JOHN STEARNS, b., 1820; d., 1845; unm.
7452--LUTHER STEARNS (8331), b., 1822.
7453— RICHARD STEARNS (8340), b., 1826.
7454— SOLOMON STEARNS, b., 1828; d., 1833.
7455— JOSEPH STEARNS (8343), b., 1830.
7456— SARAH STEARNS, b., 1833; md., i860, Ira G.
Caryl, a farmer, of Chase's Mills, N. Y. ; one daughter.
(a) — Stella Caryl, b., Oct. 8, 1861; md. John Aitchison,
of Madrid, N. Y.
7457-^JAMES STEARNS (6696), b., 1794, son of Solo-
mon and Jemima (Clark) Stearns, of Highgate, Vt. ; md.
Maria Deal, and settled in Highgate, Vt. ; had twelve
daughters, six of whom died young.
7458— MIRANDA STEARNS.
7459— ABIGAIL STEARNS.
7460— ELIZABETH STEARNS.
7461— LYDIA STEARNS, md. Mr. Swain, of Morris-
burg, Canada.
7462— EMILY STEARNS.
7463— FIDELIA STEARNS.
200 CHARLES STEARNS.
7464— SOLOMON STEARNS JR. (6697), b., 1796, son
of Solomon and Jemima (Clark) Stearns, of Highgate, Vt. ;
md., 1823, Polly Woodruff, and settled in Highgate, Vt. He
was drowned in the St. Lawrence River, leaving three chil-
dren, and his widow md. (2), his brother, Clark Stearns, who
cared for Solomon's children with his own nine.
7465— ALFRED STEARNS (8352), b., 1824, in High-
gate, Vt.
7466-^LEVI STEARNS, b., 1826; of Chase's Mills, N.
Y. Have been unable to get record of this family.
7467-r-MARIA STEARNS, md. Mr. Ballou, of Chase's
Mills, N. Y.
746&—CLARK STEARNS (6700), b., 1804, son of Sol-
omon and Jemima (Clark) Stearns, of Highgate, Vt. ; md.
Polly (Woodruff) Stearns, wid. of his brother, Solomon; nine
children.
7469— STEPHEN STEARNS, of Aiken. Minn.
7470— LAURA STEARNS, md. Mr. Watson, of Chase's
Mills, N. Y.
747i^rELIJAH STEARNS, of Chase's Mills, N. Y.
7472— CLARINDA STEARNS, md. Mr. Crawford, of
Louisville, N. Y.
7473— ELLEN STEARNS, md. Mr. Wilson, of Minn.
7474— LUCINDA STEARNS, md. Mr. Alexander, of
Louisville, N. Y.
7475— SIDNEY S. STEARNS, of Cortland, N. Y.
7476— HUBBARD STEARNS.
7477— MARY STEARNS, md. Mr. Wilson, of Louisville,
N. Y.
7478— ELIJAH STEARNS (6702), b., Apr. 17, 1813, son
of Solomon and Jemima (Clark) Stearns, of Highgate, Vt. ;
md., 1838, Caroline Sears, b., 1815, of Mass. They settled
at Waddington, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. ; seven children.
7479— CATHARINE STEARNS, b., Feb. 8, 1840, in St.
SIXTH GENERATION. 201
Lawrence Co., N. Y. ; md., 1861, George Whiting, of Syra-
cuse, N. Y. ; four children.
(a) — Melvin E. Whiting, b., Sept. 13, 1862, of Carbon-
dale, Pa.; md., June 2, 1886, Carrie Tuttle.
(b)— Carrie A. Whiting, b., Jan. 15, 1865; md., Nov. 9,
1890, William H. Rowe, of Syracuse, N. Y.
(c)-— Wesley G. Whiting, b., July 23, 1873.
(d) — Sylvia Whiting, b., June 3, 188 1.
7480^-SYLVIA STEARNS, b., May 7, 1843; md., 1870,
Mr. Caryl, of Moosic, Pa.; two children.
(a) — Ernest D. Caryl, b., Mar. 27, 1871; md., Sept. 12,
1894, May Burns, of Scranton, Pa., where they
settled,
(b) — Harry S. Caryl, b., July 4, 1880.
7481— DELILAH STEARNS, b., Jan. 10, 1845; md.,
Dec. 24, 1869, George Tregellas, of Mill Creek, Pa.; four
children.
(a) — Jennie Tregellas, b., Aug. 25, 1871.
(b)— Etta Tregellas, b., Dec. 7, 1875.
(c) — Blanche Tregellas, b., July 16, 1877.
(d) — Ethel Tregellas, b., Jan. 21, 1885.
7482— DAVID ELIJAH STEARNS, b., July 7, 1850;
md., Oct. 9, 1876, Fannie Purdy, and settled at Peckville,
Pa., where he d., Nov. 11, 1894. His widow and daughters
removed to Scranton, Pa., where she took charge of a mil-
linery establishment; two daughters.
7483— JESSIE STEARNS, b., July 13, 1880.
7484— ELSIE STEARNS, b., Sept. 15, 1889.
7485-^McCLAIN STEARNS, b., Jan. 5, 1852. At the
age of nineteen, he went to Colorado, and, as nothing has
"been heard of him since, he is supposed to be dead.
7486— ETTA M. STEARNS, b., June 22, 1854; md.,
Oct. 9, 1873, Edward Simons, of Madrid, N. Y.; one
-daughter.
(a) — Gertrude Simons, b., June 2, 1876.
202 CHARLES STEARNS.
7487— IDA M. STEARNS, b., Oct. 17, 1856; md., Jan.
15, 1880, Milton Whitney, of Madrid, N. Y.; one daughter,
(a)— Mabel Whitney, b., Oct. 21, 1883.
7488— GEORGE STEARNS (6706), b., May 31, 1802,
son of Moses and Susan (Clark) Stearns, of Warsaw, Wyom-
ing Co., N. Y.; a farmer, who md., Sept. 27, 1827, Asenath
Webster, of Hampton, N. Y. ; eight children.
7489--LUCY ANN STEARNS, md. John Aiken, of
Warsaw, N. Y., where they settled.
7490— HENRY STEARNS (8361), of Omro, Wis., b.,
1830.
7491— CORDELIA STEARNS, md. Chauncev Smith, of
Castile.
7492— EMILY STEARNS, md. Sylvester Hitchcock, of
Gainesville.
7493^-BETSY STEARNS, md. Edward Marshall, of
Omro, Wis.
7494-i-GEORGE STEARNS, d. in infancy.
7495VWASHINGTON STEARNS, d., Apr. 16 ,1864.
7496— JULIA STEARNS, md. William Fisk, of Kansas.
7497— JOSIAH STEARNS (6715), b., May 1, iSfe, son
of Increase Jr. and Mercy (Bassett) Stearns, of Nortnbridge,
Mass.; md. Apr. 5, 1809, Hepzibah Whitney, of Upton,
Mass.; settled in Holden, Mass., where he d., Apr. 20, 1864;
" six children.
7498— JULIA STEARNS, b., 1810; d., young.
7499~*-EZRA STEARNS, d., aged nine years.
7500— MARY STEARNS, b., 1816; md., Feb. 7, 1837,
Allen Brown, of Holden, Mass., who, after her death, md.
(2), her sister,Harriet,(7503); d.,Oct. 2, 1840; two children.
(a) — Elizabeth Allen Brown, b., Dec. 12, 1838; md.r
Apr. 7, 1858, Edwin Howe, of Worcester.
(b) — Mary Anne Brown, b., Apr. 10, 1840; md., Dec. 3,
1859, Geo. Hartwell, of Boston.
SIXTH GENERATION. 203
75oi^LUTHER STEARNS (8368), b., Feb. 25, 1818, of
Holden, Mass.
7502— CLARISSA STEARNS, b., 1821; d., 1837, in
Holden. .
7503^-HARRIET STEARNS, b., Sept. 1, 1823; md., Apr.
14, 1847, Allen Brown, her deceased sister's husband. He d.,
June 1, 1853; two sons.
(a) — Allen Brown Jr., b., May 20, 1848; md., June 29,
1874, Adeline R. Davenport,
(b) — Edward Josiah Brown, b., May 22, 1851.
7504V-STILES STEARNS (6717), b., Sept. 10, 1792,
son of Increase Jr. and Mercy (Bassett) Stearns, of Holden,
Mass.; d., Mar. 27, 1881, in Worcester, Mass. He md. (1),
Sept. 29, 1816, Statira Batcheler, of Northbridge, Mass.,
who d., 1821; md. (2), 1828, Sarah Ball, b., Sept. 8, 1801,
who d., May 16, 1848; md. (3), 1859, Mrs. Martha Carlisle,
b., Aug. 21, 1804, who had two children by a former hus-
band; five children.
7505-^COLLINS MUNROE STEARNS (8379), b., Feb.
17, 1818.
7506— STATIRA BATCHELER STEARNS, b., Feb. 28,
1821, in Northbridge, Mass.; d., Mar. 17, 1859, in Blandford,
Mass.; md., Nov. 28, 1844, Eli A. Brigham, b., July 1, 1820,
who d., Feb. 20, 1892, in Fairfield, Mass.; five children.
(a)— ^Pliny Stearns Brigham, b., Oct. 15, 1845, in Mon-
tague, Mass.; d., Jan. 12, 1881, in Chicago, 111.; md.,
Dec. 2, 1875, Sarah Elizabeth Mayo, b., Oct. 21,
1853; one son, Frank Pliny Brigham, b., Mar. 24,
1877.
(b) — Theodore S. Brigham, b., Feb. 28, 1847; d., July
13, 1847, in Worcester, Mass.
(c) — Edwin Eli Brigham, b., Sept. 6, 1850; md., July 16,
1876, in Kenosha, Wis., Lizzie Fahy, b., Feb. 16,
1852.
(d) — Emma Statira Brigham, b., June 12, 1853; md-,
Dec. 25, 1873, Sylvanus W. Brooks, of Chicago, 111.
204 CHARLES STEARNS.
(e) — Agnes Louise Brig-ham, b., June 29, 1857; d., Sept.
19, 1857.
7507— DAVID BRAINARD STEARNS (8383), b., Feb.
16, 1829.
7508— ALONA HUBBARD STEARNS, b. May 13,
1830; d., Nov. 22, 1888; md., Oct. 25, 1849, at Worcester,
Mass, by Rev. John Jennings, Simeon Mayo, of Chicago,
111.; five children.
(a) — Sarah Elizabeth Mayo, b., Oct. 21, 1853, in
Worcester, Mass.; md., Dec. 2, 1875, Pliny Stearns
Brigham, her cousin,
(b) — Ida Minetta Mayo, b., May 7, 1856, in Worcester,
Mass.; d., Sept. 14, 1866.
(c) — Simeon Mayo Jr., b., Jan. 27, i860, in Chicago,
111.; d., July 7, i860,
(d) — Arthur Joseph Mayo, b., Dec. 1, 1865, in Chicago,
111.; d., May 29, 1867.
(e) — Frank Stiles Mayo, b., Nov. 21, 1871, in Chicago,
111.; d., June 19, 1872.
7509— -JOSEPH ELLIOTT STEARNS (8395), b., Aug.
17, 1832.
7510^-ADOLPHUS STEARNS (6718), b., June 11, 1794,
son of Increase Jr. and Mercy (Bassett) Stearns, of Holden,
Mass.; md. (1), 1814, Charlotte Sumner, b., 1788, who d.,
Dec, 1823; md. (2), May, 1825, by Rev. E. J. Walker, Nancy
Abbott, b., July 15, 1796, who d., Mar. 12, 1859, in Holden,
Mass., where they settled; d., Jan. 27, 1865; ten children.
75 1 1— EMELINE STEARNS, b., Sept. 11, 1814; d., Jan.
21, 1856; md., Apr. 8, 1845, by Rev. Wm. P. Paine, Charles
H. Sawin, b., Apr. 12, 181 1, who d., July 28, 1888; three
children.
(a) — William Alphonso Sawin, b., Feb. 2J, 1846; md.
(1), 1868, Georgiana Smith, b., Apr. 23, 1843, who
d., May 19, 1890; md. (2), Jan. 11, 1892, Mrs. Susie
B. Sprague.
(b) — Henry Bela Sawin, b., May 16, 1847; md. (1), Apr.,
1874, Ella Josephine Long, b., Jul- 18, 1854, who
SIXTH GENERATION. 205
d., Feb. 2, 1884; md. (2), July 5, 1889, Mrs. Effie A.
Clark.
(c) — Elizabeth Proctor Barber Sawin, b., Aug. 10, 1854;
d., Apr. 24, 1881.
7512— SUMNER STEARNS, b., July 16, 1816; md., Sept.
1, 1846, by Rev. Wm. P. Paine, Olive Phinney, of Holden,
Mass., b., June 20, 1826. They settled in Somerville, Mass.;
six children.
7513— CLARA JANETTE STEARNS, b., Nov. 2, 1848,
75H^SARAH MALVINA STEARNS, b., Oct. 3, 1850;
md., 1870, Albert M. Crossman, b., Mar. 29, 1837, who d.,
1881. They had two chil., Sarah Ellen Crossman, b., Mar.
14, 1871, who d., Mar. 24, 1873, and Mary Etta Crossman,
b., Jan. 18, 1872.
7515— HENRY ADOLPHUS STEARNS, b., Mar. 17,
1854; md., Nov. 16, 1875, Caroline F. Berry, b., Mar. 27,.
1858. They have two children.
7516— HENRY ADOLPHUS STEARNS JR. b., Sept.
14, 1877.
7517—CARRIE LIZZIE STEARNS, b., Nov. 9, 1880.
75i8^CHARLES SUMNER STEARNS, b., Feb. 7,
1857: d., Feb. 16, 1858.
7519— FRANKLIN W. STEARNS, b., Apr. 16, 1859; d.,
Feb. 6, i860.
7520— ALBERT ROBINSON STEARNS, b., Apr. 13,
1861.
752i^ELIZA JANE STEARNS, b., July 26, 1818; d.
young.
7522^DIANA STEARNS, b., Nov. 21, 1821; d., Feb. 15.
1879; md., after her sister's death, her brother-in-law, Charles
H. Sawin; no children.
7523— CHARLOTTE STEARNS, b., Nov. 21, 1823; d.r
Mar. 10, 1892; md., Sept. 22, 1846, by Rev. C. W. Ainsworth,
John T. Abbott, b., Aug. 30. 1822, who d., June 28, 1891 ; five-
children.
206 CHARLES STEARNS.
(a) — Justin Ainsworth Abbott, b., Nov. 24, 1847; md-,
Apr. 18, 1874, Mary F. Coburn, b., Apr. g, 1841.
(b) — Eliza Jane Abbott, b., July 14, 1851; md., Nov. 4,
1878, LeRoy Benson, b., June 10, 1850, in Oakdale,
Mass.; no children,
(c) — Ella Maria Abbott, b., Sept. 13, 1853; md., June
16, 1880, Thomas H. Prue, b., July 23, 1853; settled
in Worcester, Mass.
(d) — John Osborn Abbott, b., June 10, 1855; md., Jan.
15, 1877, by Rev. Geo. S. Chadbourne, Julia Geor-
giana Moore, b., Jan. 13, 1856; d., Oct. 17, 1877.
and his widow md.. May 31, 1886, Noyes S. Nichols.
(e) — Child, b. and d., Nov. 7, 1859.
7524— ELIZA JANE STEARNS, b. Aug. 21, 1826; d.,
June 22, 1846.
7525XSIMON ABBOTT STEARNS, b., Mar. 31, 1828;
md., July 9, 1854, Susan W. Rice, b. Feb. 11, 1831, who d.,
Mar. 29, 1866; three children.
7526-^SIMON GARDNER STEARNS, b., Mav 9, 1856;
md., Oct. 25, 1878, Ida A. Gates, who died in childbirth, Apr.
5, 1880.
7527-rTHERON STEARNS, b., Oct. 11, 1857; d., Nov.
IS, i857-
7528-.MARY ELLA STEARNS, b., Sept. 24, 1861; d.,
Feb. 23, 1867.
7529^-LEVI JACKSON STEARNS (8401), b., Aug. 21,
1829; of Holden, Mass.
7530-^MARY MARIA STEARNS, b., Oct. 4, 1833; d.,
Mar. 5, 1865; md., Sept. 22, 1857, Edwin R. Johnson, b.,
Feb. 12, 183 1, who d., Feb. 16, 1884, in Princeton, Mass.
(a) — Twins, b. and d., May 2, 1859.
(b) — Edwin William Johnson, b., Mar. 5, 1865; d., Aug.
20, 1865.
7531— WILLIAM JONES STEARNS (8403), b., Sept.
3, 1837; d., Dec. 21, 1887.
SIXTH GENERATION. 207
7532— PERES STEARNS (6719), b., July 12, 1796, son
of Increase Jr. and Mercy (Bassett) Stearns, of Holden,
Mass.; a boat-maker, of Oakdale, Mass.; md., 1822, Anice
Keyes, of West Boylston, Mass., b., Oct. 17, 1801, who d.,
Aug. i, 1877; he d., Apr. 21, 1855; one son.
7533-^PLINY WHITE STEARNS, b., Sept. 3, 1823, in
Holden, Mass.; md. (1), Lucretia Keyes, of West Boylston,
Mass., who died, s. p.; md. (2), 1878, Rebecca M. Cooper, or
England, b., Oct. 31, 1841; settled in Oakdale, Mass.; no
children.
7534^AMOS STEARNS (6720), b., Sept. 10, 1798, son
of Increase Jr. and Mercy (Bassett) Stearns, of Holden,
Mass.; md., Mar. 18, 1816, Mary Pease, b., Sept. 28, 1801,
who d., July 7, 1852, dau. of Josiah Pease, of Upton, Mass.
Amos Stearns d., June 2, 1863; eleven children.
7535V-MARY ANN STEARNS, b., July 31, 1817, at
Upton, Mass.; md., Apr. 12, 1838, John C. Welch, b., Dec.
2J, 1816; one son.
(a) — Charles I. Welch, b., Apr. 26, 1840; d., Apr. 24,
1892; md., 1874, Delia Josephine Ballou, b., Apr.
3- i854-
7536— LEANZO STEARNS, b., Dec. 1, 1819. ) Twin
7537— LEANDER STEARNS, b., Dec. 1, 1819. ) WmS'
Leanzo Stearns was a shoemaker until twenty-three years
of age, then a carpenter and car-builder, afterwards a farmer,
of West Concord, Vt. "I have no family," is his simple
record.
Leander Stearns, his twin brother, was a carpenter of
Upton, Mass.; md., July 6, 1853, Mrs. Sarah (Batchelor)
Stearns, wid. of his brother, David M. (7540). His death
which occurred, Mar. 7, 1880, was caused by internal in-
juries, the result of a fall from a staging.
7538— ORTON PEASE STEARNS, b., July 21, 1821.
7539— LUCY MARIA STEARNS, b., Feb. 10, 1824;
d. Sept. 12, 1865, at Upton, Mass.; unm.
7540— DAVID McNAMARA STEARNS, b., Oct. 15,
208 CHARLES STEARNS.
1826; md., Oct. 11, 1847, Sarah W. Batchelor, of Uptonr
Mass.; d., Dec. 5, 1852, in early manhood, and his wid. md.
his elder brother, Leander ,(7537).
7541— LYDIA CLEMENTINE STEARNS, b., Aug.
30, 1829; md., Oct. 1, 1848, Henry Southwick, b., June 20,
1827; three children.
(a) — Henry Gordon Southwick, b., Jan. 5, 1849.
(b) — Leander Orton Southwick, b., July 31, 1850.
(c) — Eugene H. Southwick, b., Feb. 20, 1852.
7542--AMOS GEORGE STEARNS, b., Feb. 16, 1832;.
d., Mar. 17, 1836.
7543— OLIVE ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Mar. 13,
1835; d., Nov. 18, 1861, at Upton, Mass.; unm.
7544— AMOS GEORGE STEARNS, b., Jan. 27, 1837; d.,
June 2, 1863, at Upton, Mass., on the same day that his-
father died; unm.
7545— JANE L. STEARNS, b., Tuly 21, 1839; md., Mar.
14, 1867, in Worcester, Mass.; md. Mr. Fisher.
7546-^ASA STEARNS (6721), b., Aug. 10, 1800, son of
Increase Jr. and Mercy (Bassett) Stearns, of Holden, Mass.;
a farmer, of Shrewsbury, Mass. He md., 1823, Mary
(Polly) Putnam, of Sutton, Mass., a descendant of Nathaniel
Putnam, who settled with his father, in 1634, in Salem, Mass.
Asa Stearns and wife lived in Sutton for twelve years, then
removed to Shrewsbury, where he d., Aug. 25, 1865. Mary
(Polly) Putnam was dau. of Bartholomew and Hannah
(Sibley) Putnam, of Sutton, Mass. ; four sons.
7547— OSBORN STEARNS (8405), b., May 14, 1824, at
Sutton, Mass.
7548— DR. HENRY PUTNAM STEARNS (8409), b.,.
Apr. 18, 1828.
7549-^-ANDREW JACKSON STEARNS (8413), b.,
Mar. 28, 1830.
755o^CHARLES SIBLEY STEARNS (8419), b., Apr.
16, 1844.
SIXTH GENERATION. 209
755I_OTIS STEARNS (6723), b., Oct. 4, 1804, son of
Increase Jr. and Mercy (Bassett) Stearns, of Holden, Mass.;
md. (1), 1823, Julia Ann Sumner, of Milford, Mass., b., May
2, 1804, who d., 1850, in Worcester, Mass.; md. (2), 185 1,
Dulciana Rood, of Jericho, Vt. ; six chil. by first wife and
two, by second. He d., July 8, 1875.
7552V-LUCINDA STEARNS, b., Sept. 2, 1824, in
Holden, Mass.; md., Apr. 12, 1839, Samuel Steele, of New
Salem, Mass.; settled in Holden, Mass.; d., 1855; four chil-
dren.
(a) — George Washington Steele. b.v Oct., 1842.
(b) — Charles Harrison Steele, b., Nov., 1845.
(c) — Alonzo Steele, b., 1847; d., 1849.
(d)— Susan Maria Steele, b., May 15, 1849.
7553>^ELIZA ANN STEARNS, b., Dec. 25, 1825, in
Holden, Mass.; md. (1), 1847, Eleazer Hamblin, of Mont-
pelier, Vt., who d., 1867, in Hudson, N. Y.; md. (2), Albert
Fay. of Southboro, Mass., and settled in Sherburne, Mass.;
one son.
(a) — Edwin Foster Hamblin, b., May 5, 1849, in Oak-
dale, Mass.
7554— WILLIAM HERVEY STEARNS, b., May 15,
1827, in Holden, Mass.; d., Feb. 4, 1845, in Shrewsbury,
Mass.; unm.
7555— SUSANNA STEARNS, b., 1830; d., 1834, in Mil-
ford, Mass.
7556— AMANDA MALVINA STEARNS, b., Feb. 2,
J833; md. (1), Oct. 10, 1853, Edwin Hamblin, of Montpelier,
Vt., brother of her sister Eliza's husband. He d., Mar. 28,
1873, in Worcester, Mass., without children, and she md. (2),
Feb. 28, 1889, Joseph Steckman of Dakota, who d., Feb. 19,
1891. She had no children, and after his death, returned to
Lancaster, Mass., where she d., 1898.
7557— GEORGE WASHINGTON STEARNS, b., Nov.
28, 1836; d., 1856; unm.
7558— CHARLES OTIS STEARNS, b., Sept. 20, 1853.
in Worcester, Mass.; d., July, 1867.
210 CHARLES STEARNS.
7559^SARAH LAURETTA STEARNS, b., Oct. 20,
1856, in Worcester, Mass.; md., Jan. 15, 1880, Walter Rigg,
of Lancaster, Mass.; settled in Worcester.
(a)— Edna Belle Rigg, b.. May 28, 1882.
(b) — Lena Amanda Rigg, b., Nov. 11, 1885, in West-
minster, Mass.; d., 1888.
(c)— Howard Seuel Rigg, b. Apr. 15, 1888.
7560— SAMUEL STEARNS (6725), b., Apr. 9, 1808,
son of Increase Jr. and Mercv (Bassett) Stearns, of Holden,
Mass.; d., May 30, 1866: md., Sept. 1, 1831, Mary Arnold,
b., Jan. 24, 1809; settled in Holden, Mass.; nine children.
756r-i-GEORGE INCREASE STEARNS, b., Sept. 24,
1832; of Jefferson, Mass.; md. (1), May 28, 1857, Lucy Ellen
Lee, b., Aug. 9, 1839, by whom he had one son; md. (2), Dec.
25, 1890, Mary E. Whittemore, who was the mother of his
second son.
7562^-GEORGE HENRY STEARNS, b., Aug. 25, 1858;
md., May 9, 1880, Sarah A. Foster, b., Dec. 14, 1863. They
had two sons.
7563— CLARENCE G. STEARNS, b., Apr. 18, 1881; d.,
Aug. 24, 1882.
7564-^LOUIS AGASSIZ STEARNS.
7565-^-CARL PURINGTON STEARNS, b., July 7, 1895.
7566— JULIA ANN STEARNS, b., Apr. 11, 1835; md.,
Sept. 23, 1858, Edwin R. Humphrey, b., Sept. 8, 1837.
7567— FRANCIS A. STEARNS, b.. Nov. 3, 1837.
7568— MARY E. STEARNS, b., Oct. 25, 1840; md., Dec.
21, 1869, Luther D. Robbins; two children.
(a) — Ernest Arnold Robbins, b., Oct. 3, 1871.
(b) — Fannie May Robbins, b., May 5, 1880.
7569-rCHARLES W. STEARNS, b., Oct. 24, 1843; d.,
Jan. 28, 1845.
7570— ALFRED A. STEARNS, b., Feb. 9, 1846; d., Oct.
1, 1847.
SIXTH GENERATION. 211
7571XHARRIET LOUISA STEARNS, b., Aug. n,
1848; md., May 23, 1870; Horace Morse.
7572— HOMER DWIGHT STEARNS, b., Apr. 15. 1851;
md. (1), Apr. 5, 1874, Mary Truesdell, b., Dec. 11, 1855, who
d., Jan. 3, 1877, in Holden, Mass.; md. (2), May 29, 1878,
Fannie C. Moore. The first wife died in childbed with her
second child; the second wife had three children.
7573^-WlN'FRED HOMER STEARNS, b.. Mar. 26,
i875-
7574— HARRY EDWIN STEARNS, b.. Jan. 3, 1877.
7575^-LILLIAN STEARNS, b., Aug. 9, 1880.
7576-^EVERETT STEARNS, b., May 25, 1882.
7577^-DWIGHT A. STEARNS, b., 1885.
7578-^EMILIE C. STEARNS, b., Jan. 14, 1855.
7579^MILES STEARNS (6729), b., 1810, son of Asa
and Abigail (Bragg) Stearns, of Sackett's Harbor, N. Y. ;
after his mother's second marriage was called Miles Russ
until his own marriage, when he resumed his proper name.
He md., 1833, Mary (Polly) Piper, and settled in Genesee
Co .. N. Y., on a farm which he occupied until his death, in
1844; three children.
7580^-JAMES NELSON STEARNS (8421), b., 1835.
758HLDANIEL FRANKLIN STEARNS (8424), b.,
1838.
7582— ALLAN M. STEARNS (8428), b.. 1843.
7583— SIMON STEARNS JR. (6737), b., Apr. 4, 1785,
son of Simon and Henrietta (Peterson) Stearns, of Newport,
R. I.; a tailor by trade; md., Nov. 26, 1807, Vienna Barnes,
b., June, 3, 1788, who d., Mar. 1, 1849, dau. of Philemon
and Anna (Scott) Barnes, of Wolcott, Conn. He d., 1853,
in Poughkeepsie, N. Y. ; twelve children.
7584— HENRIETTA STEARNS, b.. May 9, 1809, in
Harwinton, Conn.; md., Dec. 5, 1828, David Rogers, a farm-
er, of Lee. Mass.; nine children.
212 CHARLES STEARNS.
(a) — Vienna Barnes Rogers, b., Dec. 31, 1829, in Stock-
bridge, Mass.
(b) — Vinson Gould Rogers, b., Mar. 15, 1832, in Green-
bush, N. Y.
(c) — Henrietta Stearns Rogers, to., Mar. 17, 1834, in
Pittsfield, Mass.
(d) — David Wells Rogers, b., June 6, 1836, in New
Lebanon, N. Y.
(e) — Gilbert Lawrence Rogers, b., Oct. 13, 1838, in
Richmond, Mass.
(f) — Egbert George Rogers, b., Mar. 28, 1841, in Stock-
bridge, Mass.
(g) — Cornelia Anna Rogers, b., Nov. 13, 1843, in Stock-
bridge, Mass.
(h) — Son, b. and d., Jan., 1845, in Pittsfield, Mass.
(i) — Lucy Alice Rogers, b., Jan. 12, 1850, in Cohoes,
N. Y.
7585-^HENRY HARWIN STEARNS (843 1\ b., Feb.
26, 181 1, in Harwinton, Conn.
7586— GOULD STEARNS (8443), b., Feb. 26, 1813, in
Tyringham, Mass.
7587 — SON, b. Mar. 24, 181 5; died young.
7588-v.CYRENIUS BARNES STEARNS, b., Mar. 5,
1816; d., July 18, 1818.
7589— NATHAN STEARNS (8450), b., Apr. 25, 1818, in
Lee, Mass.
7590— LAWRENCE STEARNS, b., July 10, 1820, in
Lee, Mass.; a wagon-maker, of Washington Co., N. Y.
7591— GEORGE S. STEARNS (8461), b., Anr. 25, 1822,
in Lee, Mass.
7592^MARCUS STEARNS (8470), b., Jan. 3, 1825, in
Lee, Mass.
7593^-DEXTER STEARNS (8474), b., Sept. 25, 1826, in
Lee, Mass.
SIXTH GENERATION. 2 IS
7594— JUSTIN STEARNS, b., Dec. 25, 1829, in Chat-
ham, N. Y. ; a turner: unm.
7595— CYRENIUS EDWIN STEARNS (8476), b., July
18, 1832, in Richmond, Mass.
7596— JOHN STERNE (6739), b., Dec. 16, 1788. son of
Samuel and Sarah (Billings) Stearns, of Newport, R. I.; a
grocer until 1838; State Treasurer of Rhode Island from
1832 to 1840; Cashier of Newport Exchange Bank, after
1836; wrote his name Sterne. He md., Dec. 8, 181 1, Maria
Collins Thurston, b., Jan. 5, 1790, who d., Oct. 9, 1849, dau.
of John and Sabra (Smith) Thurston, of Newport, R. I.;
eleven children.
7597— MARIA THURSTON STERNE, b., Sept. 11,
18 12; md., Jan. 21, 1834, Latham Thurston Tew, a brass
founder, son of George Cornell and Sally (Thurston) Tew,
of Newport, R. I.; no children.
7598^CAROLINE MATILDA STERNE, b., Feb. 6,
1 81 5; md., June 14, 1838. Thomas Bush Sherman, a
butcher, son of Isaac and Betsy (Borden) Sherman, of New-
port. R. I.: six children.
(a)^-John Sterne Sherman, b., Nov. 15, 1839: d., Dec.
2, 1840.
(b)-— Rowena Sherman, b. Mar. 5, 1842.
(c) — John Sterne Sherman, b., Apr. 6, 1843.
(d)-— Wanton Taber Sherman, b., Aor. 26, 1846; d.,
July 20, 1846.
(e) — Wanton Taber Sherman, b., Aug. 1, 1847.
(f) — James Turner Sherman, b., Jan. 10, 1849.
7599— SAMUEL STERNE (8484), b., June 21, 1817.
7600--CHARLES THURSTON STERNE, b., July 14,
1819; d., Jan. 23, 1820.
76oi^CHARLES THURSTON STERNE, b., Jan. 23,
1821; d., Mar. 5, 1822.
7602— GEORGIANA STERNE, b., Dec. 29, 1822; md.,
Aug. 6, 1843, William Pitt Swansey, a mariner, son of Alex-
ander G. and Ruth (Woodward) Swansey; one daughter.
214 CHARLES STEARNS.
(a) — Ruth Maria Swansey, b., Sept. 26, 1844.
7603—HARRIET ELIZABETH STERNE, b., Aug. 3,
1825; d., Jan. 7, 1848; md., Jan. 28, 1844, Jerathmael Bowers
Swansey, brother of her sister's husband; two children,
(a) — Mary Jane Swansey, b., Dec. 15, 1845.
(b) — Harriet Elizabeth Swansey, b., July 30, 1847; d.,
May 13, 1848.
7604-^MARTHA MARIA STERNE, b., Apr. 16, 1828;
d., May 11, 1846.
7605— ANDREW JACKSON STERNE, b., Oct. 7, 1830.
76o6^LOUISA STERNE, b., July 16, 1832.
7607^-JOHN STERNE JR., b., Apr. 17, 1834.
Seventh Generation.
7608— JOHN STERNE (6755), b., Aug. 2, 1803, son of
William and Starnes, of Charleston, S. C. ; md.
Nov. 29, 1824, Mary L. Wright, b., May 2, 1805; settled
in York District, S. C; in 1830, moved to Green Co., O.; in
1836, went to Gibson Co., Ind., where he d., Oct. 13, 1864.
"The broad Southern 'a' was changed to a Western 'e,'
and' the spelling changed accordingly." He was a farmer
until the last few years of his life when he engaged in pork-
packing in Princeton, Ind. ; six children.
7609— MARGARET A. STERNE, b., Sent. 26, 1825; d.,
Oct. 17, 1826.
7610— SAMUEL STERNE (8486), b., Sept. 26, 1826.
7611-—JOHN C. STERNE (8494), b., Feb. 9, 1828.
7612— MARGARET J. STERNE, b., June 3, 1830; md.,
Jan. 5, 1862, Rev. John McMaster, a minister of the U. P.
Church, who d., July II, 1874; four children.
(a) — John Sterne McMaster, b., June 22, 1864; d., Oct.
26, 1866.
(b) — James McMaster, b., June 23, 1865; d., June 12,
1869.
(c) — Samuel McMaster, b., June 1, 1867; d., June 6,
1867.
(d) — Erastus Darwin McMaster, b., Oct. 15, 1868; d.,
May 10, 1895.
7613— KATHARINE STERNE, b.. Mar. 25, 1834; d.,
Oct. 1, 1836.
216 CHARLES STEARNS.
76i4jLwILLIAM T. STERNE (8515), b., Aug. 22, 1840. , i}
7615^-JOHN STARNBS (6757), date of birth unknown, v/Tt/,
son of Joseph M. and Nancy (Adams) Starnes, of East Ten-
nessee; a farmer, of Hawkins Co., East Tenn., who served
in the war of 1812; md. Sarah Adams, and both d. in Haw-
kins Co., East Tenn. Some call him Dr. John Starnes; nine
children. Vv-A^>» '
76 1 6^POLLY STARNES, md. Adam Helton, a farmer,
of Indiana.
7617— PEGGY STARNES, md. William Wilson, a farm- VI c*
er,, of Arkansas.
7618-^SARAH STARNES, md. Absalom Looney, a
farmer, of East Tenn.
7619^-KATIE STARNES, md. Robert Rogers, a farmer,
of East Tenn.
7620--REV. MITCHELL STARNES, a farmer, of In-
diana, who was also a Methodist minister for fifty years 0 v,
prior to his death; md. Elizabeth Shanks, and died about
1888.
7621— NANCY STARNES, md. James Rogers, a farmer, o <
of Iowa. /
7622-^JOHN STARNES JR. (8521), b., Mar. 8, 1807.
7623-^PLEASANT STARNES, a farmer, of Tenn., who
md. Polly Wilson.
7624-^-GEORGE W. STARNES (8554), b., 1810-11.
7625— DR. GREENE ]. STARNES (6768), b., June 22,
1854, son of Gen. James Wilborn and Mary Christina (Rud-
der) Starnes, of Franklin, Williamson Co., Tenn.; a phy-
sician and surgeon of San Antonio, Tex.; md., 1879. Eliza-
beth Ellis; four children.
7626— MARY ELIZABETH STARNES, b., June 11,
.1880, at Indianola, Texas.
7627— CHARLES W. L. STARNBS, b.5 Feb. 2, 1884, at
Victoria, Texas.
SEVENTH GENERATION. 217
7628— MARGUERITE STARNES, b., Aug. 26, 1895.
7629— SUSAN OPHELIA STARNES, b., July 24, 1897.
7630— PROF. HUGH NESBITT STARNES (6775), b.,
May 25, 1856, son of Judge Ebenezer and Mary A. W. (Nes-
bitt) Starnes, of Augusta, Ga.; grad. Univ. Ga., 1875, with
degree of A. B.; planter and fruit-grower for many years; in
1893, appointed Horticulturist of the Ga. Agr. Experiment
Station; in 1898, called to the Chair of Agriculture and
Horticulture, of the Univ. of Ga., at Athens, Ga.
He md., Aug. 12, 1880, at_ Marietta, Ga., Lucie Berrien
Mcintosh, dau. of Dr. Bayard L. and Eliza Boiling (Nesbitt)
Mcintosh; four children.
7631— LUCIA BERRIEN STARNES, b., June 16, 1881,
at Marietta, Ga.
7632— BAYARD McINTOSH STARNES, b., Oct. 19,
1.83, at Lucerne, Ga.
7633— HUGH NESBITT STARNES JR., b., Mav 26,
1888, at Farm Hill, Ga.
7634— MARY ELEANOR STARNES, b., June 16, 1896,
at. Experiment, Ga.
7635— DR. CHARLES J. STEARNS (6781), b., June 3,
1800, son of Timothy and Mary (Look) Stearns, of Fram-
ingham, Mass.; md. (1), name unknown, who was mother of
three children; md. (2), Mary Lawrence Hinds, and settled
in New York City, where his other two sons were born.
Dr. Stearns d., 1880, at Mt. Pleasant, Monmouth Co., N. J.;
his wife d., at Jasper, Steuben Co., N. Y. ; five children.
7636— MARY STEARNS, md. Charles Cregor, of Phila-
delphia, Pa.; d., in New York City.
7637-^-FRANCES STEARNS.
7638— CHARLES STEARNS, d. in Boston, Mass.
7639— WILLIAM RANDOLPH STEARNS (8562), b.,
Oct. 29, 1 84 1, in New York City.
7640— FRANKLIN BYRON STEARNS, b. in New
York City, where he d.
218 CHARLES STEARNS.
/
7641-^-HENRY STEARNS (6784), b., Aug. 19, 1809, son
of Timothy and Mary (Look) Stearns, of Framingham,
Mass.; md., Dec. 29, 1833, Cordelia Robinson, b., Sept. 2,
1816, who d., Dec. 20, 1879, dau. of Rev. Clark and Belinda
(Spragne) Robinson, of Vt; settled in Jasper, Steuben Co.,
N. Y., afterwards in Buffalo, N. Y. After the death of his
wife, he made his home with his eldest son, in Buffalo, N. Y. ;
five children.
7642^-GEORGE STEARNS (8569), b., June 22. 1835.
7643-^CHARLES CURTIS STEARNS, b., Apr. 1, 1837;
md. twice, has five children; of Cincinnati, O.
7644-^-MINERVA LUCINDA STEARNS, b., Sept. 24,
1843; md. (1), Eugene H. Cramer; two children; md. (2), W.
T. J. Lowe of Buffalo, N. Y. ; one son.
7645— MARTHA ANN STEARNS, b., Dec. 10, 1844; d.,
July 5, 1846.
7646--WILLIAM HENRY STEARNS, b., Nov. 17,
1846; in 1865. settled in Rochester, N. Y.; connected with
the National Casket Co., for many years; a member of the
First M. E. Church, of Rochester, and a life-member of its
Missionary Society; a Free Mason of high and honorable
standing and a Knight Templar. He has become a member-
of the Empire State Sons of the Revolution, within a few
years; "could have retired from business ten vears ago, but
am not built that way."
7647^-TIMOTHY LOOK STEARNS (6785), b., Sept.
17, 1 81 3, posthumous son of Timothy and Mary (Look)
Stearns, of Framingham, Mass.; a blacksmith, of Barre,
Mass.; md., Feb. 7, 1837, Eliza Howe, dau. of Levi Howe,
of Worcester, Mass.; d., Apr. 19, 1867, in Barre, Mass.; eight
children.
7648— EDWARD NELSON STEARNS (8S84), b., Aug.
6, 1838, in Worcester, Mass.
7649— LEVI HOWE STEARNS (8588), b., Nov. 19,
1840.
7650— GEORGE ALVAH STEARNS (8592), b., May
27, 1845-
SEVENTH GENERATION. 219
7651-iDR. CHARLES GODDARD STEARNS (8598),
b., Apr. 28, 1850.
7652-^MARY STEARNS, b., Oct. 3, 1851; d., Sept. 9,
1854.
7653^HARRIET LYDIA STEARNS, b., Apr. 8, 1856;
unm.
7654-^-GEORGE STEARNS, d. in infancy.
7655— WILLIAM HENRY STEARNS (8601), b., Apr.
3, 1858.
7656-^CAPT. DAVID STEARNS (6789), b., Sept. 23,
1803, son of Amos and Sarah (Watts) Stearns, of Framing-
ham, Mass.; a sea-captain, who d., Dec. 17, 1867, in Rich-
mond, Me.; md. (1), July 12, 1827, Lavinia Reed, of Dres-
den, Me., who d., Aug. 24, 185 1, in Richmond, Me.; md.
(2), Dec. 3, 1852, Lucy Bunyan, who d., Apr. 15, 1882; no
chil. by second wife; four by first wife.
7657-^SARAH E. STEARNS, b., June 3, 1828; md., July
2, 1854, Capt. J. B. Libby; d., Oct. 4, 1855, in Richmond,
Me. I
7658-r-JAMES STEARNS, b., Jan. 14, 1830; d., Apr. 17,
1830.
7659— HELEN MARR STEARNS, b., Nov. 1, 1832; md.,
Nov. 2, 1859, Capt. Joshua B. Libby, her deceased sister's
husband; he d., Apr. 8, 1870, in Portland, Me.; two children.
(a) — Helen May Libby, b., Sept. 3, 1861, in Richmond,
Me.
(a) — Lavinia M. Libby, b., Nov. 24, 1863; d., Oct. 7,
1868, in Richmond, Me.
7660— ESTHER B. STEARNS, b., Dec. 28, 1837; d.,
Aug. 13, 1856, in Richmond, Me.
v 7661--RICHARD W. STEARNS (6792), b., June 15,
1810, son of Amos and Sarah (Watts) Stearns, of Framing-
ham, Mass.; d.. Mar. 24, 1857; md. Sarah Small, of Bath,
Me., by whom he had six children, but we have been unable
to find any record of his family.
220 CHARLES STEARNS.
7662--PHILIP P. STEARNS (6793), b., Feb. 27, 1815,
son of Amos and Sarah (Watts) Stearns, of Framingham,
Mass.; a ship-wright and caulker, of Melrose Highlands,
Mass.; md. Mary E. Clarke, of Charlestown, Mass.; two
sons.
7663^-EDWARD PAYSON STEARNS, b., June 9, 1844,
at Charlestown, Mass.; d., June 23, 1849.
7664— DAVID FRANKLIN STEARNS, b., July 1, 1852,
at Charlestown, Mass.; an insurance agent, of Melrose High-
lands, Mass.; md., 1887, Lydia M. Salmon; two children.
7665— VERA ELIZABETH STEARNS, b.. Aug. 18,
1888.
7666— ILMA BERNICE STEARNS, b.. July 18, 1893.
" 7667— ORIN STEARNS (6799), b., Feb. 14, 1797, son of
Samuel and Polly (Bennett) Stearns, of Fitchburg. Mass.;
md. (1), 1828, Reeta4 Davison, of Stow, Mass., by whom he
had three children; md. (2), Lucinda Robinson, of Parish-
ville, N. Y., where he d., July 31, 1836.
7668— ORIN STEARNS JR., b., 1829.
7669---SYLVIA STEARNS, b., 1831.
7670— LUTHER STEARNS, b., 1832.
7671-^STEPHEN B. STEARNS (6803), b., Oct. 2, 1805,
son of Samuel and Polly (Bennett) Stearns, of Fitchburg,
Mass.; md., 1833, Mary Merriam, of Westminster, Mass., b.,
1807, dau. of Asa and Lucena (Puffer) Merriam. He was
a painter by trade, and d., June 25, 1835; she d., Aug. 19,
185 1 ; one son.
7672--CHARLES HUDSON STEARNS (8604). b.. June
12, 1834.
7673-^AARON WARNER STEARNS (6807), b., Oct.
18, 1802, son of Luther and Lucy (Warner) Stearns, of Leo-
minster, Mass.; a paper-manufacturer, of Leominster. He
md., June 15, 1828, Betsy White Houghton, of Harvard,
Mass.; d., June 24. 1852, in Leominster, Mass.; five chil-
dren.
SEVENTH GENERATION. 221
7674-V^AVERY LELAND STEARNS, b., June 27, 1831,-=
in Leominster. Mass. md., Oct. I,' 1863, Hattie Jewett, of
Groton, Mass.; settled in Leominster.
7675^EDMUND HOUGHTON STEARNS, b., July 25,
1835, in Leominster; md., Feb. 3, 1861, Laura Wilder Rugg;
d., Sept. 13, 1876, in Leominster, Mass. ;two daughters.
7676— MINNIE BELLE STEARNS, b., Oct. 18, 1865;
md., May 1, 1890, Geo. Partridge Taylor, of Springfield,
Mass.; two children.
(a) — Philip S. Taylor, b., Apr. 14, 1892.
(b) — Marion Taylor, b., Aug. 6, 1893.
7677— ANNA LAURA STEARNS, b., Nov. 23, 1867, in
Leominster, Mass.
7678-^HENRY THOMAS STEARNS, b., June 14, 1838,
in Leominster, Mass.; md., Aug. 6, 1862, Ellen A. Reed, of
Berlin, Mass.; d., July 12, 1879, at Leominster, Mass.
7679^-JAMES FRENCH STEARNS, b.. July 1, 1842, \
in Leominster, Mass.; Importer of interior decorations, in
New York City; unm.
7680-^GEORGE WILLIAM STEARNS, b., Mar. 25,
1844, in Leominster, Mass.; d., June 3, 1869, in Worcester,
Mass.; unm.
768i^EMORY STEARNS (6808), b., Dec. 13, 1804, son
of Luther and Lucy (Warner) Stearns, of Leominster, Mass. ;
a blacksmith; md., 1832, Rachel Linc6ln, of Leominster, b.,
1807; d., Apr. 3, 1884, in Leominster, Mass.; six children.
7682— LUCY ANN STEARNS, b., Apr. 13, 1833, in Leo-
minster; md. John Cooledge, of Leominster, where she d..
May 20, 1864.
7683^-ABBIE LOUISE STEARNS, b., Aug. 31, 1838;
of Leominster, Mass.; unm.
7684— ALBERT LINCOLN STEARNS, b., Nov. 4.
1840; of Providence, R. I.; unm.
7685-v-CHARLES WARNER STEARNS, b., Dec. 23.
1843; of Arizona; unm.
222 CHARLES STEARNS.
7686— FRANK JOSHUA STEARNS, b., Mar. 13, 1848; i
manufacturer of horn goods, at Providence, R. I.; md.
Amelia A. Wells; two children.
7687— ALBERT WELLS STEARNS, b., Aug. 6, 1894.
7688— HELEN LINCOLN STEARNS, b., Nov. 4, 1895.
7689^-IDA MARIA STEARNS, b., Oct. 7, 1852; md.
Charles E. Stratton, of Leominster, Mass.
7690VSAMUEL FORBUSH STEARNS (6810), b., Oct.
8, 181 7, son of Luther and Lucy (Warner) Stearns, of Leo-
minster, Mass.; d., Nov. 29, 1887; md. Ellen , and
settled in Springfield, Mass.
7691-^THOMAS ADAMS STEARNS (6825), b., Sept.
2, 181 1, son of Thomas 3d. and Susanna (Adams) Stearns,
of Enosburg, Vt.; a farmer and tanner, of Jaffrey, N. H.;
md. (1), June 6, 1838, Sarah E. Spaulding, of Jaffrey, N. H.,
who d., Feb. 25. 1855: md. (2), Jan. 2, 1856, Almeda L.
Stanley Gilmore. who d., Oct. 15, 1892. He d., July 28;
1879, in Jaffrey, N. H.; four children.
7692^-SUSAN ELIZABETH STEARNS, b.. May 19,
1839, in New Ipswich, N. H.; d., Nov. 7, 1839.
7693^-HARRIET ELIZABETH STEARNS, b.. Jan. 7,
1844, in Jaffrey, N. H.; a professional nurse; md., Apr. 13,
1869, George F. Lowe, of Jaffrey, who d., June 18, 1882, at
Ouincy, Fla.; after his death, she settled in Rindge, N. H.;
three children.
(a) — Francis Duane Lowe, b.. June 23, 1871, in Wo-
burn, Mass.; d., Sept. 9, 1871.
(b) — Leila Adams Lowe, b., July 2, 1875, in Arlington,
Mass.; of Rindge. N. H.
(c) — Henry Eugene Lowe, b., Nov. 26, 1877, in Ouincy,
Fla.; d., Sept. 22, 1879.
7694^-HENRY MARTYN STEARNS, b., Mar. 4, 1848,
in Jaffrey, N. H.; md., Feb. 21, 1871, Mary C. Lowe, of
Jaffrey, where they settled; d., June 2, 1887; s. p.
7695V-SARAH ALMEDA STEARNS, b., May 4, 1859.
SEVENTH GENERATION. 223
in Jaffrey, N. H.; md., Nov. 23, 1879, William Eugene
Stearns (8253), of Rindge, N. H.; no children.
7696^-TIMOTHY KNIGHT STEARNS (6827), b., Jan.
19, 18 1 6, son of Thomas 3d. and Susanna (Adams) Stearns,
of Enosburg, Vt; a mariner, lost at sea, Apr., 1852; md.,
1839, Betsy Bassett, and settled in South Chatham, Mass.,
where their children were born. The father was lost at sea
in April, and in the following August the son was born,
"leaving my mother with two girls and a baby-boy to care
for." The mother d., Aug. 1, 1894.
7697--PATIENCE BASSETT STEARNS, b., Aug. 8,
1840; md., Nov. 1858, Augustine Bearse, of South Chatham,
Mass.; d., Oct. 14, 1880, leaving two children.
(a) — Minnie A. Bearse.
(b) — Frank Bearse.
7698^-CAROLINE AUGUSTA STEARNS, b., Jan. 19,
1848; has always been an invalid, a great sufferer.
7699--NANCY HAWES STEARNS, b., May 18, 1850;
d. in infancy.
7700^-TIMOTHY KINSMAN STEARNS (8607), b.,
Aug. 21, 1852.
77oi^JUSTIN STEARNS (6832), b., May 10, 1S01, son
of Daniel Jr. and Sarah (Pratt) Stearns, of Reading, Vt. ; a
farmer and carpenter, of Fitchburg, Mass.; md., Sept. 3,
1826, Polly Simonds, of Fitchburg, Mass.; d., Oct. 31, 1891.
"Justin Stearns was a most exemplary man, upright and
accurate in his dealings, honored, respected and beloved by
all who knew him. He was Treasurer of his Church So-
ciety for forty consecutive vears and handled many thou-
sands of dollars without the loss of a single cent." He had
two children.
7702— SARAH STEARNS, b., Mar. 23, 1828; d., Mar. 2,
1844.
7703WDANIEL STEARNS, b., Apr. 11, 1831: in 1859.
commenced practice as attorney-at-law, in Fitchburg, Mass.,
where he d., Jan. 31, 1868; unm. He was a graduate of
Dartmouth College.
224 CHARLES STEARNS.
7704-vJAMES MADISON STEARNS (6836), b., July
23, 1809, sc>n of Daniel Jr. and Sarah (Pratt) Stearns, of
Reading, Vt; a farmer, of Wethersfield, Vt.; md. Louisa
Sherwin, of Wethersfield, where he d., Oct. 6, 1873. Dr.
Bond says they had three children but we have not ascer-
tained their names.
7705-^RUFUS STEARNS (6837), b., Dec. 30, 181 1, son
Daniel Jr., and Sarah (Pratt) Stearns, of Reading, Vt; a
farmer, of Reading, Vt., who was insane during the last
years of his life. He md., Dec. 19, 1833, Caroline Buck, of
Reading, Vt., b., May 22, 1812, who d., June 12, 1881; he d.,
Mar. 27, 1895; three children.
7706— EDGAR STEARNS (861 1), b., Apr. 24, 1835.
7707— ELMER STEARNS, b., July 8, 1837, in Reading,
Vt. ; d., Jan. 5, 1858; unm.
7708— MYRON STEARNS, b., June 2, 1842; md. Lucy
McNeil, of Reading, Vt., where he d., Aug. 25, 1867.
7709^-HON. JOHN MILTON STEARNS, A. M., LL.
D., (6847), b., Dec. 13, 1810, son of Paul and Lucy (Knee-
land) Stearns, of Reading, Vt. ; md. (1), Sept. 3, 1836,
Emeline H. Adams, b., Apr. 15, 1807, in Royalton, Vt., who
d., Aug. 30, i860, in Brooklyn, N. Y.; md. (2), Dec. 16,
1 86 1, at Williamsburg, N. Y., Mrs. Sarah J. (Valentine)
Vanderburg; md. (3), Aug. 23, 1889, Mrs. Katie Vesper,
widow of Capt. Peter Vesper, of Thomaston, Me. He
studied theology, taught and preached until 1838; was an
editor and publisher until 1848; Hon. A. M., Rutgers Coll.,
1855; LL. D., Grinnell Coll., Iowa, 1890. Among his literary
works are "Wreaths of Wild Flowers," "The Puritan as a
Character in History," 'The Bible in Harmony with Na-
ture," and "Germs and Developments of the Laws of Eng-
land." He was a lawyer, of New York City, who d., 1899,
at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., of acute bronchitis; two children.
7710-^HELEN JANE STEARNS, b., Sept. 2, 1837, at
Bozrah, Conn.; md., Sept. 3, 1855, Hon. Homer A. Nelson,
a lawyer, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Mr. Nelson was County
Judge for eight years; M. C, two years; Secretary of State
of N. Y. for one or two terms; State Senator, two years; d..
Apr. 23, 1891; s. p.
SEVENTH GENERATION. 225
7?IIiLjOHN MILTON STEARNS JR. (8617), b., Sept,
14, 1842.
77 12^-BENJAMIN FRANKLIN STEARNS (6849), K
Dec. 25, 1814, a Christmas twin son of Paul and Lucy (Knee-
land) Stearns, of Reading, Vt.; a farmer, of Brownsville, Vt;
md. (1), Oct. 2y, 1842, Lucy Melvina Washburne, of Read-
ing, Vt., who became the mother of four children, and d.,
June 13, 1880, at Everett, Mass., aged 57 years; md. (2),
June 26, 1 88 1, Mary E. Davis, who d., Feb. 18, 1883, at
Everett, Mass., aged 18 years; md. (3), July 17, 1884, Eliza-
beth M. Coburn, of Felchville, Vt.; four children.
7713-vOSCAR HAMLIN STEARNS, b., Aug. 15, 1843,
at Felchville, Vt.; grad. Middlebury, Vt., Coll., 1866; mem-
ber of N. Y. bar; md. Elizabeth Valentine, and settled at
Hackensack, N. J.; no children.
7714— EUGENE H. STEARNS, b., Oct. 10, 1849; <*•',
Nov. 12, 1850, at Felchville, Vt.
7715^-ALICE MELVINA STEARNS, b., Apr. 10, 1852;
d., May 12, 1854, at Felchville, Vt.
7716-^FRANK HERBERT STEARNS, b., Oct. 31,
1857, in Felchville, Vt; of F. H. Stearns M'f'g Co., Chester,
Vt., dealers in Machinery and manufacturers of wooden ware;
unm.
7717— REV. GEORGE WASHINGTON STEARNS
(6850), b., Dec. 25, 1814, a Christmas twin son of Paul and
Lucy (Kneeland) Stearns, of Reading, Vt. ; a clergyman of
the M. E. Church and a homeopathic physician; md. (1), May
8, 1838, Sarah Sylvia Crowell, of Yarmouth, Mass.; settled
in New Bedford, Mass.; md. (2), Julia Amanda Ware, who
bore him one son. He was the oldest member of the New
England Southern Conference, but obliged to give up
preaching on account of loss of voice. Bv his first wife he
had seven children, of whom two survive.
7718— MARY CROWELL STEARNS, md. Mr. Perryr
of New Bedford; one child.
7719— 'SYLVIA CROWELL STEARNS, unm.
226 CHARLES STEARNS.
7720— GEORGE EDMUND STEARNS, b., Nov. 6,
1885, "the son of his old age."
7721— PAUL WETHERBEE STEARNS (6851), b.,
Mar. 4, 1817, son of Paul and Lucy (Kneeland) Stearns, of
Reading, Vt. ; manufacturer of woolen cloths and wooden
goods, at Reading, Vt.; md., Dec. 5, 1844, Salome TarbelL
b., Mar. 24, 1817; d., Aug. 18, 1878, at Felchville, Vt.; two
children.
7722— EDWIN HALE STEARNS, b., Feb. 20, 1848, in
Felchville, Vt. ; md. Sarah Elizabeth Martin, and settled in
Manchester, Iowa, where he d., July 2"/, 1884; one son.
7723— ALEXANDER WETHERBEE STEARNS.
7724— EUDORA ZULETTE -STEARNS, b., July 28,
1858, in Felchville, Vt.; md. George Atwood Pettigrew, of
Flandreau, South Dakota; one daughter,
(a) — Addie Stearns Pettigrew.
7725-^HONESTUS STEARNS (6852). b., July 22, 1820,
son of Paul and Lucy (Kneeland) Stearns, of Reading, Vt. ;
a farmer, of Felchville, Vt., on the paternal homestead;
dealer in real-estate and connected with the Vt. Chair Fac-
tory. He md. (1), July 17, 1845, Leonora Matthews, by
whom he had one daughter. They were divorced and he
md. (2), Dec. 4, 1850, Marietta M. Gill, by whom he had one
son and three daughters. She d., Sept. 11, 1873, and he md.
(3), Oct. 18, 1874, Mrs. Emeline Lovell, who d., July 26,
1884, and he md. (4), May 4, 1892, Mrs. Elizabeth P. Hink-
ley; five children.
7726— HELEN STEARNS, b., Mar. 26, 1846; md., Nov.
[, 1864, Dr. J. W. Nichols.
7727^GEORGE GILL STEARNS (8621), b., Nov. 1,
1851.
7728-^-KATE MARIE STEARNS, b., June 18, 1853; md.,
Aug. 16, 1882, Oscar F. Rice, who d.
7729-— LUCILLE MARIETTE STEARNS, b., Jan. 1,
1859; md., May 9, 1880, Oscar S. Randall.
SEVENTH GENERATION. 227
7730-^CORA THEODOSIA STEARNS, b., July 16,
1863; a stenographer, of Chicago, 111.
773I_GEORGE CUSHMAN STEARNS (6862), b.,
Mar. 4, 1819, son of Charles Jr. and Abigail (Bannister)
Stearns, of Boston, Mass.; md., Mar. 8, 1841, in Boston, by
Rev. Chandler Robbins, Martha J. Bachelder, b., Sept. 29,
1821, who d., Jan. 31, 1875, in Lincoln, Mass., eldest dau.
of Thomas and Martha Bachelder, of Portsmouth, N. H.
Mr. Stearns d., June 13, 1886, at Denver, Col., while on a
pleasure-trip with his son George. In early life, he and his
brother, Edward Stearns, did much to give the Mercantile
Library of Boston its life and usefulness, and they established
the Insurance Firm of Stearns Bros., which has since been
carried on by the sons of George C. Stearns. Mr. Stearns
was buried with Masonic honors, in Forest Hill Cemetery,
near Boston; five children.
7732— MARTHA STEARNS, b., June 12, 1843, in Chel-
sea, Mass.; md., Dec. 16, 1873, at St. Paul's Church, Boston,
by Rev. Phillips Brooks, Walter Hodges, of Staten Island,
N. Y., where she d., Mar. 12, 1877.
7733— EDWARD AUGUSTUS STEARNS, b., Nov. 16,
1846, in Boston, Mass.; d., Nov. 28, 1867.
7734— GEORGE CUSHMAN STEARNS JR.. b., Feb.
12, 1854.
Twins.
7735— CHARLES BACHELDER STEARNS, b., Feb.
12, 1854.
G. C. Jr. md., June 3, 1880, at Dedham, Mass., by Rev.
S. C. Beach, Mary Newell Morse. He was a prominent Free
Mason and Knight Templar; two children.
7736— EDWARD STEARNS, b. and d., 1881.
7737—CHARLES STEARNS, b., Nov. 30, 1882.
Charles B. Stearns md., Oct. 8, 1879, Marietta H. Chapin,
of Hyde Park, Mass. ; two children.
7738— ANNIE MASON STEARNS.
7739— MARTHA HAYWARD STEARNS.
228 CHARLES STEARNS.
77AO— MARY STEARNS, b., Mar. 14, 1856, in Brook-
lyn, N. Y.; unm.
77/Li— ROBERT EDWARDS CARTER STEARNS
(6864), b., Feb. 1, 1827, son of Charles Jr. and Sarah (Carter)
Stearns, of Boston, Mass.; md., Mar. 28, 1850, by Rev. Fred-
erick T. Gray, Mary Anne Libby, b., Sept. 6, 1828, who d.T
July 28, 1879, at Berkeley, Cal., eldest dau. of Oliver Libby,,
of Boston, Mass. She was buried in Mountain View Ceme-
tery, near Oakland, Cal. "Mr. Stearns received his educa-
tion in the public schools of his native city, supplemented by
a mercantile course, and business training in one of the
Boston banks. In 1849, he painted a Panorama of the Hud-
son River, from the mouth of the Mohawk to Fort William,
a canvas nine hundred ft. long and eight ft. wide. In 1850,
he visited the coal-fields of Southern Indiana, and in 1854,
was appointed prospector and resident clerk for several Cop-
per Cos., with headquarters at Keeweenaw Point, Lake
Superior. In 1858, he went to California, via Havana and
the Isthmus of Panama, leaving New York in May, and
reaching San Francisco in June. For four years he was
connected with the principal printing and publishing house
of San Francisco, and on the editorial staff of 'The Pacific,'
a leading weekly. In 1862, he was appointed Deputy Clerk
of the Supreme Court, and, in 1863, resigned to become Sec-
retary of the Board of State Harbor Commissioners. Upon
the termination of his relations with the Board, on account
of ill-health, in 1868, he was presented with a service of plate
made of Nevada silver. Until 1870, he was in the Atlantic
States, and, with some scientific friends, visited Florida,
where, for several months, he made large collections of Nat-
ural History material for the Smithsonian Institution and
himself. In 1874, he was elected Secretary of the Board of
Regents of the University of California, Dr. Daniel C. Gil-
man being Pres. This office Mr. Stearns held for nearly
eight years, when failing health compelled him to resign.
The Board of Regents passed unanimously a series of ap-
preciative resolutions, and conferred upon him the degree
of Doctor of Philosophy, in recognition "of his scientific
attainments and as a merited testimonial to his protracted
service," and as "expressive of their sense of his great service
Robert E. C. Stearns.
SEVENTH GENERATION. 229
to the cause of education in California." In 1882, he did
some special work for the U. S. Fish Commission, in the
Puget Sound region, and, in 1884, was appointed Assistant
Curator in the Department of Mollusks in the U. S. National
Museum, at Washington, D. C, by Prof. Spencer F. Baird,
of the Smithsonian Institution. Subsequently, he was ap-
pointed Paleontologist in the U. S. Geological Survey, by the
Director, Major J. W. Powell, and continued in this service
until 1892, when he resigned. He still retains a place on the
staff of the National Museum, his name appearing on the
roll, as Associate in Zoology. His extensive and well-known
collection of Mollusks, commenced when a lad, and added
to by personal explorations and world-wide correspondence
and exchange, especially designed to illustrate the geograph-
ical distribution and variation of Molluscan species, was pur-
chased for the National Collection, and is now an important
feature in the National Museum. In 1869, Dr. Stearns be-
came a Fellow of the American Association for the Advance-
ment of Science; in the same year, was chosen Cor. Member
of the Chicago Academy of Science; 1877, Cor. mem, of
Acad. Natural Science, Davenport, la.; 1870, Cor. mem.
Lyceum of Nat. Hist., in City of New York, now the N. Y.
Acad, of Science; 1887, Correspondent of the Acad, of Nat.
Science in Philadelphia; Sept. 17, 1873, elected Correspond-
ing Member of Die Kaiserliche Koonigliche Zoologisch
Botanische Gesellschaft, in Wien, Austria. In 1881, he was
made Corresponding Member of the California State Horti-
cultural Society; became a member of Cal. Acad, of Science,
early in 1864, and, in 1873, was made an Honorary Life
Member; is a member of the Biological Society of Washing-
ton, D. C, and of the District of Columbia Society, Sons of
Amer. Revolution.
"His principal published papers have appeared in the Re-
ports of the Smithsonian Institution, in the Proceedings of
the U. S. National Museum and the Cal. Acad, of Science,
in the publications of other scientific societies, in the "Amer-
ican Naturalist," and elsewhere." He has one daughter.
7742— MARY ROBERTA STEARNS, b., Feb. 16, 1853,
in East Cambridge, Mass. ; a member of Daughters of Amer-
ican Revolution
230 CHARLES STEARNS.
7743— THOMAS STEARNS JR. (6869), b., Aug. 4, 1814,
son of Dr. Thomas and Margaret (Stephenson) Stearns, of
Mt. Vernon, Me.; d., Apr. 18, 1871, at Saxonville, Mass.;
md., 1838, Rebecca Howe Jones, and had six children. He
was a wheelwright and carpenter, who lived in Sudbury,
Mass., Natick, Mass., and Saxonville; made surveys for
levees on the Sacramento River, Cal., in 1849.
7744— MARGARET LORING STEARNS, b., Sept. 28,
1839, in Boston, Mass.; md., Nov. 16, i860, James Hooker,
of Saxonville, Mass., where she d., Dec. 31, 1876; one
daughter.
(a) — Ida I. Hooker, b., Apr., 1862.
7745— ELIZA REBECCA STEARNS, b., Feb. 6, 1841,
in Sudbury, Mass.; md., May 11, 1862, William H. H.
Clough, of Natick, Mass., where they settled; two children.
(a) — Alice Florence Clough, b., June 17, 1876.
(b) — William Irving Clough, b., Apr. 16, 1877.
7746— JULIA CATHERINE STEARNS, b., Aug. 8,
1843, in Sudbury, Mass.; d., Mar. 19, 1858, in Natick, Mass.
7747— THOMAS TONES STEARNS (8623), b., Mar. 20,
1845-
7748— ABBIE FRANCES STEARNS, b., Tuly 27, 1846,
in Sudbury, Mass.; md., 'Sept. 8, 1875, James H. Coombs, of
South Framingham, Mass.
7749--SUSAN HOWE STEARNS, b., Jan. 25, 1857, in
Natick, Mass.; md., Sept. 2/, 1879, Ossian C. Jaquith, of
Chicago, 111.
7750— CHARLES STEARNS (6870), b., Feb. 12, 1816,
son of Dr. Thomas and Margaret (Stephenson) Stearns, of
Mt. Vernon, Me.; md., 1844, Mary A. S. Harrington, and
settled first, in Sudbury, Mass. ; was afterward a wheel-
wright, of Natick, Mass.; where he d.. May 16, 1870; three
sons.
7751— CHARLES FRANCIS STEARNS, b., Nov. 27,
1845, m Sudbury, Mass.; md., Apr. 17, 1873, M. Leora
Brown, and settled in Hanover, Mass.; two sons.
Hon. George M. Stearns.
SEVENTH GENEBATION. 231
7752— -CHARLES AUSTIN STEARNS, b., May 25,
1875.
7753_HARRINGTON PLUMMER STEARNS, b.,
Sept. 15, 1876.
7754— GEORGE HARRINGTON STEARNS, b., Sept.
6, 185 1, in Wayland, Mass.; d., 1855.
7755— WILLIAM STEARNS (8625), b., May 15, 1857, in
Wayland, Mass.
7756— HON. GEORGE MUNROE STEARNS (6875),
b., Apr. 18, 1 83 1, son of Rev. William Lawrence and Mary
(Munroe) Stearns, of Stoughton, Mass.; a lawyer, of Chic-
opee, Mass., popularly known as "The Sage of Chicopee."
He md., May 17, 1855, Emily C. Goodnow, b., Mar. 4, 1833,
dau. of E. D. and Caroline B. Goodnow of Brooklyn, N. Y.;
d., Dec. 31, 1894, in Brookline, Mass. He received his early
education in the schools of his native town, and attended the
Shelburne Falls Academy, where his future wife was one of
his schoolmates. From many printed sketches of his life,
we select the following:
"We know of no man in Western Massachusetts whose
biography is better worth writing and publishing in full. He
was popular as a lawyer, a citizen, and a neighbor." "George
Munroe Stearns, of Chicopee, the great pleader of the Wes-
tern Massachusetts Bar, and the lawyer, strong at all points,
who has been a familiar figure at all the court-houses in the
four western counties for many years, died, at his residence,
on the morning of Monday, Dec. 31, 1894, of congestion of
the lungs and hemorrhage. The end came after long months
of suffering borne with patience and courage and enlivened
by a hope which was never dimmed. A letter received from
him, by one of his Chicopee friends, the Saturday before his
death, was full of cheerful plans for the winter, including
the purchase of a new horse with which to enjoy the beau-
tiful drives about Boston. Practically, all of his life has been
lived here among us, and few men have been better known,
or more generally loved and admired than he. The public
has known him as a man of most original qualities, an in-
tense, brilliant, and successful lawyer; his friends appreciate
232 CHARLES STEARNS.
him as one of the most congenial and choicest of spirits, full
of wit and apt speech and, withal, abounding in a tenderness
and fine feeling, which, in genuineness and grace, might be
called womanly. His father was the minister of the Unitarian
Church at Rowe, Mass., and George was the typical 'min-
ister's son.' About 1849, he entered the law-office, at Chic-
opee, of John Wells,afterwards Judge of the Supreme Court
of Mass.; was admitted to the bar, in 1852, and immediately
began practice as a partner of Judge Wells. Later he
opened an office in Springfield, Mass., with the late E. D.
Beach, who was his partner for some time, as have also been
since, Judge Marcus P. Knowlton, and Mayor Charles L.
Long. Of his home-life it is only necessary to say that it has
been almost an ideal one. As a man he was large-minded,
larp-e-hearted, kindly and lovable. He had always been a
public man but had held few public offices, refusing over and
over again nominations to Congress, and several times de-
clining to be his party's candidate for Governor. He was
elected to the House of Representatives by the Democratic
party in 1859, and was a member of the committee which
revised the Public Statutes in i860. In 1871, he was in the
Senate and, in 1872, was elected District Attorney for the
Western District, but resigned at the end of two years.
The same year he was a delegate to the National Democratic
Convention, at Cincinnati, and favored the nomination of
Horace Greeley. He was a candidate for Lieut.-Gov. on
the Dem. ticket with John Quincy Adams, and later when
the Democrats nominated Charles Sumner, was nominated
Lieut.-Gov. with him also, but, on Sumner's refusal, Mr.
Stearns followed his example. His counsel in political mat-
ters has been frequently sought by party-leaders, and men
of position and influence, and has always been most highly
valued. He was a shrewd observer, a careful student, and an
accurate judge of men and events. His practice was most
extensive, covering all branches of the law and taking him
into the highest courts of the country. His characteristics
as a lawyer were his own, and in his methods of preparing
cases, of presenting them to court or jury, and of exam-
ining witnesses, they were unique and Stearnsy. No one
could copy them, though many have tried and disastrously
failed. He was strong, positive and aggressive, a man to
SEVENTH GENERATION. 233
•make his personality felt wherever he went, and in whatever
company he might find himself. His wit was proverbial;
every one who knew George M. Stearns knew that side of
him. He was a full man, in the sense of being well-read,
with an intelligent grasp on a great many subjects, and his
conversation was bright, sparkling, filled with gleanings
from his extensive reading, and yet thoughtful. Taken by
the large, George M. Stearns was a great man."
Copied from the Springfield Weekly Republican, Jan. 4,
i895;
His family consisted of two daughters.
7757— MARY C. STEARNS, b., Dec. 4, 1856, in Chico-
pee, Mass.; md., Oct. 4, 1876, Frank E. Tuttle, of Chicopee,
Mass.; d., Feb. 18, 1884; one daughter.
(a) — Emily Stearns Tuttle, b., July 19, 1878.
7758— EMILY S. STEARNS, b., Oct. 9, 1858, in Chico-
pee, Mass.; d., Jan. 20, 1870, at same place.
7759— ALBERT BIGELOW STEARNS (6877), b., Sept.
15, 1843, m Rowe, Mass., son of Rev. William Lawrence and
Mary (Munroe) Stearns, of Stoughton, Mass. ; coal merchant,
of Brooklyn and New York City; Appraiser of Merchandise
at the port of Boston, Mass., and at New York; Pres. of
Boston Fire and Police Company. He md., Oct. 6, 1869,
Sarah J. St. John, b., Dec. 30, 1848, in Brooklyn, N. Y. Dur-
ing the Civil War, he was a member 6% 46th. Mass. Vol. Mil.,
stationed in N. C, Md. and Va., from 1861 to 1863; was in
five battles, including Gettysburg; five children.
776o— FREDERICK ST. JOHN STEARNS, b., Oct. 18,
1870, at Chappaqua, Newcastle, N. Y., where his parents
were married; Harv. Coll.
7761— ALBERTA STEARNS, b., Jan. 27, 1873, in Chap-
paqua, Newcastle, N. Y.
7762— MATILDA STEARNS, b., Aug. 29, 1875, at New-
ton, Mass.
7763— GEORGE M. STEARNS, b., May 20, 1879, in
Newton, Mass.; d., Aug. 20, 1879.
234 CHARLES STEARNS.
7764— .MARY M. STEARNS, b., June 2, 1887, in Ded-
ham, Mass.; d., June 6, 1888.
7765 -HON. EDWIN MANSFIELD STEARNS
(6879), b., Aug. 25, 1825, son of Rev. Daniel Mansfield and
Betsy (Munroe) Stearns, of Dennis, Mass.; Postmaster of
Ashley, Mass., 1861; Assistant Assessor of Internal Revenue
and Inspector of Distilleries in New York City, 1863 and
1864; Apraiser of Customs at the Port of Boston, Mass.,
since 1886; in 1862, was with the Army of the Cumberland,
as Sutler's Clerk. His knightly chivalry is manifested by the
following courtly remark: "Have achieved no greater dis-
tinction than having married, at different times, two beau-
tiful women, and having become the father of their children."
He md. (1), Feb. 2, 1854, Mary Rebecca Newhall, who d.,
Feb. 22, i860; md. (2), Nov. 27, 1861, Urania M. Robinson,
of Flint, Mich., b., Apr. 25, 1833, a lineal descendant of Rev.
John Robinson, pastor of the Pilgrims. He had three daugh-
ters.
7766— GRACE BIGELOW STEARNS, b, Nov. 1, 1855:
d., Mar. 24, 1857.
7767— CLARA STEARNS, b., Oct. 14, 1857; d., Sept. 8,
1858.
7768— LIZZIE ORTENTIA iSTEARNS, b., Oct. 2, 1862,
in Flint, Mich.; Supervisor of Music in the Public Schools
^ ( of Springfield, Mass.
7769— REV. CHARLES STEARNS JR (6887), b., Oct.
18, 1 81 8, son of Charles and Sarah (Rmley) Stearns, of
Greenfield, Mass.; a merchant, of Lawrence, Kas., previous
to the Civil War, and very active in Anti-Slavery measures.
When Lawrence was sacked and burned by the Pro-Slavery
party, his store was raided, his clerk killed, and his own life
saved only by the efforts of his wife. About 1840, he entered
Oberlin College to study for the ministry, adopted Rev. Mr.
Finney's religious views, and traveled through Kentucky and
Tennessee on a preaching tour. He was taken sick at the
hospitable home of Mr. Thomas Carter, of Cumberland Co.,
Ky.; was tenderly cared for, and md. (1), Oct. 24, 1843, Mr.
Carter's eldest daughter, Mary Jane Carter, who was a de-
Hon. Edwin Mansfield Stearns.
SEVENTH GENERATION. 235
voted wife, and d., Dec. 27, 1864, at Central City, Col. He
md. (2), Jan. 21, 1866, Etta M. Milliman, of Binghamton,
N. Y.j and bought a plantation in Columbia Co., Ga., where
she d.; m. (3), Nov. 15, 1869, Emeline Ford Ritchie, and
after a short residence on the Georgian plantation, sold it
and removed to Boston, Mass., where he d., May 17. 1899;
six children.
7770— SARAH LORANA STEARNS, b., Nov. 11, 1844;
d., Aug. 18, 1847.
7771— ABBY KELLY STEARNS, b., Apr. 27, 1847; d.,
Sept., 1848.
7772-^CHARLES THOMAS STEARNS, b., Nov. 25,
1857; d, 1858.
7773— MARY BELLE STEARNS, b., May 27, 1862; md.,
in 1 891, and has one dau. She was educated by her aunt,
Rachel Willard Stearns, of Springfield, Mass., whose last
days were made happy by her niece's loving care; md. Mr.
Waterhouse.
7774— ETTIE FULLER STEARNS, b., July 6, 1870.
7775— CHARLES RIPLEY STEARNS, b., July 27,
1872.
7776— JOEL WILDER STEARNS (6899), b., Apr. 4,
1827, son of Otis and Lucy (Wilder) Stearns, of Leominster,
Mass.; d., May 20, 1895, in Brooklyn, N. Y. ; a merchant,
wholesale stationer, of New York -City. He md., Nov. 22,
1858, Elizabeth Beale, who d., 1885, in Brooklyn, N. Y.,
where he settled, in 1852; five children.
7777— THOMAS BEALE STEARNS (8629), Oct. 3,
1859-
7778— DANIEL BEALE STEARNS, b., Aug. 23, 1862;
d., Dec. 6, 1881.
7779— EDWARD OTIS STEARNS, b., Dec. 28, 1864;
d., Dec. 15, 1882.
7780— JOEL WILDER STEARNS JR., b., Feb. 12, 1868;
md., Apr. 30, 1895, Gertrude Mechling, of Denver, Col. He
236 CHARLES STEARNS.
took special architectural course in Columbia Coll., and
settled, as an electrician, in Denver, Col.
7781— ARTHUR KENDALL STEARNS, b., July 20,
1873; grad. Harv. Law School, 1895; settled in Chicago, 111.
7782— JOHN NOBLE STEARNS (6903), b., Jan. 22,
1 83 1, son of Henry Ketchum and Sarah (Schermerhorn)
Stearns, of New York City; merchant and silk manufacturer
of New York City, with silk-mills, at Petersburg, Va. He
md., Apr. 26, 1856, Alice A. Bloomer, dau. of Elisha
Bloomer, of New York City; seven children.
7783— FRANCIS CLARE STEARNS, b., 1858; d., Aug.
J28, 1869.
7784— DR. HENRY SCHERMERHORN STEARNS,
b., Dec. 4, 1861 ; a physician, of New York City; md., Apr. 4,
1884, Amy Prentice Browning; two children.
7785— ANNE BROWNING STEARNS, b., 1885.
7786— HENRY SCHERMERHORN STEARNS JR.,
b., 1891.
7787— JOHN NOBLE STEARNS JR. (8633),^., Sept.
3, 1863.
7788— LOUIS STEARNS, b., Jan. 30, 1866; a silk man-
ufacturer, of New York City; md., Apr. 19, 1888, Clara
Searles; two children
7789— ALICE ANITA STEARNS, b., July 15, 1889, at
Petersburg, Va.
7790— HELEN STEARNS, b., June 16, 1891, at Peters-
burg, Va.
7791— ALICE ELIZABETH STEARNS.
7792_WALTER CLARE STEARNS, b., Apr. 12, 1872,
in Yonkers, N. Y. ; a silk manufacturer, of Fredericksburg,
Va.; md., June 5, 1895, Rebecca Cooper Potts; two sons.
7793_WALTER CLARE STEARNS JR., b., Nov. 3,
1896.
7794— GILBERT POTTS STEARNS, b., Oct. 10, 1898.
John Noble Stearns.
John Lloyd Stearns.
SEVENTH GENERATION. 237
7795— JOSEPH KETCHUM STEARNS, b.,
d., Oct. 28, 1869.
7796— HENRY KETCHUM STEARNS JR. (6904), b.,
1833, son of Henry Ketchum and Sarah (Schermerhorn)
Stearns, of New York Citv: md. (1), Fanny Bloomer;
md. (2), Emily Merry. We have been unable to obtain any
record of his family.
7797^JAMES SCHERMERHORN STEARNS (6905),
b., 1835, son of Henry Ketchum and Sarah (Schermerhorn)
Stearns, of New York City; a lawyer, residing at Madison,
N. J., with office in New York City; md. Sarah Donaldson;
no children.
7798— JOHN LLOYD STEARNS (6909), b., Dec. 20,
1852, in Brooklyn, N. Y., son of Rev. Dr. John and Anne
Harriotte (Lloyd) Stearns, of New York City; an enthusi-
astic insurance man, with home in Denver, Col. "In 1885,
he took charge of the General Agency of The Mutual Life
Insurance Co. of New York, for the Maritime Provinces of
Canada, and increased their business there from nothing to
eight millions; in 1892, was promoted to the larger and richer
field of Colorado and Wyoming by the same Company, where
they have distanced all competitors."
He md., 1878, Ella Powell, of Alexandria, Va., and lived
in Elizabeth, N. J., and in Halifax, N. S., before moving to
Denver; six children.
7799—jOHN LLOYD STEARNS JR., b., July 16, 1879,
in Elizabeth, N. J.; d., Jan. 15, 1880, aged six months.
7800— JOHN STEARNS, b., May 15, 1881, in Elizabeth,.
N. J.; of Denver, Col.
7801— HARRIOTTE LEE STEARNS, b., Feb. 4, 1884,
in Elizabeth, N. J. ; of Denver, Col.
7802— CUTHBERT POWELL STEARNS, b., Aug. 14,
1885, in Elizabeth, N. J.; of Denver, Col.
7803— MARY SAYRES STEARNS, b., June 27, 1890.
in Halifax, N. S.; of Denver, Col.
7804— ROBERT LAWRENCE STEARNS, b., Oct. 3,
1892, in Halifax, N. S.; of Denver, Col.
238 CHARLES STEARNS.
7805— JOHN KIRK STEARNS (6917), b., June 17, 1840,
son of Theodore and Martha (Hunter) Stearns, of Spring-
field, Mass.; born in Tolland, Conn.; a prominent insurance
man, Gen. Agent for the Conn. Mutual Life Insurance Co.,
at Chicago, 111., where his four children were born. He
md., Jan. 2, 1866, at Uniontown, Pa., Ellen Duncan Oliphant,
b., Sept. 6, 1844, at Fairchance, Pa., whose great-grand-
father, John Creigh, was an early settler of Carlisle, Mass.,
and an officer in the Revolutionary War. Mr. John K.
Stearns sends us the following patriotic gem, from a speech
made at a meeting of the Underwriters' Association of Chi-
cago, 111. :
"I shall never forget a beautiful Sunday morning in Flor-
ence, Italy. We were attending service at the Scotch Pres-
byterian Church on the other side of the Arno, and had not
been seated long before our attention was drawn to a restless
little American boy, with a tin tube in his hand, which he
was industriously scratching with his knife during the ex-
ceedingly long prayer and trying to get the top off. A num-
ber of the congregation were disturbed by the noise, and Dr.
McDougall himself more than once nervously turned his
venerable head in the direction of the little offender, but the
prayer went on.
"The Dr. prayed for the King and Queen of Italy, then
for Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales, and, just as he
had begun to pray for the President of the United States, the
catch on top of the tube sprang up, and, as neat a little
American flag as ever floated in the breeze shot out, and,
waving, in full view, created a profound and absolutely
thrilling sensation.
"We had been climbing the mountains of Switzerland and
feasting our eyes with delight on its peerless lake and val-
leys. We had visited the great art galleries of Europe, and
looked on the immortal works of Raphael and Michael x\n-
gelo; but we thought, for the moment, that little silk flag
was the most beautiful thing we had ever seen in all our
lives, and I had intense sympathy with the Boston man near
us, who said, as we went out of church, that he would have
given a hundred dollars if he might have stood right up
there in meeting and given three cheers for the red, white
and blue."
John K. Stearns.
SEVENTH GENERATION. 239
7806— JANE CREIGH STEARNS, b., Dec. 2, 1867; md.,
June 14, 1893, at Chicago, 111., Arthur B. Wells, a lawyer
of Chicago, b., Nov. 23, 1862; three children.
(a) — Creigh Wells, b., Jan. 7, 1895.
(b) — Eleanor Wells, b., Oct. 16, 1897.
'(c) — Beatrice Wells, b., May 28, 1900.
7807— JOHN HUNTER STEARNS, b., June 21, 1875;
Williams Coll., 1899.
7808— MARTHA HELEN STEARNS, b, Nov. 30, 1880.
7809— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Sept. 29, 1883.
7810— THEODORE R. STEARNS (6918), b., Aug. 25,
1843, son °f Theodore and Martha (Hunter) Stearns, of
Springfield, Mass.; born at New Braintree, Mass.; settled in
Chicago, 111. He md., Mar. 27, 1884, Mildred Lewis Spear,
and had two children.
781 1— THEODORE STEARNS, b., Jan. 17, 1886.
7812— DAVID COLVILLE STEARNS, b., Sept. 25,
1888.
7813— EBENEZER STEARNS JR. (6931), b., Jan. 13,
1807, son of Ebenezer and Polly (Chilson) Stearns, of West
Rutland, Vt.; md., Jan. 23, 1827, Mary Dolph, and settled
in Rutland, Vt.; d., Sept. 30, 1845, in Williamston, Ingham
Co., Mich.; five children.
7814— EDWARD HENMAN STEARNS (8636), b., July
22, 1830, in Rutland, Vt.
7815— BRADLEY D. STEARNS, b., Aug. 20, 1832, in
Potsdam, N. Y. ; of Farwell, Clare Co., Mich.
7816— LEONARD STEARNS, b., Apr. 18, 1836, in Beth-
any, Genesee Co., N. Y.; d., Dec. 3, 1862, in Bowling
Green, Ky.
7817— MARY ANGELINE STEARNS, b., Aug. 22,
1838, in Troy, Oakland Co., Mich.; md., William Simonson,
of Flint, Mich., where she d., Nov. 10, 1880.
7818— EMILY STEARNS, b., Apr. 25. 1845, in Williams-
ton, Ingham Co., Mich.; md., Mar. o, 1865, Charles Francis
240 CHARLES STEARNS.
Waldron, b., Apr. 7, 1841; settled in Welatka, Fla.; six
children.
