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AVIS STEARNS VAN WAGENEN, Sykacdse, N. Y. COURIBR PRINTIKG CO. 1901. Dedicated to the memory of Henry Bond, M. D., only son of Henry Bond and Hannah (Steams) Bond, to whom w^e 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." Introduction. In the summer of 1892 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 2 INTRODUCTION. Rindge and Ashburnham, Dedham Records, Family Me morial, by George Chapin Stearns, Barrus' Hist, of Goshen, Mass., Andrews' Family Genealogv, 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. 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 1st, 1901. 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 sicrnificance. 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. 4 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— Natujal 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 Hght 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 Revoluitionary 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 arid 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 family Bible. It is quite natural our ancestors should suppose the Science of Armory or Heraldry would 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 offices of the church. Heraldry in England was a purely military and feudal institution, dating from about 9.t;o A. D. in the tournaments of Germ-'ny 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. 6 HERALDRY. The armorial shielJ, Hke 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 mytihical, eadh 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. 7 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," quaHfying 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 beHeved 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 only, who bore sixteen or more quarter ings could aspire to this nobiHty. The first authentic seal, 8 HERALDRY. of which an impression is still in existence, is that of Edward the Conqueror (1042-66). Henry 1. 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 earHer 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 shaU 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 XIIL, 2. Sophocles, Herodotus, Virgil and other ancient writers give minute descriptions of the devices represented on 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 (1314) 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 Chivaln'^ 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 StirHng 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 chaHenged 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 lollowing 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. 9 influence over soldiery, and the smallness of his army justi fied an exposure which, at this day, would be caHed 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 ^vas 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 smaH 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 obHgeii by public opinion to wear arms ; if he committed any act unworthy 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, efife'minacy, drunkenness or licentious con duct, killing a prisoner with his own hari3s, 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 only to the actual culprit, but to his whole family, until restored by royal favor. When "villainous saltpeter" came into use, the closed 10 HERALDRY. helmets were laid 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 wiU foHow 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 genealoigies like this, to register these things, and many sparkHng brilliants may be found recorded in this volume. However, we will not regret that Heraldry has practically cased 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, and 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 EngHsh family and the arms were at that time doubtless many generations old. HERALDRY. 11 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. i, 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. i, 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 Shandy 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. i, 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 nihlit; 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. i; 12 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. i, except it has for a crest a goat's head resting on a crown. No. 7, The Family Memorial, a nCatly 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 Hke No. 3, adding a ribbon below with motto Labore 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 Steams." 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. Orthography of N ame Stearns. Stearns, Sternes, Sterns, Stams, 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 Winthrops 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 EngHsh work." In the wiH of Isaac Stearns ist. of the first generation. Vol i, the name is speHed 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 spelHngs 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. Mrs. M. A. Whitney of Madrid, N. Y., writes, under date of Feb., 1894, "My father died when I was quite young, but J have often heard my Grandfather Steams teH the story of the three brothers." Mr. Melvin H. Stearns of St. Louis, Mb., writes, under date of Oct., 1893, "I have never seen Bond's Genealogies, 14 ORTHOGRAPHY OF NAME STEARNS. but the story of the three brothers is quite familiar to me, as told by my uncle, Gould Stearns." Dr. Phineas SewaH 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 Qark 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 Steams, the emigrant from England. 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 desceildants 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. — ^bom. chil. — children. d. — ^died. bapt. — baptized. md. — ^married. s. p. (sine prole) — without unm. — unmarried. issue. dau. — daughter. ERRATA. 979 siho'uld read John Philander Perry 976 refers tc 5303 3669 refers to 181 1. 1449 refers to 3054. 3798 refers to 1903. 3054 refers to 1449 3872 refers to 1939. 1615 refers to 3298. 4203 refers to 5204. 1713 refers to 5213. 4469 refers to 2491. 2587 refers to 4597- 45^6 refers to 2580. 3118b refers to 5296. 4978 refers to 3375. 3373 refers to 1664. 5045 refers to 3525. The Arabella. From the Memorial History of Boston, Mass., by Justin Winsor, Vol I, page 115, shows a small cut of the Arabella, reproduced from a painting either in Salem or Boston. This cut is a reproduction by William F. HalsaU, repre senting a part of the fleet which broughlt Winthrop and" his company to Salem Harbor. The AraJbella, the admiral of the fleet, a ship of 350 tons burden, carrying 28 guns and 52 seamen, with Capt. Nathaniel Melbourne, master and part owner. The Talbot, the vice admiral, is at anchor, while the Jewel, the coplin of the fleet, is the distant vessel on the night. From the History of Middlesex County 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, came over in Wintfirop's shin, "The Eap-le," which in his wife's honor was re-chris tened The Arabella. Lady Arabella died at Salem, Mass., a few weeks after her arrival, and her husband, who sur vived 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 eiglith of June there came a wild pigeon into the ship. It was not until the seventy-sixth day that they came to anchor, on the twelfth of Jtine, 1630, old style. ™**-^,'J^'^' ' The Arabella. Isaac Stearns. FIRST GENERATION. Early in the morning of April 8, 1630, Isaac Stearns and family, Sir Richard Staltonstall and family, Rev. George Phillips, Gov. Winthrop and many others embarked at Yarmouth, England, in the good ship ArrabeHa and ar rived in Salem, Mass., on the 12th of June. The ship JeweH arrived on the 13th. The ship Ambrose on the i8th. The Talbot on July 2. The passengers not being satisfied with Salem as possessing the desirable advantages for a permanent settlement soon proceeded from Salem to Charlestown and were among the first settlers of Watertown, near Mount Auburn, Mass. In 1642 we find his homestall bounded on the north by the land of John Warren; west by the highway; south by the land of John Biscoe; east by Pe- qussett Meadow, a part of which meadow he owned. In the distribution of the estate of his son, Samuel, in 1724, this homestall, "where his grandfather had lived,"was assigned to his eldest son, Nathaniel. "Dec. 4, 1638, Isaack stearns and John Page were fined 5 shillings for turning the way about, (i e., changing the highway), and day was given till the next Courte. This was done at a Quarter Courte, holden at Bos ton, Mass." He was admitted freeman. May 18, 1631, which is the earliest date of any such admission, and he was Select man several years. In 1647, he and Mr. Biscoe were ap pointed by the selectmen, "to consider how the bridge over the river shall be built, and to agree with the workmen for doing it, according to their best discretion," says Dr. Francis, in his history, "This is the first mention of a bridge over the Charles River, at Watertown." Isaac Stearns' pedigree has not been ascertained, nor is it certainly known from what town he came, but it has been found that his wife was from the Parish of Nayland, in Suf- 18 ISAAC STEARNS. folk, and his first three children were born there. Mr. Somer- by obtained the following extract from the parish register of Nayland: "Baptized, Jan. 6, 1626, Mary, dau. of Isaac Sternes. "Baptized, Oct. 5, 1628, Anna, dau. of Isaac Sternes." The names and ages of these two daughters seem to cor respond with the supposed ages of the eldest two girls of the first Isaac Stearns, of Watertown; for, in the early records, Anna and Hannah were often used, the one for the other. Mr. Beedham, of North Wales, England, sends the follow ing items: "1622, marriage of Isaac Sternes and Mary Barker. 1623, baptism of child of same. 1626, baptism of child of same. 1628, baptism of child of same." It appears, from' the appraisal of his estate which follows, that he was in comparative affluence for those early times, considering that he had previously given respectable por tions to each of his seven children; for it embraces fourteen lots or parcels of land, amounting to 467 acres, with a due quantity of stock and farming utensils, provisions and house hold goods. "A true inventory of the lands, goods and chattels of Isaac Sternes, Sen'r., taken the 28th, of 4th., 1671, who deceased the i6th of 4th, 1671, prized and taken by us, whose names are here underwritten: Housen and homestaH of twelve acres of land. . . .£100 00 Four acres of upland and two acres of meadow. . 18 00 Eight acres of upland 26 00 Six acres of meadow 30 00 Three acres of marshe 15 00 Fourscore acres of upland 60 00 Twelve acres of upland 12 00 Nine acres of upland 5 00 Sixty acres of upland 15 00 Fifteen acres of upland 8 00 Foure acres of meadow land 8 00 FIRST GENERATION. 19 Twenty-five acres of meadow land 60 oo One hundred- and ninety acres of meadow land. . 40 00 One hundred and five acres ot upland 10 00 Two horses 10 00 Foure oxen 16 00 Six cowes 18 00 Two heffers 4 00 Three yearHngs ... 3 00 Seven sheep and five lambs 4 00 Wearing clothes, linning and wooling 4 00 Beding and tabell linning 4 10 New Cloath 4 10 Swine, to the value of 4 00 Beding and bedstead in the parlor 4 10 Cubbord, stooles and table 3 00 Beding and bedstead in the hall 3 00 One Moose skin o 10 One old bed and other lumber in the old chamber i 00 Sheep's wool o 08 Two old chests, two spinning wheels, a chese press, and other lumber in ye low chamber . . i 00 Beame and scales, waites and measures i 00 One payer of quarnes and other lumber in the quarne house o 10 Brass putter and iron and other utensils in the chimne 6 10 Beer barrels, pondering tubbs and other small utensils i 00 Corne and mealle i 00 Mault and pease 2 10 Lumber in the parlor chamber o 10 Two bags of hopes 3 00 Cart, plow, chains and other husbandry instru ments 3 00 Salt, meall and chees, other provisions 3 00 Corne growing in the ground 6 00 Tobacco in the rowle and leafe o 06 08 Two muskets, one fowHng peace, one sword .... 2 00 To one cart rope o 05 20 ISAAC STEARNS. To sacks and hay in the barns o 15 Not footed in original. I make £5^4 04 o8' (Signed) WILLIAM BOND, SEN'R. JOHN BISCOE, SEN'R. HENRY FREEMAN, "That this is a true coppie of ye orriginall attested in Oct., 1671, and yn put upon Record, and burned in ye fireing of ye court house, is sworn by Isaac Sternes and Samuel Sternes, i, 8, 72, in open court, at Cambridge." (From Vol. 4, pp. 129-130.) His will, dated five days before his decease, with his auto graph signature, is extant on the files of the Probate Office of Middlesex County, and is as follows: "I, Isack Stearns, of Watertown, in the County of Middle sex, being sick in body, but through the goodness of God in sound memory, do declare this to be my last Will and Tes tament, in manner and form as followeth: "Imp. — ffirst, I return my spirit into the hands of God that gave it, and my body to the earth from whence it was- taken. 2dly. — My will is, that Mary, my beloved wife, should en joy my whole estate, for her maintainance, so long as she shall live a widow; but if my said wife shall marry again, then my will is that she should enjoy only what the law intended and provided for in the law titled dowers. "3dly. — I give and bequeath to my grandchildren, the chil dren of my sonne John Sternes, fower score pounds, (which) being added to what my son had formerly, will be a double portion with the rest of my children. "4thly. — I give unto my son Isaac Sternes, seventy pounds, which being added to what he have had already, will be his- proportion according to the rest of my children. "5thly — I give to my son, Samuel Sternes, seventy pounds, which being added to what I formerly gave him will be his- proportion with the rest of my children. FIRST GENERATION. 21 "6thly. — I give to my grandchildren, the children of my daughter Mary, deceased, five and thirty pounds; my grand child, Isaac Lernot, to have ten pounds of '.he said 35 pounds — the remainder, which will be twenty-five pounds, to be equally divided to the rest; which said thirty-five pounds be ing added to what I formerly gave my daughter, Mary Ler not, will be an equal proportion with the rest of my chil dren. "7thly. — I give to my daughter Sarah Stone, forty pounds, which being added to what she formerly had, will be her pro portion. "Sthly. — I give to my daughter EHzabeth Manning twenty pounds, which being added to what I formerly gave her, will be her proportion; further, my will is, that the said twenty pounds given to my daughter EHzabeth aforesaid, be secured for the good and benefit of the children. "gthly. — I give and bequeath to my daughter Abigail Morss, five acres of meadow, lying and being at Samuel's farm, to enjoy and possess for her and tier heirs forever; and my win is^ that my daughter Abigail Morss, may take the said five acres of meadow either next to Samuel's meadow, or next Capt. Mason's; and besides the meadow, I give to my said daughter Abigail, forty pounds, all which being added to what she have had formerly, will be her proportion. "lOthly. — My will is, that my kinsman Charles Sternes, shall have ten pounds of my estate. Further, my will is, that my whole estate remain whole and unbroken for comfort and maintainance of my beloved wife, as above said, so long as she doth remain a widow — save only the five acres of meadow given to my daughter Abigail, which she is to enjoy presently. "ffurther, I nominate and appoint my beloved sons, Isaac Sternes and Samuel Sternes, executors, to this my last Will and Testament, and have hereunto set my hand, this four teenth day of June, one thousand six hundred and seventy- one, in presence of. "Before subscribing, my will is, that when those several 22 ISAAC STEARNS. legacies are paid out according to my Will within men tioned, then my will is, that the remainder of ray estate shall be equally divided among my children then living, and so subscribe 'the day aforesaid by putting to my hand in pres ence of, ISACK STERNES. ^ (This signature was written five days before his decease.) "WILLIAM BOND, SEN'R. "JOHN BISCOE, SEN'R." I— ISAAC STEARNS, or Sternes, b. in England, md., 1622, Mary Barker, dau. of John and Margaret Barker, of Stoke, Nayland, Suffolk, England. "This is proved cor rect by an entry in Thomas Lechford's Note Book, pages 291, 292." Isaac Sternes d., June 19, 1671, and his widow d., Apr. 2, 1677; eight children. 2— MARY STEARNS, bapt., Jan. 6, 1626, in the Parish of Nayland, Suffolk, England; md., (i), July 9, 1646, in Woburn, Mass., Isaac Learned, b., Feb. 25, 1624, in England, only child of William and Judith Learned. Their marriage is re corded in Woburn, as follows: "Isaac Earned and Mary Stearns, married, 9, 5 mo., 1646." In the county record, the names are Learned and Sternes. He d., Nov. 27, 1657, at Chelmsford, and his wid. md. (2), June 9, 1662, John Burge, of Weymouth, by whom she had no children. The inventory of her estate wai dated Dec. 21, 1663, valued at £222, and Apr. 17, 1664, the Court allowed a division of the estate be tween John Burge and the children of Isaac Learned. (a) — Mary Learned, b., Aug. 7, 1647, ""^ Woburn, Mass.; about 1673, she was wife of Moses Barron. (b) — Hannah Learned, b., Aug. 24, 1649, in Woburn, Mass.; md., 1666, Joseph Farwell, of Chelmsford. (c) — William Learned, b., Oct. i, 1650; "eldest son;"' d., 1684; unm. (d) — Sarah Learned, b., Oct. 28, 1653, in Chelmsford, Mass.; prior to 1687, md. Jonathan Barrett, of Chelmsford. FIRST GENERATION. 2B (e) — Isaac Learned Jr., b., Sept. i6, 1655, in Chelms ford; d., Sept. 15, 1737. (f) — Benoni Learned, b., Nov. 29, 1657, in Chelmsford, Mass.; d., Apr. 10, 1738. 3— HANNAH STEARNS, bapt., Oct. 5, 1628, in Eng land; md., Dec. 25, 1650, in Watertown, Mass., Henry Free man; buried, June 17, 1656; no children. 4— JOHN STEARNS (10), b. perhaps in 1631, in Water- town, Mass., or, perhaps, the child who was baptised in 1623; of Billerica. 5— ISAAC STEARNS, JR., (17), b. Jan. 6, 1633; admitted freeman, 1665; d., Aug. 29, 1676. 6— SARAPI STEARNS, b., Sept. 22, 1635, in Watertown, Alass., md., June 7, 1655, Dea. Samuel Stone, of Cambridge. She d., Oct. 4, 1700, and he d., Sept. 27, 1715. (a) — Samuel Stone Jr., b., Oct. i, 1656; d., June 17, 1743- (b) — Isaac Stone, b., 1659; d., Dec. 10, 1690. (c) — Sarah Stone, b., Feb. 5, 1661; md. (i), Nov. 5, 1684, Edward Converse, of Woburn; md. (2), HiH. (d) — John Stone, b.,'May 12, 1663; d., Feb. 3, 1713. (e) — Lydia Stone, b., Nov. 25, 1665; md., July 26, 1684, Francis Bowman, Esq., of Lexington, Mass.; d., Dec. 10, 1719. (f) — Mary Stone, b., Feb. 22, 1668; d. May 11 1669. 7— SAMUEL STEARNS (24), b., Apr. 24, 1638; d., Aug. 3. 1683. 8— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., , 1640; md., Apr. 13, 1664, Samuel Manning, b., July 21, 1644, son of William Manning, of Cambridge, Mass. She d., June 24, 1671, leav ing two sons. (a) — Samuel Manning Jr., md. Debora , was liv ing at Windham, Conn., in 1774. 24 ISAAC STEARNS. (b) — John Manning, b., Aug. 30, 1666; d., Feb. 3, 1718-19. 9— ABIGAIL STEARNS, b., ; md., Apr. 27, 1666, Dea. John Morse, b., Feb. 28, 1639. She d., Oct. 16, 1690, and was the mother of nine children. (a) — John Morse, b.. May 10, 1667; d., soon. (b) — James Morse, b., Nov. 25, 1668; d., Apr., 26, 1718; s.p. (c) — John Morse, Jr., b., Mar. 15, 1669-70; md.. (i), Elizabeth Goodwin, m. (2), Hepzibah Stone. (d) — ^Joseph Morse, b., Aug. 25, 1671 ; d., June 24, 1709; estate administered by widow, Elizabeth (Sawtel) Morse. (e) — Abigail Morse, b., Dec. 21), 1673; d. Mar. 3, 1674. (f) — Abigail Morse b., Aug. 6, 1677; md. Dea. John Parkhurst. (g) — Isaac Morse, b., Jan. 5, 1679; d., Nov. 24, 1694. (h) — Samuel Morse, b., June 21, 1682; d., Probably be fore 1702. (i) — Nathaniel Morse, bapt., Jan. 29, 1687-8, m., (t), Grace Dyer; md. (2), Phoebe Cook. Second Generation. lo— JOHN STEARNS (4), date of birth unknown, son of Isaac and Mary (Barker) Stearns, of Watertown, Mass.; one •of the fi.rst settlers of Billerica, Mass. He md. (i), , 1653, Sarah Mixer, only dau. of Isaac and Sarah Mixer, of Water- town, Mass., to whom her father gave, among other things, "one-half of my vessel, Dilligent." She d., June 14, 1656, leaving one child, and he md. (2), Dec. 20, 1656 (by Thomas Hinckley, Esq.), Mary Lothrop, b., Oct. 4, 1640, dau. of Thomas and Mary (Learned) Lothrop, of Barnstable, Mass. Mr. Stearns d.. Mar. 5, 1668, and his widow md. (2), May 6, 1669, Capt. Wm. French, Esq., of BiHerica, Mass., by whom she had four daughters. Capt. French d., Nov. 20, 1681, aged 78, and she md. (3), June 29, 1684, Isaac Mixer Jr., of Watertown, Mass., being his third wife, and he a brother of her first husband's first wife. She was living in 1735, "very aged." Inventory, Mar. 23, 1668-9, by William French, an other, and Jonathan Danforth, £319, i8s., 4d. John Stearns had six children. II— JOHN STEARNS (35), b., 1654, May, "second week," second birth recorded in Billerica; d., Oct. 26, 1728. 12— ISAAC STEARNS, b., Apr. 17, 1658; d., Oct. 9, 1659. 13— SAMUEL STEARNS, b., Sept. 3, 1659; disabled, proba])ly lunatic; d., 1735, unm. In 1675, a son of John Stearns, of BiHerica (said son being then aged sixteen), "was disabled," and the Court ordered that Lieut. French, who had married his mother, should have the charge of him. "In Apr., 1722, the selectmen of Billerica petitioned the Court about Samuel Stearns, 'an impotent and discomposed person,' who had been, for some time, taken care of by Capt. John Stearns and Isaac Stearns, his brethren; that the selectmen may have toward his support, eight acres of land in the center of the town, belonging to said Samuel and in possession of Isaac Stearns." On Feb. 24, 1702-3, Mary Mixer gave to her son, Samuel Stearns, 24 poles of land, a share of the estate of her 26 ISAAC STEARNS. first husband, John Stearns, which had been divided in Oct.,. 1687. 14— ISAAC STEARNS (45), b., Dec. 23, 1661; d., 1739^ apprenticed to his step-father, William French, in 1675. 15— NATHANIEL STEARNS, b., Nov. 30,1663; took oath of fidelity, 1685; d., . i^THOMAS STEARNS (51), b., Dec. 6, 1665; appren ticed to his step-father, William French, in 1675. 17— ISAAC STEARNS JR. (5), b., Jan. 6, 1633, son of Isaac and Mary (Barker) Stearns, of Watertown, Mass. ; ad mitted freeman, 1665; d., Aug. 29, 1676. He md., June 24, 1660. Sarah Beers, dau. of Capt. Richard and Elizabeth Beers, of Watertown, Mass. Capt. Beers was an original proprietor, a Capt. in King Philip's War, and was slain in battle, by the Indians, Sept. 4, 1675, at Northfield, Mass. Isaac Stearns Jr. settled at Cambridge Farms, now Lexington, Mass., and, after his death, his widow md. (2), July 23, 1677, Thomas Wheeler, of Concord, Mass. Inventory, £300; six children. 18— SARAH STEARNS, b., Jan. 14, 1662; md., Dec. 27, 1678, John Wheeler, of Concord, Mass., who d., Sept. 27, 1713- " (a) — Joseph Wheeler, b., Nov. 27, 1679. (b) — Ebenezer Wheeler, Apr. 3, 1682. (c) — Thankful Wheeler, Apr. 3, 1682. (d)— John Wheeler, Jr., b., Dec. 6, 1683. (e) — Sarah Wheeler, b., Nov. 11, 1686. (f) — Abigail Wheeler, b., Dec. 29, 1689. (g) — Thomas Wheeler, b., June 24, 1692. (h) — Jonathan Wheeler, b., Apr. 19, 1696. (i) — Nathan Wheeler, b., Sept. 28, 1702. 19— MARY STEARNS, b., Oct. 8, 1663; md., Jan. i, 1694, John Cutler, of Lexington, Mass., who d., Sept. 21, 1714; she d., Feb. 24, 1733. (a) — Samuel Cutler, b., Dec. 20, 1694, d.. May 12, 1742. SECOND GENERATION. 27 (b) — John Cutler, Jr., b., June i, 1696; md. Jan. 9, 1724, Abigail Stone, of Lexington, Mass. (c) — Ebenezer Cutler, b., July 24, 1700; probably Capt. E. Cutler, of Weston; md., Mar. 3, 1724, Anna Whitney, of Concord, Mass.; d., Jan. 17, 1777, in Lincoln, Mass. (d) — Mary Cutler, b., Apr. 3, 1702; md., Feb. 7, 1724, Capt. Samuel Bond, of Weston. (e) — Sarah Cutler, b., Nov. 20, 1704; d. Jan. 12, 1749. 2(^ISAAC STEARNS 3d. (56), b. Aug. 26, 1665. 21 — Samuel Stearns (66), b., Jan. 11, 1667-8. 22— ABIGAIL STEARNS, b., 1670; md., Nov. 23, 1692, in Concord, Mass., Samuel Hartwell, b., Oct. 6, 1666, who d., Nov. 27, 1744, son of Samuel and Ruth (Wheeler) Hartwell, of Concord. She d., in childbed, May 11, 1709, the mother of seven children. (a) — Samuel Hartwell, b., Nov. 12, 1693. (b) — Abigail Hartwell, b., Nov. 27, 1695. (c) — Joseph Hartwell, b., Aug. 11, 1698. (d) — Mary Hartwell, b., Jan. 13, 1700. (e) — Isaac Hartwell, b., Nov. 22, 1702. (f) — Ephraim Hartwell, b., Jan. 14, 1707; of Lincoln, Mass.; md., Nov. 7, 1732, EHzabeth Heywood, of Concord, Mass. She d., 1808, aged 94 yrs., having had ten children. He d., 1793. (g) — Lydia HartweH, b., May 2, 1709. 23— JOHN STEARNS (78), b., , 1675; of Concord, Mass., afterwards, of Bedford, Mass., where he d., June 14, 1734, aged 59. His will, dated May 29, 1733, mentions no wife, but five children. 24 — Corporal Samuel Stearns (7), b., Apr. 24, 1638, son of Isaac and Mary (Barker) Stearns, of Watertown, Mass.; d., Aug. 3, 1683. He md., Feb. i, 1662-3, Hannah Manning, b., June 21, 1642, eldest dau. of William and Dorothy Manning, of Cambridge, Mass., and sister of Samuel Manning, who nid. EHzabeth Stearns (8). Hannah (Manning) Stearns d.,. 28 ISAAC STEARNS. Feb. 26, 1723-4. Mr. Stearns's farm or "homestall," feH into the possession of his son John, then to his grandson, Josiah, then to his great grandson, Phinehas Stearns, and did "late ly" belong to the heirs of Mr. Abijah White (130-a) his great- greatgrandson. Inventory, Oct. 9, 1683, £481, 4s. He had ten children. 25— SAMUEL STEARNS JR., b.. May 4, 1664; birth re corded in Cambridge, Mass.; d., June 7, 1671. 26~HANNAH STEARNS, b., Dec. 8, 1666; md., (i), Dec. 26, 1684, Thomas Biscoe, by whom she had two sons. He d., previous to Oct. 15, 1690, and she md. (2), Sept. 28, 1708, (his second wife), Samuel Gookim, Esq., b., Apr. 21, 1652, son of Maj. Gen. Daniel Gookim. In 1690 Samuel Gookim was "Attorney to Mr. John Philips, Esq., Treasurer of the Colony of Massachusetts." In 169 1, he was "Marshal General" of Middlesex, and in 1697, he was High Sheriff. She had no children by her second husband. (a) — John Biscoe, b., Oct. 22, 1685. (b) — Thomas Biscoe Jr., Capt., b., May 16, 1689. 27— NATHANIEL STEARNS (85), b., Dec. 13, 1668; d., Aug. 24, 1716. In the division of his father's estate, he re ceived the farm which had been the residence of his grand father, Isaac Stearns. 28— SARAH STEARNS, b., Apr., 23, 1671; md., Oct. 27, 1714. Joseph Winship, b., 1661, son of Lieut. Edward and Elizabeth Winship of Cambridge, Mass. His first wife, Sarah Harrington, d., Nov. 28, 1710, and Sarah Steams was his second wife. He d.', Sept. 25^ 1725. 29— SAMUEL STEARNS Jr., (99), b., Mar. 29, 1673; was Town Clerk and represented Watertown from 1714 to 1 731; many years selectman and assessor. 30— ISAAC STEARNS— (109), b., Dec. 31 1674; d., 1737- 31— JOHN STEARNS (116), b., June 24, 1677; d., 1729; settled on his father's homestead. 32— MARY STEARNS, b., Apr. 5, 1679; md. Nov. 2, SECOND GENERATION. 29' 1699, Samuel Jennison, b., Oct. 12, 1673, who d., Dec. 2, 1732, son of Samuel and Judith (Macomber) Jennison, of Watertown, Mass. (a) — Mary Jennison, b., Aug. 17, 1700; md., Nov. 6,. I773> John Gerrish, of Salem, Mass. (b) — Hannah Jennison, b., July 17, 1702; md. (i), Feb. 15, 1724-5, Jonathan Stone Jr.; md. (2), John God- dard, of Brookline, Mass. (c) — Samuel Jennison, b.. Sept! 26, 1704. (d) — WilHam Jennison, b., Feb. 9, 1706-7; grad. Harv. CoH., 1724; d., Apr., 1750, in Watertown, Mass. (e) — ^Nathaniel Jennison, b., Apr. 5, 1709; md., Oct. 23, 1729, Abigail Mead, of Weston, Mass. (f) — John Jennison, b., Feb. 19, 1710-11; md., July 21,- 1740, in Lunenburg, Mass., Mary Hubbard, stster of Ruth Hubbard, who was wife of Rev. David Stearns (334). He d., 1751. (g) — Lydia Jennison, b., Apr. 2, 1712; md., Jan. 11, 1736-7, Rev. Ebenezer White of Brookline, Mass. (h) — ^Abigail Jennison, b., Apr. 22, 1715; md., Sept. 24,. 1739, in Lunenburg, Jonathan Hubbard Jr. (i) — Mercy Jennison, b., Mar. 11, 1717-18; md., June 26^ 1740, Dr. Stanton Prentice, a physician, of Lan caster, Mass. (j) — Sarah Jennison, b., Aug., 1720, d., Nov., 1720. (k) — Eunice Jennison, b., Feb., 1721-2; md., July ii^ 1739, Joshua Richardson, of Woburn, Mass. 33— ABIGAIL STEARNS, b., Apr. 16, 1680; md., Jan. ID, 1706-7, Benoni Garfield, son of Capt. Benjamin and Me- hitable (Hawkins) Garfield. She d., July 11, 1710, leaving one child. (a) — Abigail Garfield, b.. Mar. 5, 1707-8; md., Dec. 6,. 1728, James Jones, of Weston, Mass. 34— JOSEPH STEARNS, b., Dec. 11, 1682; d., Feb. 4, 1683-4. Third Generation. 35— LIEUT. JOHN STEARNS JR. (ii), b., 1654, May, "second week," son of John and Sarah (Mixer) Stearns, of Watertown, Mass.; the second birth recorded in BiHerica; md. (i), Sept. 6, 1676, Elizabeth Bigelow, b., June 15, 1657; dau. of John and Mary (Warren) Bigelow, of Watertown, Mass. She d. April 18, 1694, and he md. (2), Apr. 22, 1696, in Maiden, Mass., Mrs. Joanna (Call) Parker, wid. of Jacob Parker, and dau. of Thomas Jr. and Joanna (Shepherdson) CaH. He was much respected and had much influence. By first wife he had eight children and by second had one. He d., Oct. 26, 1728, and his wid. d., Dec. 4, 1737, aged 78 yrs. 36— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Sept. 23, 1677, in Watertown, Mass.; md.. May 22, 1707, Samuel Rogers, b., Apr. 5, 1672, son of John and Mary (Shedd) Rogers, of Bil lerica. She d., Apr. 18, 1710, leaving no children. 37— JOHN STEARNS, b., Jan. 22, 1679-80, in BiHerica, Mass.; d., Apr. 4, 1679-80. 38— SARAH STEARNS, b.. Mar. 21, 1681-2; md., June 16, 1702, Samuel Hunt, b., 1678-9, son of Samuel and Ruth (Todd) Hunt, of BHlerica, Mass. She d., Sept., 1708, mother of two daus. (a) — Sarah Hunt, b., Oct. 22, 1703; md., July 19, 1722, Enoch Kidder, of BHlerica; d., Jan. 26, 1750. (b) — Mary Hunt, b., Jan. 12, 1705; md., June i, 1731, John Trull, of BiHerica. 39— MARY STEARNS, b., July 23, 1684; md., May 28, 1705, Samuel Barron, of Chelmsford, Mass. 40— JOHN STEARNS, 3d. (132), b., Nov. 16, 1686 Aug. 2, 1776. 41— ISAAC STEARNS, b.. May i, 1689; shipwrecked and lost in an expedition to Port Royal, in 171 1. 42— ABIGAIL STEARNS, b., Aug. 22, 1691; md., Oct. THIRD GENERATION. 31 23, 1712, in Watertown, Mass., Serg. William Wyman, b., 1685, who d., 1753, second son of William and Prudence (Putnam) Wyman, of Woburn, Mass. She d., prior to 1719, and he md. again. (a) — AbigaH Wyman, b., Aug. 31,1713; md., Nov. 12, 1735, Ezekiel Wyman, son of John and Rebecca (Read) Wyman. They settled in Lunenburg, where she had ten chHdren. (b) — WHliam Wyman, b.. Mar. 10, 1715; of Winslow, Me. Sergeant Nehemiah Wyman was son of a second wife and was b., June 25, 1722; his tenth child, Ne hemiah Wyman Jr. md. Susanna Stearns (384), who d., Apr. 17, 1847, aged 85 yrs. 43— SAMUEL STEARNS (143), b., Jan. 8, 1693-4. 44— JOANNA STEARNS, b., June 24, 1697. 45— ISAAC STEARNS (14), b., Dec. 23, 1661, son of John and Mary (Lothrop) Stearns, of Billerica, Mass.; appren ticed to his step-father, William French, in 1675, d., , 1739. He md., Mary Merriam, b., June 4, 1664, dau. of Jo seph and Sarah (Stone) Merriam; five children. 46— ISAAC STEARNS JR. (150), b., Aug. 21, 1701. 47— MARY STEARNS, b., Jan. 26, 1703; md., Sept. 27, 1728, John Pollard, of BiHerica, Mass. She d., Aug. 18, 1738, and John Pollard md. (2), Sept. 14, 1741, AHce (WHgon) Stearns, wid. of his brother-in-law, Isaac Stearns (150). (a) — ^John Pollard Jr., b., June 24, 1729. (b) — ^Jonathan Pollard, b., May 13, 1731. (c) — Solomon Pollard, b., Oct. 15, 1732. (d) — Mary Pollard, b., Apr. i, 1734; d., May 25, 1736. (e) — ^Asa Pollard, b., Nov. 15, 1735; was the first soldier killed at Bunker Hill. (f) — Mary Pollard, b.. May 7, 1737; md., Feb. 15, 1763, Eliphaz Wyman, of Woburn. 32 ISAAC STEARNS. 48— SARAH STEARNS, b.. Mar. 26, 1704; md., May 19,. 1725, Ebenezer Johnson, of Woburn, Mass. 49— MIRIAM STEARNS, b., Aug. 5, 1705; md., 1729, Thomas Patten, of BiHerica, Mass.; d., Sept. 16, 1747, and he d., Oct. 10 of the same year. (a) — Mary Patten, d. (b) — Miriam Patten, b., Dec. 21, 1730. (c) — WilHam Patten, b., Sept. 24, 1732. (d) — Thomas Patten Jr., b., Apr. 2, 1734. (e) — Sarah Patten, b., Aug. 24, 1735; md. Timothy Danforth. (f) — Mary Patten, b., Sept. 10, 1737. (g) — Isaac Patten, b., June 3, 1739. (h) — Jonathan Patten, b., Feb. 14, 1742. (i) — David Patten, b., Aug. 2, 1745. 50— LYDIA STEARNS, b., Apr. 21, 1707; d., May 8, 1784; md., ¦ — , 1729, Samuel Belknap, of Woburn, Mass.,. b., May 24, 1707, who d., Jan. i, 1771. (a) — WHHam Belknap, b., May 27, 1730; md. Hannah. Flagg. (b) — Ruth Belknap, b., Nov. 11, 1731; d., June 27, 173a. (c) — Isaac Belknap, b., Dec. 14, 1733. (d) — Samuel Belknap Jr., b., Oct. 18, 1735; d., Mar. 31, 1821. He was known as Capt. Samuel Belknap,. and had a dau.. May Josepha Lydia Stearns Bel knap, b.. May 2, 1771. (e) — Lydia Belknap, b., Feb. 28, 1737. (f) — Abel Belknap, b., Jan. 13, 1739; d., Nov. 15, 1804, at Newburg, N. Y. He had three wives and one of his ten chHdren was Aaron Belknap, b., July 20, 1789, at Newburg, N. Y., who md., Apr. 15, 181 1, his cousin, Mary Josepha Lydia Stearns Belknap,. dau. of his uncle, Samuel. (g) — Mary Belknap, b., Jan. 9, 1740. (h) — Ruth Belknap, b.. May 14, 1742. (i) — David Belknap, b., Jan. 14, 1744. THIRD GENERATION. 33 (j) — AbigaH Belknap, b., April 17, 1745. (k) — ^Jonathan Belknap, b., Sept. 7, 1748. (1) — Olive Belknap, b., Apr. 5, 1751. 51— THOMAS STEARNS (16), b., Dec. 6, 1665, son of John and Mary (Lothrop) Stearns, of Billerica, Mass.; ap prenticed to his step-father, WilHam French, in 1675; md., June 20, 1688, Rebecca Chamberlain, b., Feb. 25, 1662, dau. of William and Rebecca Chamberlain, of Billerica. Thomas Stearns d., Feb. 9, 1696, and his wid. md. (2), July 14, 1699, George Farley, son of Caleb and Lydia (More) Farley. Mr. Stearns had four children. 52— REBECCA STEARNS, b., Apr. 23, 1689. On Jan. 22, 171 1, Rebecca Stearns with Benj. Frost and wife Mary sold to Geo. Farley, their step-father, "all title in the lands of our father, Thomas Stearns, of Billerica." 53— MARY STEARNS, b., June 18, 1692; md., Dec. 21, 1710, Benjamin Frost, b., Mar. 8, 1688, son of James and Elizabeth (Foster) Frost, of Billerica, Mass; she d., Oct. — , 1725; no children. 54— SARAH STEARNS, b., Apr. 27, 1694; md., Jan. i, 1720, Joshua Child, of Weston, Mass., afterwards of Water- town, Mass. (a) — Sarah Chfld, b., Feb. 2, 1721. (b) — ^Joshua ChHd Jr., b., Sept. 26, 1723; md., June 2, 1748, Mary Hinds, of Shrewsbury, Mass. (c) — Thomas Child, b., Sept. 16, 1726. (d) — Hannah ChHd, b., Oct. 10, 1727. (e)— Josiah ChHd, b., Dec. 20, 1728. > Twins (f)— Mary Child, b., Dec. 20, 1728. S (g) — Abraham ChHd, b., Apr. 26, 1732. 55— HANNAH STEARNS, b., Aug., 1696. 56— ISAAC STEARNS 3d (20), b., Aug. 26, 1665, son of Isaac Jr., and Sarah (Beers) Stearns, of Lexington, Mass.; md., , 1696, EHzabeth Stone, b., Oct. 9, 1670. The births of his first four chil. are recorded in Cambridge, and the rest in Lexington, Mass. He removed to Stoughton, 34 ISAAC STEARNS. Mass., about 1716. Administration of the estate of "Isaac Stearnes, of Stoughton" was granted to his sons, Simon and Jonathan Stearns, May 22, 1741. His inventory, £585, 2sh., 6d., was dated June 25, 1741; nine children. 57— ISAAC STEARNS, 4th (159), b., Oct. 19, 1697. 58— SIMON STEARNS (163), b., Oct. 19, 1697. 59— JABESH STEARNS, b., Jan. 27, 1700; d., Apr. 30, 1700. 60— JONATHAN STEARNS (167), b., Nov. 20, 1701; of Stoughton. 