(a) — Daniel Whipple Waldron, b., Dec. 19, 1865.
(b) — Mary Emily Waldron, b., Jan. 5, 1868.
(c) — Francis Edmund Waldron, b., June 23, 1873; d.,
Dec. 10, 1 88 1, at Palatka, Fla.
(d) — Olive Annie Waldron, b., Apr. 27, 1877, at
Welatka, Fla.; d., Aug-. 22, 1885.
(e) — Holmes Irwin Waldron, b., Dec. 3, 1886.
(f) — Leonard V. Waldron, b., May 19, 1890.
7819— REV. JOSEPH WILLCUTT STEARNS (6941) b.,
Feb. 21, 1808. son of Nataniel Stockwell and Serviah (Will--
cutt) Stearns, of Westhampton, Mass.; md., 1839, Amanda
Sellon Allen, d., Sept. 1889, dau. of Isaac Allen, who left her
his home farm. "Rev. J. W. Stearns was one of the leading
ministers of the Christian Church, a natural orator, a life-
long Abolitionist, connected with Gerritt Smith in the Under-
ground Railroad; his home at West Groton, Tompkins Co.,
N. Y., was one of the depots where many a hunted slave
found safety." He d., Apr. 1888; three sons.
7820— -REV. JOSEPH WELLINGTON STEARNS
(8650), b., July 8, 1840.
7821— ALVIN STUART STEARNS, b., Apr. 8, 1842; d.,
Apr. 19, 1892; unm.
7822— EUGENE ALLEN STEARNS (8660), b., May 3,,
1847.
7823— ANSEL DAVID STEARNS (6953), b., Jan. 20,
1805, son of Jonathan Jr. and Mehitable (Wetherell) Stearns,
of Hinesboro, Vt.; a painter, of Middlebury, Vt. ; md., July
15, 1834, Francis Goff; d., May 30, 1893, in New Haven, Vt;
five children.
7824— FRANCES AMELIA STEARNS, b., July 18,
1835-
7825— 4SARA ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Mar. 6, 1837.
7826— CHARLES ALBERT STEARNS, b., Nov. 13,
1841.
SEVENTH GENERATION. 241
7827— HENRY GORHAM STEARNS, b., Mar. 15, 1844-
7828— GEORGE CLARK STEARNS, b., Oct. 6, 1846,
in Middlebury, Vt.; a machinst, of Chicago, 111.
7829— THEODORE HOOKER STEARNS (6954), b.,
Feb. 20, 1807, son of Jonathan Jr. and Mehitable (Wetherell)
Stearns, of Hinesboro, Vt.; a farmer of Starksboro, Vt.,
where he d., 1882; md., 1836, Lois C. Morrison, of Starks-
boro, Vt. ; two sons, names unknown.
7830— DR. JOSHIAH QUI'NCY STEARNS (6956), b.,
Jan. 10, 1813, son of lonathan Jr. and Mehitable (Wetherell)
Stearns, of Hinesboro, Vt.; academical education, at Middle-
boro, Vt.; M. D., Coll. Phys. and Surg., New York City,
1839; md. (1), 1839, Louisa C. Judd, dau. of William H. and
Rhoda O. Goodwin Judd, of Middlebury, Vt. ; md. (2), May
19, 1868, Sarah M. Jones; settled in Elizabethtown, N. J.,
and afterwards, in Springfield, N. J. ; four children.
7831— FANNIE HARRISON STEARNS, b., July 15,
1842.
7832— CLARA E. STEARNS, b., May, 1856; d., 1862.
7833— MARY B. STEARNS, b., Oct., 1850; d., 1863.
7834— KENT KANE STEARNS, b., Aug., 1857; a law-
yer, of Elizbeth, N. J.
7835— LEWIS STRONG STEARNS (6957), b., July 29,
181 5, son of Jonathan Jr. and Mehitable (Wetherell) Stearns,
of Hinesboro, Vt. ; a farmer, of Starksboro, Vt.; md., Sept.
30, 1 84 1, Almira Huldah Grennell, of Starksboro, Vt., who,
after her husband's death, engaged in educational work with
the freedmen of Morristown, Tenn. He d., Sept. 13, 1863,
in Beaufort, S. C. ; three children.
7836— JOSEPH QUINCY STEARNS (8662), b., July 21,
[842.
7837— CHARLES DAVIS STEARNS (8666), b., Feb.
17, 1850.
7838— HATTIE CORA STEARNS, b., Aug. 21, 1856, in
Elizabeth, N. J.; md.. May 5, 1878, Charles Mortimer
Thompson, an artist, of Knoxville, Tenn.; seven children.
242 CHARLES STEARNS.
(a) — Luther Mozart Thompson, b., Feb. 10, 1879, in
Morristown, Tenn.
(b) — James Edward Thompson, b., Sept. 25, 1880, in
Morristown, Tenn.
(c) — Hattie Stearns Thompson, b., Apr. 7, 1884, in
Knoxville, Tenn.
(d) — Nettie Lillian Thompson, b., Dec. 24, 1885, in
Knoxville, Tenn.
(e) — Mortimer Grennell Thompson, b., Dec. 29, 1887,
in Knoxville, Tenn.
(f) — Adelia Lutz Thompson, b., Aug. 8, 1893, in Knox-
ville, Tenn.
(g) — Arthur Robbins Thompson, b., Mar. 2, 1895, in
Knoxville, Tenn.
7839— DR. DANIEL EDWARDS STEARNS (6960), b.,
Nov. 6, 1 801, son of Joseph Edwards and Temperance (Cal-
kins) Stearns, of St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. ; studied medicine
with Dr. D. E. Deming, of Hinesboro, Vt. ; attended Med.
Lect. at Vt. Univ. ; commenced practice, in New York City.
He md., May 20, 1832, Martha D. Crane, of New York City,
b., June 8, 1810; six children.
7840— CAREY D. STEARNS, b., May 11, 1833.
7841— DANIEL WEBSTER STEARNS, b., Mar. 16,
1836; d., Feb. 25, 1837.
7842— MARTHA MARILLA STEARNS, b.. May 4.
1838.
7843— JOSEPH EDWARDS STEARNS, b.. Aug. 20,
1840.
7844— CHARLOTTE HUNT STEARNS, b., Oct. 4,
1842.
7845— MOSES TREAT CRANE STEARNS, b., Nov. 2,
1847.
7846— THEODORE OBOOKIAH STEARNS ^967),
b., May 13, 1823, son of Capt. Theodore and Charlotte
(Root) Stearns, of Southampton, Mass.; had a twin sister
as his father had; by trade, a carpenter, and was in the book
SEVENTH GENERATION. 243
business; settled in Hamilton, N. Y. He md. (i), July 3,
1849, Olive Norton Slafter; md. (2), Sept. 15, 1864, Emeline
Parmalee. We have no record of children.
7847-.SENECA STEARNS (6973), b., Dec. 17, 1810, in
Bennington Co., Vt, son of Melzar and Achsah (Cranson)
Stearns, of Clinton Co., O.; a farmer, of Fithian, Vermilion
Co., 111., who ''took up government land," in 1834, and made
his "home place." He md., Sept. 25, 1834, Hannah B. Hum-
phreys, b., Mar. 7, 181 1, in New Jersey, who d., July 7, 1881,
on the home place, in Vermilion Co., 111.; six children.
7848— JONATHAN CRANSON STEARNS (8671), b.,
Aug. 5, 1835.
7849— JAMES NELSON STEARNS (8678), b., Aug. 30,
1838.
7850— WILLIAM HUMPHREYS STEARNS (8681), b.,
Sept. 8, 1840.
7851— JOHN HARRISON STEARNS (8683), b., Feb.
27, 1842.
7852— ALFRED L. STEARNS (8685), b., Jan. 4, 1848.
7853— SARAH ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., July 15.
1850; md., Aug. 19, 1869, William H. Littell, a merchant,
of Fithian, 111.
7854— ^HARRISON STEARNS (6974), b., July 5, 1814,
at Scipio, N. Y., son of Melzar and Achsah (Cranson)
Stearns, of Clinton Co., O.; a farmer, of Muncie, 111., where
he d., Dec. 12, 1885. He md., Aug. 4, 1836, Hester Ann
Riley, b., June 30, 1819, in Warren Co., O., who d., Aug.
12, 1888, at Muncie, 111.; six children.
7855—SARAH E. STEARNS, b., Nov. 14, 1837, in Ver-
milion Co., 111.; md., Feb. 29, i860, William H. Reauis, of
Muncie, 111.
7856— MELZAR RILEY STEARNS, b., Jan. 24, 1840;
a farmer, of Fairmount, 111.; md. (1), Josephine Littles; md.
(2), Martha Snyder; no children.
7857— JAMES R. STEARNS, b., Nov. 11, 1843; d., June
8, 1862, in Illinois.
244 CHARLES STEARNS.
7858— ACHSAH STEARNS, b., Aug. 2, 1848; d., May
17, 1850.
7859— MARTHA L. STEARNS, b., Apr. 16, 185 1, in Ver-
milion Co. ,111.; md. Walter T. Reauis, of Englewood, Chi-
cago, 111.
7860— MARY ANN STEARNS, b., Sept. 26, 1855, in
Vermilion Co., 111.; md. Charles E. Jones, of Fairmount, 111.
7861— LUTHER STEARNS JR. (6987), b., Apr. 13,
1829, in Ohio, son of Luther and Martha (Thomas) Stearns,
of Illinois and Texas; has been carpenter, farmer, bookseller
and stationer; settled in Fort Worth, Tex. He md., Jan. 8,
1867, Elizabeth Saunders, of Moulton, Ala., b., Oct. 12, 1843,
who d., and the children, unmarried, "all live at home with
father." An interesting account of his war experience is
given by himself: "In the fall of 1848, before I was twenty
years old, my father and I came to Texas. I worked a little
farm until 1862, when notice was given that, on the twenty-
fifth of June, there would be a regimental drill and every man
would be forced to take the oath of allegiance to the Confed-
erate States. This I would never do, so I made my prop-
erty over to a widowed sister, and, the night before the drill,
with eight or ten others, mounted my horse and started for
Mexico. We traveled through an unsettled country, with-
out roads, for ten or twelve days, when we reached the Rio
Grande, made a raft for ourselves and let our horses swim
across. The next spring I crossed the Gulf of Mexico to
New Orleans, in a steamer sent by the U. S. to carry Union
refugees to the States. In the fall of 1863 I joined a com-
pany of scouts made up of refugees from Texas, and known
as the Texas Scouts, which was attached to the 13th Corps,
U. S. Army, being paid for special duty. We were dis-
charged in Oct., 1864. After the war, I paid a visit to my
boyhood's home in Illinois, but found the climate too severe
after sixteen years in the warm, southern country, so re-
turned to Texas, where I hope to end my days." He had
three children.
^ 7862— LULU E. STEARNS, b., Dec. 19, 1867, near
Georgetown, Texas; unm.
7863— SAMUEL DARCEY STEARNS, b., Mar. 1, 1871,
at Fort Worth, Tex. ; a grocer, of Fort Worth.
SEVENTH GENERATION. 245
7864— MARY STEARNS, b., July 26, 1875, at Fort
Worth, Tex.
7865— HARVEY THOMAS STEARNS (6991), b., Sept.
15, 1837, in Vermilion Co., 111., fifteenth and youngest child
of Luther Stearns, by second wife, Martha (Thomas) Stearns;
farmer and gunner, of Circleville, Williamson Co., Tex. He
md., Jan. 3, 1861, Frances H. Eubank, of Glasgow, Ky.;
seven children.
7866— EMMA BRANSFORD STEARNS, b., Nov. 8,
1861.
7867— EDWARD VERNON STEARNS, b., July 14,
1863; md., 1893, Fannie Bratton; one son.
7868— RAY STEARNS, b., June 16, 1894, in Circleville,
Tex.
7869— GLENN FRANCIS STEARNS, b., Aug. 25. 1871.
7870— MRYTLE ORIL STEARNS, b., June 20, 1874.
7871— CLYDE NORMAN STEARNS, b., Apr. 7, 1876.
7872-^AUBURN CLAIR STEARNS, b., Mar. 15, 1878.
7873— HALLIE STEARNS, b.. May 21, 1881.
7874— CALEB STEARNS (6995), b., 1820, in Wood-
bridge, N. J., son of Lemuel Jr. and Stearns, of New
Jersey; a farmer, of Langford, So. Dak. He md., 1848, Cath-
erine Grosshouse, and settled in Addison, Washington Co.,
Wis., where his children were born before moving to So.
Dak.; ten children.
7875— LEMUEL STEARNS (8690), b., 1849.
7876—FRANKLIN STEARNS, b., 1851; md. Mary Ar-
temisia Martin, and settled in Homer, So. Dak.; one son.
7877— ROY STEARNS.
7878— HERMAN STEARNS, b., 1852; d., 1853 (T •
7879— MILTON STEARNS (8697), b., 1852. )
7880— HOWARD STEARNS, b., 1855; md. Alma Chee-
ver, and settled at Spokane, Wash.; one child.
246 CHARLES STEARNS.
7881— FLORENCE STEARNS.
7882— ELI STEARNS (8700), b., 1857.
7883— LOUIS STEARNS, b., i860; settled at Montrose,
McCook Co., So. Dak.
7884— MARY STEARNS, b., 1863; md. J. D. Martin, of
Marshall Co., So. Dak.; two children,
(a) — Helen Martin.
(b) — Homer Martin.
7885— NELLIE STEARNS, b, 1868; d., 1880.
7886— CHARLES STEARNS, b., 1870; settled in Ho-
mer, So. Dak.
7887— LISCOMB PHILLIPS STEARNS (7007), b.,
Nov. 23, 1822, at Goshen, Mass., son of Levi and Hannah
(Phillips) Stearns, of Oak Creek, Wis,; a machinist and me-
chanical engineer, of Paradise, Russell Co., Kas. He md.,
Aug. 27, 1847, Alnsa Ann Kinney, of Milwaukee, Wis., and,
in 1878, settled on a farm at Paradise, Kas.; fifteen children.
7888— FLORENCE EVELYN STEARNS, b., Oct. 24,
1848, at Oak Creek, Wis.; md. H. L. Hill, of Lake Geneva,
Wis.
7889— GEORGE EMORY STEARNS, b., Sept. 8, 1850,
at Oak Creek, Wis.; d., Nov. 4, 1853, at Oshkosh, Wis.
7890-^ELLEN LUCINDA STEARNS, b., July 28, 1852;
d., Oct. 28, 1853, at Oshkosh, Wis.
7891— ALICE FREELOVE STEARNS, b., Apr. 24,
1854, at Oshkosh, Wis.; md. H. E. Fuller, of Belleville, 111.
7892— ARTHUR FREMONT STEARNS, b., Feb. 12,
1856, at Oshkosh, Wis.; of Paradise, Kas.
7893— MARY BRAINARD STEARNS, b., May 1, 1858,
at Oshkosh, Wis.; md. F. E. Henry, of Logan, la.
7894— ADA STEARNS, b. and d., Mar. 29, i860, at
Brooklyn, Wis.
7895— FRANCIS TYLER KINNEY STEARNS, b.r
SEVENTH GENERATION. 247
Aug. 2, 1862, at Ripon, Wis.; was at Denver, Col., in 1893.
7896— EDGAR LISCOMB STEARNS, b., Oct. 28, 1864,
at Ripon, Wis.; of Paradise, Kas.
7897— FREDERICK ALBERT STEARNS, b., Feb. 2,
1867, at Oak Creek, now South Milwaukee, Wis.; carpenter,
by trade, who studied architecture and engaged with Co-
operative Building and Loan Association. He removed with
his parents to Kansas, in 1878; 1887, to Cal.; 1889, to Den-
ver, Col.; 1893, to Washington, D. C; md., June 7, 1893,
Katie M. Church, of Denver, Col.
7898— EMILY AMELIA STEARNS, b., July 24, 1869,
at South Milwaukee, Wis.
7899— CLARENCE PERCIVAL STEARNS, b., Aug.
31, 1871, at So. Milwaukee, Wis.; d., Mar. 9, 1873.
7900— RALPH ADELMOND STEARNS, b., Feb. 8,
1874; of Paradise, Kas.
7901— FANNIE ALUSA STEARNS, b., May 25, 1877.
Twins, both living with parents, at Paradise, Kas.
7902— ANNIE ATHALIA STEARNS, b., May 25, 1877.
7903— THOMAS STEARNS (7008), b., Apr. 13, 1824,
at North Haddam, Mass., son of Levi and Hannah (Phillips)
Stearns, of Oak Creek, Wis. ; a farmer, of South Milwaukee,
Wis.; md. (1), 1858, Louisa Dudley; md. (2), 1873, Katharine
Lauer; d., Apr. 14, 1889; ten children.
7904— HANNAH LUCINDA STEARNS, b., Sept. 13,
1859, at South Milwaukee, Wis.; md., Henry Dallman, of
Missoula, Montana.
7905— ELLA EUGENIA STEARNS, b., Mar. 4, 1862;
md. Edward Batting, of Lamberton, Wis.
7906— MARY LOUISA STEARNS, b., May 14, 1863; of
Lamberton, Racine Co., Wis.
7907— HARRY GILBERT STEARNS, b., Sept. 25, 1865,
steam and gas fitter, of Oshkosh, Wis.; first wife died, leav-
ing no children.
248 CHARLES STEARNS.
7908— THOMAS STEARNS JR., b., Feb. 14, 1874; of
South Milwaukee, Wis.
7909— ABBIE ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., May 22,
1875; md. George Griswold, of So. Milwaukee, Wis.
7910— CAROLINE STEARNS, b., Dec. 12, 1877, at
South Milwaukee, Wis.
791 1— KATHARINE JANE STEARNS, b., Nov. 29,
1883.
7912--MARTHA STEARNS, b., July 2, 1885.
7913— EUNICE STEARNS, b., Mar. 18, 1887, at South
Milwaukee, Wis.
7914— EDWARD W. STEARNS (7018), b., Aug. 23.
1832, son of Thomas Weeks and Susan (Reed-Pettingill)
Stearns, of Newark, N. J.; md., May 25, 1854, Phileta Gard-
ner, of Newark, N. J., b., Jan. 21, 1834; three children.
7915— EDWARD JUDSON STEARNS, b., Jan. 29,
1858; d., Sept. 2, 1864.
7916— WILLIAM THOMAS STEARNS, b., June 10,
1862, at Evansville, Wis.; md., Nov. 29, 1888, Mary Agnes
Von Wald, and settled in So. Dak.; two sons.
7917— WILLIAM W. STEARNS, b., May 21, 1890. ■
7918— LEONARD M. STEARNS, b., Feb. 7, 1892.
7919— EM;ILY MAY STEARNS, b., Mar. 17, 1864; md.,
Sept. 15, 1887, Edward A. Pringle, of Bridgewater, So. Dak.;
three children.
(a)— Edward R. Pringle, b., May 1, 1889.
(b)— Albert M. Pringle, b., July 20, 1891.
(c) — Baby, b., June 20, 1893.
7920— WALDO ALANSON STEARNS (7020), b., Feb.
2, 1842, son of Thomas Weeks and Susan (Reed-Pettingill)
Stearns, of Evansville, Wis.; born at Commington, Mass.;
Supt. of Kansas City Wheel Scraper Factory, located at Kan-
sas City, Mo. He md., July 3, 1864, Eliza Clarissa Johnson,
b., Aug. 3, 1842, at Norfolk, Conn., dau. of Jeremiah John-
SEVENTH GENERATION. 249
son, of Evansville, Wis. Mr. Stearns has been of great as-
sistance in this work by giving records of his ancestors; four
children.
7921— LYNN HUNTINGTON STEARNS, b., Aug. 28,
1866, at Evansville, Wis.; d., Oct. 8, 1866.
7922— LYLLIAN STEARNS, b., July 8, 1868, at Evans-
ville, Wis.; d., Apr. 8, 1870.
7923— MAY BELLE STEARNS, b., Jan. 10, 1872, at Mt.
Pleasant, la.
7924— GRACE FRANCES STEARNS, b., Sept. 4, 1875,
at Mt. Pleasant, la.
7925— JAMES STEARNS (7024), b., Mar. 11, 1835, in
Chesterfield, Mass., twin son of Alanson and Eliza (Dumble-
ton) Stearns, of Pittsfield, Mass.; md. (1), 1858, Ellen House,
of Brooklyn, Mich., where they settled; md. (2), 1865, Al-
meria L. Bliss, of Kenosha, Wis., and settled at Getchell,
Wash. He was a soldier of the Civil War, serving four or
five months in 1865.
7926— EZRA STEARNS (7026), b., Sept. 5, 1836, in
Commington, Mass., son of Alanson and Eliza (Dumbleton)
Stearns, ^of Pittsfield, Mass. ; a farmer, of Whitehall, Mich. ;
md., Apr. 10, 1866, Mary E. Allen, of Adrian, Mich. Dur-
ing the Civil War he was in First Mich. Eng. and Mech.
Corps, from 1861 to 1864; three children.
7927— ARTHUR A. STEARNS, b., Jan. 29, 1867, in
Adrian, Mich. ; of Whitehall, Mich.
7928_SUSIE E. STEARNS, b., Apr. 9, 1871; md., 1892,
Harrison B. Carr, of Whitehall, Mich.; one child,
(a) — A. Raymond Carr, b., Apr. 9, 1893.
7929— FREDERIQUE M. STEARNS, b., May 14, 1874,
in Whitehall, Mich.
7930— EDWIN STEARNS (7030), b., June 24, 1844, son
of Alanson and Eliza (Dumbleton) Stearns, of Pittsfield,
Mass.; a farmer, of Clare, Mich.; md., Jan. 2, 1869, Mary E.
Hinman, of Jeddo, N. Y. During the Civil War, he was
in the 20th Mich. Inf. from Aug., 1862, to June, 1865, and
was wounded in the battle before Petersburg; one son.
250 CHARLES STEARNS.
7Q^i— ERNEST A. STEARNS, b., Apr. 4, 1876, at Le-
oni, Mich.; md. Vernie Feighner, and settled at Clare, Mich.;
one child.
7932— NONA K. STEARNS, b., Dec. 11, 1895.
7933— COL. JOEL STEARNS JR. (7039), b., Feb. 24,
1796, in Conway, Mass., son of Joel and Sarah (Hayden)
Stearns, of Phelps, N. Y. ; was Col. of an Artillery Regt, in
militia days. He md. (1), Feb. 2, 1817, Nancy Edmonston,
of Maryland, who d., May 28, 1833, aged thirty-nine years;
md. (2), , Chloe Hotchkiss; d., Sept. 5, 1844, the
father of six children; born in Phelps, N. Y.
7934— MAJOR ALONZO STEARNS (8704), b., Feb. 15,
1820.
7935— JOHN STEARNS (8709), b., Apr. 12, 1822.
7936— WILLIAM STEARNS (8715), b., Dec. 15, 1823.
7937— GEORGE L. STEARNS (8718), b., Sept., 1825,
7938— DR. OWEN E. STEARNS (8727), b., Aug. 20,
1827.
7939— HENRY STEARNS (8733), b., Aug. 9, 1830.
7940— LAWSON STEARNS (7041), b., May 19, i8o8r
son of Joel and Sarah (Hayden) Stearns, of Phelps, On-
tario Co., N. Y.; a farmer, of Ferris, Mich.; md., Apr. 20,
1831, Emily Ferris, b., Apr. 1, 1813, in Milford, Mass. He
enlisted, during the Civil War, as volunteer in Co. G, Bart-
lett's Battery, Ohio Artillery, and was at the battle of Pitts-
burg Landing. In 1862, he was discharged on account of
rheumatism, and, after recovering a measure of strength,
went to Ferris, Mich., in 1863, and d. there, Nov. 25, 1873;
his wid. d., Apr. 8, 1896, at the same place; seven children.
7941— EMILY JANE STEARNS, b., Mar. 21, 1832, in
Phelps, N. Y.; md. Alfred G. Bartholomew, of Dundee, Yates
Co., N. Y. ; no children.
7942— MARY E. STEARNS, b., June 12, 1835, in New-
bury, O.; md. Joseph H. Ditto, who d., Oct. 27^1891. aged
64 years.
SEVENTH GENERATION. 251
7943— JOSEPH LAWSON STEARNS, b., Nov. 19,
1837, in Phelps, N. Y. "During the Civil War he enlisted,
as a private, in Co. B, Second Ohio Cav.; was promoted,
and discharged, only to re-enlist as a veteran, and receive
promotion to First Lieut.; he was killed near Appomattox
Court House, Va., Apr. 6, 1865; was shot and left on the
field until night, when his comrades found him, dead, and
robbed of clothing, watch, pistols, two hundred dollars in
money, everything. His comrades buried him at night and
his Captain wrote to his friends, adding, 'He was brave to
a fault, a noble man and a true-hearted soldier.' '
7944_jOHN F. STEARNS, b., Aug. 29, 1845, in Phelps,
N. Y.; md. Mary Gee, and settled in Sumner, Mich.
7945_jOEL STEARNS (8734), b., Dec. 27, 1847, in
Phelps, N. Y.
7946— HORATIO N. STEARNS, b., July 4, 1850, in
Phelps, N. Y.; md. Etta Omans, and settled in Ferris, Mich.
7947— ELLA STEARNS, b., Jan. 10, 1855, in Newbury,
O.; md. Philip Hicks, of Sumner, Mich.
7948^-LEWIS PATRICK STEARNS (7045), date of
birth unknown, son of Capt. Darius and Margaret (Brod-
erick) Stearns, of Conway, Mass.; when a young man went
to Franklin Co., Va., where he engaged in merchandizing;
md. about 1826, Sarah Cabaniss. of that county; d., Oct. 15,
1834; four children.
7949— MAJ. ORREN DARIUS STEARNS (8742). b.,
Sept. 10, 1827.
7950— SARAH STEARNS, b., 1829; d. in infancy.
795I_jOHN DENNIS STEARNS, b., 183 1; d. in child-
hood.
7952— DR. JOHN LEWIS STEARNES (8755), b., Dec.
15, 1834.
7953_DENNIS STEARNS ^048), b., July 12, 1812, son
of Capt. Darius and Margaret (Broderick) Stearns, of Con-
way, Mass.; a farmer and wool-sorter, of Conway, Mass.,
where he d., May 14, 1895. He md. Sarah G. Baker, and
had one child.
252 CHARLES STEARNS.
7954— AUSTIN R. STEARNS, b., Dec. 12, 1859, in Con-
way, Mass.; Postmaster at Conway. He md., Aug. 21,
1890, Anna L. Dickinson; two sons.
7955— GEORGE AUSTIN STEARNS, b., May 18, 1893.
7956— HARRY D. STEARNS, b., Nov. 21, 1898.
7957—.DEACON GARDNER STEARNS (7052), b., Feb.
27, 1801, son of George Jr. and Thankful (Rice) Stearns, of
Conway, Mass.; md. Nancy Green. He was a deacon and a
farmer, of Burke, N. C, of McDowell, N. C, and later of
Georgia; nine children.
7958— CAPT. GEORGE STEARNS 3d. (7054), b., June
3, 1805, son of George Jr. and Thankful (Rice) Stearns, of
Conway, Mass.; a Captain, of Conway; md., Jan. 1, 1834,
Fanny Arms, of Conway, who d., Dec. 17, 1884; d., May
6, 1887; eight children.
7959— ISABELLA ABBY STEARNS, b., Jan. 17, 1835;
md., Feb. 26, 1857, Nicholas L. Green, of Sand Lake, N. Y.;
settled in Northampton, Mass., where she d., June 21, 1875;
two children.
(a) — George Edgar Green ,b., 1861; d., 1862.
(b) — Edith Grant Green, b., Apr. 29, 1864; md., Dec.
25, 1883, George P. Russell, a mechanic, of North-
ampton.
7960— GEORGE GARDNER STEARNS (8770), b., Feb.
9, 1836.
7961— HENRY ARMS STEARNS, b., June 17, 1837;
md., Nov. 20, 1867, Mary E. Rowe, of Conway, Mass.; a
farmer, of Conway, who served in the Civil War.
7962— EDGAR STEARNS, b., Dec, 1840; d., Mar., 1842.
7963— CLARA LOUISA STEARNS, b., June 13, 1843;
md., Sept. 25, 1866, Tyler Harding, b., Dec. 30, 1840, a
soldier of the Civil War, afterwards, a traveling salesman,
of Conway, Mass. ; moved to Des Moines, la. ; three children.
(a) — Charles Lyman Harding, b., Aug. 19, 1871.
(b) — Eddie Stearns Harding, b., Oct. 14, 1875; d., Apr.
1, 1889.
SEVENTH GENERATION. 253
(c)— Winfield Tyler Harding, b., Aug. 9, 1881.
7964— HARRIET ELIZA STEARNS, b., Apr. 20, 1845;
md., June 12, 1866, Oscar Belden, a farmer, of North Hat-
field, Mass.; three children.
(a)— Edward Henry Belden, b., May 18, 1867.
(b)— George Sanford Belden, b., Apr. 8, 1872; md., Sept.
20, 1892, Nellie Carl, of Hatfield, Mass.
(c) — Oscar Emery Belden, b., Mar. 30, 1878.
7965— FANNIE EXPERIENCE STEARNS, b., Nov.
21, 1847; md-> Ma>T 29> l873> Jonn R- Holcomb, a carriage-
maker, of Conway, Mass. ; one daughter.
(a) — Belle Frances Holcomb, b., Sept. 26, 1875.
7966— JENNIE MARIA STEARNS, b., June 8, 1853;.
md., Dec. 13, 1893, Dr. C. M. Barton, of Hatfield, Mass.
7967— LEONARD STEARNS (7056), b., Oct. 9, 181 ir
son of George Jr. and Thankful (Rice) Stearns, of Conway,
Mass.; a farmer and drover, of Conway; md., Dec. 26, 1837,.
Maria Bates, of Ashfield, Mass.; d., Sept. 1, 1884; four
children.
7968— JAMES MADISON STEARNS, b., Jan. 3, 1840;.
a farmer, of Conway, Mass.; md., Oct. 22, 1865, Ellen E.
Holcomb; one son.
7969— CLAYTON E. STEARNS, b., Nov. 18, 1868.
7970— REV. WILLIAM HARRISON STEARNS-
(8776), b., Oct. 17, 1843.
7971— ELLEN MARIA STEARNS, b., May 25, 1846, in
Conway, Mass.; md., 'Nov. 17, 1870, Reuben Belden, a farm-
er, of North Hatfield, Mass.
(a) — A son, who died at birth.
7972— GEORGE PALMER STEARNS (8782), b., Feb.
22, 185 1, in Conway, Mass.
7973— WILLIAM STEARNS (7057), b., Apr. 29, 1817,
son of George Jr. and Thankful (Rice) Stearns, of Conway,
Mass.; a farmer, 01 Conway; md. SaJbra Bates; d., Oct. 12.
1893; two children.
7974^WILLIAM STEARNS JR., d., Feb. 16, 1854.
254 CHARLES STEARNS.
7975— MARY R. STEARNS, b., Sept., 1857.
7976— JOEL STEARNS (7060), b., Feb. 14, 1806, son of
Abijah and Polly (De Wolf) Stearns, of Conway, Mass.; d.?
Sept. 24, 1886; md., Dec. 9, 1830, Philena G. Boyden, b.,
Dec. 5, 1809, who d., Jan. 7, 1878. He was a farmer, of
Conway, Mass. ; six children.
7977— MARY A. STEARNS, b., May 24, 1832; md., Nov.
26, 1857, Charles Baker Merritt, of Conway, Mass.; one dau.
(a) — Ella E. Merritt, b., Jan. 14, 1859; md., Oct. 26,
1887, Charles F. Elmer, of Conway, Mass.
7978— ISRAEL G. STEARNS, b., Oct. 4, 1834; d., Feb.
27, 1837.
7979— PHILENA STEARNS, b., Jan. 28, 1837; d., Sept.
16, 1841.
7980— PHILENA STEARNS, b., Oct. 18, 1840; md.
Baxter Harding; d., Mar. 25, 1871; no children.
798i^MARTHA J. STEARNS, b., Feb. 3, 1844; md.
Charles W. Rice; four children.
7982— JOHN HENRY STEARNS (8789), b., June 9,
1847.
7983— GEORGE W. STEARNS (7073), b., May 14, 1821,
son of Ariel (Royal) and Analine (Mapes) Stearns, of Gor-
ham, Ontario Co., N. Y. ; md., Oct. 13, 1841, Miranda Tufts,
b., Feb. 5, 1819, dau. of Thomas and Clarissa (Hatfield)
Tufts, of Gorham, N. Y. Mr. Stearns was a farmer and Jus-
tice of the Peace, at Rushville, Ontario Co., N. Y., and
Associate Judge of Ontario Co., for two terms; in 1867,
moved to Coldwater, Mich., where for several years before
his death he was editor and publisher of the Coldwater
Republican. He d., Feb. 10, 1892, of pneumonia; two chil-
dren. Mrs. Miranda (Tufts) Stearns d., Jan. 2, 1901.
7984— CLARISSA ARMINDA STEARNS, b., Oct. 24,
1842; md., Sept. 1, 1870, Abraham J. Aldrich, b., Feb. 3,
1843, son of William and Phoebe T- Aldrich, of Coldwater,
Mich. ; two children.
(a)— Mabel Aldrich, b., Tune 8, 1871.
(b) — William Irving Aldrich, b., Feb. 2, 1873.
SEVENTH GENERATION. 255
7985— IRVING ARIEL STEARNS (8794), b., Sept. 12,
1 845.
7986— ELBRIDGE G. STEARNS (7074), b., Sept. 24,
1824, son of Ariel (Royal) and Analine (Mapes) Stearns, of
Gorham, Ontario Co., N. Y.; of Rushville, N. Y., where he
d., Jan. 13, 1882. He md., Mar. 10, 1864, Emma Harkness.
dau. of Hiram and Sarah Harkness, of Gorham, N. Y.; one
daughter.
7987— ALICE STEARNS, b., Aug. 5, 1866.
7988— MARSHALL STEARNS (7080), b., Aug. 30, 1810,
son of Jonathan and Sarah (Tufts) Stearns, of Gorham, On-
tario Co., N. Y. ; md., Nov. 12, 1829, Elizabeth Wager, of
Gorham; d., Oct. 1, 1873; one son.
7989— JOSHUA W. STEARNS, b., Oct. 20, 1831; md.,
July 4, 1855, Anna P. Wager, of Gorham, N. Y.; d., Apr.
2^, 1864; one daughter.
7990— RUTH A. STEARNS, b., June 7, 1858.
7QQI— LAURENS STEARNS (7083), b., July 24, 1816,
son of Jonathan and Sarah (Tufts) Stearns, of Gorham, On-
tario Co., N. Y.; md. (1), Dec. 28, 1843, Lydia Foster, of
Middlesex, Ontario Co., N. Y., who d., May 9, 1862; md. (2),
No\. 28, 1863, Margaret Barlow, of Sharon, Mich., b., Apr.
22, 1837. His first wife died in Ypslanti, Mich., and
after his second marriage he removed to Hedgersville, West
Va., where he d. ; one son.
7992— EDWARD F. STEARNS, b., Feb. 7, 185 1, at Gor-
ham, N. Y. ; md., 1892, Carrie E. Knoch; a railway postal
clerk, of Washington, D. C. ; one child.
7993— LYDIA MARIA STEARNS, b., Aug. 2, 1893, at
Halpine, Md.
7994— ADDISON STEARNS (7084), b., Jan. 12, 1818,
son of Jonathan and Sarah (Tufts) Stearns, of Gorham, On-
tario Co., N. Y.; a farmer, of Gorham; md. (1), Mar. 12, 1840,
Maria Fisher, dau. of Samuel and Tane (Wilson) Fisher,
natives of Pennsylvania and early settlers of Gorham, N. Y.
Maria (Fisher) Stearns had one son and d., June 8, 1853; he
256 CHARLES STEARNS.
md. (2), Sept. 26, 1854, Eliza Jane Fisher, b., Nov. 11, 1826,
sister of his first wife; d., 1887; three sons.
700^— CLARENCE ORVILLE STEARNS, b., Nov. 25,
1849; d., Feb. 6, 1 85 1.
7996— CHARLES FISHER STEARNS, b., Jan. 12,
1857; d., Sept. 10, 1859.
7997— EMMETT A. STEARNS (8798), b., July 27. 1859.
7998— JOHN ESLEECK STEARNS (7089), b., Feb. 5,
i8jo, son of John Jr. and Nancy (Esleeck) Stearns, of Castle-
ton, Rensselaer Co., N. Y.; d., Feb. 2, 1873, at Cedar Falls,
Black Hawk Co., la.; a farmer, of Iowa; md., Nov. 2, 1831,
Elizabeth Prosens, of Castleton, N. Y.
7099— ESLEECK STEARNS (8802), b., Dec. 9, 1834, at
Castleton, N. Y.
8000— JOHN TYLER STEARNS (8814), b., Apr. 12,
1841.
8001— JAMES MONTGOMERY STEARNS (7104), b.,
Oct. 10, 1819, son of James and Eleanor (Ashley-Hasard)
Stearns, of Brunswick, O.; md., Nov. 11, 1857, Anna Gil-
more, and settled, a farmer, in Brunswick, O. ,where he d.,
Feb. 6, 1890 ;one son.
8002— JAMES GARFIELD STEARNS, b., July 30, 1858,
at Brunswick, O.; md., 1888, Blanche Babcock; d., Mar. 30,
1890, leaving one son.
8003— JAMES ASHLEY STEARNS, b., May 18, 1889.
8004— ALIJAH STEARNS (7106), b., June 26, 1830, son
of James and Eleanor (Ashley-Hasard) Stearns, of Bruns-
wick, O.; a farmer, of Brunswick, O.; md., 1865, Eliza
Stephenson; three children.
8005— MARY L. STEARNS, b., Feb. 7, 1866.
8006— WILLIS D. STEARNS, b., July 14, 1867; d., Apr.
24, 1887.
8007— DELPHA J- STEARNS, b., Aug. 22, 1870.
8008— JOHN McINTYRE STEARNS (71 10), b., Aug.
F. M. Stearns.
SEVENTH GENERATION. 257
21, 1827, with a twin sister, children of Daniel and Mary
(Mclntyre-French) Stearns, of Berea, O.; md., Apr. 7, 1857,
Mrs. Laura (Andrews) Goodwin, of Cleveland, O. where he
died, Feb. 14, 1861 ; two children.
8009— JOHN McINTYRE STEARNS JR., b., Feb. 10,
1858; md.
8010— -NETTIE STEARNS, b., Nov. 18, 1859; md. Hiram
Johnson, of Quaker City, N. H.
8011— MAJ. WILLIAM LEONARD STEARNS (7111),
b., Mar. 30, 1830, son of Daniel and Mary (Mclntyre-French)
Stearns, of Berea, O. ; a locomotive-engineer, who, in his
later years, went into the mineral water business, at Midland,
Mich. In 1862, he enlisted as sergeant with the Fifth Ohio
Independent Sharpshooters; was with Gen. Rosecrans dur-
ing the Chickamauga fight; was detailed back to Ohio, where
he recruited 250 men and received a Capt's. commission.
With his company, he joined the 60th. Regt., O. Vol. Inf.,
and was with Gen. Burnside's command from the battle of
the Wilderness to the close of the War; was commissioned
Major of his regiment and was slightly wounded. He md.
(1), June 4, 1854, Sarah Tane Caswell, who d., Jan. 18, 1856,
leaving one child; md. (2), Apr. 29, 1858, Martha J. Law-
rence, who d., Sept. 5, 1 89 1.
8012— WILLIAM ALBERT STEARNS, b., May 5, 1855,
in Wheeling, West. Va.; d., Oct. 15, 1856.
8013— FRANK McINTYRE STEARNS (71 12), b., July
27, 1832, son of Daniel and Mary (Mclntyre-French)
Stearns, of Berea, O.; interested in the stone business at
Berea, O., and in real-estate interests near Columbus, N. C,
with residence at Cleveland, O.; md. (1), Dec. 1, 1857,
Sophia Crocker, who d., Apr. 7, 1876; md. (2), Dec. 19, 1876,
Celia Ballou; seven children.
8014— MARY T. STEARNS, b., Dec. 31, i860, at Berea,
O.; d., Aug. 17, 1868.
8015— CLARA M. STEARNS, b., Oct. 4, 1862. at
Berea, O.
8016— NELLIE JANE STEARNS, b., Aug. 10, 1870, at
Berea, O.; md. Herbert Lionel Grant, of Biltmore. N. C.
258 CHARLES STEARNS.
8017— FRANK DENISON STEARNS, b., Nov. 14,
1871, at Berea, O.; d., Oct. 6, 1872.
8018— ALICE MAY STEARNS, b., May 24, 1875; d.,
Nov. 28, 1875, at Jacksonville, Fla.
8019— FRANK BALLOU STEARNS, b., Nov. 6, 1878,
at Berea, O.
8020— GERTRUDE ABBEY STEARNS, b., June 16,
1881, at Berea, O.; d., Aug. 18, 1881.
8021— DAVID EDWIN STEARNS (71 13), b., Sept. 1,
1834, son of Daniel and Mary (Mclntyre-French) Stearns, of
Berea, O.; md., Nov. 26, i860, Catharine Dempsey, of Berea,
who died, 1897. He was formerly in the stone business, at
Berea, O., but became interested in the mineral lands of
North Carolina, which are rich in gold, silver, asbestos,
emery, &c, &c; removed to Skyuka, Polk Co., N. C, where
he owned the Skyuka Mountain Park Hotel, and operated a
gold and asbestos mine. His brother, Frank M. Stearns,
was also interested in building up the town of Skyuka, a
noted health resort, and in constructing extensive roads in
the mountains of the 'blue Ridge, and in developing Spring
Mt. Park, whose railroad station is Tryon City, forty miles
south of Asheville, N. C. Among Mr. D. E. Stearns' various
inventions was that of using gangs of saws for sawing sand-
stone; five children.
8022-^DANIEL CARTER STEARiNS (8818), b„ Sept.
14, 1861.
8023— DENISON PHILO STEARNS (8822), b., Feb. q,
1863.
8024— LUCY McINTYRE STEARNS.
8025— MARY BYRD STEARNS, Post-Mistress at Sky-
uka, N. C.
8026— WILLIAM HENRY STEARNS.
8027— CAPT DANIEL MERRILL STEARNS (71 14).
b., Nov. 14, 1836, son of Daniel and Mary (Mclntyre-
French) Stearns, of Berea, O.; a machinist, of Pittsburg, Pa.,
who served during the Civil War. He md., Aug. 19, 1869,
Julia Ann Ackley; d., Dec. 29, 1890, in Brooklyn, Village, O.
Frank B. Stearns.
SEVENTH GENERATION. 259
"He served during the Civil War, enlisting in Co. B, 8th.
Penn. Reserves, receiving rank of Lieut. After serving a few
months, he resigned and joined the 107th. O., Vol. Inf.,
from Wellsville, O., with Col. Reilly commanding, Mr.
Stearns having been instrumental in recruiting Co. F. He
was promoted to Sec. Lieut., Nov. 27, 1862; to First Lieut..
May 9, 1864; to Capt., Jan. 6, 1865. Upon the organization
of the Army of the Ohio into the 22d. Army Corps, Capt.
Stearns was detached from his regiment and employed as
aide-de-camp at headquarters of First Brigade, Third Div..
in which capacity he served to the end of the war. He re-
ceived a sun-stroke on the battle-field, from which he never
fully recovered, and his death was the result of hardships,
exposure and sun-stroke during service." He had three
children.
8028— GEORGE ACKLEY STEARNS, b., Sept. 26,
1870.
8029— MIRIAM KEOKEE STEARNS, b., Sept. 15,
1872.
8030— KARL RITTER STEARNS, b., Aug. 9, 1875.
8031— CHARLES WESLEY STEARNS (71 15), b., July
20, 1839, son of Daniel and Mary (Mclntyre-French)
Stearns, of Berea, O.; aMnager of Cleveland Stone Co.; md.
(1), Dec. 26, 1862, Lucv E. Pease, of Oberlin, O., who d.,
July, 1896; md. (2), July, 1898, Mrs. Olive J. Stewart, of San
Francisco, Cal.; two children.
8032— RUBY LYDIA STEARNS, b., Aug. 8. 1870; md..
1895, F. S. Jordan, of Cleveland, O.; one son.
(a) — Charles Roderick lordan, b., Aug. 26, 1897, at
Cleveland, O.
8033— THEODORE CHARLES STEARNS, b., June 10.
1875; Composer of music, of Cleveland, O.: md. Alta Irene
Shank.
8034— ZIBA STEARNS (7120), b., Oct. 4, 1819, son of
Abijah and Sarah (Cross) Stearns, of Madison, O.; a farmer,
of Lake Co., O.; md., Oct. 24, 1844, Eliza Emerson, b., Aug.
3, 1820, in Madison, O.. whither her parents moved from
Mass.; three children.
260 CHARLES STEARNS.
8035— LYMAN M. STEARNS, b., Nov. 3, 1845, in Madi-
son, O.; md. Elma Hodges, and settled in Bradford, Pa.,,
where he d., 1893.
8036— FOSTER E. STEARNS, b., May 1, 1847, in Madi-
son, O.; md. Emma Kellogg, and settled in Ohio.
8037— NEWTON A. STEARNS, b., Jan. 9, 1852, in
Madison, O.; md., Sept. 4, 1883, Margie Packard, of Col-
wich, Kas. He was a druggist, of Coldwich, Kas.; one son.
8038— IRWIN STEARNS, b., May 20, 1887.
8039— ABRAHAM CROSS STEARNS (7122), b., June
24, 1827, son of Abijah and Sarah (Cross) Stearns, of Madi-
son, O.; md. Harriet Hayward; d., Jan. 16, 1892, in Cam-
bridgeport, Mass.; s. p. They lived at one time in Reeds
boro, Vt.
8040— ARB A STEARNS (7130), b., Oct. 20, 1812, son of
Asaph and Lovisa (Smith) Stearns, of St. Lawrence Co.y
N. Y.; born at Ogdensburg, N. Y.; a merchant, of Colum-
bia, S. C, who d., Oct. 5, 1871, at Eufala, Ala. He md. (1),
Dec. 25, 1840, Catherine Grace Smith, of Columbia, S. C.,,
who d.; md. (2), 1857, Rebecca Pearse, of Columbia, S. C,
who d. ; md. (3), Mrs. Julia (Treadwell) Lowman, of Eufala,
Ala. Arba Stearns was brought up by his uncle, John
Stearns; six children.
8041— LOVISA LAKIN STEARNS, b., Nov. 14, 1842, at
Columbia, S. C; md., Nov. 1.5, 1866, Edwin Russell Patter-
son, an accountant, of Charleston, S. C; two children,
(a) — Annie B. Patterson, b., June 11, 1870.
(b) — Eugene R. Patterson, b., Sept. 5, 1878.
8042— ANNES HAMPTON STEARNS, b., Sept. 21,
1845, at Columbia, S. C; md., July 6, 1876, William H. Ruff,.
a planter, of Fairfield, S. C. ; two children,
(a) — Stella May Ruff, b., Jan. 19, 1879.
(b) — Eunita Mannering Ruff, b., Dec. 17, 1881.
8043— EDMUND ASAPH STEARNS, b., Oct. 19, 1848,
at Columbia, S. C. ; md., Oct. 19, 1874, Mrs. Mary E. Rand,
of Carbondale, Pa., b., Nov. 21, 1844; no children.
SEVENTH GENERATION. 261
8044— THOMAS PIERSON STEARNS, b., Sept. 7,
1850, at Columbia, S. C; md. Alice Rich, of Plainview, Minn.
In 1880, he was R. R. Agent at Millville, Minn., and went
from there to Spokane, Wash. ; two children.
8045— ARBA L. STEARNS.
8046— GUY L. STEARNS, d., 1880.
8047— SUE MANNING STEARNS, b., Nov. 15, 1858, in
Columbia, S. C. ; md., 1880, Samuel Harrison, of Augusta,
Ga.
8048— HENRY P. STEARNS, b., June 2, i860, at Co-
lumbia, S. C; d.
8049— JOHN BROWN STEARNS (7132), b., Oct. 13,
1816, son of Asaph and Lovisa (Smith) Stearns, of De Kalb,
N. Y.; a farmer, of Monroe, Wis.; md., Dec. 31, 1846, Fannie
Eliza Sutherland, b., Jan. 13, 1829; d., Nov. 10, 1868, at
Monroe, Wis.; three children.
8050— GERMAIN OZORA STEARNS, b.. Jan. 16, 1848,
at Monroe, Wis.; a farmer, of Monroe, Wis.; md. (1), Aug.
30, 1870, Cora Lynn Perry, of Mt. Pleasant, Wis., b., Jan.
27, 1852, who d., Mar. 17, 1891; md. (2), Dec, 1892. Jo-
sephine Silver: two children.
8051— TESSA L. STEARNS, b.. Feb. 16, 1872.
8052— MAUDE E. STEARNS, b., Apr. 16, 1883.
8053— 'EDITH ISABEL STEARNS, b., Oct 13, 1855,
at Monroe, Wis.; md., 1883, Jay W. Hicks, a commercial
traveler, of Oshkosh, Wis.; three children.
(a)— Ethel Hicks, b., Sept. 22, 1884, at Albany, Wis.
(b) — Aurelia Hicks, b., Aug. 10, 1892, at Oshkosh,
Wis.
(c — Gladys Hicks, b., Mar. 18, 1894.
8054— DANIEL ASAPH STEARNS (8823), b., Apr. 28,
1862.
8055— DANIEL WARREN STEARNS (7133). K Dec.
20, 1818, son Asaph and Lovisa (Smith) Stearns, of De Kalb,
St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. ; a tanner, by trade; md., 1859,
262 CHARLES STEARNS.
Margaret Bidwell, and settled in West Elizabeth, Alleghany
Co., Pa.; six children.
8056— MARY PRISCILLA STEARNS, b., July 21, i860,
at Jefferson, Pa.; md., 188.S, Ellsworth Lindsay, of Jefferson,
Pa.; three children.
(a) — Harriet Jane Lindsay, b., Nov. 17, 1886.
(b) — Ernest Lindsay, b., Feb. 27, 1892.
(c) — Lydia Emma Lindsay, b., Feb. 27, 1895.
8057— JOHN BROWN STEARNS, b., Nov. 24, 1862, at
Union, Pa.; md., 1890, Ida Gilland, and settled in Jefferson,
Pa.; two children.
8058— ELMER STEARNS, b., July 28, 1891.
8059— WILBUR STEARNS, b., Sept. 26, 1893.
8060— JOSEPH MARTIN STEARNS, b., Aug. 13, 1865,
at Union, Pa.; md., 1891, Maggie Davis, and settled at Jeffer-
son, Pa.; two children.
8061— JOSEPH WARREN STEARNS, b., Feb. 19,
1893.
8062— WILLIAM G. STEARNS, b., Apr. 16, 1894.
8063— LYDIA ANNE STEARNS, b., Mar. 30, 1869; d.,
June 29, 1883.
8064— JAMES PATTERSON STEARNS, b., 1871.
8065— SARAH BELLE STEARNS, b., Aug. 15, 1873-
d., Aug. 7, 1874.
8066— MARTIN G. STEARNS (7135), b., Dec. 26, 1822^
son of Asaph and Lovisa (Smith) Stearns, of De Kalb,
N. Y.; a farmer, of Monroe, Wis., where he d., Apr. 24,.
1874. He md., May 28, 1855, Marcia G. Curtiss, b., Jan.
28, 1830, at Utica, N. Y.; one daughter.
8067— MARY ELIZA STEARNS, b., Jan. 7, 1857, at
Perry, O.; md., 1885, Henry Garrett Van Wagenen, Doctor
of Optics, practical jeweler and engraver, of Monroe, Wis.;
five children.
(a) — MJartin Stearns Van Wagenen, b., June 21, 1886;
d., Aug. 13, 1887.
Judge Ozora P. Stearns.
SEVENTH GENERATION. 263
(b) — Helen M. Van Wagenen, b., Dec. 7, 1888.
(c) — Julia Artsen Van Wagenen, b., Dec. 5, 1890.
(d) — Lewis Radcliffe Van Wagenen, b., Oct. 2, 1893.
(e) — George Dewey Van Wagenen, b., June 19. 1897.
8068— JUDGE OZORA PIERSON STEARNS (7138),
b., Jan. 15, 183 1, son of Asaph and Lovisa (Smith) Stearns,
of De Kalb, N. Y.; md., Feb. 18, 1863, Sarah Burger, of
Detroit, Mich., who was born, Feb., 1837, in New York
City. He was a lawyer, by profession; grad. Mich. Univ.,
1858; grad. Law Dept, Mich. Univ., i860; settled at Roch-
ester, Minn.
In Aug., 1862, during the Civil War, he entered military
service as First Lieut., Co. F, 9th. Minn. Inf.; in April,
1864, was commissioner Col. 39th. Regt., U. S. Colored Inf.,
and served as such till Dec, 1865. In 1867, he was Regis-
trar in Bankruptcy, 2d. Dist., Minn.; 1871, U. S. Senator
from Minn.; 1872, moved to Duluth, Minn.; in 1874, was ap-
pointed Dist. Court Judge, nth. Dist., Minn.; 1889, Regent
Univ. Minn.
"Judge Stearns was a man of strong personality and con-
spicuous ability; was broad and liberal in his views, had
read much and thought deeply, and on all important ques-
tions submitted for his consideration had well-grounded and
honest convictions which he followed fearlessly to their
logical conclusions. He was an industrious and energetic
worker, and, during a long and unusually eventful life, dis-
charged all the duties which devolved upon him with marked
fidelity and honesty of purpose and in strict accordance with
the right as he saw it. A true son of the people, he ever
retained the plain and simple habits and sturdy patriotism
of his youth, and warmlv espoused every measure which
would advance the best interests of the people.
"In 1895. Judge Stearns purchased a fine lemon-ranch.
at Pacific Beach, Cal.. and resided there with his family at
the time of his death. Tune 2, 1896. Acute pneumonia re-
sulting in heart-failure was the cause of his decease, and the
body was taken to Los Angeles for cremation according to
his expressed wishes. The American Encyclopedia of Biog-
raphy contains an excellent review of the long and hon-
264 CHARLES STEARNS.
orable career of Judge Stearns, who was equally able as a
soldier and jurist." He had four children.
8069-^SUSAN MAY STEARNS, b., May 1, 1867.
8070— PARKER STEARNS, b., Oct. 24, 1868; d., Oct.
30, 1868.
8071— VICTOR ALO'NZO STEARNS, b., Sept. 14, 1870;
grad., B. S., Univ. Minn.; grad. Law Dept. Harv. Univ.; a
promising lawyer, of Duluth, Minn.
8072— STELLA BURGER STEARNS, b., Feb. 16, 1872;
grad., A. B., Univ. Minn.; Post Graduate course, Bryn
Mawr, Pa.
8073— DANIEL AUGUSTUS STEARNS (7142), b.,
Jan 20, 1 8 19, son of x<\braham Tr. and Eliza (B elding)
Stearns, of Woodstock, Vt.; a merchant, of Woodstock, Vt. ;
md., May 28, 1850, Emily F. Raymond, b., Dec. 21, 1823,
in North Anson, Me., who d., Aug. 9, 1869, dau. of David
H. and Mary (Patten) Raymond; d., Dec. 9, 1883, in Chi-
cago, 111.; three children.
8074— WILLARD PARKER STEARNS, b., Apr. 2,
185 1, in Woodstock, Vt.; md., Oct. 10, 1882, Addie A.
Landers, of Queechee, Vt. ; lived in Monroe, Wis., twelve
years; then settled in Chicago, 111.; Manufacturing Phar-
macist, of the firm of Stearns and White; one daughter.
8o75^MARION L. STEARNS, b., June 12, 1887, in
Monroe, Wis.; of Chicago, 111.
8076— JULIA AUGUSTA STEARNS, b., Jan. 12, 1853,
in Woodstock, Vt.; d., 1855.
8077— JOHN KERStWELL STEARNS, b., Oct. 3, 1856,
in Skowhegan, Me.; md., Feb. 26, 1881, Anna G. Schwen-
der, of Rockford, 111.; engaged in manufacturing paints and
lived in Chicago, 111., St. Paul, Minn., and Davenport, la.,
where he d., Dec. 13, 1890; one daughter.
8078— EMILY R. STEARNS, b., Apr. 4, 1884.
8079— ROYAL BLAKE STEARNS (7145), b., Aug. 9,
1827, son of Abraham Ir. and Eliza (B elding) Stearns, of
Woodstock, Vt. ; md., Sept. 14, 1852, Frances Harriet
Frederick Richard Stearns.
SEVENTH GENERATION. 265
Porter, b., Nov. 17, 1831, who d., Jan. 6, 1858, dau. of Hon.
Samuel W. Porter, of Springfield, Vt., who was born, Nov.
4, 1792, and died, Aug. 11, 1882.
Royal Blake Stearns was a merchant, of Woodstock Vt.,
and served his country as a Northern soldier during the
Civil War, being wounded twice; d., Nov. 24, 1870; two
children.
8080— FREDERICK RICHARDS STEARNS, b.,Apr. 20,
1854, in Woodstock, Vt.; jeweler and optician, of Petaluma
Cal.; md., Jan. 1, 1878, Ida A. Conner, b., May 8, 1857, dau.
of Rev. Aaron Conner, of Santa Clara, Cal., who was born
May 22, 1822. We copy the following from the History of
Sonoma Co., Cal.: "Among the noteworthy mercantile es-
tablishments of the city of Petaluma, that of F. R. Stearns
is considered the leading house for jewelry, optical goods
and kindred lines. Mr. Stearns is a practical optician and
experienced manufacturing jeweler, hence commands a large
trade in those directions. He received his education and
learned his trade in his native state of Vermont, which he
left in 1873, and conducted a successful business at Los
Angeles, for two years and a half, at Santa Clara for two
years, and at Petaluma ever since. Mr. Stearns is a very
pleasant man, of the highest standing in every circle, and
possesses one of the handsomest business-houses north of
San Francisco." He has one son.
8081— .ELBERT PORTER STEARNS, b., Sept. 26,
1880, at Petaluma, Cal.
8082— MARGARET ELIZA STEARNS, b., May 17,
1857, at Woodstock, Vt. ; md. Halstead Burnett, of St.
Louis, Mo.
8083— ZIB A STEARNS (7150), b., May 7, 1820, son of
Capt. Samuel and Nancy (Whitcomb) Stearns, of West
Swanzey, N. H.; md.. May 7, 1848, Harriet N. Gifford, b.,
Mar. 22, 1826; d., Feb. 1, 1879, at Boston Highlands. "Ziba
Stearns went to Boston, in 1846, and began business as a
grocer. He carried on a very extensive business, was
known far and wide as a large and successful dealer, and his
name was considered a synonym for honesty and business
266 CHARLES STEARNS.
integrity. In 1865, having been uniformly successful and
having accumulated a handsome fortune, he retired from
the grocery business, being succeeded by his clerks. In
1867, ne engaged in the brewing-business, and in this ven-
ture was unsuccessful. On account of losses in his own
business and misfortunes that came by reason of his aiding
others, he became involved to such an extent that he was
obliged to succumb. He refused however to take advantage
of any laws or technicalities by which he might lessen the
receipts of his creditors and save something for himself from
the general ruin, but turned over all his property, insisting
upon paying, if possible, the last cent of his debts. Such
examples of uprightousness in prosperity and misfortune are
not common, and are worthy of mention and praise." He
had one son.
8084— CHARLES N. STEARNS (8828). b., Feb. 8, 1849.
8085— HON. DANIEL W. STEARNS (7155), b., Dec.
31, 1821, in Chesterfield. N. H., son of Arba and Harriet
(Whitcomb) Stearns, of Swanzey, N. H. ; went to California
in 1849; to Oregon in 18.^4; settled at Oakland, Douglas
Co., Ore.; was State Rept. for Oregon, one term; State Sen-
ator, two terms; farmer and stock-raiser; md., 1845, Elmira
Fay, of Swanzey, N. H., and had five sons.
8086— GEORGE J. STEARNS, b., Oct. 26, 1847, in
Ware, Mass.; md., 1876, Nettie Bonney; a merchant, of
Oakland, Ore.; two children.
8087— MAY STEARNS, b., July, 1877.
8088— ROY STEARNS, b., July, 1879.
8089— JUDGE LOYAL B. STEARNS, b.. May 2, 1853,
in Swanzey, N. H.; a lawyer, of Portland, Ore., who md.
Mary Hoyt. He has served one term as State Representa-
tive of Oregon; two years as Police Judge of Portland; two
years as County Judge; seven years as Circuit Judge of 4th.
Judicial District of Oregon; no children.
8090— ARBA F. STEARNS, b., Oct. 24, 1854, at Scotts-
burg, Ore.; md., 1880, Nancy Chenowith. He is a hardware
dealer, of Oakland, Ore., under firm name of Stearns, Cheno-
with and Co.; three children.
Loyal B. Stearns.
Johu W. Stearns.
SEVENTH GENERATION. 267
8091— HARRY C. STEARNS, b., July, 1883.
8092— ESTHER STEARNS, b., Jan., 1891.
8093— JAMES E. STEARNS, b., Oct., 1892.
8094— JOHN WARREN STEARNS, b. Mar. 11, 1857,
at Scottsburg, Ore. ; of Coeur-d'Alene City, Idaho.
8095— RALPH L. STEARNS, b., Apr. 14, 1859, at Elk-
ton, Ore; of Oakland, Ore.
8o96^ARBA T. STEARNS (7165), b., Oct. 25, 1824,
son of Jotham and Mary (Grimes) Stearns, of Keene, N. H.;
a farmer, of Keene, N. H.; md., Jan., 1854, Emily J. Robbins,
b., Oct. 8, 1835, dau. of Isaiah and Hannah Robbins, of
Surry, N. H.; eight children.
8097— JOHN G. STEARNS, b., Mar. 28, 1857; a farmer.
of Keene, N. H.
8098— JENNIE E. STEARNS, b., Dec. 7, 1859; md.,
June 26, 1879, Justin S. Blake, a farmer, of Keene, N. H.
8099— ANNA N. STEARNS, b., Dec. 2, 1861, in Keene,
N. H.
8100— HARRY A. STEARNS, b., Aug. 14, 1863, in
Keene, N. H.
8101— FRANK H. STEARNS, b., July 21, 1865, in
Keene, N. H.
8102— ORRIN B. STEARNS, b., Nov. 26, 1868, in
Keene, N. H.
8103— HATTIE M. STEARNS, b., Apr. 19, 1872, in
Keene, N. H.
8104— THAYER C. STEARNS, b., Aug. 2, 1876, in
Keene, N. H.
8105— DAVID BOWKER STEARNS (7166), b., Mar.
18, 1829, son of Jotham and Mary (Grimes) Stearns, of
Keene, N. H.; born in Hopkinton, Mass.; a farmer, of Keene,
N. H.; md., Nov. 8, 1853, Adelaide L. Chamberlain, b., Feb.
10, 1833, dau. of John and Caroline F. Chamberlain, of
Westmoreland, N. H.; three children.
268 CHARLES STEARNS.
8106— HELEN LEMIRA STEARNS, b., Sept. 5, 1855,
at Keene, N. H.; md., Aug. I, 1877, Dallas M. Pollard, a
merchant, of Keene, N. H., son of Roland P. and Mary Ann
Pollard, of Chester, Vt. ; one daughter.
(a) — Margaret Adelaide Pollard, b., Nov. 23, 1878.
8107— .DAVID RUSSELL ELLIS STEARNS, b., Aug.
27, 1857, at Keene, N. H.; a farmer, of Keene; md., Jan. 15,
1880, Etta Isabel McKeen, dau. of John T. McKeen, of
Burlington, Vt.
8108— JOTHA1V' FRED STEARNS, b., Aug. 17, 1864,
at Keene, N. IT.
8109— AUGUSTUS THAYER STEARNS (7169), b.,
Feb. 28, 1819, son of Jonathan Jr. and Lucy (Tuttle) Stearns,
of Winchester, 111.; born in Milford, Mass.; a farmer, of
Litchfield, 111.; md., Nov.. 23, 1842, Mary Ann Twitchell;
four children.
81 10— LUCY ANN STEARNS, b., Sept. 17, 1843, *n
Glasgow, 111.; md., Feb. 1, 1863, Solomon W. Murphy, of
Litchfield, 111.; eight children.
(a) — Alice Murphy.
(b) — Herman Murphy.
(c) — Julia Murphy.
(d) — George Murphy.
(e) — Lydia Murphy.
(f) — 'Bessie Murphv.
(g) — Helen Murphy.
(h) — Albert Murphy.
81 1 1— 'ALICE J. STEARNS, b., Mar. 15, 1848, in Jersey
Co., 111.; md., Apr. 1, 1868, Herman F. Kayser, a merchant,
of Litchfield, 111.; three children.
(a) — Effie L. Kayser.
(b) — Charles Albert Kayser.
(c) — Emma Kavser.
81 12— CHARLES D. STEARNS, b., Mar. 22, 1853, in
Montgomery Co., 111.; a farmer and stock-breeder, of Litch-
field, 111.; md., Dec. 28, 1876, Emma H. Pruitt; four children.
Laten L. Stearns.
SEVENTH GNERATION. 269
81 1 3— GASTON DE ROY STEARNS, b., Apr. 6, 1880.
8i 14— CHARLES RUSSELL STEARNS, b., 1882.
81 1 5— LETA L. STEARNS.
81 16— MYRTLE G. STEARNS.
81 17— CARRIE ELLA STEARNS, b., Oct. 1, 1857; md.,
July 29, 1879, Dr. J. B. Ellis, a p hysician, of Sullivan, 111.,,
afterwards, of Carbondale, Kas. ; two children.
(a)— Mabel Ellis.
(b)— Bertha Ellis.
81 18— LATEN LEGG STEARNS (7173), b., Apr. 3,
1823, at Hopkinton, Mass., son of John and Abigail (LeggJ
Stearns, of Speedsville, N. Y.; md., Sept. 16, 1844, Sarah
Catherine Muir, of Speedsville, N. Y. "In early life he was
a student at the seminary at Groton, N. Y., near Cortland;
in 1850, associated himself with his brother-in-law, L. N.
Muir, in the general merchantile business, at Jersey Shore,
Pa., dealing in everything, from a clothes-pin to drugs and
chemicals. In 1861, he went into the Union Army as sutler
for the 8th. Pa. Cav., and was afterwards made sutler of
Gen. Gregg's brigade; in 1865, he went to Williamsport, Pa.,
and purchased the dry-goods and grocery business of Rich-
mond and Van Fleet, which he conducted most successfully
for twenty-four years. In 1885, he admitted his sons to
partnership, and, in 1887, they purchased a building, since
known as the 'Stearns Block,' which was entirely re-modeled
and fitted up for their extensive business. Some idea of its
extent may be had, when it is stated, that, the first year after
their removal to the present location, the business had in-
creased over $100,000. They conduct it in a very methodical
manner and their books are marvels of ingenuity and ac-
curacy. In the spring of 1865, Mr. Stearns's family wrent
down the river to Williamsport on a raft, because the roads
had been made impassable by the great freshet of that year.
All of the household goods were piled upon this raft, and
the family occupied the shanty that always found a place on
the river floats of those days. It was a novel experience
and one to which the family often refer." He had five chil-
dren.
270 CHARLES STEARNS.
8119— DELPHINE ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Aug.
30, 1846, in Speedsville, N. Y.; md., Oct. 23, 1873, James
Sanderson Lawson, a banker, of Williamsport, Pa., whose
mother's maiden name was "Hannah Sanderson," the same
as that of a remote ancestress of his wife; three children.
(a) — William Clingen Lawson, b., Sept. 8, 1874.
(b) — Katharine Stearns Lawson, b., Apr. 9, 1877.
(c) — James S. Lawson Jr., b., Feb. 19, 1881.
8120— JONATHAN AUGUSTUS STEARNS, b., Apr.
12, 1848, in Speedsville, N. Y.; md., Nov. 1, 1873, Sarah
Lvon, of Williamsport, Pa. He has general supervision of
the firm's extensive business and conducts the buving of
goods; two children.
8121— LATEN LEGG STEARNS, b., Sept. 20, 1874; d.,
Feb. 21, 1875.
8122— THOMAS LYON STEARNS, b., Oct. 3, 1886.
8123— EMILY ABIGAIL STEARNS, b., Feb. 23, 1850,
at Speedsville, N. Y. ; md., Nov. 7, 1872, Anthony G. Lyon,>
a Railway Solicitor, of Philadelphia, Pa., who d., June 5,
1890; one son.
(a) — Laten Stearns Lyon, b., Aug. 7, 1878.
8124— GEORGE LIVINGSTON STEARNS, b., Nov. 1,
1853, at Jersey Shore, Pa.; has charge of the carpet depart-
met of the firm, at Williamsport, Pa.
8125— CHARLES ROBERT STEARNS, b.. Mar. 24,
1856, at Jersey Shore, Pa.; md., 1884, Jane Hays; has charge
of grocery department of the firm; seven children.
8126— RACHEL STEARNS, b., Sept. 6, 1885.
8127— CATHERINE STEARNS, b., Mar. 14, 1888.
8128— EMILY STEARNS, b., June 22, 1889.
8129— JOHN WALKER STEARNS, b., Nov. 15, 1895;
d., Feb. 6, 1897.
8130— MARTHA JANE STEARNS, b., Mar. 21. 1897.
8131— GEORGE LIVINGSTON STEARNS, b., Jan. 12,
1899.
SEVENTH GENRATION. 271
8132— DELPHINE E. STEARNS, b., Feb. 24, 1900.
8133— HENRY LEWIS STEARNS (7179), b., Nov. 19,
1828, son of Alanson and Maria (Gibson) Stearns, of Hop-
kinton, Mass.; born at Upton, Mass.; a farmer, of Hopkin-
ton, Mass. He md., Nov. 8, 1859, Marietta C. Comar, b.,
May 5, 1838, dau. of Albert and Celinda (Barton) Comar,
of Wrentham, Mass.; six children.
8134— HENRY ALANSON STEARNS, b., Jan. 3, 1861,
at Hopkinston, Mass.
8135— NELLIE STEARNS, b., May 28, 1862; d., Sept.
15. 1864.
8136— EDITH MARIA STEARNS, b.. Sept. 21, 1863,
at Hopkinton, Mass.
8137— GEORGIA AUGUSTA STEARNS, b., Dec. 9,
1866, at Hopkinton.
8138— AMY FLORENCE STEARNS, b., Apr. 20, 1870.
8139— ALBERT BARTON STEARNS, b., Dec. 10,
1877.
8140— GILBERT ALANSO'N STEARNS (7180), b.,
Mar. 2j, 183 1, at Upton, Mass., son of Alanson and Maria
(Gibson) Stearns, of Hopkinton, Mass.; a sole-leather cut-
ter, of Hopkinton, who md., Nov. 1, 1854, Lucinda Grandy,
b., July 6, 183 1, dau. of Calvin and Thomazin Grandy, of
Fayston, Vt. Mrs. Stearns called herself "Gilbert's Scribe,"
because she carried on most of the correspondence, and
her sketches of family character, with vivid descriptions of
family scenes and incidents, make her letters very enter-
taining'. She is a worthy mother of her sturdy boys, who,
for some time, carried on the grocery business together at
South Framingham, Mass. The circle was broken by one
of the brothers entering the Mass. Institute of Technology,
and, in 1900, two others bought a store in Waltham, where
they removed with their families. Thev had nine children.
8i4i^FRANK GILBERT STEARNS, b., May 24, 1856,
at Hopkinton, Mass. : a grocer, of So. Framingham, Mass. ;
md., June 16, 1881, Nellie M. Hubbard, b., May 29. 1858;
one son.
272 CHARLES STEARNS.
8142— CHARLES HENRY STEARNS, b., Apr. 27,
1884.
8143— AREA BATES STEARNS, b., Oct. 23, 1857; d.,
July 21, 1864.
8144-^ALLIE MAY STEARNS, b., May 9, 1859; d.,
May 1, 1864.
8145— ALANSON BANKS STEARNS, b., Jan. 7, 1862,
at Hopkinton, Mass.; in 1885, he and his brother, Frank,
bought out the country store, and are still proprietors of the
"Cyclone Grocery Store," doing a business of over sixty-five
thousand dollars each year. He md., July 22, 1885, at Lake
View, So. Framing-ham, Mass, Mary Lucia Works, of South-
boro, Mass., b., Nov. 155, 1862; three children. The follow-
ing is taken from the Framingham Gazette, of Feb. 22, 1901 :
"The first of the 'Red Light Evenings' for members and
friends was observed at the Y. M. C. A., on Tuesday even-
ing. Mr. A. B. Stearns gave an illustrated lecture on His-
toric Massachusetts, w hich pleased as well as instructed all
present. Mr. Stearns has a talent for description, the illus-
trations were good, and the evening was mere enjoyable
than a lecture by any professional talker."
8146— LURA MAY STEARNS, b., July 16, 1889.
8147— CARL ALANSON STEARNS, b., July 10, 1893.
8148— ERIC SWAIN STEARNS, b., Apr. 30, 1896.
8149— LATEN G. STEARNS, b., Jan. 31, 1864; d., Aug.
26, 1866.
8150— FREDERICK LINCOLN STEARNS, b., Aug. 3.
1866; took a four years' course in the Mass. Institute of
Technology, and graduated as Civil Engineer. He was
called to New York City by the lamented Col. Geo. E.
Waring, and has been Supt. of various departments there
ever since. He md., Sept. 29, 1897, Louise Arrowsmith, of
New York City, and has one child, name unknown.
8i5i^ARBA GRANT STEARNS, b., Oct. 17, 1868; in
1900, with his brother, Otis, he became proprietor of a
grocery store in Waltham, where he resides. He md., June
11, 1895, Emma Warren Chamberlain, of So. Framingham,
Mass.; one son.
■
A. B. Stearns.
Archie C. Stearns.
SEVENTH GENERATION. 273
8152— HORACE DAVID STEARNS, b., Sept. 20, 1898.
8153— OTIS THAYER STEARNS, b., Dec. 9, 1870;
with his brother, Arba, is proprietor of a grocery business,
in Waltham. He md., June 16, 1897, Jessie Evelyn Works,
of Southboro, Mass.
8154— ARCHER CARL STEARNS, b., Oct. 4, 1875; was
a soldier of the Spanish-American War. "He enlisted, June
16, 1898, in Co. E, 6th. Regt., Mass. Vol. Inf.; was aboard
the U. S. Crusier, Yale, seventeen days; in front of Morro
Castle at the surrender of Santiago; landed at Porto Rico,
July 24, and on the following morning engaged in the only
battle in which the 6th. Mass. took part. It lasted from 4
A. M. to 2 P. M.; five Americans and fifty-six Spaniards
were wounded. Three months were spent in crossing the
island of Porto Rico, during which time Mr. Stearns was
taken sick with typhoid malaria, and was sent home on the
Hospital Ship, 'Bay State,' arriving in Boston, Oct. 28,"
He was mustered out, with his Regt., Jan. 21, 1899; md.,
Sept. 11, 1900, Myrtie De Shore Acron.
8155— AUSTIN CALVIN STEARNS (7182), b., July 13,
1836, son of Alanson and Maria (Gibson) Stearns, of Hop-
kinton, Mass.; born at Upton, Mass.; foreman in sole-
leather factory at Westboro, Mass. He md. (1). May 29.
1865, Mary E. Howard, b., Nov. 20, 1844, who d., Oct. 6,
1879, dau. of Johnson and Lucy Howard, of Dover, N. Y. ;
md. (2), Sept. 23, 1880, Ellen M. Easton, b.. May 29, 1853,
dau. of Charles S. and Laura D. Easton, of Sutton, N. H.
Mr. Stearns was a soldier of the Civil War; one daughter.
8156— MABEL AUGUSTA STEARNS, b., Sept. 10,
1867, at Westboro, Mass.
8i57— JONATHAN ICHABOD STEARNS (7185), b.,
Oct. 24, 1841, son of Alanson and Maria (Gibson) Stearns,
of Hopkinton, Mass.; md., Dec. 13, 1871, Sarah J. Morris,
b., Aug. 30, 1852. During the Civil War, he was a private*
in Co. K, 13th. Mass. Vols., and was wounded three times.
He was an engineer in the citv of Philadelphia, Pa., and died
there, Nov. 22, 1895, of blood-poisoning; eight children.
8158— JOHN ALANSON STEARNS, b., Dec. 30, 1872;
274 CHARLES STEARNS.
Secretary and Treasurer of 'Taper and Press" Co., Phila-
delphia, Pa. ,a publication devoted to the arts.
8159— GEORGIANA STEARNS, b., Nov. 2, 1874; d.,
Jan. 2, 1875.
8160— MATILDA M. STEARNS, b., Mar. 30, 1876.
8161— ARBA W. STEARNS, b., Feb. 21, 1879.
8162— HOWARD H. STEARNS, b., Feb. 8, 1881.
8163— GILBERT C. STEARNS, b., May 5, 1883.
8164— WILBUR A. STEARNS, b., Dec. 12, 1885.
8i65^PRISCILLA T. STEARNS, b., Nov. 7, 1890.
8166— OTIS GIBSON STEARNS (7186), b., Dec. 21,
1843, son °f Alanson and Maria (iGbson) Stearns, of Hop-
kinton, Mass.; a soldier of the Civil War, and afterwards, a
farmer of Red Fork, Ark.; md., 1871, Lucy ; d.,
1876, at Red Fork, Ark.; two children.
8167-^WALTER STEARNS, b., 1872, at Red Fork, Ark.
8168— ELNORA STEARNS, b., at Red Fork, Ark.
8169— DANIEL STEARNS JR. (7215), b., Mar. 18, 1824,
son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Sparhawk) Stearns, of Lowell,
Mass.; a merchant and farmer, of Holden, Mo.; m., 1845,
Nancy J. Emerson, and lived successively in Lowell, Mass.,
Wilton, N. H., New Chester and Warrensburg, Mo., and,
last, in Holden, Mo.; six children.
8170— MARY ELLEN STEARNS, b., 1846, at Lowell,
Mass.; d., in infancy.
8171— JENNIE N. STEARNS, b., Apr. 17, 1848, at
Lowell, Mass. ; md. William F. Hall, who d., at Kansas City,
Mo.; six children.
(a)— Edwin S. Hall.
(b)— W. A. Hall.
(c) — Gertrude E. Hall.
(d)— B. F. Hall.
(e) — Laura M. Hall.
(f) — Florence Stearns Hall.
SEVENTH GENERATION. 275
8172— FRANK STEARNS, b., Oct. 12, 1851, at Lowell,
Mass.; md. (1), Frances T. Constable; md. (2), Cora B. Mor-
row; three children.
8173— CHARLES F. STEARNS, b., 1889; d., 1893.
8174— JAMES HAROLD STEARNS, b., July 28,
1891.
8175— LEILA M. STEARNS, b., Oct. 8, 1893.
8176— LAURA M. STEARNS, b., Apr. 15, 1858; of Kan-
sas City, Mo.
8177— JAMES HARRIS STEARNS, b., Feb. 17, 1861;
md. Florence A. Graber, and settled at Las Vegas, New
Mexico.
8178— LILLIAN M. STEARNS, b., Jan. 1, 1867; md.,
1892, Prof. George H. Howe, of Warrensburg, Mo.; one
child.
(a) — Ethan H. Howe, b., Mar. 6, 1894, at Warrens-
burg, Mo.
8179— SAMUEL STEARNS JR. (7229), date of birth un-
known, son of Samuel and Grace (Lawrence) Stearns, of
Waltham, Mass.; md., 1867, Carrie Glynes, of Dover, N. H.
He was a carpenter, of Watertown, Mass., who served in the
Civil War; six children.
8180— EDWARD STEARNS, b., 1868; a carpenter, by
trade.
8181— -GRACE STEARNS, b., 1870.
8182— GERTRUDE STEARNS, b., 1879.
8183— LULU STEARNS, b., 1882.
8184— LENA LAWRENCE STEARNS, b., 1884.
8185— GROVER STEARNS, b., 1886.
8186— DR. DANIEL WALDO STEARNS (7235)' b->
Nov. 12, 1864, son of Daniel and Sarah (Evans) Stearns, of
Newton, Mass.; a physician, of Newton, Mass.; md., Nov. 12,
1891, Hattie E. Webster; two children.
276 CHARLES STEARNS.
8187— ^DOROTHY WEBSTER STEARNS, b., Aug. 3,,
1894.
8188— MARION STEARNS, b., Apr. 24, 1898.
8189— WALTER HUNNEWELL STEARNS ^.(7239)
b., Aug. 8, 1849, son °f Walter Hunnewell and Margaret
(Evans) Stearns, of Newton, Mass.; a commercial traveler,
of Newton, Mass.; md., 1876, Jessie L. Bowker; four chil-
dren.
8190— HERBERT CHESTER STEARNS, b.} Aug.,
1877.
8191— WALTER ALSTON STEARNS, b., Oct., 1878.
8192— ELLA BOWKER STEARNS, b, Dec, 1880.
8193— ROGER STEARNS, b., June, 1883.
8194— CHARLES HENRY STEARNS (7242), b., Apr.
28, 1838, son of Capt. Charles Jr. and Hannah (Pierce)
Stearns, of Brookline, Mass.; md. Anna M. Mellen, and
settled in Brookline, Mass. We have no record of children.
8195-^JAMES PIERCE STEARNS (7243), b., Feb. 10,
1840, son of Capt. Charles Jr. and Hannah (Pierce) Stearns,
of Brookline, Mass.; md., June 27, 1867, Elizabeth Shaw
Bramhall, who d., Oct. 22, 1893. He was Vice-Pres. of
Shawmut National Bank, of Boston, Mass., and resided at
Brookline, Mass. During the Civil War, he served in the
Army of the Potomac, from 1861 to 1864, as First Lieut.,
22d. Mass. Vol., and lost a leg at the battle of Gaines Mill,
Va., June 27. 1862; four children.
8196-^WILLIAM BRAMHALL STEARNS, b., Mar. 21,
1868, at Boston, Mass.; with Kidder, Peabody and Co., Bos-
ton, Mass., residing at Brookline, Mass.; md., Oct. 17, 1894,
Alice Maude Preston; one child.
8197— JAMES P. STEARNS, b., July 5, 1897.
8198— -MARY ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Apr. 29,
1872, at Brookline, Mass.; md., May 20, 1897, Dwight
Parker Robinson.
8199— KATE STEARNS, b., Aug. 21, 1873, at Brook-
SEVENTH GENERATION. 277
line, Mass.; md., June 3, 1895, Louis C. Page, of Brookline,
Mass.
8200— HELEN SHAW STEARNS, b., Dec. 1, 1875, at
Brookline, Mass.
8201— WILLIAM STEARNS (7251), b., Aug. 10, 1831,
son of Marshall and Susanna (Jones) Stearns, of Brookline,
Mass.; a farmer, of Brookline; md. (1), Oct. 6, 1858, Mar-
garet Glover Swift, who d., Mar. 18, 1869; md. (2), Oct. 28,
1874, Annie Russell; four children.
8202^HENRY MARSHALL STEARNS, b., June 9,
1866; d., Aug. 30, 1870.
8203— ELSIE RUSSELL STEARNS, b., Oct. 19, 1875.
8204— MARSHALL STEARNS, b., Aug. 15, 1877.
8205— RUSSELL STEARNS, b., July 3, 1879.
8206— LEONARD STEARNS (7259), b., 1814, son of
Moses and Margaret (Hawthorne) Stearns, of Lexington,
Mass.; md., 1836, Martha Ann Patten, b., 1816, who d.,
1896; d., 1847, in Waltham, Mass.; two children.
8207— WILLIAM ADAMS STEARNS (8836), b., 1838.
8208— LUCY ANN STEARNS, b., 1842, in Waltham,
Mass.; md., 1868, James M. Vay, of Rochester, N. Y.; one
son.
(a) — Benjamin Fox Vay, b., 1869, in Rochester, N. Y. ;
md., 1893, Carrie Ellis.
8209— GEORGE STEARNS (7265), b., Nov. 3, 1818, son
of Joel and Betsy (Parker) Stearns, of Lexington, Mass.;
md., Dec. 25, 1844, Lovina Hadley, b., Aug. 31, 1819, dau.
of Sewell and Lovina (Hall) Hadley. They settled in Somer-
ville, Mass., where their children were born and where he d.,
Aug. 9, 1885; three children.
8210— GEORGE STEARNS JR., b.. Mar. 12, 1846; md.
Emma Hovey.
821 1— ADELAIDE STEARNS, b., Dec. 16, 1848: md.
George Bowen.
8212— CHARLES H. STEARNS, b., Dec. 7, 1854; md..
278 CHARLES STEARNS.
1879, Eva Frost. He was connected with the Fire Depart-
ment of West Somerville, Mass.; three children.
8213— CLARENCE A. STEARNS, b., Aug. 24, 1880.
8214— LILLIAN J. STEARNS, b., July 12, 1882.
8215— WARREN H. STEARNS, b., Apr. 25, 1887.
8216— LORENZO STEARNS (7278), b., Aug. 1, 1808,
son of Jonas and Anna (Babcock) Stearns, of Lincoln, Mass.;
a farmer, of Stow, Mass.; md. (1), Apr. 10, 1839, Mary
Adeline Hodge, of Lowell, Mass., who d., May 20, 1840, in
Berlin, Mass., leaving one dau.; md. (2), Dec. 16, 1842,
Sarah Rice, of Stow, Mass., by whom he had three more
daus. He d., Nov. 18, 1874, in Stow, Mass., and his widow
d., Oct. 27, 1893.
8217— MARTHA ADELINE STEARNS, b., Apr. 2r
1840; md., Apr. 2, 1857, Moses Maynard; d., Oct. 6, 1876,
leaving a family.
8218— SARAH JANE STEARNS b., Aug. 26, 1844; was
twice md. and widowed; d.
8219— ELIZA ANN STEARNS, b., Feb. 17, 1846; md.,
1864, Frank Rice; one son.
8220— LUCIA REBECCA STEARNS, b., Dec. 26, 1848;
md. W. H. Brooks, and had two sons.
8221— WILLIAM STEARNS JR. (7290), b., Jan. 9,
18 19, son of William and Susan (Dix) Stearns, of West-
minster, Mass.; settled in Waltham, Mass.; md., Apr. 7,.
1840, Elizabeth A. Richardson, who d., Apr. 10, 1864, at
Manchester, N. H. During the Civil War, Mr. Stearns was
a soldier of Co. E, 15th. N. H. Vols.; two children.
8222— WILLIAM E. STEARNS, b., Aug. 9, 1841, in
Waltham, Mass.; md., June 11, 1867, Marietta L. Moulton,
of Lynn, Mass.; settled in Manchester, N. H.; in the em-
ploy of Amoskeag Manufacturing Co., Land and Water
Power Dept. During the Civil War, he was Capt. of Co. E,
15th. N. H. Vols.
8223— ANNIE R. STEARNS, b., Apr. 22, 1846, in Wal-
SEVENTH GENERATION. 279
tham, Mass.; md., Oct. 12, 1870, Lyman W. Colby, a
photographer and artist, of Manchester, N. H.
8224— CYRUS G. STEARNS (7295), b., Apr. 27, 1840,
son of Daniel and Anne (Varnum) Stearns, of Lincoln, Mass.;
of Brighton, Mass.; md. (1). 1868, Mary F. Farnsworth; md.
(2), Mrs. Amelia Hodge; four children.
8225— EMMA J. STEARNS, Oct. 30, 1869.
8226— LIZZIE B. STEARNS, b., Oct. 15, 1871.
8227— MINNIE G. STEARNS, b., Aug. 17, 1873.
8228— FRED ELMER STEARNS, b., Oct. 15, 1884.
8229— LEVI STEARNS (7298), b., Nov. 15, 1804, son of
Amos and Deborah (Hunt) Stearns, of Winchendon, Mass.;
md., Apr. 4, 1830, Mary Butler, b., Mar. 24, 1808. He was
a farmer, of Winchendon, Mass., where they celebrated
their golden wedding, Apr. 4, 1880; he d., Sept. 12, 1880;
six children.
8230— LYDIA M. STEARNS, b., Mar. 6, 1831; md.,
June 4, 1850, Arvin Aldrich, of East Westmoreland, N. H.,
where she d., May 24, 1870; three children.
(a) — Eliza Isabel Aldrich b., Dec. 5, 1855; d., July 18,
1863.
(b) — Mary Frances Aldrich, b., Oct. 8, i860,
(c) — Hannah Isabel Aldrich, b., Feb. 17, 1863.
8231— CHARLES T. STEARNS (8843), b., Sept. 5, 1832.
8232-^VIARY M AH ALA STEARNS, b., June 24, 1837;
d., Aug. 22, 1840.
8233— GILBERT F. STEARNS (8846), b., Aug. 9, 1841.
8234— GEORGE MILTON STEARNS (8854), b., May 5,
1846.
8235— LEVI FRANK STEARNS (8865), b., Jan. 31,
1849.
8236— ISAAC MILTON STEARNS (7307), b., June 4,
182 1. son of Amos and Sarah (Miller-Maynard) Stearns, of
280 CHARLES STEARNS.
Winchendon, Mass.; md., Dec. 31, 1850, Winifred Elizabeth
Paine, b., Dec. 25, 1827, dau. of Ephraim and Betsy (Spauld-
ing) Paine, of Chester, Vt. ; two children.
8237— LOWELL HARVEY STEARNS, b., Nov. 17,
1857, at Cavendish, Vt.; of Bellows Falls, Vt.
8238— ARABELLA ELIZA STEARNS, b., Sept. 1, 1866,
at Alstead, N. H.
8239— JOHN DEMARY STEARNS (7314), b., Oct. 29,
181 1, son of Capt. Freeborn and Clarissa (Demary) Stearns,
of Rindge, N. H.; a blacksmith, of Rindge, N. H., who re-
sided several years in Fitz William, N. H. He md., Aug. 29,
1833, Harriet Darling, dau. of Jewett B. and Hannah (Mur-
d'ock) Darling, of Winchendon, Mass.; d., Mar., 1881; six
children.
8240— JOHN MILTON STEARNS (8868), b., July 13,
1835, in Templeton, Mass.
8241— ^MARY ANN STEARNS, b., May 25, 1837; md.
William Chase, of Northneld, Mass.
8242— .HARRIET AUGUSTA STEARNS, b., Feb. 13,
1842; d., June 23, 1845.
8243— WILLIAM AUGUSTUS STEARNS, b., Feb. 15,
1843, m Lunenburg, Mass.; md., 1865, Ellen Jaquith, b.,
Apr. 24, 1847, m Rindge, N. H.; three daughters.
8244— HATTIE D. STEARNS, b., June 17, 1866, in
Rindge, N. H. ; md. Leon Rogers.
8245— MINNIE ETTA STEARNS, b., Nov. 12, 1867;
md., 1897, Wilbur Rice.
8246— ELIZABETH L. STEARNS, b., July 16, 1870, in
Asbby, Mass.
8247-^HARRIET AUGUSTA STEARNS, b., Sept. 23,
1845, in Fitz William, N. H.; of Winchendon, Mass.; unm.
8248— NANCY B. STEARNS, b., Jan. 27, 1848, in Fitz
William, N. H.; md. Alonzo Shedd; d., Jan. 12, 1881, in
Cambridgeport, Mass.
8249— COL. GEORGE WASHINGTON STEARNS
SEVENTH GENERATION. 281
(7317), b., Mar. 16 ,1817, son of Capt. Freeborn and Clarissa
(Demary) Stearns, of Rindge, N. H.; md., Sept. 23, 1841,
Nancy P. Brooks, b., Aug. 20, 1823, dau. of Walton and
Arethusa (Pioer) Brooks. He carried on the blacksmithing
business for several years, after which, he was a merchant at
Rindge Center; Col. of the 12th. Regt., in 1840; selectman,
in 1857, 1858, and 1859; Town Clerk, in 1865. He was a
member of the centennial committee, chosen to celebrate the
one hundredth anniversary of the incorporation of Rindge,
N. H.; d., Aug. 7, 1896; two children.
8250— HENRY W. STEARNS, b., May 30, 1843; md.,
Jan. 4, 1865, Addie A. Converse, b., June 3, 1844, dau. of
Abraham J. and Adaline F. (Peacock) Converse. He was of
the firm of Shepley and Stearns, dealers in books, stationery,
and paper stock, at Fitchburg, Mass.; a most worthy and
exemplary young man, who d., Tuly 14, 1875.
8251— JULIA M. STEARNS, b., Mar. 22, 1849; m<*.,
Nov. 2j, 1867, Charles F. Platts, b., Apr. 22, 1847, son of
Hosea and Nancy (Smith) Platts. He was a merchant of
Rindge, N. H.
8252— <CAPT. CHARLES FREEBORN STEARNS
(7322), b., Jan. 26, 1826, son of Capt. Freeborn and Clarissa
(Demary) Stearns, of Rindge, N. H.; md., Sept. 24, 1851,
Julia Augusta Emory, b., Sept. 24, 1830, dau. of Darostus
W. and Mary (Pierce) Emory. He was a blacksmith of
Rindge Center, and was Capt. of the South Co. ; two children.
8253— WILLIAM EUGENE STEARNS, b.. Oct. 28,
1853; md-> Nov. 23, 1879. Sarah Almeda Stearns (7695); no
children.
8254— EMMA AUGUSTA STEARNS, b., Mar. 18, 1865.
8255— HIRAM NEWELL STEARNS (7323). b., July
15, 1828, son of Capt. Freeborn and Clarissa (Demary)
Stearns, of Rindge, N. H.; a merchant, of Boston, Mass.,
who enioyed the respect and confidence of all who knew
him. He md., July 4, 1850, Charlotte A. Chipman, dau. of
Samuel and Edith (Guilford) Chipman, of Marlboro, Mass.;
five children.
282 CHARLES STEARNS.
8256— CHARLOTTE EDITH STEARNS, b., July 10,
1851; md., Nov. 17, 1870, Leonard B. Marshall, of Boston,
Mass.
8257— HENRY W. STEARNS, b., Apr. 30, 1853; d.,
Nov. 22, 1853.
8258— EMMA AUGUSTA STEARNS, b., Aug. 6, 1854.
Twins.
8259— ELLA FRANCES STEARNS, b., Aug. 6, 1854.
Emma Augusta md., May 7, 1874, J. Arthur Peck, of
East Somerville, Mass.
826a— MARY FLORENCE STEARNS, b., Dec. 4, 1858.
8261— JULIUS AUGUSTUS STEARNS (7325), b., Aug.
27, 1832, twin child of Capt. Freeborn and Clarissa (De-
mary) Stearns, of Rindge, N. H.; a blacksmith and farmer,
of Rindge Center. He md., July 29, 1857, Mary Ann Wood,
b., June 14, 1837, dau of Elbridge and Rebecca (Hartwell)
Wood; six children.
8262— ETTA M. STEARNS, b., Aug. 16, 1858.
8263— GEORGE W. STEARNS, b., June 18, 1861.
8264— MARY ANNA STEARNS, b., Sept. 9, 1865.
8265— HARLAND A. STEARNS, b., Feb. 12, 1869.
8266— ^NELLIE GERTRUDE STEARNS, b., Sept. 1,,
1871.
8267— HENRY M. B. STEARNS, b., Dec. 23, 1873.
8268— GEORGE W. STEARNS (7341), b., Dec. 22, 1828,
son of Daniel and Anne (Spinning) Stearns, of Watertown,
N. Y.; a master mechanic of large experience, and engaged
in that line of work continuously for over forty years. He
had three wives but we have the name of only one, Laurinda
Richards. One of his wives d., Sept., 1886, at Corry, Pa.;
his home was at Warren, Pa. ; six children.
8269— JAMES W. STEARNS (8877), b., June 10, 1854,
at Cooperstown, Venango Co., Pa.
8270-^GEORGE W. STEARNS JR., b., Dec, 1856, at
Franklin, Pa.; d., 1895, at Rochester, N. Y.
SEVENTH GENERATION. 283
8271— CLARA ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., June, 1858,
at Enterprise, Pa.; d., Nov., 1875, at Corry, Pa.
8272— ANNA MAY STEARNS, b., July 7, 1861, at
Warren, Pa.
8273— NELLIE ARIEN STEARNS, b., Dec., 1863, at
Warren, Pa.; d., Oct., 1885, at Corry, Pa.
8274— WILLIAM EDWARD STEARNS, b., Mar., 1871,
at Titusville, Pa.
8275— WILLIAM WALLACE STEARNS (7345), K
June 19, 1839, son of Daniel and Anne (Spinning) Stearns,
of Pulaski, N. Y.; a moulder, of Dayton, O.; md., 1859, Mary
Elraca Gilson, of Titusville, Pa. ; three children.
8276— DELPHINE STEARNS, b., Feb. 13, i860, at
Warren, Pa. ; md. Harry Robe, of Buffalo, N. Y.
8277— FRANK MARSHALL STEARNS, b., Feb. 26,
1862, at Warren, Pa.; a plumber, of Jamestown, N. Y. ; md.,
Oct. 31, 1886, Hattie M. Jeffords, of Randolph, N. Y.; two
daughters.
8278— SHIRLEY IRENE STEARNS, b., July 10, 1887.
8279— GRETCHEN DELPHINE STEARNS, b., Apr.
13, 1890.
8280— ALBERT T. STEARNS, b., Sept. 16, 1866, at
Warren, Pa.; d., Dec. 15, 1869, as result of an accident with
a swing-board.
8281—FRANKLIN BENJAMIN STEARNS (7346), b.,
Feb. 24, 1842, in Rome, Oneida Co., N. Y., son of Daniel
and Anne (Spinning) Stearns, of Rome, N. Y.; Pres. of the
Northern Hotel Co., Big Rapids, Mich.; served through the
entire Civil War, as gunner in the U. S. Navy, and proudly
says, "I was in all the engagements in which Admiral Far-
ragut took part." He md., 1870, Mary H. Parsons, of
Ottawa, 111. ; one son.
8282— CHARLES G. STEARNS, b., in Adams, Jeffer-
son Co., N. Y.
8283— LEVI STEARNS (7348), b., 1822, son of Elam
284 CHARLES STEARNS.
and (Wilkinson) Stearns, of Howard Co., Mo. ; md.
Sarah Stanley and settled on one hundred and sixty acres of
land in Arkansas, which was given to him by his father.
When the Civil War broke out he enlisted in the Union
Army, and died at Cape Girardeau Mo. ; four children.
8284— AARON STEARNS.
8285— DANIEL STEARNS.
8286-HAMANDA STEARNS.
8287— THOMAS E. STEARNS.
8288— CHARLES STEARNS (7352), b., Oct. 21, 1829,
son of Elam and (Wilkinson) Stearns, of Howard
Co., Mo.; a farmer, of Howard Co., Mo.; md., Nov. 29,
1849, Rebecca Peacher. During the Mexican War, he ran
a freight team from the Missouri River to Santa Fe, N. M. ;
was a member of the Missouri State Militia; d., July 3, 1864,
at his home, leaving a widow and seven children. The Civil
War took their home and they were left destitute to struggle
for existence. In 1868, they moved to Linn Co., Mo.; in
the fall of 1879, the widow md. lohn Fain, a farmer, of Linn
Co., Mo.
8289— JOHN H. STEARNS, b., 1850; md. and settled in
Texas; has one daughter.
8290— NANCY E. STEARNS, b. in Howard Co., Mo.;
md. W. T. Hodson, of La Clede, Mo.; had children.
829i^WILLIAM H. STEARNS, b., in Howard Co.,
Mo.; md. Mattie Wells, and has three children.
8292— MARGARET STEARNS, md. William Fulton, of
Linn Co., Mo. ; one child, Archie Fulton.
8293— ELIZA STEARNS, md. William Biven, of Linn
Co., Mo.; five children.
8294— MARTHA STEARNS, d. at the age of twelve.
8295— STEPHEN A. STEARNS, b., Nov. 6, i860, in
Howard Co., Mo.; went to Colorado, in 1880; to Texas, in
1882; to California, in 1886, where he settled at "The Palms,"
a suburb of Los Angeles, as a farmer; at last accounts, was
unmarried.
SEVENTH GENERATION. 285
8296— CHARLES ANTHONY STEARNS (7361), b.y
July 24, 1842, son of Lyman and Rebecca (Hines) Stearns,
of Linnaeus, Mo.; electric motorman, of Temascal, North
Oakland, Cal; md., Nov. 30, 1875, Emma Brooks, of Oak-
land, Cal.; three children.
8297— ELAM EARLE STEARNS, b., Nov. 25, 1882.
8298— SUSAN TEMPLE STEARNS, b., Sept. 25, 1885.
8299— CHARLES ANTHO'NY STEARNS JR., b., July
12, 1890.
8300— THEODORE FRELINGHUYSEN STEARNS
(7362), b., Sept. 16, 1844, son of Lyman and Rebecca (Hines)
Stearns, of Linnaeus, Linn Co., Mo.; md., 1875, Annie E.
Backer, born in London England; settled in Portland, Ore.;
four children.
8301— LIZZIE MANDANA STEARNS, b., Apr. 15,
1885; of Portland, Ore.
8302— VERA ALICE STEARNS, b., Aug. 31, 1886; of
Portland, Ore.
8303^THEODORE ERNEST STEARNS, b., Aug. 18,
; of Portland, Ore.
8304— ORA CURTIS STEARNS, b., Apr. 21, 1891.
8305— HAZEN C. STEARNS (7368), b., 1808, son of
John and Sarah (Campbell) Stearns, of Claremont, N. H.;
md., 1833, Mary Chase; d., Jan. 28, 1835; two children.
8306— MARY J. STEARNS, b., Dec. 10, 1833; d., Jan. 6,
1834.
8307— MURRAY W. STEARNS, b., Oct. 3, 1834; d.,
Feb. 3, 1835.
8308— WILLIAM H. STEARNS (7381), b.. Nov. 3, 1808,
son of Benjamin and Sabra (York) Stearns, of Cornish,
N. H.; md., 1831, Betsy Clough, b., Nov. 29, 181 1, in Ware,
N. H. They had eight children born in Vermont, and some
time in the "fifties" they moved to Taylor Co., Iowa.
8309— VERMILIA STEARNS, b., Nov. 10, 1832.
286 CHARLES STEARNS.
8310— SARAH ANN STEARNS, b., Sept. 13, 1834.
831 1— BYRON HORACE STEARNS (8881), b., Oct.
22, 1836.
8312— SALLY STEARNS, b., Oct. 22, 1838.
8313— LAURA LORINDA STEARNS, b., Jan. 29,
1844; d.
8314— LAURA LORINDA STEARNS, b., Feb. 3, 1846
8315— GEORGE ALLEN STEARNS, b., Feb. 20, 1849.
8316— BENJAMIN CLARK STEARNS, b., Aug. 4,
1853; of Gravity, la.
8317— PARLEY STEARNS (7424),b., 1818, son of James
and Hetty (Ransom) Stearns, of Clay, Onondaga Co.,
N. Y. ; md., 1848, Julia Ames. He was a farmer of North
Syracuse, N. Y., where he d., Feb. 18, 1894; six children.
831&— CHARLES H. STEARNS (8888), b., Sept. 12,
1849.
8319— ELLEN STEARNS, b., Aug. 18, 185 1; md., 1874,
William W. Weller, of Liverpool, N. Y., b., June 29, 1852;
one son.
(a) — Luther L. Weller, b., Sept. 25, 1875.
8320— WARD S. STEARNS (8892), b., Nov. 8, 1854.
8321— MARY R. STEARNS, b., Jan. 7, 1856; d., Sept.
12, 1864, at Clay, Onondaga Co., N. Y.
8322— EMMA J. STEARNS, b., Oct. 17, 1859, at Clay,
N. Y.; d., Nov. 8, 1879.
8323— CORA E. STEARNS, b, Aug. 6, 1867; d., Apr.
20, 1892.
8324— CHARLES LUCIUS STEARNS (7429), b., Jan.
20, 183 1, son of Asa H. and Mary (Warner) Stearns, of
Clay, Onondaga Co., N. Y. ; a farmer, stock and fruit-grower,
of North Syracuse, N. Y. He was assessor for eighteen
years, Supervisor in 1884, besides being tax-collector. "His
first Presidential vote was cast for Tohn C. Fremont and he
has been a staunch Republican ever since. In 1865, he pur-
Charles L. Stearns.
SEVENTH GENERATION. 287
chased of his father, a farm of one hundred acres at North
Syracuse, and, in the course of his agricultural work, has
grown, from the seed of a Spitzenberg, the most promising
apple shown at the N. Y. State Fair, which is known as the
Stearns Seedling,' and has taken prizes wherever exhibited.
1 he apple is larger and flatter than a Spitzenberg, brighter
in color, with a quality fully as good as Gravenstein. He
md., June 19, 1864, Sarah J. Newport, b., Aug. 23, 1841,
dau. of Edward Newport, of Kent, England, and had six
children. He has a genial temperament and is ever ready
to help the poor and needy."
8325— ELMER LEWIS STEARNS, b., 1865; md., Feb.
16, 1897, Maude Fox, of Cicero, N. Y.; one child.
8325 1-2— -DORIS MAE STEARNS, b., June 15, 1900.
8326— ARTHUR HENRY STEARNS, b., 1867; md.,
Aug. 30, 1892, Ella C. Crowell, of Cicero, N. Y.
8327— WILLIAM W. STEARNS, b., 1869.
8328— MARY A. STEARNS, b., 1870; md., Oct. 16, 1889,
John Sleeth, of North Syracuse; one son.
(a) — Arloe Lucius Sleeth, b., Aug. 23, 1892.
8329— EVA M. STEARNS, b., 1873; a teacher.
8330— CHARLES T. STEARNS, b., 1876.
8331^-LUTHER STEARNS (7452), b., 1822, son of
Abner and Annie (Swayne) Stearns, of Chase's Mills, N. Y. ;
md. (1), Nancy Watson; md. (2), Elizabeth Peacock. He
went from St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., in 1865, and settled at
Capron, 111., where he d., Tan. 27, 1896; three children.
8332-^ORVILLE TRYON STEARNS, of Chicago, 111.;
md. his cousin, Persis Stearns, (8353).
8333— JOHN RICHARD STEARNS, b., Oct. 28, i860;
a commercial traveler, of Belvidere, 111.; md., Mar. 9, 1881,
Jennie Camp; five children.
8334— EDWIN MONROE STEARNS, b., July 29, 1882.
8335— HARRY STEARNS, b., June 12, 1887.
288 CHARLES STEARNS.
8336— WINIFRED STEARNS, b., Sept. 25, 1891.
8337_hGEO. HENRY STEARNS, b., Feb. 17, 1894.
8338— MABEL ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., June 28,
1896.
8339— CHARLES HENRY STEARNS, of Chicago, 111.
8340— RICHARD STEARNS (7453), b., 1826, son of
Abner and Annie (Swayne) Stearns, of Chase's Mills, N. Y.;
md. Laura Haskell, and settled at Massena Springs, N. Y.,
where he is half-owner and proprietor; two daughters.
8341— CHARLOTTE STEARNS.
8342— CLARA STEARNS.
8343— JOSEPH STEARNS (7455), b., 1830, son of Abner
and Annie (Swayne) Stearns, of Chase's Mills, N. Y.; md.
Charlotte Beard; d., 1890; eight children.
8344— JOSEPHINE STEARNS.
8345— FRANK STEARNS.
8346— JENNIE STEARNS.
8347— ANNA STEARNS.
8348— MINNIE STEARNS.
8349— THOMAS STEARNS.
8350— CARRIE STEARNS.
8351— FRED STEARNS.
8352-HALFRED STEARNS (7465), b., 1824, son of Sol-
omon and Polly (Woodruff) Stearns, of Highgate, Vt; md.
and settled in Bonus, 111.; four children.
8353— PERSIS STEARNS, b., Apr. 17, 1852; md. her
cousin, O. T. Stearns (8332); d.. Tan. 18, 1896.
8354— HIRAM STEARNS, b., May 8, 1855; md. Kittie
M. Yates, of Bonus, 111.; one child.
8355— LULU M. STEARNS.
8356— SUMNER STEARNS, b., Apr. 12, 1866; md.
Sarah E. Irvin, of Bonus, 111.; three children.
SEVENTH GENEBATION. 289
8357— SARAH STEARNS.
8358— GEORGE STEARNS.
8359— SUSAN STEARNS.
8360— .HERBERT STEARNS.
8361— HENRY STEARNS (7490), b., 1830, son of
George and Asenath (Webster) Stearns, of Warsaw, N. Y.;
a lumberman, of Omro, Wis.; md. (1), Sylvia A. Smith, who
d., 1854; md. (2), Cornelia M. Smith; six children.
8362— -SYLVIA A. STEARNS, md. Hans Peterson, of
Omro, Wis. ; three children.
(a) — Henry Peterson,
(b) — Ernest Peterson,
(c) — Arthur Peterson.
8363^CLARA A. STEARNS, md. Wallace Merrill, of
Appleton, Wis., where he d., Sept., 1895; two children,
(a) — Susie Merrill,
(b) — Dessie Merrill.
8364— JENNIE STEARNS, md. John Robbins, of Am-
herst, Wis.; two children,
(a) — .Pearl Robbins.
(b) — 'May Robbins.
8365— GEORGE STEARNS, of Omro, Wis.
8366— ADDIE STEARNS, of Omro, Wis.
8367— HIRAM STEARNS.
8368— LUTHER STEARNS (7501), b., Feb. 25, 1818,
son of Josiah and Hepzibah (Whitney) Stearns, of Holden,
Mass.; md., Dec. 10, 1840, Jane Stott, of Manchester,
England, b., 1823; settled in Holden, Mass.; nine children.
8369— EZRA JOSIAH STEARNS, b., June 24, 1843;
md., May 12, 1866, Mrs. Lucy (Myrick) Chapman; one
daughter.
8370— LUCY SABRINA STEARNS, b., Jan., 1867; md.r
Feb. 3, 1886, William G. Allen. They have two children:
290 CHARLES STEARNS.
Prank Allen, b., Nov. 15, 1889, and Charles Allen, b., Dec,
1893-
837 1— HANNAH R: STEARNS, b., Sept. 20, 1844; md.
Orrin Fenner Ballou, of Upton, Mass.
8372— NELLIE STEARNS, b., July 18, 1846; md., Sept.
j8, 1865, Ira C. Dudley, of Rutland, Mass.; seven children,
(a) — Ira G. Dudley, b., June 24, 1867.
(b)— Flora M. Dudley,
(c)— Ida A. Dudley,
(d) — Leon S. Dudley,
(e) — Dora I. Dudley,
(f)— Cora A. Dudley,
(g) — Enola A. Dudley.
8373-^JENNIE STEARNS, b., Aug. 19, 1848; md.
Charles A. Stone, of Shrewsbury, Mass.
8374-^-LUTHER T. STEARNS, b., Apr. 9, 1851; md.
Miss Mover, dau. of William Mover, of Holden, Mass.; d.,
May 2, 1886, leaving no children.
8375-^-HENRY E. STEARNS, b., Nov. 15, 1852; md.
8376— ALFRED AMOS STEARNS, b., Oct. 12, 1854.
8377-H-HARRIET L. STEARNS, b., Jan. 11, 1857.
8378— LYDIA STEARNS, b., Sept. 23, 1858; md., Feb.
28, 1878, Frederick Myrick; d., 1895; six children.
(a) — George Eugene Myrick, b., Dec. 16, 1878.
(b)— Walter Ervin Myrick, b., Sept. 28, 1880.
(c) — Luther Frank Myrick, b., Feb. 19, 1883; d., Oct.
29, 1883.
(d) — Laura Isabel Myrick, b., Sept. 29, 1884.
(e) — 'Flossie Gertrude Myrick, b., Feb. 8, 1888; d., Sept.
18, 1888.
(f) — Flora Alice Myrick, b., Aug. 8, 1893.
8379— CO LLINS MUNROE STEARNS (7505), b., Feb.
17, 1818, son of Stiles and Statira (Batcheler) Stearns, of
Worcester, Mass.; born in Northbridge, Mass.; d., Feb. 27,
SEVENTH GENERATION. 291
1897, in Milwaukee, Wis. He md. (1), Nov. 2, 1837, by Rev.
George Waters, Baptist clergyman, Sophia Cole, b., Nov.
22, 1813, in Windham, Vt, who d., Sept. 8, 1876, in Worces-
ter Mass.; md. (2), in Chicago, 111., Mrs. Eunice E. Burton;
three children.
8380— ESTHER MARIA STEARNS, b., Apr. 27, 1839,
in Farnumsville, Mass.; md., Nov. 19, 1861, in Worcester,
Mass, Joseph Gates, of Quinsigamond, Mass., who d., Dec.
20, 1899, aged sixty-seven vears; four children.
(a) — Lilla Florence Gates, b., Feb. 7, 1863, in Worces-
ter, Mass.; music-teacher.
(b) — Corinne Estelle Gates, b., Mar. 2, 1866, in Quin-
sigamond, Mass.; d., Jan. 20, 1877, at same place.
(c) — Clarence Eugene Gates, b., Feb. 9, 1868; bicycle
repairer.
(d) — Forrest Delma Gates, b., Aug. 7, 1871; of Quin-
sigamond, Mass.
8381-^ELLEN SOPHIA STEARNS, b., May 10, 1844,
in Holden, Mass.; d., Oct., 1845, m Worcester, Mass.
8382^-ALICE LAURINDA STEARNS, b., Aug. 5, 1849,
in Worcester, Mass.; md., May 18, 1869, Henry Leland
Prentice, lb., Aug. 27, 1846, of Worcester, Mass. They
settled in Denver, Col. : two daughters.
(a) — Mabel Alice Prentice, b., Aug. 20, 1870; md., Sept.
29, 1890, Edgar Patton Smith, of Denver, Col.;
two children
(b) — Ida Whitcomb Prentice, b., Nov. 25, 1872.
8383-^DAVID BRA1NARD STEARNS (7507V b., Feb.
16, 1829, son of Stiles and Sarah (Ball) Stearns, of Worces-
ter, Mass.; of Fairfield, Mass.; md., Sept. 18, 1853, Mary
McDerby, b.. May 18, 1838, in Maidstone, Vt.; ten children.
8384-^LEE ELLIOTT STEARNS (8899). b., Nov. 6,
1854, in Blanford, Mass.
8385-^ALONA ADELAIDE STEARNS, b.. Nov. 4,
1856, in Blanford, Mass.; md., Nov. 24. 1881, Edwin D.
Eaton, who d., Feb. 27, 1896: no children.
292 CHARLES STEARNS.
8386— LILLIAN ISABEL STEARNS, b., June 25, 1859,
in Blanford, Mass.; d., May 13, 1877, in Russell, Mass., by
drowning.
8387-^ALICE ESTELLA STEARNS, b., Apr. 5, 1861,
hi Blanford, Mass.; md., Feb. 20. 1884, Alfred E. Cosby,
of Mittineague, Mass.; five children.
(a) — Elmer Eaton Cosby, b., June, 1885.
(b) — Marion Cosby.
:{c) — Ethel Stearns Cosby.
(d) — Raymond Brainard Cosby.
(e) — Olive Jennie Cosby, b., Mar., 1897.
8388--O SCAR FREMONT STEARNS, b., June 15,
1863, in Blandford, Mass.; md. (1), 1883, Rosella Chevalier,
and had one son; md. (2), May 12, 1898, Minnie E. Davis;
settled in Holyoke, Mass.; one child.
8389— <GOLDIE STEARNS, b., Feb. 10, 1884.
8390— LOTTIE MARIA STEARNS, b., Apr. 15, 1868,
in Russell, Mass.; of Fairfield, Mass.
8391-^LAURA IDELLA STEARNS, b., Dec. 20, 1870,
in Russell, Mass.; md., Feb. 12, 1890, at Fairfield, Mass.,
Walter Everett Brooks, b., July 8, 1858; one dau.
(a) — Lottie May Brooks, b., Apr. 7, 1892.
8392-^HELEN ELENA STEARNS, b., Sept. 5, 1874, in
Russell, Mass.; md., June 5, 1895. in Pittsfield, Mass., How-
ard Buffum; one son.
(a) — Harold Thomas Buffum, b., 1896.
8393-— iSON, lived three days.
8394--MARION VIOLA STEARNS, b., Sept. 25, 1879,
in Fairfield, Mass.; d., Feb. 25, 1883.
8395— JOSEPH ELLIOTT STEARNS (7509), b., Aug.
17, 1832, son of Stiles and Sarah (Ball) Stearns, of Worces-
ter, Mass.; md., Oct. 3, 1855, Mary Adelaide Lawrence, b.,
Jan 18, 1835; d., Jan. 7, 1886. They settled in Worcester,
Mass., where he d., Oct. 12, 1898; five children.
8296— .MARY ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Jan. 13,
1857; unm.; d., June 23, 1898.
Dr. H. P. Stearns.
SEVENTH GENERATION. 293
8397— CARRIE ALONA STEARNS, b., Apr. 25, 1861;
was administratrix of her father's estate and carried on his
business; unm.
8398— HERBERT LESTER STEARNS, b., June 4,
1866, in Worcester, Mass.; d., May 15, 1867.
8399— FRANK LESTER STEARNS, b., Oct. 4, 1867; d.,
Aug. 8, 1896.
8400— ARTHUR CHESTER STEARNS, b., Jan. 29,
1871, in Worcester, Mass.; d., June 27, 1871.
8401— LEVI JACKSON STEARNS (7529), b., Aug. 21,
1829, son of Adolphus and Nancy (Abbott) Stearns, of
Holden, Mass.; md., Mar. 29, 1851, Victoria Maple, b., Ma>
15, 1833, wno d., May 11, 1871; one daughter
8402— LIZZIE ADELAIDE STEARNS, b., June 21,
1857; md., July 9, 1879, Willis F. Knowlton, b., July, 1852.
(a) — Mav Louise Knowlton, b., Dec. 25, 1879; d., 1887.
8403^-WILLIAM JONES STEARNS (7531), b., Sept.
3, 1837, son °f Adolphus and Nancy (Abbott) Stearns, of
Holden, Mass.; md., Nov. 14, 1858, Ellen Moore, of West
Rutland, Mass., b., Mar. 28, 1836. They settled in West
Rutland; one son.
8404— FREDERICK BAILEY STEARNS, of Rutland,
Mass., b., May 16, 1866; md., May 8, 1889, Helen Gertrude
Kennan.
8405— OSBORN STEARNS (7547), b., May 14, 1824,
son of Asa and Pollv (Putnam) Stearns, of Sutton, Mass. ; a
merchant, of Boston, Mass. He md. (1), 1846, Harriet
Howe, of Shrewsbury, Mass., where he was Postmaster; she
d., Jan. 27, 1862, and he md. (2), 1864, Jennie Holyoke, of
St. Albans, Vt, where they lived before removing to Bos-
ton; d., 1888; three children.
8406^-MARTIN STEARNS, b., 1865; of St. Albans, Vt.
8407—MAYBELL STEARNS, b., 1868.
8408— FRANK STEARNS, b., 1871.
3409-DR. HENRY PUTNAM STEARNS (7548), b.,
294 CHARLES STEARNS.
Apr. 1 8, 1828, son of Asa and Mary (Putnam) Stearns, of
Sutton, Mass.; md., Aug. 29, 1857, Annie Elizabeth Storer,
of Dumfries, Scotland, dau. of Capt. James and Elizabeth
Storer. They settled first in Marlboro, Mass., and, after
three years, removed to Hartford, Conn. He grad. Yale
Univ., 1853; M- D- Yale Univ., 1855; studied at tlniv. of
Scotland and spent two years abroad; A. M. Yale, 1856;
appointed Supt. of Hartford Retreat for the Insane, 1874;
since 1876, Lecturer on Insanity, in Yale Univ.; author of
several volumes on medical subjects. His college classr
Yale '53, numbered 108 men, among whom were Andrew D.
White, U. S. Senator and Minister to Berlin; Theodore
Bacon, the distinguished Rochester lawyer; Wayne McVey,
U. S. Minister to Italy; Isaac H. Bromley, the wit; the
late Senator Randall L. Gibson, of Louisiana; Judge George
Shiras, of U. S. Supreme Court; George W. Smalley, the
veteran newspaper correspondent; Edmund C. Stedman,
the poet and critic; and Benjamin K. Phelps, who was ex-
Pres. Arthur's law-partner. Dr. Stearns is a member of the
American Medical Association, of the Ct. Medical Society,
of the New England Psychological Society, and has been
Pres. of Amer. Med. Psychological Asso. ; Hon. Member of
British Medico-Psychological Association, and Boston
Medico-Psychological Society; Director of Travelers' Ins.
Co., Hartford Trust Co., Hartford Retreat for Insane, Conn.,
Humane Society, &c, &c. ; besides being a celebrated gene-
alogist, who has himself prepared most of the records of
the Increase Stearns familv. During the Civil War, Dr.
H. P. Stearns was Surgeon of 1st. Conn. Regt. of three mos.
troops, date of his commission being Apr. 18, 1861. After
his regiment was mustered out of service, he was commis-
sioned Surgeon of U. S. Vols., Aug. 1, 1861; ordered to the
Department of the West and assigned to the staff of Gen.
U. S. Grant, with whom he remained during the winter of
1861 and 1862, until the Army moved up the Tennessee
River. In that campaign he was Medical Director of the
right wing of the army, under command of Maj.-Gen. Mc-
Clernand. He remained in the service as Medical Director
of U. S. General Hospitals and Acting Medical Inspector un-
til after the close of the war, being mustered out, Sept. 1,
1865, with rank of Brevet Lieut. Col.; three children
SEVENTH GENERATION. 295
8410-r-HENRY STUART STEARNS, b., Aug. 12, 1858,
at Marlboro, Mass.; a lawyer, of Boston, Mass., with resi-
dence at Beverly, Mass.; grad. Williams Coll.; LL. B., Yale
Univ.; for some years, was at Duluth, Minn. He md. Mary
Olmsted, dau. of Dr. Henry K. Olmsted, of Hartford,
Conn., and a descendant of Capt. Joseph Wadsworth, who
hid the charter of Conn, in the old Charter Oak.
841 1— ELLEN BRODIE STEARNS, b., Mar. 5, 1867,
at Hartford, Conn.; d., Tan. II, 1878, of diphtheria, after
an illness of five days.
8412^-CHARLES STORRIER STEARNS, b., Dec. 10,
1868, at Hartford, Conn.; member of Williams Coll. about
two years; left college to engage in business, at Hartford,
Conn.
8413— ANDREW TACKSON STEARNS (7549), b.,
Mar. 28, 1830, at Sutton, Mass., son of Asa and Mary (Put-
nam) Stearns, of Shrewsbury, Mass.; md. (1), 1855, Mary
Morse Andrews, b., Nov. 10, 1832, dau. of Capt. John and
Mary E. (Dunton) Andrews, of Boylston, Mass.; md. (2),
Mary Elizabeth Wilkinson, b., 1839, who d., Sept. 1, 1875;
md. (3), Anna E. Smythe, of Worcester, Mass. He resided
successively at Worcester, Medway and Newton Center;
senior member of the Stearns Shoe Co., of Boston, Mass.;
Director, and Chairman of Finance Committee of West
Somerville Bank, Mass.; five children.
8414— MARY ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Aug. 9,
\ 1856, at Fall River, Mass.; d., Oct. 17, 1856.
8415— DR. CHARLES ASA STEARNS (8904), b., Aug.
15, 1858.
8416— FRANK ANDREWS STEARNS, b., Apr. 12,
1860, at Medway, Mass.; d., Aug. 12, i860.
8417^-FRED ANDREWS STEARNS, b., Oct. 20, 1862;
d., Aug. 4, 1863.
By third wife.
8418-^HENRY BARROWS STEARNS, b.. Mar. 20,
1879.
8419-v.CHARLES SIBLEY STEARNS (7550), b., Apr.
296 CHARLES STEARNS.
16, 1844, son of Asa and Mary (Putnam) Stearns, of Shrews-
bury Mass.; a merchant, member of the Stearns Shoe Co.,
with residence in Boston. Mass.; md. Lucy Ella Wilcox, of
Canandaigua, N. Y., who was, on her mother's side, third
cousin to Pres. Andrew Jackson. In June, 1864, Mr. Stearns
received an appointment, with rank of Major, to superintend
the distribution of rations furnished by the U. S. Govern-
ment to the loyal people of Northern Tennessee, who were
in a destitute condition; one daughter.
8420— DOROTHY FRANCES STEARNS, b., Jan. 9,
1889, in Boston, Mass.
8421— JAMES NELSON STEARNS (7580), b., 1835,
son of Miles and Mary (Piper) Stearns, of Genesee Co.,
N. Y. ; a fruit-farmer and nursery-man, of Kalamazoo, Mich.,
where he has been Alderman of the city four years. He md.,
1857, Susan H. Williams, of Orleans Co., N. Y., where
they resided some years, and then removed to Kalamazoo,
Mich.; two children.
8422^IDA L. STEARNS, b., at Medina, Orleans Co.,
N. Y.; md. Frank C. Balch, of Kalamazoo, Mich., where
they settled; one child,
(a) — Josephine Balch.
8423-^FRANK A. STEARNS, of Kalamazoo, Mich.
8424— DANIEL FRANKLIN STEARNS (7581), b.,
1838, son of Miles and Mary (Piper) Stearns, of Genesee
Co., N. Y.; md., 1863, Fannie Brockway, of Hillsdale Co.,
Mich. They lived for some time in Hillsdale Co., Mich.,
then removed to Chicago, 111., where their two sons were
in business; three children.
8425— ALLAN THOMAS STEARNS (8905), b., Jan. 28,
1864.
8426— CHARLES B. STEARNS, born at Sullivan, 111.;
a printer of Chicago, 111.
8427— BENJAMIN BROCKWAY STEARNS, b. and d.,
at Sullivan, 111.
8428-^HO'N. ALLAN M. STEARNS (7582). b., 1843,
Dorothy Frances Stearns.
SEVENTH GENERATION. 297
son of Miles and Mary (Piper) Stearns, of Genesee Co.,
N. Y.; a lawyer, of Kalamazoo, Mich.; md., Dec. 20, 1871,
Annie C. Abbott, of Pleasant Hill, Mo. He has been County
Judge of Probate; Bank Director, and member of the Board
of Council, of Kalamazoo, Mich.; two children.
8429— CLARE H. STEARNS, b., 1872.
8430— EVELYN S. STEARNS, b., 1874.
8431^-HBNRY HARWIN STEARNS (7585), b., Feb.
26, 181 1, in Harwinton, Conn., son of Simon and Vienna
(Barnes) Stearns, of Lee, Mass.; a tailor, of Granby, Mass.
He md., i8?7 in Bedford, Cuyahoga Co., O., Martha Hor-
tentia Hannum, of Deerfield, Mass.; d., Apr. 2, 1889. This
family generally spelled the name, "Sterns," although the
father said he was not particular about it; six children.
8432^-WALLACE HENRY STEARNS, b., June 15,
1839, at Cuyahoga Falls, O.; a paper manufacturer, of West-
field, Mass.; md., Sept. 12, 1865, Sophie Horton; d., Aug.
15, 1873; two children.
8433— MARTHA H. STEARNS, b., Aug. 8, 1866.
8434— WALLACE H. STEARNS, b., July 19, 1870.
8435^-FRANCIS HANNUM STEARNS, b., Dec. 12,
1840, at Cuyahoga Falls, O.; md., Dec. 12, 1866, Mary A.
Ross.; d., July 4, 1871. He served in the Civil War, as
Quartermaster and Sergeant, of 52d. Regt, Mass. Vols.;
afterwards, published a paper, at Newbern, N. C.
8436-i-EDWARD HORTBNTIUS STEARNS, b., July
13, 1844, in Hadley, Mass.; a paper manufacturer, of Spring-
field, Mass.; md., Jan. 12, 1870, Nellie Moulton; two daugh-
ters.
8437— MARION M. STEARNS, b., July 16, 1873, in
Springfield, Mass.
8438— EDITH H. STEARNS, b., May 19, 1877, *n Hart"
ford, Conn. \
8439—CHARLES HERBERT STEARNS, b., June 24,
1848, in Granby, Mass.: an editor, of Springfield, Mass., who
<!., Oct. 19, 1875; unm.
298 CHARLES STEARNS.
844CW-GEORGE HARWIN STEARNS, b., Aug. 25,
1852, in Granby, Mass.; md., Jan. 1, 1886, Mary Clark; d.,
Jan. 2, 1890; one son.
8441— ARTHUR STEARNS, b., Mar. 13, 1888, in
Springfield, Mass.
8442^-MARION HORTBNTIA STERNS, b., Feb. 23,
1858, at Granby, Mass.; Public Reader and Teacher of Elocu-
tion, at Spring-field, Mass.; member of the faculty of Mt.
Holyoke Coll.
8443^GOULD STEARNS, b., Feb. 26, 1813, in Tyring-
ham, Mass., son of Simon and Vienna (Bajnes) Stearns, of
Lee, Mass.; a painter, of New York State; md., 1835, Laura
McAuly, of Canaan, N. Y.; six childrenfls £C\
8444— EDWIN GOULD STEARNS, b., 1836.
8445— CHARLES SIMON STEARNS, b., 1838.
8446— FRANCIS STEARNS, b., 1840.
8447— HERBERT STEARNS, b., 1842. ) TwJns
8448— HENRY STEARNS, b., 1842. J
8449-MARY CATHERINE STEARNS.
8450— NATHAN STEARNS (75&9)? b., Apr. 25, 1818,
son of Simon and Vienna (Barnes) Stearns, of Lee, Mass.;
a wagon-maker, of New York City. He md. (1), Oct. 22,
1846, Hannah Emeline Hoxie, of Stanford, N. Y., b., Oct.
11, 1826, who d., May 13, 1858; md. (2), Nov. 15, 1859,
Anna V. McCrady, of Canada, b., Mar. 16, 1841; ten
children.
8451— CYTHERA STEARNS, b., Aug. 19, 1847, at
Sharon, Conn.; md., Dec. 24, 1870, Hiram Hunkins, a
farmer, of Beaver Crossing, Neb.
8452— VIENNA STEARNS, b., Apr. 25, 1850; md., Dec.
24, 1870, John Cottrell, a carpenter, of Stanford, N. Y.
8453— ORINDA STEARNS, b., Aug. 19, 1853, at Wash-
ington, N. Y. ; of New York City.
8454— AVIS STEARNS, b., Aug. 31, 1855, at Washing-
SEVENTH GENERATION. 299
ton, N. Y.; md. William Simmons, an ice-dealer, of West
Park.
By second wife.
8455^WILLIS N. STEARNS, b., Oct. 10, i860; a farm-
er, of Pawling, Dutchess Co., N. Y.
8456— MELVIN N. STEARNS, b., Sept. 1, 1862, at Stan-
ford, N. Y.; a farmer, of Dover, Dutchess Co., N. Y.
8457— ANNA A. STEARNS, b., June 15, 1864; d., Nov,
22, 1865.
8458—FREDERICK N. STEARNS, b., Apr. 29, 1867, at
Pleasant Valley, Dutchess Co., N. Y. ; of New York City.
8459^BYRON S. STEARNS, b., Oct. 26, 1869, at Pleas-
ant Valley, N. Y. ; of Stratford, N. Y.
8460-^OTIS W. STEARNS, b., May 3, 1872, at Wash-
ington, Dutchess Co., N. Y. ; of Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
8461^-GEORGE S. STEARNS (7591), b., Apr. 25, 1822,
son of Simon and Vienna (Barnes) Stearns, of Lee, Mass.;
tailor, by trade, proprietor of Cement Manufactory; studied
and practiced medicine till failing health compelled him to
give it up. He md., Feb. 17, 1848, Mary Elizabeth Negus,
of Enfield, Conn., b., June 1, 1825, at Berkshire, Vt., who
d., Nov. 8, 1883; d., Feb. 19, 1877, at Dalton, Mass.; eight
children.
8462— REV. GEORGE MARIUS STEARNS, b., Jan.
18, 1849, in Alford, Mass.; grad. Oberlin Theol. Sem.; d.,
Jan. 11, 1878, at Windsor, Mass.; unm.
8463^MARY ELDORA STEARNS, b., June 12, 1851,
at Tyringham, Mass.; d., Jan. 24, 1873, at Pittsfield, Mass.;
unm.
8464--ONAS QUINTUS TULLIUS STEARNS (8908),
b., Aug. 7, 1853.
8465— HARWIN H. A. STEARNS (8912), b., Jan. 29,
1856, at Pittsfield, Mass.
8466—SIMON D. STEARNS, b., July 27, 1858, at Pitts-
field. Mass.; d., Oct. 28, 1875, at Hinsdale, Mass.
300 CHARLES STEARNS.
8467— LAWRENCE A. STEARNS, b., June 2, i860, in
Pittsfield, Mass.; d., Dec. 2, 1880.
8468-^AMANDA V. STEARNS, b., Aug. 23, 1862, at
Pittsfield, Mass.; d., Jan. 18, 1878, at Windsor, Mass.
8469— MARO J. STEARNS, b., May 5, 1865, at Pittsfield,
Mass.; d., Sept. 9, 1886, at Dalton, Mass.
8470--MARCUS STEARNS (7592), b., Jan. 3, 1825, son
of Simon and Vienna (Barnes) Stearns, of Lee, Mass.; a
merchant tailor, of Cohoes, N. Y. He md. (1), Jan. 24, 1845,
Lucy Brayton, of Lebanon Springs, N. Y., who d., Dec. 15,
1847, leaving one son; md. (2), June 15. 1848, Catherine
Melinda Negus, b., May 12, 1827, who survived him; d., July
12, 1856, at Poughkeepsie, N. Y. ; three sons.
8471— JULIAN HAMLIN STEARNS, b., July 15, 1847;
d., 1852.
8472— MELVIN HALL STEARNS (8914), b., Dec. 24,
1849.
8473— REV. EVERETT DEYO STEARNS (8919), b.,
Oct. 5, 1851.
8474—DEXTER STEARNS (7593), b., Sept. 25, 1826,
sen of Simon and Vienna (Barnes) Stearns, of Lee, Mass.;
a painter, of Dalton, Mass.; md. Mrs. Mary Gauthier, of
Pittsfield, Mass.; d., Jan. 19, 1894, at Dalton, Mass., one
son.
8475— JUSTUS MERRILL STEARNS, b., July 8, 1862,
at Pittsfield, Mass.; commercial printer and stationer, of
Dalton, Mass.
8476— CYRENIUS EDWIN STEARNS (7595), b., July
18, 1832, at Richmond, Mass., a son of Simon and Vienna
(Barnes) Stearns, of Lee, Mass. ; a house painter, of Dalton,
Mass., who md., Feb. 2, 1852, Abigail M. , of Chic-
opee, Mass., b.. Mar. 27, 1826, in Canada; d.; seven children.
8477— JULIAN NILES STEARNS, b., Sept. 9, 1853, at
North Adams, Mass.
^ 8478— JUSTIN HOLT STEARNS, b., Mar. 17, 1856, at
Spring-field, Mass.
SEVENTH GENERATION. 301
8479— HENRY STEARNS, b., Nov. 15, 1858; d., May 31,
1863.
8480— RALPH J. STEARNS, b., Nov. 8, i860, at Pitts-
field, Mass.; d., June 1, 1863.
8481— MARCUS STEARNS, b., Mar. 7, 1863, at Dalton,
Mass.
8482— ELVIRA A. STEARNS, b., Apr. 7, 1865, at Dal-
ton, Mass.
8483— FRANCIS A. STEARNS, b., July 17, 1872, at
Dalton, Mass.
8484— SAMUEL STERNE (7599), b., June 21, 18 17, son
of John and Maria (Thurston) Sterne, of Newport, R. I.;
a grocer, of Newport, R. I.; md., June 24, 1841, Martha Jane
Burdick, dau. of Clark and Martha (Burdick) Burdick, of
Newport, R. L; one son.
8485— CHARLES THURSTON STERNE, b., June 8,
1849.
Eighth Generation.
8486-^SAMUEL STERNE (7610), b., Sept. 26, 1826,
son of John and Mary (Wright) Sterne, of Indiana; md.,
Apr. 24, 1855, Catharine Armstrong, b., Jan. 14, 1834. Dur-
ing the Civil War, he served as Quartermaster for over three
years, on the staff of Gen. Haskell, afterwards on the staff
of Gen. Wood and Mai. -Gen. Howard; six children.
8487-^JOHN ROBERT STERNE, b., June 2, 1856; md.,
Anr. 7, 1883, Anna Whiteside; no children.
8488^-WILLIAM STERNE, b., Mar. 16, 1859; md., Oct.
30, 1890, Mary E. Hart, who d., Jan. 5, 1894; one son.
8489-^RICHARD STERNE, b., Oct. 18, 1891.
84QO^MARTHA STERNE, b., June 1, 1863; md., Sept.
13, 1882, Edward B. Stuart; one son.
(a) — Charles E. Stuart, b., Feb. 9, 1884.
8491-^HOWARD STERNE, b., Feb. 5, 1867; unm.
8492^-KATE STERNE, b., Nov. 15, 1869; md., July 10,
1895, George E. Patton.
8493— GEORGE M. STERNE, b., Sept. 11, 1871; d., Feb.
1, 1874.
8494-^JOBN C. STERNE (761 1), b., Feb. 9, 1828, son
of John and Mary (WTright) Sterne, of Indiana; md. (1),
1850, Adah S. Bucklin, who d., Aug. 7, 1863; md. (2), Apr.
18, 1865, Julia A. Bucklin, who d., July 11, 1878, sister of
his first wife; md. (3), Aug. 10, 1880, Mrs. Mary E. Ayres;
d., Aug. 7, 1890; twelve children.
EIGHTH GENERATION. 303
§
8495^-GEORGE B. STERNE, b., Aug. 2, 185 1; md.,
Jan. 1, 1879, Margaret Rose; three children.
8496^-CALVIN R. STERNE, b., Jan. 1, 1880.
8497-s-MABEL E. STERNE, b., Jan. 15, 1884.
8498— .FLORA E. STERNE, b., May 15, 1886.
8499^-MARY A. STERNE, J).. Mar. 24, 1853; d., Sept.
27, 1867.
8500-^MARGARET A. STERNE, b., Oct. 13, 1855; md.,
Jan. 15, 1880, Edwin Wilkinson; d., Nov. 30, 1886; three
children.
(a) — 'Edwin E. Wilkinson, b., Nov. 27, 1881; d., Aug.
17, 1882.
(b)— John W. Wilkinson, b., Nov. 17, 1883.
(c) — Margaret Lula Wilkinson, b., June 14, 1885; d.,
July 10, 1885.
8501^-JOHN W. STERNE, b., Apr. 14, 1857; md., Mar.,
1863, Nettie E. Manning; five children.
8502-^MYRTLE STERNE, died.
8503— EDNA STERNE.
8504— CLAUDE STERNE.
8505— NELLIE STERNE.
8506— HOWARD STERNE.
8507— KATE STERNE, b., Jan. 24, 1859; d., Sept. 25,
1866.
8508— HARRIET STERNE, b., July 24. 1862; d., Dec.
25, 1863.
Bv second wife.
8509— HARRY STERNE, b., May 23, 1866; d., Jan. 25,
1868.
8510— ADAH STERNE, b., Aug. 26, 1868; md., June 30,
1887, E. E. Wilkinson, her deceased sister's husband.
(a) — Leslie Clay Wilkinson, b., June 3, 1891; d., Mar.
4, 1894.
304 CHARLES STEARhS.
851 1— CHARLES STERNE, b., May 18, 1871.
8512— EFFIE STERNE, b., Dec. 25, 1873; d., Dec. 11,
1877.
8513— AUGUSTUS STERNE, b., Mar. 27, 1876.
By third wife.
8514— JULIA A. STERNE, b., Jan. 20, 1881.
8515— WILLIAM THEODORE STERNE (7614), b.,
Aug-. 22, 1840, son of Tohn and Mary (Wright) Sterne, of
Indiana; md., Feb. 7, i860, Isadore Clark Mass; d., Mar.
20, 1891; five children.
8516— SAMUEL MASS STERNE, b., Oct. 13, 1863; md.,
Oct. 18, 1893, Henrietta Anna Coxwell.
8517— HELEN ELMIRA STERNE, b., Mar. 29, 1866.
8518— MINNIE LOVE STERNE, b, Sept. 15, 1870.
8519— BESSIE ESSIG STERNE, b., Jan. 10, 1873.
8520— WILLIAM THEODORE STERNE JR., b., May
26, 1876.
8521— JOHN STARNES JR. (7622), b., Mar. 8, 1807, son
of Dr. John and Sarah (Adams) Starnes, of East Tennessee;
md., Mar. 11, 1832, Elizabeth Pearson, b., May 1, 1817, who
d., Feb. 10, 1882; a farmer, of East Tennessee; eleven chil-
dren.
8522— HOWARD STARNES, b., Jan. 18, 1833; d., Apr.
3, 1833.
- 8523— ORLENA STARNES, b., Jan. 15, 1835; md., Dec.
14, 1854, Absalom, Johnson, a farmer.
8524— JOHN E. STARNES, b., Aug-. 2, 1837; md., May
18, 1876, Alwilda Denny; member of Legislature in 1875 and
1876; six children.
8525— MACK E. STARNES, b., Jan. 23, 1880.
8526-^MOLLIE E. STARNES, b., Dec. 9, 1881; d., Nov.
27, 1886.
8527— VERDIE M. STARNES, b., Oct. 8, 1883.
EIGHTH GENERATION. 305
8528— .NETTIE B. STARNES, b., Feb. 5, 1886.
8529— NANNIE V. STARNES, b., July 25, 1888.
8530— JOHN DENNY STARNES, b., June 4, 1890.
8531— PLEASANT H. STARNES, b., Nov. 29, 1839; a
farmer, and Revenue Collector from 1874 to 1880; md., Jan.
18, 1865, Mary J. Starnes; six children.
8532— MARTHA E. STARNES, b., Aug. 16, 1866; md.,
Aug. 8, 1889, James Brown.
8533 — DORA R. STARNES, b., Apr. 8, 1868; md., Oct.
31, 1883, Charles D. Cope.
8534— CARY S. STARNES, b, Dec. 16, 1869.
8535— CORNIE M. STARNES, b., Dec. 7, 1871 ; the fam-
ily genealogist.
8536— CORA L. STARNES, b., June 3, 1873; md., July
7, 1893, John L. Williams.
8537— MARY E. STARNES, b., Mar. 17, 1875.
8538— CHRISTIAN M. STARNES, b, Jan. 16, 1842.
Twins.
8539— JACKSON J. STARNES, b., Jan. 16, 1842.
Christian M. md., Oct. 2, 1873, Eliza J. Burton; nine
children.
8540— NANNIE V. STARNES, b., Feb. 23, 1874; d.7
Nov. 10, 1886.
8541— NURA K. STARNES, b., June 1, 1876.
8542— MOLLIE STARNES, b., Apr. 5, 1878.
8543— JAMES E. STARNES, b., Aug. 3, 1880.
8544— LIDA L. STARNES, b., Jan. 21, 1883.
8545— JOHN C. STARNES, b., Feb. 7, 1885.
8546— LIZZIE C. STARNES, b., Aug. 3, 1887.
8547— LENA BURTON STARNES, b., Apr. 21, 1890.
8548— EMMA STARNES, b., May 19, 1893.
Jackson J. Starnes md., Jan., 1865, Annie R. Brown.
306 CHARLES STEARNS.
8549— SARAH STARNES, b., Jan. 26, 1844; md., Nov.
15, 1863, Dr. Robert B. Owens, a prominent physician, of
Rogersville, Tenn., who d., Mar., 1889.
8550— NANCY J. STARNES, b., May 27,^ 1847; md.,
Nov. 28, 1 861, James C. Woodward, Pres. of First National
Bank, Knoxville, Tenn.
8551— CORNIE F. STARNES, b., Dec. 5, 1850; md.,
Feb. 6, 1873, James H. Maxwell; d., May 27, 1880.
8552— PERRY H. STARNES, b., Aug. 23, 1854; d.,
Nov. 3, 1855.
8553— MOLLIE A. STARNES, b., Feb. 5, 1857; d., Nov.
20, 1877.
8554— GEORGE W. STARNES (7624), b., 1810-11, son
of Dr. John and Sarah (Adams) Starnes, of East Tennessee;
md., 1830, Sarah A. Lipe, of Rogersville, Tenn. In 1844,
they removed to Macomb, 111., where he d., Jan. 15, 1889;
seven children.
8555— ROBERT JOHNSON STARNES, b., 1834; of
Cherokee, Kas.
8556— THOMAS JEFFERSON STARNES, b., 1836; d.,
young.
8557— WILLIAM FRANKLIN STARNES, b., 1838;
was in the 84th. Regt. 111. Vols., during the Civil War; of
Augusta, Hancock Co., 111.; has family.
8558— PLEASANT MITCHELL STARNES, b., 1840;
of Galesburg, 111.
8559-^SARAH E. STARNES, b., 1845; md.
8560— ZACHARY TAYLOR STARNES, b., 1849; oi
Missouri.
8561— WINFIELD SCOTT STARNES, b., 1852; of New
York City.
8562— WILLIAM RANDOLPH STEARNS (7639), b.,
Oct. 29, 1 84 1, son of Dr. Charles J. and Mary (Hinds)
Stearns, of New York City; Deputy Fish Commissioner of
W. R. Stearns.
EIGHTH GENERATION. 307
California; md., Feb. 14, 1867, in New York City, Julia
Lynch, b. in New Orleans, La., who died in San Francisco,
Cal.; removed from San Francisco to Los Angeles, Cal.
During the Civil War, he enlisted, Oct. 4, 1861, as Corporal,
53d. N. Y. Vols; re-enlisted, Aug. 12, 1862, in 5th. N. Y.
Vols.; was shot through the right lung, Aug. 14, 1864, on
the Weldon R. R., rear of Petersburg, Va; was discharged
from 146th. N. Y. Vols., at the close of the war; six children.
8563— JENNIE MAY STEARNS, by Oct. 9, 1869, in
New York City; md. D. L. Cupples, of San Francisco, Cal.;
two children.
(a) — Leslie Randolph Cupples.
(b) — Nellie Irene Cupples.
8564— JULIA EVELYN STEARNS, b., Aug. 21, 1870;
d., in New York City.
8565— ESTELLA STEARNS, b., Aug. 26, 1871; d., in
San Francisco, Cal.
8566— WILLIAM GORDON STEARNS, b., Jan. 11,
1875, in San Francisco, Cal., where he resides.
8567— IRENE EMERIC STEARNS, b., Sept. 17, 1878.
8568— PERCY RANDOLPH STEARNS, b., Mar. 29,
1 881, in Antioch, Cal.
8569— GEORGE STEARNS (7642), b., June 22, 1835,
son of Henry and Cordelia (Robinson) Stearns, of Jasper,
Steuben Co., N. Y. ; of Buffalo, N. Y.; md., 1854, Barbara
Frick, b., Sept. 15, 1833; five children.
8570-^CHARLES STEARNS, b., Mar. 16, 1855; md.,
1881, Alice C. Brown, b., Feb. 6, 1862; nine children.
8571— MARY ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Dec. 3,
1882.
8572— MARTHA STEARNS, b., Jan. 16, 1884.
8573— WILLIAM H. STEARNS, b., Feb. 9, 1885.
8574— ALICE C. STEARNS, b., Aug. 3, 1888.
8575— GENEVIEVE STEARNS, b., Jan. 31, 1892.
308 CHARLES STEARNS.
8576— THOMAS LEONARD STEARNS, b., Nov. 6,
1893.
8577— GERTRUDE STEARNS, b., July 31, 1895.
8578— JOSEPH EDWIN STEARNS, b., June 11, 1897,
8579— CHARLES DEWEY STEARNS, b., Sept. 11,
1898.
8580— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Sept. 16, 1862.
8581— MARY STEARNS, b., Nov. 22, 1869.
8582— KATHARINE STEARNS, b., Apr. 8, 1872.
8583— MARGARET STEARNS, b., Mar. 21, 1876.
8584— EDWARD NELSON STEARNS (7648), b., Aug.
6, 1838, son of Timothy Look and Eliza (Howe) Stearns, of
Barre, Mass.; born in Worcester, Mass.; a farmer, of Barre,
Mass. He rod., Aug-. 5, 1865, Margaret Kellv, dau. of Orrin
and Hannah M. Kelly, of Gardiner, Mass. During the Civil
War, he was a member of Co. H, 25th. Regt. Mass. Vols.;
three children.
8585— .MARY ELIZA STEARNS, b., July n, 1866, at
Oakham, Mass.
8586— CHARLES HENRY STEARNS, b., Apr. 6, 1868,
in Oakham, Mass.
8587— FRANK EUGENE STEARNS, b., Au?. 6, 1870,
at Barre, Mass.
8588—LEVI HOWE STEARNS (7649), b., Nov. 19,
1840, son of Timothy Look and Eliza (Howe) Stearns, of
Barre, Mass. ; a farmer, of Rutland, Mass. ; born in Oakham,
Mass. He md., Apr. 8, 1869, Ellen M. Case, dau. of John
S. and Adeline (Parker) Case, of Worcester, Mass.; three
children.
8589— VERA ALMEDA STEARNS, b., Dec. 17, 1873,
in Rutland, Mass.; md., Feb. 16, 1894, James Hammond.
8590— MARY ADELINE STEARNS, b., May 31, 1876.
8591— BERTHA L. STEARNS, b., Oct. 29, 1878.
EIGHTH GENERATION. 309
8592— GEORGE ALVAH STEARNS (7650), b., May 27,
1845, son °'f Timothy Look and Eliza (Howe) Stearns, of
Barre, Mass.; md., May 12, 1866, Almira Holt, b., Mar. 1,
1849, dau. °f Raymond and Ruth E. Holt, of Worcester,
Mass. He was a farmer, of Worcester, Mass., and served
in the Civil War; five children.
8593— TIMOTHY C. STEARNS, b., May 24, 1867.
8co4— ADDIE STEARNS, b., Apr. 10, 1869, in Casnova,
Mich.
8595— JASON CURTIS STEARNS, b., Feb. 10, 1873, in
Mich.
8596— GEORGE HOWE STEARNS, b., Oct. 22, 1875,
in Mich.
8597— CHILD, b., May 15, 1880.
8598— DR. CHARLES GODDARD STEARNS (7651),
b., Apr. 28, 1850, son of Timothy Look and Eliza (Howe)
Stearns, of Barre, Mass.; a physician, of Leicester, Mass.;
md., 1882, Carrie F. A. Willard; two children.
8599— WILLARD BURBANK STEARNS, b., May 7,
1883, at Brookfield, Mass.; d., May 8, 1883.
8600— ROBERT WILLARD STEARNS, b., Nov. 18,
1888, at Leicester, Mass.; d., Sept. 22, 1894.
8601— WILLIAM HENRY STEARNS (7655), b., Apr.
3, 1858, son of Timothy Look and Eliza (Howe) Stearns, of
Barre, Mass.; General Sales Agent of the Buda Foundry
and Manufacturing- Co., Chicago, 111., with residence at Oak
Park, 111. He md., Jan. 10, 1883 . Sophronia Mason Lakin,
of Paxton, Mass.
8602— EDITH HOWE STEARNS, b., Feb. 2, 1884.
8603— CAROL LAKIN STEARNS, b., Jan. 10, 1891.
8604-^CHARLES HUDSON .STEARNS (7&7?\ b., June
12, 1834, son of Stephen B. and Mary (Merriam) Stearns, of
Fitchburg, Mass.; of Worcester, Mass. He md. (1), Oct. 14,
1857, Ellen Watson McClure, of Cambridge, Mass., who d.,
in childbed, July 10, 1862; md. (2), Dec. 4, 1866, Sarah Hol-
land Lamson, of Worcester, Mass.; two children.
310 CHARLES STEARNS.
8605— ADDIE LOUISE STEARNS, b., Jan. n, i860;
d., July 14, 1879.
8606— ARTHUR McCLURE STEARNS, b., July ioy
1862; d., Feb., 1864.
8607— TIMOTHY KINSMAN STEARNS (7700), b.,.
Aug. 21, 1852, son of Timothy Knight and Betsy (Bassett)
Stearns, of South Chatham, Mass.; rad., Jan. 12. 1876, Her-
celia M. Eldridge, and settled in South Chatham, Mass.,
"on Cape Cod." He was a member of the School Board of
Chatham for several years; S. S. Supt.; Supt of East Har-
wich Cemetery Corporation; three children.
8608— THEOPHILUS BASSETT STEARNS, b., Dec.
3, 1876.
8609— CHARLOTTE ELDRIDGE STEARNS, b., Nov.
12, 1878.
8610— GEORGE BYRON STEARNS, b., Mar. 6, 1881.
861 1— EDGAR STEARNS (7706), b., Apr. 24, 1835, son
01 Rufus and Caroline (Buck) Stearns, of Reading, Vt.; a
farmer, of South Reading, Vt. He md. (1), Nov. 20, 1855,
Emily J. Root, by whom he had one son; md. (2)x Sept. gr
i860, Frances M. Darby, of Reading, Vt.; five children.
8612— .CHARLES E. STEARNS, b., in Plymouth, Vt;
d., in Sherburne, Vt.
8613— MARY STEARNS, b., Mar. 10, 1863, in Reading,
Vt; d., Oct 7, 1874.
8614— DANIEL RUFUS STEARNS, b., Jan. 10, 1874;
employed as finisher in a pulp-mill, at Madison, Me.
8615— ADA J. STEARNS, b., Feb. 22, 1876, in Read-
ing, Vt.
8616— CARRIE M. STEARNS, b., June 20, 1881, in
Reading, Vt.
8617-^-JOHN MILTON STEARNS JR. (771 1), b., Sept.
14, 1842, son of Hon. Tohn Milton and Emeline (Adams)
Stearns, of Middlebury, Vt. ; a lawyer, of New York City.
He md., Aug. 8, 1865, Marie Kissam, dau. of Joseph M.
Kissam, of New Rochelle, N. Y.; three children.
EIGHTH GENERATION. 311
8618— HELEN LOTTA STEARNS, b., Oct. 5, 1868, in
New York City.
8619— JOHN MILTON STEARNS 3d., b., Jan. 3, 1875,
in New York City.
8620— WINTHROP STEARNS, b., Mar. 19, 1877, in
New York City.
862H-GEORGE GILL STEARNS (772^ b., Nov. 1,
185 1, son of Honestus and Marietta (Gill) Stearns, of Felch-
ville, Vt.; an artist, of considerable eminence, especially in
the West. He was preparing, at the time of his death, a
series of drawing-books for use in the State of Iowa; was
teaching penmanship and drawing in the city schools of Iron-
ton, O., Newport, Ky., and Keokuk, la. He md., Dec. 24,
1878, at Ironton, O., Mattie J. Amos, b., Nov. 18, 1858, at
Etna Furnace, O., who d., Dec. 5, 1884, at the home of her
parents in Ironton, O. "Their married life was one of days
and years of pleasantness." Mr. Stearns d., Feb. 15, 1889;
one daughter.
8622— LILLIE STEARNS, b., 1879.
8623— THOMAS JONES STEARNS (7747), b., Mar. 20,
1845, son °f Thomas and Rebecca H. (Jones) Stearns, of
Sudbury, Mass.; Supt. of Roxbury Carpet Co. He md., Sept.
14, 1869, Alice Kidder Gibbs, of Framingham, Mass.; an
interested genealogist; one son.
8624— ROBERT THOMAS STEARNS, b., Dec. 8, 1875;
Harv. Coll., 1898.
8625— WILLIAM STEARNS (7755), b., May 15, 1857,
son of Charles and Mary (Harrington) Stearns, of Natick,
Mass.; a wheelwright, of Wayland, Mass., his native place.
He md., June 16, 1884, Sarah E. Sylvester, b., May 27,
1859, only child of Loammi B. and Emeline A. (Pratt) Syl-
vester; three children.
8526— FRANCIS FOSTER STEARNS, b., Feb. 24, 1890.
8627— ROBERT SYLVESTER STEARNS, b., Mar. 31,
1892.
8628— EMELINE HARRINGTON STEARNS, b., Feb.
4, 1894.
312 CHARLES STEARNS.
8629— THOMAS BEALE STEARNS (7777), b., Oct. 3,
1859, son °'f Joel Wilder and Elizabeth (Beale) Stearns, of
Brooklyn, N. Y.; of Denver, Col. He was a mining and me-
chanical engineer, manufacturer of machinery and operator
of electric-light plants; grad. Brooklyn Polytechnic and Col-
legiate Institute, 1877; grad. Columbia Coll. School of Mines,
first rank, June, 1881; delivered address, representing En-
gineers of the class. He engaged in mining in Utah, Mon-
tana and Colorado, from 1881 to 1886; from 1886, was
manufacturer of machinery, under the firm name "The
Stearns-Rogers Manufacturing Co." He md., Jan. 28, 1886,
Lillian Louise Burt, of Brooklyn, N. Y. ; three children.
8630— BURT STEARNS, b., Dec. 27, 1887, in Brooklyn,
N. Y.
8631-^ELIZABETH BEALE STEARNS, b., July 13.
1890, in Denver, Col.
8632— JAMES PORTER STEARNS, b., Oct. 7, 1892, in
Denver, Col.
8633— JOHN NOBLE STEARNS JR. (7787), b., Sept.
3, 1863, son of John Noble and Alice (Bloomer) Stearns, of
New York City; md., May Potts, Dec. 12, 1890; two chil-
dren.
8634— JOHN NOJ3LE STEARNS 3d.
8635— ANNE STEARNS.
8636— EDWARD HENMAN STEARNS (7814), b., July
22, 1830, son of Ebenezer Jr. and Mary (Dolph) Stearns, of
Rutland, Vt.; of Fruitland, Fla.; md., Jan. 28, 1855, Frances
Allen, b., Aug. 10, 18355; three sons.
8637— EDWARD M. STEARNS, b., Mar. 16, 1856, of
Webatuck, Dutchess Co., N. Y. ; md., June 15, 1877, Annie
Wilcox; six children.
8638— EDWARD H. STEARNS, b., Aug. 11, 1878.
8639— CAROLINE F. STEARNS, b., May 11, 1881.
8640— LENA M. STEARNS, b., Apr. 3, 1883.
8641— WINIFRED M. STEARNS, b., Dec. 20, 1887.
Dr. Waldron A. Stearns.
EIGHTH GENERATION. 313
8642— FRED M. STEARNS, b., July 16, 1892.
8643— EMILY V. STEARNS, b., Feb. 14, 1895; d., Apr.
16, 1895.
8644— FRED McCLELLAN STEARNS, b., Aug. 29,
1864, of Fruitland, Fla. ; md., Dec. 25, 1893, name unknown;
two children.
8645— GLADYS FLORIDA STEARNS, b., Nov. 12,
1894.
8646— HARRY EDWARD STEARNS, b., Dec. 22, 1897.
8647— ALEXANDER COLE STEARNS, b., July 20,
i£66; writes his name "Elick C. Stearns;" in employ of
Bangor and Bar Harbor Steamboat Co., at Bangor, Me.
He md., Oct. 12, 1891, Clara B. Higgins, and lived, for a
time, in Savannah, Ga.
8648— AVIS VAN WAGENEN STEARNS, b., Nov. ii,
1893; named for the compiler of this work.
8649— CECIL L. STEARNS, b., Aug. 26, 1896.
8650— REV. JOSEPH WELLINGTON STEARNS
(7820), b., July 8, 1840, son of Rev. Joseph Willcutt and
Amanda (Allen) Stearns, of West Groton, N. Y. ; a Chris-
tian minister, of South Berlin, Rensselaer Co., N. Y. He
md., 1868, Mary Jane Hull, and had eight children.
8651— DR.WALDRON ALLEN STEARNS, b., Aug. 21,
1869, in Eastport, Me.; grad. Albany Medical Coll., 1900; ap-
pointed on Resident Staff of St. Peter's Hosp., Albany.
N. Y., with residence at Schenectady, N. Y. He md., Sept.
19, i897,Frances Hiscock Fuller, b., June 1, 1873, dau. of
Henry Edwin and Antoinette (Lapham) Fuller, of South
Berlin, N. Y.; one son.
8652— JOHN WALDRON STEARNS, b., Sept. 18, 1898.
8653— MAUS WELLINGTON STEARNS, b., Jan. 30,
1 87 1, at West Randolph, N. Y.
8654— JOSEPH CRAIG STEARNS, b., Dec. 31, 1873,
at Stanfordville, N. Y.
314 CHARLES STEARNS.
8655— JOHN STUART STEARNS, b., Oct. 2, 1875; d.r
at Starkey Seminary, N. Y.
8656— RALPH WINFIELD STEARNS, <b., Dec. 12,
1877, at Petersburg, N. Y.
8657— WORTH RAE STEARNS, b., Oct. 31, 1879, at
Petersburg, N. Y.
8658— FREEMAN BENNETT STEARNS, b., Apr. 4,
1 88 1, at Petersburg, N. Y.
8659— MARY ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Sept. 17,
1882, at Petersburg, N. Y.
8660— EUGENE ALLEN STEARNS (7822), b., May 3,
1847, son °f Rev- Joseph Willcutt and Amanda (Allen)
Stearns, of West Groton, N. Y.; an enterprising farmer and
quarry-man, of West Groton, N. Y.; "who settled on part
of the old home farm of 'his grandsire, Isaac Allen." He
md., Feb. 14, 1872, Sarah Jane Rockefeller, of Syracuse,
N. Y. ; one child.
8661— *MABEL JANE STEARNS, b., May 15, 1884.
8662— JOSEPH QUINCY STEARNS (7836), b., July 21,
1842, son of Lewis Strong and Almira (Grennell) Stearns, of
Starksboro, Vt.; during Civil War, enlisted, Oct. 15, 1861,
as private in Co. K, 9th. N. J. Vols.; discharged, July 12,
1865, as corporal; continued service in the same regiment,
by re-enlistment; severely wounded in left forearm, May 6,
1864, in front of Petersburg, Va. ; since Sept., 1865, has been
clerk in U. S. Sub-Treasury, at New York Citv. He md.,
1868, Sarah M. Jones, of England, and their home was at
Union, N. J.; three children.
8663— THOMAS LEWIS STEARNS, b., June 18, 1869,
in Newark, N. J.; md., lune 15, 1892, Hattie L. Sheville; of
Springfield, N. J.
8664— MARY EDWARDS STEARNS, b., May 7, 1873,
at Arlington, N. J.; d., Nov. 5, 1877.
8665— CHARLES GRENNELL STEARNS, b., Dec. 6,
1875-
8666— CHARLES DAVIS STEARNS (7837), b., Feb.
EIGHTH GENERATION. 315
17, 1850, son of Lewis Strong and Almira (Grennell) Stearns,
of Starksboro, Vt.; md., on the evening of Mav 26, 1881,
in Bradford Co., Fla., Helen A. Hull, of Waynesville, 111.;
four children.
8667— JOSEPH WESTCOTT STEARNS, b., Aug. 18,
1882, in Bradford Co., Fla.
8668-^CHARLES ROBERT STEARNS, b., Feb. 11,
1885, in Bradford Co., Fla.
8669— ARTHUR GRENNELL STEARNS, b., Mar. 22,
1887, in Bradford Co., Fla.
8670— ALVIN LESTER STEARNS, b., May 8, 1891, in
Westford, Conn.
8671— JONATHAN CRANSON STEARNS (7848), b.,
Aug. 5, 1835, son of Seneca and Hannah (Humphreys)
Stearns, of Vermilion Co., 111.; a farmer of Vermilion Co.,
111., where his children were born. He md., Dec. 4, 1861,
Mary S. Snider, b., Nov. 6, 1841, in Indiana; five children.
8672— JAMES STEARNS, b., Feb. 14, 1862; d., Dec. 26,
1864.
8673— EMILY STEARNS, b., Feb. 7, 1865; md., Dec.
25, 1884, William G. Yount, of Fairmount, 111.
8674— ELLIS A. STEARNS, b., Mar. 23, 1867; md., Jan.
31, 1894, Irene McDonald; settled in Catlin, 111.; one child.
8675— EVERETT J. STEARNS, b., Jan. 12, 1895.
8676— HATTIE C. STEARNS, b., Apr. 4, 1868; md.,
Dec. 14, 1889, Scott Pate, of Oakwood, 111.
8677— ISLA F. STEARNS, b., Mar. 1, 1878.
8678— JAMES NELSO'N STEARNS (7849), b., Aug. 30,
1838, son of Seneca and Hannah (Humphreys) Stearns, of
Fithian, 111.; a farmer, of Muncie, 111. He md., Dec. 30, 1869,
Mary E. Hays, b., Apr. 8, 1847, in Ohio, who d., Apr. 28,
1895, in Muncie, 111. During the Civil War, he served in
the Brass Band of 35th. Regt., 111. Inf., in 1861 and 1862;
two children.
.316 CHARLES STEARNS.
8679— EDNA STEARNS, b., Oct. 17, 1870.
8680— LOLA STEARNS, b., Dec. 3, 1874.
8681— WILLIAM HUMPHREYS STEARNS (7850),
b., Sept. 8, 1840, son of Seneca and Hannah (Humphreys)
Stearns, of Fithian, Vermilion Co., 111.; a farmer and ranch-
man, of South Dakota. He md., Nov. 6, 1873, Mary S. Sea-
man, and settled in Yanktown, South Dakota; one son.
8682— FRANK STEARNS, b., 1875, in Bon Homme Co.,
South Dakota.
8683— JOHN HARRISON STEARNS (7851), b., Feb.
.27, 1842, son of Seneca and Hannah (Humphreys) Stearns,
of Fithian, 111.; a farmer, of Danville, 111. During the Civil
War, he served in 125th. Regt, 111. Inf.; on a march, was
left sick in the enemy's country, and nothing was known of
him until the war was over. He md., Sept. 24, 1876, Mrs.
Mary (Miller) Hulbert, b., Jan- 2I> l&3&> m Indiana; one
son.
8684— JOSEPH SENECA STEARNS, b., Nov. 9, 1877;
of Danville, 111.
8685— ALFRED L. STEARNS (7852), b., Jan. 4, 1848,
son of Seneca and Hannah (Humphreys) Stearns, of Fithian,
111.; a farmer, of 'Muncie, 111. He md., May 4, 1871, Emza
Lowman, b., Nov. 18, 1850, who d., Sept. 30, 1884; four
children.
•8686— .MAGGIE MAY STEARNS, b., May 5, 1872; md.,
Feb. 6, 1890, Clark Bradbury, of 111.
8687— MILDRED L. STEARNS, b., Nov. 21, 1874; md.,
Oct. 24, 1894, Fred R. Russell.
8688— .SARAH E. STEARNS, b., June 16, 1877; md.,
Oct. 6, 1895, George Frazier, of Muncie, 111.
8689— HERBERT T. STEARNS, b., Aug. 28, 1880; of
Muncie, 111.
8690— LEMUEL STEARNS (7875), b., 1849, son of
Caleb and Catherine (Grosshouse) Stearns, of Langford,
South Dak.; md. Helen Noble, and settled in Tigerton, Wis.,
where his wife d., 1892; six children.
EIGHTH GENERATION. 3 IT
8691— CORA STEARNS.
8692— ROSE STEARNS.
8693— LEWIS STEARNS.
8694— OSCAR STEARNS.
8695— GRACE STEARNS.
8696— GUY STEARNS.
8697— MILTON STEARNS (7879), b., 1852, son o£
Caleb and Catherine (Grosshouse) Stearns, of Langiord, So.
Dak.; a carpenter, of Detroit, Minn.; md. Charlotte Roohr,
b}' whom he had two sons.
8698-^CLARENCE E. STEARNS, b., Sept. 28, 1878, in
Barton, Wis.
8699— HENRY I. STEARNS, b., Sept. 5, 1880, in Dub-
lin, Minn.
8700— ELI STEARNS (7882), b., 1857, son of Caleb and
Catherine (Grosshouse) Stearns, of Langford, South Dak.;
md. Permelia C. Smith, and settled in Day Co., South Dak.
870i^NINA STEARNS.
8702— CLARA STEARINS.
8703— LYDIA STEARNS.
8704— MAJOR ALONZO STEARNS (7934), b., Feb. 15,
1820, son of Col. Joel and Nancy (Edmonston) Stearns, of
Phelps, N. Y. ; md., Feb. 13, 1844, Delia Dickinson, who d.,
July 21, 1884. During- the Civil War, he enlisted, 1861, as
First Lieut, of Co. C, 3d. N. Y. Cav. ; in 1862, was promoted
to Capt of Co. C. ; in 1864 was made Major of same Regt.
He was commissioned as a member oi the Governor's staff,
May 2, 1842, — appointed Quartermaster, with rank of Cap-
tain; commission signed by William H. Seward, Governor,
and Rufus King, Adjt. Gen.; the sash, epaulettes and sabre
used by him at that time are preserved by his daughter. He
took up his residence in Rochester, N. Y., 1850, and served
as a member of the City Council; d., Dec. 17, 1889, in Chi-
cago, 111.; two children.
318 CHARLES STEARNS.
8705— GEORGE AUGUSTUS STEARNS, b., July 28,
1845, in Phelps, N. Y.; md., Jan. 12, 1875, Mary Swift, of
Chicago, 111., where he d., Nov. 30, 1877; two children.
8706— WILLARD DICKINSON STEARNS, b., Dec,
1875; d.
8707— GEORGIA STEARNS, b., Sept., 1877.
8708— ELECTRA C. STEARNS, b., June 25, 1848, in
Phelps, N. Y.; md., Oct. 24, 1872, Hekehiah Bushnell, of
Chicago, 111.; four children.
(a) — Anna Pearl Bushnell, b., Oct. 8, 1874.
(b) — Delia Stearns Bushnell, b., Mar. 14, 1878.
(c) — George Stearns Bushnell, b., July 25, 1882.
(d) — Louise Dickinson Bushnell, b., June 3, 1886.
8709— JOHN STEARNS (7935), b. Apr. 12, 1822, son of
Col. Joel and Nancy (Edmonston) Stearns, of Phelps, N. Y. ;
01 Chicago, 111. He md., Nov. 6, 1846, Elmira Guptill, of
Rockton, 111., and had three children.
8710— DELIA E. STEARNS, b., June 22, 1849, at Beloit,
Wis.; md., Mar. 21, 1872, Walter S. Bogle, of Chicago, 111.;
three children.
871 1— HELEN M. STEARNS, b., Feb. 6, 1853, in
Albany, N. Y.; md., Apr. 29, 1873, Jacob C. Magill, of Chi-
cago, 111.; four children.
8712— EDGAR G. STEARNS, b., Jan. 9, 1861, in Colum-
bus. O.; Agent American Rubber Co., Chicago, 111. He md.,
Dec. 15, 1 88 1, Mary J. Pyott, of Chicago, 111.; two children.
8713— DAVID PYOTT STEARNS, b., Jan. 3, 1883.
8714— JEANIE PYOTT STEARNS, b., Apr. 12, 1885.
8715— WILLIAM STEARNS (7936), b., Dec. 15, 1823,
son of Col. Joel and Nancy (Edmonston) Stearns, of Phelps,
N. Y. ; md. Dec. 15, 1846, Hannah A. Wadsworth, of Am-
sterdam, N. Y. He d., Oct. 1, 1854, at Magnolia, Wis., to
which place he went from West Troy and Albany, N. Y. ;
two children.
8716— CHARLOTTE WADSWORTH STEARNS, b.,
EIGHTH GENERATION. 319
Nov. 8, 1847, in Phelps, N. Y.; md., Aug. 15, 1867, Silas W.
Mason, of Amsterdam, N. Y.; one son.
(a) — -Henry W. Mason, b., Dec. 3, 1879.
8717— MARY NANCY STEARNS, b., Feb 15, 1849, at
West Troy, N. Y.; md., Oct. 13, 1871, Frank Spencer Hil-
drethj of Amsterdam, N. Y.; settled in New York City; one
child.
(a) — Anna Stearns Hildreth, b., Aug. 8, 1873; of Brook-
lyn, N. Y.
8718— GEORGE L. STEARNS (7937), b., Sept., 1825,
son of Col. Joel and Nancy (Edmonston) Stearns, of Phelps,
N. Y.; md., Nov. 7, 184Q, Helen A. Streeter, of Phelps,
N. Y.; has held the office of Clerk of the Courts of Linn Co.,
Iowa, for eight years, with residence at Marion, la. During
the Civil War, he served in the Army of the Tennessee, under
Gen. W. T. Sherman; was Sergeant of Co. B, 31st. la. Inf.;
was in the battle of Arkansas Post, and in active service from
that time to the close of the war, including the Siege of
Vicksburg; was mustered out, Tune, 1865; was present at
the Grand Review of Sherman's Army, at Washington,
D. C, 1865. His own words are, "I am glad to say I am a
staunch Republican;" "Gen. Tohn A. Logan is my ideal of an
officer for Volunteers." He had five children.
8719— CHARLES G. STEARNS, b., Mar. 28, 185 1, at
Phelps, N. Y.; md., Oct. 11, 1882, May Horr, of Dubuque,
la. He was Agent of the American Express Co., Waterloo,
la.; three children.
8720— FANNIE STOUT STEARNS, b., July 25, 1883.
8721— GEORGE ASA STEARNS, b., Jan. 19, 1886.
8722— .HENRY LOUIS STEARNS, b., May 18, 1892.
8723— HELEN A. STEARNS, b., Jan. 31, 1853, at Sara-
toga Springs, N. Y. ; md., June 13, 1877, at Cedar Rapids,
la., Edwin S. Young; four children.
(a) — Jessie Helene Young, b., June 14, 1878.
(b) — Dora Adell Young, b., June 20, 1880.
(c) — Nellie May Young, b., Sept. 5, 1881.
(d) — George Edwin Young, b., Sept. 7, 1887.
320 CHARLES STEARNS.
8724— GEORGE A. STEARNS, b., Apr. 16, 1856, at
Saratoga Springs, N. Y.; d., July 17, 1865.