61— HANNAH STEARNS, b., Jan. 26, 1704; md., Nov. 17, 1726, Capt. Ezekiel Upham, of Sturbridge, Mass., b., 1700; d., Jan. 10, 1788. (a) — Ezekiel Upham Jr., b., Nov. 30, 1727. (b) — Hannah Upham, b., Dec. 4, 1729. (c) — AbigaH Upham, b„ Feb. 22, 1732; md., Dec. 21, 1752, Ephraim White; d., Jan. 6, 1759. (d) — John Upham, b., Apr. 6, 1734. (e) — Asa Upham, b., May 18, 1736. (f) — William Upham, b., Oct. 29, 1738. (g) — Isaac Upham, b., Oct. 3, 1741. (h) — Nathaniel Upham, b., July 25^ 1745. 62— MARY STEARNS, bapt. Nov. 10, 1706; md., about 1729, Dr. Edward Esty, of Stoughton, who lived to be 100 yrs. old. They had fourteen chil., who aH d., without families, except the two following: a) — Solomon Esty, who had one son, Solomon Esty Jr., who md. and d., early, leaving a son, Solomon Esty and a dau., Mary or Mercy Esty, both of whom lived in Newton, Mass. (b)— Mercy Esty, b., Nov. 14, 1730; d., Dec. 25, 1824; md., Nov. 21, 1776, David Sumner, of Milton, Mass., and had one daughter, Mercy Sumner. 63— MARTHA STEARNS, bapt.. Feb. 7, 1709-10; md.. THIRD GENERATION. 35 Nov. I, 1734, Daniel Talbot, of Stoughton, Mass., who d., Mar. 9, 1778. (a) — Amaziah Talbot, b., Sept. 7, 1837; d., aged 17 yrs., near Crown Point or Ticonderoga. (b) — Daniel Talbot Jr., b., Sept., 1740; d., Nov. 2, 1820. (c) — Martha Talbot, b., Aug. 14, 1742; md., June 29, 1762, Seth Johnson, of Stoughton. (d) — Isaac Talbot, b., June 21, 1744; md., Nov., 1769, Susan Turner, of Walpole. (e) — George Talbot, b., June i, 1746; d., Feb. 25, 1827. (f)— Sarah Talbot, b., Dec. 13, 1751. ) TwJnc (g)— Benjamin Talbot, b., Dec. 13, 175 1. S Benjamin Talbot d., soon. Sarah Talbot md., July 10, 1783, Amos GuHd; d., Aug. 10, 1829. (h) — Benjamin Talbot, b., 1753; a Lieutenant; d., 1778, Chesterfield, N. H., on his way home from the Revolutionary Army. 64— EBENEZER STEARNS (174), bapt, July 8, 171 1. 65— ABIGAIL STEARNS, bapt., Nov. 12, 1713; inten tion of marriage with Samuel Brackett pub., Aug. 27, 1737. 66— SAMUEL STEARNS (21), b., Jan. 11, 1667-8, son of Isaac Jr. and Sarah (Beers) Stearns, of Lexington, Mass.; md., Phoebe — . He was tithing man and assessor in Lexington for several years, and was killed by a casualty, said to have been the falling of a tree, Nov. 19, 1721. His widow administered his estate, John Stearns of Concord (78), being her surety. She moved to Littleton, Mass., in 1730. with some of her chil. There was a "Caution of Chelms ford, July 24, 1750, against settlement of Phoebe Stearns from Littleton." Samuel Stearns had eleven children. 67— SARAH STEARNS, b., Jan. i^, 1696-7; md.. May 21, 1729, William Wheeler, of Stoughton^by whom she had two children. (a) — Phoebe Wheeler, b., 1730; d., Dec. 5, 1749, aged 19 yrs. 36 ISAAC STEARNS. (b)— William Wheeler Jr., b., June 24, 1736; d., 1822, in Canton, Mass.; md. (i), Mar. 30, 1759, Martha Crane, of Stoughton, Mass., who d.. Mar. 10, 1773, leaving one child; md. (2), Apr. 7, 1794, Hannah Bailey. 68— MARY STEARNS, b., Jan. 27, 1698-9; md., John Powers, of Shutesbury, Mass. 69— ABIGAIL STEARNS, b., Feb. 8, 1700; md., Nov. 28, 1 717, by Rev. John Whiting, Joseph Temple, son of Abra ham Temple, of Concord, Mass. (a) — AbigaH Temple, b., Dec. i, 1718. (b) — Joseph Temple Jr., b., Dec. 31, 1720. (c)— Sarah Temple, b., Mar. 19, 1722. (d)— Richard Temple, b., Mar. 7, 1724. 70— SAMUEL STEARNS 184), b.. Mar. 7, 1702; of New Sherburne, then, HolHs, N. H., d., 1787. 71— RUTH STEARNS, b., May 25, 1704; md., Feb. 5, 1723, Oliver Livermore, of Watertown, Mass. She d. in childbed, Feb. 8, 1724, leaving one child. (a) — ^^Daniel Livermore, b., Jan. 28, 1724; was drowned, Aug. 6, 1744. 72— PHOEBE STEARNS, b., Feb. 23, 1706; md., Cummings, of Uxbridge. 73— REBECCA STEARNS, b., Apr. 15, 1708; pub., Feb. 7, 1739, in Boston, intentions of marriage between Samuel Whittemore and Rebecca Stearns. They were md., Apr. 24, 1740. 74— THOMAS STEARNS (194), b., July 4, 1710, of Littleton. 75— CAPT. JOHN STEARNS (206), b., July 23, 1712; of Dedham and Attleboro. 76— JOSEPH STEARNS, bapt., Apr. 15, 1715; md., June 9, 1763, at HolHs, N. H., Mary Shattuck, of Monson. 77— BENJAMIN STEARNS (219), b., Jan. 6, 1718; of Rutland, Mass. THIRD GENERATION. 37 78— JOHN STEARNS (23), b., , 1675, son of Isaac and Sarah (Beers) Stearns, of Lexington, Mass.; of Concord, Mass., afterwards, of Bedford, Mass.; md., Apr. 26, 1699, by Justice Minott, Mercy Davis, b., Aug. 12, 1677, dau. of Sam uel and Mary (Medows) Davis, of Concord, Mass. He was a land-owner in Bedford, in 1729; d., June 14, 1734, in Bed ford, Mass., and is recorded thus: "Father of Zachariah, Eleazer and Benjamin Stearns." From his will, dated May 29> 1733. is the following extract: "I give and bequeathe to my daughter, Mercy Kendall, £5, and all the right I have in a mulatto girl, named Mary, now living with me;" six chHdren. 79— JOHN STEARNS JR., b., Feb. 19, 1700; d., Oct. 16, 1725. 80— ZACHARIAH STEARNS (229), b., Feb. 6, 1702, in that part of Concord which is now Bedford, Mass.; in 1722, he belonged to Capt. Butterfield's Co. 81— ELEAZER STEARNS (236), b., Sept. 8, 1704. 82— MERCY STEARNS, b., J endall. 83— ABIGAIL STEARNS, b., 82— MERCY STEARNS, b., Jan. 9, 1706; md., Kendall. ^84— BENJAMIN STEARNS (243), b., Nov. 8, 1714. 85— NATHANIEL STEARNS (27), b., Dec. 13, 1668, /son of Samuel and Hannah (Manning) Stearns, of Water- town, Mass.; d., Aug. 24, 1716. He md. (i), 1694, Elizabeth Dix, b., Dec. 4, 1671, dau. of John and Elizabeth (Barnard) Dix. She d., June 16, 1712, and he md. (2), Oct. 29, 1713, Sarah Nevinson, b., July 22, 1672. After his death, his wid. Married, Apr. 24, 1718, Samuel Livermore, being his third wife. Nathaniel Stearns was selectman of Watertown, Mass., in 17 16; twelve children. 8^NATHANIEL STEARNS, b., Oct. 8; d., Dec, 1694. 87— NATHANIEL STEARNS JR. (254), b., Jan. 18, 1696; d., 1749; had one son, Nathaniel Stearns 3d. 88— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Sept. 26, 1697; md. (i), Jonathan Shattuck, b., Oct. 16, 1695, by whom she had two chil. He d., July 17, 1724, and she md. (2), Dec. 15, 1726, 38 ISAAC STEARNS. Daniel Bond, a weaver, son of John and Hannah (Cooledge) Bond, by whom she repeated her record, and d., previous to 1742. (a)— Jonathan Shattuck Jr., b.. May 16, 1721; d., July 2, 1724. (b) — Elizabeth Shattuck, b., Oct. 19, 1722; d., soon. (c) — Mary Bond, b., July 12, 1731. (d) — Isaac Bond, bapt., Nov. 18, 1733. 89— HANNAH STEARNS, b., 1699; d., 1716. 90— DANIEL STEARNS (256), b.. Mar. i, 1701; d., 1747- 91— LYDIA STEARNS, b., Nov. 2, 1702; md., July 29, 1731, Nahum Ward, of Boston, where they resided. Being engaged in mercantile pursuits, he made a voyage to Ja maica, where he d., Nov. 15, 1738, after a few hours' sick ness, having barely time to dictate and subscribe his will, drawn up by his attending physician whom he appointed one of his executors. At his interment, the flags of the shipping in the port were hung at half mast, and a prodigal waste made of his estate in the solemnities of the occasion. His wid., Lydia, with her two chH. soon removed to West- boro, Mass. (a) — Lydia Ward, b., 1732; md.. May 11, 1766, John Chandler, of Petersham, Mass., where she d., 1794; four chil. (b) — Lucretia Ward md., Jan. i, 1757, at Shrewsbury, Mass., Dr. Joshua WHlard, of Petersham; eleven chil. 92— ISAAC STEARNS, b., July 24, 1704; a tailor, of Boston, Mass.; md. Mehitable , and d., previous to 1732; one chHd. 93— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Feb. 12, 1726. 94— DAVID STEARNS, b., Aug., d., Oct., 1706. 95- EBENEZER STEARNS (267), b., Apr. 22, 1708. Twins. THIRD GENERATION. 39 96— MERCY STEARNS, b., Apr. 22, 1708. Ebenezer was of Worcester. Mercy had Samuel Jennison for her guardian. 97— DEBORAH STEARNS, b., Nov. 5, 1709; md., Oct. 5, 1732, (pub. in Boston, Sept. 15), Benjamin Salisbury. 98— PHOEBE STEARNS, b., Feb. 11, 171 1; md., Apr. 2, 1731, Lieut. Josiah Greenwood, b., June 21, 1709, son of John Esq. and Hannah (Trowbridge) Greenwood, of New ton, Mass. Phoebe (Stearns) Greenwood d.' Sept. 17, 1761; eleven chil. (a) — Esther Greenwood, b., Oct. 7, 1731. (b) — Nathaniel Greenwood, b., July 21, 1733. (c) — ^John Greenwood, b., Dec. 3, 1735. (d) — Sarah Greenwood, b., July 6, 1737. (e) — Alice Greenwood, b.. Mar. 12, 1739. (f) — EHzabeth Greenwood, b., Nov. 21, 1740. (g) — Phoebe Greenwood, b., May 20, 1744. (h) — Hannah Greenwood, b., June 8, 1746. (i) — Moses Greenwood, b., Aug. 14, 1748. (j) — Nevinson Greenwood, b., Oct. 22, 1751. (k) — Ebenezer Greenwood, b., Oct. i, 1753; md., 1778, Hannah Winchester. 99— LIEUT. SAMUEL STEARNS JR. (29), b., Mar. 29, 1673, son of Samuel and Hannah (Manning) Stearns, of Watertown, Mass.; md.. Mar. 2, 1698, Mary Hawkins, b., Apr. 30, 1677, ¦who d., Apr. 23, 1759, dau. of Timothy Jr. and Mary (Treadway) Hawkins. On July 8, 1700, he bought of Daniel Snaith and wife Ruhamah, for £100, all their right and title in the Hawkins estate and sold to the same parties, three lots of land and one-fourth of a corn-mill on Beaver Brook. Lieut. Samuel Stearns was selectman for seventeen years. Town Clerk for five years. Town Treas urer for seven years, and Moderator of town meeting in 1716; nine chHdren. 100— MARY STEARNS, b., July 20, 1699; d., Jan. 21, 40 ISAAC STEARNS. 1740-41; md.. May i, 1724, George Lawrence Jr., of Wal- tham, Mass., b., June 3, 1698, who d., Aug. 2, .773. (a) — Abigail Lawrence, b., Feb. 14, 1725; d., Dec. 8, 1726. (b) — Benjamin Lawrence, b., Jan. 30, 1728; died in 1754, abroad in the wars. (c)— Elijah Lawrence, b., Apr. 10, 1732; d., Apr. 14, 1805. (d)— Joshua Lawrence, b., Feb. 8, 1735; d., Nov., 1735. (e) — Jonathan Lawrence, b. and d., 1737. . (f) — Eunice Lawrence, b., Sept. 19, 1738; md.. Nov. 17, 1768, Isaac Stearns Jr. (296). She d., Feb. 8, 1802. loi— TIMOTHY STEARNS (277), b., Oct. 8, 1701; of Framingham; d., 1757. 102— SAMUEL STEARNS 3d. (287), b., Nov. 30, 1703; d., 1746. 103— JOSHUA STEARNS, b., Dec. 15, 1705; d., 1724, unmarried. 104— SARAH STEARNS ,b.. May 9, 1708; md., Nov. 15, 1726, Isaac Barnard, of Sutton, Mass., b.. Mar. 13, 1702, son of James and Judith (Jennison) Barnard. Soon after the birth of their two children, they removed to Sutton. He was Justice of the Peace and d., Mar. 18, 1788, in Worcester, Mass., where she also d., Apr. 9, 1806. (a) — Isaac Barnard Jr., b., May 27, 1727. (b) — Sarah Barnard, b.. May 11, 1729. 105— JONATHAN STEARNS, b., July 2, 1710; d., June 26, 1738. 106— PRUDENCE STEARNS, b., Apr. 27, 1713; md., Nov. 16, 1736, Francis Harrington, b., June 11, 1709, son of Edward and Mary (Ocington) Harrington, of Grafton, Mass. She d., 1751, in Worcester, Mass. (a) — Francis Harrington Jr., b., 1737; d., Apr. 6, 1768, Worcester, Mass. THIRD GENERATION. 41 107— EUNICE STEARNS, b., Dec. 23, 1715; md., Nov. 20, 1738, in Waltham, Mass., Nathaniel Adams (son of George and Martha (Fiske) Adams, of Grafton, Mass.), who was bapt. June 12, 1698. 108— ANNA STEARNS, b., Aug. '2, 1718; md., May 26, 1746, Capt. Joshua Fuller, of Newton, Mass., b., Apr. 12, 1703, who d., Aug. 23, 1777; his wid. d., 1778; seven chH. (a) — ^Joshua FuHer Jr., b., Mar. 2, 1747; a Lieut; md. (i), 1773, Catherine Jackson; md. (2), Wid .Mary (Brewer) White; d., Nov., 1817. (b) — Anna Fuller, b., June 18, 1749; md., 1774, Eph raim Whitney, who d., 1776, in the Revolutionary Army. (c) — David FuHer, b., Apr. 18, 1751; md., 1779, Sarah Williams. (d) — Moses FuHer, b., Apr. i, 1753. (e) — Eunice FuHer, b., Feb. 15, 1756; bapt., Feb. 22, 1756, in Waltham, Mass. (f) — Rachel FuHer, b., Apr. 29, 1760; bapt.. May 4, 1760, in Waltham; md., Col. Josiah FuHer, his second wife; d., 1778. (g) — Nathaniel Fuller, bapt., Feb. 27, 1763, in Wal tham. 109— ISAAC STEARNS (30), b., Dec. 31, 1674, son of Samuel and Hannah (Manning) Stearns, of "Watertown, Mass.; md., Oct 26, 1708, Mary Bemis, b., Sept. 24, 1688, dau. of John and Mary (Harrington) Bemis, of Watertown. He d., 1737; inventory of his estate, Apr. 4, 1737, £1127, I9sh., 8d. ; six chil. no— DEA. ISAAC STEARNS JR. (292), b.. May 14, 1710; d., Nov. 25, 1779. Ill— MARY STEARNS, b., Dec. 4, 1712; md., May 7, 1741, Jonathan Sanderson; d., Aug. 27, 1741; s. p. 112— SUSANNA STEARNS, b., Jan. 11, 1715; md., Nov. 18, 1736, Jonathan Smith, b., Jan. 23, 1714-15, son of EHsha -and Patience (Brown) Smith, of Weston, Mass. 42 ISAAC STEARNS. 113— NATHANIEL STEARNS (304), b., Apr. 23, 1718^ of Holden, Mass. 114— PELEG STEARNS (312), b., Jan. 2, 1720. 115— JAMES STEARNS, b., 116— JOHN STEARNS (31), b., June 24, 1677, son of Samuel and Hannah (Manning) Stearns, of Watertown,. Mass.; md., Feb. 21, 1701, AbigaH Fiske, b., June 12, 1684, dau. of John and Abigail (Parks) Fiske. He resided on the homestead of his father, and had a family of fifteen chil dren; d., 1729; inventory of his estate, administered by his wid., Abigail, in 1735, was £952, 3sh., lod. In the settle ment of the estate, mention is made of heirs of Peter and James. 117— JOHN STEARNS JR. (314), b., Nov. 18, 1702. 118— JOSIAH STEARNS (322), b., Oct 14, 1704; d.,, Apr. II, 1756. 119— JOSEPH STEARNS, b., July, 1706; d., Apr. 11, 1756; unm.; insane. 120— ABIGAIL STEARNS, b., June 3, 1708; md., Oct 7j 1735) ill Lunenburg, Mass., by her brother. Rev. David Stearns. Col. Benjamin Bellows, afterwards of Walpole, N. H. "Bellows Falls" was named for him. "He possessed wonderful energy and decision with a great capacity for business, and was remarkable for almost gigantic form and strength, as some of his descendants have also been." She was the mother of seven chHdren and d., Nov. 8, 1757, in Walpole, N. H. "She was the first tenant of Walpole burying-ground, had an excellent repute for energy, piety and motherly love, and her dust sweetly consecrated the spot wherein her race was afterwards to repose." (a) — Abigail Bellows, b., Dec. 10, 1736; d. at the age of 20, while on a visit to Northfield, Mass. (b) — Peter BeHows, b., Jan. 6, 1739; d., Apr. 4, 1825. (c) — Benjamin Bellows Jr., b., Oct. 6, 1740; d., June 4, 1802. THIRD GENERATION. 43 (d) — John BeHows, b., Nov. 3, 1742; d., Aug. 19, 1812. (e) — Joseph Bellows, b., June 6, 1744; d.. May 3, 1817. (f) — Jonathan BeHows, b.. Mar. 29, 1746; d., Apr. 26, 1746. (g) — Abigail Bellows, b., Mar. 20, 1748; d., Nov. 17, 1754. 121— REV. DAVID STEARNS (334), b., Dec. 24, 1709; Harv. Coll., 1728; d., Mar. 9, 1761. 122— THOMAS STEARNS, b., Oct. 8, 171 1; md., Aug. 9, 1774, Hannah Clarke, b.,Dec. 3, 1719, dau. of WiHiam and Hannah (Kee) Clarke, of Newton, Mass.; settled in West minster, Mass. He was a Deacon, and d., Apr. 2, 1785, s. p., leaving the reputation of having been "a very good man." In his will, dated Mar. 29, 1785, "he left his wife, Hannah, £10, and the use of one-third of his real and personal estate. His executors, Capt. Phinehas Stearns, of 'Watertown, and James Stearns, of Lunenburg, were sued by his widow, who evidently considered them faithless to their trust. She became a public charge, in 1794, and d., Aug. 11, 1799." This is copied from the Hist, of Westminster, Mass., where no mention is made of his marrying (2), Lydia Hilton. Inven tory, £628, losh., id. 123— JAMES STEARNS, b., and d., 1712. 124— HANNAH STEARNS; b., Dec. 20, 1713; d., Aug, 44, 1779; md., Jan. 6, 1746, Dea. Samuel Johnson, b., Jan. 2, 1723, son of Samuel and Rebecca Johnson, of Lunenburg, Mass. They were md. by her brother Rev. David Stearns. Dea. Samuel Johnson d., Feb. 10, 1794. (a) — Mary Johnson, b., Sept. 8, 1747; m-d., June 30, 1768, MighH Davis of Lunenburg; d., in Wethers field, Vt. (b) — Benjamin Johnson, b., July 8, 1749; md., June 26, 1788, PoHy Wood; d., Feb. 27, 1827. (c) — Samuel Johnson 3d. b., Sept. 6, 1751; md., Aug. 3, 1784, Elizabeth Sanderson, of Lunenburg, set tled in Winchendon, Mass. His dau., Betsy John- 44 ISAAC STEARNS. son, md., Apr. 14, 1808, Bartholomew Stearns (6647), of Winchendon. (d)— Lucy Johnson, b., Aug. 5, 1753; md., Feb. 2, 1783, John Billings Jr.; d., Dec. 12, 1793. (e)— Nathan Johnson, b., Nov. 6, 1755; md., 1786, Katherine Stearns (884), dau. of John and Martha Stearns, of Watertown. They settled in Rindge, N. H., where he d.. Sept 5, 1838. She d., Nov. 5, 1833- 125— BENJAMIN STEARNS (348), of Lunenburg, b., ; d., Nov. 22, 1761. 126— PETER STEARNS, left heirs. 127— DEA. WILLIAM STEARNS (352), b., Mar. 11, 1717-18; of Lunenburg; d., July 10, 1792. 128— LYDIA STEARNS, b., Oct. 7, 1719; md., June 25, 1739, Joshua Goodrich, of Lunenburg; ten children. (a) — Lydia Goodrich, b.,_Aug. i, 1740; md., Nov. 27, 1766, Joshua Pierce, of Leominster. (b)Mehitable Goodrich, b.. May 9, 1742. (c) — ReHef Goodrich, b.. Mar. 25, 1744; d., Oct. 8, 1746. (d) — Joshua Goodrich Jr., b., Aug. 10, 1746. (e) — Catherine Goodrich, b., Aug. 28, 1749. (f) — Ruth Goodrich, b.. Sept 13, 1751; md., Dec. i, 1772, Samuel Whitney, of Lun. (g) — AbigaH Goodrich, b., Feb. 21, 1754; d., young. (h) — Abigail Goodrich, b., Nov. 24, 1756. (i) — Phinehas Goodrich, b., Oct. 17, 1759; d., Dec. 31, 1845- (j) — Lois Goodrich, b.. Mar. 9, 1763. 129— JAMES STEARNS, b., July 9, 1721 ; left heirs. 130— LOIS STEARNS, b., Jan. 18, 1723; md.. May 2, 1749, Jonas White, b., Dec. 18, 1724, eldest son of Andrew and Jane (Dix) White, of Watertown, Mass.; d.. Nov., 1796. THIRD GENERATION. 45 (a) — Abijah White, b.. May 22, 1750. (b) — Jonas White Jr., b., June 7, 1752; Representative for six yrs ; by wife, Ruth, had seven chil. (c)— Joel White, b., July 15, 1754. (d) — Lois White, b., Oct 8, 1756; d. soon. (e)— Josiah White, b., Nov. 5, 1758. (f) — Abigail White, bapt., Aug. 10, 1760. (g) — Lois White, b., Feb. 4, 1764; md., Aug. 31, 1786, James Robbins, of Camb. 131— COL. ABIJAH STEARNS, b., Dec. 19, 1724; md., Nov. 12, 175 1, Sarah Heywood, of Lunenburg, where he settled and to the church of which he was dismissed, Mar. 24, 1750. She d., Sept. 4, 1782, and he d., Nov. 6, 1783, s. p. By his wiH, dated Oct. 3, 1783, after numerous small be quests to his other relatives, he gave his homestead estate to Stephen Whitney, who md. Relief Stearns (332), niece to Col. Abijah Stearns, and dau. of Josiah Stearns (118). Fourth Generation. i32_JOHN STEARNS 3d. (40), b., Nov. 26, 1686, son of Lieut. John and Elizabeth (Bigelow) Stearns, of BHlerica, Mass.; d., Aug. 2, 1776; md., 1715, Esther Johnson, b., Jan., 1691, who d., Apr. 13, 1786, dau. of Capt. Edward Johnson, of Woburn, Mass. She was grand-dau. of WiHiam John son, Esq., and great-grand-dau. of Capt. Edward Johnson of Woburn, who was author of the quaint History of New England, entitled, "Wonder-working Providencec of Sion's Savior in New England." They had ten children. 133— ESTHER STEARNS, b., Nov. 9, 1716; d., Feb. 20, 1717. 134— JOHN STEARNS, 4th. (359), b.. May 27, 1718. 135— ESTHER STEARNS, b., June 6. 1720; d., Aug. 12, 1741. 136— ISAAC STEARNS (366), b., June 16, 1722; d., Apr. 23, 1808. 137— JOANNA STEARNS, b., July 29, 1724; md., Aug. 8, 1754, Ebenezer Fletcher, of Westford, Mass. (a) — ^Josiah Fletcher. (b) — Solomon Fletcher. "(c) — Lucy Fletcher, b., Mar. 13, 1763. (d) — Esther Fletcher, b., June 9, 1762. (e) — ^Joanna Fletcher. (f) — Rachel Fletcher, b., Feb. 9, 1769. ) ^ . (g) — ^Rebecca Fletcher, b., Feb. 9, 1769. \ 138— EDWARD STEARNS (379), b.. May 9, 1726; d., June II, 1793. 139— BENJAMIN STEARNS, b., Nov. 21, 1729; d., Aug. 24, 1734. 140— JOSIAH STEARNS (391), b., Jan. 20, 1731-2; d., July 25, 1788. FOURTH GENERATION. 47 141— WILLIAM STEARNS, b., Dec. 11, 1733; d., July, 1734- 142— TIMOTHY STEARNS, b., Aug. 15, 1737; was in military service at Lake George in 1757, and belonged to Capt. Thomas Flint's Co.; d., Aug. 5, 1762. 143— SAMUEL STEARNS (43), b., Jan. 8, 1693-4, son of John and EHzabeth (Bigelow) Stearns of Billerica, Mass. ; md., 1719, Rachel Crosby, b., Apr. 18, 1695, dau. of Joseph and Sarah (French) Crosby, of BiHerica, Mass. He d. before 1730, and his widow, Rachel, md. (2), Thomas Wyman, whose dau. Lucy md. Capt. Edward Stearns (379). Samuel Stearns had six chHdren. ^^. 144— RACHEL STEARNS, b., June 6, 1720; md., i^. 16, 1741, Nathan Hutchinson, of Bedford. His name dis appeared from tax-list in 1750. (a) — Nathan Hutchinson Jr., b., Aug. 4, 1742. (b) — Rachel Hutchinson, b., Jan. 2, 1744. (c) — Benjamin Hutchinson, b., Oct. 5, 1746. (d) — Samuel Hutchinson, b., Apr. 12, 1749. 145— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Apr. 3, 1722; md. (i); John Bacon, b., June 16, 1716, son of Benjamin and AbigaH (Taylor) Bacon, of Bedford, Mass. They were md. in 1744, and he d., May 26, 1760. She md. (2), Oct. 8, 1761, Capt. Jonathan Wilson, of Bedford, who was killed in the Lex ington fight, Apr. 19, 1775, "in the forty-first year of his age." "He had bravely led his men through the memorable scenes of the early hours of the day, had been foremost in the chase across the Great Fields to intercept the enemy, and fell dead in the severe battle of the afternoon." (a) — EHzabeth Bacon, b., 1745; d., Aug. 26, 1749. (b) — John Bacon, b., 1746; d., Aug. 30, 1749. (c) — Son, still-born, 1747. (d) — ^Jesse Bacon, b., Aug. 7, 1749; d., Aug. 26, 1749. (e) — EHzabeth Bacon, b., 1750; d., Feb. 15, 1754. (f) — John Bacon Jr., b., 1753; d., June 7, 1833, aet, 80 yrs. (g)— Abijah Bacon, b.. 1754. ) j^.^^^ (h) — Elijah Bacon, b., 1754. ) 48 ISAAC STEARNS. Abijah d.. May i, 1776; Elijah d., Sept 13, 1788. (i)— Reuben Bacon, b., 1757; d.. May 22, 1775, in the eighteenth year of his age. "His young Hfe was sacrificed at the opening of the Revolution.' (j) — Jonathan Wilson Jr., b., 1763; served a campaign of three mos. in 1780, in Rhode Island; md., July 24, 1784, Rebekah Page; had four chil., two boys and two girls; d., Sept. 25, 1797. 146— PRUDENCE STEARNS, b.. Mar. 30, 1724; md.,< Jan. 21, 1742, John Needham, of Tewksbury, b., Jan. 26, 1718, son of John and Mary (Jefts) Needham. She d., Dec. 29, 1781, and he d., Feb. 15, 1800. (a) — ^John Needham Jr., b., Dec, 1742. (b) — Mary Needham, b., 1744. (c) — Prudence Needham, b., 1746. (d) — Elizabeth Needham, b., 1748; md., Jan. 16, 1770^ Joseph Jaquith, b., July 7, 1745, son of Abraham and Hannah (Farley) Jaquith. Joseph Jaquith was at Lexington, Apr. 19, 1775; d.. Mar. 7, 1827. His- wife, Elizabeth, d., Nov. 7, 1820. (e) — Stearns Needham. (f) — Abigail Needham. (g) — Rachel Needham. (h) — Azubah Needham. 147— SAMUEL STEARNS (404), b., June i, 1726. 148— MARA STEARNS, b., July i, 1728. 149— BENJAMIN STEARNS, b., ; chose Dec 5,. 1737, Thomas Mirian to be his guardian. 150— ISAAC STEARNS JR. (46), b., Aug. 21, 1701, son of Isaac and Mary (Merriam) Stearns, of Billerica, Mass.; md., , 1723, AHce Wilson, b., Nov. 12, 1703, dau. of John and EHzabeth (Foster) Wilson. He d., Sept. 20, 1739, and his wid. md. (2), John Pollard, her husband's brother-in- law. Inventory of his estate, £1467, 5sh. ; he had eight chil dren. 151— THOMAS STEARNS (419), b., Feb. 12, 1724-5. 152— -SARAH STEARNS, b., Dec 10, 1726; md.. Mar. 6, 1746, Dea. Joshua Abbott, who "gave a beH and clock for FOURTH GENERATION. 49 the meeting-house and left, to the town of BHlerica, a legacy of $1400, the income to be devoted to the promotion of sacred music." She d., Sept. 7, 1803, and he d., Aug. 8, 1807. (a) — ^Joshua Abbott Jr., b., Nov. 2, 1747; d., June 7, 1752. 153— JONATHAN STEARNS (428), b., June 16, ,1729; of Lancaster, Mass. 154— JOHN STEARNS, b., May 27, 1731; d., Jan., 1754. 155— OLIVER STEARNS, b., July 5, 1733, of Tewks bury, Mass.; Feb. 21, 1754, chose Joshua Abbott to be hia guardian. He was in service at Lake George, in 1757, in Capt. Thomas Flint's Co. 156— ELIJAH STEARNS (432), b., June 15, I735; oi Rutland, Mass. 157— ALICE STEARNS, b., July 21, 1737; md., Aug. 3, 1758, EHsha White, of Lancaster. 158— WILLIAM STEARNS, b., Jan. 15, 1738-9; d., Apr. 22, 1756. 159— ISAAC STEARNS 4th (57), b., Oct. 19, 1697, son of Isaac 3d and EHzabeth (Stone) Stearns, of Stoughton, Mass.; md., June 14, 1722, Rachel RandaH, b., Nov. 15, 1697, dau. of Thomas and Rachel Randall, of Easton. Inventory, May 26, 1774, Noah Pratt, administrator; real estate, £400, I4sh., 3d.; personal property, £23, I3sh., 8d. Mrs. Stearns's name is given as "Rebecca," by some authorities; they had three children. 160— ISAAC STEARNS (439), b., July 7, 1723. 161— NATHAN STEARNS (441), b., July 12, 1728; d., Jan. 25, 1764. 162— MARY STEARNS. 163— SIMON STEARNS (58), b., Oct. 19, 1697, twin brother of Isaac, son of Isaac 3d. and EHzabeth (Stone) Stearns, of Stoughton, Mass.; md., Dec. 13, 1726. in Dor chester, Mass., Margaret Hixon. His wiH, dated Aug. 20, 1774, was proved May i, 1776; his residencec was in Stough ton; three chil. 164— MARY STEARNS, b., Nov. 6, 1727; d., Apr. 6, 1728. 50 ISAAC STEARNS. 165— MARGARET STEARNS, b., Jan. 2, 1730; md., Nov. 28, 1762, Turel AHen, a farmer of Stoughton, b., Feb. 21, 1733, son of George and Mary Allen; d., 1797, in Stough ton, Mass.; s. p. i66^SIMON STEARNS JR (443), b., Nov. 19, 1733. 167— JONATHAN STEARNS (60), b., Nov. 20, 1791, son of Isaac 3d. and Elizabeth (Stone) Stearns, of Stoughton, Mass. The following is copied from the Stoughton Records : "Jonathan Stearns of Stoughton and Experience Linkhorn of Taunton were joined in marriage by ye Wpl. Robert Spur, Esqr., May 24th, 1727." Linkhorn means Lincoln. Inven tory dated Sept. 23, 1769; his son, Nathaniel, administrator, left wid. and six chil. He was of Stoughton, Mass. 168— JONATHAN STEARNS JR., b., 1728. 169— MARY STEARNS, b., ; md., Wilber. 170— EXPERIENCE STEARNS, b., ; md., George AHen Jr., b.„ Apr. 7, 1736, son of George and Mary Allen, of Stoughton, Mass.; intentions declared, Sept. 28, 1759. She d., and June 26, 1777, he declared intentions of marriage with Mercy Jordan. 171— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., ; md. Elkanah Smith, of Taunton, Mass.; intentions declared, Oct. 26, 1757. 172— RACHEL STEARNS, b., ; md., May i, 1766, by Nathaniel Sumner, Esq., Justice of Peace for Suf folk Co., Sylvanus Clark, of Stoughton. 173— NATHANIEL STEARNS (449). 174— REV. EBENEZER STEARNS (64), bapt. July 8, 171 1, in Lexington, Mass., son of Isaac and EHzabeth (Stone) Stearns; a Baptist minister, of Stoughton, Mass. He md. (i), Sept. 19, 1734, Thankful Clapp, of Walpole, Mass.; md. (2), Aug. 12, 1762, Jane PhiHips, of Easton. In 1734, he lived and owned real estate in ¦Walpole, Mass.; later he was pastor of the Baptist church in Stoughton; in 1750, he was living in Douglas, Mass.; in 1761, he removed to Easton and, in 1762, was settled over the Baptist church there; about 1769, removed to Maine and settled on Sheepscot River, aft erwards, at Whitefield, Me., where he d. Record of Thankful (Clapp) Stearns's death read as foHows: "My aged and FOURTH GENERATION. 51 honored mother deceased, May ye 22nd, 1761." We have the names of nine chil. 175— ELIPHALET or ELIPHAZ STEARNS (453), b., Aug. 19, 1736. 176— ACHSAH STEARNS, b., Jan. 10, 1739; md., Feb. 3, 1757, Lieut. Ebenezer Marsh, of Douglas, Mass., b., about 1735- 177— ELIJAH STEARNS, b., Feb. 25, 1741; d.. Sept, 1760. 178— EZEKIEL STEARNS (463), b., Feb. 20, 1743. 179— MARY STEARNS, b., Feb. 13, 1745. 180— SARAH STEARNS,_^b., Mar. 31, 1747; md., Dec. 27, 1764, Job Hewitt, "both oT Easton, Mass. (a) — Sarah Hewitt,. b., Dec. 28, 1772; md.. Col. South- worth, of Easton. 181— JOSHUA or JOTHAM STEARNS (465), b., Nov. 30, 1748. ^182— NATHANIEL STEARNS (474), b.. Mar. 11, 1751. 183— ABIGAIL STEARNS, b.. Mar. 20, 1753. 184— SAMUEL STEARNS JR. (70), b., Mar. 7, 1702, son of Samuel and Phoebe ( ) Stearns, of Lexington, Mass.; of New Sherborn, or Littleton, Mass., then of HolHs, N. H.; d., 1787. He md., Jan. i^ 1731, by Joseph Wilder, Esq., Keziah Robbins, of Littleton, Mass. ; nine children. 185— SAMUEL STEARNS 3d. (493), b., 1732. 186— PETER STEARNS (500), b., 1734. 187— ISAAC STEARNS (514), b., 1,736. 188— JOSEPH STEARNS (523), b., 1738. 189— RUTH STEARNS, b., 1741. 190— KEZIAH STEARNS, b., 1743. 191— EBENEZER STEARNS (528), b., Dec. 25, 1744. 192— PHOEBE STEARNS, b., 1746; md., Apr. i, 1765, Levi Fletcher, of Dunstable. 193— JOHN STEARNS (535), b., Oct. 15, 1750. 194— THOMAS STEARNS (74),- b.. July 4, 1710, son of 52 ISAAC STEARNS. Samuel and Phoebe ( ) Stearns of Lexington, Mass.;. of Littleton, Mass.; md. (i), AbigaU Reed,_dau. of Ebenezer Reed of Uxbridge, who became the mother of three children. He md. (2), name unknown, mother of two daughters; md. (3), Mary Heald, of Chelmsford, who was mother of six chil dren, and d., 1809. When his mother moved to Littleton he was twenty years of age, and because he was a minor, his mother bought in her own n.ime, of her eldest son, Samuel Stearns, eighty acres known as the "Powers farm" in the south part of Littleton, near Nagog Pond, for the sum of four hundred and fifty pounds. The next year she deeded the farm to Thomas for the same amount, and his children were born on the homestead, which was left to his son,. Noah. He d., Dec 28, 1784; eleven children. 195— EBENEZER STEARNS (547), b., Jan. 28, 1744. T9^-JOHN STEARNS (555), b., June 2, 1745. 197— JOSIAH STEARNS (557), b., July 18, 1747. 198— ABIGAIL STEARNS, b., Oct. i, 1749; d., young. 199— MARY STEARNS, b.. Sept 8, 1751; d., young. 200— NOAH STEARNS, b., Mar. 12, 1753; d., Sept. 22^ 1829, in Littleton, Mass.; unm. ' The estate was left to Noah by his father, and the home was shared by his sister, Abigail, always called "Aunt Nobby." He enhsted inthe Revolutionary Army and served at Ticonderoga for three mos., besides serving several times as substitute for others. Noah Stearns was sutler at Fort Ticonderoga before it sur rendered to General Burgoyne, and many times bought a quarter of venison from the Indians for a pint of rum. Sup plies were sent to him by his brother, Josiah, of Lunen burg, on a cart drawn by oxen, and to feed the oxen beech trees were cut down for them to browse upon. Noah held different town offices, was coHector in 1789, and was emi nent for his Christian virtues. When his brother, Levi, and Levi's wife, Elizabeth, died within two months of each other, leaving a family of eight children, Noah and Abigail took the youngest three, brought them up as their own and left the estate to the youngest, Charles, thereby retaining the prop erty in the family for over one hundred and twenty years. 201— ABIGAIL STEARNS, b.. Mar. 19, 1755; d., July, 1825; unm. She made her home with her brother, Noah. FOURTH GENERATION. 53 202— LYDIA STEARNS, b., Apr. 9, 1758; md., 1778, Joshua Cheever Fowler and settled in Savoy, N. H.; d., 1814. (a) — Thomas Fowler, b., Jan. 4, 1779, in Lunenburg. 203— MOLLY STEARNS, b,, Feb. 12, 1760; d., a widow, Oct 14, 1813; md., 1780, Silas Smith, of Leominster, Mass. (a)— Molly Smith, b.. Mar. 24, 1781. (b) — ^Joseph Smith, b. ,Mar. 29, 1783. (c) — Asa Smith, b., Mar. 13, 1784. (d) — Theresa Smith, b., Jan. 7, 1786. ' 204— SAMUEL STEARNS (568), b.. May 25, 1762; d., Aug. 2, 1838, in Cavendish, Vt. 205— LEVI STEARNS (576), b., Jan. 12, 1765; d., Dec 25, 1810. 206— CAPT. JOHN STEARNS (73:. b., July 22, 1712, son of Samuel and Phoebe ( ) Stearns, of Lexington, Mass.; of Dedham and Attleborough. He md. (i), Aug. II, 1737, by Rev. Thomas Balch, Rebecca Dean of Dedham, Mass., where he resided until after the birth of his fifth child, when he removed to Attleboro. By first wife, he had ten chHdren. He md. (2), Sept. 29, 1756, Widow Molly Pettee, of Dedham, whose maiden name was Corey, and who bore him two children. He was highly respected and esteemed in the town; was a Capt., Town Treasurer for a long time, and Representative toi the General Court, in 1775 and '76. "Capt. John Stearns of Attleboro, Mass., held a commission in colonial times, but was too old to enlist in the Revolution ary War. He told his son, Joseph, to serve the country, and Joseph's father would care for the soldier's family and pro vide for his necessities, as a soldier, as far as money could supply them. Capt. John also loaned the government two thousand doHars and took the Continental money in return. After the war was ended, at a Thanksgiving familv gather ing, he burned the Continental money before them all say ing, 'There is money the best invested of any I have ever spent for you.' " ' He had twelve children. 207— REBECCA STEARNS, b., Nov. 7, 1737; md., James Daggett, of Rehoboth, Mass., pub., Oct. i, 1757, and had fifteen children. 54 ISAAC STEARNS. 208— PHOEBE STEARNS, b., Feb. 25, 1739; md. John Bradford, of Rehoboth, and had five children. 209— RUTH STEARNS, b., Nov. 13, 1740; md., Samuel Slack. 210— HANNAH STEARNS, b.. May 25, 1743; lived to an advanced age; unm. 211— MARY STEARNS, b., July 29, 1745; md., 1785, Sabin Mann, of Medfield, Mass. She d., 1819; s. p. "Sabin Mann was Capt. of a company in Col. Wheelock's Reg't., :n the Continental Army. He md. (i), 1775, Hannah Plymp- ton, who d., 1782; md. (2), 1785, Mary Stearns, of Attleboro, Mass. He died in 1800 and requested to be buried in the lot back of the house, as he said he wanted to watch Chas. Hamant when he took toH at his grist-miU near by." ' 212— SAMUEL STEARNS, b., Oct 17, 1747; d., young. 213— LYDJA STEARNS, b., Oct 3, 1749; Hved to ad vanced age; unm. 214— JOSEPH STEARNS (591), b., Oct 7, 1751; d., June 2, 1829. 215— JOHN STEARNS, b., Sept. 27, 1753; whHe a stu dent at Princeton Coll., was accidentally drowned, at Beau fort, N. C. 216— ISAAC G. STEARNS, b., Jan. 7, 1756; a sailor, who became very wealthy. 217— JOB STEARNS, d., young. 218— ABIGAIL STEARNS, md., Lemuel Stratton, of Foxboro, Mass. (a) — Lemuel Stratton Jr. (b) — Mary Stratton. 219— BENJAMIN STEARNS (77), b., Jan. '6, 1718, son of Samuel and Phoebe ( ) Stearns, of Lexington, Mass.; in 1746, a carpenter, of Rutland, Mass.; md., Nov. 12, 1753, Mrs. Mary Warren, widow of Benjamin Warren, of Hardwick, Mass. After his decease, his widow md. Benja- FOURTH GENERATION. 55 min Hoyt, of Princeton, Mass., where she d., 1793; five chil dren. 220— LEVI STEARNS (603), b., 1755. 221— ELI STEARNS (609), b., Nov. 12, 1757; d., 1825. 222— JOHN STEARNS, b., 1760; died on board the Jer sey prison-ship; unm. 223— MARY STEARNS, b., June 9, 1763; d., Oct. 6, iSo'^f md., 1780, Asa Rice, of Princeton, Mass., who was b., Aug. 6, 1757. (a) — Thomas Rice, b.. May 20, 1781; a house carpenter; d., 1812, in Ellsworth, Me., of a casualty. He md. Mrs. Sally (Stearns) Skelton, by whom he had three children. (b) — Benjamin Stearns Rice, b., Nov. 20, 1783; in 1845, was a resident of Lancaster, Mass. ; unm. (c) — Mary Rice, b., June 9, 1786; md., April 8, 18 19, Jesse Perkins and had four children. (d) — ^Jonas Rice, b., Oct. 25, 1792; unm. 224— JONAS STEARNS, b.. Mar. 10, 1765; d., Nov. 8, 1805; a house-carpenter, of Princeton, Mass. He md., Lydia Savage, b., Sept. 4, 1771, who d., Jan. 20, 1845, dau. of Seth and Lydia Savage, of Princeton, Mass. ^ ?- Twins, d. early. 227— MARY ANN STEARNS, b., June 28, 1800; d., Aug. 15, 1805. 228— EDWIN STEARNS, b., June 2, 1802; d., Aug. 6, 1814. 229— ZACHARIAH STEARNS (80), b., Feb. 6, 1702, in Bedford, Mass., son of John and Mercy (Davis) Stearns, of Concord, Mass.; in 1722, he belonged to Capt. Butterfield's Co.; in Feb., 1746, was of Merrimack, N. H. He md., 1727, Sarah , and settled in New Hampshire; enlisted in the public service in 1760; six children. 230— JOHN STEARNS (622), b., Feb. 17, 1728. 56 ISAAC STEARNS. 231— ZACHARIAH STEARNS JR. (636), b., Feb. 11, 1730. 232— DANIEL STEARNS (637), b.. May 16, 1732. 233— SARAH STEARNS, b., Aug. 9, 1734; md., 1754, Robert Usher, of Merrimack, N. H., who d., Oct. 13, 1793, at Medford, Mass. (a)— Sarah Usher, b., July 6. 