8725— HENRY A. STEARNS, b., Apr. 7, 1859, at Roch-
ester, N. Y.; Deputy Clerk of Dist. Court, Marion, la.
8726— THEODORA A. STEARNS, b., Sept. 20, 1862, at
Cedar Falls, la.; md., Oct. 28, 1891, James E. Bromwell Jr.
8727— DR. OWEN E. STEARNS (,7938), b., Aug. 20,
1827, son of Col. Joel and Nancy (Edmonston) Stearns, of
Phelps, N. Y.; md., June 2, 1852, Dorcas Louise Shaffer, of
Freeport, 111., sister of the late Gov. Shaffer, of Utah. "Dr.
Stearns was educated in the schools of his native place, and
after "leaving the Phelps High School entered the Homeo-
pathic Medical College, at Cleveland, O. He was very fond
oi his chosen profession, and, in 1850, graduated from Med.
Coll. with a splendid record and highly recommended by his
Professors. In the spring of 185 1, he commenced practice in
Freeport, 111., and soon acquired a reputation for skill and
efficiency, thus securing a large and lucrative patronage.
He was elected Vice Pres. of the first Homeopathic Medical
Society, of Northern Illinois, while still quite young in the
profession. Besides the deep interest which Dr. Stearns
took in his profession, he was quite prominent in educational
matters, and was a staunch friend of our public school sys-
tem. For six years, he was a member of the Freeport Board
of Education and part of the time, its President. The pres-
ent high standing of the Freeport Schools is largely due to
his untiring energy and practical methods. He was made
coroner of Stephenson Co., by the Republican party, and
was called one of the best they ever had, fearless in the dis-
charge of his duty. During 1886-7, Dr. Stearns was a mem-
ber of the Stephenson Co. Pension Board, and after it passed
into Democratic management, was still retained and made its
Treasurer. He was quite prominent in Masonic Circles, being
a member of Evergreen Lodge, F. and A. M., and of Free-
port Consistory, S. P. R. S." Dr. Stearns d., Dec. 15, 1893,
of pneumonia, and his widow d., Mar. 17, 1897; five daugh-
ters. '
8728-HMARY SHAFFER STEARNS, b., May 21, 1853.
Dr. Owen E. Stearns.
EIGHTH GENERATION. 321
8729— JANE RAY STEARNS, b, Dec. 20, 1854.
8730— KATIE CHAPMAN STEARNS, b., Aug. 28,
1857; d., Sept. 26, 1872.
8731— iSOPHIE STRAWBRIDGE STEARNS, b., May
21, i860; d., Feb. 6, 1864.
8732--MARGARET LOUISE STEARNS, b., Nov. 12,
1862.
8733— HENRY STEARNS (7939), b., Aug. 9, 1830, son
of Col. Joel and Nancy (Edmonston) Stearns, of Phelps,
N. Y.; a Railroad man, of Chicago, III; md., 1854, Esther
Elizabeth Mason, of Auburn, N. Y.; no children.
8734— JOEL STEARNS (7945), b., Dec. 27, 1847, in
Phelps, N. Y., son of Lawson and Emily (Ferris) Stearns, of
Ferris, Mich.; of Kalamo, Mich.; has been a farmer, stage-
driver, and mail-carrier, and says, "We have been respected
and have tried to deserve it, and are all poor enough to be
honest." He md., 187Q, Nora Robbins, and had seven chil-
dren.
8735— ALTA M. STEARNS, b., 1881, in Mich.
8736— ELLA P. STEARNS, b.. 1883, in Mich.
8737— GORDON J. STEARNS, b., 1886, in Mich.
8738— E. LENA STEARNS, b., 1888, in Mich.
8739— JOHN WESLEY STEARNS, b., 1891, in Mich.
8740-^MARY E. STEARNS, b., 1893, in Mich.
8741— INEZ M. STEARNS, b., 1895, in Mich.
8742— -MAJ. ORREN DARIUS STEARNES (7949), h,
Sept. 10, 1827, son of Lewis Patrick and Sarah (Cabaniss)
Stearns, of Franklin Co., Va. ; a farmer, of Franklin Co., Va.,
who md., 1847, Temperance Ward, of the same county. He
served, during the Civil War, in the Confederate Army, and
d., Oct., 1862, in a Confederate Hospital at Staunton, Va.
He was the first one of this family to spell his name
"Stearnes," and the orthography has been adopted by his
brother's family as well as his own; seven children.
8743— SARAH ANN STEARNES, b., Mar., 1848, in
322 CHARLES STEARNS.
Franklin Co., Va. ; md. Bolivar S. Webb, a farmer, of
Roanoke, Va.
8744— LEWIS PATRICK STEARNES, b., Dec. 31, 1849,
Contractor and Collector of Customs, at Newport News, Va.;
spent twenty years in the Transportation business, R. R.,
Telegraph, and Express. He is a life-long Democrat, whose
first vote was cast in Macon, Ga., for Horace Grcely to be
Pres. of the United States. Mr. Stearnes md., Oct. 7, 1874,
Bentley King, of Pulaski Co., Va. ; five children.
8745— LI LA PERLE STEARNES, b., Aug. 16, 1875,
in Montgomery, Va.
8746-^FRANK PINCKNEY STEARNES, b., 1S77; d.,
1884.
8747— CHARLES THOMAS STEARNES, b., 1886; .1.,
1889.
8748— MARY PATTON STEARNES, b., 1888, in Nor-
folk, Va.
8749— LEWIE BENTLEY STEARNES, b., :89a
8750— JOHN COLEMAN CABANISS STEARNES,
died young.
8751— STEPHEN STEARNES, died young.
8752— JOSEPH D. STEARNES, died young.
8753— PETER DENNIS STEARNES, died young.
8754— THOMAS FRANKLIN STEARNES, b., i860, in
Franklin Co., Va.; Cashier of the Traders' Bank, Lynch-
burg, Va.
8755— DR. JOHN LEWIS STEARNES (7952), b., Dec.
15, 1834, son of Lewis Patrick and Sarah (Cabaniss)
Stearnes, of Franklin Co., Va. ; grad. Univ. of Penn., with
degree of M. D., 1858; settled at Dublin, Pulaski Co., Va.,
and practiced medicine there from 1858 to 1887; removed
to Salem, Va., 1887, where he practised his profession and
was Physician to the "Baptist Orphanage of Virginia,"
located at Salem, Va. He md., Jan. 2, 1859. Phoebe Ann
McDermed, of Pulaski Co., Va. During the Civil War, his
Dr. John L. Stearns.
Dr. James D. Stearns.
EIGHTH GENERATION. 323
house at Dublin, Va., was burned by Gen. Crooks, after the
battle of Cloyd's Mountain. "Mrs. Phoebe A. Stearnes en-
tertained Gen. Crooks and twelve of his start, filling the
stomachs of both men and horses and the haversacks of the
men. With the politeness of a Chesterfield, the General
asked her what he might do to reward her, and she said,
'Please do not burn my home over the heads of myself and
two infants!' He gallantly promised, but, in twenty min-
utes, the house was in flames."
Dr. Stearnes has enjoyed a lucrative practice in Virginia;
was a pioneer in the use of chloroform; the first to diagnose
Cerebro-spinal-meningitis, and successfully treat it; has also
been very successful in typhoid-fever. He had eight chil-
dren.
8756— DR. JAMES DANIEL STEARNES, b., Dec. 9,
i860, near Dublin, Va. ; grad, Jefferson Med. Coll., Phila-
delphia, Pa., 1880; Post Graduate Course at Bellevue Hos-
pital and Univ. of New York City; a specialist in surgery.
He md., July 21, 1881, Virginia A. Davidson, and practiced
medicine at Dublin, Va. ; two children.
8757^MARY McDERMED STEARNES, b., Sept. 28,
1883, in Dublin, Va.
8758— FAY STEARNES, b., June 20, 1889, at Dublin, Va.
8759— -HENRY CABANISS STEARNES, b., Aug. 2,
1862; d., Oct. 24, 1862.
8760— ORREN LEWIS STEARNES, b., Dec. 17, 1863, at
Dublin, Va.; grad. Richmond Coll., Va., 1886, with degree of
A. M.; Supt Alleghany Institute, Roanoke, Va., 1886 to
1889; real-estate dealer, of Salem, Va. He md., Feb. 10,
1 891, Margaret Buchanan, of West Virginia; two children.
8761— MARY CONSTANCE STEARNES, b., Nov. 26,
1892.
8762— ELSIE MARGARET STEARNES, b., July 18,
1894.
8763— REAUMUR COLEMAN STEARNES, b., Apr. 8,
1866, at Dublin, Va.; grad. Richmond Coll., Va., 1887, with
degree of A. M.; Supt. of Schools of Roanoke, Va., with
324 CHARLES STEARNS.
home at Salem, Va. He md., Dec. 27, 1888, Mary C-
Arnold, of Henderson, N. C; two children.
8764— BESSIE ARNOLD STEARNES, b., Aug. igy
1891.
8765— JOHN LEWIS STEARNES, b., Mar. 23, 1893.
8766— ROBLEY STILLE STEARNS, b., Jan. 19, 1870,
at Dublin, Va.; an electrician, educated at Alleghany Insti-
tute, Roanoke, Va.; Manager of the "Southern Electrical
Supply and Manufacturing Co.," of New Orleans, La., with
residence there. He is married.
8767— MARY LEWIS STEARNES, b., Oct. 23, 1872, at
Dublin, Va.; grad. Hollins Institute, Roanoke, Va., 1890;
of Salem, Va.
8768— LUCY JACKSON STEARNES, b., Mar. 7, 1880,.
at Dublin, Va.; of Salem, Va.
8769— PHOEBE ROGERS STEARNES, b., Oct. 3,
1882; d., Dec. 3, 1883.
8770— GEORGE GARDNER STEARNS (7960), b., Feb.
9, 1836, son of Capt. George and Fanny (Arms) Stearns, of
Conway, Mass.; a farmer, of Knoxville, 111.; md., Oct. 2,.
1865, Lucy W. Runkle, of Knoxville, 111. He was a soldier
of the Civil War, and "bad1" wounded," but we have no
particulars; five children.
877i_GEORGE ELDIRT STEARNS, b., July 3, 1867;
residence, Spokane Falls, Wash.; md., Jan. 2, 1892, Mrs.
Polly Green, of Spokane Falls, Wash.
8772— ARTHUR DEWITT STEARNS, b., May, 1872.
8773—FRED RUNKLE STEARNS, b., 1875.
8774^F ANNIE GARDNER STEARNS, b., June 1,.
1877.
8775— .MARY ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Mar. 5,
1880.
8776— REV. WILLIAM HARRISON STEARNS
(7970), b., Oct. 17, 1843, son of Leonard and Maria (Bates)
Stearns, of Conway, Mass. ; a Baptist minister, doing business
EIGHTH GENERATION. 325
for Grand Island College, Neb., with residence at Grand
Island, Neb. He md. (i), Nov. 14, 1871, Mary F. Miller, by
whom he had one son; md. (2), Sept. 24, 1878, Charity A.
Irish, by whom he had four children.
8777— GARDNER B. STEARNS, b., Sept. 12, 1873, at
Clinton, Wis.; of Grand Island, Neb.
8778— FLORENCE IRENE STEARNS, b., Aug. 6,
1881, at Clinton, Wis.
8779— RUTH MARIA STEARNS, b., June 19, 1884, at
Chippewa Falls, Wis.
8780— ROBERT JAMES STEARNS, b., Sept. 23, 1886,
at Clinton, Wis.
8781— MARJORIE MAY STEARNS, b., May 10, 1890,
at Grand Island, Neb.
8782^GEORGE PALMER STEARNS (7972), b., Feb.
22, 185 1, son of Leonard and Maria (Bates) Stearns, of
Conway, Mass.; Secretary Northern Car Co., for building
street cars, with home at Minneapolis, Minn. He md., Sept.
3, 1873, Abbie Delia Hill, of Gardner, Mass.; six children.
8783— LEONARD PALMER STEARNS, b., Oct. 12,
1874, at Conway, Mass.; d., June 27, 1877, at Kendall, Mich.
8784— LOUIS DARLING STEARNS, b., Sept. 13, 1876,
at Kendall, Mich.; d., May 29, 1879, at Gardner, Mass.
8785— MYRTIE IDELL STEARNS, b., June 27, 1880,
at Minneapolis, Minn.
8786— GEORGE RALPH STEARNS, b., Sept. 5, 1883,
at Minneapolis, Minn.
8787— LAURA MARIA STEARNS, b., Oct. 8, 1888, at
Minneapolis, Minn.
8788— STANLEY WRIGHT STEARNS, b., Sept. 8.
1890, at Minneapolis, Minn.
8789— JOHN HENRY STEARNS (7082), b., June 9,
1847, son of Joel and Philena (Boyden) Stearns, of Conway,
Mass.; a carpenter, of Greenfield, Mass.; md., Nov. 3, 1869,
Ellen J. Hiscox. of Leyden, Mass. ; four children.
326 CHARLES STEARNS.
8790— CLARA A. STEARNS, b., Sept. 9, 1870; d., July
29, 1874, in Greenfield, Mass.
8791— MARY E. STEARNS, b., Mar. 23, 1875, in Green-
field, Mass.
8792— JOEL M. STEARNS, b., July 2, 1877, in Green-
field, Mass.
8793— CHARLES H. STEARNS, b., Dec. 14, 1880, in
Greenfield, Mass.
8794— IRVING ARIEL STEARNS (7985), b., Sept. 12,
1845, son of George W. and Miranda (Tufts) Stearns, of
Rushville, N. Y.j grad. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
1868; Assistant Prof, of Analytical Chemistry for one year
after graduation; resigned, 1869, to accept position in office
of R. P. Rothwell, Mining and Civil Engineer, of Wilkes-
barre, Pa.; from Aug., 187 1, to Aug., 1872, was Supt. and
Engineer of the McNeal Coal and Iron Co., of Schuylkill Co.,
Pa. He resigned this position to succeed Mr. Rothwell, who
went to New York City to take charge of the "Engineering
and Mining Journal," as editor and part owner. From Aug.,
1872, to June, 1885, Mr. Stearns conducted a general en-
gineering business, including the building of a railroad and
wagon bridge across the Susquehanna River, at Shickshinny,
Pa.; an iron highway bridge across the Susquehanna, at
Pittston, Pa.; Lehigh Valley R. R. Co.'s Tifft Farm improve-
ments, at Buffalo, N. Y., consisting of canals, docks, coal-
stocking plant, etc., etc.; besides various collieries in the
Ai thracite coal-fields of Pa. He also made numerous exam-
inations and reports upon mining properties and enterprises,
in Pa., Va., West Va., Ark., Col., Nev., Cal., Wyo., Idaho,,
and Utah. In 1885, he was appointed manager of the vari-
ous Coal Companies owned and controlled by the Penn.
R. R. Co. He held this position until July, 1897, when he
resigned to accept the position of Pres. of The Cross Creek
Goal Co., Coxe Bros, and Co., Inc., The Delaware, Suseque-
hanna and Schuylkill R. R. Co., and the Coxe Iron Mfg. Co.,
which position he holds at the present time ('1901). He is
also Pres. of the Penn. Mining Co., of Wyoming, and Vice-
Pres. of the People's Telephone Co., and a director in the
Wvoming National Bank, The Vulcan Iron Works. The Gas
Irving Ariel Stearns.
Lazarus D. Stearns.
ExGHTH GENERATION. 327
Co. of Luzerne Co., The Wyoming Valley Electric Light Co.
oc Wilkesbarre, Pa., The Standard Trust Co., the Hibbard-
Rodman-Ely Safe Co. of New York, and the Lehigh Valley
R. R. Co.
Mr. Stearns is a member of American Institute of Mining
Engineers; American Society of Civil Engineers; Engineers'
Club, of Philadelphia, Pa.; Eastern Society of Engineers;
Franklin Institute and Wyoming Historical and Geological
Society. It would seem that this busy man had no time for
family research, but, in 1879, he commenced work on the
Charles branch of the Stearns family, desiring to complete a
record of his own line. The magnitude of the task compelled
him to relinquish it, but, when Avis (Stearns) Van Wagenen
began her labors in 1892, he generously placed at her dis-
posal his mss., which represented much time and thought,
and proved to be of great assistance. He has given his un-
failing interest and hearty co-operation to this work, and, we
congratulate him, as well as others, on its completion.
He md., Nov. 20, 1872, Clarinda W. Shoemaker, b., Aug.
5. 1849, dau. °f Hon. Lazarus Denison and Esther (Wad-
hams) Shoemaker, of Wilkesbarre, Pa. ; three children.
8795— LAZARUS DENISON STEARINS, b., Dec. 27,
1875, at Wilkesbarre, Pa.; "prepared for college at Phillips
Acad., Andover, Mass.; grad., Sheffield Scientific School,
Yale, 1896. He enlisted as a private, in Co. D, 9th. Regt.,
National Guard of Pa., Feb. 4, 1897, and on July 1st. was
chosen 'Sec. Lieut, of Co. B. In response to the first call
for troops in the war with Spain, Lieut. Stearns left Wilkes-
barre with his command, Apr. 27, 1898. He was unani-
mously chosen by the men to command the company, and
was mustered into the service of the United States, May II,
1898, being the youngest officer of his grade and command
in the First Army Corps, to which his regiment was as-
signed at Camp George H. Thomas, Chickamauga Park, Ga.
Gapt. Stearns was by nature a soldier; although trained to
peaceful pursuits, the science of tactics was instinctive with
him. He came from a line of ancestry distingnished for their
militar- capacit" His great-grandfathers, Elijah Shoe-
maker and Col. Nathan Denison, were soldiers of the Rev-
olution, and participated in the Wyoming Massacre, the
former being killed in that awful struggle.
328 CHARLES STEARNS.
Typhoid fever was prevalent in camp at Chickamauga, in
Aug., 1898, when Capt. Stearns's Regt. left for Lexington,
Ky., but his desire to look after his men rendered him care-
less of his own physical condition, and he would not yield
to what he thought was a temporary indisposition. A rally
was succeeded by prostration, and he was sent home on a
hospital train, which reached Wilkesbarre, Aug. 30, but his
death occurred at his home, Sept. 6, 1898, of typhoid fever.
Death claimed many a shining mark, but none more
lustrous than Capt. L. D. Stearns; the key-note of his char-
acter was forgetfulness of self and thought for others. He
v/as a member of the Country Club, the Wyoming His-
torical and Geological Society, and the Pa. Society of Sons
of the Revolution. It is remarkable that one so young leaves
behind such a maturity of the best traits, both in social and
business life. Memory stands tearful and pitying where
so short a time ago radiant hope seemed to stretch forth
her hands." From the collections of the Wyoming His-
torical and Geological Society.
8796— IRVING ARIEL STEARNS JR., b., July 5, 1877,
at Wilkesbarre, Pa.; d., Apr. 9, 1884.
8797— ESTHER SHOEMAKER STEARNS, b., Mar. 4,
i.c8q, at Wilkesbarre, Pa.
8798— EMMETT A. STEARNS (7997), b., July 27, 1859,
son of Addison and Eliza (Fisher) Stearns, of Gorham, N. Y.;
a farmer, of Gorham, N. Y. ; md. Nanette Pearce of Middle-
sex, Yates Co., N. Y.; three children.
8799— M. JOSIE STEARNS, b. and d.
8800— IRVING P. STEARNS.
8801— LAURA STEARNS.
8802— ESLEECK STEARNS (7999), b., Dec. 9, 1834,
son of John Esleeck and Elizabeth (Proseus) Stearns, of
Castleton, N. Y. ; a locomotive engineer, of Waterloo, la.;
md., Jan. 6, 1856, Mary Elizabeth Munger, of Castleton,
N. Y. ; eight children.
8803— JOHN GRAHAM STEARNS, b.. Aug. 6, 1857.
at Waterloo, la.; md., Sept. 1, 1879, Mary C. Messinger. of
Waterloo; one daughter.
EIGHTH GENERATION. 329
8804— KATHERINE ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Dec.
.30, 1882, at Waterloo, la.
8805— IDA STEARNS, b., July 21, 1859, at Waterloo,
la.; d., Sept. 23, 1859.
8806— FREDERIC HENRY STEARNS, b., Feb. 27,
1861, at Waterloo, la.
8807— FRANK P. STEARNS, b., Sept. 10, 1862, at
Waterloo, la.; md., Aug. 12, 1890, Irene Gilbert; two chil-
dren.
8808— ELIZABETH STEARNS.
8809— HELEN STEARNS.
8810— MARION A. STEARNS, b., Sept. 27, 1864, at
Castleton, N. Y.; md., Dec. 28, 1887, George H. Barrows,
of Waterloo, la.; one child,
(a) — Elizabeth Barrows.
881 1— ELIZABETH L. STEARNS, b., June 1, 1870, at
Waterloo, la.; md., July 28, 1888, Archie W. Guernsey;
two children.
(a) — Arthur Guernsey.
(b) — Jean Guernsey.
8812— JOSEPH P. STEARNS, b., Jan. 30, 1875, at
Waterloo, la.
8813— DOLLY MARIA STEARNS, b., Dec. 4, 1876, at
Waterloo, la.
8814— JOHN TYLER STEARNS (8000), b., Apr. 12,
1841, son of John Esleeck and Elizabeth (Proseus) Stearns,
of Castleton, N. Y. ; attornev-at-law, of Chamberlain, South
Dak. He md., Oct. 13, 1869, Evelyn Pease, of Hampton,
la.; three children.
8815— JOHN J. STEARNS, b., Sept. 2, 1870, at Hamp-
ton, la.; d., Aup\ 26, 1871.
8816— LAURA ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Oct. 19,
1871, at Hampton, la.; of Chamberlain, So. Dak.
8817— GLOW PEARL STEARNS, b., Oct. 25, 1879, at
Hampton, la.; of Chamberlain. So. Dak.
330 CHARLES STEARNS.
8818— DANIEL CARTER STEARNS (8022), b., Sept.
14, 1861, son of David Edwin and Catherine (Dempsey)
Stearns, of Skyuka, N. C; grad. Baldwin Univ., 1885; Post-
master at Berea, O., 1885; commissioned as Major in the
.National Guard of Ohio, Co D. 5th. Inf.; saw service at
Cincinnati riot, and, in June, 1894, at the coal-riots, at Mas-
siilon, O.; editor and publisher. He md., Oct. 10, 1888,
Georgiana Neubrand, of Berea, O.; three children.
8819— -DANIEL CHARLES STEARNS, b., Dec. 8, 1889,
8820— GEORGE NEUBRAND STEARNS, b., July 28,
1893.
8821— CATHERINE HARRIET STEARNS, b., Apr. 3,
1895.
8822— DENISON PHILO STEARNS (8023), b., Feb. gr
1863, son of David Edwin and Catherine (Dempsey) Stearns,
of Skyuka, iN. C; a merchant, of Cleveland, O.; md., Sept.
1, 1889, Lizzie Myers, of Erie, Pa.; one daughter.
8823— DANIEL ASAPH STEARNS (8054), b., Apr. 28,
1862, son of John Brown and Fannie (Sutherland) Stearns,
of Monroe, Wis. ; a farmer and stock-buyer, of Stearns, Wis. ;
md. Nellie A. Foster. He was Capt. of Co. H, 1st. Inf.,
Wis. Nat. Guard, for five years; afterwards, Major, 1st. Inf.;
four children.
8824— FRANKLIN FOSTER STEARNS, b., 1887.
8825— HELEN ELIZA STEARNS.
8826— DOROTHEA RETA STEARNS.
8827— FLORENCE STEARNS.
8828— CHARLES N. STEARNS (8084), b., Feb. 8, 1849,
son of Ziba and Harriet (Gifford) Stearns, of Boston, Mass.;
Advertising Manager, of Roxbury, Mass. He md., Apr. 18,
1872, Laura G. Hayward; seven children.
8829— ANNA McLANATHAN STEARNS, b., Nov. 20,
1872, at Braintree, Mass.; d., Mar. 21, 1874, in Boston,
Mass.
8830— RICHARD GUY STEARNS, b., Aug. 30, 1874, at
Braintree, Mass.
EIGHTH GENERATION. 331
8831— SAMUEL GIFFORD STEARNS, b., May 29,
1876, at Boston, Mass.
8832— HELEN WALLACE STEARNS, b., Oct. 2, 1878,
at Boston, Mass.
8833--CHARLES HAYWARD STEARNS, b., July 19,
1882, at Boston, Mass.
8834— FREDERICK McLANATHAN STEARNS, b„
Aug. 4, 1884, at Boston, Mass.
8835— MARY CHAPMAN STEARNS, b., Aug. 23, 1888,
at Fitchburg, Mass.
8836— WILLIAM ADAMS STEARNS (8207), b., 1838,
son of Leonard and Martha (Patten) Stearns, of Waltham,
Mass.; a mason and builder, of Dorchester, Mass.; md. (1),
1863, Mary F. Albright, who d., 1877; md. (2), 1882, Annie
O. Stearns; six children.
8837— WILLIAM HENRY PATTEN STEARNS, b.,
1864, in Waltham, Mass.; d., 1866, in Boston, Mass.
8838— GEORGE FRANKLIN STEARNS, b. and d.,
1866, in Boston, Mass.
8839— BENJAMIN WILLIS STEARNS, b., 1867, in
Boston, Mass.
8840— JOSEPH WHITNEY STEARNS, b., 1870, in
Bcston, Mass.
8841— MARTHA FRANCES STEARNS, b., 1872, in
Bcston, Mass.
8842— ANNIE PATTEN STEARNS, b., 1883, in Bos-
ton, Mass.
8843— CHARLES T. STEARNS (8231), b., Sept. 5, 1832,
son of Levi and Mary (Butler) Stearns, of Winchendon,
Mass.; md. (1), Feb. 15, 1855, Ellen M. Stevens, who d.,
June 22, 1879; md. (2), Sept. 8, 1880, Ellen M. Mills. Dur-
ing the Civil War, he was First Sergeant in Co. H, 53d.
Re^t, Mass. Vols., from Sept., 1862, to Sept., 1863; two
sons.
.332 CHARLES STEARNS.
8844— WILLIS L. STEARNS, b., Aug. 27, 1856; a cloth-
ing merchant, of Norwich, Conn.
8845— FRED LEVI STEARNS, b., Aug. 31, i860;
clothing merchant, of Norwich, Conn.
8846— GILBERT F. STEARNS (82? ^ b., Aug. 9, 1841,
son of Levi and Mary (Butler) Stearns, of Winchendon,
Mass.; a mechanic, of Springfield, Mass. He md. (1), Aug.
23, 1862, Susan Addie Carter, who d., Jan. 3, 1875; md- (2),
Jan. 12, 1878, Elizabeth I. Safrord; seven children.
8847— INA BLANCHE STEARNS, b., May 20, 1864; d.,
June 3, 1880.
8848— HERBERT EUGENE STEARNS, b., Dec. 9,
1865; a railway postal clerk, of Springfield, Mass.
8849— MARY MAHALA STEARNS, b., June 20, 1867;
d., Aug. 23, 1867.
8850— GILBERT OTHELLO STEARNS, b., July 13,
1869; d., Sept. 4, 1869.
8851— EBElNEZER BUTLER STEARNS, b., Feb. 28,
1872; d., Aug. 23, 1872.
8852— MABEL MAZOLA STEARNS, b., May 23, 1873;
d., Jan. 20, 1874.
8853— BEATRICE MAUD STEARNS, b., May 1, 1891.
8854— GEORGE MILTON STEARNS (8234), b., May
5, 1846, son of Levi and Mary (Butler) Stearns, of Winchen-
don, Mass.; a farmer, of Winchendon, Mass., who settled on
the farm which has been in the Stearns family over one hun-
dred years. He md. (1), June 19, 1867, Ariana J. Matthews,
who d., Apr. 23, 1888; md. (2), June 26, 1890, Mrs. Mary W.
(Perry) Drury; seven children.
8855— ARTHUR HENRY STEARNS, b., May 28, 1868;
md. Miss Burpee.
8856— WALTER HARRY STEARNS, b., Aug. 17,
1870; md., Feb. 5, 1894, Kate Lambert, of Boston, Mass.;
three children.
8857— MAY E. STEARNS, b., Oct. 5, 1894; d., Nov. 13,
1896.
EIGHTH GENERATION. 333
8858— WALTER HARRY STEARNS JR., b., Nov. 20,
1896.
8859— EDNA J. STEARNS, b., May 20, 1898.
8860— IDELLA MAY STEARNS, b., Dec. 22, 1872; d.,
Oct. 17, 1888.
8861— GILBERT LEON STEARNS, b., Aug. 28, 1875.
8862— CHARLES MATTHEWS STEARNS, b., Aug.
11, 1877.
8863— GEORGE MILTON STEARNS JR., b., Nov. 26,.
1879.
8864— MARTHA ELLEN STEARNS, b., Sept. 14, 1882.
8865— LEVI FRANK STEARNS (8235), b., Jan. 31,
1849, son of Levi and Mary (Butler) Stearns, of Winchendon.
Mass.; an engraver, of Philadelphia, Pa.; md., July 8, 1885.
Mary E. Irwin; two children.
8866— HARRY ELMER STEARNS, b., Apr. 16, 1886,
in Philadelphia, Pa.; d., July 14, 1887.
8867— VIOLA BLANCHE STEARNS, b., Dec. 28,
1887, in Philadelphia, Pa.
8868— JOHN MILTON STEARNS (8240), b., July 13,
1835, in Templeton, Mass., son of John Demary and Har-
riet (Darling) Stearns, of Rindge, N. H.; an iron-moulder,
of Worcester, Mass., who was also a manufacturer of mould-
ers' tools. He md. (1), Mar. 4, 1863, Sarah Frances Went-
worth, of Manchester, N. H., who d., Jan., 1867, in Maine;
md. (2), July 2, 1867, Minerva E. Merchant, of Worcester,
Mass, born Feb. 12, 1843, Attleboro, Mass. He served,
during the Civil Wrar ,in Co C, 2nd. N. H. Inf. ; enlisted May
9, 1 861; mustered into service, June 1, 1861; discharged for
disability, Nov. 18, 1862, at Alexandria, Va.; d., Feb. 9, 1882,
in Worcester, Mass.; six children.
8869— ELLA FRANCES STEARNS, b., Jan. 1, 1864,
in Orange, Mass.; d., Oct. 4, 1877, m Worcester.
8870— GEORGE EVERETT STEARNS, b., Sept. 7,.
1865; d., Sept. 13, 1867, in Worcester, Mass.
334 CHARLES STEARNS.
By second wife.
8871— GEORGE MERCHANT STEARNS, b., June 14,
1868, in Worcester, Mass.; a pattern-maker. He md., Nov.
18, 1896, Daisy E. Barney, of North Grafton, Mass., b., Aug.
10, 1874; one child.
8872— MINERVA ELWILDA STEARNS, b., June 29,
1898, in North Grafton, Mass.
8873-^WILLIAM HENRY STEARNS, b., July 10,
1870, in Worcester, Mass.; a tool-maker, of Worcester,
Mass. He md., Dec. 1, 1897, Eleanor Llewellyn, of South
Wales Great Britain, b., Sept. 25, 1875, in Abercanaid, Mer-
thyr Tydvil.
8874— EDWARD AUGUSTUS STEARNS, b., Mar. 9,
1873, in Worcester, Mass.; a blacksmith, of Worcester. He
md., Apr. 4, 1896, Mary Jane Rich, of Worcester, Mass., b.,
Aug. 20, 1876, in Shrewsbury, Mass. During- the Spanish-
American War, he was an artificer of Co. C, 2nd. Mass.
Light Inf.; enlisted, May 3, 1898, mustered in, May 9, 1898;
oJAe son.
8875— FREDERICK AUGUSTUS STEARNS, b., Mar.
10, 1897, in Worcester, Mass.
8876— LILLIAN SUSIE STEARNS, b., Apr. 4, 1876, in
East Brookfield, Mass.; md., Oct. 5, 1896, Edward W. Jones,
b., July 10, 1876, in Randolph, Mass.; one daughter.
(a) — Bertha Edna Jones, b., Mar. 17, 1898, in Worces-
ter, Mass.
8877— JAMES W. STEARNS (8269), b., June 10, 1854.
sen of George W. and Laurinda (Richards) Stearns, of
Cooperstown, Pa.; took up telegraphy at an early age, and
for many years was manager of Western Union Telegraph
Office at Warren, Pa.; in 1882, entereH the employ of the Bell
Telephone Co., having charge of Chautauqua, Cattaraugus
and Alleghany Counties, N. Y., and Erie. Warren, McKean
and Potter Cos. of Pa. He md., 1876, Mary Leiper Irvine,
dau. of Dr. Galbraith Irvine, of Warren, Pa.; three children.
8878— ROY IRVINE STEARNS, b., Mar., 1877, at
Warren, Pa.
EIGHTH GENERATION. 335
8879— ALICE PAULINE STEARNS, b, Sept., 1879, at
Warren, Pa.
8880— GERTRUDE MARY STEARNS, b., Nov., 1887,
at Jamestown, N. Y.
8881— BYRON HORACE STEARNS (831 1), b., Oct. 22,
1836, son of William H. and Betsy (Clough) Stearns, of
Cornish, N. H.; md., i860, Mary L. Eaves, b., 1840, who, in
1900, was living with her younger children in Colorado City,
Col.; six children.
8882— ALBERT L. STEARNS, b., Oct. 9, 1862, in Doug-
las Co., Col.
8883— CHARLES EDGAR STEARNS, b., 1863, in
Colorado; Pres. of Kansas State Barbers' Association, with
residence at Phillipsburg, Kas.
8884— HORACE MANSEL STEARNS, b., 1868, in
Colorado; of Kearney, Neb.
8885^HARRY H. STEARNS, b., 1875, in Taylor Co.,
Iowa; of Colorado City, Col.
$6— ETTA STEARNS, b., 1878, in Iowa; of Alma, Neb.
8887— NELLIE STEARNS, b., 1880, in Iowa; of Colo-
rado City, Col.
8888— CHARLES H. STEARNS (8318), b., Sept. 12,
1849, son °f Parley and lulia (Ames) Stearns, of North Syra-
cuse, N. Y.; md. Jane Thompson, and settled first in North
Syracuse, afterwards, in Seneca Falls, N. Y.; three children.
8889— HERBERT STEARNS.
8890— MAUD STEARNS.
8891— GRACE STEARNS.
8892— WARD S. STEARNS (8320), b., Nov. 8, 1854,
son of Parley and Julia (Ames) Stearns, of North Syracuse,
N. Y. ; a farmer, of West Monroe, Oswego Co., N. Y. ; md.,
1877, Mary Fuller; six children.
8893— BERT STEARNS, b., Mav 19, 1878.
8894— BESSIE STEARNS, b.. Mar. 28, 1880.
336 CHARLES STEARNS.
8895— EDNA STEARNS, b., Oct. 16, 1881.
8896— ADDISON STEARNS, b., Mar. 10, 1883.
8897— ETHEL STEARNS, b., July 10, 1887.
8898— ALVA STEARNS, b., May 16, 1892.
8890— LEE ELLIOTT STEARNS (8384), b., Nov. 6,„
1854, son of David Brainard and Mary (McDerby) Stearns,
of Fairfield, Mass.; a mason and stucco-worker, of Worces-
ter, Mass. He md., May 16, 1878, Kate Nolan, of Worces-
ter, Mass.; four children.
8900— MABEL KATHERINE STEARNS, b., Feb. 24,
1879, in Russell, Mass.; d., Feb. 21, 1898, in Worcester.
8901— MARY EDITH STEARNS, b., Jan. 8, 1881; d.,
Nov. 22, 1882, in Worcester, Mass.
8902— KATHERINE ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Oct.
13, 1882, in Worcester.
8903— JOSEPH ARTHUR STEARNS, b., Oct. 28, 1885,
in Worcester, Mass.
8904— DR. CHARLES ASA STEARNS (8415), b., Aug.
15, 1858, son of Andrew Jackson and Mary (Andrews)
Stearns, of Medway, Mass.; grad., Amherst Coll., 1881;
grad. Harv. Univ., Med. Dept., 1884; one of the leading
physicians of Pawtucket, R. I., where he has practiced med-
icine over ten years. He md., Oct. 22, 1889, Anna Edith
Greene, of Pawtucket, R. I.
Mrs. Stearns grad., Smith Coll., Northampton, Mass.,
1885; belongs to Daughters of American Revolution as a
descendant of Roger Williams on her mother's side, and^ of
Nathaniel Greene, on her father's side.
8905— ALLAN THOMAS STEARNS (8425), b., Jan. 28,.
1864, son of Daniel Franklin and Fannie (Brockway)
Stearns, of Quincy, Mich.; printer and binder, of Chicago,,
111. He md., Feb. 27, 1892, Mary Morawa, of Watertown..
Wis.; two sons.
8906— CHARLES M. STEARNS, b., Jan. 16, 1894.
8907— ALLAN M. STEARNS, b., Mar. 8, 1896.
EIGHTH GENERATION. 337
8908— ONAS QUINTUS TULLIUS STEARNS (8464),
b., Aug. 7, 1853, son of George S. and Mary Elizabeth
(Negus) Stearns, of Dalton, Mass.; born in Pittsfield, Mass.;
a farmer, of West Cummington, Mass., where his children
were born. He md., Mar. 6, 1876, Elizabeth A. Van Kleeck,
of West Shokan, Ulster Co., N. Y. In answer to persistent
questioning, he remarks that his name has been conspicuous
for its oddity, and adds that his mother chose the first name,
which is an Indian word, signifying "good," and that his
father inserted the other two names which were favorites
of his. He had three children.
8909— JARED JEWETT STEARNS, b., Mar. 29, 1879.
8910— IRA STEARNS, b., Nov. 6, 1882.
891 1— JOANNA E. STEARNS, b., Jan. 26, 1887.
8912— HARWIN H. A. STEARNS (8465), b., Jan. 29,
1856, son of George S. and Mary Elizabeth (Negus) Stearns,
of Pittsfield, Mass.; a farmer, of Peru, N. Y. He md., Dec.
24, 1878, Naomi Van Kleeck, by whom he had one dau.
His name is as compound as his brother's, but we have not
the interpretation thereof; one daughter.
89i3^MISS STEARNS, b., Mar. 22, 1886.
8914— MELV1N HALL STEARNS (8472), b., Dec. 24,
1849, in Great Barrington, Mass., son of Marcus and Cath-
erine M. (Negus) Stearns, of Cohoes, N. Y. He md. (1),
Jan. 17, 1871, Sophia M. Hoffman, of Brooklyn, N. Y., who
d., May 11, 1882; md. (2), Nov. 7, 1883, Annie M. Young,
of St. Louis, Mo. "For more than fourteen years he has
been connected with the Murphy Varnish Co., having taken
charge of their St. Louis Department since its opening.
He has served his fifth term as Sec. of the St. Louis Paint,
Oil and Drug Club, and is held in high personal esteem by
all of his acquaintances, who pronounce him an urbane and
accomplished gentleman.". He has three sons.
8915— LINCOLN MELVIN STEARNS, b., Dec. 20,
1871, in Brooklyn, N. Y.; md., Dec. 7, 1893, Rodella M.
Pope, dau. of H. O. Pope, of St. Louis, Mo.; one son.
8916— ORSEN POPE STEARNS, b., Dec. 7, 1894.
338 CHARLES STEARNS.
8917— SUMNER EVERETT STEARNS, b., Oct. 30,
1874, in Brooklyn, N. Y. ; a student, of Cornell Univ.
8918— MERRILL STEARNS, b., Apr. 9, 1885, in St.
Louis, Mo.
8919— REV. EVERETT DEYO STEARNS (8473), b.,
Oct. 5, 185 1, at Dover Plains, N. Y., son of Marcus and
Catherine M. (Negus) Stearns, of Cohoes, N. Y. ; a very
successful Baptist clergyman, who mi, 1874, Georgiana
Sands, of New York City. His last pastorate was in Con-
way, Mass., where he d., May 13, 1880, of Bright' s disease,
leaving a widow and four children.
8920— EDITH MAY STEARNS, b., June 7, 1875, at
Pawling, N. Y.
8921-.HAROLD EVERETT STEARNS, b., May 14,
1876, at Pine Plains, N. Y.
8922— JAMES BRUCE STEARNS, b., Feb. 23, 1878,
in Conway, Mass.
8923-HFLORENCE MAY BELLE STEARNS, b., Jan.
2, 1880, in' Conway, Mass.
8924-+JOSIAH STEARNS (6280), b., Dec. 9, 1770, son
of William and Mary (Willard) Stearns, of Worcester, Mass. ;
md. Elizabeth Campbell, and settled in Otsego Co., N. Y. ;
d., Apr. 30, 1852, at Cherry Valley, N. Y., aged 82 yrs.; five
children.
8925-i-JOHN STERNS, left home over forty years ago,
leaving two children.
8926— DAUGHTER, name unknown.
8927— JOSIAH STERNS, of Fort Plain, N. Y.
8928— DANIEL STEARNS, d. at Cherry Valley, N. Y.,
a few years ago, leaving chil.
8929 — SON, since deceased.
8930— MRS. FANNY WHITE, of Cherry Valley, N. Y.
8931— ANNA STEARNS, md. and residing at Fort Pkin,
N. Y.
Ma\ror Willard Stearns.
EIGHTH GENERATION. 339
8932— BARNEY STEARNS, d. at Cherry Valley, N. Y.;
unm.
8933— WILLARD STEARNS, a hotel-keeper, of Cherry
Valley, N. Y., where he d., July, 1838; md., 1835, Lucinda
Counrod, who md. (2), Henry Bowen, and d., 1879.
8934— WILLARD STEARNS JR., b., Oct., 1838, post-
humous son of Willard and Lucinda (Counrod) Stearns, of
Cherry Valley, N. Y. ; attorney-at-law, of Adrian, Mich., and
at one time, editor and proprietor of "The Press," published
there. He was Postmaster at Adrian from 1885 to 1890;
Alderman for fourteen years and, in 1900, Mayor of the
city; a prominent Free Mason and Odd Fellow. During
the Civil War, he served in the nth. Regt. Mich. Cavalry,
from Aug., 1863, to Nov., 1864.
He md.. May 5, 1868, Martha Porter, of Batavia, Mich.;
four children.
8935— HENRY PORTER STEARNS, b., Mar. 23, 1869.
8936— FANNIE L. STEARNS, b., June 12, 1871.
8937— JENNIE STEARNS, b., Aug. 1, 1875.
8938— VIRGINIA STEARNS, b., Nov. io, 1884.
Two widely separately families send records starting from
Cherry Valley, N. Y. This second one is furnished by Pleas-
ant Sylvanus Stearns, of Sutherland, la., and is published
here, hoping that each may discover the relationship, if any
exists.
8939 — ISAAC STEARNS is said to have md. Abigail
Moffatt, and settled at Cherrv Valley. N. Y. ; went to Albany
with a load of wheat, when his son, William, was three years
old, and never was heard from. Mrs. Stearns remained a
widow for sixteen years; md. (2), Silas Morey, who was
drowned in the Susquehanna River.
8940— WILLIAM STEARNS, son of Isaac and Abigail
(Moffatt) Stearns, of Cherrv Vallev, >N. Y.; served in the
war of 18 12; md. Sarah Ann Waters, and had five children;
she d., Dec. 27,
8941— ABRAHAM STEARNS, d. when three years old.
340 CHARLES STEARNS.
8942-^REV. ISAAC M. STEARNS (8946).
8943— LUCINDA STEARNS, md. George Scranton.
8944— WILLIAM L. STEARNS, during the Civil War,
served in 34th. Regt, 111. Vols.; was wounded at the Battle
of Shiloh. He md. Mary Richards.
8945— LYDIA STEARNS, md. Samuel Stedmgn.
8946— REV. ISAAC M. STEARNS (8942), b. about 1818,
son of William and Sarah Ann (Waters) Stearns, of New
York State; a clergyman of the United Brethren, for over
thirty years; of Sheridan, 111. He md., in Cleveland, O.,
Lorena O. Knox, who was second cousin to James K. Polk,
former U. S. Pres. During the Civil War, he served in the
75th. Regt., 111. Vols., and was crippled for life by falling
from a bridge; six children.
8947— SILLIMAN STEARNS, d. with small-pox, when
but one year old.
8948— HARVEY W. STEARNS, a merchant, of La Salle
Co., 111.; md. Mary B. Green, of Genesee Grove; two children.
8949— RALPH EDWARD STEARNS.
8950— NELLIE STEARNS.
8951— JOHN W. STEARNS, a farmer, of Gladbrook, la.;,
md. Anna Griffith, of Illinois; six children.
8952— CORA E. STEARNS.
8953— FRANK M. STEARNS.
80^4— STELLA L. STEARNS, d. when eight yrs. old.
8955— PANNIE A. STEARNS.
8956— MARY A. STEARNS.
8957— EDNA L. STEARNS, d. at three years of age.
8958— LYDIA L. STEARNS, a milliner and dressmaker,,
of Sheridan, 111.; md. Henry Hoffman, of 111.; four children,
(a) — Florence Hoffman,
(b) — Ella Hoffman,
(c) — Bertha Hoffman,
(d)— Willie P. Hoffman.
EIGHTH GENERATION. 341
8959— MARY E. STEARNS, md. (1), Henry Bigford,
and had one son; md. (2), Henry Underwood, and had four
children.
(a) — Ered J. Bigford.
(b) — Roy Underwood; d.
(c) — Guy Underwood;
(d) — Iva Underwood.
(e) — Pearl Underwood.
8960— PLEASANT SYLVANUS STEARNS, a veteri-
nary surgeon, of Sutherland, la.; md., Dec. 5, 1886, Lulu D.
Pierce; three children.
8961— HARVEY P. STEARNS, b., Nov. 11, 1887.
8962— MABEL L. STEARNS, b., Dec. 10, 1889.
8963— BELVA L. STEARNS, b., Feb. 14, 1893.
Nathaniel Stearns.
FIRST GENERATION.
9000— LIEUT. NATHANIEL STEARNS, date of birth
unknown, settled in Dedham, Mass., where he was admitted
to full covenant," Apr. 15, 1647; admitted freeman, May 2,
1649. He was a Lieut. _and afterwards a Representative to
the General Court, 1689, 1690; md. (1), i6(?o, Mary Stone,
who d., May 10, 1684; md. (2), Oct. 24, 1687, Mary, Raine,
of Weymouth, Mass. In 1653, he was Sergeant Nathaniel
Stearns; five children.
"May 7, 1662, Nathaniel Stearns and Anthony Fisher,
living on Stoughton's farm, seven or eight miles from Dor-
chester meeting-house, petitioned to pay church rates at
Dedham, being, with their wives, members of Dedham
Church, and attending there. Petition not granted."
9001— MARY STEARNS, b., Aug. 22, 1661; md., Apr.
22, 1685, Joseph Wight; d., previous to 1710.
(a)— Nathaniel Wight, b., Sept. 13, 1688.
(b) — Bbenezer Wight, b., Jan. 22, 1697.
(c) — Jabez Wight, b., July 12, 1701.
9002— SAMUEL STEARNS (9006), b., Oct. 16, 1666;
bapt., Nov. 25, 1666.
9003— NATHANIEL STEARNS JR., b., Sept. 4, 1668;
bapt., Oct. 6, 1668.
9004— JOHN STEARNS, b., Mar. 23, 1671; bapt., May
3, 1671-
FIRST GENERATION. 343
9005— ISAAC STEARNS, b., Aug. 12, 1672; d., Aug. 13,
1676.
We have the record of marriage of Samuel Stearns, of
Plainfield, Conn., to Patience Gay, of Stoughton, by Rev.
Samuel Dunbar, Dec. 29, 1732. This Samuel may have been
a descendant of either Nathaniel Jr. (9003), or John (9004),
whose histories are unknown.
From the records of the First Church of Christ in Plain-
field, Conn., we have received the following:
"Md., Nov. 26, 1789, Samuel Sterns to Rachel Shepard,
both of Plainfield."
"Md., Aug. 29, 1802, Samuel Sterns to Hannah Smith,
both of Plainfield."
"Died, Nov. 13, 1750, Patience Sterns, of Plainfield."
"Died, Aug. 25, 1769, Deacon Samuel Sterns, of Plain-
field."
Second Generation.
9006— SAMUEL STEARNS (9002), b., Oct. 16, 1666,
son of Nathaniel and Mary (Stone) Stearns, of Dedham,
Mass; of Dedham, Mass., till 1727, when the family went
to Plainfield, Conn., and from there to Killingly, Conn. He
md., July 9, 1696, by Justice Minott, Mary Brown, of Ded-
ham, Mass.; was a Dea. -of the First Church ,at Plainfield;
ten children.
9007— SAMUEL STEARNS JR., b., May 15, 1697; d.,
Feb. 3, 1722.
9008— ^MARY STEARNS, b., Jan. 29, 1699; md., Nov. 5,
1724, at Dorchester, Timothy Harris, of Watertown, Mass.;
four children.
(a) — •Samuel Harris, bapt., Sept. 26, 1725.
(b) — Mary Harris, b., Aug. 25, 1727.
(c) — Anna Harris, b., Feb. 4, 1730.
(d) — Abijah Harris, b., Nov. 25, 1732.
9009-^NATHANIEL STEARNS (9017), b., Aug. 22,
1700.
9010—BOAZ STEARNS (9019), b., Sept. 2, 1702.
9011— HANNAH STEARNS, b„ Nov. 28, 1704.
9012BBENEZER STEARNS (9030), b., Sept. 25, 1706.
9013— MEHITABLE STEARNS, b., Feb. 11, 1708; d.
9014— hMEHITABLE STEARNS, b., July \9, 1712; md.,
Mar. 19, 1738, William Snowden.
9015— MERCY STEARNS, b., Jan. 16, 1715.
Twins.
9016— DELIVERANCE STEARNS, b., Jan. 16, 1715.
Deliverance d., Mar. 16, 171 5.
Mercy d., Dec. 31, 1722.
Third Generation.
9017— NATHANIEL STEARNS (9009), b., Aug. 22,
1700, son of Samuel and Mary (Brown) Stearns, of Dedham,
Mass.; received into Dedham Church, Apr. 4, 1725; md.,
Nov. 24, 1726, Mary Ann Blake, of Milton, Mass. They
settled in Plainfield, Conn., where they owned the covenant,
Jan., 1751, together with Dea. Samuel Stearns, (9006), and
Ebenezer Stearns (9030).
"When Mr. Rowland, the second pastor of the church,
went to Plainfield, in 1748, he found no roll, or list of the
members of the church, — in fact, no church records at all.
A covenant was therefore drawn un, and the names of such
as considered themselves members written below. Several
of these names are autograph signatures, as are the names
of Samuel and Ebenezer Stearns." Nathaniel Stearns d.,
I793» "very aged."
9018— SAMUEL STEARNS.
9019— DEACON BOAZ STEARNS (9010), b., Sept. 2,
1702, son of Samuel and Mary (Brown) Stearns, of Dedham,
Mass.; md., 1725, Lydia Shepard. or Shepherd, of Plainfield,
Conn., b., May 20, 1708, sixth child of Isaac Jr. and Hannah
Shepherd, who went to Plainfield about 1690. Her grand-
father, Isaac Shepherd Sr., was killed by the Indians, 1676.
Dea. Boaz Stearns and family settled in Killingly, Conn.,
where he was Representative of the town for fourteen years;
afterwards, late in life, he removed to Mansfield, Ct., where
he was Dea. of the First Church for many years and greatly
beloved. He d., Sept. 15, 1796, at Mansfield, Conn., and
the following obituary notice is copied from The Windham
(Ct.) Phoenix, of Sept. 24, 1796, furnished by the courtesy of
W. H. Manning, Worcester, Mass.
"Died, at Mansfield, on the 155th inst, Dea. Boaz Stearns,
346 NATHANIEL STEARNS.
in the 95th. year of his age. He came with his father to
Plainfield, Conn., in 1724; soon after settled in Killingly, for
which town he was generally one of the Representatives for
the General Court of this state. About the yr. 1772, he
removed to Mansfield, where he lost his wife, and a son, on
whom was his principal dependence. Dea. Stearns was a
very useful member of society, and has left behind him a
shining example for the imitation of the virtuous;" ten
children.
9020— SAMUEL STEARNS (9036), b., Sept. 2, 1726.
^ 9021— MERCY STEARNS, b., Apr. 22, 1730; md. Mr.
Stevens; lived and died in Peru, Mass.
9022— OLIVER STEARNS (0045), b., Oct. 4, 1732.
9023— MARY STEARNS, b., 1734; probably d. young.
9024— MIRIAM STEARNS, b., May 17, 1737; d., Feb.
20, 1810; unm.
9025— SARAH STEARNS, b., 1739; d., 1741.
9026— ISAAC STEARNS, b., 1744; d., 1749.
^ 9027— SARAH STEARNS, b., June 24, 1746; md. Mr.
Smith, a blacksmith, of Killingly, Conn., afterwards of Ded-
ham, Mass.; large family.
9028— EBENEZER STEARNS, b. and d., 1748.
9029-^SHEPHERD STEARNS (9052), b., Oct. 4, 1750.
9030— EBENEZER STEARNS (9012), b., Sept. 25, 1706,
son of Samuel and Mary (Brown) Stearns, of Dedham, Mass.;
md., 1740, Mary , and settled in Plainfield, Conn.;
£1. 1771, removed to Lanesboro, Mass., where he died and
was buried; five children.
9031— LIEUT. EBENEZER STEARNS JR. (9054), b.,
Jan. 19, 1747; bapt., Mar. 20, 1748.
9032— CYNTHIA STEARNS, bapt., Mar. 11, 1750, at
Plainfield, Conn.
9033— PRISCILLA STEARNS, bapt. May 3, 1752, at
Plainfield, Conn.
THIRD GENERATION. 347
9034— HANNAH STEARNS, bapt, Nov. 10, 1754, at
Plainfield, Conn.
9035— ISAAC STEARNS, bapt., Jan. 23, 1757, at Plain-
field, Conn; was twice married and d. in Lanesboro, Mass.;
s. p.
He willed his property, which consisted of several farms,
to one Wm. Seymour, with the only provision that he should
pav the debts of the estate, and erect a suitable monument
in memory of himself and wife. He complied with the lawful
requirement of the document by ordering from the stone-
cutter a monument with the words Isaac Stearns cut across
the top of the slab, with no date of birth or death. It
stands there today (1901) "A monument to his ingratitude."
Fourth Generation.
9036— SAMUEL STEARNS (9020), b., Sept. 2, 1726,
son of Dea. Boaz and Lydia (Shepherd) Stearns, of Killingly,
Conn.; d., Nov. 14, 1807, at his home in West Killingly,
Conn. He md. (1), 1747, Anna Wood, who d.; md. (2),
1764, Elizabeth Warren; eight children.
9037— LYDIA STEARNS, b., Sept. 17, 1748; md. Mr.
Ames, of Killingly, Conn.; five children.
(a) — 'Calvin Ames,
(b) — John Ames,
(c) — Lydia Ames,
(d) — Zephaniah Ames,
(e) — Nancy Ames.
9038— ANNA STEARNS, b., Dec. 9, 175 1; md., 1778,
Mr. Hutchins, of Killingly, Conn. ; six children.
(a) — Darius Hutchins, b., 1779.
(b) — Theophilus Hutchins, b., 1780.
(c) — Samuel Hutchins, b., 1782.
(d) — Eliphalet Hutchins, b., 1784.
(e) — Simon Hutchins.
(f) — Cyrus Hutchins.
9039— AZUBAH STEARNS, b., May 9, 1753; md. Mr.
Hall, of Mansfield, Conn. ; two children.
(a) — Zeruiah Hall.
(b)— Ruth Hall.
0040— BOAZ STEARNS, (9063), b., 1754.
9041— MIRIAM STEARNS, b., 1765; md. Mr. Grover
five children.
FOURTH GENERATION. 349
(a) — Calvin Grover.
(b) — Mary Grover.
(c) — Stephen Grover.
(d) — Keziah Grover.
(e) — Jonathan Grover.
9042— ZERUIAH STEARNS, b., Oct. 4, 1768; md. Mt.
Fuller, and had three children,
(a) — Erastus Fuller,
(b) — Hannah Fuller, md. W. B. Sprague, of Windham,
Conn,
(c) — Samuel Stearns Fuller, b., Nov. 20, 181 3.
9043— KEZIAH STEARNS, b., July 17, 1771; md. Mr.
Wright, of Hinsdale, Mass.; four children.
(a) — Samuel Wright,
(b)— Miller Wright,
(c) — Marsh Wright,
(d)— Eliphalet Wright.
9044— SAMUEL STEARNS JR. (9073), b., Aup\ 6, 1773.
9045— OLIVER STEARNS (9022), b., Oct. 4, 1732, son
oi Dea. Boaz and Lydia (Shepherd) Stearns, of Killingly,
Conn.; a farmer, of Mansfield, Conn.; md., 1753, Priscilla
Bateman; six children.
9046— ELIAS STEARNS (9077), b., 1754.
9047— ROSWELL STEARNS (9090), b., Dec. 25, 1755.
9048— STEPHEN STEARNS (9098), b., 1761.
9049— DANIEL STEARNS (9105), b., Sept. 8, 1764.
9050— RUTH STEARNS, b., 1766; md. Oliver Bass, of
Ccbleskill, Scoharie Co., N. Y.; five children.
(a) — Oliver Bass Jr., a farmer, of Cobleskill, N. Y.
(b) — Susan Bass, md. Mr. Day; d.
(c) — Luanda Bass, md. and had six children.
(d) — Eunice Bass, md. Mr. Smith; s. p.
(e) — Laura Bass, md. Mr. Deming. of Troy.
350 NATHANIEL STEARNS.
9051— PRISCILLA STEARNS, b., 1768; md., 1793, Isaac
Sears, of Lenox, Mass., son of David and Mary (Paddock)
Sears; d., May 1, 1799.
(a) — Elijah Sears, b., May 11, 1794, at Lenox, Mass.
(b) — Polly Sears, b., July 12, 1796, at Lenox.
(c) — Melissa Sears, b., 1798.
9052— SHEPHERD STEARNS (9029), b., Oct. 4, 1750,
son of Dea. Boaz and Lydia (Shepherd) Stearns, of Killingly,
Conn.; md., Jan. 12, 1775, Olive Hall, dau. of Capt. Nathaniel
Hall, of Mansfield, Conn. He d., Sept., 1776, while on his
way to join the Revolutionary Army, and his widow md. (2),
Sept. 20, 1781, Dea. Nathaniel Porter, of Lebanon, N. H.
9053— OLIVER STEARNS( 91 14), b., Feb. 5, 1776.
9054— LIEUT. EBENEZER STEARNS JR. (9031), b.,
Jan. 19, 1747, son of Ebenezer and Mary ( ) Stearns,
of Plainfield, Conn.; served in the Revolutionary War, with
the "Green Mountain Boys" of Vermont; "was a conspicu-
ous figure in the Battle of Bennington," and "received his
Lieut's, commission in recognition of his bravery." He
md. (1), Dec, 1782, Rachel Jones, who d. about a year after
marriage; md. (2), 1784, Mrs. Anna (Hyde) Griswold. He
was a farmer and a lumberman, and also owned and operated
large saw-mills in Lanesboro, Mass., where he d., Oct. 8,
1833.
"At the time of his first marriage, it was sometimes the
custom to steal the bride and hold her for a ransom. While
the bridal party was dancing, a rush was made for her; she
was put in a sleigh and driven to Pittsfield, Mass., to a hotel,
where she was found and redeemed, presumably, by treating
the crowd. Although some of her captors took off their
overcoats and wrapped them about her, she took a cold from
which she never recovered, and died from its effects, about
a year later. Prosecutions followed, but as public opinion
favored the custom, the perpetrators were not punished."
She left one child. His eight children were all born in
Lanesboro, Mass.
9055— SAMUEL STEARNS (9129V b., Nov. 21, 1783.
FOURTH GENERATION. 351
9056— RACHEL STEARNS, b., Oct. 12, 1785; md. Joel
Phelps, of Lanesboro, Mass.
9057— CYRUS STEARNS (9137), b., Jan. 21, 1788.
9058— CYNTHIA STEARNS, b., Feb. 21, 1790; was
found dead in bed, one morning in the spring of 1838; unm.
9059— BEULAH STEARNS, b., Apr. 30, 1792; md. Com-
fort Stevens, and settled near Lowville, N. Y. She and her
two sisters, Avis and Abilene, were married at the same time
and place, a triple wedding, in Lanesboro, Mass.
9060 — AVIS STEARNS, b., Aug. 24, 1794; md., Joshua
Casey, of Whiting, Vt.
9061— ABILENE STEARNS, b., Oct. 27, 1796; md. Otis
Smith, of Lanesboro, Mass.
9062— EBENEZER STEARNS 3d. (9144), b., Mar. 3,
I7Q9-
Fifth Generation.
9063 — BOAZ STEARNS, (9040), b., 1754, son of Samuel
and Anna (Wood) Stearns, of West Killingly, Conn.; md.,
1775, Abigail Hyde, of Canterbury, Conn., dau, of John
Hyde, of Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; d., 180.S; nine children.
9064— SHEPHERD STEARNS (9154), b., Jan. 15, 1776.
9065— DR. CALVIN STEARNS (9159), b., Apr. 14,
1778.
9066— POLLY STEARNS, b., Feb. 17, 1782; md. Mr.
Van Meter, of N. Y.
9067— WILLIS STEARNS, b., Feb. 2, 1784; d., 1844, in
New York City.
9068—LAURA STEARNS, b., Feb. 19, 1786; d., unm.
9069— LUCY STEARNS,
Twins.
9070— AUGUSTUS STEARNS, b., Tune 14, 1789.
Lucy d. unm.
Augustus, of Killingly, Conn.
9071— ABIGAIL STEARNS, b., July 3, 1790; d., May
13, 1807.
9072— ANNA STEARNS, b., Jan. 31, 1799; md. M.
Bacon, of Killingly, Conn.; two daughters,
(a) — Laura Bacon.
((b) — Aibby Bacon.
9073-^SAMUEL STEARNS JR. (9044), K Aug. 6, 1773,
sen of Samuel and Elizabeth (Warren) Stearns, of West
Killingly, Conn.; d., Mar. 20, 1806. He md., Apr. 19, 1795,
Mary Sprague, b., Apr. 2, 1775, dau. of Daniel and Selah
FIFTH GENERATION. 353
(Wadsworth) Sprague, of South Killingly, Conn. They were
among the thirteen original members of the Cong. Church,
in West Killingly, now Danielson, Conn., where she d., Feb.
6, 1861; three children.
9074— DEA. WARREN STEARNS (9161), b., Aug. 31,
1796.
9075— SELAH WADSWORTH STEARNS, b., Apr. 20,
1801; d., Feb. 10, 1808.
9076— SAMUEL STEARNS 3d. (9169), b., Dec. 1, 1803.
9077— ELIAS STEARNS (9046), b., 1754, son of Oliver
and Priscilla (Bateman) Stearns, of Mansfield, Conn.; a
farmer of Windsor, Mass.; md., 1776, Miss Hutchins, of
Killingly, Ct., and had twelve children.
9078-^JOSEPH STEARNS (9i73)< b., May 5, 1777.
9079— BETSY STEARNS, md. James Apthorp, of Hins-
dale, Mass.; ten children.
(a) — James H. Apthorp.
(b) — William Apthorp.
(c.) — Isaac Apthorp.
(d) — Daniel Apthorp.
(e) — Rufus Apthorp.
(f) — Sarah Apthorp.
(g) — Minerva Apthorp.
(h) — Betsy Apthorp.
(i) — Lydia Apthorp.
(j) — Eunice Apthorp.
9080— RUFUS STEARNS (9183), b., 1791.
9081— WILLIAM STEARNS, of Windsor, Mass.
9082— ISAAC STEARNS, of Richmond, N. Y.
9083— DANIEL STEARNS, of Ohio.
9084— SILAS STEARNS, (0189), of Windsor, Mass.
9085— SARAH STEARNS, md. Mr. Bates, of Chester,
O.; two children.
(a) — Edward Bates,
(b) — Howland Bates.
354 NATHANIEL STEARNS.
9086— LUCINDA STEARNS, d.
9087— LORINDA STEARNS, d., unm.
9088— ROXANA STEARNS, d.
9089— LUCINDA STEARNS.
9090— ROSWELL STEARNS (9047), b., Dec. 25, 1755,
sen of Oliver and Priscilla (Buateman) Stearns, of Mansfield,
Conn.; a farmer, of Middlebury Vt. ; md. ; d., June, 183S,
over eighty years of age; seven children.
9091— PHOEBE STEARNS.
9092— HIRAM STEARNS.
9093— HENRY STEARNS.
9094— STEPHEN STEARNS.
9095— HARRIET STEARNS.
9096— POLLY STEARNS.
9097— SOPHIA STEARNS.
9098— STEPHEN STEARNS (9048), b., 1761, son of
Oliver and Priscilla (Bateman) Stearns, of Mansfield, Conn.;
md. Roxana Stoughton, and settled, first in Pittstown, N. Y.,
and afterwards, in Troy, N. Y., where he d., June 9, 1828;
six children.
9099— OLIVER STEARNS, d. young.
9100— NATHAN STEARNS, d. young.
9101— STEPHEN 'STEARNS JR., d. young.
9102— LIVY STEARNS (9191).
9103-^LAURA STEARNS, md. Stephen Viele, of Fort
Miller, Washington Co., N. Y.
(a) — Jane L. Viele, md. Mr. Sturtevant, of West Troy,
■N. Y.
9104— LAVILLA STEARNS, md. Lodowick Viele, of
Fort Miller, N. Y.; d., in Davenport, la.
(a) — Louis Viele, a prominent railroad man, of Chicago,
111.
FIFTH GENERATION. 355
9105— DEA. DANIEL STEARNS (9049), b-> Sept. 8,
1764, son of Oliver and Priscilla (Bateman) Stearns, of Mans-
field, Conn.; a woolen manufacturer, of Stearnsville, Pitts-
field, Mass. He md., May 17, 1787, Elizabeth Hall, b., May
14, 1767, who d., Sept. 6, 1846. "In his boyhood, he was
apprenticed to Col. Danielson, of Colchester, Conn., from
whom he learned the art of cloth-dressing and of dyeing cloth
and yarn. At the close of his apprenticeship, he established
himself in business, at Brookline, Conn., until 1795, when
be removed to Hinsdale, Conn.; in 1803, he went to Salis-
bury, Conn., then to Pittsfield, Mass., where he built what
was known for many years as the 'New Woolen Factory.'
In 1825 he retired from business, leaving the control of the
property to his four sons, but retaining the title till his death,
which occurred Mar. 10, 1841. In 1866, a corporation was
organized in which the Stearns Bros. (D. and H. Stearns),
were the largest stockholders; this corporation was known
as the Stearnsville Woolen Co. The factories were located
on the southwest branch of the Housatonic River, stretching
along the river about a mile, with a water privilege having
a fall of thirty-three feet, to which were attached forty-five
acres of land, a store, an office, about thirty comfortable cot-
tages for operatives, besides the handsome residences of the
proprietors of the mills. This was called Stearnsville and
also contained Emanuel Chapel, an outpost of St. Stephen's
(P. E.) Church. Dea. Stearns had eight children.
9106— LUCINDA STEARNS, b., Mav 11. 1788; md.,
Dec. 11. 1812, Minoris Day, of Oak Orchard, Orleans Co.,
N. Y. ; d., June 17, 1863; one daughter,
(a) — Sarah Day.
9107-^SARAH STEARNS, b., Jan. 10. 1790; md., Jan.
25, 1813, Joseph Colt, of Pittsford, Monroe Co.. N. Y.; three
children.
(a)— Mary Colt, b., Sept., 1815.
(b) — Almira Colt, b., Dec, 1817.
(c) — Henry Colt, b., lune, 1822.
9108— ALMIRA STEARNS, b.. May 15, 1792; md., Nov.
13, 1812, Leander J. Lockwood; d., June 26, 1817, in child-
356 NATHANIEL STEARNS.
bed, at Genesee Falls, N. Y.; one son.
(a) — Henry Lockwood, b., June 26, 1817; d., 1890.
9109— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., July 4, 1795; md.,
Aug. 23, 1819, Leander j. Lockwood, her deceased sister's
husband; d., Apr. 10, 1834, at Constantine, Mich.; one child,
(a) — Kate Lockwood.
91 10— JIRAH STEARNS (9196), b., Apr. 9, 1798.
91 1 1— DANIEL STEARNS JR. (9199), b., Apr. 6, 1800.
91 12— TIENRY STEARNS (9200), b., June 26, 1803.
91 13— CHARLES THOMAS STEARNS (9202), b., Jan.
9, 1807.
91 14— OLIVER STEARNS (9053), b., Feb. 5, 1776, son
of Shepherd and Olive (Hall) Stearns, of Mansfield, Conn.;
a farmer, of Lebanon, N. H. He md. (1), Jan. 25, 1798, Lois
Lathrop, b., Sept. 10, 1776, who d., Oct. 31, 1814, dau. of
Elias Lathrop, of Chelsea, Vt.; md. (2), Dec. 5, 181 5, Melinda
Barrows, who d., July 14, 1824, dau. of Capt. Robert Bar-
rows, of Mansfield, Conn.; md. (3), Sept. 1, 1825, Mrs. Lydia
(Kirkland) Hyde, who d., Apr. 20, 1841, having been the
widow of Samuel Hyde, of Franklin, Conn. Oliver Stearns
d., Oct., 1862, the father of twelve children. "Mr. Stearns
went to Lebanon, in 1835; located and spent his life on the
farm which his son, Nathan B., took at his father's death."
91 1 5— OLIVE STEARNS, b., Jan. 3, 1799; md., Sept. 17,
1823, Earl Pierce, of Mich.; settled in Mansfield, Conn.,
where she d. ; several children.
'(a) — Lathrop Pierce.
(b) — Miller Pierce.
(c) — Shepherd Pierce, who had a son, Adel'bert Pierce.
(d) — Daughters, names unknown.
91 16— SHEPHERD STEARNS (9209), b.. Aug. 14, 1800.
91 17— SARAH STEARNS, b., Oct. 5, 1801; md., 1824,
John Hall, of Thetford, Vt.; d., leaving two children,
(a) — Porter Hall, b., July 20, 1825.
(b) — Sarah Hall, b., Aug. 6, 1827.
FIFTH GENERATION. 357
91 18— ELI AS LATHROP STEARNS, b., Apr. 9, 1803;
d., Sept. 8, 1805.
91 19— NATHANIEL PORTER STEARNS (9215), b.,
Apr. 29, 1805.
9120— MARY ELIZA STEARNS, b., Sept. 27, 1806; md.
(1), Apr. 13, 1853, Edward Marsh, who d., Jan. 22, i860; md.
(2), June 2, 1868, Thos. B. Tilden, who d., Apr. 2, 1869; md.
()3, Henry Brown, of West Lebanon, N. H.
9121— SOPHIA STEARNS, b., Apr. 23, 1808; md., Sept.
2^, 1835, Eliphalet W. Lyman, of East Hartford, Conn.,
where she d.
9122— EXPERIENCE STEARNS, b., May 2, 181 1; a
joiner, of Hartford, Conn.; md., June 29, 1846, Persis M.
Lovett, of Ellington, Conn.; d., Sept. 14, 1885, in Hartford,
Conn.; two daughters.
9123— -EMMA JANE STEARNS, b., July 10, 1847, in
Ellington, Conn.
9124-^ALICE MARIA STEARNS, b., Dec. 16, 1851, in
Bristol, Conn.
9125— SAMUEL STEARNS, b., Oct. 31, 1814; md.,
1841, Mary Steele, of Hartford, Conn., where they settled;
d., 1886; s. p.
9126— OLIVER LATHROP STEARNS (9222), b., Oct.
21, 1816.
9127— NATHAN BARROWS STEARNS (9231), b.,
Oct. 22, 1819.
9128-^MELINDA STEARNS, b., June 9, 1824; d., Aug.
2, 1824.
9129— SAMUEL STEARNS (9055), K Nov. 21, 1783,
son of Lieut. Ebenezer and Rachel (Jones) Stearns, of Lanes-
boro, Mass.; md., 1804. Elizabeth Smith, b.. May 5, 1784,
who d., Oct. 16, 1856, only dau. of Isaac and Mary or Molly
(Tillotson) Smith, whose Tillotson anesetor came over in the
Mayflower; settled first, at Lanesboro, Mass., in 1824, went
to Truxton, N. Y.; afterwards to Huntley, 111., where he d.,
1853; seven children.
358 NATHANIEL STEARNS.
9130— SIDNEY SMITH STEARNS, b., Nov. 6, 1805; d.,
Dec. 2, 1805.
9131— RACHEL JONES STEARNS, b., Feb. 22, 1807;
d., Jan. 30, 1817.
9132— MARY STEARNS, b., July 19, 1808; md. William
Pick, of Whitehall, Mich., where she d., June 6, 1878; s. p.
9133— ANN (STEARNS, b., July 13, 1810; md. Benjamin
Gaylord, of Edwards, la.; three children,
(a) — Helen Gaylord, d.
(b) — Elmira Gaylord; md. a Mr. Blair,
(c) — Ralph Gaylord, a grain-farmer, of Iowa.
9134— GEORGE NOBLE STEARNS (9236), b., Sept.
29, 1812; of 'Syracuse, N. Y.
9:35— HIRAM STEARNS (9245), b., Nov. 21, 1814.
9136— AVIS STEARNS, b., May 9, 1818; md. (1), 1837,
John Hoyer, of Syracuse, N. Y., who d., July, 1843; md. (2),.
Loring Dudley; four children.
(a) — Julia Adelaide Hoyer, b., 1838; md. David Engel-
man, of Syracuse, and had one dau., Florence
(b) — Helen Augusta Hoyer, b., Dec. 25, 1840; md. Mr.
Baldwin, of New York City; one son, Lewis Bald-
win, who d., Nov. 3, 1900.
(c) — Amelia Hoyer, b., 1842; md. Matthew Tate, and
had one son, Leon Tate,
(d) — Mary Dudley, b., 1852; md. John Cranson, and had
one son, Bert Cranson.
9137— CYRUS STEARNS (9057), b., Jan. 21, 1788, son
of Lieut. Ebenezer and Anna (Hyde-Griswold) Stearns, of
Lanesboro, Mass.; a farmer, who d., Jan. 31, 1863, at Brook-
lyn, Mich. He md., Aug. 28, i8n, Diantha Rockwell, who
d., May i, 1880. "In 1834, the family, with Cyrus Stearns
at the head, moved to Blissfield, Mich., then almost an un-
broken wilderness, and for thirteen years experienced the
hardships, privations and sickness incident to the settlement
and improvement of a heavily-timbered, low, malarious coun-
try. In 1847, they moved near Ann Arbor, Mich., and, in
FIFTH GENERATION. 359
1850, to Brooklyn, Mich., where both parents died;" six
children.
9138— EDWIN STEARNS, b., Aug. 25, 1818, never mar-
ried, and with his sisters, Sarah and Mary, cared for their
parents during the declining years of life.
9139— MYRON STEARNS, b., Nov. 14, 1820; d., Aug.
21, 1822.
9140-— SARAH A. STEARNS, b., Jan. 27, 1823; never
married and lived with her parents until their death; then,
with Edwin and Mary, lived a peaceful, uneventful life, on
the farm.
9141— MILO STEARNS (9254), b., July 5, 1825.
9142— MARY W. STEARNS, b., Nov. 18, 1827; never
married and kept the home circle with Edwin and Sarah
moved with them, in 1890, to Deerfield, Mich.
9143— JABEZ R. STEARNS (9259), b., Jan. 10, 1831.
9144— EBENEZER STERNES 3d. (9062), b., Mar. 3,
1799, son of Lieut. Ebenezer and Anna (Hyde-Griswold)
Stearns, of Lanesboro, Mass.; a farmer. He md., May 30,
1819, Sarah Culver, b., Feb. 12, 1797, who d., Nov. 9, 1872,
and his first six children were born in Lanesboro, Mass. ; the
last three in Byron, Genesee Co., N. Y. For some reason
he changed the spelling of his name and his children have
done the same.
9145— HENRY P. STERNES (9263), b., July 2, 1820.
9146— ALLEN C. STERNES (9264), b., Feb 4, 1822.
9147— NELSON E. STERNES (9270), b., July 15, 1824.
9148— JULIETTE STERNES, b., July 18, 1826; md.,
Dec. 31, 1845, James Himes, of Howell, Mich.; d., July 30,
1890, at Ovid, Mich.
9149— AMELIA STERNES, b., June 29, 1828; md., May
26, 1853, Seth P. Shetterly, of Utica, Mich., where she d.,
Sept. 20, 1858.
360 NATHANIEL STEARNS.
9150— HELEN STERNES, b., June 7, 1830, d., Oct. 31,
1 851; unm.
91 5 1— EDWIN K. STERNES, b., May 29, 1833; d., Oct.
5, 1858; unm.
9152— SARAH STERNES, b., July 6, 1835; d., Jan. 12,
1844.
9153— CORNELIA STERNES, b., Apr. 9. 1837; d., Oct
20, 1855; unm.
Sixth Generation.
9154— SHEPHERD STEARNS (9064), b., Jan. 15, 1776,
son of Boaz and Abigail (Hyde) Stearns, of Killingly, Conn. ;
md., 1806, Lucy Blackman, b., Mar. 4, 1788, dau. of Eleazer
and Clarinda (Hyde) Blackman, of Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Their
first four children were born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., after which
they removed to Erie, Pa., and we have no farther record
ol them.
9155— CLARINDA STEARNS, b., Apr. 17, 1807.
9156— ABIGAIL STEARNS, b., Oct. 26, 1808.
9157-.HENRIETTA STEARNS, b., Dec. 20, 1809.
9158— BLACKMAN W. STEARNS, b., Oct. 2. 1812.
9159— DR. CALVIN STEARNS (9065), b., Apr. 14, 1778,
son of Boaz and Abigail (Hyde) Stearns, of Killingly, Conn.;
a physician until late in life, when he retired to a farm at
Utica, N. Y., having resided in Conn, and Mass. He md.,
1802, Dimis Langworthy, of Mass.; d., 1848, in Utica, N.
Y.; one child.
9160— GORDIS L. STEARNS (9271), b., 1805, at Utica,
N. Y.
9161— DEA. WARREN STEARNS (9074), b., Aug. 31,
1706, son of Samuel Jr. and Mary (Sprague) Stearns, of West
Killingly, Conn.; a farmer, of West Killingly, where his chil-
dren were born; d., Jan. 23, 1862, of consumption. He md.,
Jan. 29, 1823, Mary Read, b., May 7, 1799, who d., Aug. 13,
1886, dau. of Hollv and Selah (Wadsworth) Read, of Corn-
wall, Conn. This Selah Wadsworth and her aunt of the same
name who md. Daniel Sprague were descendants of Chris-
topher Wadsworth, Duxburv, 1633. "Mr. Stearns held the
362 NATHANIEL STEARNS.
office of Deacon in the Cong. Church, for a third of a cen-
tury, and has left to his children the richest legacy any par-
ent can bequeath, an upright, consistent Christian life for
them to follow. His funeral text was: 'Mark the perfect
man* and behold the upright, for the end of that man is
peace.' " He had seven children.
9162— REV. GEORGE INGERSOLL STEARNS
(9274), b., Sept. 7, 1825.
9163— ABIGAIL SELAH STEARNS, b., Oct. 21, 1827;
gvad. Mt. Holyoke Sem., 1853; was a teacher, at Utica, N.
Y , at Pleasant Valley, N. Y., and at College Hill, O. On
Apr. 21, 1859, she became the third wife of Lorenzo Bur-
chard Austin, b., Mar. 4, 18 12, son of Rev. Linus and Tem-
perance (Parmalee) Austin, of Vermont. He was a second
cousin of President Hayes who had the same middle name.
Mr. Austin was a powder-manufacturer, of Akron, O., until
1869, when they removed to Detroit, Mich., where he was
a broker, and d., June 30, 1886; no children by third wife.
9164— MARY FRANCES STEARNS, b., Mar. 12, 1833;
grad. Mt. Holyoke Sem., 1853; was teacher at Utica, N. Y.,
Bound Brook, N. J., West Haven, Conn., and at Mt. Hol-
yoke Sem., South Hadley, Mass., 1857-1859; md., Nov. 21,
i860, Rev. Augustine Root, b., Feb. 5, 1824, who was then
pastor of Cong. Church, in Lakeville, Mass. He was son
of Abner and Christiana (Hall) Root, of Conway, Mass.;
grad., East Hampton Acad., 1844; grad. Andover Theol.
Sem., 1854, after teaching some time. They taught the
freedmen at Port Royal, S. C. ; resided at Petersham, Mass.,
and at Conway, Mass. She d., Oct. 24, 1872, at the house
of her sister, Mrs. Albert Danielson, of Danielsonville, Conn.
"She was highly educated; a meritorious writer, and artist;
a lady endowed by nature with many rare gifts and graces,
and held in the highest esteem by all her acquaintances upon
whom she left the impress of her sweet, confiding faith and
trust. She was conscious of the approaching end, but wel-
comed it as one would recuperating rest and sleep."
9165— JOHN WARREN STEARNS, b., Jan. 25, 1835;
d., Sept. s, 1836.
SIXTH GENERATION. 363
9166— ELLEN MARIA STEARNS, b., Sept. 10, 1837;
d., June 17, 1851.
9167— THEODORE HENRY STEARNS (9277), b.,
Dec. 29, 1839.
9168— EMMA JANE STEARNS, b., Dec. 9, 1842; md.,
Nov. 12, 1863, Albert Danielson, b., Oct. 17, 1835; a farmer,
son of Adam B. and Melancie W. (Robinson) Danielson, of
West Killingly, Conn. ; six children.
(a) — Everett Stearns Danielson, b., July 31, 1866; d.,
Nov. 14, 1884.
(b) — Willard Sanford Danielson, b., Nov. 15, 1868; md.
Lucy G. Ames,
(c) — Caroline Frances Danielson, b., May 17, 1871.
(d) — Bradford Williams Danielson, b., June 2y, 1873;
Junior of Yale Law School, 1895.
(e) — Sarah Ellen Danielson, b., May 4, 1880; d., Dec.
24, 1880.
(f) — James Albert Danielson, b., Apr. 10, 1882.
9169-^SAMUEL STEARNS 3d. (9076), b., Dec. 1, 1803,
son of Samuel Jr. and Mary (Sprague) Stearns, of Daniel-
sonville (West Killingly), Conn.; a farmer and blacksmith,
of Danielsonville. He md., Apr. 19, 1836, Jemima Young, b.,
1809, in Killingly, Conn., who d., Feb. 26, 1885, dau. of
Joshua Young; d., Sept. 19, 1842; three children.
9170— SAMUEL ELISHA STEARNS (9284), b., Sept.
18, 1837.
9171— DANIEL STEARNS, b., Oct. 25, 1839; a lock and
gunsmith, by trade; owned an orange grove, at New Smyrna,
Fla., where he d., May 2, 1900; unm.
9172— JOSEPH STEARNS, b., Feb. 9, 1842; d., Aug. 12,
1848.
9173— JOSEPH STEARNS (9078), b., May 5, 1777, son
of Elias and (Hutchins) Stearns, of Windsor, Mass.;
of Fredonia, N. Y., but his children were born in Benning-
ton, Vt. He md., 1804, Susan Rogers, probably of Benning-
ton, Vt; d., Oct. 17, 1855; nine children.
364 NATHANIEL STEARNS.
9174— SIDNEY STEARNS, b., Nov. 14, 1805; md.
9175— HALSEY STEARNS, b., Apr. 16, 1808; md.
9176— HORACE STEARNS, b., Mar. 16, 1810.
91 77—CHARLOTTE STEARNS, b., Jan. 25, 1813; a.,
Mar. 29, i860, at Fredonia, N. Y.; unm.
9178— SOPHIA STEARNS, b., May 12, 1815.
9179— SUSAN STEARNS, b., Aug. 27, 1817; md. S.
Mead, of Lyons, iN. Y. ; d., July 10, 1856.
9180— HEMAN SWIFT STEARNS (9289), b., Aug. 25,
1819.
9181— HENRY STEARNS, b., Tan. 3, 1821; md.; d., July
9, 1881, at Fredonia, N. Y.
9182— HARRIET STEARNS, b., Dec. 30, 1823.
9183— RUFUS STEARNS (9080), b., 1791. son of Elias
and (Hutchins) Stearns, of Windsor Mass.; a mill-
owner, of Bennington, Vt. He md. (1), Sept. 19, 1815, Anna
Stewart, of Truxton, N. Y., who d.; md. (2"* Aug. 17, 1826,
Mrs. Rhoda (Stewart) Leonard, a sister of his first wife; d.,
1826, a few months after second marriage; five children.
9184— HORACE STEARNS (9292), b., Tuly 21, 1816.
9185— WILLIAM FORBES STEARNS (9296), b., Nov.
11, 1817.
9186— EDWARD STEARNS (9299), b., May 12, 1819.
9187— HENRY RUFUS STEARNS, b., Feb. 27, 1821; d.,
1837, at Italy, N. Y.
9188— MARY ANN STEARNS, b., July 25, 1822; md.
Hon. T. J. Ward, formerlv U. S. Senator from Mississippi;
settled at Holly Springs, Miss.; d., Aug. 10, 1870, in Texas.
(a) — Horace Ward, of Texas.
(b) — Anna Ward, of Texas.
(c) — 'Name unknown.
9189— SILAS ;STEARNS( 9084), date of birth unknown,
son of Elias and (Hutchins) Stearns, of Windsor,
Mass.; md. Miss Goodsill; one son.
SIXTH GENERATION. 365
9190— EDWARD N. STEARNS.
9191— LIVY STEARNS (9102), date of birth unknown,
son of Stephen and Roxana (Stoughton) Stearns, of Troy,
N. Y.; hotel proprietor, of Troy, N. Y.; Alderman of Troy,
N. Y., in 1840 and 1841.
He md., 1828, Eliza Wells, of Union Village, N. Y.; d.,
July 16, 1848, in Troy; four children.
9192— JAMES WELLS STEARNS (9310), b., Feb. 9,
1829.
9193— MARY ELIZABETH STEARNS, date of birth
unknown; md., Apr. 10, 1855, Benjamin Franklin Stiles, b.,
July 16, 1830. They usually spent their winters at Orange
Park, Clay Co., Fla., where he owned an extensive orange
plantation, and their summers at Skaneateles, N. Y., where
she d., Jan. 23, 1887. No children.
9194— HELEN WHITE STEARNS, b. in Troy, N. Y.;
unm. I * %,
9195— STEPHEN HOWARD STEARNS, b., 1846, in
Troy, N. Y.; d., Oct. 15, 1883, in Leadville, Col.; unm.
9196— JIRAH STEARNS (91 10), b., Apr. 9, 1798, son of
Daniel and Elizabeth (Hall) Stearns, of Pittsfield, Mass.; a
woolen manufacturer, of Stearnsville, Mass.; Representa-
tive of Pittsfield, 1 83 1 and 1832.
He md. (1), Jan. 7, 1824, Eunice L. Burt, who d., Aug.,
1868, at Kingston, N. Y.; md. (2), 1872, Mrs. Roxana Fran-
cis, who d., Feb., 1880, in Newburg, N. Y.; d., Feb. 21, 1890,
in California; two daughters.
9197— -CATHERINE STEARNS, b., Apr. 29, 1826; md.,
Nov. 14, 1855, at Glenham, N. Y., John S. Thayer, who d.,
Nov. 4, 1882, in California; four children.
(a) — John Stearns Thayer, b., Oct. 3, 1857, in New-
burg, N. Y.
(b) — Kate Eunice Thayer, b., Aug. 30, 1859, in New-
burg, N. Y.; md., June 8, 1881, Dr. Henry B. Lath-
rop; d., Sept. 29, 1882.
(c) — Irene Thayer, b., Apr. 28, 1862, in Newburg,
N. Y.;d., Sept. 25, 1862.
366 NATHANIEL STEARNS.
(d) — Lizzie Stearns Thayer, b., Nov. 23, 1863, in New-
burg, N. Y.
9198— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Oct. 12, 1835.
9199— DANIEL STEARNS JR. (91 11), b., Apr. 6, 1800,
son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Hall) Stearns, of Stearnsville,
Pittsfield, Mr.ss.; a woolen manufacturer, of Stearnsville,
Mass., where he d., i8qi. He md. (1), Mar. 17, 1824, Me-
hitable Francis, of Burlington, Vt, b., Jan. 23, 1806; md. (2),
Lydia (Francis) Keys; no children.
9200— HENRY STEARNS (91 12), b., June 26, 1803, son
of Daniel and Elizabeth (Hall) Stearns, of Stearnsville, Pitts-
field, Mass.; a woolen manufacturer, of Pittsfield, Mass.
He md., May, 183c, Mary Bosworth; d., Mar. 27, 1884; one
son.
9201— ROBERT STEARNS, d. in infancy.
9202— CHARLES THOMAS STEARNS (91 13), b., Jan.
9, 1807, son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Ha1!) Stearns, of
Stearnsville, Pittsfield, Mass.; md. (1), May 16, 1829, Cor-
nelia Bur-bank, who d., Oct. 9, 1868, in Mobile, Ala.; md.
(2), Nov. 20, 1873, Mrs. Lucy C. Loomis, of Pittsfield, Mass.,
who d., Sept. 12, 1880, in Auburn, N. C. "He was taught
all the different branches of the art of manufacturing
different kinds of woolen cloths, and, as his father's
firm was obliged co build a machine-shop to make and repair
their extensive machinery, he became a good machinist and
an expert in the use of tools. In 1835, he moved to the
Territory of Michigan, and, in 1836, took a trip to what
is now* the State of Iowa, then a part of Wisconsin Terri-
tory. By a treaty held at Rock Island, with the chiefs of
the Sac and Fox Indians, this section of country was thrown
open to settlement- Chicago then had two thousand inhab-
itants, and the greater part of Illinois was an unsettled re-
gion. The Sac and Fox Indians made annual trips from
their home on the Mississippi to Canada, to receive the
vearly annuity paid them by the British Government for
services rendered in the war of 1812, under the celebrated
Indian chief, Tecumseh. In 1821, the U. S. Government
sent an expedition., under Capt. Tames, to explore the state
of Illinois through the North-West Territorv, an'd establish'
Charles T. Stearns.
SIXTH GENERATION. 367
a post on the forty-ninth parallel of latitude, on the bank
of the Red River of the North, showing the line separating
the United States from British America. Capt. James re-
ported to the War Department that that section could never
be a self-sustaining country, and that their flour, pork, and
other supplies would have to be brought from Pennsylvania
and Ohio. The growth of Chicago, now the largest grain
and provision market in the world, has proved the fallacy of
this report. In the treaty with the Sacs and Foxes, the
chiefs and all of the Indians wished to make a donation to
the half-breed whites of the tribes; therefore the U. S. Gov-
ernment set apart for their benefit a section of country lying
between the Des Moines River and the Mississippi, embrac-
ing 120,000 acres. Certain of the half-breeds wishing to sell,
Mr. Stearns purchased two claims, opened a farm, and re-
sided there until 1837, whenjie went to St. Louis, Mo., to
look after the interests of his brothers in that city. In 1840,
he went to Peoria, 111., and was elected the second Mayor
after its becoming a city. In 1847, ne was employed by the
U. S. Government to go into Wisconsin Territory and erect
a fort on the Mississippi River, in the Indian country, one
hundred twenty-fivfi miles above Fort Snelling, to be known
as Fort Ripley. While there the territory of Minnesota was
organized, and, in 1840,, he removed to St. Anthony, where
he was in business for six years and was elected a member
of the Senate of the Territorial Legislature for two years.
At that time there were only six organized counties in the
Territory, the remainder looking like a vast waste region.
Mr. Stearns suggested that the remainder be divided into
counties, which was done, and the new counties were named
after the members of the Legislature. In 1856, he moved
to St. Cloud, in Stearns Co., Minn., where he built a hotel,
since used as a portion of the 'Normal School located there.
The winter of 1863 and '64 was the coldest experienced dur-
ing his residence in Minnesota, the mercury ranging from
thirty to forty degrees below zero most of the time from
Jan. 1 to 10. On the tenth of February, with his family,
he left that frozen region for New Orleans. La., where he
remained until 1866, when he commenced the hardware
business in Mobile, Ala. In 1869, he was appointed Register
of the U. S. Land Office located in Mobile, which office he
368 NATHANIEL STEARNS.
held ten years, and was Pres. of the Board of Aldermen
during re-construction times. In 1880, he left Mobile to
reside with his son at New Orleans, La., and, at the age of
eighty-six years, was still enjoying good health." The act,
creating Stearns Co., Minn., was approved, Mar. 3, 1855,
by Willis A. Gorman, Territorial Governor. Mr. Stearns
had six children.
9203— MARY GRACE STEARNS, b., Sept. 17, 1835, in
Pittsfield, Mass.; md., Feb. 19, 1852, in Minnesota, George
F. Brett, of New Orleans, La., where she d., Sept. 27, 1863;
three children.
(a) — George Clinton Brett, b., Dec. 5, 1852, at St. Paul,
Minn.; d.. Jan. 12, 1861, at St. Cloud, Minn.
(b) — Charles Stearns Brett, b., Nov. 4, 1855, at St.
Anthony, Minn.; d., 1870, at Lookout Mt., Tenn.
(c) — Frederick Vroman Brett, b., Dec, 1859, at St.
Cloud, Minn.; d., Jan., 1861.
9204— EMILY JOSEPHINE STEARNS, b., Feb. 26,
1839, at St. Louis, Mo.; md., Aor. 26, 1856, Dr. F. F. Hoyt,
of New Orleans, La., where she d., Oct. 3, 1866; two daugh-
ters.
(a) — Elizabeth Hall Hoyt, b., Jan. 11, 1859, at Red
Wing, Minn.; md.. Sent. 26, 1878, Henry C. Shep-
ard, of Nashua. N. H.
(b) — Carrie Stearns Hovt, b., Dec. 30, 1861, at Red
Wing, Minn.; md., Mar. 24, 1887, at New Orleans,
La., Geo. M. Gibson: three children.
9205— ELIZABETH HALL STEARNS, b., Jan. 29,
1845, at Peoria, 111.; md., Oct. 10, 1871, at Mobile, Ala., John
A. Commerford; four children.
(a) — Pauline Commerford, b., Apr. 25, 1874, at Mobile,
Ala.
(b) — John Commerford, b., Aug. 6, 1878, at Mobile,
Ala.; d., 1878.
(c) — Charles Thomas Commerford, b., Aug. 1, 1880, at
Auburn, N. C; d., Oct., 1880.
(d) — Lionel Commerford, b., Tan. 2, 1882, at Fort Scott,
Kas.
SIXTH GENERATION. 369
9206— CAROLINE METCALF STEARNS, b., Oct. 21,
1847, at Alton, 111.: ci., Tan. 16, 1861, at St. Cloud, Minn.
9207— LAURA BRO'WN STEARNS, b., Apr. 14, 1850,
at St. Anthony, Minn.; unm.
9208— HENRY DANIEL STEARNS (9313), b., June 10,
1852.
9209— CAPT SHEPHERD STEARNS (91 16), b., Aug.
14, 1800, son of Oliver and Lois (Lathrop) Stearns, of Mans-
field, Conn.; a Capt. of militia, and a farmer, of Mansfield,
Conn. He md., Nov. 29, 1827, Lucy Hyde, of Franklin,
Conn.; d., Mar. 11, 1886. They had five children born in
Mansfield, Conn.
9210— VERA ANN STEARNS, b., Mar. 30, 1832; md.,
1859, Ephraim Rood, of East Hartford, Conn., where she d.,
1865; two children.
(a) — Alice Vera Rood, b., i860.
(b)— Alfred Hyde Rood, b., 1862.
921 1— OLIVER ELLSWORTH STEARNS, b., Feb. 17,
1836; was in the Civil War from 1861 to 1864, a private of
Co. D, 21st. Regt., Conn. Vols.; reached home and d., Oct.,
1864.
9212— JARED HYDE STEARNS (9317), b., May 17,
1841.
9213— VALETTE DELOSS STEARNS (9320), b., Jan.
22, 1843.
9214— CHARLES BURLEIGH STEARNS (9323), b.,
Nov. 30, 1847.
9215— NATHANIEL PORTER STEARNS (91 19), b.,
Apr. 29, 1805, son of Oliver and Lois (Lathrop) Stearns, of
Mansfield, Conn.; a blacksmith and farmer, of Chenango Co.,
N. Y. He md., Sept. 21, 1834, Betsy Plumb, of Pitcher,
Chenango Co., N. Y. ; d., Oct. 31, 1883, in Boston, Mass.;
six children.
9216— ELLEN M. STEARNS, b., Mar. 7, 1837, at Linck-
laen, N. Y.; unm.
370 NATHANIEL STEARNS.
9217— GEORGE W. STEARNS (9326), b., Apr. 5, 1839.
9218— JOHN HARRISON STEARNS (9329), b., June
20, 1841.
9219— DANIEL BARROWS STEARNS, b., Feb. 12,
1843; enlisted Jan. 4, 1864, in Go. H, 114th. Regt. N. Y.
Vol. Inf.; d., July 22, 1864, in hospital, at New Orleans, La.
9220— FRIEND P. STEARNS ,b., July 11, 1846; d., Oct.
12, 1865, at Otselic, Chenango Co., N. Y.
9221— SETH H. STEARNS (9333), b., Sept. 1, 1848.
9222-^CAPT. OLIVER LATHROP STEARNS (9126),
b., Oct. 21, 1816, son of Oliver and Melinda (Barrows)
Stearns, of Mansfield, Conn.; a Capt. of militia and farmer,
who was quite prominent in town affairs, having been Jus-
tice of the Peace, Selectman, and Town Representative. He
md., Apr. 21, 1840, Betsy Wood, of Lebanon, N. H.; d.,
May 28, 1888, in West Lebanon, N. H.; eight children
9223— ALBERT BYRON STEARNS (9339), b., Mar.
13, 1842.
9224— MELINDA ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Aug. 4,
1845; md., Apr. 28, 1868, Charles Hart Emerson, of Lebanon,
N. H.
9225— -DANIEL BARROWS STEARNS, b., Nov. 10,
1846; d., June 28, 1864.
9226— NETTIE GERRISH STEARNS, b., Apr. 6, 1849;
md., Oct. 19, 1868, Leonard A. Estabrook; d., Dec. 14, 1880.
9227— ELLA EVELYN STEARNS, b., Sept. 14, 1853;
md., Nov. 8, 1872, George H. Worthen.
9228— BERTHA BLANCHE STEARNS, b., May 9,
1855; md., Jan. 8, 1878, Arthur L. Worthen, of Lebanon,
N. H.
9229— JESSIE GRACE STEARNS, b., Mar. 20, 1858:
md., Mar. 20, 1882, Leonard A. Estabrook, her deceased
sister's husband.
9230— ABBIE LOUISE STEARNS, b., May 10, 1863;
md., Jan. 21, 1893, David Allen Dimond, of Orange, N. H.
George Noble Stearns.
SIXTH GENERATION. 371
9231— DEA. NATHAN BARROWS STEARNS (9127),
b., Oct. 22, 1819, son of Oliver and Melinda (Barrows)
Stearns, of Mansfield, Conn.; a Deacon of the Cong. Church,
at West Lebanon ever since its organization; over fifty years;
a farmer, of West Lebanon, N. H., who settled on the home-
stead where his father lived and died, and enjoyed the
respect and affection of the whole community, having been
Selectman and Town Representative. He md. (1), Mar. 19,
1845, Louisa Gerrish, who d., Dec. 30, 1848; md., (2), May
20, 1850, Justina M. Chapin, who was the mother of four
children, and d., Mar. 10, 1869; md. (3), Feb. 2, 1870,
Sophronia Chapin, sister of his second wife. She d., Apr. 8,
1 87 1, and he md. (4), Apr. 17, 1872, Jane M. Hubbard; four
children.
9232— SOPHIA ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., 1853; md..
May 19, 1875, Dr. Carl A. Allen; d., Dec. 19, 1888. Four
children.
(a) — Walter Stearns Allen, b., Dec .1, 1877.
(b)— Fred. Harold Allen, b., Apr. 4, 1880.
(c) — Raymond P. Allen, b., May 16, 1883.
(d) — Sophia Elizabeth Allen, b., June 14, 1888.
9233— HARRIET AUGUSTA STEARNS, md. Dr.
Powers, of Hopkinton, N. H.
9234— FREDERICK OLIVER STEARNS (9341), of
West Lebanon, N. H.
9235— ARLINGTON CHAPIN STEARNS (9344), of
Melrose, Mass.
9236— GEORGE NOBLE STEARNS (9134), b., Sept.
29, 1 81 2, son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Smith) Stearns, of
Lanesboro, Mass., and grandson of Lieut. Ebenezer Stearns,
who served in the Revolutionary War with the Green Moun-
tain boys of Vermont, and received his commission in rec-
ognition of his bravery in the battle of Bennington. He md.,
Jan. 3, 1839, Delilah Amanda Tavlor, b., Feb. 22, 1816, dau.
of George and Jane (Rite) Taylor, of Millville, Columbia
Co., Pa.; went to Syracuse, N. Y., in June, 1839, and was
a resident there until his death, July 19, 1882. He was one
of the most skillful and ingenious of mechanics.
372 NATHANIEL STEARNS.
having invented the first boring and mortic-
ing machine ever used in the manufacture of
wheels, besides a number of smaller labor saving devices;
was the first to invent adjustable hollow augers, saw vices,
&c. He finally began the manufacture of the products of
his brain and created a demand for the same from the At-
lantic to the Pacific, with no small export trade. He was al-
ways a Republican in politics, an ardent Abolitionist, taking
an active part in the celebrated Jerry Rescue case, although
always refusing public office. Was a lover of music, liberal
in thought, and generous to a fault. A good citizen, a loyal
friend, and an honest man; seven children.
9237— ALICE FRANCES STEARNS, b., Sept. 16, 1839;
md., Nov. 22, 1864, Frank Martin, w/ho d., May 23, 1893,
at Cincinnati, O.; no children. Mrs. Martin compares her
own life to that of Louise M. Olcott, and adds, "Her's is
written, mine unwritten." Adopted dan.. Ida E. Frost,
sister Of Col. Alfred Frost, who gained distinction in the
Philippines.
923&— AVIS STEARNS, b., Jan. 1, 1841; md. (1), Nov.
14, 1 861, Daniel Mead, a soldier of the Civil War; md. (2),
Nov. 24, 1886, Matthew V. V. Van Wagenen, b., Mar. 18,
1839, son of Wessel B. and Lamira (Nottingham) Van Wag-
enen, of Syracuse, N. Y.
After graduating from the Syracuse High School, Avis
Stearns taught in the public schools of Syracuse, but resigned
that position to enter her father's office, and finally, take
charge of his business. She is a thorough, energetic, busi-
ness woman, with marked executive ability, excellent judg-
ment and keen foresight, which placed the firm in the fore-
most rank of Syracuse manufacturers. In 1892, she became
interested in Dr. Bond's Genealogies and Hist, of Water-
town, and conceived the idea of carrying it down to date
as far as the Genealogy of the Stearns family was concerned.
Her plans for carrying on this work were original and suc-
cessful. She adopted four children, on whom she freely
lavished her affection and wealth.
(a) — Elizabeth Hollinger, b., Dec. 11, 1858, finished her
education in France and Germany — a linguist of
rare abilitv, master of seven languages and a su-
Alice F. (Stearns) Martin.
Mrs. Avis (Stearns) YanWagenen.
Mrs. Jennie (Stearns) Seager.
Jabez Rockwell Stearns.
SIXTH GENERATION. 373
perior musician — is at present a resident of Russia,
Europe; unm.
(b) — Gretchen H. Stearns, b., Aug. n, i860; md.,
Mar. 24. 1886, Herbert E. Maslin, of Chicago,
111., who became a member of the firm, E. C.
Stearns & Co. They have three chil., Claire Maslin,
b., Aug. 27, 1887; Madeline Masln, b., June 10,
1891; Avis Maslin, b., Nov. 10, 1892.
(c) — Robert Carty Van Wagenen, b., June 15, 1878; a
promising student, universallv respected and be-
loved.
(d) — Marguerite Van Wagenen. b., Mar. 1, 1889.
9239— JENNIE STEARNS, b., Feb. 21, 1843; md. (1),
Nov. 23, 1863, Lauriston White, of Hardwick, Mass.; md.
{2), Apr. 19, 1880, Charles H. Segar, of Miarshalltown, la.;
one son.
(a) — Harry White, b., Apr. 4, 1865, while the bells were
ringing for the downfall of Richmond; md., Sept.
29. 1897. Annie M. Hooper, dau. of Thomas and
Maria (Richards) Hooper, of Uniontown, Pa.; two
children; Harrington Hooper White, b., Jan. 2,
1899; Annie Belle White, b., Jan. 29, 1900.
9240— HENRY CLAY STEARNS, b., June 17, 1847; d.,
Aug. 14, 1849.
9241— GEORGE WILLOUGHBY STEARNS, b., May
30, 1850; d., Dec. 19, 1864, of a casualty.
9242— ELGAE STEARNS, b., .May 30, 1853; md., Sept.
21, 187 1, George W. Hey Jr., a lawyer, of Syracuse, N. Y.
(a) — Avis Hey, b., June 1, 1872, graduated from
Prof. Dudley's Conservatory of Music, in Troy,
N. Y. ; also studied music in France,
(a) — Anna Belle Hey, b., Apr., 1873; d., Nov., 1873.
(c) — George W. Hey Jr., b., June 15, 1875; grad., Mus.
Dept., Syracuse University; rec'd appointment to
West Point Militarv Academy,
(d) — Rodney Stearns Hey, b., Sept. 23, 1880; a student
. of St. John's Military Academy, Manlius. N. Y.
(e) — Enid Warner Hey, b., Aug. 24. 1!
374 NATHANIEL STEARNS.
9243— EDWARD CARL STEARNS ,b., July 12, 1856,
md., Jan. 19, 1881, Louisa Albro, dan. of John and Eliza-
beth (Brewer) Albro, of Syracuse, N. Y.
Mr. Stearns is the youngest member of this family, and,
with his sister, Mrs. Avis Stearns Van Wagenen, organized
the firm known as E. C. Stearns & Co., hardware and bicycle
manufacturers of Syracuse, also founder of the Stearns Au-
tomobile Works and Stearns Steam Carriage Works. He
is one of the prominent business men of Syracuse, a member
of the Citizens club and Century club; one adopted son.
9244— JOHN McARTHUR STEARNS, b., July 12, 1895.
9245— HIRAM STEARNS (9135), b., Nov. 21, 1814, son
of Samuel and Betsy (Smith) Stearns, of Lanesboro, Mass.;
a lumberman, of Whitehall, Mich., where he d. He md.
(1), 1839, Harriet Cummings, of New York State, who was
born, Nov. 15, 1817, and d., Feb. 24, 1855, in Huntley, 111.,
where they settled about 1845; md. (2), 1858, Abbie Gaston,
of Syracuse, N. Y., and settled in Whitehall, Mich., about
1857; eight children.
9246— CHARLES STEARNS, b., 1840; enlisted, 1861, in
Co. H, 36th. 111. Inf.; was in thirty-two battles and minor
engagements; discharged in 1865. He was one of sixteen
survivors from a company of one hundred men who charged
the gun at the top of Missionary Ridge, on the second day
of the battle of Gettysburg, and he was never wounded. At
the close of the Civil War, he went railroading in Tennessee,
and his whereabouts are unknown to his family.
9247— MYRON STEARNS, b., 1842; d., 1845.
9248— AMELIA STEARNS, b., 1845.
9249— ALBERT STEARNS (9347), b., Aug. 2, 1848.
9250— WILLIAM STEARNS (9353), b., Nov. 15, 1850,
in Huntlev, 111. "• \<\\\
9251— JOHN STEARNS, b., June 13, 1853; of White-
hall, Mich.; unm.
9252— HARVEY STEARNS (0361), b., Jan. 4, 1859.
9253— FRANK STEARNS b. and d. 1864.
Edward C. Stearns.
SIXTH GENERATION. 375
9254— MILO STEARNS (914^. *>., July 5, 1825, son of
Cyrus and Diantha (Rockwell) Stearns, of Lanesboro, Mass.;
a mason, of Blissfield, Mich. He md. (1), 1852, Sarah Pease,
by whom he had two children; md. (2), Amelia Comstock, by
whom he also had two children. After the death of his
second wife he gave up mason work, and took an interest
in the "home farm," with his brother Edwin, and sisters
Sarah and Mary, and his children made their home there.
9255— CYRUS STEARNS, b., Sept. 17, 1853.
9256— MARIA STEARNS, b., Aug. 5, 1855.
9257— WILLIAM STEARNS, d. in infancy.
9258— ARTHUR L. STEARNS, b., Mar. 17, 1876.
9259— JABEZ ROCKWELL STEARNS (9143), &., Jan-
10, 183 1, son of Cyrus and Diantha (Rockwell) Stearns, of
Lanesboro, Mass.; was a machinist until 1861, when he en-
listed as musician in the Eighth Mich. Regt. Band. He re-
turned to Blissfield, Mich., in 1862, and opened a bookstore,
in connection with the agency of the American Express Co.
In 1869, he was appointed Postmaster at Blissfield and held
the office until 1886, when he settled on a small farm. He
md., Mar. 8, 1864, Laura J. Farr, by whom he had three
children; d., Aug., 1899.
9260— EDWIN STEARNS, b., 1865; d., in infancy.
9261— JULIA D. STEARNS, b., May 11, 1868; a teacher,
of Blissfield, Mich.; md., 1889, Prof. George Fowler, who
studied for the ministry ,and settled, a clergyman, at Guelph,
Ont.
(a) — Rockwell Fowler, b., May 17, 1890.
9262— SARAH E. STEARNS, b., Sept. 18, 1870; a
teacher, of Blissfield, Mich.
9263— HENRY P. STERNES (9145). b., July 2, 1820,
son of Ebenezer 3d. and Sarah (Culver) Sternes, of Lanes-
boro, Mass.; md.; Feb. 22, 1848, Maria Fletcher, and settled
in Howell, Mich., where he d., June 28, 1891; one son.
9263 1-2— CHARLES STERNES.
9264— ALLEN C. STERNES (9146), b., Feb. 4, 1822, son
of Ebenezer 3d. and Sarah (Culver) Sternes, of Lanesboro,
376 NATHANIEL STEARNS.
Mass.; a farmer, of Fowlerville, Mich.; md., June 18, 1847,
Catherine Stebbins, and settled in Howell, Mich. He served
in the Civil War from Dec, 1861, to June, 1865, in Battery
C, 1 st. Regt. Mich. Vol. Light Artillery; enlisted, a private,
mustered out, a sergeant; d., March, 1898.
9265— ELECTA STERNES, b., July 5, 1849; ™d., Feb.
19, 1866, Andrew Wall; d., Feb. 12, 1872, leaving four
children.
(a)— Charles Wall.
(b)— Mary Wall.
(c) — Laura Wall.
(d)— William Wall.
9266— JOSEPHINE fSTERNES, b., July 10, 1851; md.,
Dec. 24, 1877, Seymour Holcomb.
9267— LIVINGSTONE STERNES, b., Nov. 5, 1853;
md., Oct. 14, 1879, Jennie Belding; d., Aug. 14, 1891.
9268— ROSELLAN STERNES, b., July 15, 1855; d.,
Nov. 9, 1858.
9269— CLARA STERNES, b., July 20, 1861; rod., Nov.
25, 1883, Stephen De Forest.
9270— 'NELSON E. STERNES (9147), b., July 15, 1824,
son of Ebenezer 3d. and Sarah (Culver) Sternes, of Lanes-
boro, Mass. ; a mechanic, of Howell, Mich. He md., Feb. 1,
1851, Emma Shetterly; d., Dec. 31, 1858.
Rev. George I. Stearns.
■■
*4&y^> 6~l~i~Jt~~' -ecu * *ll~> I (> **w^tHL THE
)D Will PROVIDE. HE SAYS.
re Descoteaux of Ware Believes in Large Families
3e and His Wife to Observe Golden Wedding.
MR AND MRS HONORE DESCOTEAUX.
July 15— Mr and Mrs Honore
x of 10 Aspen st will observe
inni^ersary of their wedding
The old couple are quite mod-
do not care to have a big
the ring.
:oteaux was born in St Jean
nu\ province of Quebec, Can,
go, and his wife was born in
town 09 years ago. The two
'lejd in the town of their birth,
■> the United States 'in 1882.
Bved in Indian Orchard, and
moved to Ware, where
jd their 25th wedding anni-
|hey have lived here ever
have had 13 children, eight
now living. They are Ho-
Jan Orchard, Eugene of East
aseph of Gilbertville, Emile
Bdon, Philip of Leavenworth,
Kas, Oneslne of Springfield and Ade-
lard and Miss Malvina of Ware.
^"Mr Descoteaux believes In early mar-
riages and large families. God, he
says, will provide for people who ob-
serve his commands. When a young
man with five children he worked for
70 cents a day. "A man couldn't sup-
port a wife and five children on 70
cents a day," said Mr Descoteaux, "un-
less God was watching over him."
I' For 18 years Mr Descoteaux has been
employed as a fireman at a woodyard
on Pleasant st, and although 71 years
old, he is still active. Mrs Descoteaux
is a model housewife, and a visit to her
Aspen-st home shows that she has
been industrious and careful. The floor
of her kitchen Is spotless. It is cov-
ered with rugs made with her own
hands. Cleanliness is her motto, and
one would need a microscope to find
dust or dirt anywhere about her prem-
ises.
JS (9160),
/) Stearns,
Is E. Clark,
;orney and
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Boys9
Marked
j $3.00 Knicker Suits, in se
$5.00 Knicker Suits, wool
69c Wash Suits, in mil
$1.50 Galatea Wash Suits
69c Knickers, white due
15c Boys' Beach Hats,
$1.50 Indian, Cowboy anc
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There
2.00 and
Seventh Generation.
9271— GORDIS LANGWORTHY STEARNS (9160),
b., 1805, son of Dr. Calvin and Dimis (Langworthy) Stearns,
of Utica, N. Y. ; studied law in the office of Thomas E. Clark,
of Utica, N. Y.j and was admitted to practice as attorney and
counselor-at-law. He md., 1829, Agnes Langworthy, of
Utica, N. Y., who d., 1859, in New York City. He practiced
his profession in New York Citv, until 1835, when he re-
turned to Utica, and died there the same year; two children.
9272— EUGENE STEARNS (9364), b.. Aug. 14, 1830.
9273— EMILY E. STEARNS, b., July 12, 1832. in Albany,
N. Y.; md. Herman Koehler, of New York City. They re-
sided for a time in Berlin, Germany: then returned to Utica,
where she d., 1858.
9274— REV. GEORGE INGER'SOLL STEARNS
(9162). b., Sept. "7, 182s, son of Dea. Warren and Mary
(Read) Stearns, of West Killingly, Conn.; grad. Amherst
Coll., 1849; grad. East Windsor Theol. Sem., 1852; ordained
and installed pastor of First Cong. Church, Windham, Conn.,
1852; d., Mar. 14, 1862, in Windham, Conn., of Bright's dis-
ease. He md.. Sept. 6, 1852, in Holliston, Mass., Amelia
Danforth Jones, b., July 2, 1828, dau. of Dr. Bela Barber and
Sabrina (White) Jones. Dr. B. B. Jones was a descendant
ol Thomas Jones. Guilford, 1639. and Sabrina White was
a descendant of Elder John White, an early settler in Cam-
bridge, Hartford, and Hadlev. Amelia (Jones) Stearns
graduated at Mount Holyoke Seminary (now College), in
1840* was a teacher, until marriage, in the academy, at Dan-
ielsonville, Conn., and at Holliston, Mass.; has resided in
Boston, Mass., for more than twenty-five years. She is an
earnest genealogist, furnishing much svstematic historv of
her husband's familv and engaged in preparing a genealogv
of her own. Thev had two children.
278 NATHANIEL STEARNS.
9275— ELLA LOUISA STEARNS, b., Aug. 6, 1853, in
Windham, Conn., grad Wheatpn'Seru., Norton, Mass., 1874.
She md., Sept. 28, 187.S, in Boston, Mass., Joseph Edward
Sparks, b., June 20, 1850, in London Eng., son of
Joseph and Rebecca (Barker) Sparks. He went to
Detroit, Mich., with his parents, in 1855; became an
architect, and his last work was designing and erecting the
building of the Detroit water-works. He d., Apr. 13, 1877,
in Detroit, Mich., of heart-disease. After the death of her
husband, Mrs. Sparks returned to Boston, and engaged in
kindergarten work for a time; since 1855, has been in the
employ of Raymond and Whitcomb, Excursion Managers,
(a) — Josephine Amelia Sparks, b., Aug. 21, 1877, after
her father's death; d., May 7, 1880, in Boston, Mass.
0276— REV. GEORGE WARREN STEARNS (9367),
b., Dec. 24, 1856.
9277— THEODORE HENRY STEARNS (9167), b.,
Dec. 29, 1830, (Capt. Henry Theodore) son of Dea. Warren
and Mary (Read) Stearns, of West Killingly, Conn.; a
farmer, who inherited his father's farm, on "Stearns Hill."
He md., Mar. 8, 1870, Adaline Augusta Kies, b., Feb. 12,
185 1, dau. of William Knight and Miranda (Young) Kies, of
South Killingly, Conn. Their six children were born in West
Killinglv. now Danielsonville, Conn.
9278— IDA AUGUSTA STEARNS, b., Mar. 17, 1871; a
pupil at Mt. Holyoke Coll., 1889-1890. She md., Aug. 29,
i894,Edgar Herbert Corttis, b., June 10, 1862, in Thompson,
Conn,, son of Japheth and Lucy Ann Corttis. Her husband
grad. Amherst Coll., 1884, and was a Phi Beta Kappa man;
a farmer, of Thompson, Conn., who has been on the School
Board for eight years, and has twice represented his town in
the State Legislature.
(a) — Alice Mary Corttis, b., Sept. 7, 1899.
9279— WILLIAM HENRY STEARNS, b., Oct. 1, 1873.
9280— EDGAR THEODORE STEARNS, b., Oct. 27,
1875; d., Mar. 17, 1877.
9281— FREDERICK KIES STEARNS, b., Mar. 19,
1878.
Justus Smith Stearns,
Secretary of State of Michigan, 1898-1900.
SEVENTH GENERATION. 379
9282— EMMA JOSEPHINE STEARNS, b., July 25,.
1880; md., Jan. 1, 1900, Burton Willis Elliott, son of Luther
and Nancy (Kelton) Elliott, of North Grosvenordale, Conn.
9283— FANNIE THEODORA STEARNS, b., Nov. 7,
1887.
9284— SAMUEL ELISHA STEARNS (9170), b., Sept.
18, 1837, son of Samuel 3d. and Jemima (Young) Stearns,
of Danielsonville, Conn.; md., Miay 19, 1870, Sarah McGill,
b., 1837, in Barnesville, O., dau. of John and Mary McGill,
of New London, Conn. Their four children were born in
Danielsonville, Conn., where Mr. Stearns, with his brother
Daniel, carried on their father's farm, until S. E. Stearns's
failing health required a change of climate. For some years
he has lived at Palm Beach, Fla.
9285— SAMUEL CARL STEARNS, b. and d., 1871.
9286— JESSIE EVANGELINE STEARNS, b., Nov. 22,
1872.
9287— MARY GERTRUDE STEARNS, b., Feb. is,
i875-
9288 — SON, died without a name.
9289— HEMAN SWIFT STEARNS (9180), b., Aug. 25,
1 81 9, son of Joseph and Susan (Rogers) Stearns, of Fredonia,
N. Y.; a lumberman and farmer, b., at Bennington, Vt. He
md., 1844, Mabel L. Smith, and settled at Ludington, Mich.,
where he d., Mar. 14, 1878; one child.
9290— JUSTUS SMITH STEARNS, b., Apr. 10, 1845,
at Fredonia, N. Y.; a lumberman of Ludington, Mich. He
md., 1870, Pauline Lyon, of Conneaut, O., where their only
child was born. He was Presidential Elector for Benjamin
Harrison in his last campaign, and, in that capacity, repre-
sented the Ninth Congressional District of Mich.; one of
the most extensive lumber-dealers in the country, having
large plants in Mich, and Wis.
9291— ROBERT LYON STEARNS, b., Mar. 14, 1872; of
Ludington, Mich.; member of the Art Students' League,
New York City.
380 NATHANIEL STEARNS.
9292— HORACE STEARNS (9184), b., July 21, 1816, son
of Rufus and Anna (Stewart) Stearns, of Bennington, Vt.; d.,
June 14, 1885; md., May 29, 1842, Orpha W. Carpenter, b.,
Feb. 26, 1819, who d., Aug. 16, 1899; settled in Iowa; three
children.
9293— MARY E. STEARNS, b., July 13, 1843; md., Jan.
9, 1870, John R. Waller, of Iowa; six children.
(a) — Edwin Stearns Waller, b., Dec. 20, 1872; d., Mar.
5, 1890.
(b) — Richard Ross Waller, b., Aug. 16, 1874.
(c) — Mary Hortense Waller, b., Apr. 6, 1876; d., Aug.
4, 1876.
(d)— Wayne Filer Waller, b., May 16, 1878.
(e) — Oliver Randolph Waller, b., Aug. 2, 1880; a
soldier in the Spanish-American War, who d., Oct.
23, 1898.
(f)— Helen Belle Waller, b., Oct. 16, 1881.
9294— LAURA STEARNS, b., Apr. 26, 1846; md., Oct.
15, 1880, Thomas W. Davies, of Roekford, Floyd Co., Iowa.
9295— -ANNA STEARNS, b., Dec. 17, 1847; <*., Mar. 14,
1849.
9296— PROF. WILLIAM FORBES STEARNS (9185),
b., Nov. 11, 1817, son of Rufus and Anna (Stewart) Stearns,
of Bennington, Vt.; md. (1), 1844, Emeline Rutherford, of
Holly Springs, who died early; md. (2), Aug. 26, 1858, Mary
Jane Ferris, of Peru, N. YM who survives him. "After a
bright and active childhood, signs of delicate health caused
him to be sent to a milder climate, where he completely
recovered, and studious habits early won for him a brilliant
position at the bar of his adopted state, Mississippi. In
1854, he relinquished a lucrative law-practice to become the
head of the Law School of the University of Mississippi,
which grew and prospered under his hands until the Univ.
was suspended on account of. the Civil War. After the war,
he returned to the bar in Chicago, and was beginning a
prosperous career there, when he was garroted. robbed,
and left insensible in the street. From this, his health failed
until his untimely death, Sept. 8. 1867, at Albert Lea, Minn.,
William Forbes Stearns.
Edward Stearns.
SEVENTH GENERATION. 381
where he had gone on business. In 1858, the degree of
LL. D. was conferred on him by Yale College." He had
two daughters.
9297— MARY ADELINE STEARNS, b., Oct. 14, i860,
at Oxford, Miss.; md., Oct. 18, 1888, at Jacksonville, 111.,
Dr. Horace B. Wing, of Los Angeles, Cal.
(a) — Margaret Wing, b., Nov. 2, 1889, at Los Angeles,
Cal.
(b) — Elbert Wing, b., June 17, 1896.
9298-^SARAH EMILY STEARNS, b., Apr. 10, 1863, at
Peru, N. Y.; d., Oct. 11, 1865, at same place.
9299— EDWARD STEARNS (9186), b., May 12, 1819,
son of Rufus and Anna (Stewart) Stearns, of Bennington,
Vt; md., Oct. 8, 1838, Celia Morrell. He built the first
steam-lighter used in the harbor of New York, and was the
oldest lighterman in New York City; his residence was in
Brooklyn, N. Y., where all of his children were born. He
invented, with true Stearns ingenuity, many labor-saving
machines, among them, a windlass, which has proved itself
invaluable for hoisting; d., Feb. 7, 1899.
9300— WILLIAM FORBES STEARNS, b., Jan. 15,
1841, in Brooklyn, N. Y.; md., Sept. 7, 1865, Mary Ains-
worth; settled in Brooklyn, N. Y. ; no children.
9301— CORNELIA STEARNS, b., Feb. 8, 1844; md.,
Dec. 26, 1870, John B. Chase, of Brooklyn, N. Y.; three
children.
(a) — Cecelia Chase, b., Sept. 21, 1871. ) T .
fb)— Charlotte Chase, b., Sept. 21, 1871. ) Iwins'
Charlotte d., Oct. 1, 1872.
(c) — Edna May Chase, b., 12, 1874.
9302— EDWARD STEARNS JR., b., July 10, 1845; md.,
1876, Georgiana Douglas, and settled in Brooklyn, N. Y.;
one daughter.
9303— LEONTINE STEARNS, b, Nov. 25, 1879.
382 NATHANIEL STEARNS.
9304— SARAH JANE STEARNS, b., Dec. 5, 1847; md.,
Dec. 3, 1868, George P. Squires, of Brooklyn, N. Y.; one
daughter.
(a) — Edith Cecelia Squires, b., Dec. 5, 1870.
9305— MARY ANN STEARNS, b., Nov. 12, 1849; md.,
June 5, 1879, Elbert C. Bates, of New York City; one son.
(a) — Frederick Waller Bates, b., June 9, 1884; d., July
3, 1892, in New York City.
9306— CATHARINE STEARNS, b., Apr. 12, 1852; md.,
Apr. 14, 1874, Frederick Waller, of Brooklyn, N. Y.; two
sons.
(a) — Edward Cecil Waller, b., June 25, 1879.
(b) — Frederick Waller Jr., b., Mar. 10, 1886.
9307— HOBART FORD STEARNS, b., Feb. 19, 1855;
d., July 28, 1856.
9308— JOSEPH STEARNS (9370), b., May 28, 1857.
9309— ANNA STEARNS, b., Tuly 12, 1859; d., Mar. 29,
1889.
9310— JAMES WELDS STEARNS (9192), b., Feb. 9,
1829, son of Livy and Eliza (Wells) Stearns, of Troy, N. Y.;
md. (1), 1857, Amelia Mathews, of Bushwick; md. (2), 1868,
Helen A. Easterly; d.
9311-^JAMES MATHEWS STEARNS, b., Dec. 24,
1859, in Troy, N. Y.; of New York City.
9312— CLARA STEARNS, b., Feb. 13, 1861.
9313— FIENRY DANIEL STEARNS (9208), b., June
10, 1852, son of Charles Thomas and Cornelia (Burbank)
Stearns, of St. Anthony, Minn. ; Sec. and Treas. of the John-
son Iron Works, Limited, of New Orleans. La. He md.,
Jan. 30, 1877, Shirley Johnson, of New Orleans, La., where
they settled.
9314— HENRY STEARNS, b., Dec, 1877; d., in infancy.
9315— ELLIS JOHNSON STEARNS, b., July 5, 1882, in
New Orleans, La.
SEVENTH GENERATION. 383
9316— SHIRLEY TOHNSON STEARNS, b., Oct. 18,
1887.
9317— JARED HYDE STEARNS (9212), b., May 17,
1841, son of Capt. Shepherd and Lucy (Hyde) Stearns, of
Mansfield, Conn.; a dairy farmer, of Willimantic, Conn. ,who
served in the Civil War from 1861 to 1865 as private in Co.
D. 21st. Regt, Conn. Vols. He md.. 1870, Ellen H. Storrs.
9318— CLARA MELINDA STEARNS, b., May 14, 1871;
a teacher of instrumental music, at Willimantic, Conn.
9319— ROBERT ELLSWORTH STEARNS, b., May 19,
1876; of Willimantic, Conn.
9320— VALETTE DELOSS STEARNS (9213), b., Jan.
22, 1843, son of Capt. Shepherd and Lucy (Hyde) Stearns, of
Mansfield, Conn.; a Deacon of the First Church of Mans-
field, and first selectman of the town; afterwards, a farmer,
of Willimantic, Conn. He md., 1873, Emma J. Baldwin.
9321— ELLA RAYMOND STEARNS, b., Oct. 31, 1874.
9322— ^ARTHUR TTLDEN STEARNS, b., Dec. 14, 1882.
9323— CHARLES BURLEIGH STEARNS (9214), b.,
Nov. 30, 1847, son °f Capt. Shepherd and Lucy (Hyde)
Stearns, of Mansfield, Conn.; a farmer, of Andover, Conn.
He md. Jane Parker; two children.
9324— JENNIE VERA STEARNS.
9325— CHARLES PARKER STEARNS.
9326— GEORGE W. STEARNS (9217), b., Apr. 5, 1839,
son of Nathaniel Porter and Betsy (Plumb) Stearns, of
Chenango Co., N. Y. ; a farmer, of Truxton, N. Y., who
served in the Civil War, from 1862 to 1865, as private in Co.
H, 1 14th. Regt. N. Y. Vol. Inf. ; was taken prisoner, June 2^,
1863, in Louisiana, and paroled. He md. (1), Feb. 14, 1869.
Ellen M. Frink, of De Ruyter, N. Y., who d., in childbed,
July 25, 1884; md. (2), Mar. 26, 1885, Mrs. Elizabeth
(Stewart) Borden, of De Ruyter, N. Y. ; two children.
9327— ELSIE INEZ STEARNS, b., Apr. 7. 1882, at Trux-
ton, N. Y.
384 NATHANIEL STEARNS.
9323— EPHRAIM PORTER STEARNS, b., July 25,
1884.
9329__jOHN HARRISON STEARNS (9218), b., June
20, 1 841, son of Nathaniel Porter and Betsy (Plumb)
Stearns, of Cazenovia, N. Y. ; a farmer, of Cazenovia, N. Y.
He md., 1871, Lida J. Soule. and had three children.
9330— FLORA B. STEARNS, b., June 8, 1872.
9331— 1E1DITH J. STEARNS, b., Dec. 23, 1875.
9332— FRIEND P. STEARNS, b., June 1, 1879.
9333— SETH H. STEARNS (9221), b., Sept. 1, 1848, son
of Nathaniel Porter and Betsy (Plumb) Stearns, of Chenango
Co., N. Y.; a farmer of Warner's, Onondaga Co., N. Y. He
md., 1877, Ellen Reynolds; five children.
9334— MABEL E. STEARNS, b., Apr. 23, 1879, at De
Ruyter, N. Y.
9335— EARL P. STEARNS, b., June 6, 1883, at Caz-
enovia, N. Y.
9336— HORATIO P. STEARNS, b., Nov. 14, 1887; d.,
Sept. 8, 1888.
9337— ALBERT R. STEARNS, b., May 27, 1890, at Ca-
millus, N. Y.
9338— GRACIE M. STEARNS, b., Aug. 5, 1893, at Ca-
millus, N. Y.
9339— ALBERT BYRON STEARNS (9223), b., Mar. 13,
1842, son of Capt. Oliver Lathrop and Betsy (Wood) Stearns,
of West Lebanon, N. H.; enlisted, Aug. 8, 1862, in Co. E,
9th. N. H. Vols., and was mustered out June 15, 1865,
having been wounded in his right wrist by a minie-ball, May
26, 1864; served as Sergeant. He md., Oct. 5, 1868, Har-
riet Ann Towne, and was a farmer, of West Lebanon; one
daughter.
9340— HARRIET MABEL STEARNS, b., Sept. 2, 1872,
at West Lebanon, N. H.
9341— FREDERICK OLIVER STEARNS (9234). b.,
1862, son of Dea. Nathan Barrows and Justina Melrose
SEVENTH GENERATION. 885
(Ghapin) Stearns, of West Lebanon, N. H.; a farmer, on the
old homestead, at West Lebanon. He md., June 30, 1886,
Clara A. Smith, of Stetson, Me.; has served eleven years as
member of the School Board; two children.
9342— SUSAN GLADYS STEARNS, b., May 22, 1887.
9343— NATHAN FREDERIC STEARNS, b., Dec. 1,
1890.
9344— ARLINGTON CHAPIN STEARNS (9235), b.,
1866, son of Dea. Nathan Barrows and Justina Melrose
(Chapin) Stearns, of West Lebanon, N. H.; grad. from Mass.
Col. Pharmacy, 1889; has been engaged in drug business, at
Melrose, Mass., since that date. He md., 1890, Julia C.
Mclntyre; twin sons.
9345— CARLTON McINTYRE STEARNS, b., Aug. 16,
1891.
Twins.
9346— FREDERICK ARLINGTON STEARNS, b.,
Aug. 16, 1 89 1.
9347— ALBERT STEARNS (9249), b., Aug. 2, 1848, son
of Hiram and Harriet (Cummings) Stearns, of Huntley, 111.;
a lumberman, of Mich. He md., 1878, M'ary Lagrange, b.,
July 18, i860, in Mich.; five children.
9348— CHARLES ALBERT STEARNS, b., Oct. 4, 1879,
in Mich.
9349— ETHEL IRENE STEARNS, b., Apr. 3, 1881.
9350— GERTRUDE STEARNS, b., Oct. 23, 1882.
9351— EDNA JANE STEARNS, b., Aug. 6, 1889; d.,
May 12, 1892.
9^2—RAY SHERMAN STEARNS, b., Aug. 18, 1892;
d., June 20, 1893.
9353_WILLIAM STEARNS (9250), b., Nov. 15, 1850,
son of Hiram and Harriet (Cummings) Stearns, of Huntley,
111.; a farmer, of Whitehall, Mich. He md., 1873, Ina
Noakes, of Whitehall, Mich. ; seven children.
9354— HARRIET STEARNS, b., Sept. 1, 1874, in Mon-
tague, Mich. p^^\
386 NATHANIEL STEARNS.
9355— MAUD STEARNS, b., May 31, 1876, in Mon-
tague, Mich.
9356_EARLE H. STEARNS, b., May 14, 1878, in Mon-
tague, Mich.
9^ 7— ARCHIE STEARNS, b., Feb. 25, 1880, in White-
hall, Mich.; d., Aug. 30, 1880.
9358— GUY C. STEARNS, b., Mar. 4, 1883, in Whitehall,
Mich.
9359—ALICE STEARNS, b., Mar. 20, 1886, in White-
hall, Mich.
9360— HOWARD STEARNS b., Apr. 6, 1888, in Chi-
cago, 111.
9361— HARVEY STEARNS (9252), b., Jan. 4, 1859, son
of Hiram and Abbie (Gaston) Stearns, of Whitehall, Mich. ;
md., 1884, Minnie B. Babcock; two children.
9362— LEROY GASTON STEARNS, b., Mar. 30,
1886; d.
9363— EDNA WINIFRED STEARNS, b., Nov. 25,
1890.
Eighth Generation.
9364— EUGENE STEARNS (0272), b., Aug. 14, 1830,
son of Gordis L. and Agnes (Langworthy) Stearns, of Utica,
N. Y.; teacher in the Advanced School, of Utica, in 1847;
studied law in the offices of Soencer and Kernan, William
Tracy, and Clark and Richardson, of Utica, N. Y.; was ad-
mitted to practice as attorney and counselor-at-law, in 1855;
Special Surrogate of Oneida Co., 1867-1870; Librarian and
Treasurer of Utica Law Library Association; practiced law,
in St. Louis, 1860-1861.
He md. (1), Sept. 15, 1853, Julia A. Storrs, of Utica, N. Y.,
who d., May 16, 1887; md. (2), Sarah E. Mayo, of New York
City; two children.
9365— E'MILIE E. STEARNS, b., Jan. 24, 1862, at
Utica, N. Y.
9366— HARRIET LOUISE STEARNS, b., Aug. 12,
1869, at Utica, N. Y.; md., Oct. 24, 1888, Henry P. Crouse,
of Utica, N. Y.
9367— REV. GEORGE WARREN STEARNS (9276),
b., Dec. 24. 1856, son of Rev. George Ingersoll and Amelia
D. (Jones) Stearns, of Windham, Conn.; grad. Phillips Acad.,
Andover, Mass., 1874; grad. Amherst Coll., 1878; Andover
Theol. Sem., 1881. He was ordained, in Patten, Me., Aug. 1,
1883; installed pastor of the Cong. Church of Acton, Mass.,
Sept. 23, 1887; has been pastor of the First Cong. Church,
of Middleboro, Mass., since Nov. 1, 1891.
He is one of the directors of the American Peace Society;
Pres. of the Plymouth Co. Prohibition Association; con-
tributor, editorially and otherwise, to the Boston Transcript
and other periodicals: member of Psi Upsilon and Phi P>eta
Kappa.
388 NATHANIEL STEARNS.
He md., Oct. 21, 1887, in Island Falls, Me., Sarah Eliza-
beth Dow, b., Dec. 11, 1862, dau. of Oliver Smith and Pauline
(Wentworth) Dow, of Island Falls, Me.; two children.
9368— TtOSWELL STEARNS, b., Aug. 2, 1888, in Acton,
Mass.
9369— PAULINE STEARNS, b., June 10, 1890, in Acton,
Mass.
9370— JOSEPH STEARNS (9308), b., May 28, 1857, son
of Edward and Celia (Morrell) Stearns, of Brooklyn, N. Y. ;
md., Sept. 18, 1883, Alice M. Nichols, and settled in Brook-
lyn, N. Y.; three children.
9371— HELEN 'STEARNS, b., July 1, 1884, in Brooklyn,
N. Y.;d., June 10, i88q.
9372— ETHEL STEARNS, b., July 10, 1885, in Brook-
lyn, N. Y.; d., June 17, 1889.
9373— EDWARD RICHMOND WALLER STEARNS,
b., May 15, 1893, in Greater New York.
This record evidently belongs to the Nathaniel branch
of the Steams family, but some later genealogist will have
to find the undiscovered links in the connecting chain.
9374— SAMUEL SHEPHERD STEARNS, b. about
1767, in Killingly, Conn.; md. Miss Smith, and settled in
Spencer, Mass. He d., July a. 1841, in Whately, Mass.;
five chil.
9375— ANNIE STEARNS.
9376— CATHERINE STEARNS.
9377— AARON SMITH STEARNS (9380).
9378— CLARISSA STJEARNS.
9379— SAMUEL STEARNS.
9380— AARON SMITH STEARNS (9377), b., Apr. 23,
1803, in Spencer, Mass., son of Samuel Shepherd and
(•Smith) Stearns; md., Mar. 29, 1829, Almira P. Graves;
settled, first, in West Brookfield, Mass., afterward in
EIGHTH GENERATION. 389
Whately, Mass., where he d., Dec. 12, 1870; eight children.
9381— ELIZABETH E. STEARNS, b., Feb. 12. 1830,
in West Brookfield, Mass. ; md. Orson M. Pearl, of Chester-
field, Mass.
9382— HANNAH A. STEARNS, b., Dec. 4. 1831, m
West Brookfield, Mass.; md. Arnold M. Peck, of Hatfield,
Mass., where she d., 1892.
9383_LUTHER G. STEARNS, b.. Oct. 12, 1833, in
West Brookfield, Mass.; md., Dec. 27, 1858, Mary L. War-
ner; settled at Whately, Mass. He served during the Civil
War, in 37th. Regt, Mass. Vols., Army of the Potomac;
engaged in concrete paving; two children.
9384— FREDERIQUE WARNER STEARNS, b., Oct.
10, 1859; a machinist, of Northampton, Mass. He md.,
Dec. 4, 1889, Mabel Josephine Lilley, and has one son.
9385— RALPH WARNER STEARNS, b., June 8, 1894,
in Northampton, Mass.
9386— MABEL FORESTER STEARNS,, b., Aug. 5,
1870; md., Feb. 24, 1892, Edward J. Gare, of Northampton.
Mass.
9387— FIDELIA B. STEARNS, b., 1835, in Whately,
Mass.; md. John H. Peck, of Royalston, Mass., where she d.,
Feb. 12, 1875.
9388— SUSAN E. STEARNS, b., Mar. 26, 1837, in
Whately, Mass.; d., Nov. 6, 1866.
9389— SAMUEL STEARNS, b., Mar. 4, 1839; d., Feb.
14, 1855.
939o— STEPHEN STEARNS, b., Nov. 22, 1840; served
as private, during the Civil War; was wounded in the leg.
9391— EDWARD STEARNS, d. in infancy.
Appendix.
Many records have been received which lack the data
necessary to connect them with known lines. In cases
where the father has md. two or three times, we find fre-
quently that descendants of one wife have lost all trace of
descendants of the other wife or wives. Sometimes, in the
same family, brothers have removed to distant parts of the
country, sons have left home and never been heard from, so
that all knowledge of them has been lost by the home-circle.
Wherever any evidence could be found, either by corre-
spondence or searching- records, placing families of un-
known lineage, we have given them the space presumed to
be theirs. All records which lack such evidence are given
in the Appendix and, perhaps, the families themselves, hav-
ing some information which we have not received, may be
able to determine just where they belong. Dr. Bond, him-
self, with all the time and study which he expended, had
sometimes to use the interrogation-point, and we, trying to
follow in the paths he has marked out, feel it no discredit
when obliged to do the same. Familv traditions are some-
times unreliable and, in some instances, incorrect in minor
particulars, but, at other times, have been of great as-
sistance.
The disjointed parts of this record are given with the hope
that those most nearly concerned can complete it.
9500— JOHN STEARNS, of Barre, Mass., is given by
one authority, as father of John Stearns, Esq., of Chelsea,
APPENDIX. 391
Vt, Another correspondent says that his grandfather's
name was supposed to be Nathaniel, who was father of John
Stearns, Esq., of Chelsea, Vt. From the records we find
that Nathaniel Stearns, of Barre, md., Sept. 18, 1788, Lucy
Bullard. of Barre, Mass.
II.
9501— JOHN STEARNS, b., Feb. 6, 1785, in Barre,
Mass.; md., Jan. 23, 1812, Elizabeth Chandler, b., Dec. 14,
1789, dau. of Lieut. Joseph and Olive (Backus) Chandler, of
Pomfret, Conn. He was Postmaster at Chelsea, Vt., for
thirty years; a merchant who suffered financial loss in the
panic of 1837; d., Oct. 25, 1838; three children. Dr. Bond
mentions him in the Redington Appendix of Isaac Stearns.
Elizabeth (Chandler) Stearns d., Feb. 12, 1838.
9502— GEORGE STEARNS, b., Jan. 29, 1815^ Chelsea,
Vt., d., Dec. 9, 1861, at Menominee, Wis.; never married;
was County Clerk of Waukesha Co., Wis.
9503— CAROLINE DANA STEARNS, b., Dec. 22,
1817; md., July 17, 1838, Edward Caldwell Redington, b.,
July 19, 1809, son of Isaac Redington, of Walpole, N. H.,
whose wife was Mercy Dana, dau. of Rev. Josiah Dana, of
Barre, Mass. Mr. Redington was cashier of the Orange Co.
Bank, at Chelsea, Vt., from 1843 to 1850, when he became
cashier of Passumpsic Bank, of St. Johnsbury, Vt. In 1865,
he purchased the assets of the Passumpie Bank and agreed
to pay its liabilities for $4.01 per share. In Mar., 1867, he
was appointed Pension Agent. His grandmother was Ruth
Stearns, who md. Benjamin Redington. of Lunenberg, Mass.
Caroline (Stearns) Redington d., Oct. 3, 1887. in Bradford,
Vt.
(a) — Edward Dana Redington, b., Nov. 12, 1839, in
Chelsea, Vt. ; md. (1), Mary Ann Chamberlain, of
St. Johnsbury, Vt., who d., Apr. 23, 1880; md. (2),
Mary Julia Towne, of Chicago, 111. ; engaged in Life
Insurance,
(b) — Elizabeth Stearns Redington, b., June 20, 1843, in
Chelsea, Vt; d., Oct. 20, 1861.
(c) — Isabella Fisk Redington, b., Sept. 20, 1848, at
Chelsea, Vt.; d., Oct. 13, 1850.
392 APPENDIX.
(d) — Caroline Louisa Redington, b., Mar. 26, 1855,
at St. Johnsbury, Vt.; d., Mar. 18, 1867.
9504— JOHN CHANDLER STEARNS, b., Feb. 11,
183 1, in Chelsea, Vt.; md., Sept. 29, 1863, Martha Frances
Pickett, of Bradford, Vt., where they have resided ever
since; no children. Mr. Stearns was a merchant at Worces-
ter, Mass., under firm name of Brooks and Stearns; in 1861,
enlisted in 1st. Vt. Vol. Regt., and marched to Washington
for the defence of his country; was with the Union Army
when Harper's Ferry was given up to the Confederates;
First Lieut, and Adit, in Qth Vt. Vols.
9505— NATHANIEL STEARNS 2d., b., Mar. 12, 1787,
in Barre, Mass.; always wrote his name Nathaniel 2d.; d.,
July 29. 183 1, at Burlington, Vt. He md., 1812, Sarah
Brown, who d., Sept. 1868, and carried on "The Old Stearns
Stand," at Swanton, Vt., from 1812 to 1825; afterward kept
a provision and grocery store at Burlington, Vt. We have
two records of children of Nathaniel Stearns, of Swanton,
Vt, presumably the same Nathaniel, but possibly not.
Nathaniel Stearns is said to have died in Swanton, Vt. Both
records are annexed.
First record.
9506— MARY ANN STEARNS.
9507— ELIZA STEARNS.
9508— LUCY AUGUSTA STEARNS.
9509— SARAH STEARNS, who md. Nathaniel Wood,
of Swanton, Vt.
9510— ISAIAH STEARNS (9518), b., 1803.
95 1 1— HORACE STEARNS, who kept the Eagle Hotel,
at Swanton Falls, in 1853.
Second record.
9512— HORACE STEARNS, b., Feb. 25, 1814; md. Har-
riet Bascom, and bought a farm adjoining her father's.
They lived at Fairfax, Vt., afterwards at North Willston,
Vt. ; two children.
APPENDIX. 393
9513— ROLLIN STEARNS, of Pine Bluff, Ark.
95I4_OLIVE STEARNS, md. Bert Brown, of North
Williston, Vt.
9515— OLIVE STEARNS, b., Feb. 1, 1819, at Richmond,
Vt.; md. Dr. Rollin Eaton, of Enosburg, Vt., where she d. ;
four children.
9516— HENRY STEARNS (9528), b., Mar. 22, 1822.
9517— GEORGE NATHANIEL STEARNS (9535), b.,
Sept. 27, 1829.
The Town Clerk of Barre, Mass., Mr. W. R. Spooner, fur-
nishes the following-:
"Nathaniel Stearns, son of John Stearns and Mary, his
wife, was born Mar. 24, 1787.
"David Stearns, son of John Stearns and Mary his wife,
was born Mar. 25, 1789.
"Polly Stearns, dau. of John Stearns and Mary his wife,
was born Apr. 7, 1791."
9518— ISAIAH STEARNS (9510), b., Jan. 30, 1803. in
Swanton, Vt. ; md., about 1835, Julia A. Ellsworth, bv July
2, 1816, who d.. Mar. 28, 1884. He d., Apr. 5, 1879; eight
children.
9519— CHAUNCEY E. STEARNS, b., 1836; d., 1868, in
California; unm.
9520— HENRY GEORGE STEARNS, b„ 1838, in Cam-
bridge, Vt.: md. Ellen I. Skelly, and settled in St. Albans,
Vt., where their son was born. H. G. Stearns was Sec. Lieut,
in Co. F, 7th Regt, Vt. Vols., in 1862; mustered out, Aug.
25, 1865.
9521— SON, b., July 31, 1873; d., Oct. 3, 1874.
9522-^EBEN PARMALEE STEARNS, b., 1840, in Shel-
don, Vt. : md. Julia Draper, and settled in St. Albans, Vt.
9523— JOHN HUGHES STEARNS, b., 1842; enlisted
in 7th. Regt., Vt. Vols., during the Civil War; d.. Aug. 20,
1862. in hospital at New Orleans, La., of typhoid fever.
9524— WILLIAM NATHANIEL STEARNS, b., 1843,
in Swanton, Vt. ; md. Harriet Wells.
394 APPENDIX.
9525— CHARLES HALL STEARNS, b., 1844, in Swan-
ton, Vt; of Burlington, Vt.; md. (1), Flora Owen; md. (2),
Martha J. Pease.
9526— MARY ANN STEARNS, b., 1846, in Swanton, Vt.
9527— LUCY AUGUSTA STEARNS, b., 1848, in Swan-
ton, Vt.; a dressmaker, of Underhill, Vt. ; unm.
9528— HENRY STEARNS (95 16), b., Mar. 22, 1822, at
Richmond, Vt.; a farmer, of Hill, N. H. He md. (1), June
12, 1848, Lovisa E. Halbert, of Fairfax, Vt., who d., Nov.
8, 1854; md. (2), May 11, 1856, Mary L. Farnsworth, dau.
of Major Ira Farnsworth, of Fairfax, Vt; five children.
9529— MARTHA OLIVE STEARNS, b., Jan. 18, 1851,
in Fairfax, Vt.; of Hill, N. H.; unm.
9530— JOHN HALBERT STEARNS, b., Oct. 15, 1853,
in Fairfax, Vt.; of Detroit, Minn.
9531— HELEN LOVISA STEARNS, b., Nov. 4, 1854, in
Fairfax, Vt. ; d., June 4, 1892. She md. Charles S. Sampson,
and had three children.
(a) — Linda Sampson, b., 1872; md. Mr. Fogg, of South
Gardiner, Me.
(b) — Helen L. Sampson, b., 1881.
(c) — Vernor Sampson, b., 1886.
9532— NELLIE TANE STEARNS, b., Oct. 21, 1861;
md. F. B. Shaw, of Franklin, N. H., a dealer in hides and
real-estate.
9533— EDWIN SIBLEY STEARNS, b., Mar. 2, 1868;
a farmer, of Hill, N. H., who md. Mary E. Addison; one
child; d.
9534— MILLIE HOLT STEARNS, b.. 1890.
9535— GEORGE NATHANIEL STEARNS (9517), b.,
Sept. 2y, 1829, in Burlington, Vt.; md. Abbie Fish, b., Apr.
9, ; of Sheldon, Vt., where he d., Apr. 10, i860.
9536— JOHN NATHANIEL STEARNS, b.. Apr. 13,
1856, in Sheldon, Vt. ; a druggist, of Syracuse, N. Y. He
APPENDIX. 395
md., Dec. I, 1880, Emma C. Bacon, of Essex, N. Y. ; two
children.
9537— JESSIE BACON STEARNS, b., Sept. 1, 1885, at
Marcellus, N. Y.
9538— JOHN MAXWELL STEARNS, b., Aug. 31, 1891,
in Marcellus, N. Y.
9539— GEORGE HAMMOND STEARNS, b., Sept. 3,
i860, in Sheldon, Vt.; md. Mina Bishop, of Marcellus, N. Y.;
one child.
Third Record.
The following record can be traced to either one of two
sources and the interested families must decide for them-
selves which is the correct one. Either Oliver Stearns
(155-Isaac), who was of Tewksbury, and chose Joshua
Abbott, his brother-in-law for his guardian, married and
had several children, or, his cousin, Samuel Stearns (409-
Isaac) had more sons than he is credited with, by Hazen's
History of Billerica, or Bond's History of Watertown. The
earliest known abiding-place of this line was in Tewksbury,
Mass., and we incline to the belief that Oliver (155) was its
progenitor, but have no reliable proof of the fact.
9540— BRADLEY STEARNS, date of birth unknown;
moved, about 1815, from Temple, N. H., to the western part
of New York State. He is said to have had three or four
sons, names unknown.
9541— SAMUEL STEARNS (9545), b., July 17, 1760.
9542— OLIVER STEARNS, born in Tewksbury, Mass.
9543— ABBOTT STEARNS (9548), b., Nov. 28, 1770.
9544 — Several sisters, names unknown.
9545— SAMUEL STEARNS (9541), b., July 17, 1760, in
Tewksbury, Mass.; a farmer, of Temple, N. H., who was a
shoemaker by trade. He md. Alice 'Stearns, b., Mar. 4,
1 771, who d., Sept. 8, 1843, in Ware, Mass.; d., Nov. 6, 1833,
in Temple, N. H. He entered the Revolutionary Army be-
fore he was eighteen years of age, and received a pension for
his services, which was continued to his widow after his
396 APPENDIX.
death. He is supposed to be the Samuel Stearns who was
placed by Dr. Bond as son of Samuel and Hannah (Trask)
Stearns, with an interrogation-point attached; two sons.
9546— WILLIAM STEARNS (9561), b., Dec. 20, 1785,
in Billerica, Mass.
9547— ISAAC STEARNS (9576), b., Dec. 18, 1787, in
Billerica, Mass.
9548— ABBOTT STERNS (9543), b., Nov. 28, 1770, in
Salem, Mass.; d., Jan. 11, 1852, at Graines, Orleans Co.,
N. Y. He md. Jan., 1791, Lydia Wright, b.} Mar. 15, 1772,
dau. of Josiah and Dolly (Shattuck) Wright of Pepperell,
Mass.; about 1820, moved from Milford, Hillsboro Co.,
N. H., to Gaines, N. Y., accompanied by some of his chil-
dren. He had nine children.
9549— -BRADLEY BOWERS STERNS ^82), b., Sept.
18, 1791, in Billerica, Mass.
9550— OLIVER STERNS (0*04), b., Feb. 1, 1793, in Bil-
lerica, Mass.
9551— CLARISSA STERNS, b., Jan. 31, 1795, in Bil-
lerica, Mass.; md. (1), Mr. Lawrence; md .(2), Mr. Whitte-
mo>re; three children.
(a) — Levi Lawrence.
(b) — Walton Whittemore.
(c) — Anne Maria Whittemore.
9552— ABBOTT STERNS JR., b., Feb. 20, 1797, in Bil-
lerica, Mass.; a farmer, of Gaines, Orleans Co., N.Y., where
he d., Nov., 1867; unm.
9553— VERNUM P. STERNS, b., Feb. 15, 1799, in Pep-
perell, N. H.; a farmer, of Gaines, N. Y., where he d., Jan.
28, 1868; unm.
9554— LYDIA STERNS, b.f Mar. 9, 1801, in Milford,
N. H.; md. Mr. Cummings, and d. in Plymouth, Wayne Co.,
Mich.; four children.
(a) — Jane Harriet Cummings.
(b) — James Henry Cummings.
(c) — John Cummings.
(d) — Jude Emery Cummings.
APPENDIX. 397
9555— WARD PERLEY STERNS, b., Sept. 12, 1805, in
Milford, N. H.; d., Nov. 12, 1866, in Gaines, N. Y.; md. and
had three children.
9556— WILLIAM STERNS.
9557-RALPH STERNS. J T ins
9558— RODNEY STERNS. \
9559— ELIZA STERNS, b., May 15, 1808, in Milford,
N. H.; md. Mr. Storms, and settled in Clarendon, Orleans
Co., N. Y., where she d. ; five children.
(a) — Willard Storms.
(b) — George Wilder Storms.
(c) — Sophronia Storms.
(d) — Emily Storms.
(e) — Ellen Storms.
9560— JOSIAH WILDER STERNS (9602), b., July 15,
1810.
9561— WILLIAM STEARNS (9546), b., Dec. 20, 1785,
in Billerica, Mass., son of Samuel and Alice (Stearns)
Stearns, of Temple, N. H.; a farmer, of Temple, N. H. He
md. (1), Nov. 17, 1808, Betsy White, b., Sept. 29, 1785, who
d., May 7, 1818, dau. of William White, of Peterboro, N. H.;
md. (2), Aug., 1818, Sarah Chadwick, b., 1787, who d., Aug.
25, 1875, in Peterboro, N. H., dau. of David Chadwick, of
Jaffrey, N. H. William Stearns d., July 17, i860, in Peter-
boro, N. H., aged 75 years; fourteen children.
9562— ALICE STEARNS, b., Oct. 8, 1809, in Temple,
N. H.; md., Dec. 1, 1829, Hiram A. Wilcox, b., Oct. 12,
1806, in Barkhamstead, Conn., who d., Nov. 14, 1875, in
Ware, Mass.; a machinist, of the cotton factories; seven
children.
(a) — Hiram A. Wilcox Jr., b., Dec. 3, 1831, in Barton,
Vt. ; served three years in Union Army, during the
Civil War, under Gen. Butler; d. in Ware, Mass.
(b) — Alice Wilcox, b., Feb. 13, 1834, in Amherst, N. H.;
md. (1), Feb. 20, 1849, in Stanford, Conn., Hilary
Cone, of Virginia, where he died, and she md. (2),
George Stanton, of Canada.
298 APPENDIX.
(c) — Jehiel Wilcox, b., Mar. 23, 1835, in Amherst,
N. H.; <±, Sept. 20, 1836, in Lynn, Mass.
(d) — Anstress Wilcox, b., Apr. 25, 1837, in Lynn, Mass.;
d. in Ware.
(e) — Eveline Wilcox, b.> May 8, 1839, in Peterboro,
N. H.;d. in Ware.
(f) — Heyler Wilcox, b., Oct. 3, 1841, in Ware, Mass.;
a painter, by trade; d., Aug. 14, 1892, in Springfield,
Mass.
(g) — Chauncey Wilcox, b., Jan. 8, 1843; with his broth-
er, Heyler, was in the Civil War for three years; d.,
Nov. 29, 1892, in Webster, Mass.
9563— SAMUEL STEARNS (9606), b., Nov. 6, 181 1.
9564— ISAAC W. STEARNS, b., Mar. 8, 1814.
Twins.
9565— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Mar. 8, 1814.
Elizabeth Stearns d. soon.
Isaac W. Stearns was a painter by trade, afterward a
farmer. He removed to Brooklyn, N. Y., where he was
agent and collector; md., Apr. 9, 1839, Emeline Evans, of
Troy, N. Y., b., Oct. 23, 1819, in Schodack, N. Y.; s. p.
9566— WILLIAM STEARNS JR., b., May 14, 1816.
Twins.
9567— MARTHA STEARNS, b., May 14, 1816. a
William Stearns Jr. (9615).
Martha Stearns md. Feb. 5, 1835, at Amherst, N. H., Asa
Avery, a blacksmith, of Temple, N. H., b.. Mar. 21, 1806;
five children.
(a) — Martha A. Avery, b., Jan. 13, 1836, in Manchester,
N. H.;d., Oct. 13, 1856.
(b) — Angeline Avery, b., Apr. 12, 1838, at Sharon,
N. H.; d., Aug. 10, 1868.
(c) — Ellen M. Averv, b., Apr. 4, 1843, at Ware, Mass.;
md., Webster H. Hussey.
(d) — Alvira F. Avery, b., June 30, 1848, in Ware, Mass.;
d., June 29, 1849.
(e) — Charles H. Averv, b., Jan. 4, 1851; md., Oct. 13,
1880, Lida Hussey. of Nashua, N. H.
APPENDIX. 399
9568— JOHN STEARNS, b.. May 3, 1818; d., May 14,
1818.
By second wife.
9569—CHARLES A. STEARNS (9616), b., May 5, 1819.
9570— ALMIRA STEARNS, b., Jan. 7, 1821; md. Lewis
L. Dodge, of Maine; had three sons; d.. Mar. 8, 1885, in
Boston, Mass.
9571— LUCINDA STEARNS, b., Sept. 17, 1822, in Tem-
ple, N. H.; md. Hollis Bruce, b.. May 4, 1823, in Lancaster,
Mass., who d., Feb. 12, 1863; d., 1894; one daughter.
(a) — Georgia A. Bruce, b., Dec. 13, 1852; md. George
W. Fosket.
9572— HANNAH M. STEARNS, b., Aug. 22, 1824, in
Temple, N. H.; md. Luke Forbush, b., Nov. 8, 1823, in
Peterboro, N. H., who was a machinist and farmer; three
children.
(a) — Lucinda C. Forbush, b., June 26, 1847; md-> May 1,
1866, John Scott, editor in Peterboro, N. H.
(b) — Abigail Forbush, b., Aug. 30, 1849; md. Samuel
Lee.
(c) — George L. Forbush, b., Oct. 4, 1851; md. Clara H.
Skeeth.
9573_BiETSY STEARNS, b., July 15, 1827, in Temple,
N. H.; md. (1), Charles Baker, of Manchester. N. H.; md.
(2), David White, of Manchester.
9574— ABIGAIL ADALINE STEARNS, b., Apr. 6,
1829; d., 1830.
9575__ABIGAIL ADALINE STEARNS, b., Apr. 13,
1832; md., John A. Pickern, who d., in Lawrence, Mass.;
no children.
9576— ISAAC STEARNS (9*47)- b., Dec. 18, 1787, son
of Samuel and Alice ( Stearns) Stearns, of Billerica, Mass.:
a carpenter and farmer, of Ware, Mass., where he d., Feb.
10, 1869. He md. Charlotte Breckenridge, of Ware. Mass.,
who d., July 3, 1870, aged 80 years; five children.
400 APPENDIX.
9577— ISAAC STEARNS JR., b., in Ware, Mass.; a fore-
man in Brookfield foundry. He has two sons, names un-
known.
9578— ALONZO STEARNS, a farmer and wheelwright,
of Ware, Mass.
9579— CHARLOTTE STEARNS, b. in Ware, Mass.
9580— MARIA STEARNS, of Hartford, Conn.
9581— HANNAH STEARNS, md.
9582— BRADLEY BOWERS STEARNS (9549), b.,
Sept. 18, 1 79 1, in Billerica, Mass., son of Abbott and Lydia
(Wright) Stearns; a farmer and stage-driver. He md. (1),
1813, Sarah Dutton; md. (2), Lvdia Batchelor; d., Jan. 5,
1878, in Gaines, Orleans Co., N. Y. ; eleven children.
9583— CYRUS LEWIS STEARNS (9620), b., Apr. 8,
1814, at Milford, TJ. H.
9584— SARAH CAROLINE STEARNS, b., Feb. 12,
1816, in Milford, N. H.; md. Isaac Cummings.
By second wife.
9585— CHARLES WASHINGTON STEARNS, b., July
7, 1817, in Milford, N. H.; d. young.
9586— LUCINDA MOREY STEARNS, b., Nov. 13,
1818, in Gaines, N. Y. ; md. Eli Lavery.
9587— CLARISSA STEARNS, b., Oct. 9, 1820; d., 1871.
9588— AMANDA MALVINA STEARNS, b., Aug. 4,
1822; md. Spencer Dunham.
9589— FANNIE STEARNS, b., 1823.
9590— CULLEN ANDERSON STEARNS (9623), b.,
Apr. 1, 1825, in Gaines, N. Y.
9591— JAMES BATCHELOR STEARNS, b., Feb. 26,
1827, in Gaines, N. Y. ; md. Louisa Brown.
9592— LYDIA WRIGHT STEARNS, b., Aug. 2, 1829;
md. Mr. Ashby; d., 1867, in Mich.
9593— MARY ARCHER STEARNS, b., Oct. 18, 1832;
md. Mr. Lott; d., at Oak Grove, Mich.
APPENDIX. 401
9594— OLIVER STEARNS (9550), b., Feb. 1, 1793, son
of Abbott and Lydia (Wright) Stearns, of Billerica, Mass.;
a farmer, of Milford, N. H. He md. (1), Nov. 14, 1816,
Mary Willoughby, of Hollis, iN. H.; md. (2), Rhoda Farns-
worth, dau. of Philip and Rhoda (Badger) Farnsworth, of
Groton, Mass.; seven children.
9595— MARY B. STEARNS.
9596— OLIVER STEARNS JR.
9597— WILLIAM STEARNS.
9598— HIRAM STEARNS.
9599— SAMUEL STEARNS.
9600— ABIGAIL ROXANNA STEARNS, b., Jan. 2,
1833, in Milford, N. H.; md., Mar. 27, 1855, William
Spalding, b., Dec. 10, 1821, in Milford, N. H. They resided
at Ayer Junction, Mass. ; three children.
(a) — Willie Otis Spalding, b., Apr. 11, 1862; d., Aug. 6,
1862.
(b) — Fred Sampson Spalding, b., Dec. 25, 1863.
(c) — Frank Ellsworth Spalding, b., Nov. 30, 1866, in
Dublin, N. H.; grad. Amherst Coll., 1889; Ph. D.,
Univ. of Leipsic, 1894.
9601— HENRY C. STEARNS.
9602— JOSIAH WILDER STERNS (9560), b., July 15,
18 10, son of Abbott and Lydia (Wright) Stearns, of Milford,
N. H.; of Cleveland, O. He md., July 4, 1839, Almira K.
Alexander, b., Mar. 19, 1821, who d., Oct. 25, 1895; two
children.
9603— OLIVER A. STERNS, b., May 29, 1843, in
Gaines, Orleans Co., N. Y. ; an organ-tuner, of Cleveland, O.
He md., July 4, 1865, Celestia Sargeant; d., Oct. 23, 1877, m
Cleveland, O.; one son.
9604— CLAUDE PERLEY STERNS, b., Nov. 9, 1866;
metal pattern-maker, of Cleveland, O.; md. Lottie May Dick-
inson, b., Feb. 24, 1871.
402 APPENDIX.
9605-^CLARA M. STERNS, b.} Oct. 5, 1845, in Gaines,
N. Y.; of Cleveland, O.; unm.; her father's amanuensis.
9606— SAMUEL STEARNS (9563), b., Nov. 6, 181 1,
son of William and Betsy (White) Stearns, of Temple,
N. H.; a farmer, of Greenfield, N. H., where he d., July 31,
1863. He md., Aug-. 7, 1834, Louise Hutchinson, of Brook-
field, Mass., b., July 28, 1805, who d., Dec. 21, 1875, in Marl-
boro, N. H.; eight children.
9607— AMBROSE W. STEARNS, b., July 30, 1836; d.
in Richmond, Va., May 29, 1865, in the service of his coun-
try, during the Civil War.
9608— SUSAN E. STEARNS, b., Jan. 28, 1838; d., Oct.
6, 1842, in Peterboro, N. H.
9609— SAMUEL G. STEARNS, b., May 5, 1839; d., Aug.
11, 1863, in his country's service, during the Civil War.
9610— MARIAN O. STEARNS, b., Feb. 2, 1841; md.,
1858, Silas S. Stickney, of Greenfield, N. H., who enlisted,
during the Civil War, in Co. G, 13th. Regt, N. H. Vols.,
and was killed at the battle of Gettysburg. She d., Aug. 22,
1883, in Marlboro; one son.
(a) — Frank S. Stickney, b., Mar. 31, 1862; md., Sept. 4,
1889, Eveline Littlefield.
961 1— ALICE L. STEARNS, b., June 22, 1843; md., Feb.
20. 1865, Thomas J. Little, of Wilton, N. H.; three children.
(a) — Alice Little, b., Sept. 20, 1866; md., Aug. 9, 1886,
Walter E. Field, of Keene, N. H.
(b) — Katie A. Little, b., Oct. 24, 1869.
(c) — Annie O. Little, b., Mar. 11, 1874.
9612-^SEWELL STEARNS, b., Feb. 25, 1845; was
killed by a shell, June 1, 1864, at the battle of Cold Harbor,
aged nineteen years.
9613— ELLEN E. STEARNS, b, Feb. 20, 1847; d., Oct.
1, 1862, in Greenfield, N. H.
9614— MARTHA T. STEARNS, b.. May 25. 1850; md.,
Oct. 12, 1868, Frank Due, of Greenfield; three children.
APPENDIX. 403
(a)— Willie E. Due.
(b)— Perley A. Due.
(c) — Barnard L. Due.
9615— WILLIAM STEARNS JR. (9566), b., May 14,
1816, son of William and Betsy (White) Stearns, of Temple,
N. H.; when but a baby, his mother died, and he was taken
to Troy, N. Y., by a familv named Wright, who adopted
him, and his name was changed to William S. Wright. He
md., Feb. 7, 1836, Maria Moore, of Schaghticoke, Rens-
selaer Co., N. Y., b., May 9, 1815, who d., Dec. 20. 1882.
About 1844, they moved to New York City, where he be-
came a contractor and builder; five children.
(a) — William E. Wright, b., Jan. 30, 1837, in Troy,
N. Y.; d., 1876, in Brooklyn, N. Y.
(b)— Helen M. Wright, b., Sept. 20, 1838; md., Oct. 10.
1857, John W. Miller, of Stanford, Conn,
(c) — Sarah F. Wright, b., Feb. 25, 1840, in Troy, N. Y.;
d., Sept. Si 1842.
(d) — Charles S. Wright, b., Jan. 30, 1842, served in the
Civil War.
(e) — George H. Wright, b., July 2, 1844, in Albany,
N. Y.; served in the Civil War.
9616— CHARLES A. STEARNS (9569), b., May 5, 1819,
son of William and Sarah (Chadwick) Stearns, of Temple,
N. H.; a cotton manufacturer, of Manchester, N. H., for
many years, and, afterwards, a coal merchant, of Aurora,
111. He md. (1), Lucy Davis, of Peterboro, N. H.; md. (2),
Lizzie , of Manchester, N. H.; three children.
9617— CHARLES A. STEARNS JR., d.
9618— LUCY STEARNS, d.
9619— CHARLES STEARNS, d.
9620— CYRUS LEWIS STEARNS (9583), b., Apr. 8,
1814, son of Bradley Bowers and Sarah (Dutton) Stearns, of
Milford, N. H.; a farmer and gardener, of Albion, Orleans
Co., N. Y., who d., Feb. 14, 1889, on the same place that
he took when he first went to Albion. He md., 1849,
Emeline Brown, and had two children.
404 APPENDIX.
9621— MARIA F. STEARNS, b., 1850; lives with her
brother, at Albion, N. Y.
9622— AUGUSTUS D. STEARNS, b., 1852; a resident
of Albion, N. Y., where he and his sister remain together;
unm.; followed his father's occupation.
9623— CULLEN ANDERSON STEARNS (9590), b.,
Apr. 1, 1825, son of Bradley Bowers and Lydia (Batchelor)
Stearns, of Gaines, Orleans Co., N. Y.; a farmer and gar-
dener, of Lockport, N. Y. He md., 185 1, Ellen Davis, and
settled in Lebanon, Dodge Co., Wis., afterwards in Adrian,
Mich., and Gaines, N. Y. ; eleven children.
9624— HARRIET S. STEARNS, b., Dec. 5, 1852, in Wis.
9625— ELLEN A. STEARNS, b., Feb. 25, 1855, in Wis.;
d., Apr., 1880.
9626— CLARIBEL STEARNS, b., Apr. 6, 1857. in Wis.;
d., July, 1863.
9627— JULIA A. STEARNS, b., Jan. 3, i860, in Mich.
9628— ANNIE LAURA STEARNS, b., June 15, 1862, in
Mich.
9629— <EDITH M. STEARNS, b., Aug. 16, 1865, in Or-
leans Co., N. Y.; d., Sept. 7, 1890.
9630— JOHN W. STEARNS, b., Aug. 8, 1869, in N. Y.
9631— FRED E. STEARNS, b., Sept. 15, 1871, in Gaines,
N. Y.
9632— MINNIE B. STEARNS, b., July 1, 1873.
9633— LOTTIE A. STEARNS, b., Feb. 29, 1876.
9634— CULLEN STEARNS JR., b., Feb. 5, 1879.
Fourth Record.
9635 DENISON STEARNS, b., Apr. 1, 1792, parents
from Vermont, but names unknown; served as a private in
the war of 1812; d., Jan. 23, 1875. It is supposed that he
was connected with the family of Ebenezer I. Stearns (6449-
APPENDIX. 405
Charles), but it remains for the family to trace the connec-
tion. His parents removed from Vermont to New York
State, near Sodus Bay, and he had several brothers, only the
name of one, William Stearns, being known. We have a
partial record of three children, furnished by Joseph D.
Stearns, of Claremont, So. Dak.
9636— JOSEPH D. STEARNS, b., Nov. 26, 1827; md.
(1), Dec. 26, 1854, Sarah E. Bigler, who bore him five chil-
dren, and d., Jan. 15, 1865; md (2V June 16, 1866, Julia M.
Plato, who became the mother of seven children. Mr.
Stearns was a volunteer in the Mexican War, in 1847, and
received from the State of Michigan a bounty of one hundred
and sixty acres of land in Montcalm township and county,
frc m which he removed to Claremont, So. Dak. ; twelve
children.
9637— SARAH ANN STEARNS, b., Jan. 9, 1856; d.,
Aug. 30, 1857.
9638— JOHN M. STEARNS, b., Sept. 9, 1857; of Stanton,
Mich.
9639— WILLIAM D. STEARNS, b., Oct. 12, 1859; d.,
June 11, i860.
9640— EVA LAVILLA STEARNS, b., May 22, 1861 ; md.
Mr. Brown, of Stanton, Mich.
q64i_ JOSEPH STEARNS, b., Jan. 6, 1865; of York,
So. Dak.
9642— <MARY E. STEARNS, b., Sept. 15,. 1868; md. Mr.
Blake, of Claremont, So. Dak.
9643— HENRY STEARNS, b., Aug. 2, 1870; d., Nov. 17,
1891, in Centralia, Wash.
9644— IDA M. STEARNS, b„ Oct. 21, 1874; of Ann
Arbor, Mich.
9645— CLARISSA STEARNS, b., Feb. 25, 1877.
9646— REUBEN G. STEARNS, b., Sept. 21, 1878.
9647— EDWIN STEARNS, b., Aug. 1, 1880.
9648— GUY STEARNS, b., Jan. 22, 1887.
406 APPENDIX.
9649— REUBEN STEARNS, b., Nov. 23, 1829; in sum-
mer of 1848, enlisted in the U. S. Regular Army, and went
overland to California. The last known of him was at Scott's
River, Cal., in 1856.
9650— GEORGE W. STEARNS, b., 1850; of Lake View,
Montcalm Co., Mich.
9651 — It appears that Ezra Stearns was born somewhere
in Mass., the name of the place being variously given as
"Pittstown," "Pittsfield," and "Bayfield;''* that he had a
brother called "Sile,''" which leads one correspondent to
name him "Josiel," although another gives his name as
9652 — Silas. The parents of these two brothers are un-
known, but some descendant may have the connecting link
between them and their ancestry as traced in this work.