1755; md. Joseph Nash. (b)— Abijah Usher, b., Feb. 15, 1757. (c)— Hannah Usher, b., Feb. 7, 1759; md., John Peters. (d)— Robert Usher, b., Mar. 7, 1761. (e) — Daniel Usher, b.. May 14, 1763. (f)— Fannie Usher, b., 1764; md. Mr. Wyer. (g)— John Usher, b., 1766. (h) — Mary Usher, b., 1768; md. Wyman Weston. (i) — Eleazer Usher, b., 1770. 234— NATHAN STEARNS, b., Apr. 27, 1737. 235 — DAUGHTER, b.. May 7, 1743; name faded from the record in Merrimack, N. H. 236— ELEAZER STEARNS (81), b., Sept. 4, 1704, son of John and Mercy (Davis) Stearns, of Concord, Mass. ; md. (i), , 1733, AbigaH , who bore him three chH dren; md. (2), , Mary . In 1732, Eleazer Stearns, of Bedford, had suit in Court vs. Daniel Stearns, of Watertown; in 1734, Eleazer Stearns, clothier, was of New ton, Mass.; Mar. 9, 1741, caution of Littleton, Mass., against settlement of Eleazer Stearns, wife Mary, and three children, viz.: WiHiam, Eleazer and Mary Stearns, of Concord; six children. 237— WILLIAM STEARNS (638), b., Apr. 27, 1734, in Concord, Mass. 238— ELEAZER STEARNS JR. (647), b., Mar. 14, 1737. 239— MARY "STEARNS, b., Jan. 10, 1740. 240— MERCY STEARNS. FOURTH GENERATION. 57 241— JONATHAN STEARNS (655), b., 1747. 242— DAVID STEARNS (659), b., 1750. 243— BENJAMIN STEARNS (84), b., Nov. 8, 1714, son of John and Mercy (Davis) Stearns of Concord, Mass. ; md., Sept. II, 1738, Dinah Wheeler, of Bolton, Mass., dau. of Josiah and Martha Wheeler. As she was the youngest dau., and had no brother, her parents aged and his parents dead, it is probable that he then removed to Bolton, not a long walk from his place in Bedford. Josiah Wheeler, father of Dinah (Wheeler) Stearns, d. in 1739, and be queathed to "Dinah, fourth daughter, wife of Benjamin Stearns, 27 acres in the home-place, including half of the house and barn, and in other localities, 129 acres appraised at £515, 6sh." With what she received at her mother's death, Dinah and her husband had a fine fortune to start with in life. Benjamin was a cordwainer, and he died in Bolton, Mass., Jan. 5, 1755, while Dinah, his wife, d., Dec. 21, 1771, in Bolton, Mass. They had seven children, all born in Bolton. 244— JOSIAH STEARNS, b., Apr.3 , 1740. There is no further record of him; probably d. young. 245— SAMUEL STEARNS, b., July 13, 1741 ; was an LL. D., and published, from his own calculations, the first nauti cal almanac ever printed in America. He was evidently a very eccentric man, and although of fine presence and great personal beauty, misfortune was his constant attendant. For supposed loyalty to King George III, he" was confined in a filthy prison in Worcester, Mass., for nearly three years, where he suffered for want of the common necessaries of life. He settled in Paxton, Mass., and was a medical prac titioner there, a man of fair education, who published, about 1795, a book written by himself and called "The American Oracle," which was a diary of chronological events, poetical effusions, &c. He seemed to be on intimate terms with Sir William Herschel, the great, English astronomer, as he mentions receiving a letter from Sir WiHiam, Jan. 26, 1790, which says, "Mrs. Herschel, the Dr.'s sister, had discovered a comet on the seventh inst." Dr. Samuel Steams md. (i). Mar. 31, 1773, in Bolton, Mass., Sarah Witt, of Paxton, by 58 ISAAC STEARNS. whom he had one son. While in prison, in 1786, he wrote a poem, advertising himself as a widower, and md. twice in Dummerston, Vt. His second wife, Sarah , was born Nov. 23, 1746, and died Oct. 14, 1801. He md. (3), Nov. 10, 1803, Mrs. Elizabeth Albee-Kelly, of BeUingham, Mass., who was the Widow Albee when she md. Alexander Kelly, Sr., in 1797. Dr. Samuel Stearns d., Aug. 8, 1810, in Brattleboro, Vt., and on his monument are these words: "In gratitude was the reward of his labors. — Peace to his ashes." 246— SAMUEL STEARNS JR., b., Feb. 5, 1776; d., June II, 1777. The death of this chUd is noted in the public record as follows, probably dictated by his father: "June 11, 1777, at five minutes past five o'clock in the afternoon, died, of malignant quinsy, after nearly forty-three hours of illness, Samuel, only chHd of Dr. Samuel and Mrs. Sarah Stearns, of Paxton, Mass. He was aged sixteen months and six days nearly.' 247— DANIEL STEARNS, b., Aug. 18, 1743; md., Nov. 27, 1788, by Rev. Timothy Harrington, in Lancaster, Mass., Deborah Carter, by whom he had twin daughters. Socially, he was rather aristocratic, and, like his brother, somewhat Hterary, having published a book of some kind, which, it is safe to say, is now out of print. In poHtics, he was a Tory, and, in Revolutionary times, his property, which was con siderable, was confiscated, and he fled to England. He d., Jan. 30, 1818, of dropsy, and his widow, Deborah, d., Oct. 10, 1834, of old age. 248— MARTHA STEARNS, b., June i, 1792. |^ . 249— DEBORAH STEARNS, b., June i, 1792.) ^^'"^• 250— MARY or MERCY STEARNS, b., Oct 2, 17^5. She is mentioned in her mother's wiH, in 1759, but no fur ther record is found of her in Bolton. She may possibly be the sister who married into the Herschel family. 251— MARTHA STEARNS, b.. May 30. 1750; md., Dee. 6, 1770, Simeon Houghton, of Bolton, Mass.; d., Apr 3, 1823. (a) — Asa Houghton, b., Feb. 3, 1775, i" Bolton. FOURTH GENERATION. 59 252— SARAH STEARNS, b., Dec. 29, 1751; md., Apr. 14, 1772, in Bolton, Elijah Whitney, of Harvard, Mass. 253— ASA STEARNS (664), b., Mar. 20, 1754. 254— NATHANIEL STEARNS JR. (87), b., Jan. 18, 1696, son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Dix) Stearns, of Watertown, Mass.; d., 1749. He md. and had one son. 255— NATHANIEL STEARNS 3d. (676), bapt. Feb., 1736. 256— DANIEL STEARNS (90), b.. Mar. i, 1701, son of Nathaniel and EHzabeth (Dix) Stearns, of Watertown, Mass.; d., 1747; a cordwainer, of Watertown. He md. (i), 1722, Anna , by whom he had one child; md. (2), Mer cy Grant, b., Sept. 20, 1702, twelfth chHd of Joseph and Mary (Grafton) Grant. He probably Hved on the homestall of the first Isaac Stearns, near the Cambridge line. His es tate was administered by his widow, who md. (2), Nov. 8, 1753, William Godding, b., 1703. Mr. Stearns had ten chH dren. ,257— ANNA STEARNS, b., 1723; md., May 22, 1755, Dr. Stephen Calf, a physician, of Waltham, Mass. They were dismissed, Apr. 22, 1765, to the church in Westminster, Mass. (a) — Anna Calf, bapt., May 30, 1756. 258— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Feb. 22, 1725; md., 1746, James Budge, of Arlington, Mass. 259— STEPHEN STEARNS (686), b., Sept. 21, 1726. 260— ISAIAH STEARNS (694), b., Jan. 22, 1728. 261— MERCY STEARNS, bapt, Aug. 5, 1733; md. (i), Aug. 22, 1753, Joseph Frothingham, b., Jan. 20, 1730, who d., Dec. 4, 1762; md. (2), pub. May 13,. 1776, Benjamin Piper, of Boston, Mass., b., July 20, 1738, an inn keeper. She d., Apr. 21, 1789. (a) — Mary Frothingham, bapt., Apr. 28, 1754; md. An drew Newell. (b) — Katharine Frothingham, bapt., Aug. 31, 1755; d.. 60 ISAAC STEARNS. (c)— Katherine Frothingham, bapt., Jan. i6, 1757; ad mitted to Baptist Church, BosFOn, Dec. 5, 1790. 262— DANIEL STEARNS, bapt., Aug. 5, 1733; went to Hardwick and enhsted in Capt. Ebenezer Learned's Co.; went to Crown Point, 1756, and was kiHed there. His brother Stephen, asked for letters of administration, Mar. 25, 1758. 263— RUTH STEARNS, bapt., Dec. 9, 1733. - 264— NATHANIEL STEARNS (706), b., 1735. 265— SARAH STEARNS, bapt., 1739; md., Apr. 20, 1761, WHHam Godding, b., Oct. 29, 1736, who went to Newton in 1.766. (a) — WHliam Godding Jr., b., Dec. 27, 1761. (b) — Sarah Godding, b., June 13, 1763. (c) — Rebecca Godding, b., Oct. 14, 1764. (d) — Mercy Godding, b., July 14, 1766. (e) — Martha Godding, bapt. Nov. 13, 1768. (f) — Anna Godding, b., Aug. 2, 1770. (g) — Henry Godding, b., Sept. 10, 1772. (h) — Elizabeth Godding, b., 1774. 266— MAR YSTEARNS, bapt., 1743; md.. May 15, 1766, James Bradish, of Charleston, Mass. 267— EBENEZER STEARNS (95), b., Apr. 22, 1708, son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Dix) Stearns, of Water- town, Mass.; a clothier, of Worcester, Mass. He md., Apr. 12, 1737, by Rev. John Cotton, Mary Spring, b., Nov. 20, 1709, dau. of John and Joanna Spring, of Newton. He was kiHed in Worcester, Mass., Sept., 1777, by being thrown from a horse; she d., Oct., 1798. He was a grantee of 1735, in Paris, Me.; nine chU. 268— .MARY STEARNS, b., July 24, 1738; md., June 13, ^757' Joseph Hastings. 269— EPHRAIM STEARNS (709), b., Jan. 10, 1740. 27c^EBENEZER STEARNS JR. (720), b., Oct. 3, 1741. 271— NATHANIEL STEARNS (728), b., Oct. 26, 1743. FOURTH GENERATION. 61 272— SIMEON STEARNS (736), b., June 10, 1745. 273— JOANNA STEARNS, b., Apr. 7, 1747; md., Nov. 7, 1764, William Gates. ' (a) — Lucretia Gates, b., Aug. 27, 1765. (b) — Anna Gates, b., Jan. 22, 1767. (c) — Elinor Gates, b., Jan. 2, 1769; d., Apr. 3, 1769. (d) — William Gates Jr., b.. May 8, 1770 274— BETSY STEARNS, b.. May 7, 1750; d., Apr. 13, 1777; md., Oct 13, 1772, Samuel Duncan. 275— LUCRETIA STEARNS, b., July 7, 1752; md., Oct. 12, 1780, Joseph BaH. 276— WILLIAM STEARNS (744), b., Aug. 5, 1754. 277— TIMOTHY STEARNS (loi), b., Oct. 8, 1701, son of Lieut. Samuel and Mary (Hawkins) Stearns, of Water- town, Mass.; md., Feb. 27, 1728, Bethia Adams, b.. 1702, daughter of John and Susanna (Breck) Adams, of Medway, Mass. They settled in Framingham, Mass., where he d., 1757; nine children. 278— SARAH STEARNS, b., Dec i, 1729; d,, Feb. 8, 1825, aged 95 yrs.; unm. 279— TIMOTHY STEARNS JR., b., Aug. 28, 1731; d., Jan. 3, 1820, aged 88 yrs.; unm. He was eccentric and her mit-like in his habits. 280— NATHAN STEARNS, b., Aug. 22, 1733; drowned in Sudbury River, Feb. 28, 1778; unm. 281— BETHIA STEARNS, b., Oct. 6, 1735; md., 1757, Col. Thomas Nixon, b., Apr. 27, 1736, son of Christopher Nixon of Framingham, Mass. He served as ensign in the French War, 1756; commanded a company of minute-men in 1775, and was commissioned as Col.; was reputed a brave and efficient officer and served throughout the war. He was drowned, Aug. 12, 1800, on his passage by water from Boston to Portsmouth. (a) — Kate Nixon, b., July 31, 1758; md., WiHiam Sto- well, of Worcester, Mass.; moved to Paris, Me., where she d., 1842. 62 ISAAC STEARNS. (b) — Thomas Nixon Jr., b., Mar. 19, 1762. (c) — Asa Nixon, b., Aug. 17, 1767; d., Dec. 7, 1771. (d) — Hannah Nixon, b., Sept. 21, 1772; md. John Nich ols of Southboro. (e) — Bethia Nixon, d., 1823, in Southboro. 282— JOSHUA STEARNS, b., Aug. 8, 1737; d., July 24, 1751- 283— JONATHAN STEARNS, b.. Sept 19, 1739; d., May 10, 1807, aged 68 yrs.; unm. 284— JOHN STEARNS, b., June 5, 1741; md., in New ton; d. in Southboro. 285— ASA STEARNS, b.. May 3, 1744; d., Aug. 13, 175 1. 286— HANNAH STEARNS, b., May 20, 1746; her mother, Bethia, was appointed her guardian, Apr. 13, 1759. Hannah md. Benjamin Flagg, of Worcester, and d., 1843, aged 97 yrs. 287— LIEUT SAMUEL STEARNS (102), b., Nov. 30, 1703, son of Lieut Samuel Sr. and Mary (Hawkins) Steams, of Watertown, Mass.; md., Feb. 13, 1732, Sarah Bowman, bapt.. May 25, 1707, dau. of Capt. Nathaniel and Anne (Bar nard) Bowman, of Cambridge, Mass.; d., Aug. 16, 1746; four chHdren. 288— EZEKIEL STEARNS, b., Dec. 29, 1732; d., 1734. 289— SARAH STEARNS, b., Oct 26, 1735; d. soon. 290— SARAH STEARNS, b., Oct. 26, 1736; md.. May 24, 1758, Col. Abijah Brown, b., Nov. 27, 1736, who d., May 25, 1818, in Lincoln, Mass. He was one of the first to ascer tain the proposed march of the British upon Concord and was active in giving the alarm. He was also in the battle of Bunker HiH. (a) — Abijah Brown Jr., b., Mar. 21, 1759; d., Sept. 12, 1776, in the army at Skenesboro. (b) — Edward Brown, b., Jan. 21, 1761; settled in Rindge, N. H. FOURTH GENERATION. 63 (c) — Anna Brown, b., June 26, 1763; md., Aug. 23, 1781, Lieut Eli Jones, one of the heroes of Bunker HiH. (d) — Elizabeth Brown, b., 1765; d., 1766. - (e,) — Jonathan Brown, b., May i, 1767; d., Oct 10, 1785. (f) — Abner Brown, b., Mar. i, 1769; d., unm. 291— SAMUEL STEARNS (761), b., Nov. 14, 1739. 292— DEA. ISAAC STEARNS JR. (no), b., May 14, 1710, son of Isaac and Mary (Bemis) Stearns, of Watertown, Mass.; of Waltham, Mass. He was selectman for thirteen years (1754-72), and assessor in 1744 and 1753; md., July 21, 1729, Elizabeth Child, b., Feb. 18, 1707, dau. of Daniel and Beriah (Bemis) Child. He d., Nov. 25, 1779, and she d., July 10, 1 79 1, aged 84 yrs.; eleven children. 293— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., 1730; d., May, 1732. 294— JOHN STEARNS, b., Jan. 2, 1732; d., Jan. 4, 1735. 295— SILAS STEARNS (775), b., Mar. 6, 1734. 296— ISAAC STEARNS 3d., b., Jan. 18, 1736; md., Nov. 17, 1768, Eunice Lawrence, b., Sept. 19, 1738, dau. of George and Mary (Stearns) Lawrence (100). She d., Feb. 8, 1802. and there is no record of children. 297— PHINEHAS STEARNS (785), b., Feb. 28, 1738. 298— SUSANNA STEARNS, b., Apr. 9, 1740; md.. Mar. 26, 1765, Josiah WelHngton, b., Apr. 4, 1745, son of Thomas Jr. and Margaret (Stone) Wellington, of Waltham, Mass.; d.. May 11, 1766. (a) — ^Josiah Wellington Jr., of New Braintree. 299— JOSHUA STEARNS, b., May 26, 1742; d., Oct. 27, 1746. 300— SARAH STEARNS, b., May 22, 1744; md., Jan. 16, 1769, Joseph Hastings, whose first wife was Lydia Brown. 301— JOSHUA STEARNS (795), b., July 10, 1748. 302— JONATHAN STEARNS (807), b.. May 22, 1750. 64 ISAAC STEARNS. 303— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b.. Mar. 17, 1752; md.,. Nov. 5, 1770, Phinehas Lawrence of Wahham. He was a deacon and selectman, b., Feb. 19, 1749.. son of John and Mary (Hammond) Lawrence. (a)— Susanna Lawrence, b., June 18, 1771; md., 1793,. Rev. Nathan Underwood. (b) — Elizabeth Lawrence, b. and d., 1773. (c) — Phinehas Lawrence Jr., b., Feb. 19, 1775. (d) — Leonard Lawrence, b.. May 6, 1777. (e) — EHzabeth Lawrence, b., Sept. 2, 1779. (f) — PrisciHa Lawrence, b., Dec 26, 1780. (g) — Mary Lawrence, b.. May 25, 1785. (h) — Nathan Lawrence, b.. May 27, 1787. (i) — AbigaU Lawrence, b., June 18, 1789. (j) — ^Jacob Lawrence, b., June 11, 1792. (k) — Lucretia Lawrence, b., Jan. 19, 1797. 304— NATHANIEL STEARNS (113), b., Apr. 23, 1718, son of Isaac and Mary (Bemis) Stearns, of Watertown,. Mass.; md., Oct. 22, 1747, Grace Hammond, b., Dec 9, 1723,. dau. of Thomas and Mary (Harrington) Hammond. They settled in Holden, Mass., and his will 'was dated, Feb. 7, 1776; six children. 305— NATHANIEL STEARNS JR., b., June 30, 1749;- md., Dec. 15, 1744, Lydia Gushing, b., Feb. 12, 1753, dau. of Col. Job and Lucy (Stone) Gushing, of Shrewsbury. They settled in Paxton, Mass., where Mr. Stearns d., Jan, 1785,. and his wid. md. (2), James Lamb, of Paxton, b., 1750, at Spencer, Mass., who d., Jan. 11, 1836. Mr. Lamb md. (i), Charlotte Howard; md. (2), Lydia (Gushing) Stearns. They removed to Newfane, Vt., where she d., 1835, aged 82 yrs. 306— NATHANIEL STEARNS 3d, son of Nathanniel Jr., and Lydia (Gushing) Stearns; d. young. 307— MARY STEARNS, b., Sept. 4, 1751; md., Alpheus. Brown of Paxton. 308— RUTH STEARNS, b., Apr. 20, 1754; md., Apr. 20, 1774, Stephen Barrett, of Paxton, b., Feb. 8, 1753, who d.,. FOUR TH GENERA TION. 65 May 21, 1832. She d., 1777, and he md. (2), Molly Bar rett. 309— PHOEBE STEARNS, b., Nov. 17, 1755; md., Nov. 26, 1789, John Davis and settled on her father's homestead. 310— REUBEN STEARNS (817), b., Feb. 6, 1759. 311— EUNICE STEARNS, b., Feb. 8, 1761; md., Rev. John Foster, of Paxton. 312— PELEG STEARNS (114), b., Jan. 2, 1720, son of Isaac and Mary (Bemis) Stearns, of Watertown, Mass.; md., 1755 Mrs. Elizabeth (Harris) Swineton, wid. of Mr. Swine- ton, and dau. of Capt. Peter Harris, of New London, Me. Mr. Swineton was a purser in the British Navy and was lost at sea, leaving one child, Rachel Swineton, who md., in Boston, Nathaniel Child, one of the "Tea-Party" boys, and d., s. p. Peleg Stearns settled first in Cambridge, on what has been known as the "Vassal Farm," where his only child was born. The latter part of his life was spent in Charles ton, where he d., Mar. 5, 1780, and his wid. d., Apr. 10, 1789. 313— WILLIAM STEARNS (830), b., Apr. 10, 1754. 314— JOHN STEARNS JR. (117), b., Nov. 18, 1702, son of John and Abigail (Fiske) Stearns, of Watertown, Mass.; md., Feb. 15, 1725, Anna Coolidge, b., July 23, 1706, (lau. of Dea. John and Mrs. Margaret (Bond) CooHdge. They resided in Watertown until about 1741, when they removed to Westminster, Mass., where he d., 1775. "John Stearns of Watertown, had forty acres of land assigned to him, by order of the Court, he having a house and occupying it three years, agreeable to the order of the Court in 1718." This was probably John Stearns (116), father of the aboVe John Jr., whose age at that time, was sixteen years. John Jr. was the father of seven children. 315— MOSES STEARNS (848), b.. May 29, 1728. 316— JERUSHA STEARNS, b., Nov. 5, 1730; md., Feb. 5, 1749, Darius Houghton, of Lunenburg, Mass.; removed to "Windsor, Vt. 66 ISAAC STEARNS. (a)— Darius Houghton Jr., b., Oct. 4, ^75^ > ^¦> ^^^- 3- 1753- (b)— Darius Houghton Jr., b., Apr. 12, 1754. (c)— David Houghton, b., Apr. 8, 1756. (d)— Adonijah Houghton, b.. May 8, 1758. (e)— Asahel Houghton, b., Jan. 11, 1760. (f)_Elizabeth Houghton, b., Nov. 9, 1761. (g)_john Houghton, b., Nov. 21, 1763. (h)— Anna Houghton, b., Sept. 22, 1765. 317— ANNA STEARNS, bapt.. Mar. 3, 1736. 318— ABIGAIL STEARNS, bapt, Oct. 13, 1739; md., Mar. 10, 1757, in Waltham, Mass., Roger Wellington, b., June 22, 1733, son of Benjamin and Lydia WeHington. They were dismissed to the Second Church in Brookfield, Mass., Jan. 6, 1760. (a)— OHver WelHngton, b., Jan. 19, 1758, in Lexington, Mass. 319— HEPZIBAH STEARNS, bapt. Nov. 12, 1741; md., Feb. 2, 1764, Benjamin Stratton, b., May 19, 1732, son of Joseph and Sarah (Hagar) Stratton, of Waltham, Mass. "Mar. 8, 1763, caution of Waltham against settlement of tiepzibah Stearns from Westminster, May last, 1762." (a) — Lois Stratton, bapt., Feb. 16, 1772. (b) — Joseph Stratton, bapt., May 14, 1775. 320— AARON STEARNS (858), b., Feb. 2, 1746. 321— ELIAS STEARNS (867), b., Sept. 30, 1753. 322— JOSIAH STEARNS (118), b., Oct. 14, 1704, son of John and Abigail (Fiske) Stearns, of Watertown, Mass.; d., Apr. II, 1756; a farmer and blacksmith, who settled on his father's homestead. He md. (i), Dec. 31, 1729, Susanna Ball, b.. Mar. 16, 1708, dau. of James and EHzabeth (Fiske) BaH, who d., about 1740; md. (2), 1741, Dorothy Prentice, who d., Oct. 30, 1750, dau. of Rev. John and Mary (Gardner) Prentice, of Lancaster, Mass.; md. (3), Apr. 23, 1752, Mary Bowman, of Cambridge, Mass., b., Aug. 14, 1806. Inven- FOURTH GENERATION. 67 tory of his estate; real, £3610. O. T.; personal, £1150, I9sh.; total, £4760, igsh. Josiah Stearns was selectman, 1754 and 1755. In 1750, he was appointed guardian of his brother, Joseph Stearns (119); eleven children. 323— JOSIAH STEARNS JR. (877), b., July 11, 1730. 324— SUSANNA STEARNS, b., Sept. 14, 1731; d. young. 325— JOHN STEARNS (883), b., May 8, 1733. 326— PHINEHAS STEARNS (896), b., Feb. 5, 1736. 327— JONAS STEARNS (904), b., Feb. 27, 1738. 328— PETER STEARNS, b., Aug. 3, 1742; enhsted in the French war and never returned, estate administered, in 1758, by his brother, Josiah (323). 329— DOROTHY STEARNS, b., June 4, 1744; d., Nov. 2, 181 5; md., Dec. 12, 1765, David Coolidge, Jr., b., Sept. 3, 1738, who died of small-pox, July 16, 1788. They resided in Watertown, Mass., and had eleven children. (a) — Susanna CooHdge, b., July 28, 1766; d., Apr. 2, 1780, of consumption. (b) — William Coolidge, b., Jan. 12, 1768; d., Apr. 27, 1820, in Watertown. (c) — ^Peter Coolidge, b.. Mar. i, 1770; d., Sept. 2, 1785- (d) — Dorothy Coolidge, b., Jan. 30, 1772; md. Thaddeus Richards, of Weston. (e) — Rhoda Coolidge, b., Mar. 14, 1774; md., Nov. 25, 1791, Eben Richardson; d., Oct. 19, 1823, of can cer. (f) — Lucy Coolidge, b., Feb. 16, 1776; md. Samuel Learned; d., Mar. 9, 1812. (g) — John Kittredge CooHdge, b., Feb. i ,1779; d., Apr., 1836, in Cincinnati, O. (h)— James CooHdge, b.. May 25, 1781; d., May, 1827; had two wives and eleven chH., of whom 8 d. youn^. (i) — Mary CooHdge, b., Mar. 29, 1783; md., 1802, James Richards; d., July, 1842, in Wheeling, West Va. 68 ISAAC STEARNS. (j) — Sally CooHdge, b., Feb. 2, 1785; md. Martin Stone,' d., June 4, 1815. (k) — Peter CooHdge, b., July 2, 1787; md. twice; seveii children. 330— SUSANNA STEARNS, b., Apr. 20, 1746; d., young. 33i_WILLIAM STEARNS, b., Mar. 3, 1748; md. and settled in Lunenburg; d., s. p. 332— RELIEF STEARNS, b., Apr. 10, 1749; d., Jan. 17, 1803; md., May 10, 1770, Stephen Whitney, b., ^pr. 25,, 1743, son of John and Susan Whitney. They removed from Watertown to Lunenburg about 1783, to live with her uncle. Col. Abijah Stearns (131), who had no children and left Relief and Stephen his homestead estate. (a) — Stephen Whitney Jr., b., Jan. 25, 1771; md. Sally Dexter. (b) — ReHef Whitney, b., Nov. 11, 1773; md. Asa Tar- ball. (c) — Lucy Whitney, b., Oct. 17, 1774; md., Mar. 5, 1797, Solomon Day; d., Mar. 3, 1837. (d) — Abijah Whitney, b., Aug. 10, 1776; md., Feb. 6,. 1812, Betsy Whitney. (e) — Lois Whitney, b., Jan. 26, 1779; md. Francis Wolf, of Boston. (f) — Nancy Whitney, b., Oct. 15, 1782; lived with her bro. (Prentiss); unm. (g) — PoHy Whitney, b., Nov., 1783; md., 1814, Joseph Burns, of Milford, N. H. (h) — Lucretia Whitney, b., Oct. 14, 1785; md., Robt Cunningham, of Boston, who d. soon after mar riage. (i) — Prentiss Whitney, b., Nov. 2, 1787; md., 1814,. Sylvia Bicknell. (j) — Susanna Whitney, b., Aug. 16, 1789; d., 1807. 333— MARY STEARNS, b., Jan. 5, 1754; d., Feb. 2, 1816; tnd., Nov. 17, 1773, Benjamin Hurd, of Charlestown, b., Feb. I, 1750, d.. May 5, 1821. After the death of his first FOURTH GENERATION. 69 wife, Mary (Stearns) Hurd, in Feb., he md. (2), Aug. 29, 1816, Mary Fessenden, b., Aug. 29, 1761, dau. of Benjamin and Barbara Fessenden. He was driven from Charlestown by the British, June, 1775, and returned, 1788. (a) — Grace Hurd, b.. Sept 5, 1774, in Charlestown, Mass.; d., 1825; unm. (b) — Benjamin Hurd Jr., b., Aug. 29, 1777; d., 1813; unm. (c) — Mary (PoHy) Hurd, b., Aug. 23, 1779, in West Cambridge, Mass.; d., unm. (d) — Hannah Hurd, b., July 12, 1781, in BHlerica, Mass.; d., 1846; md., Oct. 16, 1803, John Skinner, of Bos ton, and had sixteen children. (e) — John Hurd, b., May 15, 1783, in BiHerica; d., Oct. 8, 1788. (f) — Isaac Hurd, b.. May 15, 1785, in BHlerica; of New Orleans; unm. (g) — "Nabby" Hurd, b., Apr. 27, 1787, in BHlerica; d., Dec. 4, 1 79 1. (h) — ^John Hurd, b.. Mar. 30, 1789, in Charlestown, Mass.; twice married. (i) — Harriet Hurd, b., Nov. 16, 1791, in Charlestown; d., unm. _ (j) — Abigail Hurd, b., Nov. 14, 1793, in Charlestown, Mass.; md. Jechonias Thayer, a merchant of New Orleans. (k) — Josiah Steams Hurd, b.. Mar. 14, 1796 in Charlestown, Mass.; M. D., Harv. Univ., 1818; md., Oct. 19, 1826, Eliza Thompson, dau. of Dr. Abra ham R. Thompson, of Charlestown. Dr. J. S. Hurd d.. Mar. 25, 1855. 334— REV. DAVID STEARNS (121), b., Dec. 24, 1709, •son of John and Abigail (Fiske) Stearns, of Watertown, Mass.; Harv. Univ., 1728; a minister, of Lunenburg, Mass,, where he was ordained, Apr. 18, 1733. He md., Apr. 7, 1736, by Rev. John Prentice, Ruth Hubbard, a lady highly 518— LOIS STEARNS, .b, Jan. 1771. S Phoebe Stearns d. of a casualty. Lois Stearns md. Nathan WUliams, b., 1772; had four sons and two daughters; d., Oct. I, 1846. 519— SUSAN STEARNS, b., Mar. 10, 1772; went to Ohio. 520— ISAAC STEARNS JR., b., Feb. 17, 1773; had two wives; d., 1823, in Monkton, Vt. ; s. p. 521— xMATHANIEL STEARNS, b., 1774; md., had three children; d., 1840. He was blind for forty years before his decease. 522— REV. AMOS STEARNS, b., 1776; a Baptist clergy man; moved to Argyle, Washington Co., N. Y. 523— JOSEPH STEARNS (188), b., 1738, son of Samuel and Kekiah (Robbins), Stearns of HolHs, N. H.; md. (i), June 9, 1763, Mary Shattuck, of Monson. He md. (2), Mar. 31, 1778, AbigaH Wheat, of HolHs, N. H. We have no rec ord of children by first wife; four by second. 524— JOSEPH STEARNS JR., b.. Mar. 21, 1779. 525— THOMAS WHEAT STEARNS, b., Nov. 15, 1782, in HoHis, N. H.; md., Sept. 6, 1814, Sarah Nevins, of HoHis, N.H. 526— DANIEL STEARNS, b., Mar. 22, 1785. 527— ABIGAIL, STEARNS, b., Sept. 12, 1789. 528— EBENEZER STEARNS (191), b., Dec. 25, 1744, son of Samuel and Keziah (Robbins) Stearns, of HolHs, N. H.; md.,June 29, 1773, Rachel Ames, of HoHis, N.H. In 1774 they settled at Monkton, Vt., where he d., 1816, and she d., 1841, "very aged." "At the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, John Bishop, with several sons, and Ebenezer Ste?irns, were captured by Tories and Indians, taken to Canada, and the settlement of Monkton, Vt., broken up until after the FIFTH GENERATION. 99 war. Ebenezer Stearns owned and operated the first grist- itnll mentioned in the records of the place." He had six chUdren. 529— EBENEZER STEARNS JR. (1291), b., 1775. 530— JOHN STEARNS (1292), b., Apr. 14, 1778. 531— STEPHEN STEARNS, b., 1780J. about 1820, was living in West Plattsburg with a wife and three children. 532— ROLLIN STEARNS, d., 1838, in Georgetown, Brown Co., O.; unm. 533— SAMUEL STEARNS, d. in childhood. 534— NATHAN STEARNS (1305), b., Mar. 19, 1788. 535— JOHN STEARNS (193), b., Oct. 15, 1750, son of Samuel and Keziah (Robbins) Stearns of HolHs, N. H.; md. (i), July 7, 1768, Lucy Shedd, of Dunstable, N. H. "In 1774, Ebenezer and John Stearns, brothers, went to Monkton, "Vt., and John Stearns was one to settle New Haven, Vt., in the same year, but both settlements were broken up by the In dians and Tories until after the war." He md. (2), Mar. 1782, Sarah Hamlin, b., Sept. 22, 1760- of Monkton, Vt. He was a soldier of the Revolutionary War; d., July i, 1823; eleven children. 536— POLLY STEARNS, b., Sept. 21, 1782. 537— SARAH STEARNS, b., July 13, 1784; d., Jan. i, 1827; unm. 538— CALVIN STEARNS (1315), b., Aug. 2, 1786. 539— LUTHER STEARNS, b., July 13, 1788; md. Han nah Am.es, who d., s. p.; lived in Ellenburg, CHnton Co., N. Y. ; without family. 540— BATEMAN STEARNS, b.. May 2, 1790; lived in Hinesburg, Vt. 541— SUSANNAH STEARNS, b., Feb. 2, 1793; md., Dec. 7, 1809, Warren Parch, and lived on the boundary of Monkton and Ferrisburg, Vt. 100 ISAAC STEARNS. (a) — Polly Parch, b., Feb. 23, 1812; md., 1826, Seth Bateman, b., 1806. (b) — John Warren Parch, b., Mar. 15, 1814; md., 1836, Sarah Washburn. (c) — Sarah Parch, b., Nov. 26, 1815; md., 1840, John Douglas. (d) — Almira Parch, b.. May 4, 1818; d.. Mar. 28, 1826. (e) — Clarissa Parch, b.. Mar. 3, 1820; d., 1822. (f) — Amanda Parch, b., Apr. 11, 1822. (g) — Loretta Parch, b., June 3, 1824; d., Mar. 11, 1825, (h) — Alvira Parch, b., May 20, 1828; md., Sept. 23, 1849, Harris Phinney. (i) — Eliza Parch, b., Dec. 11, 1829; md. (i), 1845, Henry Palmer; md. (2), 1848, Andrew Austin. (j) — Benjamin FrankHn Parch, b., Oct. 30, 1832. (k) — Homer Parch, b., Sept. 26, 1834. 542— SAMUEL H. STEARNS (1327), b.. Mar. 10, 1795. 543- PARSONS STEARNS, b., 1797; d. young. 544— HAMILTON JOSEPH STEARNS (1334), b., Jan. 26, 1799. 545— ORRIN STE.ARNS, b., Apr., 1801; d. in infancy. 546— CLARISSA STEARNS, b., Apr. 10, 1804. 547— EBENEZER STEARNS (195), b., Jan. 28, 1744, son of Thomas and Abigail (Reed) Stearns, of Littleton, Mass.; md., 1769, Chloe "Wood, and lived some years in Ux bridge; then moved to the southwestern part of Vermont. He d. in Reedsboro, Vt. ; seven chHdren. 548— THOMAS STEARNS, b., Jan. 9, 1770; d., in Reeds boro, Vt; unm. 549— GEORGE STEARNS (1341), b., Apr. 15, 1772. 550— MERCY STEARNS b., Feb. 16, 1774. ) ^ . . 551— MICAH STEARNS, b., Feb. 16, 1774. ] ^wms Mercy Stearns md., Feb. 24, 1816, Amos Pierce, of Graf ton, Mass., b. Aug. 8, 1761, whose first wife was Molly Wes- FIFTH GENERATION. 101 ton. He served in the Revolutionary War and his second wife d., Apr. 24, 1844. He d.. Mar. 11, 1845; ten children. 552— DAVID STEARNS, b., May 24, 1776. 553— MOSES STEARNS, b., Nov. 28, 1778; md. Sabra Whitney; d. at Reedsboro, Vt. ^ 554— JOSIAH STEARNS, b.. May 15, 1781; md. Miss I'^uller and settled in Vermont. 555— JOHN STEARNS (196), b., June 2, 1745, son of Thomas and AbigaH (Reed) Stearns, of Littleton, Mass.; md.. Mar. 3, 1773, Martha Cleveland, of Westford. In 1774, they were of Petersham, Mass.,. afterwards of Templeton, Mass.; after the birth of their daughter, removed to Ver mont. 556— PHOEBE STEARNS, b., 1775. 557— HON. JOSIAH STEARNS (197), b., July 18, 1747, son of Thomas and Abigail (Reed) Stearns, of Littleton, Mass.; of Lunenburg, Mass. He md.. Mar. 6, 1769, Mary Corey, b., Mar. 28, 1750, who d., Dec 28, 1828. He was much employed in pubHc life. In 1775, he commanded a company of flfty men from Lunenburg. In 1776, he was one of the "Committee of Correspondence," with Abijah Stearns, WiHiam Stearns, George KimbaH, Benjamin Redington, Jo seph Hartwell and Daniel Gardner. He was very often As sessor and Selectman from 1780 to 1805; Town Treasurer for eight years; Town Clerk from 18 17 to 1822; Rept. for three years; Justice throughout the Commonwealth and Member of the Governor's Council, 1797 to 1799. He d., Apr. 7, 1822, and the following epitaph is on his tombstone: "THE MORTAL REMAINS of the HON. JOSIAH STEARNS Are Deposited Here Having discharged the obligations of a citizen and magis trate, with integrity, prudence and fidelity, and personified the duties of a husband, parent, counsellor and friend, with faithfulness, kindness and affection, and humbly endeavored to live in the exercise, of piety, faith, hope and charity, he 102 ISAAC STEARNS. calmly closed his mortal existence, in the hope of a happy immortality, through the mercy of God, by Jesus Christ, Apr. 7,1822, at the age of 75." He had ten chHdren. 558— LUTHER STEARNS (1353)) b., Feb. 17, 1770. 559_SUSANNA STEARNS, b., Apr. 6, 1772; d.. Sept 30, 1784. 56(^-ASAHEL STEARNS (1357), b., June 17, 1774. 561— MARY STEARNS, b., Oct 25, 1776; md., Nov. 20, 1800, Hon. Edmund Gushing, Esq., of Lunenburg, Mass., b., Dec 2, 1772, son of Hon. Charles Gushing. He held some municipal office nearly all the time for forty years; was mem ber of the Governor's CouncH, 1826 and 1828; was the first Postmaster of Lunenburg and held the office twelve years. He was commissioned as Capt, 1799; as Major, 1801; as Lieut. Col., 1808. (a) — Luther Stearns Gushing, b., June 22, 1803; LL. B. Harv. Univ., 1826; Clerk of Mass. House of Rep resentatives, 1832 to 1834; Judge of Court of Com mon Pleas, 1844; Reporter of Supreme Court of Mass, 1848; author of Cushing's Manual of Par liamentary Rules; Sec. of Boston Acad, of Music. He md. (i). May 19, 1840, Mary Otis Lincoln, of Boston, Mass., who d.. May 21, 1851; md. (2), Elizabeth Cooper, of Cooper, Me. They settled in Boston, Mass., where he d., June 22, 1858. (b) — Mary Croade Gushing, b.. May 6, 1805; md., Jan. 6, 1829, Zabdiel Adams Cunningham, son of N. F. Cunningham, Senator of Lunenburg. He d.. May, 1830, and she d., Mar., 1887. (c) — Edmund Lambert Gushing, b.. May 3, 1807; grad. Harv. Univ., 1827; Tutor, 1828; LL. B. 1834; law yer in Charlestown, N. H., 1848, and Rept. in State Legislature. He md. (i), Apr. i, 1835, Laura E. Lovell, of Charlestown; md. (2), Martha Robbins Gilchrist. He d., June 2, 1883. (d) — Henry Albert Gushing, b.. May 4, 1809; d., June 21, 1810. FIFTH GENERATION. 103 (e) — William Gushing, b.. May 15, 181 1; grad. Harv. Univ., 1832; studied divinity in Harv. Univ; preached temporarily in Sterling and Lunenburg; was principal of Westford Academy, 1848. He md., July 25, 1843, Margaret Louisa WUey, dau. of Thomas WUey, Esq., Treas. of Fitchburg, R. R. Co. (f) — George Augustus Gushing, b., Aug. 8, 1813; law yer and Justice of the Peace, in Cambridge, Mass. ; in 1848, Civil Engineer on the Portland and Au gusta R. R. He md., Nov. 21, 1850, Lucia Whit man MitcheH; d., Sept. 11, 1880. (g) — Caroline Augusta Gushing, b., Nov. i, 1815; unm. (h) — Martha Ann Stearns Gushing, b., Oct. g, 1818; md., Sept. 5, 1837, FrankHn Forbes, son of Eli and Clarissa Forbes, of Cambridge, Mass. He grad. Amherst CoH., 1833; Prin. of LoweH High School; in 1848, Civil Engineer; in Lowell, Mass. 562— THOMAS STEARNS (1360)", b., Sept. 8, 1778. 563— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Mar. 28, 1781; d., Dec. 27, 1828; md., Jan. 13, 1803, Major Levi Houghton, of Lunenburg, Mass., b.. Mar. 8, 1774, in Worcester, Mass., who d., Jan. 27, 1865, marrying twice after her death. (a) — ^Josiah Steams Houghton, b., Nov. 22, 1804; md.. Mar. I, 1827, at Leominster, Mass., Catherine White, b., Oct. 26, 1807, in Lancaster, Mass. They resided in Chelsea, Mass. (b) — Samuel Andre Houghton, b., Jan. 4, 1807; md., Sept. 3, 1834, in Townsend, Mass., Martha "Warren Haywood, b., Mar. 6, 1810. (c) — ^Elizabeth Ann Houghton, b.. Mar. i, 1809; md., Dec. 26, 1839; in Steriing, Mass., Joel Proctor, b.. Mar. I, 1805, in Littleton, Mass. (d) — Henry Albert Houghton, b., July 21, 181 1; d., Dec, 1811. (e) — George Albert Houghton, b., Sept. 9, 1812; md., Nov. 2, 1843, ill Concord, Mass., Hepzibah CoHins Brigham, b., Oct. 21, 1822; in Marlboro, Mass. 104 ISAAC STEARNS. (f)— Levi Richardson Houghton, b., Feb. lo, 1815; md., Sept. 28, 1837, Harriet NeweH Hadley, of Lunen burg, b.. Mar. 26, 1816. (g)_William Augustus Houghton, b., July 16, 1819; md., Oct. 14, 1842, Mary Jones Houghton, of Leo minster, b., Apr. 2, 1817. (h)— Mary Corey Houghton, b., Oct. 24, 1821 ; md., Oct. 13, 1842, in Sterling, Mass., John Howe, b., July 10, 1814. (i) — Francis Houghton, b.,- Dec. i,.i826. 564— SARAH STEARNS, b., Feb. 6, 1784; d., Nov. 17, 1843, in Lunenburg, Mass.; md., 1805, Deacon James Pat terson, who was also a Capt. In 1802, he was a bookbinder and stationer of Amherst, N. H.; in 1804, he was of Nashua, N. H.; in 1824, purchased a large farm in Dumbarton, N. H.; in 1831, returned to Nashua and engaged in manufac turing; afterwards, of Lunenburg and Lancaster. (a) — ^James H. Patterson, b., Nov. 8, 1807, in Nashua, N. H.; md., Nov. 24, 1834, IsabeHa Graham Gates, dau. of Barnabas Gates, Esq., of New York. They resided five or six years in London or Havre, after wards in Boston, Mass. He was the originator and proprietor of the "Boston Parcel Post," and the in ventor of the "patent water-proof cartridge." He and Mr. Keller are the inventors of a new wheel for steamers. (b) — Susan Patterson, b. and d., early. (c) — Mary Stearns Patterson, b.. Mar. 3, 181 1, in Nashua, N. H.; educated at Female Seminary, New Hampton, N. H.; and at Troy Female Seminary. She was Principal of the Female Dept. in Waterloo Academy, and, afterwards, in Cortland Academy, Homer, N. Y.; unm. (d) — Stearns Patterson, b. Jan. 2, 1813, in Nashua, N. H.; entered Yale CoH., and, at the end of two years, was obliged to leave on account of ill health; after wards, studied Divinity. He was a private teacher and preached occasionaHy, as his health permitted. FIFTH GENERATION. 105 (c) — Lucius Patterson, b., May ii, 1815; md., Oct., 1844, Hannah Jane Marshall, of Nashua, N. H.; officer in Mass. State Prison. (f) — Oliver Stearns Patterson, b., Sept. 22, 1818; studied medicine with Thos. Spencer, M. D. He was Prof. in Geneva CoH., where he graduated; practiced medicine in Waterloo, N. Y. He md., Sept. 26, 1843, Caroline Fatzinger, b., Aug. 16, 1821, dau. of Jacob and Ann Catherine (Steinberger) Fatzinger. (g) — Sarah Stearns Patterson, b., Mar. 15, 1821, in Nashua, N. H.; md., Nov. 20, 1844, John R. RolHns, Esq., son of John and Elizabeth (Sawyer) Rollins, of Newbury, Mass. He grad. Dart. CoH., 1836; A. M., 1840; Principal of Academy and Town Clerk of Lunenburg, Mass. ; member of the N. E. Hist, and Gen. Society, and clerk of the Fitchburg R. R. Co. 565— OLIVER STEARNS (1365), b.. Mar. 4, 1786. 