Ezra Stearns md. Desire Baker, and, in 1789, moved to
Amsterdam, N. Y., being one of the earliest settlers in that
section of the country. His children are given by one de-
scendant as five; bv another, four. The date of his death
is given as Feb. 14, 1835, aged 78 yrs., which would give
date of birth 1756 or 17,57.
A correspondent concerning this family gives this an-
cestor's name as Ezra J. Stearns, while still another calls
him John Stearns. His brother, Josiel or Silas Stearns, lived
in Amsterdam, N. Y., in 1794, and had one dau.,
9653— SABRINA STEARNS, who was twice married, the
second time to a man named Stoddard. She died, at the
advanced age of one hundred and four years, at Salisbury
Center, N. Y.
Both Ezra and Silas Stearns served in the Revolutionary
War, where Ezra was wounded and afterwards appointed
sutler at Fort Ann.
The following names and dates are compiled from several
conflicting sources; mav not be in correct order:
9654— JOSHUA STEARNS, b.. 1784. son of Ezra and
Desire (Baker) Stearns, of Bavfield, Mass.; a farmer, of
Amsterdam, N. Y. ; md. Marv Lepper: nine children.
9655— EZRA J. STEARNS, a retired coal-merchant of
Dewittville, N. Y.; md. Emeline Messenger, and, as we
understand the verv indefinite record received, had one son.
APPENDIX. 407
9656— CHARLES H. STEARNS.
9657— JACOB H. STEARNS, md. Cynthia Manahan, and
settled in Ohio.
9658 — William B. Stearns, md. Mary Merrill, and settled
in Illinois.
9659— JOSHUA STEARNS TR., md. Emeline
9660— EPHRAIM STEARNS, of Homer, N. Y.
9661— BRISTOL F. STEARNS, md. Anne Deal, and
settled in Oneida, N. Y.
9662— MARY ANN STEARNS, of Fultonville, N. Y.
9663— LAWRENCE S. STEARNS.
9664— HANNAH STEARNS.
9665— JOHN STEARNS, b., 1786, son of Ezra and De-
sire (Baker) Stearns, of Vermont.
No farther record of him has been received.
9666— MARY STEARNS, b. about 1788; perhaps Mary
Anna Stearns, as, among the children of Ezra and Desire
(Baker) Stearns, two authorities give a dau. Anna; md.
John Walter.
9667— EZRA STEARNS JR., b., about 1790, son of Ezra
and Desire (Baker) Stearns, of Vermont; md., 1808 or 9,
Jane Paddock, and settled in Amsterdam, N. Y. In 1852,
the family was separated by the father and most of the
children going West and settling in Wisconsin and the
Dakotas, leaving three brothers, Alva, John and William C,
in New York State. Ezra Stearns and wife were the parents
of fourteen children, of whom nine lived to mature years;
he d., 1870, in Wisconsin.
9668— EZRA STEARNS 3d., b. about 1810; md. Sarah
Deal and spent the latter years of his life in Minn., where
hed.
9669— MARIA STEARNS, b. about 1812; md. "Chauncey
Snyder, and lived in Wisconsin, where she d.
9670-^JOHN STEARNS, md. Lucinda Monroe; lived
and died in West Amsterdam, N. Y.
408 APPENDIX.
9671— WILLIAM C. STEARNS (9690), b., Mar. 19,
1817; a farmer, of Perth, Fulton Co., N. Y.
9672— RHODA STEARNS, md. Henry Emigh, of Wis-
consin, where she d.
9673— PETER STEARNS, md. Phoebe Ash, and settled
in Minnesota.
9674— ALVA STEARNS, md. Eveline Smith, and settled
in West Amsterdam, where he d.
9675— LYDIA JANE STEARNS, md. John Stewart, of
Minnesota, where she d.
9676— ELIZABETH STEARNS, md. James Hilbert, and
settled in Minn.
9677— ASA STEARNS, b., Aug. 16, 1792, son of Ezra and
Desire (Baker) Stearns, of Vermont; born in Bayfield, Mass.;
d., Oct. 2, 1858, in Eagle, Waukesha Co., Wis. He was a
carpenter by trade; md., Nov. 1, 18 18, Anna Paddock, and
settled first in Amsterdam, N. Y., afterwards, removed to
Wisconsin. Mrs. Asa Stearns d., Nov. 28, 1877, at Grand
Haven, Mich., and her remains were interred beside her
husband's, in Wisconsin. They had seven children, all of
whom were born in Amsterdam, N. Y.
9678— JANE STEARNS, b., Oct. 2, 1819; md. D. G.
Linginfelter, of Amsterdam, N. Y.; d., Sept., 1888, at Los
Angeles, Cal.
9679— MARTHA ANN STEARNS, b., Oct. 24, 1821 ; md.
D. Cole, of Troy, N. Y. ; d., Dec. 20, 1876, at La Crosse, Wis.
9680— HANNAH P. STEARNS, b., Nov. 18, 1823; d.,
Feb. 14, 1836 ,at Amsterdam, N. Y.
9681— JOHN W. STEARNS, b., July 29, 1827; md.
Jennie Cushing, and settled in Chicago, 111.
9682— GEORGE L. STEARNS (9695), b., Jan. 22, 1832;
of Los Angeles, Cal.
9683— CHARLES W. STEARNS, b., Jan. 11, 1834, at
Amsterdam, N. Y. ; d., Aug. 18, 1836. at the same place.
APPENDIX. 409
9684— LAWTON BENSON STEARNS (9704), b., Mar.
11. 1836, at Amsterdam. N. Y.
9685— CHARLES H. STEARNS (9656), son of Ezra J.
and Emeline (Messenger) Stearns; born in Syracuse, N. Y.,
no date given. He md., but his wife's name was omitted
from the record; four children.
9686— EMMA STEARNS, b. in Hamilton, Ontario.
9687— EZRA B. STEARNS, b. in Syracuse, N. Y.
9688— CHARLES H. STEARNS JR., b. in Syracuse,
N. Y.
9689— ANNIE GERTRUDE STEARNS, b. in Buffalo,
N. Y.
9690— WILLIAM C. STEARNS (9671), b., Mar. 19,
1 817, son of Ezra Jr. and Tane (Paddock) Stearns, of Amster-
dam, N. Y. ; a farmer, of Perth, Fulton Co., N. Y., where
he d., Nov. 30, 1888. He md., Oct. 31, 1839, Rosina Chase,
and had four children.
9691— LUCINDA STEARNS, b., Dec. 1, 1840, at West
Amsterdam, N. Y.; md., Feb. 8, i860, Lorenzo Codding, of
West Amsterdam; one son.
(a) — Charles L. Codding, b., Dec. 30, i860; md.. Dec.
12, 1888, Fannie Canarv; five children. He is a merchant of
Perth; has been Justice of the Peace, and Supervisor for four
terms.
9692— MARY J. STEARNS, b., Jan. 7, 1843, in Perth,
N. Y. ; md. William Hempton, and settled at West Amster-
dam, N. Y.; d.. Mar. 23, 1877, in Perth, N. Y.
9693— WILLIAM A. STEARNS, b., Nov. 28, 1845, in
Perth, N. Y. ; a farmer, "whose life has been spent on the
farm which he took at his majority. He has held political
office in his town, but devotes himself to his business, which
lie has made a success." He md., June 22, 1889, Catherine
Paris, of Perth.
9694— GEORGE H. STEARNS, b., July 15, 1849; <*.,
Mar. 7, 1 87 1.
410 APPENDIX.
9695^GEORGE LE GRANDE STEARNS .(9682), b.,
Jan. 22, 1832, son of Asa and Anna (Paddock) Stearns, of
Wisconsin; a manufacturer, of Los Angeles, Cal., and, at one
time, a member of the City Council of Los Angeles. He
enlisted, during the Civil War, in the 67th. Regt., 111. Vols.,
and served to the close of the war. He md. (1), Marietta
Snyder; md. (2), Angeline Snyder; settled first at Cedar
Falls, Iowa; afterwards, at Los Angeles, Cal.; five children.
9696— FRANK LE GRANDE STEARNS, b., i860, at
Eagle, Wis.; an iron manufacturer, of Los Angeles.; md.
Lucretia Morton, and his two children were born at
Los Angeles.
9697— BESSIE MARGUERITE MORTON STEARNS,
b., Apr. 22, 1 89 1.
9698— THEODORE LE GRANDE MORTON
STEARNS, b., Oct. 2, 1892.
9699— CHARLES W. STEARNS, b., 1861, at Eagle,
Wis.; md. Minnie Allott, and settled at Los Angeles, Cal.
9700— AUGUSTUS G. STEARNS, b., 1863, at Apple-
ton, Wis.; md. Eliza Ortman, and settled at Redlands, Cal.,
as a book-keeper.
9701— RUTH MARIE STEARNS, b. at Topley, Mich.
9702— JAMES BURT STEARNS, b., 1868, at Cedar
Falls, Iowa; of Los Angeles.
9703-^WILLIAM HENRY STEARNS, b., 1869, at
Cedar Falls, Iowa; of Los Angeles, Cal.
9704— LAWTON BENSON STEARNS (9684), b., Mar.
11, 1836, son of Asa and Anna (Paddock) Stearns, of Am-
sterdam, N. Y.; a carpenter, of Cove, Ore. He md., Mar.
23, 1864, Frances C. Payne, of Aztalan, Jefferson Co., Wis.;
in 1872, moved from Whitewater, Wis., to Grand Haven,
Mich., where he established the Stearns Manufacturing Co.;
in 1882, sold out his interest and "moved toward the setting
sun." He enlisted, July 12, 1862, in Co. A, of First Wis.
Fleavy Artillery; took part in first and second Bull Run
battles, and battles in Marvland during Early's raid; was
mustered out, July 13, 1865; three children.
APPENDIX. 411
9705— JAMES EDWARD STEARNS, b., June 24, 1867,
at Whitewater, Wis.
9706— FRANCES CLARA STEARNS ,b., Feb. 19, 1878.
Twins.
9707— CARRIE MAY STEARNS, b., Feb. 19, 1878.
Fifth Record.
Ebenezer Stearns is supposed to have been father of one
9708— ENOCH STEARNS, who md. Eunice Glidden,
about 1821; went from Kennebec Co., Me., to Bradford,
Me., where both d., Eunice in 1881, and Enoch in 1886.
They are said to have had a family of ten children, but we
have very imperfect records of nine.
9709— AMOS B. STEARNS, son of Enoch and Eunice
(Glidden) Stearns, of North Bradford, Me.; md. Eliza Hub-
bard, and had ten children. His home was in Oshkosh, Wis.,
and he served in the Civil War, for his last days were spent
in the Soldiers' Home, Waupaca, Wis., where he d., Nov. 10,
1895, °f a tumor. We have the names of his six sons, but
no dates of birth, nor daughters' names.
9710— GEORGE STEARNS, a patriot of the Civil War,
who d., Dec. 24, 1864, in Andersonville Prison.
971 1— LLEWELLYN STEARNS, d., 1888, at Summit
Lake, Wis.
9712— CHARLES STEARNS, d. in Hudson, Me.
9713— FREDERICK M. STEARNS, of Grand Rapids,
Wis.
9714— COSTELLO STEARNS, a resident of Michigan.
9715— FRANK STEARNS, of Minnesota.
9716— SAMUEL STEARNS, son of Enoch and Eunice
(Glidden) Stearns, of Bradford, Me.; md. Anna Gowan and
d. in early manhood, leaving a widow and two children.
9717— ELIZABETH STEARNS, dau. of Enoch and
Eunice (Glidden) Stearns, of Bradford, Me.; md.
412 APPEhDIX.
Dr. Ambrose M. Reed, of Chicago, 111., where she died,
(a) — 'Sidney Reed.
(b)— Flora Reed.
0718— REV. FRANK STEARNS, son of Enoch and
Eunice (Glidden) Stearns, of Bradford, Me.; md. Eliza W.
Combs, and settled at Eureka, Cal. ; five children.
9719— MYRA STEARNS.
9720— NELLIE STEARNS.
9721— INEZ STEARNS.
9722— -EDDIE STEARNS, d., young.
9723— EDWARD STEARNS.
9724— WEALTHY C. STEARNS, dau. of Enoch and
Eunice (Glidden) Stearns, of Bradford, Me.; md. David C.
Brackett, of North Bradford, Me., where she died; three
children.
9725— MARY T. STEARNS, dau. of Enoch and Eunice
(Glidden) Stearns, of Bradford, Me.; d. in Hudson, Me.;
urm.
9726— JOHN R. STEARNS, b., June 4, 1838, son of
Enoch and Eunice (Glidden) Stearns, of Bradford, Me.; md.,
Oct. 16, 1859, Lizzie A. Wallace, of Bangor, Me., b., June
17, 1840. For over twenty years he has been in the employ
of R. McMillen and Co.'s Planing and Lumber Works, at
Oshkosh, Wis.; served in the Civil War from 1862 till close
of war; four children.
9727— WILLIAM R. STEARNS, b., July 26, i860, in
North Bradford, Me.; employed at McMillen's Planing
Works; has one son,
9728— ARTHUR STEARNS.
9729— LILLIE FRANCES STEARNS, b., Feb. 14, 1862;
md. William Leeman, of Milwaukee, Wis.; eight chil.
9730— GEORGE HENRY STEARNS, b. Apr. 3, 1870;
a Railroad man of Milwaukee, Wis.; three children.
9731— OSCAR JOHN STEARNS, b.^Mar. 20, 1873; md.
APPENDIX. 413
Minnie Williams., of Grand Forks, North Dakota; two chil-
dren.
9732— ADONIRAM M. STEARNS, son of Enoch and
Eunice (Glidden) Stearns, of Bradford, Me.; resident of his
native town; md. Idama Peters and had nine children.
9733— GREENLEAF HENRY STEARNS, b., 1841, son
of Enoch and Eunice (Glidden) Stearns, of Bradford, Me.;
of San Francisco, Gal.; md. (1), Lovisa A. McGregor, who
was the mother of two children and d. in 1867; md. (2), 1870,.
Anna M. Herrick; two children.
9734— MINNIE ADALINE STEARNS, died in 1871.
9735— CHARLES HENRY STEARNS, md. May Can-
navan, of San Francisco, Cal. They have two chil.
9736— AUBREY C. STEARNS.
9737— ADALINE M. STEARNS.
Sixth Record.
9738— ARTEMAS STEARNS, parentage unknown, was
a hotel-keeper in Hill, N. H. His place of birth having been
Worcester, M'ass., he named his son,
o739_^ARTEMAS WORCESTER STEARNS, b., Mar.
11, 1816, in Hill, N. H. He was left fatherless at a tender
age, and supported by his widowed mother, who became the
village milliner.
In 1833, he commenced work in the cotton factory at
Nashua, N. H., but, in 1840, began selling goods
through the country, which he continued till sickness com-
pelled him to sell indoors, thus starting a store which soon
became known as the "Bee-Hive," on account of its activity.
He md., Mar. 5, 1843, Lydia Searles, dau. of James and
Abi (Duren) Searles, of Nashua, N. H.; no children.
He has been elected Pres. of the Lawrence National
Bank, >and is one of the original stockholders of Merrimack
Valley Horse Railroad; a large real estate holder and Treas.
of the Wright Manf'g. Co., with business at Lawrence, Mass.
414 APPENDIX.
Seventh Record.
First known ancestor supposed to be
9740— JOHN STEARNS, of Vermont; had three sons,
probably other children.
974i^MOSES STEARNS, lived in Warsaw, N. Y.; may
be Moses Stearns (6703).
9742— ABIJAH STEARNS, b., about 1787; d. about
1864, in Chautauqua Co., N. Y.; six children.
0743— ISAAC STEARNS.
9744— ABIGAIL STEARNS.
9745— FRANK STEARNS.
9746— HENRY STEARNS.
9747— BENJAMIN STEARNS.
9748— JOHN STEARNS (975^).
97/iQ— BENJAMIN STEARNS, b., 1803, in Vermont; d.,
1866; md., Electa Halstead, and settled in Villanova, Chau-
tauqua Co., N. Y. Thev had six children, but we only have
names of three.
9750— ALFRED STEARNS.
9751— CRAWFORD STEARNS (9759).
9752— MOSES STEARNS, of Hamlet, Chautauqua Co.,
N. Y.
9753— JOHN STEARNS (9748), b. about 1821, son of
Abijah and Stearns, of Forestville, Chautauqua
Co., N. Y.; md. about 1845, Rachel Cornell, of Hamlet,
N. Y. ; settled first in Chau. Co., afterwards in Coldwater,
Mich., where he d.
He was a farmer, financial agent and capitalist; three
children.
9754— ALICE A. STEARNS, b., 1846, in Villanova,
Chau. Co., N. Y.; md. Norton K. Brown, and settled in For-
estville, where she d., 1881.
APPENDIX. 415
9755— AUGUSTUS MORTIMER STEARNS, b., 1849,
in Chau. Co., N. Y.; Pres. of International Development Co.
of Duluth, Minn., where he resides; unm.
9756— WILLIS C. STEARNS, b., 1851, in Chau. Co.,
N. Y.; Supt. of Master-lode Nickel Mining Co., for Illinois,
and Manager of large wheat farm in Red River Valley. Dak.
He md. (1), at Emporia, Kas. ; md. (2), at Chicago, 111.:
two children.
9757_ALICE LILLIAN STEARNS, b., 1880.
9758— ROGER IRVING STEARNS, b., 1883.
9759— CRAWFORD STEARNS (9751), b., 1830, son of
Benjamin and Electa (Halstead) Stearns, of Chautauqua Co.,
N. Y.; md., 1854, Lovina White, and settled at Forestville,
Chau. Co., N. Y. ; has been an invalid some years; two
children.
9760— LESTER F. STEARNS, b., 1856; md., 1889, Mary
M. Hiller; a prosperous lawyer, of Dunkirk, N. Y., and
a Democratic politican; one son.
9761— HAROLD STEARNS.
9762— ALICE M. STEARNS, b., 1858; md. Irving
Powers.
Eighth Record.
9763— -COL. J. B. STEARNS was born, 1810, in Arling-
ton, Vt.; in 1813, went with his parents to Hadley, N. Y.,
and, in 181 6, to Ohio. He remained there until nearly six-
teen years old, "when I left home in consequence of cruel
treatment by my father, and have never seen him since."
He began painting portraits at seventeen, and, in 1830, was
student at the National Academy of Design in Nw York
City; went through the grades of studentship; was elected
Associate, and the following year. Academician; then held
the office of Recording Secretary for nineteen years.
He visited Europe in 1848, painting pictures to order and
studying in London and Paris. "One of my pictures was
stolen from me at Cherbourgh, France, which I recovered
twelve years later through the police of Paris."
416 APPENDIX.
He md., Apr. 2, 1835, Emeline Heath, of New York Cityr
who d., July 28, 1882. They had five children, names un-
known, and three of their sons were in the Civil War.
For many years he devoted himself to historical painting
alone, but, later, turned his attention to cattle and landscape.
One of his finest historical pictures is, "The treaty ot peace
between Gen. Harrison and Tecumseh," and his celebrated
series of five pictures showing' Washington as a citizen, a
soldier, a farmer, a man, and a Christian, has become
popularized through steel and lithograph reproductions.
His historical painting "The adoption of the Constitution
by the Convention, Sept. 17, 1787," was painted from or-
iginal portraits of the members of the Convention, and is
of great interest to all students of American History.
When the war broke out, he was Lieut. Col., commanding
the 12th. Regt. N. Y. S. N. G., from which his title was
derived, but rheumatism compelled him to resign his place
to one who could take the regiment to the field.
"His life is an illustration of the typically American career,
which overcomes all obstacles and conquers success by in-
domitable will. After long years of patient labor on portraits
and historical subjects, in which he united the conscientious-
ness of the antiquarian with the patriotic inspiration of the
artist, he found relaxation and enjoyment in painting land-
scape and animal life."
Col. J. B. Stearns died in Brooklyn in 1885, from the result
of a carriage accident. His grandson,
9764— WILLIAM TAYLOR STEARNS, of Brooklyn,
sends the preceding sketch of his grandfather's life, which
was published in The American Woman's Journal, July,
1895, 'an,d hopes it may reach the eye and heart of some
relatives of his grandfather, thus making known his own
ancestors.
Ninth Record.
The following record was sent by one who called him-
self, "a feeble, old man, eighty-five years of age," but whose
signature was as unwavering as that of a younger person.
"My grandfather's father came to this country in an
early day and lived in Schenectady, but his given name I
can't tell." Grandfather of the writer was named
APPENDIX. 417
9765 — WILLIAM STERNS, same as the writer^and was
a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He md. Deborah Phil-
lips, of Schenectady, and had six children.
9766— ADAM STEARNS (9772).
9767— MARY STEARNS.
9768— SUSAN STEARNS.
9769— BARNEY STEARNS.
9770— JANE STEARNS.
9771— BETSY STEARNS.
These children md., settled and d., in the Mohawk Valley,
near each other.
9772— ADAM STEARNS (9766), b. in New York State,
was a soldier of the war of 181 2 who was welcomed home
unharmed. His wife's name is not given nor the number
of his children; only one child mentioned, the writer of the
record.
9773— WILLIAM STEARNS, b., 1808, in New York
State, "where Fultonville has sprung- up since;" md., May 22,
1832, Mary Fletcher, of lohnstown, where they lived until
I&37> when they removed to Virgil, Cortland Co., N.Y., and
in 1844, t° Ohio; nine children.
9774— CECELIA STEARNS, b., 1834, in Johnstown.
9775— HELEN STEARNS, b., 1836, in Johnstown.
0776— BARNEY L. STEARNS (9783), b., 1839.
9777— WILLIAM STEARNS b., 1842; was a soldier of
the Civil War, and d. i:: Louisville, Ky.
9778— JANE STEARNS, b., 1844; md. Olds.
9779— MERRITT STEARNS, b., 1848, in Ohio.
9780— ALICE L. STEARNS, b., 1851, in Ohio.
9781— MARTIN STEARNS, b., 1853.
9782— WALLACE ADELBERT STEARNS, b., 1856; of
Youngstown, O.
418 APPENDIX.
9783— BARNEY L. STEARNS (9776), b., 1839, son of
William and Mary (Fletcher) Stearns, of New York State;
was a soldier of the Civil War, who fought till its close; a
cheese-maker, of Grove, Geauga Co., O.
9784— LILLIE STEARNS, md. Frank Spencer, of Man-
tua, O.
Tenth Record.
The earliest ancestor known of this family is
9785— ^ JOHN STEARNS, b., May 16, 1785, parentage
unknown. One record gives his birth as above; another,
as 1784; still another, as 1783. His birthplace is given in
the same varied manner, as Canton, Mass., and Dearing,
Mass. He md. about 1803, Mehitable Leonard, of Newbury,
N. H.; settled in Johnson, Vt., where h.e d., Feb. 16, i860;
a farmer; twelve children.
9786— LEONARD STEARNS (Q798), b., Mar. 23, 1804,
in N. H.
9787— JOHN H. STEARNS (9804), b., June 11, 1806;
settled at Johnson, Vt.
9788— NATHANIEL STEARNS (9814), b., Feb. 16,
1808.
9789— LUCRETIA STEARNS, b., Sept. 11, 1809; of
Galesville, Wis.; d., Aug. 13, 1863; unm.
0790— EUNICE STEARNS, b., Apr. 23, 1811; md. David
Campbell, of Calais, Vt.
979I_GEORGE W. STEARNS (9820), b., Aug. 6, 1814.
9792— HARRIET STEARNS, b., Aug. 1, 1816; d., same
day-
Twins.
9793— HORACE STEARNS, b., Aug. 1, 1816.
Horace was a wheelwright, of Stowe, Vt., whose wife d.
9794— OTIS W. STEARNS (9824), b., Aug. 12, 1818.
9795— MARTHA STEARNS, b., Mar. 12, 1820; md.
John Willard Carpenter, b., Aug. 8, 1824, bro. of Otis W.'s
wife; d.. 1881.
APPENDIX. 419
9796— HIRAM STEARNS (9829), b., Jan. 12, 1822.
9797— MARY B. STEARNS, b., Jan. 17, 1825; md.
Charles E. Perkins, of Arcadia, Wis.
9798— LEONARD STEARNS (9786), b., Mar. 2$, 1804,
son of John and ^lehitable (Leonard) Stearns, of Johnson,
Vt. ; a rake and scythe-snath manufacturer, of Lebanon,
N. EL, who was, in his early years, a Capt. in the N. H.
Militia. He was a business man of more than ordinary
ability, honest and upright in all his dealings.
He md., Feb. 12, 1832, Elizabeth Shattuck, b., Mar. 3,
1809, who "at the advanced age of eighty-seven was in full
possession of her faculties and enjoyed life like a much
younger person." He d., Jan. 26, 1885 ; six children.
9799— MARY JANE STEARNS, b., Apr. 15, 1833, in
Hartland, Vt.; md., Oct. 28, 1855, David W. Marston, of
Lebanon, N. H.
9799a -LUCIUS EVERETT STEARNS, b., Apr. 1, 1835,
in Meriden, N. H.; md., Nov. 27, 1870, Ruth F. Hurlburt;
two children.
9799b -MARY E. STEARNS, b., 1872; d., 1876.
9799c -GEORGIA E. STEARNS, b., Oct. 10, 1880.
9799e-HARRIET MARIA STEARNS, b., Jan. 19, 1839.
97991" -GEORGE LEONARD STEARNS, b., Apr. 11,
1844, in N. H.; md., June, 1868, Josephine E. Perley, of
Lebanon, N, H.; one daughter.
9799g-JENNIE MAUDE STEARNS, b., Nov. 12, 1870.
9799I1— JOHN WEBSTER 'STEARNS, b., Oct. 9, 1846,
in N. H.; md., Mar., 1869 Emily E. Buswell, of Lebanon,
N. H.; in business, at Philadelphia, Pa.; one daughter.
98oo— GRACE BUSWELL STEARNS.
98oi— WILLIAM SHATTUCK STEARNS, b., July 20,
1849, in N. H.; md. (1), June, 1876. Jessie Hasley, who d.,
Sept. 21, 1884; md. (2), June 12, 1895, Chastina M. Nute;
twin boys.
420 APPENDIX.
9802— JEWETT HASLEY STEARNS.
Twins, b., Sept. 19, 1884.
9803— LEONARD STEARNS.
Jewett d., Dec. 3, 1894; Leonard d., Dec. 23, 1894.
9804— JOHN H. STEARNS (9787), b., June 11, 1806, in
N. H.; son of John and Mehitable (Leonard) Stearns, of
Johnson, Vt. ; manufacturer, of Johnson, Vt.; md. Almira
Hinds and had one son.
9805 — W. H. STEARNS, manufacturer of hayrakes, etc.,
at East Johnson, Vt.; md. but does not give his wife's name;
eight children.
9806— HAROLD STEARNS.
9807— MYRA STEARNS.
98o8_JOHN H. STEARNS.
9809— LYNN L. STEARNS.
98io— RAY E. STEARNS.
98n_FORREST STEARNS, d., July 3, 1892.
9812— -GLADYS C. STEARNS.
9813— BERT L. STEARNS.
9814— NATHANIEL STEARNS (9788), b., Feb. 16,
1808, in N. H., son of Tohn and Mehitable (Leonard)
Stearns, of Johnson, Vt. ; a farmer, of Galesville, Wis., where
he d., June 7, 1888. He md. Lucy Ferry, and had five chil.
9815— MONROE J. STEARNS, b., Dec. 1, 1834, at
North Hyde Park, Vt. ; of Galesville. Wis.
9816— HARRIET M. STEARNS, b., Feb. 28, 1837; of
Galesville, Wis.
9817— LEONARD O. STEARNS, b., Nov. 25, 1839; d.,
Nov. 21, 1864.
9818— MARTHA M. STEARNS, b., Feb. 26, 1843, at
Johnson, Vt. ; md. John H. Shattuck, and settled at San
Francisco, Cal.
9819— LUCY A. STEARNS, b., Aug. 10, 1848, at John-
APPENDIX. 421
son, Vt.; md., 1874, Aaron Kribs, of Galesville, Wis.; two
children.
(a) — Clarence L. Kribs, b., Mar. 23, 1876, at Galesville,
Wis.
(b) — Henrietta M. Kribs, b., July 20, 1880, at Gales-
ville, Wis.
9820— GEORGE W. STEARNS (9791), b., Aug. 6, 1814,
son of John and Mehitable (Leonard) Stearns, or Johnson,
Vt.; a farmer and mechanic, of Johnson. He md., Jan. 1,
1845, Maria Shattuck, b., May 21, 1813; three children.
9821— MILO LEONARD STEARNS.
9822— HENRIETTA LUELLA STEARNS.
9823— GEORGE FRANCIS STEARNS.
9824— OTIS W. STEARNS (9794), b., Aug. 12, 1818,
son of John and Mehitable (Leonard) Stearns, of Johnson,
Vt.; manufacturer, of Johnson, Vt. ; md., June 15, 1842,
Mary Anne Carpenter, b., Apr. 21, 1822, dau. of Parker and
Betsy (Chandler) Carpenter, of Johnson, Vt.; three children.
9825— PARKER CARPENTER STEx\RNS, butter-tub
manufacturer, of Johnson, Vt. ; md. Emma Fitch, of Enfield,
N. H.; one son.
9826— RALPH F. STEARNS.
9827— CHARLES H. STEARNS, butter-tub manufac-
turer, of Johnson, Vt. ; md. Viola Hall, of Johnson.
9828— CARRIE STEARNS, d.
9829— HIRAM STEARNS (979^), b., Jan. 12, 1822,
son of John and Mehitable (Leonard) Stearns, of Johnson,
Vt.; of North Hyde Park, Vt.; md. Melissa Packard, of
Enfield, N. H.
Eleventh Record.
The name of the earlv ancestor of this family is unknown;
was originally from Mass.; went to Albany, N. Y., but at
the time of the Revolutionarv War, with his wife and three
sons, followed the British flag to Montreal ,where he lived
422 APPENDIX.
and died. His three sons were named Nathan, Charles and
Andrew.
9830— NATHAN STEARNS remained in Montreal and
died there. He had two sons and three daus.
9831— HENRY STEARNS, the eldest son, became very
prominent in the Dominion and d., Mar., 1892, in Montreal.
9832— HARRIET STEARNS was the eldest dau.
9833— CHARLES STEARNS d. in early manhood.
Names of the others are unknown.
9834— CHARLES STEARNS had three chil., one son
and two daus.; died in La Prairie.
9835— NATHAN STEARNS, his son, d. in early man-
hood, during the sixties, at San Diego, Cal. ; unm.
Names of the others are unknown.
9836— ANDREW STEARNS lived in La Prairie, Prov.
Que., about thirty years; was Forwarding Agent for the
British Government for seventeen years; removed to Hem-
mingford, Huntingdon Co., Prov. Que., with his son, at
whose house he died.
9837— CHARLES STEARNS, son of Andrew, was lum-
berman and miller at Hemmingford, Prov. Que., where he
d. about 1865; bis wid. d. about 1882; five children.
9838— CORNELIA STEARNS md. John Walker, who d.
at Three Rivers.
9839— WILLIAM ANDREW STEARNS, b., at Hem-
mingford, Prov. Que.; removed to Michigan at an early
age; was a railroad contractor and then a lumberman. He
md. Martha Vosper, of Saranac, Mich., and had two chil.
9840-TSABELLE STEARNS, b. in Mich.
9841— CHILTON RUPERT STEARNS, b., in Mich.
9842— MARY STEARNS, md. William Corbin.
9843— MATILDA STEARNS, md. William Rutherford,
of Barrington, Prov. Que.
APPENDIX. 423
. 9844— EMMA STEARNS, md. Chauncey Wells, of N. Y.
State, where she d.
Twelfth Record.
The earliest known ancestor of this family was
9845— ISAAC STEARNS (name doubtful), who went
from an eastern state to settle in Virginia. He had four
sons, as follows:
9846— ISAAC STEARNS.
9847— SAMUEL STEARNS (9850).
9848— JACOB STEARNS.
9849— ADAM STEARNS.
9850— SAMUEL STEARNS (9847), b. in Washington
Co., Va.; md. Eliza Letitia Fletcher; had two sons and six
daus.
9851— HANNAH STEARNS.
9852— JANE STEARNS.
9853— MARY STEARNS.
9854— MARGARET STEARNS.
9855-^RACHEL STEARNS.
9856— ^ELIZABETH STEARNS.
9857— WILLIAM STEARNS (9859).
9858— ADAM STEARNS.
9859— WILLIAM 'STEARNS (9857), b. about 1795, son
of Samuel and Eliza (Fletcher) Stearns of Va.; born in
Granger Co., Tennessee. He served in the War of 1812, and
distinguished himself as a brave, honorable soldier; md.
about 181 5, Jane Crockett, sister of Col. David Crockett.
About 1830, the^ removed to Union Co., Ind., and he was
Postmaster at Billingsville for many years; a Methodist
exhorter and fine speaker; four children.
9860— DR. CROCKETT STEARNS, b., 1817, eldest
son of William and Tane (Crockett) Stearns, of East Ten-
424 APPENDIX.
nessee; practiced medicine in California; returned to In-
diana, and settled on a farm near Brookville, where he d.,
1889; five children.
9861— KATE STEARNS.
9862— JOHN STEARNS.
9863— WILLIAM STEARNS.
9864— ELLA STEARNS.
9865— EMMA STEARNS.
9866— ELIZA STEARNS, b., 1820, dau. of William and
Jane (Crockett) Stearnr-, of Tennessee; md. Mr. Baker, a
farmer, of Union Co., Ind.; she d., 1892, four children.
(a) — Jacob Baker.
(b) — Franklin Baker.
(c) — Richard Baker.
(d) — Rose Baker.
9867— JOHN H. STEARNS, b., 1823, son of William and
Jane (Crockett) Stearns, of Tennessee; of Indianapolis,
Ind.; five children.
9868— FRANKLIN STEARNS.
9869— LAURA STEARNS, md. James McCoy, of Craw-
fordsville, Ind.
9870— EMMA STEARNS, md. Mr. Wright, a business
man, of Chicago, 111.
987i^WILLIAM STEARNS.
9872-^MINNIE STEARNS, md. Dr. Myers, of Cleve-
land, O.
9873— SARAH C. STEARNS, b., 1826, dau. of William
and Jane (Crockett) Stearns, of Tennessee; md. John S.
Ewing, nephew of Senator Thomas Ewing, of Lancaster,
O. John S. Ewing was educated at West Point; served in
the Civil War and was wounded at the battle of Chicka-
mauga; d., 1881; two daughters.
(a) — 'May J. Ewing, b. at Oxford Co., O.; md. Mr.
Thompson, of Crawford, Ind.
APPENDIX. 425
(b) — Louna M. Ewing, b. in Ohio; md. Mr. Doherty, of
Joplin, Mo.
9874^CONRAD STEARNS is in some way related to
the preceding family, as his descendants call the members of
William's family cousins, but we have not been shown the
connection. When Conrad's house was burned, many
valuable papers were destroyed, among them the family
records dating back to the "three kinsmen." Conrad
Stearns was a soldier of the Revolutionary War, and, at
the battle of Cowpens, fought beside the lady he afterwards
married; seven children.
9875— JESSE STEARNS.
9876 — JAMES STEARNS, who wished his niece to be
called Arabella, after the good ship which brought his an-
cestor to these shores.
9877— DR. ABRAHAM STEARNS, b., Feb. 29, 1796,
in Washington Co., Vt; ran away from home to enlist in the
war of 1812, and was discharged, Feb., 1815; became ac-
quainted with Abraham Thompson while in the army, and,
Apr. 1, 1818, md. Ann S. Thompson, dau. of his army friend.
In 1820, they settled at Vandalia, 111., where he built the first
frame house in the place. He was very skillful as a botanic
physician, and devoted himself to relief of suffering wherever
found; d., May 10. 1854. His seven children are given later,
next four being his brother and sisters.
9878— PEGGY STEARNS.
9879— ISAAC STEARNS.
9880— RACHEL STEARNS.
9881— ELIZABETH STEARNS.
Children of Abraham and Ann (Thompson) Stearns, of
Vandalia, 111.
9882-^SARAH A. STEARNS, b., July 5, 1825; md. (1).
1846, Leonard Washburn, who d.; md. (2), his brother, Eli
Washburn, who d., Aug. 14. 1864, at Atlanta, Ga., of
wounds received during the Civil War; four children,
(a) — Charles A. Washburn.
426 APPENDIX.
(b) — Sarah Victoria Washburn,
(c) — Elmer E. Washburn, b., Feb. 10, 1858.
(d)— Ella May Washburn, b., Feb. 24, 1861; md. Mr.
Davis.
9883— WILLIAM CALHOUN STEARNS, of Vandalia,
111.
9884— MARIA ISABELLA STEARNS, who came near
being Arabella Stearns.
0885— MARTHA TANE STEARNS, b., Apr. 5, 1832, in
Fayette Co., 111.; md. B. F. Kagay, City Attorney, of Effing-
ham, 111.
0886— NANCY STEARNS, md. Mr. Young of Indiana.
9887-HELIZA C. STEARNS, of Vandalia, 111.
9888^ABRAHAM CONRAD STEARNS, of Worthing-
ton, Ind.
Thirteenth Record.
Much of the following record is taken from the old family
Bible of Capt. John Sterne.
988Q--CAPT. J.OHN STERNE, date of birth not given,
"intermarried," June 1, 1786, Elizabeth Samuel; settled in
Stafford Co., Va. The descendant who furnishes this thinks
Capt. John Sterne may have been born in Caroline Co., Va.,
between 1760 and 1766.
9890— FRANCIS STERNE, b., Aug. 10, 1787, son of
Capt. John and Elizabeth (Samuel) Sterne, of Stafford Co.,
Va.; d., Dec. 12, 1820: no issue.
989i^WILLIAM SAMUEL STERNE (9898), b., July
14, 1789, in Stafford Co., Va., son of Capt. John and Eliza-
beth (Samuel) Sterne; d., Mar. 6, 1866.
9892— CHARLES STERNE, b., Feb. 5, 1791; d. in in-
fancy.
9893— MARY GRANT STERNS, b., Jan. 26, 1793; d.
in St. Louis, Mo., nearly one hundred years old.
9894— ELIZABETH SAMUEL STERNE, b., Sept. 12,
1794; d. about 1875.
APPENDIX. 427
9895— SUSAN STERNE, b., May 23, 1796; d. about
1879.
9896— JOHN Y. STERNE, b., Mar. 13, 1800, son of
Capt. John and Elizabeth (Samuel) Sterne, of Stafford Co.,
Va.; d. in Howard Co., Mo.
9897— CHARLES STERNE, b., Apr. 26, 1805; d. in Car-
roll Co., Mo.
9898— WILLIAM SAMUEL STERNE (9891), b.? July
14, 1789, son of Capt. John and Elizabeth (Samuel) Sterne,
of Stafford Co. Va. ; was Lieutenant in the war of 1812; lived,
a farmer, on the old homestead ,at Walnut Hill, Stafford Co.,
Va., now occupied by his son, Charles M. Sterne. He md.,
Dec. 30, 1 81 2, Jane Elizabeth Voss, of Va., "whose brothers
were educated at William and Mary Coll., Va., afterward
sent to Edinburgh, Scotland, where one became a lawyer of
some distinction. Mrs. Sterne and sisters were educated in
Richmond, Va., and one sister md. the celebrated lawyer,
Alexander McRae." Mr. Sterne d., Mar. 6, 1866; nine
children.
9899-JOHN EDWARD STERNE, b., Nov. 12, 1815,
son of William Samuel and Jane E. (Voss) Sterne, of Wal-
nut Hill, Va.; served in the Mexican War until its close; was
at one time. Probate Tudge of Stafford Co. He md., 1851,
Anna Jones, of Alabama; d., Jan., 1898, near Huntsville,
Texas.
9900— JANE ELIZABETH STERNE, b., Aug. 4, 1817,
dau. of William Samuel and Tane E. (Voss) Sterne, of Wal-
nut Hill, Va.; d., 1842.
9901— MARY S. VOSS STERNE, b., July 9, 1819, dau.
of same; md., 1839, Isaac Stone, of Talladega, Ala.; lived,
in her later years, with her son in St. Louis, Mo.
9902— HARRIET C. STERNE, b., Mar. 18, 1822, dau.
of same; d., Jan. 11, 1841.
9903— PAMELA McRAE STERNE, b., Apr. 18, 1825,
dau. of same; md. Robert Bruce Taylor, who d.
9904-^CHARLES MONTGOMERY STERNE (9908),
b., July 4, 1827.
428 APPENDIX.
9905— WILLIAM B. STERNE, b., Apr. 4, 1829, son of
William Samuel and Jane E. (Voss) Sterne, of Walnut Hill,
Va.; d., 185 1, in Texas.
9906— FANNIE C. STERNE, b., June 1, 1831, dau. of
same; md. Jesse Curtis, of Huntsville, Texas, where they
reside.
9907— MARION AURELIUS STERNE, b., Nov. 10,
1833, son of same; d., Apr., 1853, in Texas.
9908— CHARLES MONTGOMERY STERNE (9904),
b., July 4, 1827, son of William Samuel and Jane E. (Voss)
Sterne, of Walnut Hill, Va.; address, Tackett's Mills, P. O.,
Stafford Co., Va.; studied medicine when a young man, but
gave it up for agriculture, of which he has made such suc-
cessful study, that in his own words, "I can make three
blades of grass grow where only one grew formerly." He
enlisted, during the Civil War, in 9th Regt, Va. Cav., under
Gen. W. H. F. Lee, and served until the close of the war.
Mr. Sterne md. (1), Sept. 25, 1859, Fannie C. Davis, of Staf-
ford, who d., Dec. 1, 1881; md. (2), Feb. 22, 1883, in Wash-
ington, D. C, Mary L. Davis; six children.
9909— IRENE STERNE, b., June 11, i860; d., Sept. 22,
1861.
9910— MARY ELIZABETH STERNE, b., Oct. 28, 1861 ;
d., Mar. 22, 1865.
991 1— ^EDWARD LEE STERNE, b., Mar. 27, 1864; md.
and has four children.
9912-HFANNIE STERNE.
9913— CHARLES STERNE.
9914— JENNIE STERNE.
9915— JOHN STERNE.
9916— MARY IRENE STERNE, b., Feb. 27, 1866.
9917— CHARLES MONTGOMERY STERNE JR., b.,
Aug. 13, 1868; d.. May 9, 1869.
9918— FANNIE CATHERINE STERNE, b., Apr. 10,
1884; a student, at Washington, D. C.
APPENDIX. 429
Fourteenth Record.
9919 — The grandfather of this family went from Mass. to
Oneida Co., N. Y. ; name unknown; said to have had eight-
een children, but the descendant who furnished the record,
knew the names of eight, and did not know their order.
9920— JOHN STEARNS.
9921— ^GEORGE STEARNS.
9922— HIRAM STEARNS.
9923— JOSIAH STEARNS.
9924— SAMUEL STEARNS.
9925— SARAH STEARNS, who md. John Holman, of
Lowell, Mass.
9926-^ELBRIDGE GERRY STEARNS (9928), of
Floyd, Oneida Co., N. Y.
9927— CHARLES STEARNS.
9928— ELBRIDGE GERRY STEARNS (9926), b., May
28, 181 1, in Francistown, N. H.; came to New York State,
1833. He md. Sophronia A. Tefferson, and settled in Floyd,
Oneida Co., N. Y., where he d. of dropsy, 1897. His young-
est son says his father was a caulker by trade ; four children.
9929^ROWLAND or ROLAND F. STEARNS, of
Blossvale, Oneida Co., N. Y.
9930— .WILLIS P. STEARNS, deceased.
9931— GEORGE W. STEARNS, of Floyd, Oneida Co.,
N. Y., who can, perhaps, supplv information which would
locate this family with their ancestors.
9932— LYMAN J. STEARNS, of Estherville, la., where
he is engaged in farming. He md. and has four children.
9933— GUY C. STEARNS.
9934— GRACE K. STEARNS.
9935— INEZ C. STEARNS.
9936— FRANK B. STEARNS.
430 APPENDIX.
Fifteenth Record.
9937— DAVID STEARNS was a farmer, of Pawlet, Vt,
who md. Mrs. Sarah (Cleveland) McNaughton, and had five
children. He d. in Buffalo, N. Y. ; they were married in
Granville, N. Y.
9938— CHARLOTTE STEARNS, b. in West Pawlet,
Vt.; was the first wife of John A. Dole; d. before 1884, in
Buffalo, N. Y.; four children.
(a) — Mary Dole.
(b) — Charlotte Dole.
(c) — Maria Dole.
(d)— Helen Dole.
9939— JOHN STEARNS (9943), b., 1801, in West Paw-
let, Vt.; md. Nancy Hopkins, and settled in Pawlet, where
he d., 1867.
9940— MARIA STEARNS, b., 1802; md. Riley Hawkins,
of West Pawlet, Vt., where she d., Sept. 23, 1885.
(a) — Don Hawkins.
(b) — Cornelia Tane Hawkins.
9941— DELILAH STEARNS, b. in West Pawlet, Vt.;
md. John A. Dole, her deceased sister's husband, and settled
at Forestville, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., where she died, with-
out issue.
9942— LOLA STEARNS, b., West Pawlet, Vt., md. John
B. Norton, of Hartford, Washington Co., N. Y., where she
died, the mother of ten children.
9943— JOHN STEARNS (9939), b., i8oi,_son of David
and Sarah (Cleveland-McNaughton) Stearns, of West Paw-
let, Vt.; a farmer, who md. Nancy Hopkins, and settled in
West Pawlet, where he died in 1867; four children.
9944— JOHN HOPKINS STEARNS, b., 1834, son of
John and Nancy (Hopkins) Stearns, of West Pawlet, Vt.;
a farmer and horticulturist, of Mound City, Linn Co., Kas.
He served as private in the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865,
"on the side of the Union;" enlisted in Co. D, 5th. Regt.,
Kas. Vol. Cavalry, and served in Kas., Mo., Miss., and Ark.;
APPENDIX. 431
mustered out, June 15, 1865. He md. Mary Hitt, and had
three children.
9945— MYRTLE HITT STEARNS, b., Nov. n, 1867;
of Mound City, Kas. ; unm.
9946— JESSIE MARIA STEARNS, b., July 30, 1870;
md. Fred Bronson; d., Mar., 1896.
9947— GALEN HOPKINS STEARNS, b., June 29,
1874; of Mound City, Kas.
9948— MARY ESTHER STEARNS, b., 1837, dau. of
John and Nancy (Hopkins) Stearns, of West Pawlet, Vt. ;
md. Lorenzo Nelson, and settled in Hebron, Washington
Co., N. Y.
9949— SARAH JANET STEARNS, b., 1839, dau. of
John and Nancy (Hopkins) Stearns; md. Harry Baldridge
Jones, of West Pawlet, Vt.
9950— JAMES HENRY STEARNS, b., May 13, 1841.
son of John and Nancy (Hopkins) Stearns; md. Lenora
Nelson, and settled in West Pawlet. Vt. ; three children.
995i— JOHN JAY STEARNS, b., Nov. 28, 1871.
9952—M'ARY MABEL STEARNS, b., May 31, 1881.
9953-^MY'RA LOUISE STEARNS, b., May 12, 1884.
9954 — Of this family, neither the grandfather's name nor
date of birth is given, but the descendant thinks the grand-
father was born in Vermont, and md. Miss Gibson there.
Their children are all supposed to have been born in Vt.,
but the whole family seems to have migrated to Penn. ; nine
children.
9955— JOHN RICE STEARNS (9964). b., May 26, 1814.
9956— JOSEPH STEARNS.
9957— JUDAH STEARNS.
9958-^JANE STEARNS.
9959— FRANCES STEARNS.
9960— MARY STEARNS.
432 APPENDIX.
9961— CHARLES STEARNS.
9962— JEREMIAH STEARNS.
9963— JONAS STEARNS, who was a soldier of the Civil
War, and was killed.
9964— JOHN RICE STEARNS (9955), b., May 26, 1814,
parentage unknown, b. in Vermont; d., Mar. 30, 1881, in
Iowa. He md., Aug. 30, 1838, Anna Fink, of Crawford Co.,
Pa., where he first settled, then removed to Dallas Co., la.;
five children.
9965— CATHARINE STEARNS, b., Oct. 14, 1839, in
Pa.; md. Henry Clark, of Dallas Co., la.
9966— JOHN FRANCIS STEARNS, b., May 26, 1843;
d., Aug. 30, 1847.
9967— GEORGE BREWER STEARNS, b., June 29,
1848; d., Apr. 4, 1867.
9968-^JEREMIAH STEARNS, b., Jan. 2, 1851; md. Ella
May Easton, and settled in Adair Co., la.
9969— LORENZO CHARLES STEARNS, b., May 4,
!853; was Station Agent and Telegraph Operator for fifteen
years; then engaged in mercantile business, in Victor, Iowa.
He md. Frances Edna Gardinier; no children.
Sixteenth Record.
The earliest known ancestor of this family is
9970— BENJAMIN STEARNS, of Granville, Washing-
ton Co., N. Y., who md. Mary Brooks, and had three chil-
dren.
9971— BENJAMIN STEARNS JR.
9972— MARY STEARNS.
9973— NATHANIEL STEARNS, b., Jan. 23, 1803, son
of Benjamin and Mary (Brooks) Stearns, of Granville, N. Y. ;
md. about 1828, Lucinda Hutchinson, and lived in Saxon-
ville, Mass., Concord, Mass., Sanford, Me., and Lowell,
Mass., where he d., Jan. 30, 1886; two children.
APPENDIX. 433
9974— LEWIS M. STEARNS (9976), b., Oct. 15, 1830.
9975— LUCINDA STEARNS, b., Aug. 11, 1835, at
Saxonville, Mass.; d., Oct. 31, 1863, at Lowell, Mass. unm.
9976— LEWIS M. STEARNS (9974), b., Oct. 15, 1830, in
Saxonville, Mass., soi of Nathaniel and Lucinda (Hutchin-
son) Stearns, of Lowell, Mass.; a woolen manufacturer, of
Lowell, where he d., Nov. 20, 1887. He served during the
Civil War, as private, corporal, and sergeant in Co. G, Butler
Rifles, 1 6th Regt., Mass. Vols., in 1 861-2.
Lewis M. Stearns md. about 18^2, Ann Maria Durgin, of
East Cambridge, Mass.; one son.
9977— FRANK K. STEARNS, b., Nov. 26, 1854, at
East Cambridge, Mass., son of Lewis M. and Ann (Durgin)
Stearns, of Lowell, Mass. ; proprietor of Scripture's Laundry,
Lowell, Mass. He md., 1879, Isabel Augusta House, and
has three children. Mr. Stearns says that a picture of the
Stearns' coat-of-arms always hung on the walls of his grand-
father's room, and is in the transom over the front door of
his own residence. He is very anxious to find the parentage
of Benjamin Stearns of Granville, N. Y., which we have been
unable to do.
9978— LUCINDA OSGOOD STEARNS, b., Oct. 7,
1880, in Lowell, Mass.
9979— HELEN HUTCHINSON STEARNS, b., Jan. 26,
1885, in Lowell, Mass.
9980— iNATHANIEL WINTHROP STEARNS, b.,
July 25, 1892, in Lowell, Mass.
Seventeenth Record.
9981— JOHN H. STEARNS, of Lowell, Mass., was a
man of intemperate habits; a painter by trade. His wife's
name is unknown; supposed to have been Annie; two daugh-
ters. In 1854, his two daughters were adopted by two dif-
ferent parties.
9982— MARY ESTHER STEARNS, the elder, b., Nov.
5, 1850, in Lowell, Mass., was taken into the family of
Sylvester M. Stockwell, and his wife, Zilpha
434 APPENDIX.
Stockwell, members of the Worthington St.
M. E. Church, of Lowell, where Mr. Stockwell used to lead
the singing, and his reqret ever after was, that he had not
taken both children. In 1856, they removed to Plainview,
Minn., where Mary Esther (Stearns) Stockwell md., May 23,
1868, John Newton Bates, of Plainview, Minn., where they
now (1899) reside; one daughter.
(a) — Hattie Luella Bates, md., Nov. 21, 1894, Miles S.
'Huntoon, of Walnut Grove, Minn.; two chil.: Glen
Chase Huntoon and Lorena Bates Huntoon.
John H. Stearns and wife were both living when the
children were adopted, and the younger, supposed to have
been named
9983 — 'ELLA STEARNS, was taken by a family in or
near Boston, Mass., ''whose name is something like Black-
well." She was about a year younger than her sister, who
is very anxious to learn somethine of her welfare, and ascer-
tain, if possible, whether there are other relatives, and what
became of her parents. Any information sent to Mrs. John
N. Bates, Plainview, Minn., will be gratefully received.
Eighteenth Record.
9984— JOHN HENRY STEARNS, b. in Vermont,
(Orchard Town); occupation, a baker. He md., 1843,
Adeline Rosanna Stranche, of Boston, Mass.; died at sea, on
the way home from California, in 1847.
9985— JOHN H. STEARNS, b., Mar. 28, 1844, in Boston,
Mass., son of John Henry and Adeline Rosanna (Stranche)
Stearns; a merchant, of Boston. Mass. He md., May 15,
1868, Annette N. Gaw, who d., Aug. 1, 1868, not three
months after her marriage.
9986— ADELINE R. STEARNS, b., May 21, 1846.
Nineteenth Record.
9987— BENJAMIN CROSBY STEARNS, b., in Carlisle,
Mass.; a cotton spir-ner, who md., 1830, Julia Ann Cass; had
four children.
9988— WILLIAM STEARNS, b., Apr. 12, 1831, in Men-
don, Mass., son of Benjamin Crosby and Julia Ann Cass)
APPENDIX. 435
Stearns; md. Mary Elizabeth Burlingame, and settled in
Providence, R. I. ; in Civil War.
9989— FANNIE ELEANOR STEARNS, b., Sept. 2,
i860, in Providence, R. I.
9990— JOHN EDWARD STEARNS, b., in Mendon,
Mass.; deceased; served in Civil War.
9991— HANNAH DARLING STEARNS, b. in Mendon,
Mass.; d.
9992— LEVI RAWSON STEARNS, b. in Northbridge,
Mass.; served in Civil War.
Twentieth Record.
9993—AMOS F. STEARNS, b., Sept. 11, 1805; md. Han-
nah E. Otis; both deceased.
9994_ALONZO B. STEARNS, of San Francisco, Cal.,
son of Amos F. and Hannah (Otis) Stearns; md. and has
one son.
9995 — 'A SON, deceased, name unknown, who had a son.
9996__(i) GEORGE O. STEARNS, of Dorchester,
Mass.; md. and has two daus.
9997 — A DAU., who md. Charles Coye, of Cambridge-
port, Mass.; deceased.
9998— CHARLES EDWIN STEARNS, b., Dec. 29,
1836, son of Amos F. and Hannah (Otis) tSearns; md.
Lydia Ann Apollonio, dau. of Nicholas A. and Sarah (Gibbs)
Apollonio; of Boston, Mass.; no children.
Twenty-first Record.
9999_ISAAC STEARNS, first known ancestor of this
family, b. in Mass., date unknown. By his first wife, name
unknown, he had three children, and his wife died during the
journey to the then "Far West," Ohio. With his two boys
he settled in Crawford Co., O., and md. (2), Miss Shaw, who
was the mother of nine children.
10,000— TOMPKINS T. STEARNS (10.01 1).
436 APPENDIX.
10,001— JOHN A. STEARNS (10,013).
10,002— HANNAH STEARNS.
10,003 — JOSEPH STEARNS, who became a minister of
the United Brethren, and d., 1870, in Ind.
10,004— SOPHIA STEARNS.
10,005— ISAAC STEARNS JR. (10,015).
10,006— ELIZABETH STEARNS, who md. Lloyd Adee;
d., 1888, in 111.
10,007— JONATHAN STEARNS, at seventy-five years
of age was living in Ind.
10,008— M. MITCHELL STEARNS.
10,000— PAMELIA TANE STEARNS, md. Mr. Sump-
ter, of Wabash Co., Ind.
10.010— LIVONIA STEARNS, md. Rev. David Clark, of
Indiana.
10.011— TOMPKINS T- STEARNS (10,000), had a son,
10,012— PHILANDER STEARNS, who was killed, 'dur-
ing the Civil War, in the 33d. Regt., Ind. Inf.
10,013— JOHN A. STEARNS (10,001), had a son,
10,014— SAMUEL K. STEARNS, who was killed, 1864,
in the 22d. Regt., Ind. Inf., while serving in Tennessee.
10,015— ISAAC STEARNS JR. (10,005), b., 1819, in
Ohio; d., 1893, in Jennings Co., Ind., where he was engaged
in farming. During the Civil War, he served as corporal in
Co. B, 137th. Regt., Ind. Vols., receiving an honorable dis-
charge at expiration of term of enlistment. He md. (1),
Cynthia Foote, of Ohio, who was the mother of his two
sons; md. (2), 1892, name unknown.
10,016— ANTHONY T. STEARNS, b., in Ohio; d. at the
age of seven.
10,017-^ANTHONY I. STEARNS, b., Sept. 25, 1839;
merchant and real estate dealer of Brewersville, Ind.; md.,
June 22, 1858, Catherine Johnson; had twelve children. He
APPENDIX. 437
served, during the Civil War, as Sergeant in Co. E, 82nd.
Regt., Ind. Vols., being discharged on account of disability
caused by measles.
10,018— MARY C. STEARNS, b., May 3, 1859; md.,
1879, C. W. Spriggs; four children,
(a) — Ernest A. Spriggs.
(b)— Benjamin Spriggs. > T .
/ \ £-«• r> 1 J- Wills.
(c) — Simeon Spnersfs. )
(c) — Simeon Spriggs.
(d) — Myrtle Spriggs.
10,019— -ISAAC B. STEARNS, b., Nov 27, 1861; was, at
one time, Sheriff of Jennings Co., Ind.; of the firm, Stearns
Bros., General Merchants, of Brewersville, Ind.; md. and has
three children.
10,020— JOSEPH M. STEARNS, b., Oct. 13, 1863; Post-
master, Freight and Telegraph Agent for C. C. C. and St. L.
R. R. Co., at Brewersville, Ind. He md., Mar. 9, 1886, Rosa
A. Sweeney, and has two children
10,021— HAROLD L. STEARNS, b., Feb. 4, 1887.
10,022— CLARENCE M. STEARNS, b., Oct. 19, 1889.
10,023— WALDO B. STEARNS, b., Dec. 22, 1865; md.
and has two chil.
10,024— PHOEBE E- STEARNS, b., Jan. 12, 1868; md.
W. S. Matthews, attorney, of North Vernon, Ind.; one
child.
10,025— LEONARD L. STEARNS, b., Mar. 2, 1870; md.
and has one child.
10,026— ALBERT O. STEARNS, b., Mar. 6, 1872; md.
and has two children.
10,027— LUCRETI A M. STEARNS, b., May 2, 1874;
md. Ira Beaucourt, merchant and R. R. agent, at Sardinia,
Ind.; one child.
10,028— FRANK E. STEARNS, b., Aug. 12, 1876; of
Brewersville, Ind.; md. and has one child.
10,029— CHARLES FREDERIC STEARNS, b., Nov.
438 APPENDIX.
24, 1879; killed, Aug-. 15, 1890, a loaded wagon running
over him.
10,030— SAMUEL K. STEARNS, b., Apr. 20, 1882; of
Brewersville, Ind.
10,031— BESSIE FAY STEARNS, b., Oct. 26, 1884.
10,032— MORDECAI MITCHELL STEARNS (10,008),
b. about 1825, in Ohio, son of Isaac and (Shaw)
Stearns; d., 1865, in Brewersville, Ind. The name of his wife
is not given; had eieht children; was a farmer, of Ind.
10,033— JAMES STEARNS, b. in Ohio or Ky.; d. at
the age of eighteen.
10,034— ISAAC TAYLOR STEARNS, b. in Ky.; of
North Vernon, Ind.; a pensioner of the Civil War; md. in
Ind.
10,035— DAVID STEARNS, d. at the age of twenty-
eight; md. in Ind.
10,036— JONATHAN STEARNS, died, aged thirty-eight
years; md. in Ind.
10,037— JOHN HALL STEARNS, md. in Ind.; d. about
1897. *
10,038— ELLA STEARNS, d. in infancy.
10,039— RICHARD OLIVER STEARNS, b., Jan. 9,
1857; a teacher, by profession, holding a Kas. Life Certifi-
cate; also, a commercial traveler, permanent address, Bur-
den, Kas. He says: "The chief characteristics of my Stearns
relatives are, honesty, piety and sobriety." He md., 1882, in
Kas., but does not give his wife's name; three children.
10,040— LELA OPAL STEARNS, b., 1883; d., 1884.
10,041— BEULAH INEZ .STEARNS, b., 1885.
10,042— CLARA ALETHA STEARNS, b., 1887.
10,043— MORDECAI H. STEARNS, a machinist, of In-
diana; unm.
Twenty-second Record.
Part of this record is taken from the family Bible of
Chauncey Sheldon Stearns.
APPENDIX. 439
10,044 — STERLING STEARNS was one of the pioneers
of Vermont, and is said to have been kidnapped by the In-
dians when quite young. He was an American soldier and
is said to have died in the war of 1812. It is not known
whom he married; seven children.
10,045— HANNAH STEARNS, date of birth unknown;
md. Jacob Hurd, a Revolutionary soldier; no children.
10,046— LEVI STEARNS (10.052), b., July 25, 1790.
10,047— HULDAH STEARNS, no issue.
10,048— ANNA STEARNS.
10,049— LOVINA STEARNS, b., Feb. 7, 1800; md. 1825,
John Brackett, a Revolutionary soldier; d., Dec. 12, i860.
10,050— MARCENA STEARNS.
10,051— CHAUNCEY SHELDON STEARNS (10,070),
b., May 10, 1810.
10,052— LEVI STEARNS (10,046), b., July 25, 1790,
son of Sterling Stearns, of Vermont; was in the war of 181 2
and received a grant of land. He md., 181 3, Sarah Clark, b.,
Oct., 1803, who d. Jan. 1, 1900; she was granted a pension
in 1886, with back pay from time the pension law was passed.
He d., Mar. 6, 1867; seven children.
10,053— ROSETTA STEARNS, b-> 0ct- IO< l8l9> in New
York State; md. John Lincoln; d., 1842; no children.
10,054— ORRILLA STEARNS, b., June 10, 1821, in Sar-
dinia, N. Y.; md. Timothy B. Jones, of Illinois, where she
d. about 1871; six children.
(a) — Nathan Tones, md and had family.
(b) — Henry Tones, md.
(c) — Marietta Tones, md. Mr. Thomas and had children.
(dj — Ordelia fai es, md. Mr. Pettys.
(e) — John Jones.
(f) — Carl Jones, deceased.
10,055— DAVID STEARNS, b., Feb. 23, 1823, in Sar-
440 APPENDIX.
dinia, N. Y.; d. about i8go. He md. Virginia Runyon, and
had six children.
10,056— EMILY STEARNS.
10,057— THEODORE STEARNS.
10,058— EDGAR STEARNS.
10,059— ROSA STEARNS, d.
10,060— HELEN STEARNS.
10,061 — LEVI STEARNS, d. in infancy.
10,062— GEORGE WASHINGTON STEARNS, b., July
2J, 1825, in Sardinia, N. Y.; in 1857, moved from N. Y.
State to Wallingford, 111., and to Chicago, 111., in 1890.
He md. Nov. 7, 1847, Harriet Newell Chaffee, b., July 25,
1827, in Attica, N. Y., who d., Feb. 4, 1891, in Chicago, 111.,
dau. of Joseph Chaffee; four children.
10,063— LEORA FLORINE STEARNS, b., Dec. 15,
1849; d., Feb. 22, 1853.
10,064— LOUIS NAPOLEON STEARNS, b., Apr. 20,
1852; d., Sept 5, 1853.
10,065— DR. WILLIAM MARION STEARNS (10,083),
b., June 20, 1856, at Dale, N. Y.
10,066— GEORGE EUGENE STEARNS, b., Sept. 12,
i860; d., Aug. 6, 1861.
10,067— ROX AN A STEARNS, b., July 29, 1827; was
twice md., but had no children.
10,068— CAROLINE STEARNS, b., Apr. 30, 1830; md.
Henry Gilbert, and had seven children,
(a) — Charles Gilbert.
'(b)- Nelson Gilbert,
(c) — 'Herman Gilbert,
(d)— Austin Gilbert,
(e) — Herbert Gilbert,
(f) — Sanford Gilbert,
(g) — Infant daughter, d.
APPENDIX. 441
10,069— JULIET STEARNS, twin sister of Caroline, b.,
Apr. 30, 1830; d. in infancy.
10,070— CHAUNCEY SHELDON STEARNS (10,051),
b., May 10, 1810, in Warsaw, Genesee Co., N. Y., son of
Sterling Stearns; d., July 16, 1861, in Tomah, Wis. He md.,
Nov. 1, 1831, in Genesee Co., N. Y., Phoebe Mary Nara-
more, b., Thursday, Nov. 28, 1816, in Scipio, N. Y., who d.,
Oct. 15, 1898, in Minneapolis, Minn.; nine children.
10,071— WILLIAM S. STEARNS, b., Thursday, Aug.
23, 1832, in Warsaw, N. Y.; enlisted during the Civil War;
was wounded, May 22, 1863, at the battle of Murfreesboro,
Tenn., and d. shortly after, at Memphis, Tenn.; was Sergeant
in a Wis. Regt. He md., but we have no record of family.
10,072— ISADORE A. STEARNS, b., Sunday, July 13,
1834, in Sheridan, Chautauqua Go., N. Y.; md., Sept. 30,
1852, in West Greenville, Pa., Joseph Gilliam, of Evansville,
Ind., where they reside.
10,073— LOVANCHA H. STEARNS, b., Monday, June
13, 1836, in Sheridan, N. Y.; d., Nov. 25, 1854, in Delona,
Wis.
10,074— EZRA E. STEARNS, b., Sunday, July 1, 1838,
in Pomfret, Chautauqua Co., N. Y.; d., May, 1846.
j 0,075— MARGARET ADELAIDE STEARNS, b.,
Monday, Feb. 17, 1841, in Sadsbury, Crawford Co., Pa.; md.
Warren W. Howard, of Minneapolis, Minn.
j 0,076— ESTELLE A. STEARNS, b., May 23, 1843, in
Sadsbury, Pa.; d., Mar. 1, 1879, in Milwaukee, Wis.
10,077— CAROLINE L- STEARNS, b., Monday, Mar.
31, 1847; d., Dec. 22, 1852. in Greenville, Pa.
10,078— ESTHER ANN STEARNS, b., Friday, Nov. 7,
185 1, in Kinsman, Trumbull Co., O.; d., Feb. 19, 1854.
10,079— SHELDON TULIUS STEARNS, b., Wednes-
day, May 23, 1855, in Fairfield, Sauk Co., Wis.; in 1897, was
Station Agent, at Kimball, Stearns Co., Minn. He md., Apr.
8, 1879, Mattie M. Skinner, of Russell, 111., b., June 1, 1859,
in Kingsville. Ashtabula Co., O.; three children.
442 APPENDIX.
10,080— SIDNEY SHELDON STEARNS, b., Dec. 28,
1879, in Waukegan, 111.; living at home with parents.
10,081— ANNIE LAURA STEARNS, (called "Bonnie")
b., Oct. 28, 1883, in Afton, Minn.; at home with parents.
10,082— MILLARD A. STEARNS, b., Oct. 17, 1892, in
Waukegan, 111.; at home with his parents.
10,083— DR. WILLIAM MARION STEARNS (10,065),
b., June 20, 1856, at Dale, N. Y., son of George Washing-
ton and Harriet Newell (Chaffee) Stearns; grad. Med. Coll.,
1880; studied and traveled in Europe two years; located in
Chicago, 111., 1885, and is a member of the Med Coll. faculty.
He md., June 1, 1887, Fannie Amelia Foote, b., Oct. 3,
1862, dau. of Dr. William Lawton and Lucy Lovina Foote,
of Belvidere, 111.; five children.
10,084— HELEN FRANCES STEARNS, b., Jan. 24,
1 891.
10,085— HAROLD WILLIAM STEARNS, b., July 7,
1892; d., Aug. 9, 1892.
10,086— LUCILE LOVINA STEARNS, b., May 19,
1894; d., Aug. 12, 1894.
10,087— EUGENE MARION STEARNS, b., Oct. 14,
1896.
10,088— CLARENCE FOOTE STEARNS, b., Nov. 14,
1897.
Twenty-third Record.
10,089— LEVI STEARNS, b., Oct. 22, 1804, at Orland,
Me., parentage unknown; went to Hingham, Mass. in 1837;
was "master-mariner,'' and engaged successively in the
mackerel fisheries and coasting voyages. He md. (1), Sept.
22, 1827, Naomi Jones, who d., Jan. 24, 1833, in Boston,
Mass.; md. (2), 1837, Mrs. Eliza Ann Webster, who d.,
June 4, 1865, at Wevmouth, Mass. Levi Stearns was lost
at sea, Sept., 1865; eight children.
10,090— HANNAH ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Aug.
APPENDIX. 443
15, 1828; md., Nov. 29, 1846, Gilbert Thayer; d., Apr. 10,
1850, at Dedham, Mass.
Twins.
10,091— MARY REBECCA STEARNS, b., Aug. 15,
1828; md., Dec. 15, 1849, Lind Hamilton; d., Sept. 15, 1858,
at Boston, Mass.
10,092— LEVI STEARNS JR., b., Nov. 28, 1829; md. (1),
July 28, 1854, Ellen M. Kidder, who d., Aug. 16, 1872, at
Quincy, Mass.; md. (2), Sept., 1873, Mrs. N. J. Comings;
of Quincy.
10,093— CHARLES STEARNS, b., Dec. 5, 1831; lost at
sea, in schooner ''Flight," off Gloucester, Mass., Feb. 22,
1854.
10,094— ELEANC R HERBERT STEARNS, b., Feb.
26, 1840; md., Aug. 13, 1862, Charles Rickards, of Lynn,
Mass.
10,095— GEORGE CLINTON STEARNS, b., Feb. 26,
1842; md., Mar. 29, 1864, Ann E. Cross, of Gloucester,
Mass.; was lost at sea, Feb. 1, 1879.
10,096— JUSTUS SOPER STEARNS, b., Sept. 5, 1846;
md., Nov. 28, 1866, Marv E. Semons; settled at Lynn, Mass.
10,097— ELIZABETH THAYER STEARNS, b., Feb.
26, 1850; d., Oct. 17, 18.51.
Twenty-fourth Record.
10,098— LEONARD STEARNS, b., 1788; d., 1834, in
Weston, Mass.; a mechanic and merchant of New Ipswich,
N. H., from which place he removed to Weston, Mass.;
parentage unknown; md. Sarah Colburn. They had nine
children.
10,099— LEONARD STEARNS JR., d. in New Or-
leans, La.
10,100— SAMUEL STEARNS, d. young, in New Ips-
wich.
io,ioi^SARAH STEARNS, d. young.
10,102— JOSEPH STEARNS, d. in Lynn, Mass.
444 APPENDIX.
10,103— JULIA STEARNS, md. Mr. Vincent, and d. in
Bedford, Mass.
10,104— ALBERT STEARNS, d. in Lincoln, Mass.
10,105— RICHARD HALL STEARNS (10,108), b., Dec.
25, 1824.
10,106— GEORGE STEARNS.
10,107— ELIZABETH STEARNS, d. in New Ipswich.
10,108— RICHARD HALL STEARNS (10,105), b., Dec.
25, 1824; md., Sept. 18, 1855, Louisa Maria Waterman, of
Boston, Mass.; three sons,
R. H. Stearns and Co. form one of the largest dry-goods
houses of Boston.
10,109— FRANK WATERMAN STEARNS, b, Nov.
8, 1856; member of the firm of R. H. Stearns & Co. He md.
Feb. 26, 1880, Emily Williston Clark, b., June 9, 1856; three
children.
10,110— FOSTER WATERMAN STEARNS, b., July
29, 1 88 1.
10,111— EMILY WILLISTON STEARNS, b., July 18,
1884.
10,112— LOUISA STEARNS, b., Jan. 6, 1886.
10,113— REV. WILLIAM FOSTER STEARNS, b.,
Apr. 18, 1859; a Congregational clergyman. He md., May
19, 1886, Fanny Stearns Clark, sister of his elder brother's
wife; two children.
10,114— DOUGLAS CLARK STEARNS, b., Mar. 23,
i893-
10,115— WILLIAM FOSTER STEARNS JR., b., July
18, 1900.
10,116— RICHARr HALL STEARNS JR., b., Apr. 25,
1862; in business with his father.
Twenty-fifth Record.
10,117— WILLIAM STEARNS, a Revolutionary sol-
dier, bad dau.
APPENDIX. 445
10,118— MARY (POLLY) STEARNS, b. about Oct. i,
1768, md., Aug. 15, 1790, in Grafton, Mass., by Benjamin
Goddard, Justice of the Peace, Nathan Sherman, of Shrews-
bury, Mass. They went to Dover, Vt, soon after their mar-
riage, and knowledge of her parentage is desired by Mrs.
C. F. R. Jenne, Battleboro, Vt.
Twenty-sixth Record.
ic,i 19— REUBEN STEARNS, b., Sept. 8, 1799, par-
entage unknown; md., Mar. 30, 1820, Nancy Crowell, b.,
Aug. 9, 1801; seven children.
10,120— ROSANNA STEARNS, b., May 5, 1822; d.,
May 22, 1840.
10,121— HENRY H. STEARNS, b., Apr. 8, 1824; d.,
1856.
10,122— HIRAM M. STEARNS, b., July 31, 1826; d.,
Dec. 29, 1849.
10,123— CHARLES STEARNS, b., Oct. 29, 1828; d.,
July 2 ,1829.
10,124— JAMES STEARNS (10,127), b., June 8, 1830.
10,125— HORACE STEARNS, b., May 12, 1832; d.,
i860.
10,126— LUCY ANN STEARNS, b., Jan. 5, 1835.
10,127— JAMES STEARNS (10,124), b., June 8, 1830,
son of Reuben and Nancy (Crowell) Stearns; md., Sept. 19,
1858, Jane May; d., Oct., 1859. They had one son.
10,128— JAMES EDGAR STEARNS, b., Aug. 1, 1859;
of Columbus, O.; md., Jan. 8, 1883, Rose Kellstadt; two
children.
10,129— CLAUDE E. STEARNS, b., June 15, 1886.
10,130— GEORGTF MAY STEARNS, b., July 25, 1889.
Twenty-seventh Record.
10,131— BENJAMIN STEARNS (10,140), was born in
Vermont, parentage unknown.
446 APPENDIX.
10,132— ABEL STEARNS, in 1863, was living in High-
gate, Vt.
10,133 — ASA STEARNS, in 1863, was living in Shel-
don, Vt.
10,134— THOMAS STEARNS was living in Pensacola,
Fla., at the beginning of the Civil War.
10,135— BETSY STEARNS, md. Mr. Hubbell, of Shel-
don, Vt.
10,136— POLLY STEARNS, md. Mr. Durkee, of High-
gate, Vt.
10,137— LUCINDA STEARNS, md. Mr. White, of St.
Albans, Vt.
10,138— ABBY STEARNS, md. Mr. Wood, of Mendon,
N. Y., where she d. in 1853.
10,139— .SARAH STEARNS, md. (1), Mr. Stearns, of
Highgate, Vt.; md. (2), Mr. Church.
10,140— BENJAMIN STEARNS was b., 1794, in Vt.,
parentage unknown; remoed to the western part of New
York State, and, about 1820, went from N. Y. to Thomp-
son, O., of which place he was one of the first settlers. He
was in U. S. service, in the war of 181 2, and his widow
Obtained a land warrant several years after his death, which
occurred May 20, 1850; a farmer, of Thompson, Geauga
Co., 0. He md., (1), 1817, Matilda Sprague, who d., June,
1837, the mother of ten children; md. (2), Ruthalia Jewett,
who cl., Oct. 4, 1884, mother of six children.
By first wife, Matilda.
10,141— HARRISON STEARNS, b., 1818; d., 1869; md.
Angel ine Tenny. After the birth of their first two chil., they
removed to Green Bay, Wis., where the family remained
after his death.
10,142— ROXANNA STEARNS, b., Sept. 3, 1820; md.,
Jan. 1, 1838, Pardee Hoard; eight children.; she d., Aug. 8,
1894. in Mich.
(a) — Helen Hoard.
APPENDIX. 447
(b) — Orange Hoard,
(c) — Peter Hoard,
(d) — 'Lois Hoard,
(e) — Thomas Hoard.
(0-HStella Hoard,
(g) — Major Hoard,
(h) — Henry Hoard.
10,143-^SARAH STEARNS, b., Aug. 2, 1822; md.
Amasa Jones, and settled near Allegan, Mich., where she
d., Jan. 22, 1898; seven children.
(a) — Eliza Jones,
(b) — 'Charles Jones,
(c) — Chauncey Jones,
(d) — Elmer Jones,
(e) — Jefferson Jones,
(f) — Jessie Jones,
(g) — Maria Jones.
10,144— JACKSON STEARNS, b., May 13, 1824; d.,
Oct. 8, 1835.
10,145— -ELVIRA STEARNS, b., 1826; md. Mr. McCoy,
of Iowa.
10144— JACKSON STEARNS, b., May 13, 1824; d.,
i860, Otis Warner; d., Sept. 5, 1882; no issue.
IO, 147— .BENJAMIN STEARNS JR., b., Dec. 5, 1830;
enlisted, during the Civil War, in the 19th. Regt. Mich. Inf.,
was taken prisoner and confined, for a time, in Libby Prison.
He md. ,1856, Salome Patterson, and settled near Allegan,
Mich.
10,148— ABEL STEARNS, b., June, 1832, md. (1), i860,
Lucy Reed, who d., 1868, in Allegan, Mich.; md. (2), June
8, 1870, Henrietta Gillespie; he d., Mar. 22, 1897; eight
children. He served, during the Civil War, in 13th Mich.
Infantry.
10,149— CHARLES STEARNS.
448 APPENDIX.
i o, 1 50-O RLI E STEARNS.
10,151— ALICE STEARNS.
10,152— MATILDA STEARNS.
10,153— MERTON STEARNS.
10,154— HENRY STEARNS.
10,155— FLORILLA STEARNS.
10,156— CADY STEARNS.
10,157— MARY STEARNS, lb., 1834; md. Washington
Sprague, of Mich., where she d., 1891; three children.
10,158— MATILDA STEARNS, b., May 28, 1837; md.,
Apr. 24, 1 86 1, Gardner Stickney, of Fowler's Mills, O.
10,159— LORETT STEARNS, b., Oct. 18, 1838; md.y
Oct. 2*7 1858, Henry Rose, of Thompson, O .
10,160— PERRY STEARNS, b., July 4, 1840; md., Mar.
31, 1 86 1, Cynthia Crafts, of Thompson, O.; seven chil.;
moved to Chagrin Falls, O.
10,161— ORA STEARNS, b., Mar. 27, 1862; md., Jan. 15,
1890, James White; one son, b., Jan 22, 1897, named Leon
White.
10,162— ELLIOTT STEARNS, b., Aug., 1863; d., Apr.
13, 1866.
■10,163— LYNN STEARNS, b., July 7, 1870.
io,i64-^ALW!lLDA STEARNS, b., Nov. 17, 1873; md.,
Jan 7. 1897, Albert Taylor; one son, b., May 6, 1899, named
Clayton Taylor.
10,165— EDITH STEARNS, b., Sept. 16, 1875.
10,166— CLAYTON STEARNS, b., Jan. 16, 1878.
10,167— HATTIE STEARNS, b., Nov. 28, 1882.
10,168— ANNETTr STEARNS, b., Feb. 6, 1842; md.,.
June 2, 1 861, Levi Olds.
(a)— Myrtan Olds, b., Feb. 26, 1862; d., July 17, 1878.
APPENDIX. 449
(a)— 'Lee Olds, b., Nov. 2, 1872; d., Sept. 2j, 1898.
10,169— JANETTE STEARNS, ,b., Jan. 22, 1845; md.,
Sept. 27, 1865, Henry Olds; three children.
(a)— Stella Olds, b., M'ar. 25, 1869; md., Mar. 18, 1891,
Coral Williams; one son, b., Apr. 2j, 1892, named
Glenn Olds.
(a) — Forest Olds, b. ,Dec 30, 1871; md., Feb. 2, 1893*
'Alice Williams; three children.
(a)— Alma Olds, b., May 5, 1878.
10,170— DALLAS STEARNS, b., Mar. 19, 1847: md.r
Aug. 15, 1867, Josephine Hill; three chil.
10,171— VERNIE STEARNS, b., Feb. 20, 1873; d., Sept.
20, 1874.
10,172— ELSIE 'STEARNS, b., Oct. 12, 1877; md., Dec.
25, i8q8, Charles Nighman.
10,173— CARL STEARNS, b., July 28, 1881.
10,174— JAMES POLK STEARNS, b., Jan. 27, 1849;
md. ,Mav 23, 1875, Elizabeth Harklerode; six children.
10,175— GRACE STEARNS, <d. young.
10,176— HENRY STEARNS, d. young.
10,17*7— HELEN STEARNS, d. in infancy.
10,178— LORETT STEARNS, b., Aug. 24, 1878; md.,
Dec. 28, 1898, Evans Heath; one child, Elizabeth Heath,
b., June 14, 1900.
10,179— BLAINE STEARNS, b., Dec. 21, 1885.
10,180— LEE STEARNS, b., Mar. 25, 1891.
Twenty-eighth Record.
10,181— ELLSWORTH STEARNS, birth and parentage
unknown, md. Catherine Strabick.
10,182— Their son, ELIPHAZ STEARNS, md. Anna
Castleman.
450 APPENDIX.
10,183— JOHN STEARNS, son of Eliphaz and Anna
(Castleman) Stearns, md. Josephine Henser, and settled in
Rockwood, Fulton Co., N. Y.; two daughters.
10,184— ANNA STEARNS.
10,185— VERN A STEARNS.
Twenty-ninth Record.
10,186— DR. HENRY LIVINGSTON STEARNS was
born in the vicinity of Utica, N. Y. ; learned the carpenter's
trade, then took up the study of medicine. He graduated
in New York City and practiced medicine at Hawley, Pa.,
for over thirty years, excelling in surgery and always in de-
mand when surgical skill was required; "was one of the most
successful practitioners in Northeastern Pennsylvania."
His wife was a cousin of the late Adjutant-General Will-
iam II . Stryker, of New Jersey. Dr. Stearns died during the
Civil War ,and his wife's death soon followed.
10,187 — A few years later their dau. died, having been
the wife of L. H. Decker, of Deekertown, N. J. This is
given in hope that some relative of the Dr.'s will notify Mr.
Decker of the existence of such relative.
Thirtieth Record.
10,188— JOHN STEARNS, the earliest-known ancestor
of this family, lived in Worcester, Mass. ,and had children,
of whom we have the names of three.
10,189— JOSHUA STEARNS (10,192).
10,190— JOHN STEARNS JR.
10,191— NANCY STEARNS.
10,192— JOSHUA STEARNS (10,189), b. about 1780, in
Worcester, Mass.; was a farmer of St. Lawrence Go. ,N. Y.,
who was drowned in Lake Ontario, 1822. He was in the
war of 181 2, as a private, at Sackett's Harbor, N. Y.; md.
about 1802, Lucretia M. Rockwell, and had seven children,
as follows:
APPENDIX. 451
10,193— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., 1803, in St. Law-
rence Co., N.Y.; md., etc., a farmer of Sodus, Wayne Co.,
N. Y. He d., 1863, in Mich.
10,194— JOHN STEARNS (10,200), b., Aug. 23, 1804.
10,195— LUCRETI A STEARNS, b., 1807, in the state
of N. Y.; md. Truman Babbitt, of Pultneyville, N. Y., where
she d.
10,196— EMELINE STEARNS, b., 1809, in St. Law-
rence Co., N. Y.; md. Alanson Nelson, of Dearborn, Mich.,
where she died.
10,197— DIADEMA STEARNS, b., i8nvin state of
N. Y.; md. Alfred Walker, of Kalamazoo, Mich., where she
died.
10.198— CHARLOTTE STEARNS, b., 1815, in Wayne
Co., N. Y.; d., 1831, at same olace.
10,199— NANCY J. STEARNS, b., Dec. 7, 1818, in Pult-
neyville, >N. Y.; md. Alfred A. Allen, and removed to Mich.,
i854.
10,200— JOHN STEARNS (10,194), b., Aug. 23 ,1804,
son of Joshua and Lucretia (Rockwell) Stearns, of St. Law-
rence Co., N. Y. ; a farmer of Sodus, Wayne Co., N. Y. He
md., June 22, 1828, Hannah Johnson, three children. In
1832, he served as a private in the Black Hawk War.
10,201— LEANDER W. STEARNS, b., 1829, in Wayne
Co., N. Y.; md. Sarah Reynolds, and settled in Lamont.
Mich.; nine children; moved to Brainerd, Minn.
10,202— ORRILLA ADELLE STEARNS.
10,203— CLARA ALMA STEARNS.
10,204— ELIZA AURORA STEARNS.
10,205— LEANDER JOHN STEARNS.
10,206— RHODA MAY STEARNS.
10,207— FRANK REYNOLDS STEARNS.
10,208— MARCO BYRON ISTEARNS.
10,209— LENA MAUDE STEARNS.
452 APPENDIX.
10,210— LEO BURT STEARNS.
10,21 1— HARRIET LUCRETIA STEARNS, b., 1834, in
Kalamazoo, Mich.; md. William Hogadone, of Mich.; five
children.
(a) — Charles Hogadone.
(b) — Annette Hogadone.
(c) — Mary Hogadone.
(d) — Arthur Hogadone.
(e) — Jennie Hogadone.
10,212— JOHN J. STEARNS, b., 1841, in Jackson Co.,
Mich.; with his bro., Leander W., served in the Civil War.
He md. Annie E. Camish, and settled in Lake City, Minn.
His father says, "Our tribe has never sought notoriety, but
each has earned his living, according to Scripture, by the
sweat of his brow." John J. Stearns has eleven children.
10,213— ANNIE MAY STEARNS.
10,214— MELVA STEARNS.
10,215— ELMER STEARNS.
10,216— WILMAR JOHN STEARNS.
10,217— LULU MAUD STEARNS.
10,218— FRED STEARNS.
10,219— PEARL STEARNS.
10,220— HARRY STEARNS.
10,221— ETHEL STEARNS.
10,222— WALTER STEARNS.
10,223— HARRIET STEARNS.
Mr. Leander W. Stearns (10,201), sends a partial copy
of a letter received by his father in 1852, which we tran-
scribe:
"Information wanted of the Stearns family now residing in
various parts of the United States and Canada. The sub-
scriber, having come into possession of facts which warrant
APPENDIX. 453
him in stating that a windfall of a very large amount of
money has fallen to a portion of the family,
takes this method of gaining such information as will en-
able him to see justice done to all parties concerned. I have
in my possession the genealogy and coat-of-arms of the
family, from Edward the First, time A. D. 1272, down to the
settlement of the New England States." The letter closes
with the writer's address: Charles S. Stearns, 25 Ann St.,
New York City, care Stearns & Co.
Similar letters have been received by various members of
the Stearns family and have been mentioned in their corre-
spondence with us. We have no knowledge otf the writer
or of the money to which he refers.
Statistics of the Stearns Family,
Number of relatives. All are classed as relatives who
have married into the family , also the offspring of sue1-
unions.
ist. Vol. 2nd. Vol. Total.
Number of males named 5,049 3,414 8,463
Number of females named 4,891 3,234 8,125
Total 9,940 6,648 16,588
Number of children referred to
but not named 1,166 588 i,754
Grand total 1 1,106 7,236 18,342
LONGEVITY.
Number of deaths reported in both volumes:
Under 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Total
5 to to to to to to to to to to to
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 99 100 110
999 141 275 388 351 289 303 385 450 251 58 2 3,892
STATISTICS.
MILITARY RECORD.
455
Our data is not recent enough to give correct statistics
as late as the Spanish War.
VOLUMES.
Death by
Services in
TITLES.
1st
2nd
1st
2nd
1st
2nd
Totals
Revolution.
Civil
War.
Other Wars
and Services.
War
War
Generals...
2
2
4
Colonels...
2
2
4
18
7
33
1
Majors
Surgeons..
Chaplains
Captains..
7
6
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
9
5
47
4
21
18
9
2
*85
1
1
1
Lieuts
4
1
11
4
9
4
33
1
2
Sergts &
Corporals
Privates . .
42
35
8
107
10
84
7
33
1
24
26
325
10
3
54
Total....
55
42
136
109
130
63
535
12
62
*So reported, but doubtless a part should be "Ship Mas-
ters."
IN U. S. NAVY.
One Commodore, 7,125; 1 Commander of the "Ach-
illes," 6,200 b.; 1 Acting Master, killed during Civil War; 1
Surgeon; 4 Lieutenants; 3 non-commissioned officers; 5
Sailors, 2 being killed.
IN CONFEDERATE SERVICE.
Two Generals, both died in the service; 2 Colonels; 2
Majors, both died; 2 Captains, one died; 1 Surgeon; 4 Pri-
vates, two died.
ELECTIVE POSITIONS.
United States Senators, Second Volume, Nos. 8068,
9188.
U. S. Representatives, Second Volume, Nos. 7710, 8085.
Speaker U. S. House of Representatives, Second Vol-
ume, No. 6352.
Governors, First Volume, 2.
456 STATISTICS.
Lieutenant-Governors, First Volume, 3.
Secretaries of State, First Volume, 2. Second Vol-
ume, No. 7710.
State Treasurer, Second Volume, No. 7956.
State Senators, First Volume, 11. Second Volume, Nos.
77io, 7756, 8085, 9202.
Colonial or State Representatives, First Volume, 36.
Second Volume, 18.
Speakers of the House, First Volume, 2.
Judges of State .Supreme Court, First Volume, 2. Sec-
ond Volume, No. 6yj2.
Judges of County or Probate Courts, First Volume, 2.
Second Volume, 8.
Surrogate, Second Volume, 1.
Justices of the Peace, First Volume, 24. Second Vol-
ume, 10.
Sheriff, Second Volume, 1.
District Attornev, Second Volume, 1.
County Clerk, Second Volume, 1.
Coroners, First Volume, 2. Second Volume, 1.
Supervisors, First Volume, 3. Second Volume, 2.
Mayors, First Volume, 5. $econd Volume, Nos. 6822,
8934, 9202.
City Attorney, Second Volume, 1.
Chief of Police, ,Second Volume, 1.
Supt. of Schools, (Second Volume, 1.
Town Clerks, First Volume, 9 Second Volume, 3.
Town Assessors, First Volume. 8. Second Volume, 1.
Town Treasurers, First Volume. 4.
Town Collectors, First Volume, 2. Second Volume, 1
'Selectmen, First Volume, 19. Second Volume, 7.
Engaged in professions and occupations:
1st. Vol. 2nd. Vol. Total.
Graduates of Colleges, Univer-
sities, etc 132 59 191
Clergymen 83 37 120
Physicians 80 72 152
Lawyers 59 34 93
Dentists 4 ... 4
Principals of Academies, High
Schools, etc 12 ... 12
STATISTICS. 457
Professors of Colleges 12
Missionaries 7
Bankers 7
Architects
Artists 3
Authors 11
Civil Engineers 9
Editors 5
Cashiers of Banks
Bakers 5
Blacksmiths 7
Bookkeepers 6
Cabinet Makers 12
Carpenters 30
Carpenters and Builders 7
Carriage Makers 3
Clothiers 5
Commercial Travelers 5
Contractors 4
Coopers 3
Druggists 5
Electricians 5
Engineers 6
Engravers
Expressmen 4
Farmers 230
Harness Makers 7
Hatters 4
Hotel Proprietors 4
Insurance Men 6
Inventors 9
Jewelers
Liverymen 3
Lumbermen 13
Machinists 13
Managers
Manufacturers 16
Masons 4
Masons and Builders 7
Merchants 127
Mill Owners 18
6
18
7
7
14
2
2
7
10
6
17
1
10
11
16
4
4
2
7
15
22
2
8
4
16
26
56
1
8
2
5
1
6
3
8
2
6
1
4
3
8
2
7
3
9
4
4
. . .
4
406
636
1
8
. . .
4
11
15
6
12
4
13
3
3
. . .
3
10
23
9
22
7
7
40
56
2
6
1
8
83
210
9
27
458 STATISTICS.
Millwrights 3 2 5
Musicians 4 * 5
Music Teachers 3 3 6
Newspaper Men 3 . • • 3
Painters 4 9 x3
Photographers 3 x 4
Printers 6 3 9
Publishers 7 7 x4
Real Estate 4 3 7
Salesmen 6 3 9
Sailors 3 4 7
Ship Builders 3 1 4
Ship Masters 4 3 7
Shoemakers 9 4 J3
Shoe Manufacturers 5 ... 5
'Stenographers 3 1 4
Superintendents 5 6 11
Tailors 7 4 11
Tanners 3 1 4
Teachers 51 11 62
Telegraphers 3 3
Wheelwrights 448
INTERESTING INCIDENTS REFERRED TO IN THIS
VOLUME.
A Busy Man, 9202.
A Fruit Specialist, 8324.
A noted Horticulturist, 7630.
A noted Inventor, 9236.
A noted Lawyer, 7756.
A noted Mining Expert and Manager of Coal Com-
panies, 8774.
A noted Painter, 7741.
A noted Paleontologist, (7741.
A noted Surgeon, 8755.
A 'Stolen Bride, 9054.
A Triple Wedding of Sisters, 9059.
A well known Bicycle and Automobile Manufacturer,
9243-
Compiler of These Volumes, 9238.
STATISTICS. 459
Confederate Generals, 6341 d, 6765.
Could not be a "Confederate," 7861.
Federal Generals, 61 12 f, 0444.
Interesting Relics, 6906.
Invented use of gang saws for cutting stone, 8021.
Large Families, 6156, 6362, 6583, 7312, 7408, 7887, 9561,
10, 140.
Loyal Families, 9606, 9987, 9999.
Noted Authors, 7709, 7741, 8409.
Noted Pastors, 6133, 6906.
President of American Medical Psychological Associa-
tion, 8409.
President of New York Academy of Medicine, discovered
a use for Ergot, also was a founder of the American Tract
Society, 6426.
Radical Abolitionists, 7769, 7819, 9236.
Related to Noted Persons, 7071 a.
Sailing on a Raft, 81 18.
Supt. of Hartford Retreat for the Insane, also was on the
staff of Gen. Grant, 8409.
INDEX.
Index.
STEARNS.
Aaron, 284.
Smith, 388.
Warner, 134, 220.
Abbie (or Abby), 140, 179, 446.
Elizabeth, 248.
Frances, 230.
Kelly, 235.
Louise, 221, 370.
W., 134.
Abbott, 395, 396.
(Jr.), 396.
Abel, 124, 446, 447.
Abigail, 39, 46, 52, 53, 67, 73, 78, 100, 111,
114, 123, 199, 352, 361, 414.
Adaline, 399.
E., 186.
Hoar, 143.
Roxana, 401.
Selah, 362.
Abijah, 71, 103, 105, 106, 117, 162, 167, 169,
186, 414, 256.
Abilene, 351.
Abishai W, 100.
Abner, 125, 183, 184, 198.
Abraham, 72, 106, 173, 339, (Dr. 425),
(Jr. 107, 172).
Conrad, 426.
Cross, 169, 260.
Rice, 178.
Achsah, 97, 153, 244.
Ada, 246.
C, 148.
J., 310.
Adah, 303.
Adaline (or Adeline), 149, 167, 179, 196.
Lovina, 135.
M., 413.
R., 434.
Adam, 417, 423.
Addie, 289, 309.
Louise, 310.
Addison, 165, 255, 336.
Adelaide, 277.
Adolphus, 126, 204.
Adoniram M., 413.
Alanson, 102, 109, 110, 157, 176.
Banks, 272.
Albert, 155, 184, 374, 385, 444.
Barton, 271.
Bigelow, 141, 233.
Byron, 370, 384.
J., 178.
L., 335.
Lincoln, 221.
O., 437.
R., 384.
Robinson, 205.
T., 283.
Wells, 222.
Alberta, 233.
INDEXSTEARNS.
Alexander, 77, 109, 180.
Cole, 313.
Wetherbee, 226.
Alfred, 200, 288, 414.
A., 210.
Amos, 290.
L., 243, 316.
Alice, 255, 386, 397, 448.
A., 414.
Anita, 236.
C, 307.
Catharine, 135.
Elizabeth, 236.
Estella, 292.
Frances, 372.
Freelove, 246.
J., 268.
L., 402, 417.
Laurinda, 291.
Lillian, 415.
M., 415.
Maria, 357.
May, 258.
Melvina, 225.
Pauline, 335.
AJbijah, 256.
Allan (or Allen)
C, 359, 375.
M., 211, 336.
M. (Hon.), 296.
Thomas, 296, 336.
Allie May, 272.
Alma, 132.
Almeda, 101, 191.
Almira, 118, 184, 355, 399.
Alona Adelaide, 291.
Hubbard, 204.
Alonzo, 193, 400.
(Major), 250, 317.
B., 435.
Alta M., 321.
Alvah, 336, 408.
Alvin, 100.
Lester, 315.
Stewart, 240.
Alvira, 195.
Alwilda, 448.
Amanda, 149, 284.
Malvina, 209, 400.
V., 300.
Ambrose, 184.
W.f 402.
Amelia, 155, 359, 374.
Ammi (or Amy), 75, 118.
Florence, 271.
Amos, 72, 77, 84, 116, 119, 126, 132, 183, 187,
207.
B., 411.
E., 187.
F., 435.
George, 208.
Watts, 133.
Andrew, 422.
Jackson, 208, 214, 295.
Ann (or Anne), 167, 312, 358.
Browning, 236.
Eliza, 182, 187.
Maria, 176.
Anna (or Annie), 62, 76, 99, 130, 149, 154,
196, 288, 338, 348, 351, 380, 382, 388,
439, 450.
A., 299.
Athalia, 247.
Augusta, 192.
Gertrude, 409.
Jenkinson, 117.
Laura, 221, 404, 442.
Mason, 227.
May, 283, 452.
McLanathan, 330.
N., 267.
Patten, 331.
R., 278.
Annes (or Annis), 64.
Hampton, 260.
Annette, 448. ,
Ansel David, 151, 240.
Anson Hooker (Rev.), 150.
Anthony Fisher, 150.
I., 436.
J., 436.
INDEX-STEARNS.
465
Arabella Eliza, 280.
Arba, 107, 170, 173, 260.
Bates, 272.
F., 266.
Grant, 272.
L,., 261.
T., 175, 267.
W., 274.
Archer Carl, 273.
Archie, 386.
Ariel, 103, 163.
Arlington Chapin, 371, 385.
Armena, 161.
Arminda, 164.
Artemas, 413.
Worcester, 413.
Artemesia, 167.
Arthur, 298, 412.
A., 249.
Chester, 293.
Dewitt, 324.
Fremont, 246.
Grennell, 315.
Henry, 287, 332.
Kendall, 236.
L., 375.
McClure, 310.
Tilden, 383.
Asa, 76, 77, 119, 121, 122, 126,
208, 408, 446.
H., 124, 197.
Asahel, 73, 116.
Asaph, 107, 170.
Ashley, 167.
Aubrey C, 413.
Auburn Clair, 245.
Augusta, 83.
Augustus, 352, ,304.
D., 404.
G., 410.
Mortimer, 415.
Thayer, 176, 268.
Aurelia, 161.
Austin Calvin, 177, 273.
R., 252.
Avery Leland, 221.
Avis, 298, 351, 358, 372.
Van Wagenen, 313.
Azuhah, 348.
Barney, 119, 339, 417.
L., 417, 418.
Bartholomew, 75, 118 (Jr., 119).
Flagg, 187.
Bayard Mcintosh, 217.
Beatrice Maud, 332.
Bela, 124.
Belinda, 92, 117, 185, 194.
Belva L., 341.
Benjamin, 39, 43, 48, 58, 59, 76, 79, 85,
87, 121, 129, 194, 414, 432, 445,'
446, (Jr.) 48, 73, 86, 194, 432, 447.
Brockway, 296.
Clark, 286.
Crosby, 434.
D., 133.
Franklin, 138, 225.
Wade, 147.
Willis, 331.
Benoni, 98.
127, 193, Bert (or Burt)> 312) 335
L., 420.
Bertha Blanche, 370.
L., 308.
Bessie, 335.
Arnold, 324.
Essig, 304.
Fay, 438.
Marguerite Morton, 410.
Bethia, 46, 117.
Betsy, 59, 76, 78, 85, 89, 106, 119, 133,
137, 190, 196, 202, 353, 399, 417,
446.
K., 126.
Beulah, 68, 102, 106, 108, 111, 167, 351.
Inez, 438.
466
INDEX—STEARNS.
Bezaleel, 50, 76, 77.
Blackman W., 361.
Blaine, 449.
Boaz, 344, 348, 352.
(Dea.) 345.
Bradley, 395.
Bowers, 396, 400.
D., 239.
Bradshaw, 112, 180.
Bristol F., 407.
Byron Horace, 286, 335.
S., 299.
Cady, 448.
Caleb, 154, 245.
Calvin, 100.
(Dr.), 352, 361.
R., 303.
California, 176.
Camilla, 83.
Candace, 124, 197.
Carl (or Karl), 449.
Alanson, 272.
Purington, 210.
Ritter, 259.
Carlton Mclntyre, 385.
Carol Lakin, 309.
Caroline, 155, 195, 199, 248, 440.
Augusta, 223.
Dana, 391.
Eliza, 139.
F., 312.
G., 158.
L., 441.
M., 66.
Matilda, 213.
Metcalf, 369.
Rowena, 187.
Carrie (or Carry), 88, 288, 421.
Alona, 293.
D., 242.
Ella, 269.
Lizzie, 205.
M., 310.
May, 411.
S., 305.
Catharine (or Katherine), 49, 82* 94, 115,
196, 200, 215, 270, 308, 365, 382, 388,
432.
Elizabeth, 329, 336.
Harriett, 330.
Jane, 248.
Prentiss, 141.
Cecil, L.., 313.
Cecelia (or Celia), 143, 417.
Charles, 35, 40, 45, 55, 59, 65, 66, 73, 75, 78,
80, 92, 96, 115 ,119, 121, 138,
139, 141, 142, 179, 189, 190, 191,
194, 195, 227, 230, 246, 284, 304, 307,
374, 375, 403, 411, 422, 426, 427, 428,
429, ,432, 443, 445, 447.
(Capt Jr.), 115, 181.
(Dr.), 132.
(Jr.), 35, 91, 119, 139, 190, 194,
285.
(Maj. Gen.), 96.
(Rev.), 61, 90, 143.
(Rev. Jr.), 403.
A., 399, 403.
A. (Jr.), 403.
Albert, 240, 385.
Anthony, 192, 285.
Asa (Dr.), 295, 336.
Austin, 231.
B., 296.
Batchelder, 227.
Burleigh, 369, 383.
Curtis, 218.
D., 268.
Davis, 241, 314.
Dewey, 308.
E., 310.
Edgar, 335.
Edwin, 435.
F., 189, 275.
F. (Capt.), 189.
Fisher, 256.
Francis, 230.
Frederick, 437.
Freeborn (Capt), 281.
G., 283, 319.
Goddard (Dr.), 219, 309.
Grennell, 314.
H., 277, 286, 326, 335, 407, 409, 421.
H. (Jr.), 409.
Hall, 394.
Hayward, 331.
INDEX— STEARNS.
467
Henry, 139, 142, 182, 272, 276,
288, 308, 378, 413.
Herbert, 297.
Hudson, 220, 309.
J. (Dr.), 217.
Lucius, 197, 286.
M., 336.
Matthews, 333.
Montgomery, 427, 428.
Montgomery (Jr.), 428.
N.. 266, 330.
Otis, 209.
Parker, 383.
Ripley, 235.
Robert, 270, 315.
Russell, 176, 269.
Sibley, 208, 295.
Simon, 298.
Storrier, 295.
Sumner, 205.
T., 279, 287, 331.
Thomas, 235, 322, 356, 366.
Thurston, 213, 301.
Venner, 117.
W., 158, 210, 408, 410.
W. L., 216.
Warner, 221.
Washington, 400.
Wesley, 169, 259.
Charlotte, 110. 205, 28
Ann, 95.
Edith, 282.
Eldridge, 310.
Hunt, 242.
Root, 152.
Wadsworth. 318.
Chauncey, 153.
E., 393.
Sheldon. 439, 441.
Chester, 157.
Chilton (Rupert), 422.
Christian, 143.
M., 305.
Christina, 154.
Clara, 234, 288, 317, 376, 382.
A., 289, 326.
Alma, 451.
Althea, 438.
E., 241.
Elizabeth. 283.
Janette, 205.
364. 400, 430, 451.
Louisa, 252.
M., 257, 402.
Melinda, 383.
Clare H., 297.
Clarence A., 278.
E., 317.
Foote, 442.
G., 210.
M., 437.
Orville, 256.
Percival, 247.
Claribel, 404.
Clarinda, 200, 361.
Clarissa, 65, 99, 129, 159, 203, 388,
396, 400, 405.
Arminda, 254.
Demary, 189.
Clark, 125, 190, 200.
Claude, 303.
E., 445.
Perley, 401.
Clayton, 448.
E., 253.
Clyde Norman, 245.
Collins Munroe, 203, 290.
Conrad, 425.
Cora, 131, 317.
E., 286, 340.
L., 305.
Theodosia, 227.
Cordelia. 196, 202.
Cornelia, 360, 381, 422.
Cornie F., 306.
M., 305.
Costello, 411.
Cranson, 152.
Crawford. 414, 415.
Crockett (Dr.), 423.
Cullen (Jr.), 404.
Anderson, 400, 404.
INDEX-STEARNS.
468
Curtis, 124, 183, 198.
Cuthbert Powell, 237.
Cynthia, 100, 103, 346, 351.
Cyrenius Barnes, 212.
Edwin, 213, 300.
Cyrus, 67, 100. 118, 155, 351, 358, 375,
(Jr. 102, 157).
Eastman, 88, 134.
G., 187, 279.
Lewis, 400, 403.
Cythera, 298.
Dallas, 449.
Daniel, 39, 48, 49, 56 59 60. 72 .71 1,76 77
82, 89, 103, 106, 107, 112, 113, 114,
118 120 137, 153, 168, 1/9, 181.
186 190,' 196, 223, 284, 338, 349, 353,
363.
(Deacon), 355.
(Jr.), 90, 120, 121, 136, 179, 196, 2<4,
356,' 366.
Asaph, 261, 330.
Augustus, 173, 264.
Barrows, 370.
Beale, 235.
Carter, 258, 330.
Charles, 330.
Edwards (Dr.), 151, 242.
Franklin, 211, 296.
Jay, 191.
Kingsley, 152.
LOW, 86- ^ X 1^1
Mansfield, 89, 92, (Rev.) 141.
Merrill (Capt.), 169, 258.
Rufus, 310.
W. (Hon.), 174, 266.
Waldo (Dr.), 181, 275.
Warren, 171. 261.
Webster, 242.
Darius, 102.
(Capt.), 160.
David, 44, 45, 46, 47, 65, 67, 72 77, 99, 108,
154 180, 184, 430, 438, 4o9.
(Capt.), 73, 111, 133, 180, 219.
(Jr.), 67, 99, U2.
(Lieut.), 71, 103.
Bowker, 175, 267.
Brainard, 204, 291.
Colville, 239.
Edwin, 169, 258.
Elijah, 201.
Franklin, 220.
McNamara, 207.
Pyott, 318.
Russell Ellis, 268.
Deborah H., 188.
Delia E., 318.
Delilah, 201, 430.
Deliverance, 49, 344.
Delpha J., 256.
Delphine, 2S3.
E., 271.
Elizabeth, 270.
Dennis, 161, 251.
Dennison, 404.
Philo, 258, 330.
De Witt, 96, 148.
F., 148.
Dexter, 212, 300.
Diadema, 126, 451.
Diana, 126, 205.
Dinah, 58.
Dolly Hunt, 187.
Maria, 329.
Dora R., 305.
Doris Mae, 287.
Dorothea Rita, 330.
Dorothy, 92.
Frances, 296.
Webster, 276.
Douglas Clark, 444.
Dulcia, 165.
Du Renn, 96, 147.
Dwight A., 211.
E. Lena, 321.
Earl H., 386.
P., 384.
Eben Parmalee, 393.
INDEX— STEARNS.
469
Ebenezer, 38, 42, 45, 55, 56, 57, 66, 71, 82,
97, 103, 148, 149, 344, 346, 351,
359.
(Jr.), 46, 66, 84, 103, 149, 162, 239.
(Judge), 83, 131.
(Lieut. Jr.), 346, 350.
Butler, 332.
I., 96.
Eddie, 412.
Eden Baldwin, 155.
Edgar, 224, 252, 310, 440.
G., 318.
Liscomb, 247.
Theodore, 378.
Edith, 448.
Florence, 135.
H., 297.
Howe, 309.
Isabel, 261.
J., 384.
M., 404.
Maria, 271.
May, 338.
Edmond (or Edmund).
Asaph, 260.
Houghton, 221.
Edna, 303, 316, 336.
J., 333.
Jane, 385.
L., 340.
Winifred, 386.
Edward, 139, 184, 227, 275, 364, 381, 389,
412.
(Jr.), 381.
Augustus, 227, 334.
Carl, 374.
F., 195, 255.
Henman, 239, 312.
Hortensius, 297.
Judson, 248.
Lee, 428.
M., 312.
N., 365.
Nelson, 218, 308.
Norris (Dr.), 96.
Otis, 235.
Payson, 147, 220.
Richmond Waller, 388.
Vernon, 245.
W., 157, 248.
Edwin, 92, 158, 198, 249, 359, 375, 405.
Francis, 150.
Gould, 298.
Hale, 226.
K., 360.
Mansfield, 142.
Mansfield (Hon.), 234.
Monroe, 287.
Sibley, 394.
Effie, 304.
Egbert, 198.
Elam, 103, 120, 191.
Earle, 285.
Elbert Porter, 265.
Elbridge G.. 164, 255.
Gerry. 529.
Eleanor, 38, 44, 45.
C, 193.
Herbert, 443.
Electa, 101, 161, 376.
Electra C, 318.
Elgae, 373.
Eli, 246, 317.
B., 187, 195.
Elias, 349, 353.
Lathrop, 357.
Elijah, 118, 125, 200.
Belding, 173.
Cady, 124, 198.
Eliphaz, 449.
Elisha, 65. 72, 75, 111, 112.
(Jr.), 111.
Eliza, 118, 153, 192, 194, 199, 284, 392, 397,
424.
Ann, 118, 185, 197, 209, 278.
Aurora, 451.
C, 426.
Jane, 205, 206.
Rebecca, 230.
Elizabeth, 39. 42, 44, 46, 52, 53, 57, 62,
81, 84, 98, 115, 128, 176, 191, 199,
239, 308, 329, 356, 366, 398, 408, 411,
423, 425, 436, 444, 451.
470
INDEX-STEARNS.
Beale, 312.
E., 389.
Francis, 91.
Hall, 368.
L., 280, 329.
S., 157.
Samuel, 426.
Thayer, 443.
Ella, 251, 424, 434, 438.
Bowker, 276.
Ellen, 170, 179, 200, 286.
Eugenia, 247.
Evelyn, 370.
Francis, 282, 333.
Louisa, 378.
P., 321.
Raymond, 383.
A., 404.
Brodie, 295.
E., 178, 402.
Lucinda, 246.
M. 158, 174, 369.
Maria, 173, 253, 363.
Sophia, 291.
Elliott, 448.
Ellis A., 315.
Johnson, 382.
Ellsworth, 449.
Elmer, 224, 262, 452.
E., 195.
Lewis, 287.
Elnora, 274.
Elsie, 201, 449.
Inez, 383.
Margaret, 323.
Russell, 277.
Elvira, 64, 163, 170, 447.
A., 96, 301.
(Judge), 94.
Emeline, 109, 164, 175, 196, 204, 451.
Augusta, 184.
Harrington, 311.
Emily (or Emelie), 104, 149, 162, 169,
174, 199, 202, 239, 270, 315, 440.
Abigail, 270.
Amelia, 247.
C, 211.
E., 377, 387.
Jane, 250.
Josephine, 368.
May, 248.
R., 264.
S., 233.
V., 313.
Williston, 444.
Emma, 130, 305, 409, 423, 424.
Augusta, 281, 282.
Bransford, 245.
J., 279, 286.
Jane, 184, 357, 363.
Josephine, 379.
Louise, 134.
Maria, 198.
Emmett A., 256, 328.
Emory, 134, 221.
Enoch, 411.
Enos, 101, 155.
Ephraim, 407.
Porter, 384.
Erastus, 98.
Eric Swain, 272.
Ernest A., 250.
W., 158.
Esleeck, 256, 328.
Estella (or Estelle), 307.
A., 441.
Esther, 169, 267.
Ann, 173, 441.
B., 219.
Maria, 291.
Shoemaker, 328.
Ethel, 336, 3*8, 452.
Irene, 336, 385.
Etta, 335.
M., 201, 282.
Ettie Fuller, 235.
Endora Zulette, 226.
Eugene, 377, 387.
Allen, 240, 314.
H., 225.
Marion, 442.
INDEX—STEARNS.
471
Eunice, 45, 53, 78, 107, 133, 248, 418.
Sarah, 78.
Eva Lavilla, 405.
M., 287.
Evelyn S., 297.
Everett, 211.
Deyo (Rev.), 300, 338.
J., 315.
Experience, 357.
Ezra, 101, 154, 158, 202, 249, 407, (Jr. 154,
407).
B., 409.
E., 441.
J., 406.
Josiah, 289.
Fanny (or Fannie), 78, 106, 151, 167, 400,
428.
A., 340.
Alusa, 247.
C, 428.
Catherine, 428.
Eleanor, 435.
Experience, 253.
Gardner, 324.
Harrison, 241.
L., 339.
Stout, 319.
Theodora, 379.
Fay, 323.
Fidelia, 199.
B., 389.
Flora B., 384.
E., 303.
Florence, 246, 330.
Evelyn, 246.
Irene, 325.
May Belle, 338.
Florilla, 448.
Fordyce, 157.
Forrest, 420.
Foster E., 260.
Waterman, 444.
Frances, 217, 431.
Amelia, 240.
Ann, 144.
Clara, 411.
Francis, 141, 198, 298, 426.
A., 210, 301.
Clare, 236.
Foster, 311.
Hannum, 297.
Tyler Kinney, 246.
Frank, 180, 275, 288, 293, 316, 374, 411, 414,
(Jr. 180, Rev. 412).
A., 296.
Andrews, 295.
B., 429.
Ballou, 258.
D., 147.
Denison, 258.
E., 437.
Eugene, 308.
Gilbert, 271.
H., 267.
Herbert, 225.
Joshua, 222.
K., 433.
Le Grande, 410.
Lester, 293.
M., 340.
Marshall, 283.
Mclntyre, 169, 257.
P., 329.
Reynolds, 451.
Waterman, 444.
Franklin, 86, 198, 245, 424.
Benjamin, 191, 283.
Byron, 217.
Foster, 330.
W., 205.
Fred, 288, 452.
Andrews, 295.
E., 404.
Elmer, 279.
Levi, 332.
M., 313.
McClellan, 313.
Runkle, 324.
Frederick (or Frederique), 156, 249.
A., 158.
Albert, 247.
Arlington, 385.
Augustus, 334.
Bailey, 293.
472
INDEXSTEARNS.
Henry, 329.
Kies, 378.
Lincoln, 272.
M., 411.
McLanathan, 331.
N., 299.
Oliver, 371, 384.
Pickney, 322.
Richards, 265.
St. John, 233.
Warner, 389.
Freeborn (Capt.). 119, 188.
Freeman Bennett, 314.
Friend P., 370, 384.
Galen Hopkins, 431.
Gardner (Dea), 161, 252.
B., 325.
Gaston DeRoy, 269.
Gaylord, 198.
Genevieve, 307.
George, 39, 46, 70, 73, 102, 112, 118, 121,
125, 127, 132, 155, 167, 178, 184, 185,
194, 195, 202, 218, 219, 277, 289, 307,
391, 411, 429, 444.
(Capt.), 162, 252.
(Jr.), 103, 112, 161, 178, 277.
A., 320.
Ackley, 259.
Allen, 286.
Alvah, 218, 309.
Asa, 319.
Augustus, 318.
Austin, 252.
B., 303.
Brewer, 432.
Byron, 310.
Clark, 241.
Clinton, 443.
Cushman, 140, 227.
Cushman (Jr.), 227.
E., 195.
Edmund, 226.
Eldirt, 324.
Emory, 246.
Eugene, 440.
Everett, 333.
Francis, 421.
Franklin, 331.
Gardner, 252, 324.
Gill, 226, 311.
H., 409.
Hammond, 395.
Harrington, 231.
Harwin, 298.
Henry, 210, 288, 412.
Howe, 309.
Increase, 210.
Ingersoll (Rev.), 362, 377.
J., 266.
L., 187, 250, 319, 408.
Le Grande, 410.
Leonard, 419.
Livingston, 270.
M., 233, 302.
Marius (Rev.), 299.
Merchant, 334.
Milton, 279, 332.
Milton (Jr.), 333.
Munroe, 141.
Munroe (Hon.), 231.
Nathaniel, 393, 394.
Noble, 358, 371.
Neubrand, 330.
O., 435.
Otis, 144.
Palmer, 253, 325.
Ralph, 325.
Randall, 147.
S., 212, 299.
W., 148, 164, 191, 216, 254, 282, 306,
370, 383, 406, 418, 421, 429.
W. (Col.), 189.
W. (Jr.), 282.
"Warren (Rev.), 378, 387.
Washington, 89, 138, 440, 209.
Washington (Col.), 225, 280.
William, 221.
Willoughby, 373.
Georgia, 318.
Augusta, 271.
E., 419.
Georgiana, 213, 274.
Georgie May, 445.
Germain Ozora, 261.
Gertrude, 275. 308, 385.
Abbey, 258.
Mary, 335.
Gilbert Alanson, 117, 271.
INDEX—STEARNS.
473
C, 274.
F., 279, 332.
Leon, 333.
Othello, 332.
Potts, 236.
Gladys C, 420.
Florida, 313.
Glenn Francis, 245.
Glow Pearl, 329.
Goldie, 292.
Gordis L., 361.
Langworthy, 377.
Gordon J.,, 321.
Gould, 212, 298.
Grace, 138, 181, 275, 317, 335, 449.
Bigelow, 234.
Buswell, 419.
Frances, 249.
K., 429.
Gracie M., 384.
Greene J., 131.
J. (Dr.), 216.
Greenleaf Henry, 413.
Gretchen Delphine, 283.
Grover, 275.
Guy, 317, 405.
C, 386, 429.
L., 261.
Habakkuk, 73, 116.
Hallie, 245.
Halsey, 364.
Hamilton, 155.
Hannah, 38, 42. 46, 47, 53. 59. 67, 71, 74,
79, 87, 89, 109, 111, 114, 119, 129,
137, 154, 155, 176, 180, 344, 347, 400,
407, 423, 436, 439.
A., 389.
Augustus, 177.
Clark, 182.
Darling. 435.
Elizabeth, 117, 442.
Esleeck, 166.
Lucinda, 247.
M., 399.
P., 408.
Pierce, 182.
R., 290.
S., 175.
Harland A., 282.
Harold, 415, 420.
Everett, 338.
L., 437.
William, 442.
Harriette (or Harriotte), 124, 125, 165,
170, 183, 195, 203, 303, 354, 364,
380, 418, 422, 452.
A., 189.
Augusta, 280, 371.
C, 427.
Eliza, 253.
Elizabeth, 214, 222.
L., 290.
Lee, 145, 237.
Louisa, 211, 387.
Lucretia, 452.
Lydia, 219.
M., 188, 420.
Mabel, 384.
Maria, 419.
S., 404.
Harrington Plummer, 231.
Harrison, 153, 243, 446.
Harry, 287, 303, 452.
A., 267.
C, 267.
D., 252.
Edward, 313.
Edwin, 211.
Elmer, 333.
Gilbert, 247.
H., 335.
Russell, 131.
Sylvester, 197.
Harvey, 99, 374, 386.
P., 341.
T., 154.
Thomas, 245.
W., 340.
Harwin H. A., 299, 337.
474
INDEX-STEARNS.
Hattie, 448.
C., 315.
Cora, 241.
D., 280.
M., 267.
Hazen C, 193, 285.
Helen, 197, 226, 236, 329, 360, 388, 417, 440,
449.
A., 319.
Elena, 292.
Eliza, 330.
Elmira, 304.
Frances, 442.
Hutchinson, 433.
Jane, 224.
Lemira, 268.
Lincoln, 222.
Lotta, 311.
Lovisa, 394.
M., 318.
Marr, 219.
Shaw, 277.
"Wallace, 331.
White, 365.
Heman Swift, 364, 379.
Henrietta, 211, 361.
Luella, 421.
Henry, 131, 132, 179, 182, 184, 199, 202, 218,
250, 289, 298, 301, 321, 354, 356, 364,
366, 382, 393, 394, 405, 414, 422, 448,
449.
A., 320.
Adolphus, 205.
Adolphus (Jr.), 205.
Alanson, 271.
Arms, 252.
Barrows, 295.
C, 401.
Cabaniss, 323.
Clay, 373.
Daniel, 369, 382.
E., 290.
George, 393.
Gorhain, 241.
H., 445.
Harrison, 197.
Harwin, 212, 297.
I., 317.
Ketchum, 94, 144.
Ketchum (Jr.), 144, 237.
Lewis, 177, 271.
Livingston (Dr.), 450.
Louis, 319.
M., 139.
M. B., 282.
Marshall, 277.
Martyn, 222.
Noble, 152.
P., 261, 359, 375.
Porter, 339.
Putnam (Dr.), 208, 293.
Rufus, 364.
Schemerhorn (Dr.), 236.
Schemerhorn (Jr.), 236.
Stewart, 295.
Thomas, 221.
W., 281, 282.
Hepzibah, 48, 54, 55, 117.
Herbert, 289, 298, 335.
Chester, 276.
Eugene, 332.
J., 316.
Lester, 293.
Herman, 245.
Hiram. 75, 125, 153, 193, 198, 288, 289, 354r
358, 374, 401, 419, 421, 429.
M., 445.
N., 189.
Newell, 281.
Hobart Ford, 382.
Homer Dwight, 211.
Honestus, 139, 226.
Horace, 195, 364, 380, 392, 418, 445.
David, 273.
Mansel, 335.
Horatio, 195.
N., 251.
P., 384.
Howard, 245, 302, 303, 304, 386.
H., 274.
Hubbard, 200.
Hugh Nesbitt (Jr.), 217.
Nesbitt (Prof.), 132, 217.
Huldah, 439.
INDEX-STEARNS.
475
Ida, 329.
Augusta, 378.
L., 296.
M., 202, 405.
Maria, 222.
Idella May, 333.
lima Bernice, 220.
Ina Blanche, 332.
Increase, 49, 77.
(Jr.), 77, 126.
Inez, 412.
C, 429.
M., 321.
Ira, 194, 195, 337.
Austin, 135.
Irene, 428.
Emeric, 307.
Irving Ariel, 255, 326.
Ariel (Jr.), 328.
P., 328.
Irwin, 260.
Isaac, 35, 39, 40, 42, 43, 49, 53, 55, 57, 60,
72, 79, 85, 86, 89, 112, 127, 178, 339,
343, 346, 347, 353, 396, 399, 414, 423,
425, 435.
(Jr.), 40, 127, 400, 436.
B., 437.
Bidwell, 86, 134.
M. (Rev.), 340.
Milton, 188, 279.
Munroe, 142.
Taylor, 438.
W., 398.
Isabella, 422.
Abby, 252.
Isadore A., 441.
Isaiah, 392, 393.
Ishmael, 74, 117.
Isla P., 315.
Israel G., 254.
J. B. (Col.), 415.
Jabez R., 359.
Rockwell, 375.
Jackson, 192, 447.
J., 305.
Jacob, 73, 423.
(Jr.), 113.
(Col.), 113.
H., 407.
James, 77, 106, 124, 125, 158, 167, 197, 199,
219, 249, 315, 425, 438, 445.
Ashley, 256.
Batchelder, 400.
Bruce, 338.
Burt, 410.
Daniel (Dr.), 323.
E., 267, 305.
Edgar, 445.
Edward, 411.
Francis, 193.
French, 221.
Garfield, 256.
Harold, 275.
Harris, 275.
Henry, 431.
Madison, 137, 224, 253.
Matthews, 382.
Montgomery, 167, 256.
Nelson, 211, 243, 296, 315.
Noble, 236.
Noble (Jr.), 236.
P., 276.
Patterson, 262.
Pierce, 182, 276.
Polk, 449.
Porter, 312.
R., 243.
Schermerhorn, 145, 237.
W., 282, 334.
Wells, 365, 382.
Wilborn (Gen.), 81, 131.
Wilborn (Jr.), 131.
Jane, 114, 166, 184, 193, 403, 417,
423, 431.
C, 148.
Creigh, 239.
Elizabeth, 427.
L., 208.
Maria, 93.
Ray, 321.
Janette, 167, 449.
476
INDEX—STEARNS.
Jared Hyde, 369. 383.
Jewett, 337.
Jason Curtis, 309.
Jeanne Pyott, 318.
Jemima, 76, 121.
Jennie, 180, 288, 289, 290, 339, 373, 428.
E., 267.
Maria, 253.
Maude, 419.
May, 307.
N., 274.
Vera, 383.
Jephtha, 75.
Jeremiah, 432,
Jerome, 196.
Jesse, 150, 425.
Jessie, 201.
Bacon, 395.
Evangeline, 379.
Grace, 370.
Maria, 431.
Jewett Hasley, 420.
Jirah, 356, 365.
Joanna, 104.
E., 337.
Joel, 55, 80, 102, 116. 159, 162, 183, 251, 254,
321.
(Jr.), 81.
(Col., Jr.), 160, 250.
M., 326.
Wilder, 144, 235.
Wilder (Jr.), 235.
John, 35, 38, 40, 43, 46, 48, 49, 53, 56,
59, 62, 67, 78, 80, 83, 93, 100, 103,
106, 109, 121, 127, 128, 130, 154, 163,
169, 173, 176, 183, 193, 194, 199, 213,
215, 216, 237, 250, 318, 338, 342, 374.
390, 391, 399, 407, 414, 418, 424, 428,
429. 430, 450, 451.
(Jr.), 39, 45, 53, 78, 100, 105, 166, 214,
216, 304, 450.
(Capt.), 71, 104, 426.
(Capt. Jr.), 49.
(Dr. Jr.), 62, 64, 93.
(Rev. M. D.), 94, 145.
(Dr.), 170.
A., 436.
Alanson, 273.
B., 161.
Brown, 170, 261, 262.
C, 215, 302, 305.
Chandler, 392.
Coleman Cabaniss, 322.
Creigh, 239.
D., 82.
Demary, 189, 280.
Dennis, 251.
Denny, 305.
E., 95, 304.
Edward, 435, 427.
Esleeck, 166, 256.
F., 251.
Francis, 432.
G., 267.
Graham, 328.
Grimes, 175.
H., 234, 433, 434, 420, 418, 424.
Halbert, 394.
Hall, 438.
Harrison. 243, 316, 370, 384.
Henry, 254, 325, 434.
Hopkins, 430.
Hughes, 393.
Hunter, 239.
J., 329, 452.
Jay, 431.
Kerswell, 264.
Kirk, 147, 238.
Lewis (Dr.), 251, 322, (Lewis, 324).
Lloyd. 146, 237, (Lloyd Jr., 237).
M., 405.
Maxwell. 395.
McArthur, 374.
Mclntyre, 168, 256.
Mclntyre (Jr.), 257.
Milton, 138, 280, 311, 333.
Milton (A. M., LL. D., Hon.), 224.
Milton (Jr.), 225, 310.
Nathaniel, 394.
Noble, 144, 236, 312.
Noble (Jr.), 236, 312.
Peck. 88, 135.
Prescott, 186.
R., 412.
Rice, 431. 432.
Richard, 287.
Robert, 302.
Stuart, 314.
Tyler, 256, 329.
W.. 303. 340, 404, 408.
INDEX-STEARNS.
477
Waldron, 313.
Walker, 270.
Warren, 267, 362.
Webster, 419.
Wesley, 321.
Y., 427.
Jonas, 117, 184, 432.
(Jr.), 186.
Jonathan, 46. 59, 66, 68, 72, 73, 102,
103, 107, 112, 164, 177, 436, 438.
(Capt.), 98.
(Jr.), 68, 98, 109, 150. 175.
Alvord. 98, 150.
Augustus, 270.
Cranson, 243, 315.
Ichabod, 177, 273.
Whiteomb, 174.
Joseph, 37, 67, 79, 94, 102, 130, 199, 288,
363, 382, 388, 405, 431, 436, 443.
Arthur, 336.
Craig, 313.
D., 322, 405.
Edwards, 98, 151, 242.
Edwin, 308.
Elliott, 204, 292.
Henry, 146.
K., 94, 146.
Ketchum, 237.
Lawson, 251.
M.( 437.
Martin, 262.
McCormack, 80, 130.
P., 329.
Quincy, 241, 314.
S., 136.
Scarboro, 78, 127.
Seneca, 316.
Tuttle, 176.
Warren, 262.
Wellington (Rev.), 240, 313.
Westcott, 315.
Whitney, 331.
Willcutt (Rev.), 150, 240.
Josephine, 288, 376.
Lodicea, 135.
Joshua, 406, 450.
(Jr.), 407.
W., 255.
Josiah, 76, 126, 202, 338, 429.
Hastings, 111.
Quincy (Dr.), 151, 241.
Wilder, 397, 401.
Josiel, 406.
Jotham, 49, 75, 109, 174.
(Jr.), 75.
Fred, 268.
Judah, 120, 431.
Judith, 39, 47.
Julia, 91, 178, 202, 444.
A., 304, 404.
Ann, 173, 210.
Augusta, 190, 262.
Catharine, 230.
D., 375.
Evelyn, 307.
M., 281.
Julian Hamlin, 300.
Niles, 300.
Juliette, 199, 359, 441.
Julius Augustus, 190, 282.
Justin, 136, 213, 223.
Holt, 300.
Justus Merrill, 300.
Smith, 379.
Soper, 443.
Kate, 276, 302, 303, 424.
Marie, 226.
Katie, 216.
Chapman, 321.
Kent Kane, 241.
Keziah. 102, 160, 349.
La Motte, 96.
Laten G., 272.
Legg, 176, 269, 270.
Laura, 65, 122, 166, 194, 200, 328, 352 354
380, 424.
Brown, 369.
Elizabeth, 329.
Idella, 292.
Lorinda, 286.
M., 275.
Maria, 325.
478
INDEX-STEARNS.
Lavilla (or Lovilla), 161, 354.
Lavina (or Lovina), 439.
H.( 188.
Lawrence (or Laurens), 165, 255, 212.
A., 300.
S., 407.
Lawson, 160, 250.
Lawton Benson, 409, 410.
Lazarus Denison, 327.
Leander, 207.
John, 451.
W., 451.
Leanzo, 207.
Lee, 449.
Elliott, 291, 336.
Leila (or Lila).
M., 275.
Opal, 438.
Perle, 322.
Leland, 196.
Lemuel, 67, 100, 155, 245, 316.
(Jr.), 100, 154.
Lena Burton, 305.
Cora, 181.
Lawrence, 275.
M., 312.
Maude, 451.
Leo Burt, 452.
Leonard, 116, 162, 183, 184, 239, 253, 277,
418, 419, 420, 443.
(Jr.), 443.
L, 437.
M., 248.
O., 420.
Palmer, 325.
Leonora, 86.
Electa, 163.
Leontine, 381.
Leora Plorine, 440.
Leroy Gaston, 386.
Lester F., 415.
Leta L., 269.
Levi, 55, 101, 155, 187, 191, 200, 279, 283,
439, 440, 442, (Jr., 443).
Frank 279, 333.
Howe, 218, 308.
Jackson, 206, 293.
Rawson' 435.
Lewie Bentley, 322.
Lewis, 126, 317.
M., 433.
Napoleon, 440.
Patrick, 161, 251, 322.
Strong, 151, 241.
(See Louis.)
Lida L., 305.
Lillian (or Lyllian), 211, 249.
Isabel, 292.
J., 278.
M., 275.
Susie, 334.
Lillie, 311, 418.
Frances, 412.
Lincoln Melvin, 337.
Liscomb Phillips, 155, 246.
Livingstone, 376.
Livonia, 436.
Livy, 354, 365.
Lizzie Adelaide, 293.
B., 279.
C, 305.
Mandana, 285.
Ortentia, 234.
Llewellyn, 411.
Lloyd, 163.
Lola, 316, 430.
Lorenzo, 185, 278.
Charles, 432.
Lorinda, 354.
Lorett, 448, 449.
Loretta, 171.
INDEXSTEARNS.
Lottie A., 404.
E., 181.
Maria, 292.
Louis, 236, 246.
Agassiz, 210.
Darling, 325.
(See Louis.)
Louisa, 113, 214, 444.
Louise A., 144.
Lovanche H., 441.
Lovisa Lakin, 260.
Lowell Harvey, 280.
Loyal B. (Judge), 266.
Lucia Berrien, 217.
Rebecca, 278.
Lucille Lovina, 442.
Mariette, 226.
Lucinda, 126, 155, 200, 209, 340. 354,
355, 399, 409, 433, 446.
Morey, 400.
Osgood, 433.
Lucius Everett, '19.
Lucretia, 59, 76, 418, 451.
M., 437.
Lucy, 48, 51, 75, 77, 113, 122, 124, 125, 134,
138, 153, 181, 352, 403.
A., 420.
Amelia, 144.
Ann, 202, 221, 268, 277, 445.
Antoinette, 198.
Augusta, 392, 394.
Jackson, 324.
Jane, 166.
M., 178.
Maria, 207.
Mclntyre, 258.
Merrill, 168.
Sabrina, 289.
Lulu, 275.
E., 244.
M., 288.
Maude, 452.
Lura May, 272.
Luther, 84, 99, 116, 134, 153, 199, 203,
220, 287, 289.
(Jr.), 154, 244.
G., 389.
T., 290.
Lydia, 45, 47, 52, 60, 70, 72, 73, 84, 87, 89,
111, 125, 199, 290, 317, 340, 348, 396.
Ann, 164.
Anne, 262.
Clementine, 208.
Jane, 408.
L., 340.
M., 279.
Maria, 255.
Wright, 400.
Lyman, 120, 192.
J., 429.
M., 260.
Lynn, 448. -
Huntington, 249.
L., 420.
M. Josie, 328.
Mitchell, 436.
Mabel (or Maybell), 199, 293.
Augusta, 273.
E., 303, 384.
Elizabeth, 288.
Forester, 389.
Jane, 314.
Katherine, 336.
L., 341.
Mazola, 332.
Mack, E., 304.
Madison, 149.
Maggie May, 316.
Mansfield, 80.
Marcena, 439.
Marcia E., 158.
Marco Byron, 451.
Marcus, 212, 300, 301.
Margaret, 134, 173, 183, 192, 284, 30S. 423.
A., 215, 303.
Adaline, 168.
Adelaide, 441.
Eliza, 265.
480
INDEX-STEARNS.
Ethelyn, 181.
J., 215.
Loring, 230.
Louisa, 321.
Marguerite, 217.
Maria, 127, 165, 185, 190, 191, 193, 200, 375,
400, 407, 430.
A., 171.
Amelia, 95.
Augusta, 173.
Biscoe, 182.
F., 404.
Isabella, 426.
Parker, 188.
Thurston, 213.
Marian O., 402.
Marion, 276.
A., 329.
Aurelius, 428.
Hortentia, 298.
L., 269.
M., 297.
McDowell (Dr.), 132.
Viola, 292.
Marjorie May, 325.
Maro J., 300.
Marshall, 115, 116, 165, 182, 255, 277.
Spring, 113.
J Martha, 36, 38, 42, 52, 53, 74, 79, 81, 99,
117, 129, 136, 153, 179, 192, 197, 227,
248, 284, 302, 307, 398, 418.
Adeline, 278.
Ann, 218, 408.
E., 174, 305.
Eliza, 147.
Ellen, 333.
Prances, 331.
Hayward, 227.
Helen, 239.
J., 254, 402.
Jane, 198, 270, 426.
L., 171, 244.
M., 420, 118.
Maria, 214.
Marilla, 242.
Miranda, 151.
Olive, 394.
Patience, 88.
Martin, 293, 417.
G., 171, 262.
Mary, 38, 39, 42, 45, 46, 52, 53, 56, 59, 67r
71, 72, 80, 81, 88, 92, 98, 99, 104,
107, 117, 118, 125, 131, 137, 149, 153,
178, 179, 183, 187, 193, 196, 197,
200, 202, 217, 219, 228, 245, 246, 308,
310, 342, 344, 346, 358, 407, 417, 422,
423, 431, 432, 445, 448.
A., 133, 178, 254, 287, 303, 340.
Adaline, 81, 308, 381.
Angeline, 239.
Ann, 109, 117, 175, 179, 207, 244, 280,
364, 382, 392, 394, 407.
Anna, 282.
Anne, 186.
Archer, 400.
B., 241, 401, 419.
Barlow, 145.
Belle, 235.
Brainard, 246.
Byrd, 258.
C, 233, 437.
Catharine, 147, 298.
Chapman, 331.
Constance, 323.
Crowell, 225.
Davies, 132.
E., 210, 250, 305, 321, 326, 341, 380,
405, 419.
Edith, 336.
Edwards, 152, 314.
Eldora, 297.
Eleanor, 217.
Eliza, 262, 308, 357.
Elizabeth, 129, 142, 216, 276, 292,.
295, 307, 314, 324, 365, 428.
Ella, 206.
Ellen, 274.
Esther, 431, 433.
Florence, 282.
Frances, 362.
Grace, 368.
Grant, 426.
Gertrude, 379.
H., 187.
Irene, 135, 428.
J., 257, 285, 409, 412.
Jane, 195, 197, 419.
Johnson, 86.
L., 256.
Lewis, 324.
Louisa, 247.
M., 234.
Mabel, 431.
INDEX-STEARNS.
481
Mahala, 279, 332.
Maria, 115, 134, 206.
Munroe, 141.
McDermod, 323.
Nancy, 319.
Patton, 322.
Polly, 104, 445.
Prescott, 170.
Priscilla, 171, 262.
R., 151, 254, 286.
Rebecca, 443.
Roberta, 229.
S. Voss, 427.
Sayres, 237.
Shaffer, 320.
Susan, 192.
W., 359.
Watson, 112.
Wheat, 86.
Mason Eustace, 181.
Matilda, 111, 125, 233, 422, 448.
M., 274.
Matthew, 116.
Maude, 335, 386.
E., 261.
Maus Wellington, 313.
May, 266.
Belle, 249.
E., 332.
Mehitable, 119, 344.
Metcalf, 151.
Melicent, 159.
Melinda, 125, 196, 357.
Elizabeth, 370.
Melissa, 193.
Melva, 452.
Melvin Hall, 300, 337.
N., 299.
Melzar, 99, 152.
Riley, 243.
Mercy, 344, 346.
H., 101.
Litchfield, 150.
Merritt, 417.
Merton, 448.
Mildred L., 316.
Miles, 127, 211.
Millard A., 442. ,
Millie Holt, 394.
Milo, 359, 375.
Leonard, 421.
Milton, 245, 317.
Minerva, 150.
Burke, 151.
Etwilda, 334.
L., 191.
Lucinda, 218.
Minnie, 288, 424.
A., 159.
Adaline, 413.
B., 404.
Belle, 221.
Etta, 280.
G., 279.
Love, 304.
Miranda, 199.
Antoinette, 190.
Miriam, 346, 348.
Eliza, 188.
Keokee, 259.
W., 174.
Mitchell (Rev.), 216.
Molly (or Mollie), 305, 162.
A., 306.
E., 304.
Monroe J., 420.
Mordecai H, 438.
Mitchell, 438.
Moses, 76, 116, 125, 183, 190, 414.
Treat Crane, 242.
Murray W., 285.
Myra, 412, 420.
Louise, 431.
Merrill, 338.
Myron, 224, 359, 374.
482
INDEX-STEARNS.
Myrtle Idell, 325.
Myrtle, 303.
G., 269.
Hill, 431.
Oril, 245.
MioOlain, 201.
Nahum, 74.
Nancy, 104, 115, 165, 192, 197, 216, 426, 450.
B., 280.
E., 284.
Hawes, 223.
J., 306, 451.
M., 188.
Raymond, 113.
"Wilder, 189.
Nannie V., 305.
Nathan, 72, 116, 212, 298, 354, 422.
Barrows, 357.
Barrows (Dea.), 1*71.
(Frederick, 385.
Nathaniel, 89, 112, 136, 149, 179, 344, 345,
392, 418, 420, 432.
(Jr.), 342.
(Lieut.), 342.
Porter, 357, 369.
Stockwell, 97, 149.
Winthrop, 433.
Nellie, 246, 271, 290, 303, 335, 340, 412.
Arien, 283.
Gertrude, 282.
Jane, 257, 394.
Nelson, 153.
E., 359, 376.
Nettie, 257.
B., 305.
Gerrish, 370.
Newton A., 260.
Nina, 317.
Noah, 75, 118.
Nona K., 250.
Norris, 95.
(Rev.), 65.
Nura K., 305.
Olive, 97, 153, 356, 393.
Elizabeth, 208.
Oliver, 346, 349, 350, 354, 356, 395,
401.
(Jr.), 401.
A., 401.
Ellsworth, 369.
Lathrop, 357.
Lathrop (Capt), 370.
Olivia, 164.
Ann, 163.
Onas Quintus Tullius, 299, 337.
Ophelia, 184.
Ora, 448.
Curtis, 285.
Orrin (or Orren), 133, 161, 220.
(Jr.), 220.
A., 195.
B., 267.
Lewis, 323.
Darius (Maj.), 251, 321.
Orinda, 298.
Orlena, 204.
Orlie, 448.
Orpha, 100.
Orrilla, 439.
Adelle, 451.
Orsen Pope, 337.
Orton Pease, 207.
Orville Tryon, 287.
Osborn, 208, 293.
Oscar, 130, 317.
Fremont, 292.
Hamlin, 225.
John, 412.
Otis, 92, 116, 126, 143, 209.
Gibson, 177, 274.
Thayer, 273.
N., 299, 418, 421.
Owen E. (Dr.), 250, 320.
Ozora Pierson (Judge), 171, 263.
396,
INDSX-STEARNS.
483
Pamela McRae, 427.
Pamelia, 102.
Jane, 436.
Parker, 264.
Carpenter, 421.
Parley, 197, 286.
Parthenia, 82.
Patience Bassett, 223.
Paul, 90, 138.
"Wetherbee, 138, 226.
Pauline, 388.
Pearl, 452.
Peggy, 216, 425.
Percy Randolph, 307.
Peres, 126, 207.
Perry, 448.
H.. 306.
Persis, 288.
Peter, 41, 54, 408.
Dennis, 322.
Philander, 436.
Philena, 120, 254.
Philip p., 133, 220.
Phoebe, 59, 76, 81, 121, 125
E., 437.
Rogers, 324.
Pleasant, 216.
H., 305.
Mitchell, 306.
Sylvanus, 341.
Pledger, 131.
Pliny White, 207.
Polly, 78, 89, 111, 162,
445, 446.
G., 133.
354.
190, 216, ?52, 354,
Prentice, 118.
Priscilla, 107, 170. 174, 346,
350.
Almena, 177.
T., 274.
Rachel, 59, 196, 270, 351, 423, 425.
Jones, 358.
Willard, 142.
Ralph, 397.
Adelmond, 247.
Edward, 340.
F., 421.
J., 301.
L., 267.
Warner, 389.
Winfield, 314.
Ray, 245.
E., 420.
Sherman, 385.
Reaumur Coleman, 323.
Rebecca, 35, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 53 61 66
81, 82, 92.
Lloyd, 146.
Relief, 85.
Reuben, 46, 76, 121, 149, 194, 406 445
G., 405.
Rhoda, 55, 116, 408.
May, 451.
Richard, 199, 288, 302.
Guy, 330.
Hall, 444.
Hall (Jr.), 444.
Oliver, 438.
W., 133, 219.
Robert, 366.
Edwards Carter, 140, 228.
Ellsworth, 383.
James, 325.
Johnson, 306.
Lawrence, 146, 237.
Lyon, 379.
Sylvester, 311.
Thomas, 311.
Willard, 309.
Robley Stille, 324.
Rodney, 397.
Roger, 276.
Irving, 415.
484
INDEXSTEARNS.
Roland (or Rowland).
F., 429.
Rollin, 393.
Rosa, 440.
Rosanna, 445.
Rose, 317.
Rosellan, 376.
Rosetta, 166, 439.
Roswell, 349, 354, 388.
Rosanna, 114, 119, 354, 440, 446.
Roy, 245, 266.
Irvine, 334.
Royal, 103, 163.
Blake, 173, 264.
Madison, 164.
Ruby E., 66.
Lydia, 259.
Rufus, 137, 224, 353, 364.
Russell, 277.
Ruth, 44, 59, 84, 133, 179, 349.
A., 255.
Maria, 325.
Marie, 410.
S. Winslow Babcock, 186.
Sabrina, 406.
Sally, 60, 87, 120, 161, 190, 286.
Salome, 99.
Samuel, 35, 37, 38, 43, 49, 52, 57, 67, 75,
77, 79, 82, 84, 87, 92, 113, 119, 127,
128, 134, 181, 210, 213, 215, 301, 302,
342, 344, 345, 346, 348, 350, 353, 357,
363, 388, 389, 395, 398, 401, 402, 411,
423, 429, 443.
(Capt.), 107, 173.
(Dr.), 65, 95.
(Jr.), 37, 43, 58, 59, 76, 84, 120, 129,
133, 181, 275, 344, 349, 352.
Carl, 379.
Darcey, 244.
Elisha, 363, 379.
Forbush, 134, 222.
G., 402.
Glfford, 331.
Harvey, 158.
K., 436, 438.
Mass, 304.
Scott (Dr.), 56, 81.
Shepherd, 388.
Sara Elizabeth, 240.
Sarah, 39, 42, 43, 45, 46, 50, 60, 61, 65,
76, 78, 80, 84, 90, 91, 103, 104, 105,
112, 120, 133, 134, 136, 138, 153, 154,
155, 169, 178, 192, 198, 199, 216, 223,
251, 289, 306, 316, 346, 353, 355,
356, 360, 392, 429, 443, 446, 447.
A., 191, 195, 359, 425.
Almeda, 222.
Ann, 166, 286, 321, 405.
Belle, 262.
C, 424.
Caroline, 400.
Clark, 132.
E., 219, 243, 306, 316, 375.
Elizabeth, 243.
Emily, 381.
Franklin, 143.
J., 181.
Jane, 278, 382.
Janet, 431.
Lauretta, 210.
Tjorana, 285.
M., 157.
Malvina, 205.
Miranda, 178.
Rebecca, 144.
Vinson, 128.
Woodward, 182.
Selah "Wadsworth, 253.
Sena, 123.
Seneca, 153, 243.
Seth H., 370, 384.
Sewell, 402.
Shadrach, 76.
Sheldon Julius, 441.
Shepherd, 346, 350, 352, 356, 361.
(Capt.), 369.
Shirley Irene, 283.
INDEXSTEARNS.
485
Shirley Johnson, 383.
Shubael, 35, 37, 41, 60, 80, 82, 87.
(Jr.), 37, 41.
(Rev.), 54.
Sidney (or Sydney), 124, 196, 364.
S., 200.
Sheldon, 442.
Smith, 353.
Silas, 72, 110, 353, 364, 406.
(Jr.), Ill, 178.
Silliman, 340.
Simon, 79, 128.
(Jr.), 128, 211.
Abbott, 206.
D., 299.
Gardner, 206.
Smith, 113, 180.
Solomon, 76, 124, 199.
(Jr.), 125, 200.
Flagg, 115, 182.
Sophia, 99, 354, 357, 364, 436.
Elizabeth, 371.
Sophie Strawbridge, 321.
Sophronia, 193.
Stanley Wright, 325.
Statira Batcheler, 203.
Stella Burger, 264.
L., 340.
Stephen, 65, 119, 190, 200, 322, 349, 354, 389.
(Jr.), 354.
A., 190, 284.
B., 134, 220.
Howard, 365.
Sterling, 439.
Stiles, 126, 203.
Stillman, 196.
Sue Manning, 261.
Summit 198.
Sumner, 205, 288.
Everett, 338.
Susan, 139, 144, 289, 364, 417, 427.
E.( 389, 402.
Elizabeth, 183, 222.
Emelie, 88.
Gladys, 385.
Howe, 230.
Kendall, 143.
May, 264.
Ophelia, 217.
Temple, 285.
Susanna, 91, 154, 209.
Susie E., 249.
Sydney (see Sidney).
Sylvia, 134, 201, 220.
A., 289.
Crowell, 225.
Tessa L., 261.
Thatcher, 186.
Thayer C., 267.
Theodore, 94, 146, 196, 239, 440.
(Capt.), 98, 151.
Charles, 259.
Ernest, 285.
Frelinghuysen, 192, 285.
Henry, 363, 378.
Hooker, 151, 241.
Le Grande, 410.
Obookiah, 152, 242.
R., 147, 239.
Theodora A., 320.
Theophilus Bassett, 310.
Theron, 206.
Thirza, 125.
Thomas, 39, 43, 46, 60, 78, 89, 92, 106,
111, 130, 136, 138, 155, 166, 178, 247,
288, 446.
(Capt), 50.
(Dr.), 52, 78, 91, 140.
(Jr.), 60, 7S, 89, 141, 230, 24S.
Adams, 136, 222.
Beale, 235, 312.
C, 133.
Charles, 144.
E., 284.
486
INDEX-STEAMS.
Franklin, 322.
Jefferson, 306.
Jones, 230, 311.
Leonard, 308.
Lewis, 314.
Lyon, 270.
Pierson, 261.
Rand, 140.
Weeks, 101, 157.
Timothy, 43, 57, 59, 62, 84, 92, 132, 155.
(Jr.), 57, 84, 92, 143.
C, 309.
Kinsman. 223, 310.
Kneeland, 138.
Knight, 136, 223.
Look, 132, 218.
Tompkins J., 435, 436.
Ursula, 150.
Valerius Wm., 132.
Valette Deloss, 369, 383.
Vera Alice, 285.
Almeda, 308.
Ann, 369.
Elizabeth, 220.
Verdi M., 304.
Vermilia, 285.
Verna (or Verni), 449, 450.
Vernum P., 396.
Victor (Alonzo), 264.
Vienna, 298.
Viola Blanche, 333.
Virginia, 339.
W. H., 420.
Waldo Alanson, 157, 248.
B., 437.
Daniel, 181.
Waldron Allen (Dr.), 313.
Wallace, 197.
Adelbert, 417.
H., 297.
Henry, 297.
Walter, 274, 452.
(Jr.), 236.
Alston, 276.
Clare, 236.
Clare (Jr.), 236.
Harry, 332. (Jr., 333.)
Hunnewell, 115, 181, 276.
Hunnewell (Jr.), 181.
Ward Perley, 397.
S., 286, 335.
Warren, 195.
(Dea.), 353, 361.
H., 278.
Washington, 202.
Watson, 179.
Wealthy C, 412.
Wilbur, 149, 262.
A., 274.
Willard, 78, 79, 125, 339.
(Jr.), 339.
Burbank, 309.
Dickinson, 318.
Parker, 264.
William, 49, 76, 78, 80, 89, 116, 117, 128r
129, 130, 132, 154, 162, 167, 178, 182,
186, 187, 191, 194, 231, 250, 253, 277,.
302, 311, 318, 339, 353, 374, 375, 385,
396, 397, 401, 417, 423, 424, 434, 444..
(Dr.), 84.
(Jr.), 76, 186, 253, 278, 398, 403.
A., 139, 409.
Adams, 277, 331.
Albert, 257.
Andrew, 422.
Augustus, 280.
B., 428.
Bramhall, 276.
C, 408, 409.
Calhoun, 426.
Clark, 112.
D., 405.
E., 278.
Edward, 283.
Eugene, 281.
Forbes, 364, 381.
Forbes (Prof.), 380.
Foster (Rev.), 444.
Foster (Jr.), 444.
Franklin, 306.
INDEXSTEARNS. 487
G., 262. Willis, 352.
Gleason, 127. C, 415.
Gordon, 307. D., 256.
H., 284, 285, 307. L-, 332.
Harrison (Rev.), 253, 324. N., 299.
Henry, 141, 192, 218, 219, 258, 309, P., 429.
334, 378, 410.
Henry (Patten), 331. AVilmar John, 452.
Hervey, 209.
Humphreys, 243, 316. Winfield Scott, 306.
Jennison, 52, 77.
Jones, 206, 293. Winfred (or Winifred), 288.
L., 340. Homer, 211.
LaFayette (M. D.), 81. Mi> 312.
LaFayette (Dr.), 130.
Lawrence, 92. (Rev., 141.) Winthrop, 311.
Leonard (Maj.), 169, 257.
Marion (Dr.), 440, 442. ' Worth Rae, 314.
Nathaniel, 393.
P-. 189- Zachary Taylor, 306.
R., 412.
Randolph, 217, 306. Zara, 99.
Ripley, 143.
S., 441. Zebina, 123, 196.
Samuel, 426, 427.
Shattuck, 419. Zeruiah, 349.
T., 131, 216.
Taylor, 416. Ziba, 107, 169, 173, 259, 265.
Theodore, 304. (Jr., 304.)
Thomas, 248. Zylphia, 126.
W., 248, 287.
Wallace, 191, 283.
Index.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Abbott Abiel, 44.
Alexander, 44.
Annie C, 297.
Elizabeth, 44.
Eliza Jane, 206.
Ella Maria, 206.
Erastus, 44.
Jehiel, 44.
John, 44.
John Osborn, 206.
John T., 205. Joshua, 395.
Justin Ainsworth, 206.
Nancy, 204, 293.
Nancy Maria, 134.
Nehemiah, 44.
Sarah, 44.
Ackley Julia Ann, 258.
Acron Myrtie De Shore, 273.
Adams, Benjamin Stearns, 58.
Cynthia, 58.
Elizabeth, 57.
Emeline H., 224, 310.
Dea. Ephraim Jr., 57, 61.
Ephraim 3d., 57.
Isaac, 57.
fvt»SS Mrs. Joanna, 103.
John, 57.
Dea. John, 61.
John Quincy, 232.
Luceba, 95.
Lucinda, 58, 61.
Lucy, 113, 180, 181.
Lydia, 57, 60.
Melinda, 58.
Moses, 104.
Nancy, 130, 216.
Noah, 60.
Rebecca, 58.
Sarah, 58, 78, 216, 304, 306.
Susan, 61.
Susanna, 5S, 116, 136, 222, 223.
Timothy Kinsman, 58.
Addison Mary E., 394.
Adee Lloyd, 436.
INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS.
489
Ager Elbridge Gerry, 193.
Emily, 121.
Hira, 121, 193.
John, 121.
Joseph, 121.
Aiken John, 202.
Ainsworth Rev. C. W., 205.
Mary, 381.
Aitchison John, 199.
Albee Almira Melissa, 173.
Albright Mary F., 331.
Albro John, 374.
Louisa, 374.
Mr., 193.
Alcott Louise M.. 372.
Aldrich Abraham J., 254.
Arvin, 279.
Eliza Isabel, 279.
Hannah Isabel, 279.
Harrison, 188.
Mabel, 254.
Mary Frances, 279.
Patience, 176.
Phoebe J., 254.
William, 254.
William Irving, 254.
Alexander Almira K., 401. Mr., 200.
Allen Alfred A., 451.
Amanda Sellon, 240, 313, 314.
Dr. Carl A., 371.
Charles, 290.
Clarissa, 189.
Eliphaz, 189.
Elizabeth, 121.
Ethan, 71.
Frances, 312.
Frank, 290.
Fred Harold, 271.
Isaac, 240, 314.
Mary E., 249.
Prudence, 47.
Raymond P., 371.
Capt. Salmon, 189.
Sophia Elizabeth, 371.
Walter Stearns, 371.
William G., 289.
Allott Minnie, 410.
Alverson John Brandt, 160.
John Brandt Jr., 160.
Alvord Jonathan, 97.
Thankful, 97, 148, 149, 150.
Ames Calvin, 348.
John, 348.
Julia, 286, 335.
Lucy G., 363.
Lydia, 348.
Mr., 348.
Nancy, 348.
Zephaniah, 348.
Amos Mattie J., 311.
Amsden America, 61.
Anderson William, 165.
Andrews Edwin, 162.
Capt. John, 295.
Mary Morse, 295, 336.
Angier Rev. Mr., 37, 38.
Apollonio Lydia Ann, 435.
Nicholas A., 435.
Apthorp Betsy, 353.
Daniel, 353.
Eunice, 353.
Isaac, 353.
James, 353.
James H., 353.
Lydia, 353.
Minerva, 353.
Rufus, 353.
Sarah, 353.
William, 353.
Arms Fanny, 252, 324.
Armstrong Catharine, 302.
Arnold Mary, 210.
Mary C, 324.
Arrowsmith Louise, 272.
Arthur Pres., 294.
Ash Phoebe, 408.
Ashby Mr., 400.
Ashley David, 167.
Elisha, 69.
490
INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS.
Lucy, 69.
Phoebe, 70, 167.
Thomas, 69, 70.
Austin Rev. Linus, 362.
Lorenzo Burchard, 362.
Avery Alvira, 398.
Angeline, 398.
Asa, 398.
Charles H., 398.
Ellen M., 398.
Martha A., 398.
Aylesworth Margaret, 157.
Ayres Mrs. Mary E., 302.
Babbitt Truman, 451.
Babcock Anna, 185, 278.
Blanche, 256.
Minnie A., 386.
Susanna, 97.
Backer Annie E., 285.
Backus Olive, 391.
Bacon Abbie, 352.
Emma C, 395.
Enoch, 90.
Laura, 352.
Mr., 352.
Theodore, 294.
Badger Rhoda, 401.
Bailey Rev. John, 38.
Nathaniel, 133.
Baird Prof. Spencer F., 229.
Baker Celinda, 94, 146.
Charles, 399.
Desire, 406, 407, 408.
Franklin, 424.
Jacob, 424.
Mr., 424.
Richard, 424.
Rose, 424.
Sarah, 129.
Sarah G., 251.
Balch Frank C, 296.
Josephine, 296.
Baldwin Emma J., 383.
Lewis, 358.
Mary, 104.
Mr., 358.
Ball Daniel, 175.
Emmons, 175.
George F., 175.
George W., 175.
Hannah, 175.
Sarah, 203, 291, 292.
Ballou Celia, 257.
Delia Josephine, 207.
Rev. Hosea Jr., 139.
Mr., 200.
Orrin Fenner, 290.
Bammage Richard Jr., 109.
Bannister Abigail, 139, 227.
Dr. Caleb, 159.
Edward, 159.
Henry, 160.
Melzar B., 159.
Barber Mr., 123.
Barker Rebecca, 378.
Barlow Margaret, 255.
Barnes Elizabeth, 44, 62.
Lucy, 47, 299, 300.
Philemon, 211.
Vienna, 211, 297, 298.
Barney Daisy E., 334.
Barrows Elizabeth, 329.
George H., 329.
Melinda, 356, 370, 371.
Capt. Robert, 356.
Barrus Alvan Stone, 102.
Charles, 102.
Hiram, 101.
Laura Ann, 102.
Lazarus, 101.
Levi, 101.
Lorin, 102.
Louisa Jane, 102.
Theron Levi, 102.
Bartholomew Alfred G., 250.
Bartlett Abia, 46.
Abigail, 162.
Bethuel, 66.
Barton Celinda, 271.
Dr. C. M., 253.
INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS.
491
Bascom Harriet, 392.
Bass Eunice, 349.
Laura, 349.
Lucinda, 349.
Oliver, 349.
Oliver Jr., 349.
Susan, 349.
Bassett Betsy, 223, 310.
Mercy, 126, 202, 203, 204, 207, 208,
209, 210.
Batchelder Carlos, 162.
Caroline, 162.
Fannie Amelia, 162.
Kimball, 161.
Martha, 227.
Martha J., 227.
Mary Stearns, 161.
Roxana, 162.
Batcheler Statira, 203, 290.
Batchelor Lydia, 400, 404.
Sarah W., 207, 208.
Bateman Priscilla, 349, 353, 354, 355.
Bates Climena, 67.
Edward, 353.
Elbert C, 382.
Frederick Waller, 382.
Hattie Luella, 434.
Howland, 353.
John Newton, 434.
Maria, 253, 324, 325.
Mr., 353.
Polly, 67.
Rosina, 67.
Sabra, 253.
Batting Edward, 247.
Battle James, 68.
Beach E. D., 232.
Rev. S. C, 140, 227.
Beale Elizabeth, 235, 312.
Beals Caroline P., 139.
Daniel, 67.
David, 67.
Elias, 67.
John, 67.
Lydia B., 139.
Mary, 153.
Susanna, 99, 152, 153.
Beard Charlotte, 288.
Bearse Augustine, 223.
Frank, 223.
Minnie A., 223.
Beattie John B., 83.
Beaucourt Ira, 437.
Becket Hannah, 40, 53.
Beckwith Ellen, 164.
Belden Edward Henry, 253.
George Sanford, 253.
Oscar, 253.
Oscar Emery, 253.
Reuben, 253.
Belding Hon. Elijah, 172.
Eliza, 172, 264.
Jennie, 376.
Bell Elizabeth, 51.
Bemis Merrick, 133.
Bennett Polly, 133, 220.
Benson LeRoy, 206.
Bent Jane, 39.
Benton Aaron, 45.
Hannah, 44.
Jerusha, 45.
Joel, 45.
Josiah Sr., 44.
Josiah Jr., 44.
Lorana, 45.
Mary, 44.
Reuben, 45.
Ruth, 45.
Berden Abram, 105.
Berry Caroline F., 205.
Biddle Amos, 192.
Charles Amos, 192.
Bidwell Margaret, 262.
Martha, 86, 134.
Bigelow Charles, 184.
Charlotte Maria, 184.
Deliverance, 49, 75, 76, 77.
Grace, 141, 142.
Josiah, 39.
Samuel, 49.
492
INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS.
Bigford Fred J., 341.
Henry, 341.
Bigler Sarah E., 405.
Billings Abbie, 129.
Benjamin, 129.
Charles, 96.
Sarah, 128, 213.
Samuel S., 128.
Bingham Mr., 45.
Biscoe Grace, 182.
Bishop Charity M., 150.
Chauncey, 150.
Lucy, 124.
Mina, 395.
(Mr., 196.
Bissell Robert Hamilton, 81.
Wayne Putnam, 81.
"William Putnam, 81.
Biven William, 284.
Blackburn Sarah, 176.
Blackman Charles L., 176.
Bleazer, 361.
John K., 176.
Judson, 176.
Lucy, 361.
Solomon K., 176.
Blair Mr., 358.
Blake Justin S., 267.
Mary Ann, 345.
Mr., 405.
Royal, 172.
Blatherwick Alfred, 198.
Bliss Almeria L., 249.
Blodgett James, 183.
Nancy, 183.
Bloomer Alice A., 236, 312.
Elisha, 236.
Fanny, 237.
Bogle Walter S., 318.
Bond Dr. Henry, 76, 92, 224, 390, 391,
396.
Bonney Nettie, 266.
$95,
Borden Betsy, 213.
Mrs. Elizabeth (Stewart), 383.
Bosworth Mary, 366.
Boutelle Alpheus, 90.
Asaph, 89.
Asaph Jr., 90.
Eliza, 90.
Fanny, 90.
Hannah, 90.
James 61, 137.
Jonas, 58, 61.
Dea. Kendall, 89.
Mary Wilder, 90.
Polly, 57, 61.
Rebecca, 57, 61.
Sally, 61.
Sarah, 57.
Susan, 61.
Thomas, 137.
Bowen George, 277.
Henry, 339.
Bowers Martha, 176.
Molly, 84.
Bowker Dea. Edmund, 71, 108.
Ira, 72.
Jessie L., 276.
Jonathan, 72.
Lovica, 71.
Lydia, 72, 108.
Micah, 71.
Polly, 72.
Bowman Helen May, 86.
Boyden Josiah, 162.
Philena G., 254, 325.
Boyer Wilmer S., 176.
Boynton Charlotte, 114.
Nathan, 183.
Brackett David C, 412.
John, 439.
Bradbury Clark, 316.
Bradley Augusta, 170.
Charles, 167.
Laura, 167.
Rebecca, 53.
Bragg Abigail, 127, 211.
Bramhall Elizabeth Shaw, 276.
INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS.
493
Bratton Fannie, 245.
Brayton Lucy, 300.
Breckinridge Charlotte, 399.
Brett Chas. Stearns, 368.
Frederick Vroman, 368.
George Clinton, 368.
George F., 368.
Brewer Dwight J., 158.
Elizabeth, 374.
Jairus, 158.
Nellie, 158.
Bridge Abigail, 178.
Bridges Alvira, 110.
Angeline, 110.
Daniel Thurber, 109.
Elizabeth Ann, 109.
Emeline Steams, 110.
Emma Elizabeth, 110.
Hannah Thayer, 109.
Keziah Goddard, 110.
Luther, 109.
Mary, 110.
Sampson, 109.
Brigham Agnes Louise, 203.
Edwin Eli, 203.
Eli A., 203.
Emma Statira, 203.
Frank Pliny, 203.
Fred, 114.
Pliny Stearns, 203, 204.
Theodore S., 203.
Bright Dea. John, 36.
Brintnall Benjamin, 133.
Broad Mehitable, 85.
Brock Anna, 80, 130.
Brockway Fannie, 296, 336.
Broderick Margaret, 160, 251.
Bromley Isaac H., 294.
Bromwell James E., Jr., 320.
Bronson Fred, 431.
Brooks Abigail, 116.
Daniel, 121.
David, 120, 193.
Emma, 285.
Eunice, 193.
Fanny, 120.
Hannah, 120, 193.
John, 121.
Jonathan, 120.
Lottie May, 292.
Lucinda, 121.
Mary, 38, 432.
Rev. Phillips, 227.
& Stearns, 392.
Sylvanus W., 203.
Walter Everett, 292.
Walton, 281.
W. H., 27S.
Brown Aaron, 87.
Abbie J., 187.
Alfred G., 185.
Alice C, 307.
Allen, 202, 203.
Allen Jr., 203.
Andrew, 64.
Anna, 163.
Annie R., 305.
Benjamin L.. 87.
Benjamin W., 87.
Benoni N., 87.
Bert, 393.
Edward Josiah, 203.
Elizabeth Allen, 202.
Ellen J., 87.
Emeline, 403.
Francis Jr., 53.
George W., 185.
Henry, 185, 357.
Henry G., 174.
James, 305.
John, 192.
Josephine M., 186.
Leonard, 87.
Leonora L., 87.
Louisa, 400.
Luther B., 87.
Mary, 344, 345, 346.
Mary Ann, 202.
M. Leora, 230.
Mr., 405.
Myra J., 88.
Nathaniel, 38.
Norton K., 414.
Sarah, 392.
Theodore, 143.
Timothy, 143.
Timothy Stearns, 143.
Brownell Sarah, 109.
Browning Amy Prentice, 236.
494
INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS.
Bruce Georgia A., 399.
Hollis, 399.
Bryant Abigail, 43.
Tabitha, 43.
Buchanan Margaret, 323.
Buck Caroline, 224, 310.
Buckingham Joseph T., 66.
Bucklin Adah S., 302.
Julia A., 302.
Buel Mr., 121.
Buffum Harold Thomas, 292.
Howard, 292.
Bulflnch Jonathan, 65.
Bullard Benjamin, 103.
Dinah, 103.
Lucy, 391.
Bullin Albert, 108.
Almira, 108.
Jeduthan, 108.
Jeduthan Jr., 10S.
Martha, 108.
Mary, 108.
Samuel, 108.
Stearns, 108.
Uncle, 174.
Bunyan Lucy, 219.
Burbank Cornelia, 366, 382.
Burdick Clark, 301.
Martha, 301.
Martha Jane, 301.
Burger Sarah, 263.
Burk Mary, 66.
Richard, 66.
Seth, 66, 67.
Sybil, 67.
Burlingame Mary Elizabeth, 435.
Burnap Martha, 46, 66, 67.
Mr., 107.
Sarah, 43, 57, 58, 60.
Burnell Hannah, 67, 99, 100, 102.
John, 67.
Burnett Halstead, 265.
Burnham Almon S., 151.
Burns May, 201.
Burnside Gen., 257.
Burpee Lydia, 109.
Miss, 332.
Burr Aaron, 85.
Burt Clara, 162.
E'benezer, 162.
Eunice L., 365.
Lillian Louise, 312.
Burton Eliza J., 305.
Mrs. Eunice E., 291.
Bushnell Anna Pearl, 318.
Delia Stearns, 318.
George Stearns, 318.
Hekehiah, 318.
Louise Dickinson, 318.
Buswell Emily E., 419.
Rebecca, 189.
Butler Celia, 52.
Gen., 397.
Mary, 279, 331, 332, 333.
Butters C. W., 185.
Buxton Mr., 59.
Byington Lucy, 147.
Cabaniss Sarah, 251, 321, 322.
Cabot Lydia Dodge, 74.
Cady Elijah, 122.
Hezekiah, 64.
Lucy, 122, 196, 197, 198.
Caldwell Frank, 110.
Calhoun Abner Wilborn, 56.
Dr., 56.
Calkins Temperance, 151, 242.
Camak Dr. James, 55.
Camish Annie E., 452.
Camp Rev. Albert B., 144.
Jennie, 287.
Mary Frances, 144.
Campbell Alexander, 52.
Archibald, 52.
Betsy, 121.
David, 418.
Duncan, 52.
Eleanor, 192.
Elizabeth, 338.
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INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS.
495
Jesse, 192.
John, 52, 121.
Lucretia, 52.
Lydia, 50.
Samuel, 52.
Sarah, 193, 285,
Thomas, 52.
Canary Fannie, 409.
Cannavan May, 413.
Cannon John, 123.
Carl Nellie, 253.
Carlton A. B., 192.
Carlisle Mrs. Martha, 203.
Carpenter John Willard, 418.
Mary Ann, 421.
Orpha W., 380.
Parker, 421.
Sarah, 105.
Carr A. Raymond, 249.
Harrison B., 249.
Carswell Almira, 119.
Eliza, 119.
Emily, 119.
Mary Ann, 119.
Samuel, 119.
Zebulon, 119.
Carter John, 59.
Joseph, 48.
Mary Jane, 234.
Sarah, 139, 228.
Susan Addie, 332.
Thomas, 234.
Caryl Ernest D., 201.
Harry S., 201.
Ira G., 199.
Mr., 201.
Stella, 199.
Case Ellen M., 308.
John S., 308.
Pardon, 128.
Perry G., 128.
Casey Joshua, 351.
Cass Julia Ann, 434.
Castleman Anna, 449, 450.
Caswell Sarah Jane, 257.
Catlin Rev. Jacob, 68.
Capt. John, 67.
Chadbourne Rev. George S., 206.
Chadwick Beulah, 68, 102, 103, 104, 106,
107.
David, 397.
Ebenezer, 68.
Sarah, 397, 403.
Chaffee Harriet Newell, 440, 442.
Chamberlain Adelaide L., 267.
Caroline F., 267.
Emma Warren, 272.
John, 267.
Mary Ann, 391.
Chambers Daniel, 179.
Ellen, 179.
George, 179.
Champion Epaphroditus, 52.
Chandler Betsy, 421.
Caroline A., 66.
Clark, 65.
Clark Jr., 66.
Elizabeth, 391.
Lieut. Joseph, 391.
Laura Pelincy, 66.
Lucy, 66.
Lycander, 65.
Maria, 66.
Norris Stearns, 66.
Sarah, 66.
Chapin Justina M., 371, 385.
Marietta H., 227.
Sophronia, 371.
Chapman John, 40.
Mrs. Lucy (Myrick), 289.
Chase Alden, 125.
Cecelia, 381.
Charlotte, 381.
Edna May, 381.
John B., 381.
Julia A., 144.
Mary, 285.
Orpha, 125.
Rosina, 409.
Sophronia, 125.
William, 280.
Cheever Alma, 245.
Cheney Alexander, 71.
496
INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS.
Chenowith Nancy, 266.
Chevalier Rosella, 292.
Child David Jr., 60.
Esther, 73.
Eunice, 116, 184, 1S6.
John, 61.
Jonas, 61.
Lydia, 61, 115.
Mary 72, 73.
Nancy, 61.
Sally, 61.
Sarah, 47.
Susanna, 60.
Thomas, 60.
Chiles Ira Nelson, 135.
John S., 135.
William Stearns, 135.
Chilson Dolly or Polly, 148, 239.
Chipman Charlotte A., 281.
Samuel, 281.
Church Addison H., 129.
Katie M., 247.
Mr., 446.
Cilly Col., 122.
Clark Abbie, 114.
Achsah, 97.
Addie, 114.
Caroline, 108.
Caroline F., 181.
Cynthia, 65.
Rev. David, 436.
Dorothy, 97.
Dr., 108.
Mrs. Erne A., 205.
Elizabeth, 108.
Emily Winston, 444.
Fanny Stearns, 444.
George, 97, 114.
Henry 432.
Horace, 97.
Jeduthan, 114.