56^SUSANNA STEARNS, b., Dec. 15, 1790; md., Jan., 1811, Joseph BickneH; d., Aug. 22, 1813; s. p. 567— ANNE STEARNS, b., Apr. 29, 1794; md., Oct. 7, 1839, Benjamin Snow, b. Jan. 7, 1782, a retired merchant, of Fitchburg, Mass.; she was his second wife. 568— SAMUEL STEARNS (204), b.,May 25, 1762; son of Thomas and Mary (Heald) Stearns, of Littleton,Mass.;served three years and three months in the Revolutionary Army. He md., 1791, in Keene, N. H., Phoebe Whittemore, b., 1773, in Winchester, N. H.; in 1802, moved to Cavendish, Vt. His death was caused by the fall of a tree, Aug. 2, 1828; seven children. 569— NOAH STEARNS (1374), b., Apr. 19, 1793. 570— ESTHER STEARNS, b., Feb. 14, 1799; settled in New Haven, Vt. 571— SAMUEL STEARNS JR., b.. Mar. 19, 1801; a farmer, of Cavendish, Vt. 106 ISAAC STEARNS. 572— LEVIRA STEARNS, b.. Sept 9, 1804; md. David Odel, and settled in the West. 573— LORENZO STEARNS, b., Apr. 16, 1806; a carpen ter and joiner, who went to East Middlebury, Vt., 1824. He md., Oct. 7, 1830, Rachel Farwell, b., Oct 8, 181 1, dau. of Jesse and Rebecca Farwell; s. p. 574— CEPHAS STEARNS, b., Dec. 21, 1808; md., 1840, Orpha Turner; settled in Waltham, Vt. 575— EMILY STEARNS, b., Sept. 9, 1810; lived in Wal tham, Vt. 576— LEVI STEARNS (205), b., Jan. 12, 1765, son of Thomas and Mary (Heald) Stearns, of Littleton, Mass.^ d., Dec. 25, 1811; a farmer, of Lunenburg, Mass. He md., Jan. 7, 1794, Elizabeth Goodrich, of Lunenburg, who d., Oct. 11, 1810; ten chHdren. 577— THOMAS STEARNS (1379). b., Apr. i, 1794. 578— LEVI STEARNS JR., b., Mar. 19, 1796; d., Nov. II, 1800. 579— ABEL STEARNS, b., Feb. 9, 1798, in Lunenburg, Mass. He went to the City of Mexico when a young man and was there during the memorable riot of 1828. In 1829, he went to CaHfomia, then a Mexican state, to locate a tract of land for a relative. In 1842, he made the first shipment of CaHfornia gold on record, "being 18 3-4 oz. from the placer mines of San Francisquita, thirty-five miles northwest from Los Angeles." The certificate of assay which he received, Aug. 6, 1843, is now in the archives of the San Francisco So ciety of Pioneers, of which body Mr. Abel Stearns was a member. In 1848, he was owner of several hundred thou sand acres of land and fifty thouaand head of cattle. He md., 1840, Dona Maria Francisca Paula Arcadia Bandini, aged fourteen years, "a lady who made his home attractive, and brought him into relationship with a wide circle of leading Californians." He d., Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 24, 1871; s. p. 580— WILLIAM STEARNS, b., Nov. 17, 1799. ) 58i~ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Nov. 17, 1799. ) "^^^"^^ FIFTH GENERATION. IffT William Stearns was a successful merchant of Boston, Mass., in the West India goods trade for over fifty years. He md., Oct. II, 1831, Dorinda Joslin, of Leominster, Mass., who d., Oct. 17, 1850, aged 43 years. He d., Nov. 19, 1875. From the Boston Transcript we copy the following: "Mr. WiHiam Stearns was one of the oldest and most thor oughly respected of our Boston merchants. He came to Boston, in 1818, as clerk to Silas Pierce; became Mr. Pierce's partner; then a member of the firm of Stearns & Crosby, on State St., and for many years has been at the head of the firm of William Steams & Co., 60 Chatham St. Mr. Steams was exceedingly upright and honest, commanding the con fidence and respect of all who knew him. Of quiet habits and retiring disposition, his career was a private one, but he will be long remembered for his sterling worth, and his con stant, unstinted, unostentatious benevolence." 582— ANNA MARIA STEARNS, b., Sept. 12, 1834; md. Peter L. Simmons, of Sharon, Mass., who d., July 22, 1900. Their only dau, Annie Dorinda Simmons, was md., Nov. 25, 1899, to Edward Aspinwall of Providence, R. I. 583— WILLIAM LINCOLN STEARNS, b., July 7, 1836J d., Apr. 12, 1866; unm. 584— ELLEN DORINDA STEARNS, b., Apr. 19, 1843; md. Mr. Boles. 585— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Nov. 17, 1799; md., Apr. II, 1819, Elias Joslin Jr., b., Nov. 10, 1795, a farmer, of Leominster, Mass., who d., July 11, 1884; she d., Jan. 24, 1885. (a) — William Stearns Joslin, b., Jan. 22, 1820; md., Oct. 6, 1 841, Elizabeth G. Morse, dau. of Daniel and Abigail Morse, of Cambridge, Mass. (b) — Charles Loring Joslin, b., Jan. 12, 1823; of Leo minster, Mass. He md., Oct. 28, 1846, Martha Jane Adams, dau. of Joseph and Martha Adams, of Townsend, Mass.; d., Jan. 2, 1893. (c) — ^John Elias Joslin, b., Aug. i, 1825; md., Jan. 14, 108 ISAAC STEARNS. 1846, EHza Ann Dorrison, dau, of Samuel and Nan cy Dorrison, of Lancaster, Mass. (d)— Francis Lincoln JosHn, b., Jan. 9, 1828; d., Dec. 22, i860. (e)— Mary Elizabeth Joslin, b.. May 16, 1830. (f) — George Warren Joslin, b., Mar. 9, 1832; d. Oct., 1835- (g) — James Thomas Joslin, b., June 23, 1834. (h) — Martha Ann Joslin, b., Feb. 13, 1837. (i) — George Clesson JosHn, b., Aug. 19, 1839; enlisted, when twenty-one years old, as Lieutenant in 15th Mass. Regt., Gen. Devens, then Col. He was in the battle of Ball's Bluff, "swimming the river with out clothing, his watch between his teeth, the shot falHng thick around him." He was in 21 battles, went through the horrors of Libby Prison and An- dersonville, was exchanged, and, at the close of the war, bore the rank of Colonel. (j) — Ellen Louisa JosHn, b., July 16, 1842. 586— LEVI STEARNS (1387), b., Dec 15, 1802. 587— ABIGAIL STEARNS, b., 1804; d. young. 588— THERESA STEARNS, b., Jan. 11, 1806; md., Apr. II, 1832, James Warren Jr., of Littleton, Mass. They were md. at the old Stearns homestead, in Littleton, Mass., where he d., Feb. 13, 1838. She d., Feb. 7, 1882, in Dorchester, Mass. and is buried beside her husband and two children. (a)— Maria Theresa Warren, b., Jan. 23, 1833; d., Jan. II, 1838, in Littleton, Mass. (b) — EHzabeth Goodrich Warren, b., Dec. 2, 1834; md., Aug. 27, 1861, Rev. Thomas James Mumford, a native of Gillisonville, S. C. His parents were slave holders and he held pro-slavery views after coming to the North. His sentiments became anti-slavery through the influence of Dr. Channing's works, and he studied for the ministry with Rev. Samuel J. May, who became his warm personal friend and whose life he afterwards edited. He was called to FIFTH GENERATION. 109 the editorial chair of the Christian Register in Jan., 1872, and under his management, it became one of the ablest reHgious papers in the country. He d., Aug. 29, 1877, at his home in Dorchester, Mass., after a short illness, leaving a widow and one son. Elizabeth Goodrich (Warren) Mumford was a teacher before her marriage, and, after her hus band's death, opened a private school in her own house. She is a writer of acknowledged meiii and is in the front rank of S. S. service in the Unitarian church, being one of the Vice Presi dents of the N. Y. League of Unitarian Women, and Vice Pres. of the N. Y. Uni tarian S. S. Union. We gratefully acknowledge the comprehensive records she has furnished for thi's work. Their son, Edgar Huidekoper Mum ford, b., Sept. 20, 1862, became manager of the Worthington Steam-Pump Co., at Elizabethport, N. J., in 1886. (c) — George Washington Warren, b.. Mar. 2, 1838; d., Oct. 18, 1852, in Groton, Mass. 589— NANCY STEARNS, b., June 30, 1807; md., Dec. 5, 1833, Dr. Peter Manning, son of Peter and Rebecca (Car ter) Manning of Townsend, Mass. $he was his second "wife. Their first two chUdren were born in Merrimack, N. H., where the Dr. lived when they were married. , In 1840 they removed to LoweH, Mass., where he was a practicing physi cian for many years, afterwards, moving to Lunenburg, Mass. She d., June 14, 1888. (a) — WiHiam Stearns Manning, b., Jan. 6, 1836; d. in CaHfornia. (b) — Jerome Fenelon Manning, b., Dec. 18, 1838. (c) — Lyman Bigelow Manning, b., Oct. 3, 1844; CivU Engineer; Capt of an Infantry Co.; was clerk in the Custom House, at time of his decease. He was drowned in the Merrimac River, June 14, 1871. 590— CHARLES STEARNS, b., June 16, 1809; a mer chant, of Littleton, Mass.; unm. He inherited the estate of 110 ISAAC STEARNS. his uncle, Noah Stearns (200), and was selectman, in Little ton, for three years. He has manifested great interest in the compilation of this work and his extended knowledge of the family has been a source from which we have freely drawn. We are grieved to record his death, which occurred Apr. 4, 1898, at West Townsend, Mass., being found dead in his room. 591— JOSEPH STEARNS (214), b., Oct 7, 175 1, son of Capt. John and Rebecca (Dean) Stearns, of Attleboro,Mass.; d., June 2, 1829; md., Dec. i, 1774, Rhoda Tingley, b., Aug. 17, 1755, who d., Dec. 21, 1837, dau. of Thomas and Martha Tingley. In 1783, they moved from Attleboro to Tolland, Conn., and in 1792, he went to Mt. Pleasant, "Wayne Co., Pa., reaching there on the 5th of March, with his two sons, James and Otis. In the early fall, Mr. Stearns, returned to Conn, for his wife and six other children, and, with them, commenced the privations and hardships of pioneer life. His son, Jabez, was the first male child born in the town. "Wayne Co. was then a wilderness, with the red men lurking in am bush and the bear, panther and wolf roaming unmolested. On one occasion Mrs. Steams took her infant son, Ashbel, into the woods with her to save some sap that was wasting. Lay ing him in a sap trough, she went about gathering the sap and, on her return, was horrified to see a large bear on a log beside the improvised cradle, in the act of seizing it with his distended jaws. With a wild shriek Mrs. Stearns fell forward, while their dog, Carlo, attacked Bruin and compelled him to retreat. At one time, being destitute of meat, Joseph was very much discouraged. His wife, believing in an over-rul- hig Providence, placed the kettle over the fire and said, "Now I have done my part, and beHeve the Lord wUl do His." Be fore the water boiled, a fawn, apparently frightened, entered the field where the boys were at work and was caught by them." He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and they remained at his father's house, after their marriage, untU the close of the war. "He was plowing in the field when the bat tle of Lexington was announced; left his team and started, but it was over before he reached there. Two of the eight men killed that day were his cousins; he helped sink the British ship. Roebuck," at HeUgate." He had ten children. FIFTH GENERATION. Ill 592— LUCY STEARNS, b., Oct 21, 1775; md. (i), about 1797, Benjamin Dix, son of Elijah and Margaret Dix, who moved from WHHamstown, Mass., to Penn. He d.. Mar. 22, 1805, and his widow md. (2), 1815, Latham WiHiams, a farmer, of Brooklyn, Susquehanna Co., Pa. She d.. Mar. 14, 1826. (a) — Lucy Dix, b., June i, 1798; md. EHsha Williams, of ¦ Gibson, Pa. (b) — Margaret Dix., b., Apr. 19, 1800; md. Abraham Craton and went to IHinois. (c) — Benjamin Dix Jr., b., June 17, 1801; md. Betsy Blanchard and lived in Owego, N. Y. (d) — Rhoda Dix, b., Feb. 19, 1803, md. Philip Cratoin. (e)— Elijah Dix, b., Feb. 17, 1805; d., Aug. 8, 1838. (f) — ^John Williams, b., 1816, son of her second husband. 593— JOHN STEARNS (1397), b.. Mar. 18, 1777. 594— JAMES STEARNS (1406), b., Aug. 5, 1779. 595— PHOEBE STEARNS, b., Oct. 10, 1781; md., Aug., 1803, Benjamin Newton, b., Feb. 3, 1777; resided in Penn. until Oct., 1835; then removed to Wyoming, Putnam Co., 111. (a) — Phoebe Newton, b., Apr. 15, 1804; md. (i), 1821, Hiram MiHer; md. (2), 1830, Robert Sharerj seven children. (b) — Nelson Newton, b., Nov. 22, 1805; md., Dec. 5, 1830, Hannah Burdick, b.. Mar. 25, 1814; five chil dren. (c) — Sarah Newton, b., Apr. 18, 1809; md.. Mar 20, 1828, Peter Sharer, b.. Mar. 29, 1801; nine chil dren. (d)— David Newton, b., Sept. 6, 181 1; md. (i), Sept. 4, 1834, Sarah A. Brondage, b., July 5, 1814. She d, in chUdbed, Feb. 11, 1838, and he md. (2), Adah Delamater, b., Dec. 8, 1816. (e) — Joseph Newton, b., Apr. 12, 1813; md., Jan. 3, 1 84 1, Jane White, b., Jan. 4, 1822: three children. 112 ISAAC STEARNS. (f) — ^Benjamin Newton Jr., b., May 4, 1817; a farmer. (g) — ^Newman Newton, b., Apr. 19, 1819; a farmer and' carpenter. (h)— Flora Newton, b., Aug. 29, 1821; md.. May 3, 1845, H. S. Gregory. (i)— Naomi Newton, b., 1825; md.. Mar. 24, 1844, C. A. Mount; d., Nov. 16, 1847; two chHdren. (j) — Rhoda Newton, b., May 14, 1827; d., Nov. 16, 1827. 596— OTIS STEARNS (1417), b., Oct. 14, 1783. 597_RHODA STEARNS, b., Jan. 22, 1785; d.. Mar 21,. 1833; md., Feb. 22, 1806, David Kennedy Jr., son of David and Eunice Kennedy, of Mt. Pleasant, Pa. (a) — ^Nancy Kennedy, b., Apr. 2, 1807; md., Sept. 5, 1832, Kenneth Ansel Johnson, a clothier, son of Andrew and Elizabeth Johnson, of New Mil ford, Pa. (b) — Alvira Kennedy, b., Sept. 20, 1809; md., Jan. 1849, WiHiam Brownscombe; d., July 29, 1891, leaving one dau. Jennie Brownscombe, a successful artist, who has studied in Europe and^ whose etchings are pubHshed by Clacknor & Co., N. Y. City. (c) — Eunice Kennedy, b., Aug. 22, 181 1. (d) — Harvey Kennedy, b., Nov. 8, 1813; a merchant, of Honesdale, Pa.; md., Sept. 11, 1841, Catherine Thayer. (e) — Rhoda Minerva Kennedy, b., Feb. 26, 1816; md., Sept. 8, 1835, Rev. Marcus K. Cushman, a Presby terian minister. (f) — Harriet Kennedy, b., Nov. 26, 1817; md., Oct. 17, 1844, WiHiam Bonner, son of Charles Bonner. (g) — David Kennedy 3d, b., Jan. 15, 1820. (h) — Athalinda Kennedy, b., Apr. 23, 1822. 598— JOSEPH STEARNS JR. (1426), b., Aug. 25, 1788... 599— IRA STEARNS (1432), b.. Mar. 5, 1791. 600— JABEZ STEARNS (1451), b., June 18, 1794. FIFTH GENERATION. 113 6oi— ASHBEL STEARNS (1459), b., Sept. 24, 1796. 602— POLLY STEARNS, b., Sept. 9, 1800; d., Oct. 8, 1802. 603— LEVI STEARNS (220), b., 1755, son of Benjamin and Mary (Warren) Stearns, of Rutland, Mass.; he joined the Revolutionary Army, May i, 1775; was in the battle of Bun ker HHl, in Capt. Jedediah Waterman's Co., and under the command of Gen. Putnam; went to Pomfret, Conn., in 1771, and lived there, except when in pubHc service, untU 1781, when he went to Enfield, Conn.; in 1799, he moved to Charl- mont, Mass.,where he d., Aug. 5, 1839. He md. (i), i78i,Lois Stoddard, of Pomfret, b., Oct 10, 1759, who d., Oct 13, 1803; md. (2), Mrs. Sarah Butler, formerly a JosHn, of Leo minster, who d.. Mar. 12, 1830, aged 73 yrs. He had five children. 604— HORATIO STEARNS (1467), b., Dec. 21, 1782. 605— ELI STEARNS (1481), b., Feb. 10, 1784 606— ROXANA STEARNS, b., Aug. 9, 1787; md.. May t6, 1815, Nicholas Groves, a farmer, of Charlmont, Mass.; d., Nov. 10, 1824, in childbed. (a) — Louisa Groves, b., Sept. 14, 1817; md., 1841, Mr. Burbans. (b) — WiHiam P. Groves, b., 1819. (c) — Martha Groves, b., Nov. 23, 1822; d., May, 1838. (d) — Roxana Groves, b., Nov. i, 1824. 607— MARY STEARNS, b.. Sept, 1791; unm. 608— CYNTHIA STEARNS, b.. Mar. 12, 1798; unm. 609— ELI STEARNS ESQ. (221), b., Nov. 12, 1757, son o^ Benjamin and Mary (Warren) Steams, of Rutland, Mass.; a carpenter, of Lancaster, Mass. In 1775, he was an ap prentice of a Mr. Whittaker, of Princeton, Mass., who < n- listed early in the Revolutionary Army. Eli Stearns was sent to the army at Cambridge for a short time, as a substitute for his master, and was there at the time of the battle of Bunker HiH, but was not in the battle. In 1777, he enhsted, and in a scouting party commanded by the 114 ISAAC STEARNS. afterwards notorious Capt. Daniel Shay, was wounded by a ball from an Indian's gun, passing through his head, enter ing the left cheek and coming out under the right ear. After being confined several months in the hospital at Albany, he became Assistant Commissary, and continued in the service until discharged in 1783. He was a Justice of the Peace and Representative in 1806, 1807, 1808 and 1809. He md., 1785, Mary Whitney, b., Nov. 12, 1758, who d., May 24, 1828, "of mortification," dau. of Jonathan Whitney, of Lancaster, Mass. EH Stearns d.. Mar. 7, 1825; twelve children. 610 — Son, b. Sept 30, 1786; d., Oct. 18, 1786. 611— CHARLES STEARNS (1500), b., Nov. 15, 1788. 612— HENRY STEARNS, b., Dec 12, 1790; d.,' Jan. 7, 1791. 613— MARY STEARNS, b., Jan. 25, 1792; unm. 614— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Nov. 18, 1793, md., June 10, 1818, Francis Faulkner Jr., of BiHerica; settled in Keene, N. H., where he d., Dec, 1842, aged 54 yrs. He was a flannel manufacturer. (a) — Charles Stearns Faulkner, b.. May 17, 1819. (b) — Elizabeth Jones Faulkner, b.. May 25, 1822. (c) — Francis Augustus Faulkner, b., Feb. 12, 1825; grad. Harv. Univ., 1846; lawyer, of Keene, N. H., and member of State Legislature. (d) — William Emerson Faulkner, b., Apr. 16, 1828; d., Aug. II, 1840. (e) — Frederick Whitney Faulkner, b., Dec. 29, 1829; d., ; Aug., 1830. fH — AVilliam Frederic Faulkner, b., July 7, 1831. (g) — Marshall Whitney Faulkner, b., Aug. 19, 1834; d., Jan., 1835. 615— SOPHIA STEARNS, b., Sept 26, 1795; unm. 616— HARRIET STEARNS, b., Nov. 21, 1797; unm. 617— WILLIAM STARNS (1503), b., Nov. 2, 1799. 618— CATHERINE STEARNS, b., Feb. 18, 1802; unm. FIFTH GENERATION. 115 619— SARAH WHITNEY STEARNS, b.. May 13, 1804; d., Jan. II, 1837; md., Sept. 19, 1833, Amos Chase, of Groton, Mass. (a) — Sarah Augusta Chase, b., June 30, 1834. (b) — ^Mary Catherine Chase, b., July i, 1836. 62(^NANCY STEARNS, b., Apr. 13, 1806; md., May 17, 1832, Otis HaskeH, b.. May 25, 1806, in Harvard, Mass., a cabinet maker of Claremont, N. H. (a) — Mary HaskeH, b., June 24, 1835. (b) — Charles HaskeH, b., July 7, 1839. (c) — Sarah Sophia Haskell, b.. Mar. 10, 1844. 621— AUGUSTUS STEARNS, b., Oct 4, 1807; d., Sept. 12, 181 1, "of throat distemper." 622— JOHN STEARNS (230), b., Feb. 17, 1728, son of Zachariah and Sarah ( ) Stearns, of Concord, Mass.; md., 1 75 1, Rachel Codman and settled in Merrimack, N. H.; in 1772, they moved to Amherst, N. H., where he d., Oct. 2, 1810, aged 82 yrs. May i, 1775, John Stearns was enrolled in Archelaus Town's Co., 27th Regt. Foot Sol diers, Continental Army; on Apr. 15, 1776, he was in Capt. Timothy Clement's Co., Col. David Gilman's Regt.; Dec. 20, 1778, he was in Capt. Simon Marston's Co., Col. Stephen Peabody's Regt., which was raised by N. H., for the Con tinental service at R. I. He had eleven children. 623— RACHEL STEARNS, b., Nov. 12, 1752; md., May I, 1780, John Dutton; d., Jan. 17, 1829. (a) — Rachel Dutton, b., Aug. 27, 1781. (b) — AbigaU Dutton, b., Jan. 2, 1783; md., Nov. 17, 1803, Jacob Abbot. (c) — ^John Dutton, b., Oct 16, 1785. (d) — Frances Dutton, b.. Mar. 18, 1788. (e) — Timothy Dutton, b., 1790; during the war of 1812, was in the American Army, with his father and brother, Samuel; d., 1813, in the service, at French Mills. 116 ISAAC STEARNS. (f) — Samuel Dutton, b., 1792; was in the American Army during the war of 1812; md., Nov., 1824,. Mercy Gilmore. 624— JOHN STEARNS JR. (1508), b., Apr. 25, 1755. Twins625— REBECCA STEARNS, b., Apr. 25, 1755. Rebecca md., July 6, 1780, Roger Dutton. 626— JOTHAM STEARNS, b., Nov. 17, 1757; md., Aug. 25, 1785, Abigail Gould, and settled in Goffstown, N. H. 627— RELIEF STEARNS, md. (i), Mr. Parker; md. (2), Dea. Cyrus Eastman. 628— DOLLY STEARNS, md., Sept. 4, 1822, Hon. Mace Moulton, of Manchester, N. H. '629— NATHAN STEARNS (1509), b., July 22, 1761. 630— ELIJAH STEARNS (15 13), b., Oct. 17, 1763. 631— ELEAZER STEARNS, b., Oct, 26, 1765; of Am herst, N. H.; d.. Mar. 9, 1846; unm. 632— REUBEN STEARNS (1520), b., June 28, 1768. 633— ELIZABETH STEARNS, sometimes called Betsy Stearns, b., Mar. 31, 1771; md., Dec. 13, 1791, her cousin, Zachariah Stearns ( ). They had one child. (a) — Leonard Stearns, d. unm. 634— SALLY STEARNS, b., 1772; md. Mr. Anderson of Merrimack, N. H. 635— JAMES STEARNS (1525), b., Aug. 30, 1774- 636— ZACHARIAH STEARNS JR. (231), b., Feb. 11, 1730, son of Zachariah and Sarah ( ) Stearns, of Merri mack, N. H.; d., May 20, 1812, at Amherst, N. H. He was in Captain Peter Cross's Co., N. H. Vols., Continental Army, at Rhode Island, Aug. 7, 1778. 637— DANIEL STEARNS (232), b.. May 19, 1732, son of Zachariah and Sarah ( ) Stearns, of Merrimack, N. H.; FIFTH GENERATION. 117 settled in Amherst, N.H.; md.. (i), Betsey Arbuckle, of Merri mack, N. H.; md. (2), Miss Dutton. 638— WILLIAM STEARNS (237), b., Apr. 27, 1734, son of Eleazer and AbigaU ( ) Stearns, of Concord, Mass. ; md. (i), Jan., 1755, Elizabeth Lawrence, of Ashby, Mass.; md. (2), Jan. 19, 1764, Elizabeth Burt, of Harvard' Mass. He was of Littleton, Mass., at time of second marriage, and the first child by second wife was born at Harvard, Mass. "In 1769, he was lessee of one of the public lots in Rindge, N. H., but left there previous to the Revolution." From Har vard they removed to Rindge, N. H., and subsequently to Rockingham, Vt., where he d.- 1804; eight children. 639— WILLIAM STEARNS JR. (1538), b., Oct. 24, 1755. 640— ISAAC STEARNS, b., Aug. 5, 1758. 641— JONATHAN STEARNS (1545), b., 1760. 642— JOHN BURT STEARNS (1547), b., Sept. 7, 1764, at Harvard, Mass. 643— JABEZ STEARNS' b., Nov. 5, 1766, in Rindge, N.H. 644— BARBARA STEARNS, b., July 30, 1769, in Rindge, N. H. 645— ABIGAIL (NABBY) STEARNS, bapt., July 20, 1777. 646— SARAH (SALLY) STEARNS, bapt.. May 23, 1779. 647— ELEAZER STEARNS JR. (238), b., Mar. 14, 1737, son of Eleazer and Abigail ( ) Stearns- of Concord, Mass.; lived in Rockingham and WilHston, Vt., ;hen settled in Stockholm, N. Y., where he d., Feb., 1814, in his seveiit}'- seventh year. He married twice, probably three times; had seven children- perhaps more; one of his wives, md., Dec. 6, 1759, was EHzabeth Pierce, of HoHis, N. H.; another was named Ruth. 648— DANIEL STEARNS (1555), b., 1760, in HoHis, N. H. 649— PIERCE STEARNS (1561), of WilHston, Vt. 118 ISAAC STEARNS. 650— ELEAZER STERNE (5234). 651— RALPH PARKER STEARNS, b., Aug. 19, 1778, in Rockingham, Vt.; md., July 24, 1800, Rhoda Winslow; lived in WiHiston- Vt., afterwards in Stockholm, N. Y., where he d., Apr. 26, 1863; s. p. 652— BETSY S. STEARNS, b., 1781; md. Chester Cook, of Stockholm, N. Y., where she d., Dec. 17, 1834, in the fifty-third year of her age. 653— DAUGHTER, d. 654— ABEL HAWLEY STEARNS (1571)' b., Feb. 8, 1786. 655— JONATHAN STEARNS (241), b., 1747) son of Eleazer and Mary ( ) Stearns, of Concord, Mass.; md., Hannah . He and his wife "owned the baptismal covenant," in the Baptist Church of Boxboro, Mass., Mar. 4, 1792; had three children. 65^SALLY STEARNS. 657— JONATHAN STEARNS JR. 658— MARY STEARNS. 659— DAVID STEARNS (242), b., 1750, son of Eleazer and Mary ( ) Stearns, of Concord, Mass. ; of Boxboro, Mass., afterwards of HolHs, N. H., where he d. He md. Lois , who d., Dec. 29, 1789, in Boxboro, Mass., aged 35 yrs. She was admitted to the Boxboro Church, Sept, 20, 1789, three months before her death; four children. 66(^-LUCY STEARNS. 661— NATHANIEL STEARNS- b., 1782. 662— SIMEON STEARNS (1581), b., Dec. 2, 1784. 663— MOLLY STEARNS, b., 1787. 664— ASA STEARNS (253), b., Mar. 20, 1754, son of Benjamin and Dinah (Wheeler) Stearns, of Bolton, Mass.; md., Nov. 8, 1781, in Paxton, EHzabeth Witt, b., July 19, 1765. They removed to Hardwick, in 1785, where he d., Jan FIFTH GENERATION. 119 22, 1795. His estate inventoried £673, 7sh., iid. Asa's father died when Asa was about ten months old, and, at a suitable age, he was sent to live with his father's cousin, named Samuel Stearns, at the Gore, part of which afterwards became Grafton. At Asa's death, at least two-thirds of his personal property consisted of notes against his cousin, Sam uel Stearns {184), which proved to be of no value. EHza beth (Witt) Steams, his wi'dow, md. (2), Nov. 17, 1805, Nathaniel "Wood, b., Jan. 12, 1767, at Norton, Mass., who d., Dec. 17, 1853. She d., Aug. 8, 1846, in Mendon, N. Y.; he had seven chHdren. 665— JONATHAN STEARNS (1591), b., 1782, at Pax ton, Mass. 666— ALICE STEARNS, b.. Mar. 25, 1784, at Paxton, Mass.; md., May, i, 1808, Parley Williams, a farmer, of Hub- bardston, Mass., where she d., Sept. 12, 1847. He was b.. Mar. 17, 1786, and d., July 25, 1861. (a) — Harriet E. WUliams, b., Apr. 29, 1809, at Peter sham, Mass.; md., Mar. 17, 1831, Horace Morse, b., Jan. 5, 1805. (b) — Martha Williams, b., Apr. 12, 1818, at Hubbards- ton, Mass.; m., 1841, Abel Howe, b., Sept. 11, 1815. 667— ELIZABETH (BETSY) STEARNS, b., Dec. 24, 1785, at Hardwick, Mass.; md., Nov. 8, 1810, Dr. John Browning, b., July 31, 1785, who d., May 31, 1866, at Men don, N. Y., where she also d., Dec. i, 1867. (a) — John Stearns Browning, b., Oct. 6, 1812, at Hard wick, Mass.; md., Oct. 29, 1851, at Ashtabula, O., Marian J. Bardeen, b., Nov. 4, 1831, at Fabius, N. Y., who d., Jan. 22, 1879. (b) — Eliza Browning, b., Oct. 6, 1816, at Hubbardston, Mass.; md., Apr. 6, 1840, at Mendon, N. Y., Isaac Smith Badger, b., Dec. 24, 181 1. She was a true wife, a fond mother, a Christian gentlewoman, who d., June 24, 1885, at Mendon, N. Y. (c) — Alfred P. Browning, b., Apr. 24, 1821, at Mendon, N. Y.; md., Apr. 5, 1849, Delia Stearns (1600), b., Jan. 8, 1828, daughter of Artemas Stearns (1598). 120 ISAAC STEARNS. 668— ALFRED STEARNS, b., Jan. i6, 1787, at Hard wick, Mass.; by profession, a lawyer; grad. "Williams CoH., 1812; md., 1816, at Westfield, Mass., Dolly Ann Atwater, He d., 1833, at Edwardsville, 111., and information attain able of his family is very meagre. 669— MARTHA STEARNS, b., at Westfield, Mass.; md., settled in St. Louis, Mo. 670— JOHN STEARNS, was last heard from in Cali fornia. 671— ALFRED EDWARD STEARNS. 672— HARRIET STEARNS, b., Oct. 15, 1788, at Hard wick, Mass.; md., Dec. 29, 181 1, Amherst Hastings, a farmer, of Mendon, N. Y., b., Dec. 7, 1788, at Petersham, Mass., who d., Feb. 3, 1872. She d., Feb. 13, i860, at Mendon, N. Y. The Hastings family is very ancient and occupies a prominent and distinguished position in EngHsh history, hav ing had nineteen peerages in England. The first of the family who enjoyed the peerage was Henry, Lord Hastings, son of WiHiam de Hastings, steward of Henry II. He was allied, by marri}k.^e, to the royal family of Scotland and Eng land. George, the third Lord Hastings, was, in 1529, creat ed Earl of Huntingdon. Sirs Henry and George Hastings, grandsons of the Earl of Huntingdon, had sons who be came Puritans, and were obliged, by persecution, to leave their native land, and find homes in the New World. In 1634, Thomas Hastings and wife arrived on this shore, and, in 1638, John and family followed. Thomas settled in Watertown, Mass., then known as the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and was admitted freeman, May 6, 1635. From this Thomas Hastings was descended Amherst Hastings, who married Harriet Stearns (672). (a) — Henry Hastings, b. Apr. 14, 1813, at Petersham, Mass., md., June 9,. 1844, at Mendon, N. Y., Clarissa Sherwood. He d., July 24, 1857, at Quin cy, Mich. (b) — Daniel Hastings, b., July 7, 1821, at Mendon, N. Y.; md. (i). May 6, 185 1, at Bloomfield, N. Y., Mehitable C. Peck, who d., Dec. 23, 1858, s. p.; rad. FIFTH GENERATION. 121 (2), a lady from Lansing, Mich., and settled at Rapid City, Dakota. (c) — Harriet Stearns Hastings, b.. Mar. 20, 1824, at Mendon, N. Y.; d., June 15, 1847. (d) — George Stearns Hastings, b.. May 10, 1830, at Mendon, N. Y.; md., Dec. 31, 1861, Jerusha A. Backus; d., Mar. 19, 1881. 673— POLLY STEARNS, b.. Mar. 3, 1790, at Hardwick, Mass.; d.. May 8, 1791. 674— SAMUEL STEARNS (1593), b., Feb. 8, 1792, at Hardwick, Mass. 675— ARTEMAS STEARNS (1598), b., Oct 12, 1793, at Hardwick, Mass. 676— NATHANIEL STEARNS 3d. (255), b., Jan., 1736; bapt., Feb., 1736, son of Nathaniel and Stearns, of Watertown, Mass.; md., Oct. 9, 1760, by Rev. Daniel Bliss, Mary Farrar, of Concord, Mass. He d., Nov. 28, 1777; nine chil. 677— JOHN STEARNS, b., Sept 17, 1761; md., Aug. 28, 1783, by Rev. E. Ripley, Mary Farrar, of Concord, Mass., his mother's namesake. 678— MARY STEARNS, b.. Mar. 31, I764;md.. Mar. 31, 1785, by Rev. Ezra Ripley, Dea. Andrew Parker, of Barre, Mass. 679— NATHANIEL STEARNS, b., Apr. 25, 1766. 680— MERCY STEARNS, b., Apr. 3, 1768. 681— DANIEL STEARNS, b., Jan. 29, 1770; d., Jan. 30, 1770. 682— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Apr. 17, 1771. 683— ISAIAH STEARNS, b.. Mar. 31, 1773. 684— DANIEL STEARNS, b., June 19, 1775. 685— BENJAMIN STEARNS, b., Nov. 8, 1777. 686— STEPHEN STEARNS (259), b.. Sept 21, 1726, 122 ISAAC STEARNS. son of Daniel and Mercy (Grant) Steams, of Watertown, Mass.; md. (i). May 24, 1748, Mary Boardman, dau. of Moses Boardman, of Cambridge. In 1760, he had a wife, Ruth, and, in that year, removed from Cambridge to Charles town, Mass., where she d., 1773; md. (3), pub., Jan. 22, 1774, Susanna Robbins, who d., Apr. 12, 1789; he had seven chil dren. 687— MARY STEARNS, b., 1750. 688— STEPHEN STEARNS JR. (1605), b., June 17, 1756. 689— RUTH STEARNS, bapt., Dec. 17, 1758. 690— JOHN STEARNS, bapt., Dec 13, 1761. 691— PERSIS STEARNS, b., Nov. 24, 1763. 692— INFANT, b. and d., Sept. 28, 1764. 693— JOSHUA STEARNS, b., Jan. 3, 1766. 694— ISAIAH STEARNS (260), b., Jan. 22, 1728, son of Daniel and Mercy (Grant) Steams, of Watertown, Mass.; of West Cambridge; md., 1750, Elizabeth . They were admitted to the Precinct Church, Cambridge, Sept. 16, 1750. He d.. Mar. 11, 1768, and she md. (2), Dec 7, 1775, Edward Fillebrown, who d., June 16, 1793. The estate of Isaiah Stearns was administered by his widow, Elizabeth, in 1769; inventory, £139; nine children. 695— BENJAMIN STEARNS, h., Oct. 18, i75oj^d.. Sept 8, 1770. 696— ISAIAH STEARNS, b., July 19, 1752; d., Feb. 10, 1755- 697— PETER STEARNS, b., Apr. 24, 1754; d., Nov. 3, 1754. 698— ISAIAH STEARNS, b., June 5, 1756; d., Aug. i, 1770. 699— PETER STEARNS, bapt., Jan. 14, 1759; md., 1785, Dorcas ; settled in Concord, Mass., where he d.. Mar. 16, 1809. Dorcas Stearns, his widow, d., July 15, 1810, aged 51 yrs. FIFTH GENERATION. 123 700— CHILD, b., Mar. 28, 1786; d., Apr. 5, 1786. 701 — ^CHILD, b., July 7, 1790; d., July 11, 1790. 702— DANIEL STEARNS (1607), b., Dec 17, 176a 703— JOSHUA STEARNS, b., Feb. 17, 1763; d., Nov. 9, 1769. 704— ISAAC STEARNS, b., Feb. 27, 1765. 705— HENRY STEARNS (posthumous), b., Aug. 10, 1768; d.. Sept 12, 1769. 706— NATHANIEL STEARNS (264), b., 1735, son of Daniel and Mercy (Grant) Stearns, of "Watertown, Mass.-; about 1759, went to Medfield, Mass., to tend miU for Mrs. Ann (Clark) Cheney; md., Dec. 27, 1762, Sarah Cheney, b., Dec. 16, 1727, who d., 1806, dau. of Ephraim and Ann (ClarK) Cheney, of Medfield, Mass.; d., 1774. 707— NATHANIEL STEARNS JR. (1620), b., 1763. 708— SARAH STEARNS, b., 1765; md., 1800, Abel Par tridge Jr., son of Abel Partridge, of Medfield, Mass. 709— COL. EPHRAIM STEARNS (269), b., Jan. 10, 1740, son of Ebenezer and Mary (Spring) Stearns, of Wor cester, Mass.; was a shoemaker by trade; settled in Peter sham, Mass., of which he was Treasurer twenty years, and Selectman and Assessor for a very long time. He com manded a company of militia during most of the Revolu tionary War, and was afterwards a Colonel. "On the even ing of Feb. 13, 1787, Gen. Benjamin Lincoln's command, of Worcester, marched against the insurgents under Capt. Daniel Shay, with Col. Ephraim Stearns's regiment in ad vance. For thirty miles, from Hadley to Petersham, the troops marched that night through an almost mountainous country, and, during the latter part of the way, faced a vio lent storm. Drifting snow impeded their steps and it grew so intensely cold that the majority of the force was frost bitten. To the hardiest soldier that terrible night's march Avas something to be remembered for Hfe. Within twelve hours after receiving the order to move, the advance guard had reached its destination, on Sunday morning. The in- 124 ISAAC STEARNS. surgents were taken by surprise and fled in hot haste, scat tering in every direction." He md., 1764, Prudence Wilder, b., Sept. 16, 1746, who d.. Mar. 29, 1825, and he d.j Sept. 2, 1808; ten children. 710— CORNELIUS STEARNS, b., Jan. 12, 1765; d., Apr. 10, 1769. 711— ABEL STEARNS, b., Oct. 6, 1768. Twins 712— ARETHUSA STEARNS, b., Oct 6, 1768. Abel d., Dec. 19, 1768. Arethusa md., Mar. 23, 1786, NewhaH Mason, who d., Sept. 18, 1803, in Petersham, Mass. (a) — George Mason, b., Nov. 6, 1787; d., Feb. 22, 1830. (b)— Edith Mason, b., Nov. 2, 1789; d., Mar. 17, 1827; md., Nov. 21, 181 1, Joseph "Ward, b., July 19, 1783, and settled in Petersham, Mass. (c) — Amanda Mason, b., Jan. 13, 1792; d., Nov. 18, 1808. (d) — Lysander Mason, b., Oct 12, 1795; d., June 5, 1823. (e) — Asenath Mason, b., Jan. 22, 1804; d., Nov. 4, 1808. 713— POLLY STEARNS, b., Nov. 18, 1770; d., Jan. 15, 1824; md., 1795, Elijah Hildreth, of Petersham, b., Dec. 27, 1770, who d., June 4, 1823. (a) — Arethusa Hildreth, b., Jan. 3, 1796; d.. May 17, 1796. (b) — Clarissa Hildreth, b., Oct. 22, 1797; d.. Mar. 3, 1830; unm. (c) — A son, b. and d,. May, 1800. (d) — Luna Hildreth, b., Apr. 29, 1803; d., Apr. i, 1825; unm. (e) — Elijah Hildreth Jr., b., July 8, 1807; md., Apr. 7, 1830, Melinda WiHiams. 714— EBENEZER STEARNS, b.. Mar. 21, '1773; d., Dec. 10, 1787. FIFTH GENERATION. 125 715— JOHN STEARNS (1632), b,. Jan. 28, 1775. 716— SAMUEL STEARNS (1640), b., Oct. 3, 1776. 717— JOEL STEARNS (1649), b., June 23, 1777. 718— BETSY STEARNS, b.. May 29, 1780; md. (i), Oct 9, 1804, Daniel Goddard, son of WilHam and Rhoda God- dard. They settled in Reading, Vt., where he d., June 29, 1840, and she md. (2), Apr. 23, 1843, WiHiam Clark, of Petersham, where she d., Sept. 11, 1846; s.p. 719— SARAH or SALLY STEARNS, b.. May 9, 1789- md., July 29, 1832, John Carter, of Petersham, where she d., Oct. 19, 1868. 720— EBENEZER STEARNS JR. (270), b., Oct 3, 1741, son of Ebenezer and Mary (Spring) Stearns, of Wor cester, Mass.; md., Apr. 6, 1769, by Rev. Thaddeus McCar- ty, Martha Holbrook, b.. May 30, 1743, in Sherburne, Mass. After the birth of three chUdren in Worcester, they removed to Warwick, Mass., where he d., Aug. 4, 1828; seven chily dren. 721— JAMES STEARNS (1652), b., Jan. 8, 1770. 722— CLARKE STEARNS, b., Oct. 17, 1771; d., July 24) 1773- 723— MARTHA STEARNS, b.. Sept 8, 1773; d., May 15. 1862; md., Jan. 15, 1797, Nathan Leonard, of Warwick, Mass., b., Aug. 5, 1763, son of Moses and Rhoda (Smith) Leonard. He d., July 18, 1833, in Warwick. (a) — Nathan Leonard Jr., b., June 11, 1798; d., Aug. 8, 1801. (b) — Martha Holbrook Leonard, b., Jan. 21, 1800; md., (pub. June 25, 1822), Joshua T. Sanger; d., Feb. 5, 1847- (c) — A daughter, b., June 25, d., June 26, 1802. (d) — Experience Leonard, b.. May 6, 1804; d., Aug. 2, (e) — Experience Leonard, b., Jan. 5, 1807; d., July 18, 1882; md., Nov. 5, 1829, Daniel Hastings. 126 ISAAC STEARNS. (f) — Harriet Leonard, b., June 4, 1808; d., July 31, 1824. (g)— Elmina Leonard, b., Feb. 26, 181 1; d.. Mar. 8, 1887; md., June 7, 1835, Jonathan Gale. (h)— Sarah Leonard, b.,_Feb. 23, 1813; d., Jan. 12, 1852. 724— ELEANOR STEARNS, b., July 19, 1775; md., Oct 19, 1794, Samuel Ball, of Warwick, Mass.; d., Sept. 25, 1865, at Athol, Mass. 725— EBENEZER STEARNS 3d. (1659), b., Aug. 6, 1777. 726— CLARK STEARNS (1667), b., Dec 21, 1779. 727— SARAH STEARNS, b., Jan. 12, 1782; md., Feb. 12, 1803, Josiah Proctor, of "Warwick. 728— NATHANIEL STEARNS (271), b., Oct. 26, 1743, son of Ebenezer and Mary (Spring) Stearns, of Worcester, Mass.; d., Feb. 17, 1819; a mason by trade. He md. (i), Oct. 13, 1768, Mary Rice, of Worcester, Mass., who was the mother of two children, and d., Sept. 17, 1772; md. (2), Mary Richards, of Roxbury, Mass., who was the mother of one. son, and left him again a widower; md. (3), Feb. 25, 1778, Elizabeth Stratton, of Northfield, who d.. Mar. 23, 1840; he had seven chUdren. 729— MARY (POLLY) STEARNS, b., Feb. 12, 1769; d.. Mar. 15, 1844; md., Jan. 8, 1789, John Ball, of Warwick, Mass. (a) — Polly Ball, b., 1789; md., Aug. 21, 181 1, Cum mings Lesure; was the mother of one son, Albert Lesure, who md. Lucy M. Morse, and Hved in Winchester, N. H.; d., Aug. 21, 1826. (b) — Eunice BaH, b., 1791; md., Oct. 31, 1810, Joseph WHson; d., Apr. 17, 1812. (c) — John Ball, md., Jan. 3, 1819, Harriet Moore; d.. Mar. 4, 1836. 730— EUNICE STEARNS, b., Dec. 27, 1770; d., Oct. 30, 1854; buried in Warwick; unm. FIFTH GENERATION. 127 731— NATHANIEL STEARNS, b., about 1775. He was the child of the second wife, ran away from home while a boy and was never heard from. 732— CALVIN STEARNS (1676), b., Nov. 5, 1778. 733— JOHN STEARNS (1687), b., Aug. 20, 1780. 734— TAMAR STEARNS, b., Feb. 17, 1783; d., Apr. 12, 1861 ; unm.; buried in Warwick. 735— SAMUEL SPRING STEARNS (1701), b., Jan. 26, 1786. 736— SIMEON STEARNS (272), b., June 10, 1745, son of Ebenezer and Mary (Spring) Stearns, of Worcester, Mass.; md. (pub. Jan. 12, 1772), EHzabeth Clark and settled in Warwick, Mass.; was in the campaign of 1777. He d., July 24, 1800, (suicide). 737— JOSEPH STEARNS, b., Apr. 7, 1773. 738— SIMEON STEARNS, b., Nov. 13, 1774; d. 739— LEVI STEARNS, b., Sept. 24, 1776. 740— SIMEON STEARNS JR. (1707), b., Apr. 30, 1779. 741— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b.. Mar. 25, 1782; md. Nathan Hastings. 742— MARY STEARNS, b., Apr. 18, 1784. 743— BETSY STEARNS, b., 1786; d., Mar. 27, 1855. 744— CAPT. WILLIAM STEARNS (276), b., Aug. 5, 1754, son of Ebenezer and Mary (Spring) Stearns, of Wor cester, Mass.; was Captain in the Revolutionary Army and his discharge, with some of the Continental money which he received for his services, has been treasured by his family. He m., Sept. 16, 1775, Joanna Duncan, b., Feb. 8, 1757, who d., Aug. 13, 1834, in Jamestown, N. Y. He d., Feb. 14, 1834, in Jamestown, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., and the follow ing notice appeared in the Jamestown Journal; 128 ISAAC STEARNS. "Of those who sleep in dust so cold. Forever hid from human view, Should many a tender tale be told, For many a tender thought is due.. Died, in this viHage, at the residence of his son, WiHiam Stearns Jr., on the fourteenth inst., Capt. WiHiam Stearns, in the eightieth year of his age, leaving eleven chUdren. Capt. Stearns was a native of Worcester, Mass., but had resided in this county some time, and we think it due to every patriot of 1776, to add a paragraph to their memory. He stood, as a minute-man, within a few mUes of Boston at the time of the destruction of the British tea there. He was stationed near Boston, in the regular service, at the time it was evacu ated by the British forces, and took an active part in the battle of White Plains. He lived to see those dearly-bought rights cherished and maintained by several generations and to feel that he had helped to secure that liberty which now blesses our American millions. Some twenty years of the latter part of his life were spent in pubHc office, being, at one time Sheriff of Worcester Co., Mass. As an officer he always bore a high reputation for honest}' and fidelity; as a private citizen, was of unblemished character; as a friend, true and faithful; as a neighbor, kind and obliging. UntH his last hours, he had never had any disease prey upon his system, had never submitted to a surgical operation, nor re ceived any medicine from the hands of a physician. A few years previous to his decease, he gave evidence of a hope of eternal salvation through the merits of our blessed Savior, although he was not a member of any religious sect." He was the father of fifteen children. 745— FRANKLIN STEARNS, b., Apr. 9, 1776; d., 1849- 50, in Lebanon, leaving no family. 746— BETTIE STEARNS, b., Dec. 8, 1777; d., Nov. 3, 1778. 747— BETTIE STEARNS, b., Aug. 28, 1779; md., Jan. 25, 1800, WiHiam Gates Jr. 748— JOANNA STEARNS, b., Feb. 6, 1781; d., Nov. 10. 1824; md.. May 17, 1805, Joel Gates. FIFTH GENERATION. 129 749— WILLIAM STEARNS JR. (1713), b., Apr. 12, 1783. 750— LYDIA STEARNS, b., Dec. 14, 1784; md., 1803, Joseph Garfield, of Jamestown, N. Y.; d., 1850. He was an officer of 1812, from the Puritan Garfields of Plymouth Colony. (a) — Hannah Garfield, b., 1805; md., Richard HiHer, and had one daughter. (b) — Eliakim Garfield, b., 1806; md. Priscilla Root. (c) — Anna Garfield, b., 1807; md. Horace Bacon. (d) — Joseph Garfield, b. and d., 1809. (e) — Samuel Garfield, b., 181 1; md. (i), Susan East man; md. (2), Libbie Emory; d., 1882. (f) — Lydia Garfield, b., 1814; md. Martin Grout, who d., Oct. 16, 1879. She d., Nov. i, 1894. (g) — Joseph Garfield Jr., b., 1817; md. Lucy Ann Pal mer and Had six children; d., 1885. 751— JONAH D. STEARNS, b., Sept. 20, 1786; d., July 3- 1793- 752— SIMEON STEARNS (1715), b., June 28, 1788. 753 — CHILD, b. and d.. Mar. 19, 1790. 754— EBENEZER STEARNS (1726), b.. Mar. 13, 1791. 755— DOLLY STEARNS, b., July 17, 1793; md., Dud ley Beebe, and settled in Kankakee, 111. 756— ELEANOR STEARNS, b., Apr. 5, 1795; md. Ly man Tombs; settled in North Bennington, Vt.; d. May 22, 1871. 757— AMORY STEARNS (1732), b., Apr. 6, 1797. 758— MARY STEARNS, b., Dec. 12, 1798; md., Jan. 22, 1826, Ebenezer N. Harris, who d., Apr. 3, 1837; she d., June 20, 1875, at Hoosick, N. Y. (a) — ^Joseph H. Harris, b., Nov. 9, 1826; md., Sept. 14, 1848, Elmira N. Harris, b.. May 4, 1828. Their 130 ISAAC STEARNS. daughters, Mrs. Mary (Harris) Sheldon, and Mrs. Eva (Harris) Sheldon, are members of the order of Eastern Star, and Daughters of American Rev olution. (b)_William M. Harris, b., Oct. i, 1828. (c) — Ebenezer Steams Harris, b., Sept. 4, 1834; md., Dec, 1856, Elizabeth Rudd; d., Dec. 4, 1880. (d)— Mary P. Harris, b., Dec. 16, 1835; d., Feb. 5, 1837- 759_jOSEPH H. STEARNS, b., July 28, 1802; d., July 26, 1852, in Jamestown, N. Y.; md. (i), name unknown; md. (2), Anice StoweH. 760— MARY ANN STEARNS, md. George Chase. 761— LIEUT SAMUEL STEARNS (291), b., Nov. 14, 1739, son of Lieut. Samuel Jr. and Sarah (Bowman) Stearns, of Waltham, Mass.; d., Jan. 18, 1818. He md.. May 15, 1760, Mary Bigelow, b., Dec. 9, 1739, dau. of Jacob and Susanna (Mead) Bigelow, of Waltham; she d., Sept. 27, 1832; thir teen children. The following abstracts from the Revolu tionary War Archives, deposited in the office of the Com monwealth of Mass., bear the signature of W^ilHam M. Olin, Secretary, and the seal of the Commonwealth. They show the war record of Lieut. Samuel Stearns officially, and are pubHshed by special request: "Samuel Stearns" — Appears with rank of Lieut., on Lex ington Alarm Roll, Capt Abraham Pierce's Co., Col. Thomas Gardiner's Regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775, from Waltham to Concord and Lexington. Town to which soldier belonged, Waltham; length of service, 3 days. Vol. 13, Page 57. "Samuel Stearns" — Appears with rank of Lieutenant on Muster and Pay Roll of Capt. Abraham Pierce's Co., Col. Samuel Thatcher's Regt. Time of enlistment. Mar. 4, 1776; time of discharge. Mar. 8, 1776; time of service, 5 days. Residence, Waltham. Reported: — Marched by or der of General Washington, on taking possession of Dor chester Heights. FIFTH GENERATION. 131 Vol. 22, Page I. "Samuel Stearns" — Appears among the list of officers as First Lieutenant in Capt. Abraham Pierce's Co., (nth), of Waltham, Col. Samuel Thatcher's (ist Middlesex Co), Regt. Commissioned in CouncH, June 17, 1776 Vol.4i,Page 143. "Samuel Stearns" — Appears with rank of Lieutenant on Muster and Pay Roll of Capt. Joseph Craft's Co. Time of enlistment, Dec. 9, 1776; time of service, 5 days. Report ed: — Marched by order of Council to join Col. Craft's Regt at Boston. Vol. 17, Page 208. "Samuel Stearns" — ^Appears with rank of Lieutenant on Muster and Pay RoH of Capt. Abraham Pierce's Co., Col. SamueJ Thatcher's Regt. Time of enHsmienr, Sept. 2, 1778; time of discharge, Sept. 6, 1778; time of service, 3 days. Residence, Waltham. Reported: — Company doing duty at Cambridge in expectation of the British troops landing at Boston. Vol. 22, Page 65. 762— SAMUEL STEARNS JR (1739), b., Oct. 23, 1761. 763— MARY STEARNS, b.. Mar. 6, 1763; md., Sept. 22, 1781, Capt. Jonathan Bemis, b., June 12, 1762, son of David and Mary (Bright) Bemis. About 1800, they removed to Paris, Me., where he d., July 5, 1828, and his wid. d., Nov. 14, 1841. (a) — Mary Bemis, b., Sept. 15, 1782; d.. Mar. 28, 1807. (b) — David Bemis, b., Apr. 24, 1784; md., Mehitable Field; d., Apr. 16, 1839. (c) — Elizabeth M. Bemis (caHed Betsy), b., Feb. 16, 1786; d., Apr. 5, 1866; unm. (d) — ^Jonathan Bemis Jr., b., Feb. 26, 1788; md. Olive Hammond; Justice of the Peace in Lincoln, Me. (e) — Henry Bemis, b., Apr. 3, 1790; d., Apr. 6, 1790. (f) — Col. James Bemis, b., Mar. 26, 1791; a Col. and machinist; d., 1846. 132 ISAAC STEARNS. is) — Francis Bemis, b., Oct. i, 1793. (h) — Augustus Bemis, b., Dec. 9, 1796; of Cincinnati;. md., Bathsheba L. StoweH. 764— WILLIAM STEARNS (1743), b., July 28, 1765. 765— SUSANNA STEARNS, b., Oct. 2, 1766; d., Sept i, 1820; md. Silas Wright, b. in Plympton, Mass., a merchant,, of Boston, where he died. (a) — Thomas Jefferson Wright, of Waltham. 766— ABIGAIL STEARNS, b., June 24, 1768; md. (i), June 13, 1795, Samuel Hastings, b., June 27, 1765, son of Josiah and Lydia (BaH) Hastings, of "Waltham. He d., Sept. 29, 1803, and his wid. md. (2), Sept. 9, 1839, Dea. Thomas- Bigelow, of Weston; she d., Nov. 8, 1862. (a) — Samuel Hastings Jr., b., Sept. 26, 1795; d., 1813. (b) — Marshall Hastings, b., Aug. 10, 1797; d., i8oi. (c) — Mary Stearns Hastings, b., July 18, 1799; d., 1802, (d) — Lydia Hastings, b., Dec. 24, 1800; d., 1802. (e) — Josiah Marshall Hastings, b. and d., 1803. 767— THOMAS STEARNS (1753), b., Feb. 6, 1770. 768— SARAH STEARNS, b., Apr. 20, 1772; d.. Mar. 11, 1822; md., Jan. i, 1799, Nathaniel Brown b. Mar. 6, 1771, son of Dea. Amos and Anna (Sanderson) Brown, of AVal- tham. He md. (2), 1823, Mrs. Miriam Hastings, wid. of EHphalet Hastings. (a) — Charlotte Brown, b., Feb. i, 1800; d.. May 31, 1806. (b) — Charles Brown, b., Dec. 24, 1801; md., Nov. 20, 1836, Mary Hastings Carpenter. (c) — SaHy Brown, b., Dec. 15, 1803; d., Apr. 13, 1844, in Boston, of heart disease; unm. (d) — AbigaU Hastings Brown, b., Nov. 13, 1805; md., Apr., 1832 Francis Gregory, of Waltham. (e) — Catherine Brown, b., June 5, 1807; d., Nov. 5, 1833; md., Apr. 1832, Jesse Edson Farnsworth. of Lawrence. FIFTH GENERATION. 133 (f) — Nathaniel Brown Jr., b., Mar. 29, 1809; d., Nov. 15, 1826. (g) — ^John Brown, b., Feb. 18, 181 1; md., Feb. 12, 1834, Isabella Brown, of Boston. (h) — Anna Brown, b., Nov. 12, 1814, md., Oct. 1834, Jesse Edson Farnsworth, husband of her deceased sister, Catherine. 769— JACOB STEARNS (1756), b., Feb. 15, 1774. 770— JESSE STEARNS, b., Feb. 20, 1776; of Boston, Mass.; md. and his wife died, s. p.; he d., about 1835. 771— LOIS STEARNS, b., Feb. 12, 1778; d.. May, 1818; unm. 772— NANCY STEARNS, b., Sept. 18, 1780; md.. May 7, 1801, John Brown, of Boston, b., Apr. 15, 1779, son of Capt. Francis and Mary Brown, of Lexington, who d., Dec. 30, 1846; she d., Feb., 1863. (a) — CaroHne Brown, b., June 5, 1802; md., Aug. 23, 1834, William Cooper, of Bedford; d., Apr. 11, 1846. (b) — Mary S. Brown, b.. Mar. 9, 1804; md., July 28, 1825, John Beals, b., Jan. 20, 1801. (c) — ^John Sullivan Brown, b., Sept. 14, 1806; md. (i), Sarah Clough; md. (2), Dec. 26, 1834, Mary French. (d) — Susan W. Brown, b.. May 24, 1808; md., Apr. 23, 1831, William Proctor, of Derry, N. H. (e) — Horatio Brown, b., July 24, 1809; md., Apr. 22, 1832, Susan Johnson; d., Dec, 1852, on a voyage to California. (f) — Lydia Ann Brown, b., Oct. 16, 181 1; md., Nov. 28, 183 1, Edwin G. Watkins, of Boston, Mass. (g) — Louisa A. Brown, b., Sept. 14, 1813; md., Feb. 16, 1837, James L. Bates. '(h) — Hannah EHzabeth Brown, b., Nov. 10, 1815; md., Sept. 23. 1833, Augustus R. FuHer; d., Aug. 24, 1846. 134 ISAAC STEARNS. (i) — Jane Isabel Brown, b., Nov. 23, 1822; md., Nov, 29, 1 84 1, Henry Walker, of Boston. 773— HANNAH STEARNS, b., Nov. 30, 1782; md. Ben jamin Kendall, a farmer, of West Cambridge, who d., July 12, 1832, s. p., and his wid. d., in Weston. 774_JAMES STEARNS, b., July 31, 1785; merchant, of Boston, who, in later years, settled on the homestead in Waltham; d., Sept 3, 1857; unm. 775— SILAS STEARNS (295), b.. Mar. 6, 1734, son of Dea. Isaac and EHzabeth (Child) Steams, of Waltham, Mass.; of Waltham; md., Oct. 30, 1765, Elizabeth WeHing ton, bapt., Oct. 19, 1740, dau. of Jonathan and Lydia (Gove) Wellington, of Lincoln, Mass. In 1757, he marched from Waltham to Springfield, in Capt. Seth Blodgett's Co. He d., Dec. 31, 1804, and his widow, EHzabeth, d., 1824, aged 84 yrs.; nine children. 776— LUCY STEARNS, b., Apr. 25, 1766; md., Oct. 21, 1790, Isaac Lee, b., Apr. 14, 1764, a farmer, of Concord, Mass., who d., Aug. 25, 1835; she d., 1856. (a) — ^WUliam Lee, b.. May 10, 1791. (b) — ^Cyrus Lee, b., Mar. 12, 1793. (c) — Lydia Lee, b., Jan. 24, 1795; md. (i), Nathaniel Hosmer; md. (2), Reuben Havnes: d., Oct. 9, 1864. (d) — Elijah Lee, b., Dec. 26, 1796. (e) — Lucy Lee, b., July 25, 1799; d. (f) — Isaac Stearns Lee, b., Nov. 11, 1801. (g) — Lucy Lee, b., Sept. 29, 1803; md. Joseph Miles, (h) — Mary White Lee., b., Nov. 21, 1805; md. Henry Rice. (i) — Louisa Lee, b., Aug. 26, 1807; d., Apr. 23, 1850. 777— WILLIAM STEARNS, b.. May 8, 1768; md., Milli- cent Estabrook, of Lexington, Mass.. b., June 8, 1777, who d., 1844; s. p. He was of Waltham. 778— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b.. May 4. 1770; md.. FIFTH GENERATION. 135 Dec. i8, 1794, Seth Hall of Hardwick, Mass.; settled in Mount Vernon, Me. (a) — Elizabeth HaH, b., 1795; m., Nov. 23, 1816, John Wilson Rollins, a farmer, of Mt. Vernon, Me. 779— PHINEHAS STEARNS (1765), b., Apr. 7, 1772. 78a— EUNICE STEARNS, b., Apr. 15, 1774; md., Nov. 2, 1795, William Hyde, of Newton, Mass., and settled in Hubbardston, Mass. 781— ISAAC STEARNS, b.. Mar., 1777; d., Jan. 1787, in the conflagration at the burning of his Uncle Isaac's house. 782— KEZIAH STEARNS, b.. May 18, 1779; was un married, in 1853, at Concord, Mass. 783— ELIJAH STEARNS (1767), b., Nov. 23, 1781. 784— SILAS STEARNS JR. (1773), b., July 26, 1784. 785— PHINEHAS STEARNS (297), b., Feb. 28, 1738, son of Dea. Isaac and Elizabeth (Child) Stearns, of Waltham, Mass.; of Waltham; md., July 9, 1761, Mary WelHngton, b., Nov. 29, 1742, who d., Feb. 13, 1790, dau. of Joseph and Dorcas (Stone) WelHngton, of Lexington, Mass. They moved to Lexington as early as 1768, and he was in the bat tle of Lexington. He d., Oct. 7, 1792, of smaH-pox; nine children. 786— SARAH STEARNS, b., Dec. 29, 1761; m., Jan., 1781, Isaac Hastings, b., Dec. 26, 1755, who d., July 2, 1831, son of Samuel Jr. and Lydia (Tidd) Hastings, of Lexington, Mass. He was on Boston Common with Capt. Parker, Apr. ^9) ^77S'' was at the capture of Burgoyne and detailed to guard the prisoners at Prospect HiH, Charlestown, now Somerville. His widow, Sarah, d.. Mar. 15, 1834. (a) — Sophia Hastings, b., Oct 17, 1781; md., June 18, 1809, Isaac Saltmarsh Spring, of Standish, Me.; d., Nov, 1841, at SomerviHe, Mass.; three children. (b) — Isaac Hastings Jr., b., Nov. 3, 1783; lost at sea; unm. (c) — Thomas Hastings, b., Feb. 12, 1786; md. Mary 136 ISAAC STEARNS. Baker, in Vt,; d., July, 1835, in Montreal, Canada. (d) — AbigaU Hastings, b., May 20, 1788; md., Dec. 9, 1 82 1, Jonathan Gary, of Boston, who d., Apr. 17, 1855, aged 86 yrs.; s. p. (e) — ^John Hastings, b., July 12, 1790; was twice mar ried; s. p. (f) — Phinehas Stearns Hastings, b., Oct. 13, 1792; md., 1835, Mrs. Elizabeth Bowles, of Portsmouth, N. H.; s. p. (g) — Leonard Hastings, b., Sept. 6, 1794; d., Nov. 10, 1802. (h) — Samuel Hastings, b., Sept. 24, 1798; md., Aug. 27, 1827, Lucy R. Reed, dau. of Sweethern Reed, of Lexington, Mass. (i) — Maria Hastings, b.. Mar. i, 1801; md.. May 4, 1828, WiHiam H. Gary, a distinguished merchant, of Brooklyn, N. Y., who d., suddenly; s. p. 787— MARY STEARNS, b.. Mar. 6, 1764; md.. Mar. 27, 1788, WiHiam Stearns (764); d., Dec. 9, 1814, in Paris, Me. Nine children. 788— PELEG STEARNS (1781), b., Apr. 25, 1766. 789— JOHN STEARNS (1790), bapt., Apr. 24, 1768. 790-PHINEHAS STEARNS JR., bapt, June i, 1770; d. in infancy. 791— SUSANNA STEARNS, b., Aug. 8, 1774; md., Nov. 29, 1800, Jonas Wyeth, of Cambridge; d.. Mar. 28, 1855. (a) — Augustus Wyeth, b., Dec. 15, 1801; d., July 15, 183 1 ; unm. (b) — Jonas Wyeth Jr., b., Dec. 14, 1806; d., June 3, 1868, in Waltham, Mass. (c) — Emily Wyeth, b., Sept. 12, 1809; md. Mr. Reed. (d) — Susanna Stearns Wyeth, b., Oct. 3, 1816; d., Aug., 1817. 792— ISAAC STEARNS, bapt., Nov. 3, 1776; d., in in fancy. FIFTH GENERATION. 137 793— REBECCA STEARNS, bapt., Aug. 20, 1778; md., Apr. II, 1805, Capt. David Wellington, a farmer, of Lexing ton, Mass., b., Nov. i, 1771, son of WiHiam and Mary (Whit ney) WeHington, of Waltham, Mass. She d., in childbed, Feb. 18, 1821. (a) — Hiram WeHington, b.. Mar. 14, 1806; grad. Harv. Univ., 1834; LL. B., 1838; a counsellor-at-law, at Boston; md., Oct, 23, 185 1, Ann A. Hudson. (b) — Rebecca WelHngton, b., Apr. 11, 1808. (c) — David WeHington Jr., b., Aug. 15, 1810; a mer chant, of Boston; unm. (d) — Mary Wellington, b.. Mar. 31, 1813; md., Oct 31, 1840, George S. Cary, b., Aug., 1808, son of Jona than Gary, of Boston. (e) — Francis WelHngton, b., Aug. 27, 1815; lived on the homestead with his father; unm. (f) — Susan Wyeth WeHington, b., Aug. 28, 18 18. (g) — Avery Wellington, b., Feb. 14, 1821; a merchant, of Boston; md., Dec. 17, 1851, Martha Lawrence Kidder. 794— DORCAS STEARNS, b., Aug. 7, 1780; md., Dec I, 1808, Luke Chase Esq., b.. May 15, 1782, son of Bradford and Abigail (Sibley) Chase, of Sutton, Mass., a Justice of the Peace and Dea. of the church, in Paris, Me. He d., Sept. 25, 1839, and she d., Aug. 6, 1859. (a) — Bradford Chase, b., Sept. 14, 1809; md., 1835, Mary KimbaH, of Rindge, N. H., and settled in Grafton, Mass. (b) — Austin Chase, b.. May 3, 1813; a farmer and shoe maker, living on the homestead of his father; md., Sept. 21, 1837, Lucy Batchelor, b., June 8, 1812, dau. of Dea. Mark and Mehitable Batchelor, of Grafton, Mass. (c) — Nathan Chase, b., Feb. 5, 1815; a farmer and shoe maker, of Paris, Me.; md., Feb. 14, 1844, Mary Ann H. Thayer, b., Dec. 10, 1823, dau. of Ebenezer and Polly Thayer, of Paris, Me. 138 ISAAC STEARNS. (d) — EHas Chase, b., Apr. 19, 1818, in Barre, Mass.; md.. May 6, 1840, Laura Clifford, b.. May 19, 1817, dau. of David and Mary Clifford, of Paris, Me. (e) — Luke Chase Jr., b., Jan. 25, 1821; in Barre, Mass.; md. Sarah Smith, of Scotland; settled in LoweH. 795— JOSHUA STEARNS (301), b., July 10, 1748, son of Dea. Isaac and Elizabeth (Child) Stearns, of "Waltham, Mass.; md., Oct. 8, 1772, Lois Pierce, b., Feb. 2, 1754, dau. of Ephraim and Lydia (White) Pierce, of Waltham. She d., Jan. 13, 1818, in ¦Waltham, Mass., and he d., Nov. 6, 1822, in Waltham; eleven children. 796— LOIS STEARNS, b., Feb. 18, 1774; d., 1795. 797— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Apr. 13, 1776; md., Sept. 21, 1794, Joel Smith, b., June i, 1771, son of Ebenezer and Priscilla (Diamond) Smith, of Lexington, Mass. She d., Apr. I, 1836. (a) — Lois Smith, b., Feb. 18, 1795; md. (i) June 9, 1822, Jonathan Sanderson Jr., of Waltham; md. (2), June 19, 1832, Patrick Sullivan. (b) — ^Joshua Stearns Smith, b.. May 8, 1796; md., Apr. 23, 1822, Maria Lawrence, dau. of Phinehas Law rence, of Lexington; d., Jan. 7, 1865. (c) — Levi Smith, b., Aug. 10, 1798; d., 1799. (d) — Levi Smith, b., Aug. 5, 1800; d., Nov. 5, 1800. (e) — Isaac Smith, b., Aug. 31, 1803; md., Apr. 11, 1833, Adaline Thompson, of Sterling, Mass., who d., Apr. 30, 1843. (f) — EH Francis Smith, b., Nov. 24, 1805; md., Feb. 8, 1843, Mrs. Sarah Livermore, of Waltham. (g)— Priscilla Smith, b., Oct. 14, 1808; md., Dec. 7, 1837, Darius WelHngton, son of WilHam Wellington, of Waltham. (h) — James Smith, b., Dec. 2, 1813; d., Oct 3, 1823. 798— LYDIA STEARNS, b., Apr. 19, 1778; md., Apr. 17, 1800, Elijah Smith, b.. May 28, 1769, son of Josiah and Hannah (Brown) Smith, of Lexington. They moved to Chelsea, in 1809, and to Medford, 1810, where he d., Feb., 183a FIFTH GENERATION. 139 (a) — Francis Augustus Smith, b., Dec, 1800; d. (b) — Horatio Austin Smith, b., June 12, 1802; md., Nov. 27, 1828, EHzabeth Learoyd, b., Sept. 11, 1806, who d., Apr. 26, 1846, dau. of John and Ann Learoyd, who came from England, in 1801. (c) — EHzabeth Ann Smith, b., Nov. 27, 1803; md., Nov. 15, 1821, Edmund Symmes, b., Aug. 14, 1795, son of John Symmes, of Medford. (d) — Susan Smith, b., Sept. 25, 1805; md., July 19, 1826, Nathan W. "Wait, b., June 19, 1799, son of Nathan Wait, of Medford, Mass. (e) — Albert Smith, b., July 13, 1807. (f) — Sarah Bemis Smith, b., Oct. 4, 1809. (g) — Elijah Brown Smith, b., Apr. 4, 1813. (h) — Lydia Maria Smith, b., Feb. 3, 1817; md., June 6, 1839, John Symmes Jr., of Medford, b., Nov. 3, 1812. (i) — Octavius Smith, b.. Mar. i, 1819; d. 799— NANCY (ANNIS) STEARNS, b.. May 13, 1780; md., May 16, 1805, Nehemiah WeHington, b., Jan. i, 1780, son of Timothy and Hannah (Abbott) WeHington, of Lex ington. He d.. May 11, 1857. (a) — Anna Eliza W^ellington, b., Mar. 2, 1806; d., Oct. 3) 1822. (b) — Augustus Wellington, b., June 15, 1807; md. (i). Mar. 3, 1835, Tryphena M. Winship, who d., Dec. 26, 1841, in childbed; md. (2), Sept. 1842, Mrs. Martha Hastings. (c) — Hannah Maria WeHington, b., Nov. 17, 1809; md., June 15, 1836, Samuel Bridge, son of Jonas Bridge, of Lexington. (d)— Timothy W. "Wellington, b., July 4, 181 1; of Shir ley, Mass.; md., Nov. 4, 1835. Susan Ray, dau. of Samuel Ray, of Newton, Mass. She d., Apr. 28, 1847, in childbed. (e) — SuHivan WelHrigton, b., Nov. 8, 1813; md., Apr. II, 1844, Isabel L. Hastings, of Waltham. 140 ISAAC STEARNS. (f) — ^Jonas Clark Wellington, b., Nov. 30, 181 5; md., Oct. 17, 1839, Harriet Bosworth, dau, of Nathaniel Bosworth, of Attleboro, Mass. (g) — Horatio Wellington, b.,Sept. 6, 1817; md., Dec. 16, 1 841, Mary Bowman Teel, dau. of Amos Teel, of Charlestown, Mass. (h) — Avis Moore WeHington, b., June 27, 1819; md., Oct. 17, 1850, Emery Abbott MuHiken. (i) — ^Joseph Abbott Wellington, b., June 12, 1821; md., Feb. ID, 1846, Ellen A. Smith, dau. of Billings Smith, of Lexington. 800— SARAH STEARNS, b.. Sept 16, 1782; md., July 8, 1804, Converse Bemis, b., Dec. 21, 1781, son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Green) Bemis, of Waltham. 801— PRISCILLA STEARNS, b., Mar. 12, 1784; md., (pub. Nov. 13, 1803), Moses Holden, of Shirley, Mass., b., June 6, 1776. 802— SUSANNA STEARNS, b.. Mar. 24, 1786; md., Nov. 25, 1809, Capt. Francis Wheeler, a farmer, of Concord, Mass., b.. Mar. 24, 1787, son of Noah Wheeler; nine chil- ¦dren. (a) — William Henry Wheeler, b., Mar. 30, 181 1; a farmer. (b) — Susan Elvira Wheeler, b.. Mar. 8, 181 3; md., Sept. 17, 1846, Henry Bemis Stone, a chaise and har ness maker, of Stow, Mass., b., Dec. 25, 1808. (c) — Francis Augustus Wheeler, b., Apr. 2, 181 5. (d) — ^Joshua Stearns Wheeler, b.. Mar. 12, 1817; a shoe dealer, of Charlestown,' Mass.; md., Jan. 7, 1840, Ann B. Johnson, b., Jan. 7, 182 1, dau. of Dea. Peter Johnson, of Waltham. (e) — Avis Moore Wheeler, b., July 8, 1819. (f) — Lois Jane Wheeler, b., Feb. 19, 1823; md., May 20, 1847, Capt. Richard Barrett, b., Aug. 30, 1818, son of Joseph Barrett, Esq., of Concord; a farmer, and at one time. State Treasurer. FIFTH GENERATION. 141 (g) — Noah Jefferson Wheeler, b., Aug. i6, 1826; d.. May, 1833. (hj — Hersey Bradford Goodwin "Wheeler, b., Jan. 22, 1830. (i) — Everett Austin Wheeler, b., Dec. 21, 1832. 803— AVIS STEARNS, b., Aug. 15, 1788. 804— LUCY STEARNS, b., Jan. i, 1792; md., Feb. 5, 1817, WiHiam Bemis, b., Dec. 21, 1792, a merchant, of Wal tham, son of Isaac and EHzabeth (Green) Bemis, of Wal tham; nine chUdren. (a) — Isaac Bemis, b.. May 4, 1817; a machinist, of Waltham, Mass.; md., Apr. i, 1840, Mary Sibley, of Salem. (b) — Ephraim Stearns Bemis, b., June 14, 1818; a pro vision dealer, of Waltham; md., Oct. 15, 1844, Lucy Ann Draper, of Wayland, Mass. (c) — WilHam Henry Bemis, b., Feb. 5, 1820; of Way- land, Mass. (d) — Lucy Stearns Bemis, b., Apr. 29, 1822; d., Aug., 1824. (e) — ^Joshua Stearns Bemis, b., Nov. 5, 1823, of Way- land, Mass. (f) — Warren Bemis, b., June 23, 1826; of Waltham, Mass. (g) — Converse Edwin Bemis, b.. Mar. 27, 183 1. (h) — Francis Bemis, b.. May 29, 1832. (i) — Lucy Elizabeth Bemis, b., Dec. 6, 1836. 805— CYLINDA STEARNS, b., May 2, 1794; md.. May 14, 1826, Elijah Sanderson, b.. Mar. 7, 1796, son of Nathan and EHzabeth (Bond) Sanderson; four chUdren. (a) — CyHnda Maria Sanderson, b., Feb. 17, 1827. (b) — George Orlando Sanderson, b.. May 28, 1829. (c) — Lucy Stearns Sanderson, b., Oct. 30, 1830. (d) — Converse Francis Sanderson, b., Apr. 23, 1835. 806— EPHRAIM STEARNS (1800), b., June 15, 1797. 142 ISAAC STEARNS. 807— JONATHAN STEARNS (302), b., May 22, 1750, son of Dea. Isaac and EHzabeth (Child) Stearns, of Waltham, Mass.; md., Apr. 29, 1778, Mary Bigelow, b.. Mar. 3, 1756, dau. of Lieut. Josiah and Mary (Harrington) Bigelow, of Weston, Mass. He d., Dec. 3, 1833, in Waltham, Mass.; nine children. 808— MARY (POLLY) STEARNS, b., Oct 19, 1779; d., June I, 1861; unm. 809— ABIGAIL STEARNS, b., Sept 18, 1781; md., Feb. 14, 1812, Phinehas Stearns (1765). q. v. She d., June 3, i860, in Waltham. 810— LOUISA STEARNS, b., Nov 19, 1783; md., Feb. 16, 1809, Jonas Livermore, b., Aug. 16, 1783, son of Abijah and Mary (Dix) Livermore, of Waltham, Mass. She d- 1835, in Watertown, Mass.; nine children. (a) — William Livermore, b., Nov. 12, 18 10; a chair- maker; md., June 8, 1841, Mary Belding, b.. Mar. 13, 1818, of Chester, Mass. (b) — Abijah Livermore, b., Aug. 28, 1813; md., Nov. 24, 1844, Laura A. Holman, b., July 4, 1820, dau. of Silas and Mary Holman, of Salisbury, Vt. (c) — Louisa Livermore, b., Aug. 14, 1815; md. James E. Peasley, a slater, son of Jacob and Betsy Peas- ley, of Plaistow, N. H. (d) — Jonas Dix Livermore, b., July 25, 1816; md. EHza beth Galbraith, b., Oct. 12, 1824, dau. of John and Rachel Galbraith, of Waltham, Mass. (e) — Thomas Livermore, b., June 12, 1818. (f) — Sarah Livermore, b.. Mar. i, 1820; md. Elbridge Goddard, a cabinet maker, of Newton Corner, b., Sept. 6, 1819. (g) — Mary A. Livermore, b., Apr. 11, 1823; md., July 16, 1843, James McGee, b., Mar. 6, 1823, a tallow- chandler, of Toledo, O. (h) — Martha Livermore, b., 1824; md., Nov. 8, 1846. John Bond, of Watertown, Mass. FIFTH GENERATION. 143 (i) — Catherine Livermore, b., Jan. 22, 1826; md. Daniel Webster, an engraver, of Somerville, Mass. 811— ISAAC STEARNS (1808), b., Jan. 19, 1785. 812— NATHANIEL STEARNS (1824), b., Mar. 15, 1787. 813— GRACE STEARNS, .b, Jan. 19, 1790; md. (i), May 28, 1815, Jacob Barnard, b., Jan. 4, 1789, an inn keeper, of Boston, Mass. He d., Aug. 7, 1830, and she md. (2), Dec. 5, 1835, Dr. Nathan Richardson, of South Reading, who d., Sept. 17, 1837, aged 56 yrs. She d., Nov. 26, 1872, in Wake field, Mass. ; seven chHdren. (a) — Prentiss S. Barnard, b., Apr. 4, 1816; md., Nov. 26, 1841, Lucy Ann Hinckley. (b) — Susan Barnard, b.. Sept 28, 1818; md., Apr. 3, 1837, Dr. Solon O. Richardson, of South Reading. (c) — Henry Barnard, b., Apr., 1820; d., July, 1820. (d) — WiHiam H. Barnard, b., Sept. 10, 1821; d., Apr. 27, 1834. (e) — Mary Jane Barnard, b., Jan. 20, 1823; md.. May 15, 1842, Eben WUey, son of Benjamin B. WUey, of South Reading. (f) — Benjamin F. Barnard, b., July 10, 1824; of Boston. (g) — ^James Barnard, b., Nov. 28, 1825; d., July, 1826. 814— JONATHAN STEARNS JR., b., Apr. i, 1792; d., Feb. 6, 1803. 815— PRENTICE STEARNS, b. and d., Mar, 1795. 816— URIAH BIGELOW STEARNS (1830), b., Feb. 25, 1800. 817— REUBEN STEARNS (310), b., Feb. 6, 1759, son of Nathaniel and Grace (Hammond) Stearns, of Holden, Mass. ; md., Mar. 10, 1779, Anna Stewart, b., Mar. 4, 1760, dau. of Dea. Daniel Stewart, of Holden. In Feb., 1787, he moved to Brattleboro, Vt., where he d., Jan. 29, 1845. In 1786, they removed from Paxton, Mass., to West Brattleboro, Vt., an'd the brick house, which he built, was standing at the be- lU ISAAC STEARNS. ginning of this decade. He served, for a time, in the Revo lutionary Army, and was a prisoner until his death. His wife, Anna, d., Sept. 4, 1839; twelve chUdren. 818— EZRA STEARNS (1843), b., June 20, 1780, at Pax ton, Mass. 819— SAMUEL STEARNS (1854), b., June 16, 1782. 820— CLARISSA STEARNS, b., Apr. 3, 1784; in Paxton,. Mass.; md., John Estabrook, of Brattleboro, Vt.; d., Apr. 15, 1813; three chHdren. (a) — Emery Estabrook. (b) — Clausa Estabrook. (c) — Lucinda Estabrook. 821— RUTH STEARNS, b.. Mar. 20, 1786, at Paxton,. Mass.; moved to Brattleboro, Vt., in her infancy; md. (i), Sept., 1808, Charies Lamb of Newfane, Vt.; md. (2), Moses Sabin; settled in WilliamsvUle, Vt.; d., 1875. She was the mother of four sons, two by each husband. 822— PHOEBE STEARNS, b., Mar. 15, 1788, in Brat tleboro, Vt.; md., 1809, Dr. Simpson ElHs, of Brattleboro. "They were attracted to New York State by the fame of the 'Genesee Country,' and, after two long weeks of weary travel, arrived in Steuben, N. Y., where they made their home, Oct., 1815. There are few left who were then resi dents of the place. Mrs. Ellis was a true type of what the genuine American woman should be, and was thrifty and industrious, genial and hospitable, the charm of the domes tic fireside and ornament of the social circle. She died, June 8, 1877, at the residence of her son, A. F. EHis, and her death was as quiet as her Hfe had been peaceful. She wiH be long remembered as the loving mother, kind friend and gen erous benefactress." — From the Steuben Courier. 823— JOHN FOSTER STEARNS (1857), b., June 9, 179a 824— BETSY STEARNS, b., Apr. 27, 1792; md., Nov. 23, 1815, Isaiah Richardson, of Brattleboro, Vt.; settled iir Brattleboro, where she d., July 3, 1874. He was First Lieu tenant of a Vt. Co., in 1812; ten children. FIFTH GENERATION. 145 (a) — WiHiam F. Richardson, b., July 20, 18 16; a stock- dealer of Brattleboro, Vt.; md., Apr. 12, 1840, So phia Plummer; six children. (b) — Maria C. Richardson, b.. Sept 14, 1818; md., Oct 16, 1839, T. M. Stoughton, of Riverside, Franklin Co., Mass.; d., Dec. 29, 1864. (c) — Henry Gates Richardson, b., 1821; d., 1823. (d) — Lucy A. Richardson, b., June 4, 1823; md., Sept. 7, 1847, Ansel L. Tyler; settled in Charlmont, Mass. (e) — Charles J. Richardson, b., Nov. 15, 1825; a cap- itahst; went to CaHfornia, 1849; ™d., Nov. 18, 1857, Victoria McArdle, of Seneca Co., O.; in 1869, went to Princeton, 111.; four children, as follows: (aa) — EHzabeth M. Richardson, b., Nov. 21, 1858. (bb) — Harry C. Richardson, d., Oct. 23, 1883, at Eau Claire, Wis. (cc) — Charles P. Richardson, b., Sept. 20, 1869. (dd) — Anne Stewart Richardson, b., Mar. 10, 1873. (f) — John H. Richardson, b.. Mar. 3, 1828; phy sician at Medford, Mass.; was surgeon in 52d. Mass. Regt., during CivU War. He md., 1862, Liz zie Ranney and had two sons. (g) — Frederick G. Richardson, b., Apr. 6, 1830; mine owner, of Lincoln, Neb.; md., Nov. 29, 1859, Lizzie McArdle, and had two children. (h) — Austin I. Richardson, b., July 22, 1832. 7 „ . (i)— Oscar W. Richardson, b., July 22, 1832. S ^^'"®- Austin md., Oct. 5, 1864, Mary Snedeker, of Jamesburg, N. J., where they settled. Oscar md., 1868, Sarah White, of Brooklyn, N. Y. ; enhsted in 2nd Vt, detailed for special serv ice in Red River campaign; d., Feb. 10, 1882, at Brattleboro, Vt. (j) — EHzabeth A. Richardson, b., Jan. 10, 1836; md., Nov. 25, 1857, Rev. O. W. Whitaker, now Bishop of Penn. She d., June 25, 1859. 825— GEORGE STEARNS (1861), b., ^pr. 21, 1794- 146 ISAAC STEARNS. 826— HENRY STEARNS, b., Nov. 13, 1796; md. Emily Church of Brattleboro, Vt. ; settled in Ellisburg, N. Y. 827— DANIEL STEARNS (1866), b., Jun. g, 1799. 828— EMORY STEARNS (1876), b., Oct. 9, 1801. 829— ALFRED STEARNS (1887), b., Sept. 11, 1804. 830— DR. WILLIAM STEARNS (313), b., Apr. 10, 1754, son of Peleg and EHzabeth (Harris-Swineton) Stearns, of Charlestown, Mass.; grad. Harv. CoH., 1776; studied medicine with Dr. Joshua Brackett, of Portsmouth, N. H., and commenced practice with Dr. Hall Jackson, of Marble- head. He soon reHnquished the practice of medicine, and, after quaHfying himself under the instruction of a chemist in Boston, he commenced the business of apothecary and grocer, in Salem, Mass., where he was very successful. A correspondent says: "He never spoke iH of a person and was the most singularly honest man I ever knew.'" He rep resented his town repeatedly in the State Legislature, often held municipal offices, and was most fond of that of Over seer of the Poor, as affording him the greatest opportunity to gratify his benevolent feelings. He was noted for hos pitality and public spirit. He took the lead in making the turnpike from Salem to Boston, and, at one time, owned one-eighth of the stock. The first large block of buUdings in Salem was his. The night before the battle of Bunker Hill, he was employed the whole night in throwing up breastworks, and, during the action, was taking care of his parents at their farm at Plowed HHl. In the yard at the rear of their house. Major McCleary was kiHed by a baH or shell from the hiU. Dr. Stearns md., Dec. 9, 1781, Sarah White Sprague, dau. of Major Joseph Sprague, of Salem, and grand-dau. of Col. James White, of Atkinson, N. H., at whose residence she was born, Nov. 26, 1764. She was a descendant of Ralph Sprague, who, with his brothers, Will iam and Richard, came over in the same vessel with Gov. Endicott and settled in Charlestown. She was also a direct descendant of WiHiam White, the first settler of HaverhUl, Mass.; and of Rev. James BaUey, the first minister of Dan- vers, then called Salem Village; and of John Johnson and his wife, who were both killed by the Indians, and their FIFTH GENERATION. 147 house burned, when Haverhill was sacked by the Indians, in 1708. She d., Jan. 29, 1844. Dr. Stearns d., May, 1819, aged 65 yrs.; ten chil. 831— JOSEPH E. STEARNS, b., Sept. 9, 1782; grad. Harv. CoH., 1804; High Sheriff of Essex Co. His name was changed from Stearns to Sprague by legislative enactment, at the request of his grandfather. He studied law with Hon. WUliam Preseott, and settled in Salem, his native town. After practicing law a short time, he became an ardent poli tician of the Democratic party, was an intimate friend of Judge Story, a friend and correspondent of John Quincy Adams and wrote numerous poHtical papers. He was Dept. U. S. Marshal under Thomas Jefferson, and Postmaster from 1815 to 1829. In 181 1, he was appointed Clerk of the County Court by Governor Gerry, which office he held only for a short time. In 1830, he succeeded his father-in-law (Hon. B. Bartlett) as High Sheriff of Essex Co., and held the office untU 1851. He md. (i), Aug. 31, 1808, Eliza Bart lett, dau. of Hon. Bailey Bartlett, of Haverhill. She d., Apr. 16, 1817, and he md. (2), May 13, 1819, Sarah Leonard Bartlett, sister of his first wife. He d., Feb. 22, 1852; nine children. 832— JAMES WHITE STEARNS, b., Apr. 9, 1784; was an apothecary and grocer, but went into the brewing busi ness unsuccessfuHy. Besides six chil. who d. in infancy, he had the following seven: 833— LYDIA STEARNS, b., Oct. 6, 1812; md. Albert G. Bradstreet, a descendant of Gov. Bradstreet; resided in Dan- vers. 834— WILLIAM STEARNS, b., Dec. 29, 1814; of Som erville, Mass. 835_JAMES WHITE STEARNS JR., b., Sept. 27, 1818; of Boston. 836— J. EDWIN STEARNS, b., Jan. 27, 1822; of Bos ton. 837— RUTH E. B. STEARNS, b., Nov. 6, 1826; md. ¦ Samuel B. WiHis, a trader, of Boston. 