Jemima, 124.
Joel Jr., 97.
Joel 3d., 97.
John, 114, 177.
John Jr., 114.
Joseph, 191.
Juliet, 97.
King, 97.
Lyman Noble, 97.
Martha, 97.
Mary, 298.
Mercy, 114.
Nahum, 71.
Rachel, 97.
& Richardson, 387.
Sarah, 186, 439.
Susan, 125, 202.
Thomas E., 377.
Clarke Elisha, 151.
Mrs. Frances, 68.
Jemima, 120, 198, 199, 200.
Jerusha, 120, 193, 194, 195, 196.
Joseph, 120.
Judah, 151.
Marshall Johnson, 55.
Mary E., 220.
Clelland John, 113.
Cleveland Albert D., 117.
Hon. Grover, 164.
Susan, 164.
Clifford Capt. William D., 66.
Clough Alice Florence, 230.
Betsy, 194, 285, 335.
William H. H., 230.
William Irving, 230.
Cloyd Nelson, 192.
Cobb Alma, 64.
Calvin, 65.
Eliza Willis, 64.
Elvira Stearns, 64.
Hannah A., 64.
Mary Ann, 64.
Rachel, 64.
William, 64.
William B., 64.
Coburn Elizabeth M., 225.
Mary F., 206.
Codding Charles L., 409.
Lorenzo, 409.
Coggins Molly, 59.
Colburn John, 47.
Sarah, 443.
Colby Lyman W., 279.
Cole D., 408.
George, 175.
Sophia, 291.
INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS.
497
Collins Anna May, 197.
Eva, 197.
William Harvey, 197.
Colt Almira, 355.
Henry, 355.
Joseph, 355.
Mary, 355.
Comar Albert, 271.
Marietta C, 271.
Combs Eliza W., 412.
Comings Mrs. N. J., 443.
Commerford Chas. Thomas, 368.
John, 368.
John A., 368.
Lionel, 368.
Comerford Pauline, 368.
Pauline, 368.
Oliver, 121.
Cone Hilary, 397.
Conner Rev. Aaron, 265.
Ida A., 265.
Conrad Sarah, 188.
Constable Frances J., 275.
Olive, 110.
Converse Abraham J., 281.
Addie A., 381.
Cook Lucius, 108.
Cooledge John, 221.
Coombs James H., 230.
Cooper Rebecca M., 207.
Cope Charles D., 305.
Corbin William, 422.
Corbitt Mr., 107.
Corey Sarah, 111, 113.
Cornell Rachel, 414.
Corttis Alice Mary, 378.
Edgar Herbert, 378.
Jaipheth, 378.
Cosby Alfred E., 292.
Elmer Eaton, 292.
Ethel Stearns, 292.
Marion, 292.
Olive Jennie, 292.
Raymond Brainard, 292.
Cottrell John, 298.
Counrod Lucinda, 339.
Cousins Nathaniel F., 187.
Cowdry Jonas, 141.
Susanna, 91, 139, 140, 141, 142.
Cox Imogene, 57.
Coxe Bros. & Co., 326.
Iron Mfg. Co., 326.
Coxwell Henrietta Anna, 304.
Coye Charles, 435.
Cradock Matthew, 33.
Crafts Cynthia, 448.
Mrs. Elizabeth, 85.
Craig Eliza Ann., 62.
Louisa, 63.
Col. Philip Hawkins, 62, 63.
Cramer Eugene H., 218.
Crane Martha D., 242.
Cranson Achsah, 152, 243.
Bert, 35S.
John, 358.
Cranston Abigail, 129.
Caipt. Elisha, 67.
Crawford Mr., 200.
Cregor Charles, 217.
Crehore Elisha Sr., 112.
Elisha Jr., 112.
Maria, 112.
Mary Watson, 112.
Stearns & Crehore, 112, 179.
Creigh John, 238.
Cressey Ruth, 101.
Crispe Elizabeth, 38.
Crocker Sophia, 257.
Crockett Col. David, 423.
Jane, 423, 424.
Crombie Etta V., 148.
498
INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS.
Crooker Edmund Z., 62.
L.. M., 63.
Mary, 62.
Crooks Abraham, 109.
General, 328.
John Stearns, 109.
Samuel Sr., 109.
Samuel Jr., 109.
Cropp Bennett, 192.
Crosby Katherine, 49.
W. dark, 160.
Cross Ann E., 443.
Hannah, 169.
Joseph, 169.
Sarah, 169, 259, 260.
Crossman Albert M., 205.
Mary Etta, 1205.
Sarah Ellen, 205.
Crouse Henry P., 387.
Crowell Ella C, 287.
Nancy, 445.
Sarah Sylvia, 225.
Culver Sarah, 359, 375, 376.
Cummings Harriet, 374, 385.
Isaac, 400.
James Henry, 396.
Jane Harriet, 396.
John, 396.
Jude Emery, 396.
Mr., 396.
Cupples D. L., 307.
Leslie Randolph, 307.
Nellie Irene, 307.
Curtis Alvah, 132.
Ephraim, 49.
Jesse, 428.
Marcia G., 262.
Cushing Jennie, 408.
Cutting Asher G., 195.
G. W., 186.
Dakin Elbridge, 165.
Mary, 165.
Sarah, 165.
William, 165.
Dallman Henry, 247.
Damon Ebenezer, 59.
Dr. George, 59.
Job, 59.
Mr., 59.
Ruth, 59.
Sally, 59.
William, 59.
Dana Rev. Josiah, 391.
Mary Ann, 198.
Mercy, 39d.
Daniels David, 108.
Danielson Adam B., 363.
Albert, 363.
Mrs. Albert, 362.
Bradford Williams, 363.
Caroline Frances, 363.
Col., 355.
Everett Stearns, 363.
James Albert, 363.
Sarah Ellen, 363.
Willard Sanford, 363.
Darby Frances M., 310.
Louise, 69.
Darling Harriet, 280, 333.
James A., Ii29.
Jewett B., 280,
Davenport Adeline R., 203.
David of Old, 168.
Solomon his son, 168.
Davidson Virginia A., 323.
Davies Thomas W., 380.
Davis Almon, 138.
Anne, 198.
Ellen, 404.
Fannie C, 428.
Lucy, 403.
Maggie, 262.
Mary E., 225.
Mary L,„ 428.
Minnie E., 292.
Sarah Ann, 160.
Thankful, 77.
William C, 153.
Davison Reeta, 220.
Dawes Dryden, 101.
Day Minoris, 355.
Mr., 349.
INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS.
499
Samuel, 109.
ISarah, 355.
Deal Anne, 407.
Maria, 199.
Sarah. 407.
Decker L. H., 450.
De Forest Stephen, 376.
Demary Clarissa, 188, 280, 281, 282.
Ezekiel, 188.
Deming Dr. D. E., 242.
Mr., 349.
Dempsey Catharine, 258, 330.
Denison Col. Nathan, 327.
Dennie Herbert Stearns, 140.
John Martin, 140.
Robert, 140.
Dennis Mrs. Elvira (Rose), 63.
Mark, 64.
Denny Alwilda, 304.
Depuy Vance, 166.
Derrick Johnson, 88.
Dewey Adelbert M., 68.
Anna, 68, 69.
Artemesia, 69.
Capt. Azariah, 69.
Beulah, 69.
Charlotte, 69.
Dr. David, 69.
Admiral George, 68.
Israel, 68.
Jedediah, 68.
Jonathan, 69.
Josiah, 68.
Keziah, 69.
Louis Marinus, 68.
Orville C, 68.
Thomas Sr., 6S.
Thomas Jr., 68.
William T., 68.
Maj. Zebediah, 68, 69.
Zebediah Jr., 69.
Dewing Penelope, 72.
De Wolf Elisha, 162.
Polly, 162, 254.
Dickinson Anna L., 252.
Delia, 317.
Lottie May, 401.
Ruth, 52.
Diggins Abigail, 44.
Dimmock Adolphus, 45.
David, 45.
Dorcas, 45.
Edward, 45.
Elizabeth, 45.
Hannah, 45.
John, 45.
Lydia, 45.
Samuel, 45.
Shubael Sr., 45.
Shubael Jr., 45.
Dimond David Allen, 370.
Ditto Joseph H., 250.
Dix Margaret, 35.
Susan, 186, 278.
Dixon Mrs. C. F., 167.
Doak Ida, 82.
Dodge Lewis L., 399.
Doherty Mr., 425.
Dole Charlotte, 430.
Helen, 430.
John A., 430.
Maria, 430.
Mary, 430.
Dolph Mary, 239, 312.
Donaldson Sarah, 237.
Donnovan Eliza Jane, 188.
John, 188.
Douglas Georgiana, 381.
Dow Sarah Elizabeth, 388.
Oliver Smith, 388.
Doyle George W., 195.
Drake Hannah, 42.
Mary, 97.
Draper Julia, 393.
Drury Mrs. Mary W. (Perry), 332.
500
INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS.
Dudley Cora A., 290.
David, 76.
Dora I., 290.
Enola A., 290.
Flora <M., 290.
Ida A., 290.
Ira C, 290.
Ira G., 290.
Leon S., 290.
Loring, 358.
Louisa, 247.
Mary, 358.
Prof., 373.
Due Barnard L., 403.
Frank, 402.
Perley A., 403.
Willie E., 403.
Duhring Dorothy Martha, 136.
Frederick T., 336.
Dumbleton Eliza Ann., 157, 249.
Dunbar Rev. Samuel, 343.
Dunham Mrs. Phoebe, 122.
Spencer, 400.
Dunks Ann, 71.
Dunton Mary E., 295.
Duren Abi, 413.
Durgin Ann Maria, 433.
Durkee Mr., 446.
Dutton Sarah, 400, 403.
Easterly Helen A., 382.
Eastman Charles J., 175.
Easton Charles S., 273.
Ella May, 432.
Ellen M., 273.
Laura D., 273.
Eaton Edwin D., 291.
Fidelia, 90.
Jemima, 62.
Joel, 107.
Nathaniel B., 133.
Dr. Rollin, 393.
Eaves Mary L., 335.
Edminster Belinda, 194.
Edmonds Mehitable, 67.
Edmonston Nancy, 250, 317, 318, 319, 320,
321.
Edward the First, 453.
Edwards Benjamin, 98.
Calvin St., 98.
Calvin Jr., 98.
Daniel, 08.
Edmund, as.
Eli, 98.
Elizabeth, 98, 150, 151.
Jerusha, 98.
Justin, 98.
Noah, 98.
Sylvester, 98.
Eldridge Hercelia M., 310.
Elliott Burton Willis, 379.
Luther, 379.
Mary G-., 86.
Ellis Bertha, 269.
Carrie, 277.
Elizabeth, 216.
Emma Louisa, 175.
Emmons Raymond, 175.
Florence Emeline, 175.
Dr. J. B., 269.
J. Russell, 175.
Mabel, 269.
Maria Adelia, 175.
Stearns Russell, 175.
Ellsworth Julia A., 393.
Elmer Charles F., 254.
Emerson Charles Hart, 370.
Eliza, 259.
Nancy J., 274.
Emigh Henry, 408.
Emory Darostus W., 281.
Julia Augusta, 281.
Engelman David, 358.
Florence, 358.
Esleeck Nancy, 166, 256.
Estabrook Leonard A., 370.
Eubank Frances H., 245.
INDEX-MISCELLANEO US.
501
Evans Daniel, 181.
Emeline, 898.
Margaret, 181, 276.
(Sarah J., 181, 275.
Everett Charles Franklin, 8
Elwood Nathaniel, 86.
Frank H., 86.
Fred H., 86.
Julia, 72.
Nathaniel H., 86.
Ewing John S., 424.
IDounia M., 425.
May J., 424.
Senator Thomas, 424.
Fahy Lizzie, 203.
Fain John, 284.
Farnsworth Maj. Ira, 394.
Jonathan, 90.
Mary F., 279.
Mary L., 394.
Philip, 401.
Rhoda, 401.
Farr Emma F., 86.
Laura J., 375.
Farrington Maria P., 121.
Fassell Hiram, 58.
Fay Achsah, 188.
Albert, 209.
Elmira, 266.
Ezra, 137.
Flavilla, 137.
Levi C, 137.
Feighner Vernie, 250.
Felch Nathaniel, 47.
Fenno Daniel, 78.
William Daniel, 78.
Ferris Emily, 250, 321.
Mary Jane, 380.
Ferry Lucy, 420.
Fetley Oscar, 199.
Field Anna, 56.
John, 65.
Walter E.. 402.
Fink Anna, 432.
Finney Rev. Mr., 234.
Fish Abbie, 394.
Fisher Anthony, 342.
Carson D., 166.
Eliza Jane, 255, 328.
Gertrude, 166.
I Jonathan Stearns, 166.
Maria, 255.
Mr., 208.
Samuel, 255.
Fisk Charles, 135.
Eva Carrie, 135.
Harriet C, 160.
Ira Austin, 135.
Rosella Virginia, 135.
Warren Stearns, 135.
William, 202.
Fiske Abigail, 73.
John, 34, 39.
Jonathan, 78.
Phinehas Sr., 73.
Phinehas Jr., 73.
Priscilla, 73.
Rebecca, 184.
Sally, 75.
Fitch Emma, 421.
Flagg Bartholomew, 75.
Cant., 76.
Elvira, 116.
Mary, 49, 75, 118, 119.
Nancy, 115, 182.
Timothy, 46.
William, 115.
Fletcher Eliza Letitia, 423.
Maria, 375.
Mary, 417, 418.
Mr., 197.
Flint Elizabeth, 38.
Mary, 38.
Nathaniel, 38.
Fogg Mr., 394.
Follansbee Thomas, 53.
Foote Cynthia, 436.
Fannie Amelia, 442.
Lucy Lovina, 442.
Dr. William Lawton, 442.
502
INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS.
Forbes Caleb B., 162.
'Minerva A., 162.
Forbush Abigail, 399.
George L., 899.
Lu'Cinda C., 399.
Luke, 399.
Fosket George W., 399.
Foster John, 91.
ILydia, 055.
Nellie A., 330.
Sarah A., 210.
Fowler Betsy, 129.
Prof. George, 375.
Rockwell, 375.
Fox Maude, 287.
Francis Mehitable, 366.
Mrs. Roxana, 365.
Frary Rev. Milo, 162.
Frazier George, 316.
Freese Hon. John, 105.
Fremont Col., 124.
John C, 286.
French Aaron, 168.
Hannah, 180.
Henry, 168.
Mrs. Mary (Mclntyre),
258, 259.
Philo, 168.
Frick Barbara, 307.
Frink Ellen M., 383.
Frobisher Linda, 172.
Frost Rev. A., 71, 102, 104.
Eva, 278.
Col. Alfred, 372.
Eva, 278.
Ida E.. 372.
MehitaMe, 53.
Nathaniel, 188.
Fulham Charles Elisha, 93.
Dorothy, 72.
Jacob, 92.
Mary Elizabeth, 92.
Timothy Stearns, 93.
168, 257,
Fullen Kate M., 135.
Fuller Erastus, 349.
Frances Hisoook, 313.
Hannah, 72, 111, 11.2, 113, 115, 349.
H. E., 246.
Henry Edwin, 313.
Isaac, 47.
Lydia, 111, 178.
Mary, 335.
Samuel, 47.
Samuel Stearns, 349.
Fullerton Abigail, 50.
Nathaniel, 53.
Thomas Stearns, 53.
Fulton Archie, 284.
William, 284. •
Furbish Mr., 103.
Gale Charles Oliver, 140.
Josiah Allen, 140.
Martha Stearns, 140.
Gardinier Frances Edna, 432.
Gardner Phileta, 248.
Gare Edward J., 389.
Garfield Hannah, 117.
John, 42.
Pres., 148.
Garrett John, 192.
Gassett Miriam, 164.
Gaston Abbie, 374, 386.
Gates Bertha, 134.
Clarence Eugene, 291.
Oorimne Estelle, 291.
Elizabeth. 123.
Forrest Delma, 291.
Horace, 134.
Ida A., 206.
Joseph, 91.
LiMa Florence, 291.
Gauthier Mrs. Mary, 300.
iGaw Annette N., 434.
Gay Patience, 343.
INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS.
503
Gaylord Benjamin, 358.
Elmira, 358.
Helen, 358.
Ralph, 358.
Gee Mary, 251.
German Fanny E., 56.
Gerrish Louisa, 371.
Gerry Jane B., 121.
Reuben, 1&3.
Gibbs Alice Kidder, 311.
Sarah, 435.
Gibson Cornelius, 176.
George M., 368.
John, 34, 35, 138.
Maria, 1/76, 271, 273, 274.
Miss, 431.
Randall L., 294.
Rebeaoa, 34, 35, 37, 38, 40.
Sarah A., 179.
Gifford Harriet N., 265, 330.
Gilbert Abigail, 58, 86, 87.
Austin, 440.
Charles, 440.
Henry, 440.
Herbert, 440.
Herman, 440.
Irene, 329.
Nelson, 440.
Mrs. Roxana iS., 61.
San-ford. 440.
Gilchrist Eliza, 65.
Gill Marietta M., 226, 311.
Gillam Henry, 165.
Gilland Ida, 262.
Gillespie Henrietta, 447.
Gilliam Joseph, 441.
Gilman Dr. Daniel C, 228.
William, 167.
Gilmore Almeda L. Stanley, 222.
Anna, 256.
Gilson Mary Elraca, 283.
Sophia, 191.
Gladding Clarissa, 129.
Samuel, 129.
Solomon Sr., 129.
Solomon Jr., 129.
William Henry, 129.
Gleason Sarah, 78, 127.
Glidden Eunice, 411, 412, 413.
Glover Ebenezer Sr., 40.
Bbenezer Jr., 40.
Hannah, 40.
John, 40.
Margaret, 40.
Glynes Carrie, 275.
Goddard Benjamin, 445.
Godfrey William, 104.
Goff Prances, 240.
Goffe Thomas, 33.
Goodnow Caroline B., 231.
E. D., 2.31.
Emily C, 231.
Goodrich Matilda, 63.
Goodsill Miss, 364.
Goodwin Mrs. Laura (Andrews), 257.
Rhoda O., 241.
Gorham Amy Elizabeth, 99.
Daniel, 99.
Eliza Jane, 99.
Livius L., 99.
Russell, 99.
Senega, 99.
Syrenus, 9*9.
Gorman Willis A., 368.
Goss Lucy, 178.
Gould Eunice, 183.
Hannah, 103.
Thomas, 108.
Gove Charles, 116.
Charles Otis, 116.
Eleanor, 116.
Gowan Anna, 411.
504
INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS.
Graber Florence A., 275.
Grace Lizzie 184.
Graham Bertram Stearns, 135.
George Percival, 135.
Martin M., 135.
Grandy Calvin, 271.
Lucinda, 271.
Thannazin, 271.
Granger Mrs. Kate, 167.
Grant Abigail, 68.
Htrbert Lionel, 257.
Mr., 195.
Fres., 148.
Gen. U. S., 3M.
Graves Almira P., 388.
Sarah, 84, 133, 134.
Gray Rev. Fred F., 228.
Dr. George, 172.
Greeley Horace, 232, 322.
Green Edith Grant, 252.
George Edgar, 252.
Maria, 74.
Mary B., 340.
Nancy, 052.
Nicholas L., 252.
IMrs. Polly, '324.
Samuel, 74.
Greene Anna Edith, 336.
'Nathaniel, 336.
Greenslit Mr., 38.
Gregg Gen., 269.
Grennell Almira Huldah, 241, 314, 315.
Gridley Dr. Selah, 69.
Griffith Anna, 340.
Griggs Catherine, 95.
Edwin, 64.
Elizabeth Celinda, 95.
Harriet, 64.
John L., 95.
Joseph Emerson, 93.
Dr. Joshua, 64.
Daura, 64.
Deverett, 94.
Deverett Stearns, 95.
Maria, 95.
Sophronia, 64.
William, 49.
Grimes Mary, 174, 267.
Griswold Mrs. Anna (Hyde), 350, 358,
359.
George, 248.
Grosshouse Catherine, 245, 316, 317.
Grover Calvin, 349.
Jonathan, 349.
Keziah, 349.
Mary, 349.
Mr., 349.
■Sarah Ann, 76, 124, 125.
Stephen, 349.
Guernsey Archie W., 329.
Arthur, 329.
Jean, 329.
Guilford Edith, 281.
Guptill Elmira, 318.
Hadley Belinda, 133.
Lrovina, 277.
Ruth, 183.
Samuel, 133.
Sewell, 277.
Hadlock Lucretia, 198.
Hagar Amos, 47.
Benjamin, 73.
Betsy, 73.
Elisha, 73.
Hannah, 47.
Isaac, 47.
John Sr., 47.
John Jr., 47.
Joel or Jose^m, 47.
William, 47, 72.
Haggett Abner, 199.
Alice, 199.
Barnum, 199.
Eugenia, 199. ,,
William, 199.
Halbert Lovisa E., 394.
Hale Charles, 90.
Hall B. F., 274.
Christiana, 362.
Edwin S., 274.
INDEX— MIS CELL ANEO US.
505
Elizabeth, 355, 365, 366.
Florence Stearns, 274.
eGorge, 199.
Gertrude E., 274.
John, 356.
Laura flVL, 274.
Lovina, 277.
Mr., 34S.
Captain Nathaniel, 350.
Olive, 350, 356.
Porter, 356.
Ruth, 348.
Sarah, 356.
Viola, 421.
W. A., 274.
William F., 274.
Zerulah, 348.
Halstead Electa, 414, 415.
Hamblin Edwin, 209.
Edwin Foster, 209.
Eleazer, 209.
Hamill Ernest Stearns, 147.
iMartha Hunter, 147.
Mary Louise, 147.
Railplh C., 147.
.Sarah L., 106.
Theophilus W., 147.
Hamilton Lind, 443.
Hammond Anna, 111.
Eunice, 47.
James, 308.
Jonathan, 47.
Lucy, 47.
Molly, 47.
Hannstead Georgiana, 115.
Geraldine, 115.
Gertrude, 115.
Henry, 115.
Herbert, 115.
James, 115.
Winifred, 115.
Hannum Martha Hortentia, 297.
Harding Baxter, 254.
Chas. Lyman, 252.
Eddie Stearns, 252.
Tyler, 252.
Winfield Tyler, 252.
Harklerode Elizabeth, 449.
Harkness Emma, 255.
Hiram, 255.
(Sarah, 255.
Harmar Eliza Cordelia, 146.
Harmon Susan, 166.
Harrington Abigail, 39.
Anna, 47.
Elizabeth, 39.
Eunice, 39.
Hannah, 48.
Jonas Sir., 39.
Jonas Jr., 39.
Mary, 39.
Mary A. S., 230, 311.
Nathaniel, 111.
Noah, 39.
Patience, 39.
Peter, 111.
Ruth, 39.
Sara'h, 40.
Solomon, 39.
William C. S., 111.
Harris Abijah, 344.
Anna, 344.
Ebenezer, 97.
Mary, 344.
Miss, 196.
Samuel, 344.
Thaddeus Mason, 91.
Timothy, 344.
Harrison Benjamin, 379.
Gen., 416.
Samuel, 261.
Hart Mary, 73.
Mary E., 302.
Hartwell John Henry, 184.
Rebecca, 282.
Rowena, 187.
Harvey Amos, 105.
eGorge, 105.
John Stearns, 105.
Mary, 105.
Mary Armstrong, 105.
Miss, 84.
Sarah, 105.
Solomon, 105.
Solomon Jr., 105.
Hasard Mrs. Eleanor (Ashley), 167,
256.
506
INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS.
Haskell Gen., 302.
Laura, 388.
Hasley Jessie, 419.
Hastings Edith, 146.
Hepzibah, 48.
John, 37.
Lawrence Stearns, 146.
Margaret Purviance, 146.
'William H., 346.
"William Warren, 146..
Hatch Eliphalet, 99.'
Hatfield Clarissa, 254.
Haven Clarence, 193.
Hawkins Amariah, 45.
Cornelia Jane, 430.
Don, 430. Riley, 430.
Hawley D. S., 174.
Hawthorne Margaret, 183, 277.
Hayden Benjamin, 59.
Sarah, 159, 260.
Hayes Pres., 148, 362.
Hayman M. W. (Knox), 63.
Hays Jane, 270.
Mary E., 316.
Hayward Harriet, 260.
Laura G., 330.
Hazen's Hist, of Billerica, 395.
Heath Elizabeth, 449.
Emeline, 416.
Evans, 449.
Heaton Achsah, 123.
Amanda, 123.
Charles, 170.
Eliab W,. 123.
Harriet, 123.
H. W., 170.
Jamie, 170.
John, 122, 123.
Lucius, 122.
Lucy, 123.
Miranda, 123.
Parley, 123.
Paschal, 123.
Rufus, 123.
Hedge Elisha Jr., 49.
Heffenger Dr. A. C, 170.
Helton Adam, 216.
Hempton William, 409.
Henry F. E., 246.
Robert, 92.
Henser Josephine, 450.
Herrick Anna M., 413.
Isaac, 74.
Herriman Joseph, 125.
Hey Anna Belle, 373.
Avis, 373.
Enid Warner, 373.
George W., 373.
George W. Jr., 373.
Rodney Stearns, 373.
Heywood Daniel, 49.
Hibbard-Rodman-Ely Safe Co., 326.
Hicks Aurelia, 261.
Charles R., 95.
Emma Maria, 95.
Ethel, 261.
Gladys, 261.
J. W., 261.
Joshua, 163.
Levi J., 164.
Minnie Helen, 95.
Philip, 251.
Ratdiffe, 95.
Richard Stearns, 95.
Higgins Chauncey, 123.
Clara B., 313.
Hilbert James, 408.
Hildreth Anna Stearns, 319.
Frank Spencer, 319.
Hill Abbie Delia, 325.
Abner Wiilborn, 56.
Clara, 102.
Edward T., 56.
H. L., 246.
Josephine, 449.
Judith, 103.
Lucretia, 103.
Meriwetger, 56.
Warren, 69.
INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS.
507
Hiller Mary M., 415.
Himes James, 359.
Hinckley Mercy, 100.
Hinds Almira, 420.
Mary Lawrence, 217, 306.
Hines Rebecca B., 192, 285.
Hinkcon Abla, 108.
Hinkley Mrs. Elizabeth P., 226.
Hinman Mary E., 249.
Hiscox Ellen J., 325.
Hitchcock Sylvester, 202.
Hitt Mary, 431.
Hoard Helen, 446.
Henry, 447.
Lois, 447.
Major, 447.
Orange, 447.
Pardee, 446.
Peter, 447.
Stella, 447.
Thomas, 447.
Hodge Mrs. Amelia, 279.
Mary Adeline, 278.
Hodges Elma, 260.
Walter, 237.
Hodson W. T., 284.
Hoffman Bertha, 340.
Ella, 240.
Florence. 340.
Henry, 340.
Sophia M., 337.
Willie P., 340.
Hogadone Annette, 452.
Arthur, 452.
Charles, 452.
Jennie, 452.
Mary, 452.
William, 452.
Hoge Anne Stearns, 145.
Barbara Louise, 146.
Margaret Lloyd. 146.
Mary Barlow, 146.
Philip Barlow, 146.
Rachel Schofield, 145.
Wm. Schofield, 145.
Wm. Schofield, Jr., 146.
Holcomb Belle Frances, 253.
Ellen E., 253.
John R., 253.
Seymour, 376.
Holden Abel, 187.
Hollenbeck John, 70.
Hollinger Elizabeth, 372.
Hollister Reed, 110.
Holman John, 429.
Holmes Mrs. Molly (Stearns), 167.
Oliver Wendell, 90.
Rufus, 172.
Holt Almira, 309.
Raymond, 309.
Ruth E., 309.
Holyoke Jennie, 2S3.
Hooker David Stearns, 108.
George B., 107.
Hannah T., 108.
Harlow, 108.
Harrison G, 108.
Hiraim, 107.
Ida I., 230.
James, 230.
Laura, 10S.
Mary Ann, 107.
Oliver B., 108.
Sarah, 108.
Sybil Stearns, 108.
Thankful, 108.
Zebulon, 107.
Zebulon Jr., 108.
Hooper Annie M., 373.
Thomas, 373.
Hopkins Nancy, 430, 431.
Horr May, 319.
Horton Sophie, 297.
Hosier Samuel, 34.
Hotchkiss Chloe, 250.
508
INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS.
Houghton Betsy White, 220.
Nancy, 186/
House Ellen, 249.
Isabel Augusta, 433.
Hovey Emma, 277.
Howard Johnson, 273.
Lucy, 273.
Mary E., 273.
Maj.-Gen., 302.
Warren W., 441.
Howe Alonzo, 150.
Prof. Chas. Sumner, 161.
Edwin, 202.
Eliza, 218, 308, 309.
Ethan H.r 275.
Prof. Geo. H., 275.
Harriet, 293.
Henry B., 195.
John, 90.
Levi, 218.
Mary A., 174.
Rhoda, 70.
Howell George J., 165.
Howels William M., 133.
Hoxie Hannah Emeline, 298.
Hoyer Amelia, 358.
John, 358.
Julia Adelaide, 358.
Helen Augusta, 358.
Hoyt Carrie Stearns, 368.
Elizabeth Hall, 368.
Dr. F. P., 368.
Jemima, 75, 119, 120, 122.
Mary, 266.
Hubbard Anna, 51.
Asa, 101.
Cyrus, 65.
Daniel, 101, 106.
Ebenezer, 47.
Electa, 101.
Elisha Sr., 51, 101.
Elisha Jr., 51, 52, 101.
Eliza, 411.
Jane M., 371.
John, 62.
Joseph, 101.
Lucinda, 155.
Lucretia, 52.
Lucy, 50, 51, 101.
"Nellie M., 271.
Pamela, 101.
Sarah, 52.
Sknon, 66.
Hubbell Mr. 446.
Hulbert Mrs. Mary (Miller), 316.
Hull Helen A., 315.
Mary Jane, 313.
Humphrey Edwin R., 210.
Humphreys Hannah B., 243, 315, 316.
Hunkins Hiram, 298.
Hunt Deborah, 187, 279.
James W., 165.
Mrs. Palmer, 127.
Capt. Samuel, 60.
Hunter Martha H., 146, 238, 239.
Huntoon Glen Chase, 434.
Lorena Bates, 434.
Miles S., 434.
Hurd Jacob, 439.
Hurlburt Ruth F., 419.
Hussey Lida, 398.
Webster H, 398.
Hutchins Cyrus, 348.
Darius, 348.
Eliphalet, 348.
Miss, 353.
Mr., 348.
Samuel, 348.
Simon, 348.
Theophilus, 348.
Hutchinson Louise, 402.
Lucinda, 438, 433.
Martha, 34.
Mr., 36.
Hyde Abigail, 352, 361.
Augusta, 107.
Clarinda, 3S1.
John, 352.
Lucy, 369, 383.
Mrs. Lydia (Kirkland), 356.
Samuel, 356.
Hyland F. A., 174.
Irish Charity A., 325.
INDEX— M1SCELLANE0 US.
509
Irvin Sarah E., 288.
Irvine Dr. Galbraith, 334.
Mary Leiper, 334.
Irwin Mary E., 333.
Jackson Pres. Andrew, 296.
Solomon, 68.
Jacobs Burnham, 194.
Charles, 194.
Luther, 194.
Margaret, 194.
Maria, i94.
James Capt., 366, 367.
Jaquith Ebenezer, 43.
Ellen, 280.
Ossian C, 230.
Jefferson Sophronia A., 429.
Jeffords Hattie M., 283.
Jenkins Elizabeth, 57, 84.
Jenkinson Mercy, 117, 186.
Jenne Mrs. C. F. R., 445.
Jennings Ebenezer, 69.
Rev. John, 204.
Jennison Elizabeth, 50.
Mary, 50, 77, 78.
Hon. William, 50.
Jerome Betsy, 196.
Jewett Hattie, 221.
Ruthalia, 446.
Johnson Absalom, 304.
Betsy, 119. Catherine, 436.
Edwin R., 206.
Edwin William, 206.
Eliza Clarissa, 248.
Hannah, 451.
Hiram, 257.
Jeremiah, 248.
Rebecca, 55.
Samuel, 119.
Sarah, 54.
Shirley, 382.
William, 84.
Jones Abijah, 48.
Amasa, 447.
Amelia Danforth, 377, 387.
Anna, 427.
Dr. Bela Barber, 377.
Bertha Edna, 334.
Carl, 439.
Charles, 447.
Charles E., 244.
Chauncey, 447.
Edward W., 334.
Eliza, 198, 447.
Elmer, 447..
Hannah, 182.
Harry Balbridge, 431.
Henry, 439.
Capt. Jacob, 112.
Jefferson, 447.
Jessie, 447.
John, 439.
Joseph, 182.
Maria, 44/7.
Marietta, 439.
Naomi, 442.
Nathan, 439.
Olivia, 123.
Ordelia, 439.
Rachel, 350, 357.
Rebecca Howe, 230, 311.
Sarah, 97.
Sarah M., 241, 314.
Busanna Craft, 182, 277.
Thomas, 377.
Timothy B., 439.
Jordan Charles Roderick, 259.
F. S., 259.
Judd Louisa C, 241.
William H., 241.
Kagay B. F., 426.
Kayser Charles Albert, 268.
Effle L., 268.
Emma, 268.
Herman F., 268.
Kellogg Elizabeth, 152.
Emma, 260.
Kellstadt Rose, 445.
Kelly Hannah M., 308.
Margaret, 308.
Orrin, 308.
Jolly Col. J. J., 83.
Kelton Nancy, 379.
510
INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS.
Kemp Martha, 136.
Kendall Aunt, 61.
David, 143.
JosiaJh, 144.
Noah, 62.
Polly, 143.
Susan, 144.
Kendrick Dr. Adin, 71.
Kennan Helen Gertrude, 293.
Kenny Joshua, 119.
Ketchum Col. Hezekiah, 93.
Mary, 98.
Sally, 93, 144, 145, 146.
Keyes Anice, 207.
Lucretia, 207.
Keys Lydia (Francis), 366.
Kidder Ellen M., 443.
Peabody & Co., 276.
Kies Adaline Augusta, 378.
William Knight, 378.
Kilpatrick David M., 110.
Kimball Hannah, 107.
Mr., 196.
King Bentley, 322.
John W., 153, 154.
Rufus, 317.
Kingsbury Elizabeth, 127.
Elizabeth Ann, 66.
Kingsley Dea. Supply, 67.
Kinney Alusa Ann, 246.
Kirtley Sarah Ann, 63.
Kissam Joseph M., 310.
Marie, 310.
Kivett John, 191.
Klyce Leilah E., 96.
Knapp N. M., 110.
Kneeland Lucy, 138, 224, 225, 226.
Knight Dea. Aaron, 58.
Dea. Asa, 58.
Knoch Carrie E., 255.
Knowlton Jeremiah, 47.
Judge Marcus P., 232.
May Louise, 293.
Willis F., 293.
Knox Elijah, 124.
Geo. Washington, 33.
Lorena O., 340.
Martha Washington, 63.
Koehler Herman, 377.
Kribs Aaron, 421.
Clarence L., 421.
Henrietta M., 421.
Lackey Matthew, 103.
Rebecca, 103, 162, 163, 164.
Ladd Abijah, 64.
Lagrange Mary, 385.
Lakin Sophronia Mason, 309.
Lamb Edward, 34.
Samuel, 138.
Lambert Kate, 332.
Lamphere Addie, 66.
Lampson Horace M., 179.
Lamson Sarah, 48.
Sarah Holland, 309.
Landers Addie A., 264.
Lane Adolphus, 93.
Catherine Elizabeth, 195.
Edward, 03.
John Stearns, 93.
Jonathan, 93.
Louisa Caroline, 93.
Langworthy Agnes, 377, 387.
Dimis, 361, 377.
Lapham Antoinette, 313.
Lariby Rebecca, 41, 54, 55, 56.
Lathrop, Elias, 356.
Dr. Henry B., 365.
Lois, 356, 369.
INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS.
511
Lauer Katharine, 247.
Lavery Eli, 400.
Lawrence Abigail, 73.
George, 38.
Lawrence Grace, 181, 275.
Grace, 181, 275.
Judith, 38, 4€, 48, 49, 50, 53.
Levi, 396.
Martha J., 257.
Mary Adelaide, 292.
Mr., 396.
Lawson Katharine Stearns, 270.
James Sanderson, 270.
James S. Jr., 270.
William Clingen, 270.
Leadbeater Henry. 42.
Increase, 40.
Leavitt Nancy, 74.
Lee Lucy Ellen, 210.
Mary, 153.
Richard Henry, 145.
Gen. Robert E., 145.
Samuel, 399.
Gen. W. H. F., 428.
Leeman William, 412.
Legg Abigail, 176, 269.
Leland Hannah, 161.
Leonard Chauncey M., 85.
Daniel, 85.
Friend, 85.
Ichabod, 84.
Marian, 85.
Mehitable, 418, 419, 420, 421.
Nathaniel Wilder, 85.
Mrs. Rhoda (Stewart), 364.
Samuel, 85.
Sarah, 168.
Sarah Ann, 85.
Lepper Mary, 406.
Lesley George, 122.
Gratia, 12.
Joseph, 122.
Lawrence, 122.
Mahala, 122.
Nelson, 122.
William, 122.
Lethe Benjamin Sr., 50.
Benjamin Jr., 50.
Catherine, 50.
Eunice, 50.
Matilda, 50.
Nancy, 50.
Oliver, 50.
Polly, 50.
Robert,, 50.
Sarah, 50.
Solomon, 50.
Zej>haniah, 50.
Leuty Thomas, 63.
Lewis Nancy Parker, 113.
Parker, 113.
Libby Helen May, 219.
Capt. Joshua B., 219.
Lavinia M., 219.
Mary Ann, 228.
Oliver, 228.
Lilley Mabel Josephine, 389.
Lilly Daniel, 180.
Marianna, 180.
Lincoln John, 439.
Mary, 92, 142, 143.
Olive, 137.
Rachel, 221.
Lindley Margaret, 85.
Lindsay Ellsworth, 262.
Ernest, 262.
Harriet Jane, 262.
Lydia Emma, 262.
Linginfelter D. G., 408.
Lipe Sarah A., 306.
Litchfield Mercy, 149.
Littell William H., 243.
Little Alice, 402.
Annie O., 402.
John A., 197.
Katie A., 402.
Thomas J., 402.
Littlefield Eveline, 402.
Littles Josephine, 243.
Llewellyn Eleanor, 334.
512
INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS.
Lloyd Anne Harriotte, 145, 237.
Mary (Crooker), 62, 63.
Locke James, 183.
James Adna, 183.
Lockwood Henry, 356.
Kate, 356.
Leander J., 355, 356.
Logan Gen. John A., 319.
Lombard Charles L., 192.
Lizzie Rebecca, 192.
Long Mayor Charles L., 232.
Ella Josephine, 204.
Look Mary, 132, 217, 218.
Loomis Mrs. Lucy C, 366.
Looney Absalom, 216.
Lord Jeremiah Sr., 61, 92.
Jeremiah Jr., 61.
Lucy, 62.
Rebecca Stearns, 9t2.
Lott Mr. 400.
Lovell Mrs. Emeline, 226.
Jacofb, 102.
Lovett Persis M:, 357.
Low Miss, 130.
Lowe Francis Duane, 222.
George F, 232.
Henry Eugene, 222.
Leila Adams, 222.
Mary C, 232.
W. T. J., 218.
Lowman Emza, 316.
Mrs. Julia (Tread well), 260.
Lyman Ellphalet W., 357.
Gersham C, 51.
Lauren Dwight, 152.
Lynch Julia, 307.
Lyndon Caleb, 79.
Gov. Josiah, 79.
Lyon Anthony G., 270.
Jane, 163.
Laten (Stearns, 270.
Pauline, 379.
Sarah, 270.
MaoArthur Arthur, 120.
Charles G., 120.
Charles Lafayette, 120.
Gilderoy, 1120.
Henry, 120.
Joseph E., 120.
Mariette, 120.
MacKenzie John .S., 144.
Magill Jacob C, 318.
Mallory Calvin, 71.
Mabel, 71.
Margaret, 71.
MaJlone Mary Goodell, 152.
Manahan Cynthia, 407.
Mannering Elizabeth G., 159.
Manning Nettie E., 303.
W. H., 345.
Mansfield Bethia, 72.
Daniel, 60.
Lydia, 60, 89, i90, 92.
Mantel Charles, 125.
Mapes Analine, 163, 254, 255.
Israel, 163.
Maple Victoria, 293.
Marsh Edward, 357.
Gamaliel, 66.
Marshall Abijaih, 71.
Abraham, 4i2.
Benjamin, 43.
Beulah, 70.
Charlotte, 30.
Daniel Sr., 42, 54, 55.
Daniel Jr., 42.
Edward, 202.
Eunice, 42.
Iehabod, 69, 70.
James, 71.
John, 42.
Jonathan, 70.
Joseph, 42.
Leonard B., 282.
INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS.
513
Levi, 42.
Lucy, 71.
Lydia, 70.
Martha, 71.
Mary, 43, 55, 70.
Moses, 42.
Paul, 70.
Ruth, 71.
Silas, 70.
Solomon, 42.
Stearns, 71.
Timothy, 70.
Zaccheus, 42.
Marston David W., 419.
Martin Frank, 372.
Helen, 246.
Homer, 246.
J. D., 246.
Mary Artemesia, 245.
Peter, 71.
Sarah Elizabeth, 226.
Marvel'l Lucy A., 137.
Maslin Avis, 373.
Claire, 373.
Herbert E., 373.
Madeline, STS.
Mason Capt. Alexander Louis, 63.
Annie, 114.
Esther Elizabeth, 321.
Henry W., 319.
Silas W., 319.
Mass Isadore Olark, 304.
Mathews Amelia, 382.
Matthews Ariana J., 332.
Leonora, 226.
W. G., 437.
Maxwell James H., 306.
May Jane, 445.
Maynard Daniel F., 193.
Henrietta Abby, 186.
Moses, 278.
Orrin, 186.
Mrs. Orrin, 185.
Mrs. iSarah (Miller), 187, 279.
Mayo Art/hur Joseph, 204.
Frank Stiles, 204.
Ida Minetta, 204.
Mr., 193.
Sarah E., 387.
Sarah Elizabeth, 203, 204.
Simeon, 204.
Simeon Jr., 204.
MoAuly Laura, 298.
McChesney Frank, 197.
McOlernand Maj.-Gen., 294.
McOlure Ellen Watson, 309.
McCord William, 82.
MdCoy James, 424.
Mr., 447.
McCrady Anna V., 298.
MicCray John, 64.
McDerby Mary, 291, 336.
McDermed Phoebe Ann, 322.
McDonald Irene, 315.
MoFarland Elizabeth, 190.
Samuel, 72.
McGill John, 379.
Mary, 379.
Sarah, 379.
McGregor Lovisa A., 413.
McHuron Seth, 70.
Mcintosh Bayard L., 217.
Egbert, 66.
Lucie Berrien, 217.
Mclntyre Benjamin, 114.
Benjamin Jr.," 114.
Ella, 114.
Julia C, 385.
Marshall, 114.
Mortimer, 114.
William, 168.
McKeen Etta Isabel, 268.
John T., 268.
McLemore Annie Lou, 83.
McMaster Erastus Darwin, 215_
James, 215.
Rev. John, 215.
John Sterne, 215.
Samuel, 215.
514
INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS.
McMillen R. & Co.'s Planing Lumber
Works, 412.
MoNaughton Mrs. Sarah (Cleveland),
430.,
MoNeal Coal & Iron Co., 326.
'McNeil Lucy, 224.
MoRae "Alexander, 427.
McVey Wayne, 294.
Mead Daniel, '37:2.
S.. 364.
Macbling Gertrude, 235.
Melville Lydia, 128.
Merchant Minerva E., 333.
Merriam Asa, 220.
Merrlam Mary, 220, 309.
Merrill Abijah, 104.
Bessie, 289.
Lucy, 104, 106, 167, 168.
Mary, 407.
Susie, 28.9.
Wallace, 289.
Menritt Chas. iBaker, 254.
Ella E., 254.
Merry Emily, 237.
Messenger Emeline, 406, 409.
Messinger Mary C, 328.
Miles "Thomas, 128.
Thomas R., 128.
Miller Benjamin B., 154.
Charles, 74.
Eunice, 44, 65.
Ira, 88.
John W.. 403.
Laura, 88.
Lyman R., 169.
Martha M. 74.
Mary E., 3125.
Samuel, 165.
Milliman Etta M., 235.
Mills Ellen M., 331.
Miner Harriet, 66.
Minis James, 80.
Minobt Justice, 344.
Mixer Albert K., 171.
Carrie, 171.
"Herbert, 171.
Moffat Mr., 67.
Abigail, 339.
Monroe Lucinda, 407.
Moore Ellen, 293.
Eannie C, 211.
Julia Georgiana, 206.
Lydia, 74.
Maria, 403.
Morawa Mary, 336.
More Eloise, 140.
Lydia, 102.
Morey Silas, 339.
William, 71.
Morrell Calia, 381, 388.
Morris Sarah J., 273.
Morrison Lois C, 241.
Morrow Cora B., 275.
Morse Agnes M., 177.
Anna, 69.
Charles H., 177.
Emma, 177.
Horace, 211.
Mary Newell, 227.
William S., 177.
Morton Lucre tia, 410.
Tabitha Armstrong, 105.
Viola, 105.
Moseley Annie, 81.
EsteMa Mary Ada-line, 81
James L., 8'2.
James Wilborn, 81.
John Ebenezer, 82.
Katharine P., 82.
L. H., 81.
Mabelle A., 82.
Marion Samuel, 82.
Peter,, 81.
Peter G., 82.
Robert, 81.
Samuel Scott Starnes, 81.
Shulbael Starnes, 82.
INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS.
515
Mosely Miss, 69.
Nathaniel, 69.
iMoulton Marietta L., 278.
Nellie, 297.
Mover Miss 290.
William, 290.
Mower Elizabeth E., 172.
'Henry S., 172.
vMary E., 172.
Samuel, 172.
Samuel B., 172.
Muhlenburg Dr., 145.
Muir Caroline, 176.
L. N., 269.
Sarah Catherine, 269.
Mullens Caipt. William, 83.
Munger Mary Elizabeth, 328.
Munroe Betsy, 234.
Elizabeth, 142.
Eunli'ce, 91.
Isaac, 141, 142.
James, 126.
Mary, 141, 231, 233.
Samuel, 126.
Murdock Hannah, 280.
'Samuel, 69.
Murphy Albert, 268.
Alice, 268.
Bessie, 268.
George, 268.
Helen, 268.
Herman, 268.
Julia, 268.
Lydia, 268.
(Polly, 129.
Solomon W., 268.
Varnish Co., 337.
Myers Dr., 424.
Lizzie, 330.
Myrick Alfred, 191.
Flora Alice, 290.
Flossie Gertrude, 290.
Frederick, 290.
George Eugene, 290.
Laura Isabel, 290.
Luther Frank, 290.
Walter Ervin, 290.
Naramore Lucinda, 102.
Phoebe Mary, 441.
Negus Catherine Melinda, 300, 337, 338.
Mary Elizabeth, 299, 337.
Nelson Alanson, 451.
Hon. Homer A., 224.
Lenora, 431.
Lorenzo, 431.
Margaret Ann, 66.
Nesbitt Eliza Balling, 217.
Hugh, 131.
Mary Anne White, 131, 217.
Neubrand Georgiana, 330.
Newell Charles, 115.
Newhall Col. Jabez, 103.
John, 102.
Mary Rebecca, 234.
Newport Edward, 287.
Sarah J., 287.
Newton Miss, 69.
Nichols Alice M., 388.
Dr. J. W., 226.
Lucy, 183.
Mary, 58.
Noyes S., 206.
Nighman Charles, 449.
Noakes Ina, 385.
Noble Helen, 316.
Isabel, S6.
Lyman, 97.
Mary, 97.
Ruth, 152.
Nolan Kate, 336.
Norcross Mrs. Lydia, 103.
Mary, 38.
Richard, 38.
Norris Capt. Benjamin, 65.
Sarah, 65, 95, 96.
Norton John B., 430.
Nottingham Lamira, 372.
Nute Ohastina M., 419.
516
INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS.
Nye Cynthia, 96, 147, 148.
Sally, 96.
William, 96.
O'Keefe Eleanor, 131.
Olds Alma, 449.
Forest, 449.
Henry, 449.
Lee, 449.
Levi, 448.
Mr., 417.
Myrtan, 448.
Stella, 449.
Oliphant Ellen Duncan, 23S.
Olmsted Br. Henry K., 295.
Mary, 295.
Omans Etta, 251.
Ortman Eliza, 410.
Osgood David, 91.
Otis Hannah E., 435.
Owen Flora, 394.
Owens Dr. Robert B., 306.
Packard Margie, 260.
Melissa, 421.
Paddock Anna, 40S, 410.
Bishop, 145.
Hannah M.. 91.
Jane, 407, 409.
Mary, 350.
Page Eliza, 165.
Louis C, 277.
Paine Ephraim, 280.
Scommons, 125.
Rev. Wim. P., 204, 205.
Winifred Elizabeth, 280.
PaJmer Adeline, 183.
Charlotte, 183.
Eliza, 183.
George, 183.
James, 183.
Keziah, 102, 159, 160, 161, 162.
Rev. Wait, 54.
Zenas, 70.
Paris Catherine, 409.
Parker Adeline, 308.
Betsy, 183, 277.
Capt., 116.
Daniel. 114.
Elisha Jr., 183.
Emily Ann, 74.
George, 114.
George Stearns, 114.
Hannah, 74, 114.
Hiram Stearns. 74.
Isaac, 74.
Isaac S., 179.
Jane, 383.
John, 74.
John Jr., 74.
Capt. John, 74.
Lydia, 74.
Mary, 74.
Col. Nathan, 84.
Rebecca, 74.
Ruth, 74.
Stearns, 114.
Rev. Theodore, 74.
William, 114.
William Jr., 114.
Parkhurst Betsy, 133.
Isaac, 111.
Lincoln, 133.
Mary, 111, 178.
Nathaniel, 39.
Warren, 133.
Parmalee Emeline, 243.
Temperance, 362.
Parmenter John, 39.
Parsons Mary H., 283.
Partridge Amanda, 101.
Asa, 101.
Sarah Melinda, 101.
Pate Scott, 315.
Patee Merida, 124.
Selding, 124.
Selding Jr., 124.
Warren, 124.
Patten Martha Ann., 277, 331.
Mary, 264.
Patterson Annie ©., 260.
Edwin Russell, 260.
Eugene R., 260.
Salome, 447.
INDEX— MISCELLANEO US.
517
Patton George E., 302.
Payne Frances C, 410.
Peacher Rebecca, 284.
Peacock Adaline F., 281.
Elizabeth, 287.
Pearce Nanette, 328.
Pearl Orson M., 389.
Pearse Relbecea, 260.
Pearson Elizabeth, 304.
Pease Evelyn. 329.
Josiah, 207.
[Lucy E., 259.
iMartha J., 394.
Mary, 207.
Sarah, 375.
Peck Arnold M., 389.
J. Arthur, 282.
John H., 389.
Lydia, 87, 134, 135.
Matthew, 87.
Pepper Ellis S., 105.
Olive, 48.
Samuel Harvey, 105.
Percherval Robert, 62.
Percival Betsy, 63.
Oalvin Fuller, 63.
Elizabeth, 63, 64.
Elvira, ©3.
Dr. Jabez H., 62, 63.
John Stearns, 63.
Polly, 612, 63.
Zeerah Tousey, 63.
Perkins Ada M., 180.
Charles E., 419.
Charles S., 179.
Charles W., 180.
David S., 180.
John, 180.
Mary W., 180.
Sarah, 57.
William, 43, 57.
Perley Josephine E., 419.
Perry Cora Lynn, 261.
Mr., 2125.
Peters George L., 185.
Idama, 413.
Samuel, 84.
Peterson Arthur, 289.
Ernest, 289.
Hans, 289.
Henrietta, 128, 211.
Henry, 289.
Pettigrew Addie Stearns, 226.
George Atwood, 226.
Pebtingill Mrs. Susan (Reed), 157, 248.
Pettiplace Rachel, 78, 127, 128.
Pettys Mr., 439.
Phelps Benjamin K., 294.
Joel, 851.
Philbrick David, 88.
George W., 88.
Mabel L., 88.
Oren D.. 88.
Orson S., 88.
Orvis P., 88.
Susan R., 88.
Phillips Deborah, 417.
Phillips Hannah. 155. 156, 246. 24'
Phinney John H., 123.
Olive, 205.
Pick William, 358.
Pickering 'Com. Chas. Wm. Whip
170.
Fannie Curtis, 170.
Guy, 170.
John Stearns, 170.
Louisa Spence, 170.
Mary Traill Spence, 170.
Pickern John A., 399.
Pickett Howard, 166.
Martha Frances, 392.
Pierce Abigail, 46, 47.
Adelbert, 356.
Amos, 4S.
Beulaih, 47.
Daniel, 4€.
David, 172.
Earl, 356.
Elizabeth, 46.
518
INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS.
Ezra, 47.
Hannah Clatpp, 182, 276.
James, 1&2.
Judith, 47, 111.
Lathrop, 356.
Lulu D., 341.
Lydia, 182.
Mary, 281.
Miller, 356.
Nathaniel, 47.
Samuel Sr., 46, 111.
Samuel Jr., 46.
Sheipherd, 356.
Pinckney Walter, 192.
Piper Arethusa, 281.
Marie, 184.
Mary (Polly), 211, 296, 287.
Pippin Alabama R., 83.
Pitchin Amanda, 110.
Plato Julia M., 405.
Piatt Mr., 196.
Platts Asa, 189.
iCharles P., 281.
Edwin Morton, 189.
Ellen Eliza, 189.
Harriet Maria, 189..
Hosea, 281.
John, 189.
John Franklin, 189.
Plumb Betsy, 369, 383, 384.
Plunkett Anne, 66.
Plympton Henry Sylvanus, 51.
\Mary Elizabeth, 51.
Sylvanus M. D., 51.
Polk James K., 340.
Pollard Dallas M., 2€8.
Julia Ida, 56.
Margaret Adelaide, 268.
Mary Ann, 268.
Roland P., 268.
Pol'lay O. A., 197.
Pomeroy N. B., 174.
Pond Albert, 110.
Albert A., 110.
Caroline E., 110.
Charlotte, 110.
Edward, 110.
Edward Jr., 110.
Hiram, 110.
Joanna, 110.
Pope H. M., 337.
Rodella M„ 337.
Porter Frances Harriet, 265.
George W., 174.
Martha, 330.
Mr., 188.
Dea. Nathaniel, 350.
Philetus W., 163.
Hon. Samuel W., 265.
Potter James, 77.
Potts May, 312.
Rebecca Cooper, 336.
Powell BLla, 237.
Maj. J. W., 229.
Miles, 126.
Powers Dr., 371.
Irving, 415.
Pratt Ada L., 137.
Cart M., 137.
Carrie E., 137.
Daniel, 101.
David, 136.
Edith, 137.
Emeline A., 311.
Hepzibah, 136.
Hobart S., 137.
Jaxx)b, 107.
Jarvis, 137.
Luther C, 137.
Marcus S., 137.
Martha E., 137.
Sarah, 136, 228, 224.
Prentice Henry Leland, 291.
Ida Whifccomb, 291.
Mabel Alice, 291.
Prentiss Catherine, 140.
Dr. Thomas 140.
Presoott Clarissa, 160.
Elizabeth, 160.
eGorge Stearns, 160.
Dr. Joel, 159.
Dr. Joel Hayden, 160.
A
INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS.
519
Sally, 160.
Sarah Ann, 160.
Preston Mice Maude, 276.
PringQe Albert 'M., 248.
Edward A., 248.
Edward R.. 248.
Proctor Solomon, 61.
Proper Lockwood, 197.
Proseus Elizabeth, 256, 328, 329.
Prue Thomas H., 206.
Pruitt Emma H., 268.
Puffer Lucena, 220.
Purdy Fannie, 201.
Putnam Bartholomew, 208.
Eunice, 189.
Mary (Polly), 208, 293, 294, 295, 296.
Nathaniel, 208.
Pyott IMary J., 318.
Raine Mary, 342.
Rand 'Mrs. Mary E., 260.
Randall Mary W., 146.
Oscar S., 226.
Ransom Hetty, 197, 286.
Onpha, 123.
RapJee James, 170.
Ratchffe Thomas, 169.
Rawson Angelo, 167.
George, 184.
Theodore G., 167.
•Raymond David H., 264.
Emily F., 264.
Mary. 50, 118, 187, 188.
Mr., 5i2.
Thankful, 119, 190, 191, 192.
& Whiteomb, 378.
Read Holly, 361.
Mary, 361, 377, 378.
Reauis Walter T., 244.
William H, 243.
Redington Appendix, 391.
Benjamin, 391.
Caroline Louisa, 392.
Edward Caldwell, 391.
Edward Dana, 391.
Elizabeth Stearns, 391.
Isaac, 391.
Isabella, 73.
Isabella Fisk, 391.
Reed Dr. Ambrose M., 412.
Daniel W., 101.
Ellen A., 221.
Flora, 412.
Lavinia, 219.
Lucy, 157, 447.
Sidney, 412.
Reil'ly Col., 259.
Reynolds Ellen, 384.
Sarah, 451.
Rice Charles W., 254.
E. B., 161.
Frank, 278.
Hezekiah, 120.
Jonathan, 72.
Joseph, 160.
Lois, 120.
Lucy, 72.
Orrin, 161.
Oscar F., 226.
Sarah, 159, 278.
Susan W., 206.
'Thankful, 16(1, 252, 253.
Timothy, 161.
Wilbur, 280.
Rich Alice, 261.
Mary Jane, 334.
Richards Caroline, 124.
G., 166.
Lau.rinda, 282, 334.
Maria, 373.
Mary, 340.
Nicholas, 58.
Sydney, 124.
William, 124.
Ricnardson Elizabeth A., 278.
Fred H., 86.
James Daniel, 83.
John Bbenezer, 83.
John W., 83.
MaTy Harriet, 83.
Sue Watkins, 83.
Dr. William Temple, 83.
520
INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS.
Richmond Mr., 69.
& Van Fleet, 269.
Rickards Charles, 443.
Eider Betihia, 117.
Eunice, 117.
Nathaniel, 117.
Nathaniel Jr., 117.
Sarah, 117.
Rigg Edna Belle, 210.
Howard Seuel, 210.
Lena Amanda, 210.
Walter, 210.
Riley 'Hester Ann, 243.
Ring Asa T., 113.
Ripley George, 142.
Jerome, 142.
Sally, 14(2.
Sarah, 234.
Ritchie EmMine Ford, 235.
Rite Jane, 371.
Ribtenthouse Mr., 167.
Robbins Rev. Chandler, 227.
Emily J., 267.
Ernest Arnold, 210.
Fannie May, 210.
Hannah, 267.
Isaiah, 267.
John, 289.
Luther D., 210.
May, 289.
Nora, 321.
Pearl, 289.
Rohe Harry, 283.
Roberts Elizabeth, 49.
Robinson Rev. Olark, 218.
Cordelia, 218, 307.
Czarina A., 102.
Dwight Parker, 276.
Etta, 195.
Rev. John, 234.
Lucinda, 220.
Melancie W., 363.
Miss, 130.
Urania M., 234.
Rockwell Diantha, 358, 375.
'Lucretia M., 450, 451.
Roe Rosella, 135.
Rogers Cornelia Anna, 212.
David, 211.
David Wells. 212.
Egbert George, 212.
E'liza A., 147.
Eulia, 163.
Gilbert Lawrence, 212.
Henrietta Stearns, 212.
James, 216.
Leon, 880.
Lucy, 70.
Lucy Alice, 212.
Robert, 216.
Susan, 3613, 379.
Vienna Barnes, 212
Vinson Gould, 212.
Rood Alfred Hyde, 369.
Alice Vera, 369.
Duiciana, 20>9.
Eph.ra.im, 369.
Roo'hr Charlotte, 317.
Root Abner, 362.
Amos, 123.
Rev. Augustine, 362.
Charlotte, 158, 242.
Elijah, 123.
Elisha, 123.
Emily, 123.
Emily J., 310.
James, 123.
Maria, 128.
Martin, 123, 152.
Rose Elvira, 63.
Eudora E.„ 63.
Henry, 448.
Horace B.. 63.
'Margaret, 303.
Rosecrans Gen., 257.
Ross iMary A., 297.
Robhwel'l R. P., 326.
Rowe Mary E., 252.
William H, 201.
Rockefeller Sarah Jane, 314.
Rowland Mr., 345.
INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS.
521
Roys Abner, 106.
Burt L., 106.
Donald Abner, 106.
Enid, 106.
Harold Tennyson, 106.
Rudder Mary Christina, 131, 216.
Ruff Eunita Mannering, 260.
Stella May, 260.
William H., 260.
Rugg Laura Wilder, 221.
Runkle Lucy W., 324.
Runyon Virginia, 440.
Russ Miles, 211.
Mr., 127.
Russell Allen, 150.
Annie, 277.
Fred R., 316.
George P., 252.
Harriet E., 80, 82, 131.
Rebecca, 178.
Thomas Commander, 80, 82.
Rutherford Emeline, 380.
William, 422.
Sackett Mary A., 163.
Safford Elizabeth J., 332.
Salmon Lydia M., 220.
Saltonstall Sir Richard, 33.
Sampson Oharles S., 394.
Helen L., 394.
Linda, B94.
Vernor, 394.
Samuel Elizabeth, 426, 427.
Sanderson Elizabeth, 119.
Dea. Jonathan, 46.
Hannah, 46, 68, 72, 270.
Nancy, 58.
Sands Georgiana, 338.
Sanger Daniel, 115.
Dexter, 115.
Emma, 115.
Sargeant Celestia, 401.
Saunders Elizabeth, 244.
Sawin Charles H., 204, 205.
Elizabeth Proctor Barber, 205.
Henry Bela, 204.
William Alphonso, 204.
Sawtelle Sophia, 189.
Scammell John C, 104.
Samuel L., 104.
Schermerhorn Cornelius, 144.
N. A.. 166.
Sarah C, 144, 236, 237.
Schofield Jane, 108.
Schwender Anna G., 264.
Scolly Mary, 140.
Scott Alexander, 165.
Anna, 211.
Anne Eliza, 165.
Byron W., 165.
John, 399.
Rutti Elizabeth, 165.
Sarah, 56.
Sarah Jane, 165.
Viola May, 165.
Capt. William, 120.
Scranton George, 340.
Seaman Mary S., 316.
Searles Clara, 236.
James, 413.
Lydia, 413.
Sears Caroline, 200.
David, 350.
Elijah, 350.
Isaac, 350.
Melissa, 350.
Polly, 350.
Seaverns Samuel Jr., 48.
Seavy Lucretia, 58.
Segar Charles H., 373.
Segur Hannah, 73, 116, 117, 118.
Semons Mary E., 443.
Sergeant Dr., 93.
522
INDEX-MISCELLANEO US.
Severy "William, 50.
Seward Secretary, 142.
William H., 317.
Seymour William, 347.
Shaffer Dorcas Louise, 320.
Gov., 320.
Shank Alta Irene, 259.
Shanks Elizabeth, 216.
Shannon Augustus Vaughan, 97.
Mary Clark, 97.
William Augustus, 97.
Shattuck Dolly, 396.
Elizabeth, 419.
Hetpzibah (Hastings), 48, 73.
John H., 420.
Maria, 421.
Nathaniel Sr., 48.
Nathaniel Jir., 37.
Shaw Anna Vinson, 128.
Asa, 128.
Caroline Amelia, 128.
Ellen Russell, 129.
F. B., 394.
George C, 128.
Georgiana, 129.
Martha Lyndon, 128.
Miss, 435.
Mr., 9" 9.
Shedd Alonzo, 280.
Shepard (or Shepherd) Hannah, 345.
Henry C, 368.
Isaac St., 345.
Isaac Jr., 345.
Lydia, 345, 348, 349, 350.
Mary, 153.
Rachel, 343.
Shepley & Stearns, 281.
Sherman Isaac, 213.
James Turner, 213.
John Sterne, 213.
Nathan, 445.
Rebecca, 48.
Rowena, 213.
Thomas Bush, 213.
Wanton Taber, 213.
Wilbur, 154.
Sherwin Louisa, 224.
Shetterly Emma, 376.
Seth P., 359.
Sheville Hattie L, 314.
Shiras Judge George, 294.
Shoemaker Clorinda W., 327.
Elijah, 327.
Hon. Lazarus Denison, 327.
Shumway Polly, 71.
Shurtliff J. T., 172.
Sibley Hannah, 208.
Luicina A., 150.
Silsby George, 194.
Harvey, 194.
Janet, 194.
Mary Elizabeth, 194.
Silver Josephine, 261.
Simmonds Rebecca, 118.
Simmons William, 299.
Simon Col., 104.
Simonds Polly, 223.
Simons Edward, 201.
Gertrude, 201.
Mary Goodwin, 86.
Simonson William, 289.
Simpson George R., 134.
Leona Ellen, 134.
Skeeth Clara H., 399.
Skelly Ellen J., 393.
Skilling Arthur H., 190.
Edwin M., 190.
Etta C, 190.
Seward E., 190.
Skinner George, 114.
Mattie M., 441.
Slafter Olive Norton, 243.
Sleeth Arloe Lucius, 287.
John, 287.
Small Sarah, 219.
INDEX-MIS CELLANEOUS.
523
Smalley George W., 294.
Jesse J., 154.
Smith Abigail, 48.
Amelia, 69.
Anna, 48.
Austin R., 134.
Betsy, 374.
Camilla, 83.
Catherine Grace, 260.
Charles Emerson, 126.
Charles Hyde, 166.
Chauncey, 202.
Clara A., 385.
Cornelia M., 289.
Edgar Patton, 291.
Elizabeth, 35-7, 371.
Eveline, 408.
Frank, 114, 181.
Gerrifct, 240.
Georgiana, 83, 204.
Hannah, 343.
Henry, 83.
Hepzi'bah, 48.
Isaac, 357.
James Sr., 48.
James Jr., 48.
James D., 82.
Joel, 48.
Joel Dawson, 166.
John, 153.
Ca.pt. John, 60.
John Daniel, 166.
John E., 83.
Jonas, 73.
Josiah Esq., 48.
Leonard P., 112.
Lovisa, 170, 260, 261, 262, 263.
Lucy, 48.
Mabel L., 379.
Mabelle Moseley, 82.
Mary, 61, 116, 1S3, 184.
Mary Shannon, 97.
.Miss, 388.
Mr., 346, 349.
Nancy, 281.
Nathan, 196.
Otis, 351.
Permelia C, 317.
Philo, 126.
Saibra, 213.
Samuel, 48.
Stephen, 123.
Sylvia A., 289.
Thankful, 90.
Wellington, 97.
William Peck, 166.
Williamson Sr., S3.
Williamson Jr., 83.
Smythe Anna E., 295.
Snider Mary S., 315.
Snowden William, 344.
Snyder Angeline, 410.
Chauncey, 407.
Marietta, 410.
Martha, 243.
Sora Alfred, 159.
Soule Lida J., 384.
Southwick Eugene H., 208.
Henry, 208.
Henry Gordon, 208.
Leander Orton, 208.
Spalding Abigail, 194.
Frank Ellsworth, 401.
Fred Sampson, 401.
Lura, 195.
Mrs. Nancy, 113.
Nancy Louisa, 113.
Oliver, 165.
Olivia, 165.
Ormond, 164.
Reuben, 113.
Reuben Loring, 113.
William, 401.
Willie Otis, 401.
Sparhawk Elizabeth, 179, 274.
Sparks Hamlet, 64.
Joseph, 378.
Joseph Edward, 378.
Josepihine Amelia, 378.
Spaulding Betsy, 280.
Sarah E., 222.
Spear Joseph, 57.
Mildred Lewis, 239.
Spencer & Kernan, 387.
Frank, 418.
Spinneys (or Spinning) Anne, 191, 282,
283.
Spooner W. R., 393.
524
INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS.
Spoor George Allen, 106.
Jacob, 106.
Jane, 106.
Nicholas, 106.
Sprague Belinda, 218.
Daniel, 353. 361.
Mary, 352, 361, 363.
Matilda, 446.
Mrs. Susie B., 204.
Washington, 448.
W. B., 349.
Spriggs Benjamin, 437.
C. W., 437.
Ernest A., 437.
Myrtle, 437.
Simeon, 437.
Squires Edith Cecelia, 382.
George P., 382.
Staats Rev. Henry T., 147.
John Stearns, 147.
Stanhope Sarah, 129.
Thomas, 129.
Stanley Julia, 192.
Sarah, 284.
Stanton George, 397.
Stark Col., 120.
Stearns Chenowith & Co., 266.
& White, 264.
Shoe Co., 296.
-Rogers (Mfg. Co., 312.
Stebbins Catherine, 376.
Seely, 168.
William B., 168.
Steckman Joseph, 209.
Stedman Edmund C, 294.
Samuel, 340.
Steele Alonzo, 209.
Chas. Harrington, 209.
Geo. Washington, 209.
Mary, 357.
Samuel, 209.
Susan Maria, 209.
Stephens Sarah, 112.
Stephenson Eliza, 256.
Margaret Loring, 140, 230.
Stevens Anne Maria, 185.
Comfort, 351.
Edwin W., 185.
Ellen M., 331.
Ellen Sophia, 185.
Francis H., 185.
George Lyman, i85.
Moses, 185.
Mr., 346.
Simon, 52.
Thomas, 52.
Stewart Anna, 364, 380, 381.
John, 408.
Mrs. Olive J., 259.
Stickney Frank S., 402.
Gardner, 448.
Silas S., 402.
Stiles Benjamin Franklin, 365.
Stimson Bethia, 72, 110.
Eneas, 38.
Hannah, 38, 54, 80.
IChabod, 38.
Dr. James, 38.
James Jr., 38.
Naomi, 38.
Thomas. 38.
St. John Sarah J., 233.
Stockwell Jane, 66, 96, 98.
Mary Esther Stearns, 434.
Sylvester M.. 433, 434.
Zipha, 434.
Stoddard Mr., 406.
Stone Augusta, 101.
Charles A., 290.
Isaac, 427.
Col. Luther, 101.
Mary, 342, 344.
Storer Annie Elizabeth, 294.
Elizabeth, 294.
Capt. James, 294.
Storms Ellen. 397.
Emily, 397.
Geo. Wilder, 397.
Mr., 397.
Soplhronia, 397.
Wililard, 397.
Storrs Ellen H.. 383.
Julia A., 387.
INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS.
525
Stott Jane, 289.
Stoughton Roxana, 354, 365.
Stowe George Henry, 132.
Nelson, 132.
Strabick Catherine, 449.
Stranche Adeline Rosanna, 434.
Strattcn Charles E., 222.
Lydia, 47.
Street Caroline, 183.
Streeter Helen A., 319.
Strowyer Elizabeth M., 85.
William, 85.
Stryker Adj. -Gen. William H., 450.
Stuart Chas. E., 302.
Edward B., 302.
Sturtevant Mr., 354.
Sullivan Gen., 122.
Sumner Charles, 232.
Charlotte, 204.
Julia Ann., 209.
Sumpter Mr., 436.
Sutfln Arthur Ely, 163.
Elliott, 163.
Isaibel E., 163.
John, 163.
John ETwin, 163.
Julia E., 163.
Lloyd E., 163.
Lucius B., 163.
Madison, 163.
Mary Alice, 163.
Royal Stearns, 163.
Sutherland Charles, 171.
Fannie Eliza, 261, 330.
Frank, 171.
Jennie E., 171.
Ozora P., 171.
Webster, 171.
Swain Mr., 199.
Swansey Alexander G., 213.
Harriet Elizabeth, 214.
Jerathmael Bowers, 214.
Mary Jane, 214.
Ruth Maria, 214.
William Pitt, 213.
Swart Dr. William, 166.
Swayne Annie, 198, 287, 288.
Sweeney Rosa A., 437.
Swift Margaret Glover, 277.
Mary, 318.
William J., 182.
Sylvester Loammi B., 311.
Sarah E., 311.
Taft James L., 175.
Taggart John A., 173.
Tarbell Chas. Addison, 188.
George Washington, 188.
Henry Webster, 188.
Salome, 226.
Thomas, 188.
Thos. Addison, 188.
Tate Leon, 358.
Matthew, 358.
Taylor Albert, 448.
Clayton, 448.
Delilah Amanda, 371.
George, 371.
George Partridge, 221.
John C, 167.
Marion, 221.
Philip S., 221.
Robert Bruce, 427.
Tecumseh 366, 416.
Tenny Angeline, 446.
Tennyson Lord Alfred, 106.
Tew George Cornell, 213.
Latham Thurston, 213.
Thatcher Sarah, 102.
Thayer Gilbert, 443.
Hannah, 107, 174, 175, 176.
Col. Ichabod, 107.
Irene, 365.
John S., 365.
John Stearns, 365.
526
INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS.
Kate Eunice, 365.
Lizzie Stearns, 366.
Polly, 107.
Thomas Flora, 95.
Camp Geo. H., 307.
Martha, 153, 244, 245.
Mr., 439.
Thompson Abraham, 425.
Addison O., 178.
Adelia Lutz, 242.
Ann S., 425.
Arthur Robbins, 242.
Austin Samuel, 89.
Charles (Mortimer, 241.
Denman, 174.
Frank, 88.
Hattie Stearns, 242.
Jiames Edward, 242.
Jane, 335.
John Stearns, 88.
Luther Mozart, 242.
Lydia, 89.
Mortimer Grennel'l, 242.
Mr., 424.
Nettie Lillian, 242.
Samuel C, 88.
Sarah, 194.
Susie, 89.
Thurston John, 213.
Maria Collins, 213, 301.
Sally, 213.
Tichenor Gov., 69.
Tidd Elizabeth (Betty), 118.
Samuel, 118.
Tifft Farm, 326.
Tilden Thomas B., 357.
Todd Rev. David, 154.
Esther, 154.
Tolman John K., 112.
Town Sarah, 119, 190.
Towne Harriet Ann, 384.
Mary Julia, 391.
Tracy William, 387.
Trail Samuel, 37.
Traine Benoni, 36.
Deborah, 36.
John, 35.
Rebecca, 34, 36.
Thomas, 35.
Trask Hannah, 396.
Travis Catherine, 185.
Soiphronia, 108.
Treadwell Allison C, 82.
Tregellas Blanche, 201.
Ethel, 201.
Etta, 201.
George, 201.
Jennie, 201.
Trowbridge Margaret, 172.
Truesdell Mary, 211.
Tucker Mrs. Hannah (Fuller), 11?
Tufts Hannah, 164.
Miranda, 254, 326.
Sarah, 164, 255.
Thomas, 164, 254.
Tulloss John Daniel, 57.
John Bbenezer, 56.
Louisa, 56.
Mary E., 56.
Robert C, 57.
Rodham, Esq., 56.
Thos. Rodham, 56.
Turner Martha, 136.
Tuttle Carrie, 201.
Emily Stearns, 233.
Frank E., 233.
Lucy, 175, 268.
Stiles, 151.
Twitchell Mary Ann, 268.
Tyng Dr. Stephen H., 145.
Underwood Guy, 341.
Henry, 341.
Iva, 341.
Pearl, 341.
Roy, 341.
Upham Daniel, 62.
Sarah, 62.
Upton Mary, 37.
INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS.
527
Valentine Elizabeth, 225.
Vanderburg Mrs. Sarah (Valentine),
224.
Van Houten Eli W., 157.
JcKhn B., 157.
SaraJh, 157.
Van Kleeck Elizabeth A., 337.
Naomi, 337.
Van Meter Mr., 352.
Vant Elbridge Austin, 109.
(Melbourne Alexander, 109.
S. Austin, 109.
Van Tyne Frank, 168.
Franklin R., 168.
John S., 168.
Van Wagenen Avis, 327, 374.
Geo. Dewey, 263.
Helen M., 263.
Henry Garrett, 262.
Julia Artse, 263.
Lewis Radcliffe, 263.
Marguerite, 373.
Martin Stearns, 262.
Matthew V. V., 372.
Robert Carty, 373.
Wessel B., 372.
Varnum Anne R., 186, 279.
Elizabeth, 186.
Lydia, 11«.
Varty Sarah, 158.
Vay Benjamin Fox, 277.
James M., 277.
Vesper Mrs. Katie, 224.
Cajpt. Peter, 224.
Viele Jane L., 354.
Lodowiok, 354,
Louis, 354.
Stephen, 354.
Viles Cynthia, 184.
Vinson Elizabeth, 128.
Von Wald Mary Agnes, 248.
Wadhams Esther, 327.
Wadsworth Christopher, 361.
Hannah A., 318.
Capt. Joseph, 295.
Selah, 353, 361.
Wager Anna P., 255.
Elizabeth, 255.
Waite Abbie Amelia, 161.
George A., 161.
Wakefield Emeline P., 102.
Mr., 196.
Waldron Chas. Francis, 239.
Daniel Whipple, 240.
Francis Edmund, 240.
Holmes Irwin, 240.
Leonard V, 240.
Mary Emily, 240.
Olive Annie. 240.
Walker Alfred, 451.
Rev. E. J., 204.
J., 172.
Rev. James, 139.
John, 52, 422.
Samantha, 93.
Wall Andrew, 376.
Charles, 376.
Laura, 376.
Mary, 376.
William, 376.
Wallace Calvin J., 86.
Edwin F., 86.
Lizzie A., 412.
Martha, 86.
Waller Edward Cecil, 382.
Edwin Stearns, 380.
Edwin Stearns, 380.
Frederick, 382.
Frederick Jr.. 382.
Helen Belle, 380.
Jas. Alexander, 147.
John R., 380.
iMary Hortense, 380.
Oliver Randolph, 380.
Richard Rose, 380.
Wayne Filer, 380.
Walter John, 407.
Walton Lydia, 84, 132.
Ward Amos D.. 149.
Anna, 364.
528
INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS.
Artemas, 148, 149.
Asahel W., 148.
Charity, 148.
Colonel, 122.
Elias C, 149.
Fanny, 149.
Henry C, 149.
Horace, 364.
J., 61.
Jabez S., 148.
Mary A., 149.
>Moses W., 149.
Nancy, 149.
Obadiah, 49.
Phoebe J., 149.
Temperance, 321.
Theresa E., 149.
Hon. T. J.. 864.
William, 69.
Warder John, 39.
Wadsworth F., 109.
Ware Julia Amanda, 225.
Miss, 83.
Waring Col. George E., 272.
Warland Ann, 51.
Elizabeth, 61.
John, 51.
Lucy, 51.
Mary, 51.
Mary Bell, 51.
Owen Sr., 50.
Owen Jr., 51.
Sarah, 50, 51.
Thomas, 50, 51.
William, 51.
Warner Lucy W., 134, 220, 221, 222.
Mary, 197, 286.
Mary L., 389.
Otis, 447.
Warren Elizabeth, 348, 352.
Esther, 106, 169, 170, 172, 173.
Gen. Joseph, 106.
Phineas Jr., 47.
Capt. Samuel, 76, 106.
Washburn Chas. A., 425.
Eli, 425.
Ella May, 426.
Elmer E., 426.
Grace, 138.
Leonard, 425.
Sarah Victoria, 426.
Wasbburne Lucy Melvina, 225.
Washington Gen. George, 104. 145, 416.
Waterhouse Mr., 235.
Waterman Louisa Maria, 444.
Waters Rev. George, 291.
Sarah Ann, 339, 340.
Watson Mr., 200.
Nancy, 237.
Ruth, 112, 178, 179.
Watts Sarah, 132, 219, 220.
Webb Bolivar S., 322.
Sarah, 128.
Webber George, 184.
Webster Asenath, 202, 289.
Mrs. Eliza Ann, 442.
Hattie E., 275.
Joshua B., 197.
Weed Betsy, 195.
Weeks Aaron, 108.
(Sarah, 100, 154, 155, 157.
Capt. Thomas, 100.
Welch Charles J., 207.
John C, 207.
Weller Luther L., 286.
William W., 286.
Wellington Adeline, 179.
Wells Amelia A., 222.
Arthur B., 239.
Beatrice, 239.
Chauncey, 423.
"Oreigh, 229.
Eleanor, 239.
Eliza, 365, 382.
Harriet, 393.
John, 197, 232.
Jonathan, 451.
Mattie, 284.
Sarah Jane, 183.
William H., 94.
Wentwortth Pauline, 388.
Sarah Frances, 333.
Weston, Poirter, 117.
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INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS.
529
Wetherbee Hannah, 89, 136, 138.
Paul, 89.
Wetherell Jonathan, 150.
Mehi table, 150, 240, 241.
Wheat Mary, 58, 85.
Wheeler Charles Esq., 91.
Charles Jr., 91.
Charles Stearns, 91.
Edmund, 91.
George Henry, 91.
Julia, 91.
Louise, 137.
William Francis, 91.
Wheelock Ithamar, 105.
Mary, 77.
Whitcomb Harriet, 174.
Jonathan, 174.
Joshua, 174.
Jotham, 273.
Nancy, 173, 265, 266.
White Andrew D., 294.
Annie Belle, 373.
Betsy, 397, 402, 403.
David, 399.
Hannah, 62.
Harrington Hooper, 373.
Harry, 373.
James, 448.
John, 377.
Joseph, 66.
Lauriston, 373.
Leon, 448.
Lovina, 415.
Martha L., 185.
Mary, 89, 136.
Mr., 446.
Sabrina, 377.
Simeon Jr., 51.
Walter, 158.
William, 397.
Whiteside Anna, 302.
Whitfield Rev. George, 54.
Whiting Carrie A., 201.
George, 201.
Melvin E.. 201.
Wesley G., 201.
Whitman Henry, 164.
Whitney Abijah, 73.
Hepzibah, 202, 289.
H. H., 165.
Jonathan, 58.
Joseph, 73.
Mabel, 202.
Milton, 202.
Mina, 108.
Samuel B., 112.
Solomon, 70.
W/hittemore Anne Maria, 396.
Mary E., 210.
Mr., 396.
Walton, 396.
Wight Ebenezer, 348.
Jabez, 342.
Joseph, 342.
Nathaniel, 342.
Wilborn Abner, 55, 56.
Chapley, 56.
Clara, 55.
Elias, 43, 55.
Hepzibah, 56.
Isaac Stearns, 55.
James, 55, 81.
Johnson, 56.
Lucy, 55.
Marshall, 55.
Marshall Johnson. 55.
Martha, 56.
Mary, 55.
Nancy, 56, 81, 131.
Samuel, 55.
Susan, 66.
Wilkes, 56.
William. 43, 55.
Wilbur Miss, 148.
Wilcox Adice, 397.
Annie, 312.
Anstress, 39S.
Asa S, 171.
Cassius C, 171.
Chauneey, 398.
Eveline, 398.
Frances, 171.
Helen, 171.
Heyler, 398.
Hiram A., 397.
Hiram A. Jr., 397.
Je"hiel, 39S.
Lucy Ella, 296.
Mary E., 171.
Ozias. 371.
530
INDEX-MISCELLANEOUS.
Wilder Oapt. I>avid, 68.
Dea. Joel, 144.
Lucy, 144, 235.
Mary, 87.
Nathaniel, 85.
Peter, 85.
Samuel, 85.
Wilkinson Edwin, 303.
Edwin E., 303.
Emily .Stearns, 1*9.
John W., 303.
Leslie Clay, 303.
Margaret Lula, 303.
Mary Elizabeth, 295.
Miss, 191.
Rev. Samuel, 169.
Willard 'Carrie F. A., '309.
Martha, 53, 78.
Mary, 76, 838.
Willeutt Seviah, 149.
Zebulon, 149.
Zerviah or Serviah, 149, 240.
William Duke of Normandy, 62.
Williams Abigail 100.
Abijah, 193.
Alice, 449,
Betsy, 193, 196.
Bishop, 145.
Coral, 449.
Ellen, 193.
Ered Waldo. 63.
Glenn Olds, 449.
Hazen, 193.
John, 100.
John L., 305.
Mary, 196.
Minnie, 413.
■Philander, 193.
Roger, 336.
Sarah, 84.
Stephen. 193, 196.
Susan B., 296.
Willis Elizabeth, 62, 93, 94, 95.
Capt. Joshua, 6i2.
Willoughby Mary, 401.
Wills F. J., 172.
Wilson Elias A., 162.
Hannah, 184.
Jane, 255.
Mr., 200.
Polly, 216.
W., 82.
William, 216.
Winchester Nancy, 182.
William, 182.
Wing Elbert, 381.
Dr. Horace B., 381.
Margaret, 381.
Winship Prudence, 118.
Winslow Louisa, 113.
Wiswell Elizabeth, 163.
Withington Abigail, 117.
Adeline, 184.
Josiah, 117.
Mary, 117.
Samuel, 117.
Wood Alfred T., 177.
Anna, 348, 352.
Anna Jane, 177.
Arba Thayer, 177.
Betsy, 370, 384.
Elbridge, 282.
Elijah S., 177.
Eliza M., 177.
Gen., 302.
George A., 177.
Henry A., 177.
Lewis,. 177.
Lottie M.. 177.
Mary Ann, 282.
Mr., 446.
Mrs., 187.
Nathaniel, 392.
Nettie E., 177.
Rosa A., 177.
Wilbur, 177.
Woodbury Ruth, 119.
Woodruff Polly, 200, 288.
Woodward Emma, 195.
James C 306.
Ruth, 213.
Works Jessie Eveline, 273.
Mary Lucia, 272.
Worthen Arthur L.. 370.
George H., 370.
INDEX— MISCELLA NEO US.
531
Wright Blanche M., 88.
Catharine Prentiss, 139.
Charles S., 403.
David, 139.
•Eleanor M., 88.
Eliphalet, 349.
Elvira L., 88.
George H., 403.
Helen M., 403.
John James, 8S.
Josiah, 396.
Lydia, 396, 400. 401. ,
& Mallory, 141.
Mfg. Co., 413.
Marsh, 349.
Mary L., 215, 302, 304.
Miller, 349.
Mr., 97, 349, 424.
Samuel, 349.
Sarah F., 403.
Susan Annie. 139.
Willard C, 88.
William E., 403.
William S., 403.
Yates Kittie M., 288.
Miss, 153.
Yeomans Ellen, 164.
Elon L., 164.
Francis, 164.
Lucius F., 164.
Theron J., 164.
Varrick G., 164.
York Benjamin, 121.
Charles, 121.
Elizabeth, 121.
Fanny, 121.
Lucy, 121, 194.
Sabra, 194, 285.
William, 121, 194.
Young Annie M., 337.
Dora Adell, 319.
Edwin .S., 319.
Elizabeth, 56, 81. 82, 83, 84.
George Edwin, 319.
Jemima, 363, 379.
Jessie Helene, 319.
Joshua, 363.
Rev. Joshua D. D., 51.
Miranda, 378.
Mr., 426.
Nellie May. 319.
Yount William G., 315.
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