148 ISAAC STEARNS. 838— TPIOMAS H. E. STEARNS, b., Aug. i, 1830; of SomerviHe, Mass. 839— S. ALATHEA STEARNS, b., July, 1832. 840— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., July 24, d., Sept. 2, 1787, aged six weeks. 841— WILLIAM STEARNS, b., Dec. 16, 1788; a Major,: formerly a druggist and grocer; afterwards, retired from business and amused himself with horticulture and poHtics; unm. 842— ELIZA STEARNS, b., June 23, 1791; md., Jan. 26, 1834, Capt. James Silver, a shipmaster and merchant, who d., Apr. 18, 1837; s. p. 843— SARAH WHITE STEARNS, b., July 13, 1792^ unm. 844— JOSHUA BRACKETT STEARNS (1890), b., Dec 21, 1794. 845— CAROLINE STEARNS, b.. Mar. 20, 1798; d., Nov. 13, 1851, in Salem, Mass.; unm. 846— HARRIET STEARNS, b., July 4, 1800; unm. 847— RICHARD SPRAGUE STEARNS (1896), b.„ 1802. 848— MOSES STEARNS (315), b.. May 29, 1728, son of John Jr. and Anna (Coolidge) Stearns, of Watertown, Mass. ; md., June 13, 1754, Ruth Houghton; resided in Westrfiins- ter, Mass., until 1763, when they moved to Walpole, N. H., where he d., Sept. 24, 1808; nine children. 849— EPHRAIM STEARNS (1900), b., Apr. 6. 1755. . 850— ESTHER STEARNS, b., Apr. 11, 1757; md. James Eastman and settled in Newfane, Vt. 851— REUBEN STEARNS, b., Sept. 4, 1759; was a farmer of Walpole, N. H., where he d., 1791 ; unm. 852— RELIEF STEARNS, b.. Mar. 8, 1762; md. Simon Farrer and settled in Herkimer, N. Y. FIFTH GENERATION. 149 853— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b.. Sept 4, 1764; md. John Adams and settled in Walpole, N. H. 854— LOIS STEARNS, b., Aug. 7, 1766; md. James Knapp. 855— BENJAMIN STEARNS (1915), b., Oct 11, 1768. 856— LUCY STEARNS, b., Jan. 14, 1771; d., Nov. 29, 1796; unm. 857— ABIGAIL STEARNS, b., Feb. 27, 1775; md. Isaac Gibson, of Grafton, Vt. 858— AARON STEARNS (320), b., Feb. 2, 1746, son of John Jr. and Anna (Coolidge) Stearns, of "Watertown, Mass.; md., Feb. 6, 1766, by David Osgood, Esq., Esther Glazier, of Westminster. Her name is given in one record as "Glasure." "In those early days, a young man named Bellows received a General's commission in the Mass. Mili tia, and, for some extra service in , the Indian wars, was given, by King George, the grant of a large tract of land in the Connecticut Valley, in the, present States of New Hamp shire and Vermont, containing the greater part of the town ship of Walpole on the east side of the river, and '\A/estmore- land and Rockingham on the west side. When Gen. BeHows concluded to settle on his grant of land, he induced the two Stearns brothers, Moses and Aaron, to accompany him, by promising them their choice in farms at their own price. He, being owner of the land, had first choice, and selected a tract in the center of the township. Aaron Stearns came in next and chose three hundred acres about two miles north of the center, known as "The Valley," and paid Gen. BeHows twenty-five cents per acre, or seventy-five doHars for the tract. Moses Stearns selected next six hundred acres ad joining Aaron's and running back to the hill, for which he paid twenty cents per acre, or one hundred twenty dol lars for the whole. At the breaking out of the Revolution, Aaron Stearns and his nephew, the "Deacon," eldest son of Moses Stearns, enlisted for the war and were under Col. Stark at the battle of Bennington. Esther (Glazier) Stearns was left with a family of small children, the eldest ten years of age, to get a living and carry on the farm as best they 150 ISAAC STEARNS. could during the seven years' struggle. At the close of the Revolution, Aaron returned to his family and the 'Deacon' to his father, Moses, who had improved his farm and built a substantial house, which has since been occupied by his de scendants; the estate, according to English custom, always descending to the eldest son, the rest being sent off to open up new countries." Aaron Stearns settled, late in life, in Langdon, N. H., where he d., Sept. ii, 1807, and his widow, ii> 1820. Their first fo.u.r children were born in Westmins ter, Mass., the others in Walpole, N. H.; eight chUdren. 859— JESSE STEARNS (1926), b., Aug. 3, 1766. 860— LEVI STEARNS (1945), b., Dec 29, 1767. 861— LYDIA STEARNS, b., Feb. 29, 1770; md. Jona than Martin, of Bradford, Vt.; d., 1844; s. p. 862— ZENAS STEARNS (1957), b., June 3, 1772. 863— ESTHER STEARNS, b., June 24, 1775; md. Simon Mead; settled in Walpole, N. H.; raised a large family. 864— JOHN STEARNS (1962), b., July 16, 1777. 865— AARON STEARNS JR., b., Feb. 11, 1780. > rj. ¦ 86^-RHODA STEARNS, b., Feb. 11, 1780. \ ^"^'"^ Aaron Stearns Jr., d. young. Rhoda Stearns md. Joseph Brockway, and settled in Canada. 867— ELIAS STEARNS (321), b., Sept 30, 1753, son of John Jr. and Anna (Coolidge) Stearns, of Westminster, Mass.; md., Dec. 12, 1776, in Westminster, Mass., Sarah Keyes, b., Dec. 21, 1756, in Shrewsbury, Mass. He was a clothier and resided successively in Walpole, N. H., Hart- land, Vt., Bradford, Vt., and HaverhiH, N. H., where he d., Apr. 2, 1845. His wife died. May 21, 1842; nine chU dren. 868— SALLY STEARNS, b., Jan. 28, 1778, in Walpole, N. H.; md., 1800, John S. Little, a farmer, of Corinth, Vt., b., Nov. 25, 1776, in Goffstown, N. H., who d., Nov. 13, 1851; she d., July 6, 1858; seven children. FIFTH GENERATION. 151 (a) — Sarah Little, b., Feb. 21, 1801; md.. Mar. 17, 1822, Michael B. Taplin, b., 1 791, in Corinth, Vt., a farm er, of Morristown, Vt.; d.. Sept 15, 1854. (b) — Moses Little, b., July 23, 1802; md., Jan. 11, 1830, Harriet Sanborn, b., Aug. 25, 1808, in Andover, N. H.; d.. Sept 30, 1865. (c) — George W. Little, b., July 10, 1804; md.. Mar. 7. 1843, Susan G. Bearce, b., Oct. 5, 1820; d., Feb 12, 1873. j'd) — Amos Stearns Little, b., May 15, 1806; a lawyer, md.. Mar. 20, 1831, Mahala Parker, b., July 13, 1813, in Fairlee, Vt. (e) — Mary S. Little, b., Dec. 27, 1809; md., June 29, 1838, WiHiam H. Burdick, a house carpenter, ol Hanover, N. H., b., May 16, 1808; d., Sept. 3, 1843. (f) — Hiram Little, b., Feb. 28, 181 1; a farmer; d., Jan. 25, 1876; unm. (g) — Roxana Steams Little, b., Aug. 24, 1814; d., June II, 1874; unm. 869— BILLY STEARNS, b.. Mar. 11, 1780; in Walpole, N. H.; a farmer; d., Dec. 3, 1836; unm. 870— ASA STEARNS (1973), b., Feb. 3, 1782. 871— EZRA STEARNS (1980), b., Apr. 8, 1784. 872— AMOS STEARNS, b., Apr. 26, 1786, in Hartland, Vt; a merchant, of Marietta, O.; d., Dec. 6, 1812. 873— MARY STEARNS, b.. May 21, 1788, in Hartland, Vt; md., June 10, 181 1, EHsha Frary, a miHer, b., Feb. 13, 1790, in Whately, Mass. Their chil. were all born in Haver hill, N. H., but afterward moved to Bradford, Vt.; eleven children. (a) — Nathaniel Frary, b., Mar. 14, 1813; md.. Mar. I, 1837, Harriet Wells, b., in Putney, Vt. (b) — Mary Ann Frary, b., July 23, 1814; md., July 7, 1839, Lorenzo Hills, of Middletown, Ct. 152 ISAAC STEARNS. (c) — Lucy S. Frary, b., Apr. 14, 1816; md., Feb. 20, 1838, William C. Marston; b., June 25, 1815, a shoe manufacturer, of Warren, N. H. (d) — Harriet N. Frary, b., Nov. 29, 1817; md.. Ward E. Wright, a physician, b., Mar. 29, 1818. (e)— Susan B. Frary, b., Nov. 19, 1819; md.. May 13, 1841, Nathaniel M. Tewksbury, of Bath, N. H., b., Jan. 31, 1801. (f) — John S. Frary, b.,Oct. 26, 1821 ; a farmer and joiner; md., Aug. 7, 1843, Rhoda B. Martin, b. in 1823; settled in 'Wisconsin. (g) — ^Jedediah Frary, b.. Mar. 5, 1824; settled in Hook- sit, N. H. (h)— Sarah P. Frary, b., Feb. 15, 1826; md., Mr. Wright, of Lynn, Mass. (i)— EHsha H. Frary, b., Oct. 25, 1828 (j) — EHza H. Frary, b., Aug. 29, 1831. (k) — Albert L. Frary, b., Apr. 25, 1834. 874— RUFUS STEARNS (1992), b.. Mar. 19, 1791. 875— ROXANA STEARNS, b., Jan. 28, 1794, in Brad ford, Vt; of HaverhiH, N. H.; unm. 876— LUCY STEARNS, b., Sept. 19, 1797, in Bradford, Vt. ; md., Aug. 9, 1842, Chester Farnham, a farmer, of Hav erhill, N. H., b., Feb. 12, 1773. 877— JOSIAH STEARNS JR. (323). b., July 11, 1730, son of Josiah and Susanna (Ball) Stearns, of Lunenburg, Mass.; md., 1765, Abigail Emerson, b., 1732, in Plumb Is land. They settled first in Lunenburg, and, about 1770, moved to Westminster, Mass. They spent the latter part of their lives in Wilmington, Vt., where he d., Jan. 31, 1802, and she d., in Westminster, Mass., Sept, 1802. He .vas insane for some years and recovered; had five chil. 878— ABIGAIL STEARNS, b., Feb. 6, 1766, in Lunen burg, Mass.; md., about 1790, James MiHer, of Westminster, Mass., and removed to WUmington, Vt., where he d., 1818; seven chil. FIFTH GENERATION. 153 (a) — Abigail MiHer, md., Reuben Sawin; d. at West minster. (b) — Lucy Miller, md. Jonathan Harris; d., at Marl boro, Vt (c) — Elizabeth Miller, md. Silas Richardson; lived with her mother, at Wilmington; s. p. (d)— John MiHer, md. Elizabeth Policy, of Athol, Mass. ; ^ moved to Poland, Chautauqua Co., N. Y. (e) — Asa MiHer, md. Polly Oliver; settled in Poland, Chautauqua Co., N. Y. (f) — ^James MiHer Jr., d. in chUdhood. (g) — ^Joseph Miller, md. and settled in Poland, Chau tauqua Co., N. Y. 879— SUSANNA STEARNS, b., Feb. 18, 1768, in Lunen burg, Mass.; became insane at the age of fifteen years and continued so, insanity being hereditary in her father's family. 880— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Aug. i, 1770, in Westminster, Mass.; d.-, 1838, in Hubbardston, Mass.; md. (i), 1790, John Whitney, of Westminster, who d., 1800; md. (2), James Walker, who died the next year, leaving no issue; md. (3), Luke Warren; six chil. (a) — ^John Whitney Jr., d. (b) — ^John Whitney Jr., md. Miss Allen. (c) — EHzabeth Whitney, md. Asa Merriam, (d) — Melinda Whitney, md. Mr. Raymond. (e) — Mary Warren. (f) — Aaron Warren. 881— JOSIAH STEARNS 3d. (2006), b.. May 25, 1773. 882— DANIEL STEARNS (2016), b.. May 18, 1776. 883— JOHN STEARNS (325), b.. May 8, 1733, son of Jcsiah and Susanna (Ball) Stearns, of Lunenburg, iVlass.; md. (i), May 15, 1760, Martha Harrington, b., Aug., 1736, dau. of Joseph and Martha (Hastings) Harrington. This marriage is recorded at Hampton Falls, N. H. He md. (2), Feb. 2, 1779, Mary Parks, dau. of Ephraim Parks, of Lin- 154 ISAAC STEARNS. coin, Mass. He settled in Watertown, Mass., south of the residence of his brother, Phinehas; afterwards resided a few years in West Cambridge, and, about 1798, moved to Bethel, Me., where he d., Oct 16, 1804, and his widow d., 1818. In 1757, he was appointed guardian of his uncle, Joseph Stearns (119), then insane, and, in 1776, was himself put un der guardianship for the same malady, with which he was more or less afflicted the rest of his life; twelve children. 884— KATHERINE STEARNS, b., Dec. 16, 1759; md., 1786, Nathan Johnson (124-e). They settled in Rindge, N. H., where she d., Nov. 5, 1833, and he d., Sept. 5, 1838; four children. (a) — Nathan Johnson, b., Apr. 16, 1787; d., in his third year. (b) — Catherine Johnson, b., Jan. 17, 1789; md., Aug., 1812, John Demary, from whom she was divorced on account of his bad habits.; resumed her maiden name; returned to her father, and d., Dec. 26, 1832. She had one child, John Demary Jr., b., Apr. 22, 1814, who was a mechanic of Rindge. (c) — ^Thomas Johnson, b., Apr. 9, 1791; non compos mentis; Hved with his brother, Nathan. (d) — Nathan Johnson Jr., b., Oct. 2, 1793; md., July, 1829, Sarah Cobb, b., Feb. 4, 1799; settled in Rindge, N. H. 885— JOHN STEARNS Jr. (2030), bapt. Aug. 22, 1762. 886— THOMAS STEARNS (2039), bapt., Jan. 22, 1764. 887— JOSEPH STEARNS (2050), bapt., Sept. 22, 1765. 888— JOSIAH STEARNS, bapt.. May 31, 1767; d., aged three years. 889— CHARLES STEARNS (2055), bapt., Jan. 8, 1769. 890— MARTHA STEARNS, bapt., Sept. 16, 1770; md., Aug., 1799, Dea. Thomas Fuller, whose first wife was EHza beth Bond. He was of Jay, Me., and d., June 26, 1844, aged 80 yrs. ; eight chUdren. (a) — Salome Fuller, b., 1800; md., Mr. Carlton; had one son, with whom she lived in Dixfield, Me. FIFTH GENERATION. 155 (b) — Myra Fuller, d., 1842; unm. (c) — ^John FuHer, d., 1831; unm. (d) — Martha Fuller, md. Joseph Webster, of Wilton, Me. ,(e) — Maria Fuller, d., June, 1846; unm. (f) — Catherine FuHer, d., 1816. (g) — George Washington Fuller, md., Martha Noyes, of Jay, Me., and lived on the homestead. (h) — Isaac FuHer, md., resided in Wilton, Me. 891— MARY STEARNS, b., Mar. 14, 1773; d., aged eleven years. 892— SALLY STEARNS, b., 1779; md., Apr. 9, 1801, Amos Twitchell, a stone cutter, of Bethel, Me.; two chil, both deceased. 893— JOSIAH STEARNS (2068), b., Jan. 17, 1784. 894— MARY STEARNS, b., Jan., 1784; md., 1805, Win chester Macomber, of Jay, Me. Ten children. 895— ISAAC STEARNS (2074), b., Jan. 12, 1786. 896— CAPT. PHINEHAS STEARNS (326), b., Feb. 5, 1736, son of Josiah and Susanna (Ball) Stearns, of Water- town, Mass.; a farmer and blacksmith of Watertown; was a Lieut, under Capt. Samuel Barnard, at the Lexington alarm and was among the earliest to take up arms in the Revolution. He commanded a company on Dorchester Heights when the British evacuated Boston, and, with Sam uel Barnard and John Randall, all of Watertown, assisted at the renowned "Boston Tea Party." He was offered a Colonel's commission, but the care of his young children upon the death of his first wife, and a family of apprentices and journeymen prevented his continuance in the pubhc service after the British left Boston. He was distinguished for his benevolent and cheerful disposition, which was strongly marked in his open, manly countenance. This, with his good sense and strict integrity, made him a favorite of all who knew him. He md. (i), 1767, Hannah Bemis, b,. June 22, 1749, oldest child of Capt. Jonathan and Huldah 156 ISAAC STEARNS. (Livermore) Bemis, of Watertown, Mass. She d., about 1776, and he md. (2), Nov. 23, 1780, Esther Sanderson, b., Feb. 24, 1747, dau. of Jonathan and Mary (Bemis) Sander son, a cousin of his first wife. His second wife d., June, 1793; seven chU. 897— HANNAH STEARNS, b., Apr. 28, 1768; md. (i), May 21, 1789, Henry Bond, b., Jan. 14, 1762, son of Col. William and Lucy (Brown) Bond. When a youth of four teen, Henry Bond accompanied his father to New York, Mar. 1776, from there to Canada, and was with his father at his death, soon after which he returned home. He, with his bride, in June, 1790, moved to Livermore, Me., where he had previously purchased land and one-half of the first grist and saw mills erected in the town. He was one of the first deacons of the first church organized there, and, in the win ter of 1794, was the second schoolmaster of the town. The first schoolhouse, there, was built a short distance north of his miHs. He d., Mar. 27, 1796, leaving two children, and his wid. md. (2), May 17, 1798, Zebedee Rose, a house- wright and farmer of Livermore, Me., by whom she had two more chHdren, and d., Aug. 13, 1803. (a) — Henry Bond Jr., son of Henry and Hannah (Stearns) Bond, was born Mar. 21, 1790, in Water- town, 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, un married, devoted to his profession. He was the author of several articles in the Medical Journals, and of "The Genealogies and History of Water- town, Mass," which is unrivaled by any similar work ever published in this country and that part of his genealogies 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 re markable man, from the pen of Horatio Gates Jones, A. M., Cor. Sec. of the Hist. Soe of Penn. "In the month of March, 1806, Henry Bond commenced his academical course, af^Hebron Academy, and ' MiBJWiHtp -1. ! Henry Bond. FIFTH GENERATION. 157 remained there until Sept., 1809, when he was admitted to the freshman class of Dartmouth CoH., and was duly graduated, in Aug., 1813. While in college he exhibited a fondness for the exact sci ences, and was considered a good mathematician. When he was grad. his class numbered forty-one, although, during the sophomore year, it had as many as sixty members. Among his classmates were Rev. Joseph B. Felt, LL. D., Rev. Benjamin F. Farnsworth, D. D., Rev. Austin Dickinson, Frederick Gushing, M". D., and Rev. Rufus WilHam Bailey. Immediately after his graduation, Henry Bond commenced the study of medicine under Dr. Gyrus Perkins, who was Prof, of Anatomy in Dart mouth Coll., and Dr. Nathan Smith, Prof, of Sur gery. In Mar., 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 excite ment, for it was in the midst of the troubles about the charter of Dartmouth Coll., the history of which has become incorporated with the judicial decisions of our country, and is so closely connect ed 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 deHvered.each summer for three years a course of popular lectures on chemistry, and, at the same time, continued his general literary stu dies. In 1818, he was chosen to deliver the ora tion before the New Hampshire Alpha of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, and selected as his theme, 'Traits of American Genius.' The mss. of the (5ra- tion shows that devotion to his profession had not produced a distaste for the paths of literature. Having relatives in Augusta, Me., Dr. Bond con cluded to settle there, but, wishing to perfect him self in a knowledge of his profession, in Novem ber, 1819, he went to Philadelphia to attend lee- 158 ISAAC STEARNS. tures at the University of Pennsylvania, whose medical department, there as now, enjoyed a world wide reputation. Here he formed several new and strong friendships — and when, m 1820, he was about to remove to Augusta, where an office had already been engaged, 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 con sented to stay. He accordingly commenced the practice of medicine in Philadelphia in the spring of 1820, and, having, as a new beginner, consider able leisure, he taught, at his office, classes in prac tical and general surgery. These classes were weH attended and were continued for several years. The character of the medical profession of Philadelphia has always been high-toned, and, in a great meas ure, exclusive. Hence, it so happened, that the so cieties which the earlier physicians of Philadelphia formed for their mutual improvement, were diffi cult of access, except by those of acknowledged merit. Yet, in Dec, 1819, Dr. Bond was elected an honorary member of the Philadelphia Medical Society and he continued to be an active member of it, until it became extinct. In 1823, there was organized, in PhUadelphia, the Kappa Lambda So ciety, the object of which was medical improve ment, 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 de livered an address before the TSTew England -,So- • ciety of Philadelphia, which was pubHshed, at the request of the society. Having once attained a position and giving evidence of professional emi nence, as weH 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 PhUadelphia College of Physicians, in 1825; its Secretary, 1832; one of its censors, in FIFTH GENERATION. 159 1844. In 1840, and again in 1850, this college sent him as a delegate to the Decennial National Con vention, 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 Asso ciation, and he generally attended its subsequent meetings. In 1847, be was a member of the con vention held in Lancaster, Pa., for the purpose of organizing a State Medical Association, and he was one of the committee which drafted the con stitution. 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 pro fessional ability were appreciated by his brethren — those who are supposed to be the best judges — and this was all the more flattering from thp fact that he himself was modest and retiring 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, untU, by habits of careful economy, he had acquired a com petency sufficient for his support; but, even then he did not desist from active duties, until faiHng health and devotion to a new study compelled him to husband his strength. His chief branch of prac tice was obstetrics, to which he paid much careful attention and 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, stiU 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 profession, and which will long perpetuate his name as one of the bene factors of mankind. 160 ISAAC STEARNS. 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 interest ed, was 'The Genealogies and History of Watertown." This remarkable book, which attained its present magnitude from a very small beginning, originated in the prepara tion of a Genealogy of the Bond Family, which Dr. Bond had begun as early as 1840. At first, he de signed 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 in clude all the early families of his native town. The work was begun and as it advanced the author seemed to appreciate the importance of the re searches in which he was engaged. His views are worthy of special notice. He beHeved that, "Gene alogies, besides gratifying a natural and enlight ened curiosity, may exercise a salutary influence, tending to maintain in their social position famiHes already elevated, and to elevate the lowly," and he also firmly held, "that when persons affect an ut ter indifference to their Hneage, or a history of the past generations of their families, and deride any attention to them as a fooHsh weakness and van ity, they are contravening an innate principle, and it may be generally suspected that they have some knowledge of a Hneage they would consign it to obHvion, 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 and other valua ble documents and was materially aided by his friend, Horatio G. Somerby Esq., who made re searches for him in England. His correspondence on this subject extended throughout the whole FIFTH GENERATION. 161 i 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 ar ranging 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 sta tistics into shape, he submitted the question of immediate publication to his friends, and, by their advice, the first part was printed, but not pubHshed, 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 f'-eshly entering the arena. So modest were his own ideas of the value 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, en tering . 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 acquaintance while in the midst of the pubHcation, 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 PhUadelphia, 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 com mendatory letters. It does not become the writer of this memoir to criticise the great work as a Hterary labor, or as a correct and truthful 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 indomita ble zeal of its respected and lamented author. But 162 ISAAC STEARNS. this much he can say, that when the last page was written and the pen laid aside. Dr. Bond might have exclaimed without fear of being criticised for egotism, "Exegi monumentum, acre perennius." — for when the marble which marks his resting place shall have crumbled to ruins, this work will sur vive, and succeeding years, as they rapidly haste away, will only add increased lustre to his name and embalm it in the minds of the thousands who shall yet tread the soil of his own loved New England. It has been stated that Dr. Bond was well known, beyond the limits of his own profession, as a lover of antiquarian researches. His renown as a stu dent in this department led to his election to vari ous posts of honor throughout the country. In addition to the societies already named, he was also chosen a member of the Academy of Natural Sciences, the National Institute, the Ameri can Statistical Association, the New England Historic-Genealogical Society, the American Anti quarian Society, and the Historical Societies of the States of Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Wis consin 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 sys tem was completely shattered, and his mind was much impaired. For many years he had suf fered from an affection of the heart, and this sud den prostration of his powers produced a marked change in his general health. He stiH kept up his correspondence — corrected his large Genealogical Work — ^visited a few patients — and always seemed glad when friends called to see him; but it was ap parent that his days were numbered. On the morn- FIFTH GENERATION. 163 ing of the fourth of May, 1859, he was found Hfe- less 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 ceme tery, near Philadelphia. His funeral was attended by 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, 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 Hfe to three of his near relatives in Philadelphia, he makes Dartmouth College his residuary lega tee and directs the income to be appropriated to the purchase of books for the college library. He couples with this legacy the following directions: "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 and fifty (1650), shall be entitled to receive and shaH receive of the income of this legacy to the college, one hundred dollars a year, so long as he shall con tinue an undergraduate at said college." He also bequeathed to the college for their library all his miscellaneous books, including those relating to history, genealogy and antiquities, not otherwise disposed of. To the New England Historic-Gene;alogical So ciety he bequeathed his inter-leaved :opies of the Watertown FamUy Memorial; his manuscript books or papers pertaining to town or church his tories, including his scrap-book, containing the rec ords of birth, deaths and marriages in Woburn; also his files of letters relating to genealogy or antiqui ties; and all the unbound copies of the Watertown 164 ISAAC STEARNS. Memorial. These MSS. are exceedingly valuable, comprising, with his correspondence, his entire col lection of materials, from which he prepared his great work on Watertown. The copies of the Me morial 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 de sign 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 wherever known. As a Christian, he was sincere and honest. He was a regular attendant and mem ber of the Presbyterian church, a believer in the great doctrines of the Christian faith, who availed himself of church privileges, but was not actively engaged in outward religious duties. He seerned averse to the exhibition of emotional feeling in that which related to spiritual Hfe. As a physician, he occupied a high position, especially in the city where he lived and died. D. Francis Condie, M. D., of PhUadelphia, a leading member of the medical profession, in a recent communication to the writer, says: "Dr. Bond was well-grounded in both the theory and practice of all the branches of the healing art. His favorite branches were, however, surgery and ob stetrics. In -both of these departments he de vised several original instruments and apparatus, and suggested important modifications of one or more of those in common use, all of which have re ceived the sanction of the most distinguished prac titioners. The practice of Dr. Bond was by no means confined to the departments just referred to. In that which embraces the pathology of the rapeutics of internal diseases generally, he had an FIFTH GENERATION. 165 extensive clinical experience, the results of which afforded a favorable evidence of his expertness as a medical practitioner. "The mind of Dr. Bond was marked by depth and soHdity, rather than by quickness and briHiancy and applied itself with the utmost zeal to the cul tivation of the exact sciences — such as demand 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 collateral arguments rather than by positive facts. He was slow in the formation of his judg ments, 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 op portunity to become fully acquainted with his med ical knowledge and skill — his classical attainments — the sincerity and truthfulness of his character — his stern integrity — and to experience, day after day, his unfaiHng urbanity of deportment, that he was appreciated at his true value. In PhUadelphia, which was the field of his entire medical career. Dr. Bond enjoyed the respect and confidence of his professional brethren. With all their organi zations, with scarcely an exception, he was affiliat ed, and upon him was conferred almost every office of trust and honor within their gift; and he f/as made the recipient of such honors as indicated the high estimate formed by his medical brethren of his attainments — professional, classical and Hterary — 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 gene alogists of America. 166 ISAAC STEARNS. (b) — Hannah Bond, b., Apr. 15, 1794, in Livermore, Me.; d., Nov. 24, 1827; md., Sept 25, 1816, William Dewey, b.. Mar. 25, 1793, in Middleboro, Mass., a merchant, of Augusta, Me., afterwards, of Phila delphia. He md. (2), May 13, 1828, Louisa Hey wood, who d., Aug. 14, 1829, and he md. (3), Sept. 21, 1830, Susan Bond, a cousin of his first wife. Hannah (Bond) Dewey was the mother of three children, as follows: Eliza Dewey, b., Aug. 16, 1817; md., Aug. 19, 1845, Samuel Sterling Sher man, b., Nov. 26, 1815, in Rupert, Vt., who grad. Mid. Coll., 1838, was tutor in Univ. of Ala., and Pres. of Harvard CoH., at Marion, Ala. ; also Henry Bond Dewey, b., Dec. 13, 1818; a merchant, of Para, BrazU; also Louisa Dewey, b.. Mar. 14, 1 82 1, of Philadelphia. (c) — Zebedee Rose, b., Nov. 30, 1799, a millwright and farmer, of Livermore, Me.; md., Apr. 23, 1827, Harriet (Gardner) Gibbs, dau. of Capt. Jacob and Sarah (Hathaway) Gibbs. (d) — George Stearns Rose, b., Feb. 2, 1802; a farmer, of Livermore, Me.; md., Oct., 1827, Mary Francis, b., July 22, 1804, in Weld, Me. 898^SUSANNA STEARNS, b., Nov. 24, 1769; d., June 17, 1831, in Brookline, Mass.; md., 1792, Capt. Charles Bond, b., Feb. 16, 1769, bro. of Henry Bond, who md. her sister, Hannah. In 1808, they moved to Surry, N. H., and afterwards to Keene, N. H., where he d., Nov. 19, 1810. (a) — Samuel Bond, b., May 2, 1793; bred a cabinet and chair maker; settled in Adams, Jefferson Co., N. Y., of which county he has been Representative in the State Legislature; Ruling Elder in the Presby terian Church. He md., Nov. 3, 1817, RosaHnda Fisher, b., Nov. 8, 1794, dau. of Dea. Thomas Fisher, of Keene, N. H. (b) — Charles Bond Jr., b., Jan. i, 1796; a watchmaker, of Boston; unm. (c) — Phinehas Bond, b., Aug. 20, 1797; successively, FIFTH GENERATION. 167 pastor of the Baptist Churches in Cherryfield, East- port, Warren and Fayette, in Maine; in Brewster, Mass.; in Rumney, N. Ii.; in VaHey Falls, R. I. He md., Sept. 25, 1826, Sarah Gushing, b., Jan. 31, 1801. (d) — Hannah Bond, b., July 19, 1800; d., Jan. 21, 1812. (e) — George Bond, b., Feb. 9, 1803; d., Feb. 3, 1817. (f) — Susan Bond, b., June 26, 1805; md., Sept. 21, 1830, WilHam Dewey, merchant, of Augusta, Me. He moved to Philadelphia, Pa., in 1835, and entered into the coal trade. (g) — Mary Bond, b.. Sept 12, 1807; md., Feb. 13, 1837, Rev. Francis Preseott, educated at Hamilton Sem., N. Y., successively pastor of the Baptist Churches of Clarkesville, Charlestown and Cooperstown, N. Y. Previous to marriage, she had been a mission ary, at Grand Rapids, Mich. She d., Aug^ 20, 1842, in Clarkesville. (h) — WilHam Bond, b., Sept. 27, 1809; bred a printer in Boston; began the study of medicine with Dr. John Hubbard, of Hallowell; was, afterwards, in the Univ. of Penn., which position he was conipeHed to relinquish by ill-health. In the autumn of 1836, he went to Mississippi, for the sake of a milder climate, and resided, successively in Clinton, Ver non and Vicksburg, engaged in the drug and book trade. He d., Jan. 23, 1851, in Philadelphia, un married, greatly respected and beloved. 899— WILLIAM STEARNS, bapt., Jan. 6, 1771; d. 900— WILLIAM STEARNS, bapt., Feb. 26, 1773; d., young. 901— GEORGE WASHINGTON STEARNS (2082), b., Oct. 27, 1781. 902— MARY (POLLY) STEARNS, b., Dec. 9, 1783; md., Feb., 1803, John Gibbs, a farmer, of Livermore, Me., eldest son of Dea. Pelatiah Gibbs, of Livermore, Me. ; four teen chUdren. 168 ISAAC STEARNS. (a) — Pelatiah Gibbs, b., Jan. 7, 1804; md., Dec. 7, 1837, Anna Norton, b., Oct. 23, 1809, dau. of Rev. Ran som Norton, of Livermore. (b) — Lucy Stearns Gibbs, b., Oct. 12, 1805; md.. May 3, 1849, Thomas Seaverns, relict of her sister, Sarah. (c) — ^Sarah Gibbs, b.. Mar. 27, 1808; d., Nov. 11, i8zL7; md., Mar. 7, 1834, Thomas Seaverns, of Brookline, Mass., b., Dec. 20, 1806. (d) — Mary Gibbs, b., Jan. 3, 1810; d., Oct. 21, 1848, m Quincy, IH.; unm. (e) — Susan Gibbs, b., Apr. 9, 181 1; unm. (f) — Henry Bond Gibbs, b., Nov. 18. 1813; a farmer, of Quincy, 111.; md.. Mar. 12, 1840, Abby Ann Green, of New York City, who d.. Mar. 27, 1848. (g) — John Gibbs, b., Sept. 29, 1815; of BrookHne, Mass.; md.. May 11, 1845, Hannah Richardson, b., Apr. 15, 18 10, dau. of Thomas and EHzabeth (HaH) Richardson, of Newton, Mass. (h) — Nancy Parker Gibbs, b., Apr. 20, 1817; unmarried, (i) — Franklin Gibbs, b., Apr. 13, 1819; of Boston; md. Oct. 24, 1847, Minerva J. Marston, b., Feb. 15, 1827, dau. of David and Clarissa Marston, of North Hampton, N. H. (j) — George Stearns Gibbs, b., Nov. 23, 1820; a farmer, of Quincy, IH.; md.. May 26, 1849, Hannah Car ver, b.. Mar. 22, 1819, in Livermore, Me. (k) — Charies Gibbs, b., Aug. 9, 1823; d., Apr. 22, 1833, of scarlet fever. (1) — ^Phinehas Stearns Gibbs, b., Oct. i, 1825; settled on his father's homestead. (m) — Hannah Bond Gibbs, b., July 15, 1827; md., June 17, 1846, Isaac Noyes, a farmer, of Augusta, Me., b., June 28, 1810. (n) — Amanda Malvina Gibbs, b., Nov. 22, 1830. 903— LUCY STEARNS, b., July 21, 1786; md. (i), Jan. 24. 1808, Capt. Robert Sharpe Davis, a farmer, of Brookline, FIFTH GENERATION. 169 Mass., b.. May 9, 1785, son of Ebenezer and Lucy (Sharpe) Davis, of Brookline. He succeeded to the farm of his father, which was covered with beautiful mansions and gardens, and known as Linden Place. He also inherited valuable land from Mr. Samuel Craft, who md. Susanna Sharpe, a sister of his mother, and who d., s. p. Capt. Davis d., Aug. 27, 1821, and his wid. md. (2), Jan. 19, 1829, Dea. Elijah Corey, of BrookHne, Mass., b., Nov. 7, 1773, who was a Deacon of the Baptist Church in Brookline, and a Trustee of New- ion Theological Seminary; five children. (a) — Samuel Craft Davis, b., Feb. 18, 1809; a merchant, of St. Louis, Mo., of the firm of Davis, Richardson and Tilden; md., Aug. 30, 1840, Caroline Tilden, of Brookline. (b) — Robert Sharpe Davis Jr., b., Jan. i, 181 1; a pub lisher and bookseller, in Boston, Mass.; md., Sept. 13, 1837, Mary H. Shannon, dau of John and Sarah (Blunt) Shannon, of Portsmouth, N. H. They re sided in BrookHne. (c) — Sarah Davis, b., Sept. 24, 1812; md;, June 24, 1834, Rev. Grover Smith Comstock, son of Hon. Rev. Oliver C. Comstock, M. D., of Rochester, N. Y. They sailed, July 2, 1834, to join the Baptist Mission in the Burman Empire. She d., Apr. 28, 1843, at Ramsee, Arrican, of dysentery, and he d., Apr. 24, 1844, at Abyud, Arrican, of cholera, leav ing a son and a daughter. (d) — Lucy Stearns Davis, b., Jan. 26, 1816; md., Sept. 21, 1843, Daniel Rogers, b., in Alton, N. H., a mer chant of Boston, and resident of Brookline. (e) — Phinehas Stearns Davis, b., June 23, 1818; md., Apr. 26, 1847, Elizabeth Lambert, of Boston. He was a partner in business with his brother, Robert Sharpe Davis, of the firm of R. S. Davis & Co. He was a Colonel in the Civil War, was .nortally wounded in the trenches before Petersburg, Va., and d., July 12, 1864. His regiment was regarded as one of the best disciplined regiments in the service. 170 ISAAC STEARNS. 904— JONAS STEARNS (327), b., Feb. 27, 1738, son of Josiah and Susanna (Ball) Stearns, of Watertown, Mass. ; be longed to Capt. Bezabeel Eager's Co., of Westboro, Mass., in 1757; md.. May 14, 1758, Submit Davis, of Lunenburg, b., 1742. He was a cabinetmaker, and Deacon in the Congre gational Church; about 1768, removed to Chesterfield, N. H., where he d., Sept. 13, 1782. She d., Feb. 24, 1815, in Marl boro, Vt. ; eleven chil. 905— SAMUEL STEARNS (2091), b.. May 14, 1759, in Lunenburg. 906— JONAS STEARNS, b., Sept. 9, 1761, in Shirley, Mass.; d., Oct. 19, 1773. 907— SUSANNA STEARNS, b.. May 6, 1764, in Ches terfield, N. H.; md.. May 30, 1794, Guy Hills, tanner, currier and cordwainer, of Argyle, Washington Co., N. Y.; seven children. (a) — Alva S. Hills, b., Mar. 8, 1795; d., Dec. 25, 1825. (b) — Samuel D. HUls, b.. Mar. 11, 1797; md., June 7, 1820, EHzabeth . He d., Jan. 31, 1842, leav ing widow EHzabeth and seven children, in Potts- town, N. Y. (c)-^Susan M. Hills, b., Aug. i, 1709; md., Oct, 1822, Edward S. Eddy, of Rome, N. Y. (d) — Arethusa M. HiHs, b., July 15, 1802; md., Aug. 9, 1828, Jacob Moiser, of La Grange, Ind. (e) — Polly S. Hills, b., Aug. 26, 1804; md.^ Dec. i, 1824, Charles G Oaks, of Rose, Wayne Co., N.'Y. (f) — Minerva HiHs, b., Aug. 25, 1807; md., Mar. 15, 1831, her cousin, Daniel Higby, of Hoosick Falls, N. Y., who d., June 27, 1839. (g) — EHza R. Hills, b., May 18, 1810; md., Aug. 21, 1828, Daniel M. Green, of Verona Mills, N. Y. 908— AMOS STEARNS, b., July 10, 1766, in Chester field, N. H.; of Marlboro, Vt.; md., Aug. 19, 1790, Lucy Fletcher, of Chesterfield, who d., Dec. 11, 1809, and he d., May 15, 1829. FIFTH GENERATION. 171 909— NANCY STEARNS, b., Dec 14, 1791; was Widow Berrons, of Marlboro, Vt. 910— LUCY STEARNS, b., Apr. 21, 1802; was Widow Ball, of Marlboro, Vt. 911— ABIJAH STEARNS (2106), b. Jan. 22, 1769. 912— THANKFUL STEARNS, b., Feb. 4, 1770, in Ches terfield, N. H.; md., Cyrus Knapp, b., Dec. 8, 1769, in Taun ton, Mass., who, while a young man, settled in Dover, Vt. They had eight children, of whom, Hiram Knapp, who md. his cousin, Elvira Stearns (21 13), was the fifth. 913— ^SUBMIT STEARNS, b., Sept. 2, 1771, in Chester field, N. H.; md., July 14, 1793, Jeremiah Day, of EHzabeth- town, N. C ; ten children. (a) — Betsy Day. (b)— Luke F. Day. (c) — ^John Russell Day. (d)— David V. Day. (e) — ^Jonathan B. Day. (f)— Polly R. Day. (g)— Sally Day. (h) — Samuel S. Day. (i) — Laura S. Day. (j) — Nancy S. Day. 914— SARAH STEARNS, b., Feb. 6, 1774, in Chester field, N. H.; md., 1795, Edmund Lawrence. After her hus band's death, she resided at Day, Saratoga, Co., N. Y., with her sons. Steward and Franklin, where she d.. Mar. 10, 1850; nine chUdren. (a) — Edmund Lawrence Jr., b., Jan. 26, 1796, in West minster, N. H.; md.. Mar. 3, 1818, Ellathera Perry, b.. Mar. 15, 1799; settled in Day, Saratoga Co., N. Y., where he d., Jan. 4, 1840. (b) — WiHiam Lawrence, b.. Mar. 21, 1798, in Marlboro, Vt;d., May 3, 1813. (c) — Nathaniel Lawrence, b., Feb. 22, 1800; d., Dec. 18, 172 ISAAC STEARNS. 1843; md., Aug. 8, 1824, his cousin, Mary MUler, b., 1806. He was a Justice of the Peace and often entrusted with town business. (d) — ^Jonas Lawrence, b., Apr. 18, 1802; d., Nov. 29, 1802. (e) — Sally Lawrence, b., Feb. 17, 1804; d., Mar. 10, 1850. (f) — Steward K. Lawrence, b., Jan. 3, 1806; a carpen ter, of Day, N. Y.; md., Jan. 15, 1828, Olive Ste phenson, b., 181 1. (g) — Ruby Lawrence, b., Feb. 25, 1808. (h) — Rhoda Lawrence, b., July 18, 1810; d.. Mar. 13, 1815. ¦ (i) — ^Franklin B. Lawrence, b., Oct. 5. 1812; a farmer, of Day, Saratoga Co.. N. Y. ; md., Jan. 17, 1839, Sarah C. Savage, b,. Apr. 16, 181 1. 915— RELIEF STEARNS, b., Jan. 29, 1777, in Chester field, N. H.; md., Feb. 11, 1800, Judah Higby, b., July, 1777, who d., Apr. 12, 185 1. She d., Nov. 16, 1849; eight chil- ¦dren. (a) — ReHef Higby, b., Jan. 21, 1801; md.. Mar. 8, 1825, Asaph Knapp, of Dover, Vt., afterwards, of Marl boro, Vt. (b) — Lovina Higby, b.. May 6, 1803. (c) — ^Selah Higby, b.. May 4, 1805; md., Jan. 28, 1832, EHza Wenzell. (d) — Daniel Higby, b., Apr. 5, 1807; d., June 27, 1839; md., Mar. 15, 1831, his cousin, Minerva Hills. (e) — Elijah Higby, b., Apr. i, 1809; md., Dec. 20, 1833, Roxana Adams, of WUmington, Vt. (f)— Polly Higby, b.. May 16, 181 1. (g) — Warren Higby, b., June 6, 181 3; md., Sept. 24, 1835, Roxelany Yaw, of Dover, Vt. (h) — Betsy Higby, b., Nov. 20, 1815; d., Aug. 29, 1817. 916— POLLY STEARNS, b., Sept. 22, 1780, in Chester field, N. H.; md., Daniel MiHer; resided in Guilford, Vt., Concord, N. Y., Yorkville, Kalamazoo Co., Mich.', where FIFTH GENERATION. 173 she lived, a widow, with her sons. Her daughter, Mary MU ler, b., 1806, md., Aug. 8, 1824, her cousin, Nathaniel Law rence, and was also left a widow. 917— JONAS BOARDMAN STEARNS (21 12), b., Jan. 25) 1783- 918— DAVID STEARNS JR. (339), b., Jan. 8, 1744, son of Rev. . David and Ruth (Hubbard) Stearns, of Lunen burg, Mass.; md., Oct. 20, 1763, Mary Low, b., Jan. 11, 1740, in Ipswich, dau. of Jonathan and Sarah Low, who moved from Ipswich to Lunenberg. He d., July 14, 1773, and his widow md., 1776, Jedediah Easterbrook, by whom she had four children; Mr. Stearns was father of four chil dren. 919— DAVID STEARNS, b., Apr. 14, 1765; d., June 1766. 920— DAVID STEARNS, b., 1766; a clerk and afterwards a partner of Mr. Soley, a merchant of Charlestown, Mass.; the firm being Soley & Steams. He md., Oct. 30, 1796, Catherine Cochran, b., Oct., 1775, dau. of WiHiam and Mary Cochran, of Watertown, Mass.; d., a few years after mar riage, of a fever; two children. 921— MARY MORRIS STEARNS, b., 1799. 922— CATHERINE COCHRAN STEARNS, b., 1801; md., 1826, John Eichbaum, of Nashville, Tenn. 923— MARY STEARNS, b.. May 9, 1768; d., Apr. 5, 1776, of scarlet fever. 924— THOMAS STEARNS, b., June, 1769; d., Apr. 11, 1776, of scarlet fever. 925— JONATHAN STEARNS (344), b., Apr. 19, 1751, son of Rev. David and Ruth (Hubbard) Stearns, of Lunen burg, Mass. ; studied law with Col. Worthington, of Spring field, Mass., a gentleman of much distinction in his day and a royaHst. Mr. Stearns imbibed the principles of his pre ceptor and, at the beginning of the Revolution, was obHged to leave the town. He went to Westminster, Vt., where he rendered himself obnoxious by the stand he took when 174 ISAAC STEARNS. the people undertook to stop the tory courts. After being secreted several days in the house of his brother-in-law. Judge Sparhawk, of Walpole, N. H., he went to New York and became a Judge Advocate in the British Army. From New York he went to HaHfax, N. S., where he became emi nent in his profession. At the time of his decease. May 23, 1798, he held the office of SoHcitor-General for the Province of Nova Scotia, and the following account is taken from an obituary notice of him, pubHshed at that time: "Possessed of a firm and independent mind, enriched by a Hberal educa tion and a thorough acquaintance with the laws of the coun try, his political course was marked with an unaccommo dating integrity. As a professional man, he pursued the interests of his clients with the most indefatigable persever ance; and, in his legislative capacity, he rendered the most important service to this Province, by his uniform endeavor to promote its interests and its prosperity." He md., 1785, Mehitable Robie, dau. of Thomas and Mary Robie, who had been compelled to flee from Salem, Mass., to HaHfax, on ac count of their political sentiments. Mr. Robie had been a merchant in Salem, whither he returned, and Hved to a very advanced age. Mrs. Stearns d., 1801-2, after which the chil dren of Mr. Stearns resided with their grand parents in Sa lem; ten chUdren. 926— HARRIET STEARNS, b., June 27, 1786; d., Nov., 1818, in Boston; unm. 927— MARY STEARNS, b., Sept. 4, 1787; d., Mar. 30, 1814, in Boston; unm. 928— WILLIAM STEARNS, d. in infancy. 929— CHARLOTTE STEARNS, d. in infancy. 930— WILLIAM STEARNS (21 16), b., Mar. 13, 1792. 931— ELIZA STEARNS, b., Apr. 25, 1793; d., Feb. 2. 1813; unm. 932— HENR YSTEARNS (2129), b.. May 11, 1794. 933— ANNE STEARNS, b.. May 30, 1795; d.. Dec. 24, 1835; unm. FIFTH GENERATION. 175 934— CAROLINE STEARNS, b., Sept. 3, 1797; d., Oct 15, 1820; unm. 935— JONATHAN STEARNS JR., b., Sept. 3, 1798; d., 1804. 936— JOSEPH STEARNS (350), b., Aug. 22, 1756, son of Benjamin and Anna (Taylor) Stearns, of Lunenburg, Mass.; md., 1778, Anna Putnam, of Danvers, Mass.; d., Mar. 1782, leaving two sons. His wid. md. (2), Peter Nourse, of Danvers, Mass., moved to Langdon, N. H., and had four daughters. She md. (3), James CampbeH, of Ackworth, N. H., and had one dau., Amanda Campbell. Mrs. Stearns- Campbell d., Sept. 20, 1846, aged 78 yrs. 937— BENJAMIN STEARNS (2137), b., Feb. 27, 1779, in Lunenburg. 938— JOSEPH STEARNS JR., b., Dec. 27, i^Si ; of Dan vers, Mass., where he d., Aug. 8, 1858. 939— JAMES STEARNS (358), b., Sept i, 1758, son of Dea. William and Elizabeth (Johnson) Stearns, of Lunen burg, Mass.; md., 1780, Elizabeth , and settled in Lu nenburg, Mass.; moved to Ashburnham, Mass., for a few years; thence to Grafton, Vt., where he d., June 30, 1820. His widow d., Aug. 18, 1827, at Saratoga Springs, N. Y., aged seventy years ; eight children. 940— THOMAS STEARNS (2143), b., Jan. 19, 1781. 941— JAMES STEARNS JR. (21 51), b., Mar. 29, 1782. 942— WILLIAM STEARNS, b., Jan. 14, 1784; d., Feb. 8, 1784. 943— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b.. Mar. 14, 1786; d., June 4, 1829; md., 1814, Capt. James Rhoades, of Grafton, Vt., brother of Lydia (Rhoades) Stedrns, her sister-in-law; four children. (a) — WiHiam Rhoades. b., Nov. 26, 1815; md. (i), Nov. 2, 1841, Lucia Chamberlin, of Barnard, Vt., who d., May 19, 1848; md. (2), Apr. 11, 1849^ Lavinia W. Swan, of Boston; moved to California, and died there, Feb. 12, 1873. 176 ISAAC STEARNS. (b) — Elizabeth Rhoades, b., Apr. 29, 1819; md. Josiah WiHard, of Grafton, Vt., where she died, Apr. 12, 1859- (c) — Sarah Maria Rhoades, b., Feb. 25, 1821; md., Apr. II, 1848, Benjamin Franklin Danforth, b., Feb. 10, 1826, who d., Apr. 30, 1897. His widow d.. May 23, 1897. They had four children: Charles Dan forth, b., Apr. 9, 1851, d., Jan. 25, 1852; Geo. Mar shall Danforth, b.. May 19, 1853, who weighed 270 lbs. when twenty years of age, and on Apr. 15, 1880, md. Emma A. Jones, was father of two pairs of twins, and died, Dec. 5, 1891; James Rhoades Dan forth, b., Apr. 19, 1859; Anna Elizabeth Danforth, b.. Mar. 23, 1861, and md., Aug. i, 1888, George W. Tarbell. (d) — ^James Rhoades Jr., b., Jan. 12, 1827; d. in Boston, of small-pox. 944— WILLIAM STEARNS, b., July 14, 1789; md. and had dau., Lucy Stearns; d., June 18, 1821. 945— MARY (POLLY) STEARNS, b., Feb. 24, 1791; rrid. Mr. Shoiidy; d. in Saratoga Springs, N. Y. 946— ABRAHAM STEARNS, b.. May 29, 1793; was killed, Aug. 9, 1826, while blasting rocks; no family. 947— SARAH STEARNS, b., Apr. 11, 1796; md. Mr. Mosher, of Saratoga Springs. Sixth Generation. 948— LEVI STEARNS (364), date of birth unknown, son of John 4th and SaHy (Gate) Stearns, of Lovell, Me.; md. Sally Cox, dau. of Samuel and Lydia (Cooper) Cox, and her grand parents were Matthew and Elizabeth (Russell) Cox; settled in LoveH, Me.; eight chUdren. 949— WILLIAM STEARNS, m. Miss Heald, of LoveH, Me. 95(^-JOHN PENDEXTER STEARNS (2160), b., Aug. 19, 1810. 951— MARY (POLLY) STEARNS, md. William Wat son, of Lovell, Me. 952— LYDIA STEARNS, md. Hannibal Kneeland. 953— LEVI STEARNS JR. md. Miss Swain. 954— SARAH (SALLY) COX STEARNS, m., Apr. 14, 1832, Liberty Holden; Rev. Stephen Sanderson was the offi ciating clergyman. Their son. Liberty Emery Holden, is Pres. of The Plain Dealer PubHshing Co., of Cleveland, O., and md., Aug. 14, i860, Delia EHzabeth Bulkley, dau. of Henry G. and Susan E. (Brown) Bulkley; eight chUdren. 955— ABSALOM STEARNS. 956— CELIA STEARNS, md. John C. Poland. 957— DAVID STEARNS (365), b., , son of John 4th. and Sally (Gate) Stearns, of Lovell, Me.; a farmer, of LoveH, Me., where all his children were born; md., May 29, 1805, his cousin, Sally Andrews, b., Sept. 18, 1785, dau. of Capt. Abraham and Esther (Stearns) Andrews (367), of 178 ISAAC STEARNS. Lovell, Me. He d., Nov. i6, 1855, and she d., Sept. 8, i860, at Lovell Centre; eleven children. 958— CALEB STEARNS, b., Apr. 5, 1806; d., Aug. 18, 1806. 959— STEPHEN STEARNS (2179), b., Jan. 11, 1808. 960— CALEB STEARNS (2191), b., Nov. 18, 1810. 961— MARY STEARNS, b., Apr. i, 1812; md., Apr. 27, 1834, Abel Heald, a farmer and merchant of Lovell, Me., where their chUdren were born. She d.. May 3, 1862, and he md. (2), her sister, Harriet Stearns (967); thirteen chil dren. (a)— Henry F. Heald, b., July 16, 1835. (b) — Georgianna Heald, b., Dec 12, 1836; d., Dec. 15, 1858, at LoveH; unrn.M (c) — Mary Eliza Heald, b., Apr. 20, 1838; d., Feb. 5, 1856, at LoveH; unm. (d) — Martha C. Heald, b., Dec. it, 1839; d. (e)— Edward P. Heald, b., Feb. 5, 1843. (f) — Isabella Heald, b., Feb. 12, 1845. (g) — Selwin Heald, b., July 7, 1846; d. (h) — Sarah Stearns Heald, b., Feb. 12, 1848; md., Sept. 3, 1867, Henry M. Stearns (4324). (i) — Charles Heald, b., Jan. i, 1850. ' (j) — Abel Austin Heald, b., June 29, 1852; d., July 2, 1873; unm. 'k) — Alice Heald, b., Mar. 21, 1854; d., June 20, 1872; unm. (1) — NelHe Heald, b., Aug. 23, 1856. (m) — ^Josiah Heald, b., Apr. 18, 1859. 962— HARRIET STEARNS, b., Jan. 18, 1814; d., Jan. 7, 1825. 963— TIMOTHY STEARNS, b.. May 26, 1818; d., June, 1819. 964— TIMOTHY STEARNS, b., 1820; d., Oct 11, 1841; unm. SIXTH GENERATION. 179 965— MEHITABLE STEARNS, b., Jan. 20, 1824; md., Dec. 26, 1846, Samuel GHkey, a carpenter, of Portland, Me.; three chUdren. (a) — Alva A. GHkey, b., Aug. 8, 1849. (b)— WilHs D. GUkey, b., Feb. 8, 1857. (c)— Hattie S. GUkey, b., Nov. 3, i860. 966— HENRIETTA STEARNS, b.. Mar. 8, 1826. Twins. 967— HARRIET STEARNS, b.. Mar. 8, 1826. Henrietta md. Thos. Tibbitts, a farmer, of Lovell, Me. She d., July 29, 1886, leaving several chil.; among them are Sidney Tibbitts and Albert Tibbitts. Harriet Stearns md., June 19, 1865, Abel Heald, her de ceased sister's husband; one child. (a) — ^WiHis Heald, b., Apr. 27, 1870; d., July 13, 1872. 968— HORATIO STEARNS (2199), b., July 25, 1828. 969— ISAAC STEARNS JR. (368), b., June 13, 1750, son of Isaac and Sarah (Abbott) Stearns, of BiHerica, Mass. ; md., Dec. 18, 1777, Mary Crosby, b.. May 16, 1754, dau. of Jessaniah and Mary (Hosley) Crosby, of Billerica. They re moved to Ashburnham, in 1778; he was a Sergeant in the Revolutionary Army, and d., Apr. 29, 1807, in Ashburn ham. His wid. d., Oct. 24, 1839; eleven children. "Isaac Stearns Jr. was one of the minute-men who rallied at the first alarm, Apr. 19, 1775, and was also one of the intrepid band of forty men, led by Ethen Allen, that took Fort Ticon deroga. He was a soldier in the siege of Boston for eight months and participated in the battle of Bunker Hill. Col. Preseott and Sergeant Stearns stood side by side in the re doubt, as the British soldiers marched up the hiH. The ques tion was how near should they be allowed to approach for the fire to be most effective. The following conversation passed between them: Col. Preseott — 'Stearns, are they near enough?' Sergt. Stearns — 'No, not yet.' Col. Preseott — 'Are they now?' Sergt. Stearns — 'Not quite.' 180 ISAAC STEARNS. Then, after a little pause, Sergt Stearns exclaimed, 'There, that wiH do,' and the order was given to fire, with the result so weH known. Mrs. Mary (Crosby) Steams drew a pension till her decease. On Sunday mornings, the saddle and pil lion were put on their one horse, and, together Isaac Stearns and his wife would ride on horseback to church." 970— BETSY STEARNS, b., Aug. 31, 1778; d., Nov. 6, 1854, in New Ipswich, N; H.; unm. 971— ISAAC STEARNS, b., Mar. 12, 1780; d., June 16, 1781. 972— ISAAC STEARNS 3d. (2203), b., Oct. 28, 1781. 973— MARY STEARNS, b., Feb. 19, 1783; d., Jjily i, 1846; md., Apr. 29, 1805, Job Davis, who, after her decease, md. her sister, Sarah. They settled in Ashby, Mass.; ten children. (a) — Isaac Stearns Davis, b., July 11, 1806; d., Feb. 13, 1882; md., July 10, 1833, Lydia Davis Blood, b., Apr. 26, 1807, dau. of Daniel and Betsy Blood; seven children. (b) — Orpha Stearns Davis, b.. May 4, 1809; d., Aug., 1868; md., 1844, Samuel Esterbrook, and settled in Ashby, Mass. ; two children. (c) — ^John U. Davis, b., Feb. 7, iSii; d.. May 14, 1885. md. (i), Nov. 27, 1834, Mary Taylor, who d.. Mar, 2, 1844; md. (2), 1846, Sarah E. Esterbrook, who d., Dec 25, 1891; nine children. (d) — Susan H. Davis, b., Feb. 2, 1814; d., Apr. 12, 1889; md., Sept. 14, 1837, WilHam Swift Bennett, of Lo well, Mass. ; four children. (e) — Mary A. Davis, b., 1816; d., Apr. 10, 1842. (f) — Onslow P. Davis, b., Apr. 24, 1818; d., Oct 27, 1884; md., Sept. 16, 1847, Susan M. Raymond, of Gardner, Mass.; two chUdren. (g) — Philo Davis, b., 1820; d., Nov. 26, 1841. (h)— Jonas P. Davis, b., Dec 14, 1821; d., Dec, 1868; md., Aug. 4, 1857, Louisa Horton. He was a Prin cipal of Public Schools in Brooklyn, N. Y.; four chUdren. SIXTH GENERATION. 181 (i)— Job Davis Jr., M. D., b., Jan. 28, 1823; d., Mar. 18, 1866; md., Jan. i, 185 1, Mary E. BedeH. He was a physician of Brooklyn, N. Y., where he was made Alderman in 1855; four children. (j) — Lucinda M. Davis, b., Aug., 1824; d., Apr. 8, 1885; md., 1849, Silas Raymond, of Winchendon, Mass.; one son, Herbert. 974— JESSE STEARNS (2208), b., Aug. 29, 1784. 975— SARAH STEARNS, b., Feb. 4, 1786; d., May 13, 1862; md., Dec, 1846, Job Davis, her deceased sister's hus band, and settled in New Ipswich, N. H., where he d., J^r. 6, 1850. 976— MARTHA STEARNS, b., Oct. 19, 17S7; md., Apr. 8, 1818, Capt. Sewall Fiske, of Weston, son of Nathan Fiske, who md. Mary Stearns (374); eight children. (a) — ^Alonzo SewaH Fiske, b., Oct. 4, 1818; md., Sept. 12, 1843, Susan Maria Colburn, b., Aug. 31, 1824, dau. of William and Nabby (Reed) Colburn, of Lin coln, Mass. (b) — Gustavus Henry Fiske, b., July 18, 1820; d., unm. (c) — Mary Malvina Fiske, b., June 3, 1822; md., Sept. 12, 1843, Jeremiah Stratton Russell, of Worcester, Mass., who d., Nov. 2, 1844, leaving a son, Jere miah S. Russell Jr., b., Oct. 31, 1844. (d) — Martha Elvira Fiske, b.. Mar. i, 1824. (e) — Maria Henrietta Fiske, b., Oct. 11, 1825; d. (f) — Henry Gustavus Fiske, b., Apr. 13, 1827; of San Francisco, Cal. (g) — Edmund Sylvester Fiske, b., June 11, 1829. (h) — Abigail Warren Fiske, b., June 9, 1831. 977— ORPHA STEARNS, b.. May 19, 1789; md., 1827, Joel Davis, son of Josiah Davis, of New Ipswich; d.. Mar. 9, 1866. A dau., Rebecca Davis, was living when the family removed to Lowell, in 1828. 978— JOHN STEARNS, b.. Mar. 11, 1791; grad. Union Coll., 1821; was a teacher, in Washington, D. C, where he 182 ISAAC STEARNS. d., Sept. ID, 1824; unm. He had also been licensed to preach. 97Sh— ABIGAIL STEARNS, b., Jan. 31, 1793; md., June 5, 1818, Chauncey Perry, of Rindge, N. H. In 1823, they removed from Rindge to New Ipswich, where she d., Apr. 14, 1853. Four of their sons, John Perry, Philander Perry, Al bert Perry and Isaac Stearns Perry, were clergymen and two more sons, Chauncey Perry Jr., and Timothy Perry, were lawyers in Brooklyn, N. Y. "Their aged father, having as sisted his sons to a liberal education, could review with proud satisfaction their honorable careers." 980— ALICE STEARNS, b., July 11, 1796; d. (a suicide). May 24, 1812, aged 15 years. 981— WILLIAM STEARNS (369), b., Aug. 4, 1752, son of Isaac Jr. and Sarah (Abbott) Stearns, of Billerica, Mass.; md., Sept. 25, 1777, Lydia Davis, and settled in Ashburnham, Mass., where he d., Aug. 13, 1826, and his wid. d., July 31, 1835; nine children. 982— WILLIAM STEARNS JR. (2216), b^ June 19, 1778. 983— LYDIA STEARNS, b., Mar. 24, 1780; md., Feb. 5, 1799, Samuel Foster Jr., and removed, the same year, to Stoddard, N. H. She d., July i, 1867, and he d., Apr. 24, 1868; nine children. (a) — Stearns Foster, b., Dec. 26, 1799. (b) — Lydia Foster, b., Aug. 22, 1801. (c) — Maria Foster, b., Apr. 29, 1804. (d) — Hosea Foster, b., Apr. 13, 1806. (e) — Selina Foster, b., July 5, 1809. (f) — EmUy Foster, b., Dec. 19, 181 1. (g) — Samuel Foster, b., Nov. 29, 1815. (h)— Electa Foster, b., Nov. 10, 1817; d., Dec. 25, i8i8-. (i) — Electa Foster, b., June 10, 1825. 984— SOLOMON STEARNS, b., June 18, 1782; a mer chant, of New Orleans, La., where he d., Feb. 9, 1815; unm. 985— ASA STEARNS, b., Oct. 14, 1784; grad. Harv, SIXTH GENERATION. 183 Univ 1807; d., Dec. 20, 1809, whUe a student of Divinity; unm. 986— TIMOTHY STEARNS (2224), b.. Sept i, 1786. 987— CALLE STEARNS, b.. Mar. 24, 1789; md., Dec. 20, 1810, John Farrar, b., Apr. 15, 1784, son of Jacob Farrar, of Concord. She d.. Mar. 26, 1843, mother of eight chU. (a) — Eliza Caroline Farrar, b., Oct. 21, 181 1; md., June 25, 1835, Oliver Brooks; settled in Denmark, la. (b) — George L. Farrar, b., Oct. 3, 1813; md., June 5, 1838, Sophronia M. George; d., Apr. 13, 1882. (c) — Charlotte Farrar, b., Nov. 27, 1816; md., Apr. 4, 1840, Henry Tuckerman. (d) — Roxana Farrar, b., Apr. 18, 1821; md., Apr. 21, 1842, Abraham Bowden. (e) — Maria Farrar, b., Sept. 16, 1823; md., Aug. 28, 1845, Ezekiel Bartlett. (f) — Susan Farrar, b., June 24, 1826; md., Sept. 20, 1846, EHphalet S. ^Wood. (g) — Lydia Farrar, b., Sept. 28, 1828; md., Jan. i, 1852, George L. Beals, b., Jan. 11, 1830. (h) — Calle Farrar, b., Oct. 8, 1830; md. Edwin H. Ely, of Cleveland^ O. 988— CHARLES STEARNS (2234), b.. Mar. 21, 1791. 989— ROXANA STEARNS, b.. May 7, 1793; md., Feb. 15, 1821, Rev. Amasa Jones, b., Apr. 18, 1796, son of Asa Jones, of Rindge, N. H. He was a missionary to the Little Osage Indians, and d., Apr. 17, 1870, in Missouri. She d., Oct. 17, 1875. 990— CHARLOTTE STEARNS, b., Sept. 8, 1795; md., July 12, 1820, Reuben Rice Jr., b., Jan. 20, 1789, son of Reuben and Sarah (Metcalf) Rice, of Ashburnham; d., 1849; one son. (a) — Charles Stearns Rice, b., Oct. 18, 1824. 991— BENJAMIN STEARNS (372), b.. Sept 12, 1757, son of Hon. Isaac and Sarah (Abbott) Stearns, of BUlerica, Mass.; d.. May 24, 1836; md., Feb. 15, 1792, Susanna Frye, 184 ISAAC STEARNS. of Fryeburg, Me., b., June i6, 1765. She was the daughter of Judge Simon Frye, who was the first Chief Justice of the State of Maine, also a member of the first Board of Over seers of Bowdoin College. Benjamin Stearns and his Uncle John were among the first settlers in New Suncook, now Lovell, Me. On the north of New Suncook was an unbroken wilderness as far north as Canada, while, on the south, the settlements in Fryeburg were about fifteen miles by the In dian traU, then the only road. Over this trail, Mr. Stearns was obliged to carry his corn on his back to the nearest mill in Fryeburg, whenever he wanted meal. He frequently made the journey both ways in a single day, until after he had cleared land enough to feed cattle during the long winter. He was noted for his personal courage and great physical strength and activity. He was a soldier in a Mass. Regt. of Infantry, until the close of the Revolutionary War, and was Justice of the Peace for a long time. His wife, Susanna, d., Sept. 27, 1829; eight children. 992— DR. ISAAC STEARNS (2239), b., Dec 30, 1792. 993— BENJAMIN STEARNS JR. (2244), b.. Sept. i, 1794- 994— JOHN F. STEARNS, b., Aug. i, 1796; d., Oct. 15, 1819; unm. 995— SOLOMON STEARNS (2257), b., July 21. 1798. 996— NATHAN STEARNS, b. and d., 1800. 997— SUSANNA STEARNS, b., Oct. 28, 1801 ; d., 1802. 998— OBED STEARNS (2271), b., Feb. 4, 1804. 999— SARAH FRYE STEARNS, b., July 24, 1806; md., June 3, 1842, Le Roy Rensselaer MiHs, a farmer, of Dun- barton, N. H., where she d., Apr. 29, 1868. 1000— TIMOTHY STEARNS (375), b., Sept. 25, 1763, son of Hon. Josiah and Sarah (Abbott)) Stearns, of Billerica, Mass.; md., Nov. i, 1787, Sarah Lane, b., Oct. i, 1765, dau. of John and Sarah (Abbott-Hildreth) Lane, of Bedford, Mass. They settled in Billerica, where their ten children were born and where he d., Aug. 8, 1816. His wid. d., June 13, 1849. SIXTH GENERATION. 185 looi— TIMOTHY STEARNS JR., b.. Sept 8, 1788; d., Nov. 22, 1 79 1. 1002— SALLY STEARNS, b., Sept. 21, 1790; d., Feb. 23. 1793- 1003— TIMOTHY STEARNS JR., b., Nov. 12, 1792; d., Apr. 6, 1795. 1004— JOHN STEARNS, b., Sept. 15, 1794; d.. Mar. 3, 1809. 1005— SEWALL STEARNS, b., Sept. 2. 1796; Justice of the Peace of Billerica; md., June 23, 1836, Lucretia Hill, b., Mar. 3, 1807, dau. of Job and Susanna (Blanchard) HiH; d,. Oct 31, 1849. 1006— SARAH STEARNS, b., July 8, 1798; d., June 16, 1800. 1007— OBED STEARNS (2283), b., Mar. 21, 1801. 1008— SARAH ABBOTT STEARNS, b., Feb. 27, 1803; for several years before marriage was principal of a large Female Seminary in ChiHicothe, O.; md., Dec. 14, 1842, Dea. Aaron Lawrence, b., Dec 23, 1804, in HolHs, N. H., son of Aaron and Lucy (Putnam) Lawrence. He was formerly a merchant, of Amherst, N. H., but, in 1841, retired from busi ness on account of ill health. He was also an extensive hop-dealer. His first wife was Lucretia Claggett, b., 1806, dau. of Hon. Clifton Claggett, of Amherst, N. H. His second wife d., Oct. 15, 1865, and he d., Sept. i, 1867; two daus. (a) — Sarah Lucretia Lawrence, b., Nov. 6, 1843; d., Aug. 8, 1870. (b) — Anne Maria Lawrence, b., Apr. 4, 1847; d., Sept. 15, 1867. 1009— ECKLEY STEARNS, b., June 12, 1805; md., Sept. II, 1831. Hannah Pratt, of Weymouth; s. p.; d., Aug. ¦9, 1872, of peritonitis, at Woburn, Mass. loio— TIMOTHY STEARNS JR. (2287), b., Jan. 23, 1810. loii— JOHN STEARNS (376), b., Sept 18, 1765, son of 186 ISAAC STEARNS. Hon. Isaac and Sarah (Abbott) Steams, of BiHerica, Mass.; md. (i), Feb. lo, 1801, Mary Lane, b., Aug. 15, 1776, dau. of Samuel and Elizabeth (Fitch) Lane, of Bedford, Mass. He was a farmer, of BiHerica, and "lived beside the Concord River, in the south part of the town." His first wife d., Nov. 30, 1815, and he md. (2), May 13, 1817, Susanna Winn, b., Nov. 2, 1771, dau. of Joseph Winn, of Burlington, Mass. He was kiHed, Nov. 5, 1836, by the locomotive, Phoenix, on the Boston and LoweH R. R., at Woburn, Mass., where he was then residing. His wid. d., Jan. 28, 1842, in the Stearns homestead in BUlerica, where their eight children were bom. "The Stearns property in Billerica has been for more than two centuries in the family. On these acres four Stearns famiHes located, in different generations, and erected dwell ings for their own accommodation. John Stearns, born 1765, built the present Steams homestead and established a home on one quarter of the farm, where his grandson was a late owner. Among many treasured family relics is a rude oic- ture, representing the family-tree, with a heart-shaped apple to record each birth in the family of John and Mary (Lane) Stearns, married Feb. 10, 1800, according to this record. The first fruit, on this family tree, was FrankHn Stearns, b., 1802, who spent his life of four score years on this farm, with a faithful wife, who laughingly boasted "I was born in the year one." 1801. She was the last of thirteen children of Benjamin Lane, who lived near the Stearns settlement" 1012— FRANKLIN STEARNS (2288), b., Jan. 25, 1802. 1013— MARY STEARNS, b., Dec. 28, 1803; md., May 13, 1832, WiHiam Whitford, of BiHerica, b.. Oct. 5, 1799, son of WiHiam Whitford, of HUlsboro, N. H. She was his second wife and the mother of six children; d., Apr. 8, 1882, at Con cord, N. H. (a) — John Stearns Whitford, b.. May 22, 1833. (b) — Edward Lorenzo Whitford, b., July 28, 1836. (c)— Mary EHzabeth Whitford, b., Apr. 18, 1838. (d) — Francis Oliver Whitford, b., Apr. 21, 1843. (e) — Emma Maria Whitford, b., Feb. 13, 1845. (f) — Addison Bernard Whitford, b., Apr. 29, 1847. SIXTH GENERATION. 187 1014— JOHN OWEN STEARNS (2295), b., Aug. 3, 1805. 1015— ONSLOW STEARNS, b., Feb. 2, 1807; d., Feb. 23, 1808. 1016— ELIZA ANN STEARNS, b., Oct. 4, 1808; md.. May 17, 1832, John Dennis Billings, b., Nov. 10, 1805, son of John Billings, of Lincoln, Mass. She had two children and d., Mar. 3, 1875; he d.. Mar. 27, 1871. (a)— Mary Ann Billings, b., Mar. 18, 1833, in Bedford, Mass.; md., Apr. 28, 1853, Oliver Josiah Lane, b., Jan. 29, 1828, son of Oliver WelHngton and Cath erine (Walton) Lane, of Bedford, Mass. "Oliver J. Lane was a carpenter and builder, often in town office and held the office of selectman for twenty- five years — the longest service of any one in the history of the town. He served as Moderator of more town meetings than any other citizen." (b) — John Winn BUlings, b., Jan. 16, 1837; d., Jan. 9, 1840. 1017— ONSLOW STEARNS (2304), b., Aug. 30, 1810, 1018— LORENZO STEARNS, b.. May 13, 1813; d.. May 13, 1836, at EHzabethtown, N. J.; unm. 1019— BERNARD STEARNS, b., Nov. 23, 181 5; md., Dec. 30, 1851, Lavinia Beatrice Haines, b., Jan 29, 1830, dau. of Simeon Haines, formerly of Haddonfield, N. J. They settled in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., then removed to Elizabeth, N. J., where he d.. May, 1879. 1020— ABNER STEARNS (386), b., July 9, 1766, son of Capt. Edward and Lucy (Wyman) Stearns, of Bedford, Mass.; d., Dec. 11, 1838; Captain and machinist of West Cambridge, Mass.; md. (i). May i, 1796, Anna Hill, b.. May II, 1777, dau. of Jonathan and Sarah (Stevens-Whiting) Hill, of Billerica. She d., Oct. 22, 1807, and he md. (2), June 30, 1808, Mrs. Anne Estabrook, b., Jan. 27, 1780, wid. of John Estabrook, and dau. of Thomas RusseH, Esq., of West Cam bridge. She d., Nov. 29, 1839, and their bodies are interred in Shawshine Cemetery, where a sarcophagus has been 188 ISAAC STEARNS. erected by a grateful posterity. "Abner Stearns was about nine years of age at the beginning of the Revolutionary War and was sleeping beside his brother, Solomon, when they were awakened at an early hour of Apr. 19, 1775, by their father, Lieut. Edward Stearns, who announced that the British were coming. Distinctly the reports of the mus ketry were heard, during the engagement, as they were wafted on the breezes of that April morning. He often en tertained his family, in after Hfe, with descriptions of his feelings on that day, and, of the activity of each member of the family old enough for service, in preparing food, running bullets and making cartridges. This experience developed his military inclinations and he became prominent in the militia of the state. His commission as Ensign of the Bed ford Co., dated Oct. 17, 1793, bears the signature of Samuel Adams upon it, and is treasured, with many other military papers, by his descendants. He was also a mechanical genius and of an inventive turn of mind. He planned a machine for splitting leather, started a woolen factory, a grist mill and a machine for preparing dye-goods, also, ran 1 fulling-mHl and a spinning-jenney of seventy-two spindles. The impres sion made upon the business world and in the mechanical arts by Capt. Abner Stearns, and his family, is of national repute." He had six children. 1021— ABNER STEARNS JR. (2312), b., Apr. i, 1797. 1022— MARY ANN HILL STEARNS, b.. May 23, 18091 md., May i, 1834, Jonas Munroe Esq., b.. Mar. 17, 1795, of Scotch descent. His first wife was Abigail French Stearns (1071), dau. of Rev. Samuel and Abigail (French) Stearns, of Bedford, Mass., and she d., Jan., 1833; he d.. May 11, 1879; Mrs. Mary (Stearns) Munroe, d., 1893, mother of four ¦children. (a) — George Henry Monroe, b., Nov. 15, 1835; md., Oct. II, 1871, Caroline M. Brower. (b) — ^Jonas Edward Munroe, b.. May 4, 1837; was in the Union Army; md., Nov. 2, 1865, EHen M. But- terfield. (c) — CaroHne French Munroe, b., Apr. 21, 1839. ) 'r^jng (d) — Catherine Frances Munroe, I3., Apr. 21, 1839. ) SIXTH GENERATION. 189 Catherine d. in infancy. Caroline md. Chas. E. Gleason. 1023— EDWARD HARRISON STEARNS (2316), b., Dec. 16, 1814. 1024— GEORGE SULLIVAN STEARNS (2317), b.. May 17, 1816. 1025— ALBERT THOMAS STEARNS (2333), b., Apr. 23, 1821. 1026— HENRY AUGUSTUS STEARNS (2341), b., Oct 23, 1825. 1027— ELIJAH STEARNS (389), b.. May 2, 1770, son of Capt. Edward and Lucy (Wyman) Stearns, of Billerica, Mass.-; d., Apr. 10, 183.1; for many years a merchant, of Bed ford, Mass. "In Mar., 1822, Dea. Michael Crosby, Zebedee Simonds, James Webber and Elijah Stearns, Esq., were chosen as tithing-men and sworn to the faithful discharge of the trust. They were instructed to keep such order on Lord's Day, in the meeting-house and the Centre school- house, as they might think proper, and long poles or staffs were furnished as instruments of authority, to be especially used during public worship." When the stage-coaches made Bedford a popular thoroughfare, a Post-office was estab lished there, and, in 1825, Elijah Steams, Esq., was ap pointed the first Postmaster. The first mail that left the town contained but one letter. Postage was an item of im portance, and rates ranged, according to distance, from six cents to twenty-five, with optional pre-payment. Elijah Stearns was Justice of the Peace from 1805 until his decease. He md., Dec. 30, 1802, Elizabeth Stearns (403), his cousin, dau. of Rev. Josiah Stearns, of Epping, N. H.; she d., Sept. 25, 1862; seven chUdren. 1028— EDWARD STEARNS, b. and d., Dec, 1804. 1029— EDWARD JOSIAH STEARNS, b., Feb., 1806 r d., Dec, 1806. 1030— MARY ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Oct. 31, 1807; d., July 12, 1818. 190 ISAAC STEARNS. 1 03 1— EDWARD JOSIAH STEARNS (2350)^ b., Feb. 24, 1810. 1032— ELIJAH WYMAN STEARNS, b., Jan. 8, 181 3; grad. Harv. Univ., 1838; was a teacher for several years, and later, a druggist in Bedford. 1033— GEORGE O. STEARNS, b., Aug. 30, 1815; a Sur geon Dentist, in Pittsburg, Pa., later in New Haven, Ct. 1034— SAMUEL FRENCH STEARNS, b., Apr. 25, 1818; Surgeon Dentist, in Boston, Mass.; md., Nov. 20, 1848, Catherine Elizabeth Frost, dau. of WilHam R. Frost, of Boston; d., 1889. 1035— SIMEON STEARNS (390), b., Apr. 17, 1772, son of Capt. Edward and Lucy (Wyman) Stearns, of Bedford, Mass.; md., 1-802, Sarah Cole, dau. of Onesimus Cole, of Sherburne, Mass. They settled in Bedford, Mass., where he d., Apr. 17, 1846, and she d.. Mar. 8, 1863; three chUdren. 1036— ELBRIDGE WYMAN STEARNS, b., Apr. 22, 1803; md., Dec. 17, 1826, Ruth Tidd Wright; settled in Bed ford, Mass., where he d., Dec. i, 1876, and she d., Oct. 31, 1884. 1037— LUCY MINERVA STEARNS, b., Sept. 6, 1805; md.. May i, 1823, Ezekiel Warren Preston, of Bedford, Mass. She d.. May 5, 1884. (a) — Elbridge Warren Preston, b., Nov. 8, 1824; d., July, 1827. (b) — Lucy Maria Preston, b., Dec. 10, 1826; d., July. 1827. (c) — Sherman Stearns Preston, b., Feb. 28, 1828. 1038— SALLY MIRANDA STEARNS, b.. May 12, 1808; md., Oct. 12, 1829, Stephen N. Nichols, of Westford, Mass.; d., June 6, 1848. 1039— DUDLEY STEARNS (394), b., Apr. 8, 1760, sou of Rev. Josiah and Sarah (Abbott) Stearns, of Epping, N. H.; went to Saco, afterwards to Fryeburg, Me., where he md., Apr. 6, 1784, Lydia Burbank, b., 1760, dau. of Benja min and Jane S. Burbank, of Kennebunk, Me. The next SIXTH GENERATION. 191 year (1785), he settled in Hiram, Me., as a schoolmaster. Pie left home, Dec. 20, 1793, on the pretence of visiting his kindred and never returned. It was reported that he was drowned in Canada, in 1812. His wid. d., Nov. 23, 1830; five children. 1040— JOSIAH STEARNS, b., Oct. 24, 1785; a merchant, of Portland, Me.; md., 1812, Hannah NeweH, of Lisbon, Me.; 4., July 24, 1824. 1041— WILLIAM STEARNS, b., Sept., 1788; of Passa- dumkeag, Me. 1042— BETSY STEARNS, b.. Mar. 7, 1790; md., 1812, John Buttrick Brown, b., Dec. 8, 1790, in Baldwin, Me.; set tled in Sebago, Me. ; seven children. (a) — WilHam Stearns Brown, b., Aug. 26, 1813; a mill- man, of Sebago, Me.; md., Nov. 29, 1840, Adah Storer, b.. Mar. 5, 1820, dau. of Capt Amos and Sybil P. Storer, of Sebago, Me. Their first two children were twin boys. (b) — Betsy Stearns Brown, b., May 7, 1816. in Sebago; afterwards of Lynn, Mass. (c) — Silas Buttrick Brown, b., June 11, 1818; a sea man, of Greenville, Me. (d) — David Brown, b, Apr. 19, 1820: a farmer, of Se bago, Me. (e) — Thomas Munroe Brown, b., Feb. 7, 1824; of Green- viHe, Me. (f) — Hannah Brown, b.. Mar. 10, 1827; of Lynn, Mass. (g) — James Lawrence Brown, b., Feb. 21, 1832. 1043— DUDLEY STEARNS JR., b., Sept. 9. 1792; en tered the United States naval service and it is not known what became of him. 1044— JANE S. STEARNS, b., Feb. 16, 1794; md., Apr. 12, 1812, Charles C. C. Carlton, a merchant of Portland, Me., b., Aug: 25, 1784, in Exeter, N, H:; she d., Nov. 9, 1824; six children. 192 ISAAC STEARNS. (a) — Mary Jane Carlton, b., Feb. 3, 1813; d.. Mar. 28, 1830. (b)— Theodore Carlton, b., Feb., 1815; d., Apr., 1815. (c) — Frances Ann Carlton, b., Feb. 28, 1816; md., 1837, Albion Prince, a tailor, of Portland, Me. (d)— Harriet P. Carlton, b., July 17, 1818; md., 1836, Benjamin F. Rounds, a cooper, of Portland, Me. (e) — Eliza O. Carlton, b., Apr. 15, 1821; md., Nov. 14, 1841, Thomas Springer, b., Feb. 18, 1820, a hatter, of Portland. (f) — Samuel N. Carlton, b., Apr. 11, 1824; a shoe manu facturer, of Lynn, Mass.; md., Sept. 27, 1846, Re becca E. Rand. 1045— JOHN SEARNS (395), b., Jan. 13, 1762, son of Rev. Josiah and Sarah (Abbott) Stearns, of Epping, N. H.; entered the Revolutionary Army at the age of sixteen. He was a very prosperous farmer and a Justice of the Peace for a long time. He lived several years in Pittsfield, N. H., and about 1802, moved to Deerfield, N. H., where he d., Jan. 23, 1843. He md., 1783, Sarah Lane, qf_PopHn, N. H., b., May 16, 1759, who d., Apr. 25, 1845. They had thirteen children. 1046— SALLY STEARNS, b.. May 21, 1784; d., Dec. 17, 1802. 1047— BETSY STEARNS, b., June 29, 1786; d., Dec. 29. 1826; md., Sept., 1807, Hon. John Chadwick, Esq., b., Jan. 7, 1786, in Deerfield, N. H. They removed to Dover, N. H., where he received several very important public trusts, such as High Sheriff of the Co.; &c., &c. After her decease, he moved into Maine; five children. (a) — Nathaniel G. Chadwick, b., Apr. 21, 1808; a car penter; d., Aug. 12, 1831. (b) — John Stearns Chadwick, b.. May 27, 1810; a mer chant of Bangor, Me., Justice of the Peace and County Treasurer; md., Nov. 26, 1834, Sarah Clark, of Dover. (c) — Edmund Chadwick, b., Jan. 12. 1812; grad. Bow doin Coll., 1840; studied Theology in the Bangor Seminary. SIXTH GENERATION. 193 (d) — Peter Chadwick, b., Mar. 31, 1814; Justice of the Peace, of Bangor, Me.; md., Nov. 15, 1839, Nancy T. Jenkins. (e) — EHzabeth A. Chadwick, b., Oct. 26, 1816; md., 1840, Col. Reuben Hayes, b., 1806, a farmer and Justice of the Peace, of Madbury, N. H. 1048— JOSIAH STEARNS (2351), b.. Mar. 10, 1788. 1049— RUTH STEARNS, b., Nov. 6, 1789; md., Dec. 13, 1810, Hon. Dudley Freese, of Deerfield, N. H., b., Oct. 16, 1787. In early life he was a teacher, afterwards, a farmer, a miller and a land surveyor. He was a Representative in the State Legislature, and a Judge of the C. C. P. He d., Apr. 5, 1843, ii^ the house in which he was born; she d., Jan. 5, 1885, having entered her ninety-sixth year; seven chil dren. (a) — Sally Freese, b., Aug. 7, 1812; md., Nov. 10, 1835, WilHam Norris, of Lowell, Mass. He d., Oct. 17, 1841, and his wid. md.j_Aug., 1843, George "W. Norris, of Lowell, bro. of her first husband. (b) — Dudley Freese Jr., b., Mar. 29, 1814; a trader, of Deerfield, N. H., who d., June 14, 1838. (c) — Mary E. Freese, b., Sept 9, 1817; md., Nov. 17, 1836, Enoch F. Stevens Jr., b., Oct. 30, 1808, a trader, Deputy Sheriff and Postmaster. (d) — AbigaU S. Freese, b., July 22, 1819; md., Dec. 31, 1840, Capt. Jeremiah D. Tilton, b., Mar., 1816, a farmer and shoemaker, of Deerfield, N. H. Her third, fourth and fifth children were triplets, b., Feb. 10, 1844, and named Sarah T. TUton, Sarah Tilton, and Sarah F. Tilton. The last named died the same day. (e) — Caroline S. Freese, b., June 19, 1821; md., Jan. 15, 1843, Nathan Griffin, b., July 3, 1817, a teacher, land-surveyor and farmer. (f) — William G. Freese, b., June 24, 1823; a farmer arid miller. (g) — Martha "W. Freese, b.. May 10, 1827. 1050— JOHN STEARNS, b., Oct 23, 1791; d., 1793. 194 ISAAC STEARNS. 105 1— JOHN STEARNS (2374), b., Oct. 28, 1793. 1052— SAMUEL STEARNS (2384), b., Apr. 10, 1795. 1053— MARY STEARNS, b., Jan. i, 1797; md., Dec, 1818, Jonathan Goodhue, a farmer, of Deerfield, N. H., b^ June 27, 1790. In 1836, he moved to Amesbury, Mass., where she d., Aug. 19, 1844; five children. (a) — Sally S. Goodhue, b.. Mar. 12, 1820; md., May 9, 1842, Joseph Jewell, of Southampton, N. H. (b) — Abigail J. Goodhue, b., Apr. 28, 1822; md., Nov. 21, 1842, Samuel Stevens, of Amesbury, Mass. (c) — Caroline Augusta Goodhue, b., Aug. 3, 1824; md. Dr. Garland of Hampton, N. H.; d. in Gloucester, Mass. (d) — EHzabeth C. Goodhue, b., Dec. 27, 1825; md. Weare Clifford, of LoweH, Mass. (e) — Amanda M. Goodhue, b.. May 24, 1830; unm. 1054— ABIGAIL STEARNS, b., Nov. 20, 1798; d., Dec. 2, 1814, of spotted fever. 1055— JOSHUA STEARNS (2396), b., Jan. 3, 1801. 1056— WILLIAM STEARNS (2404), b., Aug. 5, 1803. 1057— SALLY STEARNS, b.. Mar. 21, 1805; md., Apr. 5, 1825, David Lamprey, a farmer, of Northampton, N. H. They settled first in Concord, afterwards in Deerfield, where she d., June 14, 185 1; ten chHdren. (a) — Nancy C. Lamprey, b.. May 11, 1826. (b) — Morris J. Lamprey, b., Dec. 9, 1827. (c) — SaHy Stearns Lamprey, b., Mar. 20, 1829. (d) — ^John Stearns Lamprey, b., May 23, 1830. (e) — Martha F. Lamprey, b., Oct. 8, 1832. (f) — Malvina C. Lamprey, b., Nov. 10, 1834. (g) — WilHam B. Lamprey, b., Nov. 30, 1836. (h) — Daniel C. Lamprey, b., Apr. 6, 1839. (i) — Uriah L. Lamprey, b., Apr. 5, 1842. (j) — Almond S. Lamprey, b., May 15, 1843; d., Sept, 1844. SIXTH GENERATION. 195 1058— BRYANT STEARNS, b., Jan. 22, 1807; Justice of the Peace, machinist and farmer, of Deerfield, N. H.; md., Jan. I, 1834, Sally G. Vesey, of Deerfield, b., Feb. 2, 1810, who d., Sept. II, 1834; d., Dec. 31, 1838, bequeathing $2,800 for charitable purposes; one daughter. 1059— SARAH E. STEARNS, b., Aug. 23, 1834; d., Sept. 26, 1834. 1060— JOSIAH STEARNS (396), b., Jan. 23, 1764, son of Rev. Josiah and Sarah (Abbott) Stearns, of Epping, N. H.; md.j 1791, Sarah Whittier; a carpenter and farmer, who settled, about 1788, in Mount"Vernon, Me.; six chUdren. 1063— BETSY STEARNS, b., Dec. 13, 1793; md. (i). Elder Ward Locke, who d., Nov., 1828; md. (2), 1829, Sam uel Cushman, of New Gloucester, Me.; three children. (a) — Hiram Ward Locke, b., 1819; a teacher, in Mis sissippi. (b) — Polly Cushman. (c) — Frances Cushman. 1064— SARAH STEARNS, b., Sept. 9, 1795; md., Oct. 15, 1815, Varnum Cram, of New Sharon, Me.; seven chil dren. (a) — Varnum Howard Cram, b., Aug. 19, 1817. (b) — Mary Elizabeth Cram, b., June 23, 1823. (c) — EmUy Kelly Cram, b.. Mar. 19, 1826. (d) — ^Warren Augustus Cram, b., Apr. 29, 1829. (e) — Laura Ann Cram, b., Sept. 4, i8j2. (f) — Sarah Josephine Cram, b., July 17, 1834. (g) — Hiram Loren Cram, b., Apr. 29, 1837. 1065— HANNAH STEARNS, b., Apr. 7, 1798; d., June, 1840; md., 1817, Jesse Lovejoy, of Fayette, Me.; six chil dren. (a) — David Porter Lovejoy, b., Apr., 1819. (b) — Maria FuHer Lovejoy, b., Aug., 1821. (c)— Periey Ray Lovejoy, b., July, 1823. (d)— Sarah Whittier Lovejoy, b., Aug., 1825. 196 ISAAC STEARNS. (e) — Lee Augustus Lovejoy, b., 1827. (f) — ^John Rodney Lovejoy, b., 1829. 1066— SOPHIA STEARNS, b., Aug. 31, 1800; md. (i), Apr. 22, 1824, Cyrus Whitney, of ChesterviHe, Me., who d., 1829, and she md. (2), James M. Manson, of Farmington, Me., who d., 1841 ; six chUdren. (a) — ^Hervey Stearns Whitney, b., Mar., 1825. (b) — Martha Warren Whitney, b., 1827. (c) — George Frederic Manson, b., 1832. (d) — Sarah Maria Manson, b., 1834. (e)— Rosamond Cushman Manson, b., 1837. (f) — ^Esther Jane Manson, b., 1841. 1067— JOHN R. STEARNS, b., Sept. 2, 1805; a sHver- Smith; md. and settled in Boston. 1068— SAMUEL STEARNS, b., July 4, 181 1; a house- carpenter, of Boston, Mass.; unm. 1069— REV. SAMUEL STEARNS (399), b., Apr. 8, 1770, son of Rev. Josiah and Sarah (Ruggles) Stearns, of Epping, N. H. ; grad. Harv. Coll., 1794; Pastor of the Congregational Church in Bedford, Mass., where he d., Dec. 26, 1834. Pie pursued his theological studies under the direction of Rev. Jonathan French, of Andover, whose daughter, Abigail French, became his wife. May 9, 1797. "It is worthy of re mark, that, during the whole of his protracted ministry of thirty-nine years, he was never absent from his people at any communion season but one which occurred about two weeks before his death." When the church was repaired and newly furnished, in 1886, a memorial window was consecrated to his memory. In this, the extended hand holding the uplifted cross is artistically represented, and the foUowing inscription is seen: "IN MEMORIAM. Rev. Samuel Stearns, 1796-1834." Mrs. Abigail (French) Stearns, wife of Rev. Samuel Stearns, was born. May 29, 1776, and died, Dec. 2, 1858. SIXTH GENERATION. 197 ¦"Wise and good, respected and beloved, she sleeps in Jesus, and her memory is precious." "The body of Rev. Samuel Stearns was interred in the famUy vault of the old burial- ground at Bedford, and there remained until the death of his widow. Madam AbigaU Stearns, in 1858, when they were both deposited in cemented vaults on the western slope of Shawshine Cemetery. Of their thirteen children, eleven reached maturity and no other Bedford family has exerted so great an influence in the world of letters. They all re ceived the highest advantages for education that the schools afforded." The following epitaph is found in Shawshine Cemetery: "Peter, a Revolutionary soldier, freed slave of Rev. Josiah Stearns, of Epping, N. H., faithful hired servant of Rev. Samuel Stearns. Born, 1750, died, 1807. A Good Christian." Peter "Freeman" served in the Revolutionary War and was freed by his master. Rev. Josiah Stearns, whose son. Rev. Samuel, met him in Boxford, Mass., many years after, took him to his home and cared for him until death. He was buried near the door of the tomb where the body of Rev. Samuel Stearns lay for many years. 1070— INFANT, b. and d., 1798. 1071 ABIGAIL FRENCH STEARNS, b., Jan. 7, 1800; md., Nov. 24, 1831, Jonas Munroe, b.. Mar. 17, 1795. She d., Jan., 1833, leaving one chUd, and her husband, md. (2), Mary A. H. Stearns (1022); one dau. (a)— EHen Maria Munroe, b., Aug. 30, 1832; md. John CHfford; d., Jan. 20, 1887. 1072— SAMUEL HORATIO STEARNS, b., Sept. 12, 1801; grad. Harv. Univ., 1823; d., July 15, 1837, unm. He was a feeble child, of a serious, thoughtful mind. He entered PhUHps Academy, Andover, when Httle more than fifteen years of age, and united with the church in Bedford, of which his father was pastor, June i, 1817. His course in Harvard was pursued with difficulty on account of physical weakness, but his part in commencement exercises was the Latin salu- 198 ISAAC STEARNS. tatory, and on taking his second degree, three years after, he delivered the master's valedictory in Latm. Mr. Stearns spent some months as teacher in PhUlips Academy and joined the Junior class in the Theological Seminary, at Andover, in Dec, 1825, completing his course there in 1828. He preached in Philadelphia during the following winter, as an assistant to Dr. Skinner, and, after seasons of preaching in variotis churches, was ordained pastor of the "Old SoutTi Church'" of Boston, Apr. 16, 1834. His health began to fail and he asked a dismission from the church and society where his beautiful spirit and briHiant talents had been manifested so short a time. He spent months traveling through the mild latitudes of the continent, and was on his homeward journey, having reached Paris, when strength failed and he passed away. His remains were brought to this country and de posited in Mt. Auburn, Dec. 26, 1837, the fourth anniversary of his father's death. 1073— SARAH CAROLINE STEARNS, b., Apr. 15, 1803; md., Sept. 27, 1827, Rev. Forest Jeffords, b., Aug. 4, 1794, son of Samuel Jeffords, of WeHs, Me. He was instaHed in Middleton, Mass., 1832, and resigned there in 1844; nine children. (a) — ^Jane Abigail Jeffords, b., June 29, 1828; md., Nov. 22, 1849, Augustus G Colby, of Springfield, Mass. (b) — Sarah Caroline Jeffords, b., Feb. 6, 1830; md., Jan. 17. 1855, Joseph M. Pettingill, of Amesbury, Mass. (c) — Samuel Stearns Jeffords, b., Nov. 15, 1831; md., June 19, 1853, Charlotte B. Davenport, of Dorches ter, Mass. (d) — Olive Maria Jeffords, b., Oct. 7, 1833; md.. Sept 18, 1861, Rev. John F. Gleason, of Bedford, Mass. (e) — Elizabeth Sperry Jeffords, b., Aug. 31, 1835; md., Aug. 16, 1866, Jacob W. Haskell, of South Bos ton. (f) — William Reed Jeffords, b.. May 19, 1837; md.. Mar. 7, i860, Maria Perry, of West Cambridge, Mass. (g) — Jonathan Forest Jeffords, b., June 20, 1838; md., Dec. 4, 1858, Anne Melissa "Hurd, of Newton, Mass. SIXTH GENERATION. 199 (h) — Charlotte Leavitt Jeffords, b., Aug. 17, 1839; md., Jan. I, 1873, George W. Capron, of Providence, R. I. (i) — ^Josiah Atherton Jeffords, b., Sept. 16, 1842; md. Caroline Blanchard, of Cambridge; d., Jan. 11, 1889, at Charlestown, W. Va. 1074— WILLIAM AUGUSTUS STEARNS (2409), b.. Mar. 17, 1805. 1075— MARY HOLYOKE STEARNS, b., Nov. 14, 1806; d., June 8, 1881; unm. / 1076— JONATHAN FRENCH STEARNS (2416), b., Sept. 4, 1808. 1077— ELIZABETH WILLIAMS STEARNS, b., July 29, 1810; md., Dec. 8, 1831, Dea. Charles James, of Med ford, Mass.; five children. (a) — George Edwin James, b., Sept. 25, 1832; md. (i), Eveline C. Ring, b., Oct. 30, 1835. They had two children, and she d., Apr. 30, 1867. He md. (2), Elizabeth A. Townsend, b., Nov. 26, 1839, and had three more children. (b) — Lyman James, b., Aug. 9, 1834; was Lieut, of Co. E., 3d. Mass. Cav., G. A. R.; d., Dec. 12, 1864, at Winchester, Va., of wounds received at the battle of Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864. (c) — Mary EHzabeth James, b.. May 7, 1836. (d) — Charles Waldron James, b., Sept. 22, 1847; d., Aug. 26, 1850, at Bedford, Mass. (e) — Harrison Webster James, b., Nov. 12, 1852; md. AHce KimbaH Webb, b., Jan. 4, 1855. 1078— JOSIAH ATHERTON STEARNS, b., Sept. i, 1812. Twins. 1079— GEORGE WASHINGTON STEARNS, b., Sept I, 1812. George W. Stearns d., Oct 12, 1812. Josiah A. Steams, A. M., Ph. D., was one of the veteran schoolmasters of Bos- 200 ISAAC STEARNS. ton, whose intelligence, conscientious and untiring eft'orts have done so much to build up and perpetuate the excellency of our common school system. He was for thirty-nine years in the servicec of the city of Boston, as usher in the Adams, and head-master of the Mather, Lawrence and Norcross Schools. His former pupils, numbering tens of, thousands, remember him as a careful, thorough teacher and a genuine, open-hearted friend. The following memorial is self-ex plaining: CITY OF BOSTON. In School Committee, Sept. 26, 1882. Resolved, That in accepting the resignation of Josiah A. Stearns, master of the Norcross School, this committee is glad to place upon the records a recognition of the many admirable qualities with which Mr. Stearns has advanced his office, through a teach ing service, in the employment of the city, of more than thirty-nine years. Resolved, That his most fitting memorial is in the love and veneration of the hundreds of men and women, whose youth he helped to train in high and noble ways, and who, in his old age, will continue to call him blessedT Resolved, That we extend to him most cordial wishes that he rnay live long to enjoy the satisfaction of honor, love, obedience and troops of friends, which he has earned in his pubHc work and private worth. Resolved, That these resolutions be entered upon the rec ords of the Board, and a copy thereof, properly engrossed, be sent to Mr. Stearns. Adopted unanimously. Attest: Phineas Bates, Jr., Sec Mr. Stearns was actively identified with the Masonic Fra ternity for more than twenty-nine years. For years, he pre sided at the altars of the lodge, chapter and commandery. At his funeral, Columbian Lodge conducted the impressive burial service of the fraternity and Joseph Warren com mandery performed escort duty. Mr. Stearns was also a veteran Odd Fellow, having been a member of the order SIXTH GENERATION. 201 more than twenty-five years. The old homestead at Bed ford became his property after the decease of his mother and he lavished much of his ample salary on the transforma tion of the rocky acres into productive fields. He wrote sev eral hymns of much merit and was active in planning and carrying out each "Memorial Day" service. He d., Sept. '&, 1883; unm. 1080— CHARLOTTE ESTHER STEARNS, b.. Sept 17, 1814; md., Oct. 10, 1837, Rev. Jonathan Leavitt, her father's immediate successor in the ministry, who was b., Oct 21, 1800, son of Roswell and Dorothy (Ashley) Leavitt, of Cor nish, N. H. He was dismissed from Bedford, in 1840, to enter upon broader fields of labor at Providence, R. I., and there remained, as pastor of Richmond St. Church, for a quarter of a century. Mrs. Leavitt d., Feb. 27, 1850, and Tie d., Oct 7, 1877; two children. (a) — Edward Chalmers Leavitt, b., Mar. 9, 1842; a prominent artist of Providence, R. I. (b) — Charlotte Elizabeth Leavitt, b.. Mar. 4, 1846; md. Edward E. Slocum, of Providence, R. I. 1081— ANN CATHERINE STEARNS, b., Oct. 10, 1816; an able assistant in furnishing family history. 1082— EBENEZER SPERRY STEARKS (2420), b., Dec 23, 1819. 1083— WILLIAM STEARNS (401), b., Nov. 23, 1773, son of Rev. Josiah and Sarah (Ruggles) Stearns, of Epping, N. H.; Deacon of the church and Justice of the Peace in Flpping; md. (i). May 6, 1800, Mary Bryant, dau. of Walter Bryant, Esq., of New Market, N. H. She d., Oct. 16, 1806, and he md. (2), Jan. 3, 1809, Abigail Richards Howe, b.. May 29, 1774, dau. of Lemuel Howe, of Templeton, Mass.; four -children. 1084— WILLIAM RICHARDS STEARNS, b., Nov. i, 1809. 1085— REV. JOSIAH HOWE STEARNS, b.. Oct. i, 1812; grad. Dartmouth CoH., 1840; md.. Sept, 1844, EHza Kilby, b., Apr., 1820, dau. of John Kilby, Esq., of Dennis- 202 ISAAC STEARNS. ville. Me., where Rev. J. H. Stearns was ordained and in staHed as pastor, Nov. 6, 1844. We have but the record of one daughter. 1085 1-2— ABBY THAiYER STEARNS, b., Apr. 22, 1847; ™d., Oct. 20, 1880, Dr. Frank Wood Spalding, b., Apr. 29, 1844, in Bingham, Me. He grad. Bowdoin CoH., 1872; N. Y. Univ. of Med., 1875, as valedictorian of his class. In 1896, was on medical staff of Clifton Springs, N. Y., Sani tarium; no children. 1086— MARY E. STEARNS, b., Mar. 6, 1815. 1087— SAMUEL R. STEARNS, b., Aug., 1817; d., Oct, 1820. 1088— NATHANIEL STEARNS (408), b.. Mar. 29, 1754, son of Samuel and Hannah (Trask) Stearns, of Billerica, Mass.; md. (i), Feb. 10, 1784, Sarah Carleton, bapt.. May 26, 1765, dau. of John Carleton, of Billerica. She d., and he md. (2), Aug. 6, 1791, Lydia Wilson. He died soon after his second marriage, leaving one son. 1089— NATHANIEL STEARNS JR. (2421), b., Feb. 5, 1789. 1090— SAMUEL STEARNS JR. (409), bapt. Sept. 28, 1755) son of Samuel and Hannah (Trask) Stearns, of Bil lerica, Mass.; md., June 2, 1785, AHce Stearns, b., Apr. 30, 1762, dau. of Thomas and Betty (Manning) Stearns, of Bil lerica. His name disappears from the tax-Hst of BiHerica, in 1788. 1091— JONATHAN STEARNS (410), b.. May 9, 1758, son of Samuel and Hannah (Trask) Steams, of Billerica^ Mass.; md. (i), July i, 1784, Molly Wright, by whom he had three chUdren. In 1789, Jonathan separated from his first wife, MoHy, and md. (2), Betty , by whom he had six chUdren, born in BiHerica. After leaving her first husband, Molly Wright md. a Mr. Davis, and moved to Gouldsboro, Me., where Mr. Davis died and she went to Brewer VUlage, Me., where she lived with her son, Samuel Stearns, until his death, in 1842. She died, 1847, over eighty years of age. 1092— SAMUEL STEARNS (2426), b., 1785. SIXTH GENERATION. 203 1093— ELCY STEARNS, b., 1787; went with her mother, to Gouldsboro, Me.; md. Moody Lunt and settled in Bucks- port, Me. She had one dau., now deceased. 1094— DANIEL STEARNS (2437), b., Dec 19, 1788. 1095— JONATHAN STEARNS JR. (2445), b., Sept. 6, 1798. 1096— DAVID STEARNS, b., Jan. 15, 1800. 1097— OTIS STEARNS (2452), b., Aug. 20, 1804. 1098— CHARLES STEARNS (2459), b., Oct. 31, 1806. 1099— DORINDA STEARNS, b., May 4, 1808. 1 100— CLARISSA STEARNS, b., Apr. 12, i8ia I loi— JOSIAH STEARNS (411), b., May 16, 1760, son of Samuel and Hannah (Trask) Stearns, of Billerica, Mass. ; md. 1 102— JOHN STEARNS, md. his cousin, Zilpah Stearns (1108), dau. of Joseph Steams. 1 103— JOSEPH STEARNS (412), b., June 27, 1763, son of Samuel and Hannah (Trask) Stearns, of BiHerica, Mass.; md. (i), Dec. 5, 1787, Zilpah Crosby, b., Oct. 26, 1767, who d. about 1825, dau. of Jacob and Hannah (Russell) Crosby, of BiHerica; md. (2), May 11, 1828, Elizabeth Prentiss, b., Sept. 19, 1780, who d.. Sept 25, 1835; eight children. 1 1 04— SAMUEL STEARNS, b., 1789; went West and was never heard from. lies— MARY STEARNS, b., 1791; md. Marshall Pierce, of Chelmsford, Mass. 1 106 — ^ROYAL STEARNS, md. Susanna Lawrence, of Lexington, Mass.; d. about 1824. 1 107— JOSEPH STEARNS JR., md. his cousin, Harriet Stearns (418), dau. of Elijah Stearns (416); no chUdren. 1 108— ZILPAH STEARNS, b., ; md., her cousin, John Stearns (iioi), son of josiah. 1 109— HIRAM STEARNS, d. young. 204 ISAAC STEARNS. I no— MAHALA STEARNS, b., Aug. 7, 1809; md., Apr, 17, 1 83 1, James A. Lovejoy; three children. (a) — ^Anne Frances Lovejoy, b., Apr. 9, 1832; d., Oct. 20, 1861. (b) — Sarah MeHssa Lovejoy, b., Sept. 18, 1835; md., Feb. 27, 1862, Joshua B. Brigham, of Providence, R. I.; d., Nov. 25, 1867. (c) — ^James Alonzo Lovejoy, b., Feb. 5, 1842; d., Jan. 6, 1869. nil— JEROME BONAPARTE STEARNS (2480), b., 181 1, in No. Chelmsford, Mass. 1112— ISSACPIAR STEARNS (414), b., Apr. 3, 1767, son of Samuel and Hannah (Trask) Stearns, of Billerica, Mass.; md., Sept. 16, 1790, Dolly Page, of Bedford, Mass.; six children. 1 1 13— SETH STEARNS (2482), b.. 1805; d., 1870. 1 1 14— HARVEY STEARNS. 1 1 15— REUBEN STEARNS. 1 1 16— DAUGHTER. 1117— MARINDA STEARNS. 1 1 18— CLARISSA STEARNS. 1 1 19— ISAAC STEARNS (421), b., Dec 31, 1753, son of Thomas and Betty (Manning) Stearns, of BiHerica and Ash by, Mass.; according to Dr. Bond, md., Mar. 12, 1778, Mary Crosby. He was a hatter, by trade, and was in Shay's Re bellion in 1786; settled in Sudbury, Mass.; d., in HaverhiH, N. H., about 1836. The Ashby records give, '"Isaac Steams, d.. May 13, 1775." If that Isaac Stearns were a son of Thomas and Betty (Manning) Stearns, the one who md. Mary Crosby, and was in Shay's RebelHon must have been another person. We give the record as it comes to us; four children. 1 120— JOHN STEARNS (2489), b., Jan. 28, 1787. 1 121— DANIEL STEARNS (2495), b., 1789. 1 122— ELIZA STEARNS. SIXTH GENERATION. 205 1123— HENRY STEARNS, is known to have had one son, James Stearns. 1 124— ABEL STEARNS (425), b., Apr. 9, 1765, son of Thomas and Betty (Manning) Stearns, of Billerica, Mass.; of Ashby, Mass.; md., Dec. 28, 1786, Susanna HartweH, b., Sept. 22, 1763, dau. bf Jonathan and Elizabeth (Tarbell) HartweH. She d., July 4, 1841, aged 77 years and he d..,. Jan. 13, 1849, ill Newton Centre, Mass., and was buried in Ashby, Mass. He was a soldier of the Revolutionary War; four chUdren. 1 125— JOHN STEARNS (2496), b., Dec. 15, 1788. 1 126— ABEL STEARNS JR. (2505), b., Apr. i, 1796. 1 127— ISAAC STEARNS, b., Feb. 3, 1800; d., in Ashby, Mass. 1 12F— SUSANNA STEARNS, b., 1803; d., very young. 1 129— JONATHAN STEARNS JR. (431), b.. May 2, 1 77 1, son of Jonathan and Abigail (Moore) Stearns, of Rut land, Mass.; md., 1803, Tabitha Newton, of Princeton, Mass., who d., July 25, 1835, at Holden, Mass. They settled in Rut land, Mass., where their twelve children were born and where he died. May 8, 1844, but was buried at Holden, Mass. 1 130— CHARLES STEARNS, b., Aug. 3, 1803; d., Dec. 23, 1853, at Grafton, Mass.; unm. 1 131— ABIGAIL STEARNS, b., Nov. 21, 1804; d., June 27, 1840, at Holden, Mass.; unm. 1 132— ALICE STEARNS, b., Oct 23, 1806; d., Apr. 1858, at Templeton, Mass.; unm. II33_RUTH STEARNS, b., Mar. 22, iSoS; md. Charies EHis, who d., Oct. 28, 1866, in Uxbridge, Mass. She d., Feb. I, 1841, at the same place; two chUdren. (a) — Miss Mary ElHs, their daughter, was Principal of Mt. Holyoke Female Seminary ,_South Hadley, for several years; afterward, was of Mills CoH., Almeda- Co., Cal. (b) — Albert Ellis, their son, d., 1863; unm. 206 ISAAC STEARNS. 1 134— MARY STEARNS, b., Jan. 7, 181 1; d., Sept. 25, 1 83 1, at Holden, Mass. 1 135— AZUBAH N. STEARNS, b., July 24, 1813; d., Aug. 27, 183 1, at Holden, Mass. 1 136— JOHN STEARNS (2513), b., Apr. 16, 1815. 1 137— DOLLY STEARNS, b., Feb. 22, 1817; d., Aug. 14, 1819, at Rutland, Mass. 1 138— DOLLY STEARNS, b., Oct. 6, 1819; md. Mr. MiHer, and had one child; d., Mar., 1852, at Johnstown, P. Q. (a) — Lizzie Miller, d. in infancy. 1139— MARTHA ANN STEARNS, b., Feb. 28, 1821; md. Joseph Snow and had three children. (a) — Mary Snow, d. young. (b) — Fred Snow. (c) — Lizzie Snow. 1 140— WILLIAM STEARNS, b., May 8, 1823; d., Nov. 15, 1844, in Holden, Mass. 1 141— DANA STEARNS, I'., Sept. 6, 1827; d., Oct 9, 1831, in Holden, Mass. 1 142 —ELIJAH STEARNS, JR. (436), b., M^y i, 1767, son of Capt. Elijah and Lucy (Lane) Stearns, of Rutland, Mass.; md. (i), June 25, 1795, Jane Boyes, dau. of John and Martha (Dickee) Boyes, of Rutland, Mass., where he set tled; md. (2), Dec. 22, 1801, SaHy Harrington; md. (3), Apr., 1815, Mrs. Sarah Sawyer, wid of Tombs Sawyer, of Bolton, Mass. About 1806, he moved to Alstead, N. H., and, a few years later to Fairlee, Vt, where he d.. Mar. 15, 1841, "an honest, industrious man, a sincere, humble Christian, full of the faith of the life to come;" nine children. 1 143— JOHN STEARNS, b., 1796; md. and settled in IH. 1 144— MARTHA STEARNS, md. Amos Reed, a farmer, of Ackworth, N. H. 1145— INFANT, d. By second wife. SIXTH GENERATION. 207 1 146— ASA STEARNS, a house-carpenter, of Boston, Mass.; md. Catherine Brickett; s. p. 1 147— ELIJAH STEARNS 3d., md. Sabrina Foote, and settled in Illinois; one daughter. 1 148— ADELINE CORNELIA STEARNS, b., Apr. 30, 1841 ; md., Sept. 3, i860, Samuel Camp Hayes, b.. Mar. 24, 1834, Deputy U. S. Marshal, of Chicago, IH. She d., in childbad. May i, 1879, leaving three chUdren. (a) — Almina Mary Hayes, b., Oct. 11, 1862. (b) — Gertrude Sabrina Hayes, b.. May 13, 1864. (c) — AdeHne Frances Hayes, b., Apr. 29, 1879. 1 149— FRANCIS STEARNS, of Boston, Mass. 1 150— INFANT, b. and d. By third wife. 1151— CYRUS STEARNS (2518), b., Feb. i, 1816. 1 152— ADELINE STEARNS, b., June 17, 1817; md., Apr. 3, 1841, David Hancock, a farmer, of Worcester, Vt. 1 1 53— CAPT. JOSIAH STEARNS (437), b., June 18, 1769, son of Capt. Elijah and Lucy (Lane) Stearns, of Rut land, Mass.; md., Jan. 28, 1795, Ruth Hunt, of Milton, Mass., who d., Jan. 10, 1848, aged 78 years. They settled in Leo minster, Mass.; seven children. 1 1 54— ELIZA STEARNS, b.. May 24, 1795; d., Aug. 3, 1799. 1 155— CHARLES STEARNS (2521), b., Aug. 23, 1796. 1 156— NANCY STEARNS, b., Apr. 24, 1798; md., Apr. 19, 1821, Martin WUder, of Leominster, Mass.; nine chil dren. (a) — Anne E. Wilder, b.. Mar. 23, 1823; md., Jan. 14, 1847, Francis S. Cutting, of Worcester, Mass.; d., July 14, 185a (b) — Cassius E. WUder, b., Nov. 24, 1824; d., Oct, 31, 1840. 208 ISAAC STEARNS. (c)— Charies E. WUder, b., Aug. 17, 1826; of Worces ter, Mass. (d)— Henry S. Wilder, b., Oct. 18, 1828; d., Apr. 24, 1835- (e)— Maria A. WUder, b., Nov. 13, 1830; d., Apr. 14, 1831. (f) — Francis M. WUder, b., June 23, 1832. (g)— George H. Wilder, b., Nov. 30, 1835; d., Aug. 29,. 1836. (h)— Abby C. WUder, b., Oct. 3, 1837. (i)— Helen A. Wilder, b., Sept. 13, 1841. 1 157— ELIZA STEARNS,.b., Feb. 13, 1800; md., June 21, 1818, Artemas Richardson, of Leominster, Mass.; settled in Worcester, Vt. ; five children. (a) — Henry A. Richardson, b.. May 15, 1819; md., 1845, Harriet BHss, of Northampton, Mass.; settled in Brooklyn, N. Y. (b) — Eliza Ann Richardson, b., June 3, 1822; md. about 1845, Edwin Holmes, of West Boyleston, Mass. (c) — Emily A. Richardson, b., Mar. 11, 1830. (d) — EHen A. Richardson, b., Oct. 6, 1835. (e) — Charles Torrey Richardson, b.. Mar. 25, 1846. 1158— EMILY STEARNS, b., Dec 9, 1802; md., Nov. i, 1826, Phinehas Burditt, of Leominster; d., Feb. 21, 1849. (a) — Horatio N. Burditt, b., Sept. 6, 1827; of BrookHne, Mass. (b) — Harriet A. Burditt, b.. May 17, 1829. (c)— Ellen F. Burditt, b., Sept. 6, 1833. 1 159— ALMIRA STEARNS, b., Apr. 3, 1804; md.. May 14, 1834, Stephen Metcalf, of Worcester, Mass., who d.. May 19, 1836. She d., July 17, 1838. (a)— John S. Metcalf, b., Mar., 1836; d., July, 1838. 1 160— WILLIAM STEARNS (2530), b., Nov. 18, 1812. 1 161— ISAAC STEARNS (442), b., Feb. 21, 1763, in Wrentham, Mass., son of Nathan and Mercy (White) SIXTH GENERATION. 209 Stearns, of Wrentham; md., Nov. 4, 1788, Susanna Smith, b., Dec. 31, 1765, who d., Apr. 30, 1840, dau. of Nicholas and Hannah Smith, of Mansfield, Mass. They settled in Mans field, where he d., Aug. 23, 1837; eight children. 1 162— ISAAC STEARNS JR. (2536), b., Jan. 18, 1790. 1163— LOVICA STEARNS, b., Sept. 22, 1792; md., Mar. 22, 1822, Bezaleel HaH, a farmer, b., Sept. 6, 1787, son of James HaH, of Middleboro, Mass.; d^ Jan. 29, 1872, at Mansfield, Mass. (a) — Dau., b. and d., Sept., 1825, in Barnard, Vt. 1 164— SUSANNA STEARNS, b., Nov. 3, 1794; d., Mar. 17, 1869; unm. 1 165— ASENATH STEARNS, b., Dec 27, 1796; d., Oct 30, 1855; md., June 5, 1821, John Shedd. 1 166— RACHEL STEARNS, b., Dec. 2, 1801; md., Apr. 5, 1837, James SuHivan Randall, b., Aug., 1805, son of Job Randall, of Easton; she d., Feb. 20, 1864. (a) — Asenath Jane Randall, b., Jan. 19, 1839. 1 168— POLLY STEARNS, b., Aug. 14, 1804. > ^ • 1 167— SALLY STEARNS, b., Aug. 14, 1804. S Polly d., Jan. 29, 1868, in Mansfield, Mass. Sally d., Oct. 31, 1890, in Mansfield. Both unmarried. 1 169— WILLIAM STEARNS (2546), b., Aug. 2, 1808. 1 170— BETHUEL STEARNS (448), b., July 4, 1780, son of Simon and Mary (Johnston) Stearns, of Stoughton, Mass. ; md., 1803, Sarah Butterfield, b., Nov. 29, 1782, in Wihon, N. H., a farmer of Wilton, Me., who d., Apr. 7, 1834, in Stough ton, Mass.; fourteen children. 1 171— BETHUEL MELVIRA STEARNS, b.. Sept 21, 1804; unm. His will, dated Sept. 13, 1880, leaves all his es tate, real, personal and mixed, to his niece, "Ada L. lander, who has resided with me in time past, and is now commorant of Lawrence, in the commonwealth of Mass. * * * That the said Ada L. Lander shaU, by virtue of this, my last wiH and testament, become the absolute owner, in fee simple, of aH my said estate." The wiH was executed in Foxcroft, Piscataquis Co., State of Maine. 210 ISAAC STEARNS. 1 172— SARAH W. STEARNS, b., Feb. 23, 1806; d., soon. 1 173— LEWIS ELLISON STEARNS (2555), b., Aug. 6. 1807. 1 174— ALBERT IRVIN STEARNS (2561), b., Jan. 19, 1809. 1 175— SARAH BUTTERFIELD STEARNS, b.. May 18, 1812. 1176-^WILLIAM H. STEARNS, b. and d., Aug., 1813. 1 177— GEORGE PICKERING STEARNS, b., Oct. 30, 1814; a farm.er, of Gardner, Me.; md., July 25, 1842, Martha Bennett. 1 178— CHARLES WESLEY STEARNS (2564), b., Nov. 27, 1816. 1 179— SALOME DAVIS STEARNS, b., July 28, 1819, in Wilton, Me. ii8c^CLIMELA RANEY STEARNS, b., Feb. 10, 1821. Twins. 1 181— CLARISSA HILLMAN WHITNEY STEARNS, b., Feb. 10, 1821. CHmela md.. May 7, 1848, Samuel Morse, of Fairfield, Me. Clarissa was of Lubec, Me. 1 182— THADDEUS CONSTANTINE STEARNS, b., Apr. 4, 1823. 1 183— PEMBROKE BEAUFORT STEARNS, b.. May 22, 1824; of Hampden, Me. 1 184— RUTH AURIL STEARNS, b., July 11, 1828, at Bower Brook. 1 185— CAPT. ELIJAH STEARNS (454), b., Jan. 24, 1762, son of EHphalet and (Clark) Stearns, of Ver mont; md. (i), Jan. i, 1790, Lucretia Johnson; md. (2), Apr. 13, 1819, Catherine CHsbee. He was a soldier in the Revo lutionary War and was known as Capt. Stearns. The foUow ing extract is from the Hist, of Cuyahoga Co., O. : "EHphalet SIXTH GENERATION. 211 Stearns was a Capt. in the Ariierican forces during the Revo lution. His son, Elijah Stearns, served with him and was promoted to a lieutenancy, in which capacity he rendered zealous servicec in the cause of liberty." He settled in Dover, Vt., but, in 1815, bought a large tract of land twelve miles west of Cleveland, O., of which his sons took possession. He died, Jan. 25, 1823, in Dover, Vt.; seven children. 1 186— ANSON STEARNS, b., Aug. 25, 1791; d., Oct. 14, 1791. 1 187— DAVID JOHNSON STEARNS (2568), b., Aug. 24, I7S3- 1188— ALVAH STEARNS, b., Oct. 24, 1755; d., .C872. He had a large family, many of whom are still Hving, but we have been unable to get any information from them. Elwyn Stearns, Coe Ridge, O., Erwin Stearns, Elyria, O., and Emerson Stearns, Kalamazoo, Mich., are said to be his grand-children. 1 189— VESPASIAN STEARNS (2577), b., June 3, 1798. 1 190— ELLIOTT STEARNS (2586), b., Dec 21, 1803. 1 191— ELIJAH STEARNS JR. (2595), b., July 4) 1806. 1 192— ASAPH GRAVES RICE STEARNS (2619), b. Jan. 13, 181 1. 1 193— PHINEAS STEARNS (461), b., 1779, in Massa chusetts, son of EHphalet and (Clark) Steams, of Vermont; about 1787, his father removed to "Vermont, and Phineas "was raised" there. He md., 1801, Mary Cooper, who was born in Connecticut; went to Western N. Y., then to Western, IH.; d., Sept. 27, 1866, and is buried in Pr.iirie City, 111.; twelve children. 1 194— CLARK STEARNS (2631), b., 1802. ii95_SALLIE STEARNS, b., 1804; md. Thomas Jores and settled in Naples, Ontario Co., N. Y., where she d., about 1828. ii96_PARLEY STEARNS (2640), b., 1806. ii97_MIRANDA STEARNS, b., 1808; md. Newcomb Wilcox and settled in Mich., where she d., 1882. 212 ISAAC STEARNS. 1 198— ASAPH STEARNS, b., 1810; d. in infancy. 1 199— SANGER STEARNS (2644), b., 1812. 1200— JEFFERSON GOULD STEARNS (2652), b., 1816. 1201— MADISON STEARNS (2660), b., 1818. 1202— NANCY STEARNS, b., 1820; md. Gilbert Green and settled in IHinois, where she d., 1850. She is said to have had two daughters. (a) — Frances Green. (b) — EHen Green. 1203— HARRISON STEARNS (2664), b., 1822. 1204— LUCRETIA STEARNS, b., Nov. -g, 1824; md., 1849, Henry Mariner, b.. Mar. 10, 1818, a farmer, of Bush- nell, la., where they settled and where she d., Mar. 24, 1884; two children. (a) — Mary Mariner, b-, June 2, 1850, in Canton. IH.; md., 1873, W. K. Stewart and settled in Monmouth, where she d., Sept. 2, 1886. They had four chil- dien. (b) — Ada Miranda Mariner, b., Feb. 2, 1854; a teacher in Peoria, 111. Her assistance has been valuable in tracing this branch of the family, while her brief autobiography is: "I am not married, I am not dead." 1205— MARION MERRITT STEARNS, b., 1826; d.. 1827. 1206— EZEKIEL STEARNS JR. (464), b., June 17, 1774, son of Ezekiel and Stearns, of Cambridge, Mass.; md., 1798, in New Castle, Me., Mrs. Nancy Dodge, whose maiden name was Nancy Somes, b., June 25, 1774, in Newcastle, Me. In 1837, they removed to Boston, Mass., where Ezekiel Stearns d., Apr. 2, 1848, of small-pox; nine children. 1207— WILLIAM STEARNS, b.. Mar. 28, 1799, at New castle, Me.; never married; d., Sept. 3, 1818, of typhus fever, at Newcastle, Me. SIXTH GENERATION. 213 1208— EZEKIEL STEARNS 3d., b., Dec. 29, 1800; md. (i), Elizabeth Osborne, of Belfast, Me.; md. (2), Jane Lunt. He settled in Thomaston, Me., and was, for a whUe, overseer at the Penitentiary there; d., Dec. 12, 1847, at Newcastle, Me. 1209— JANE STEARNS, b., Feb. 27, 1803, in Newcastle, Me.; md., Capt. John Downey and settled in Olney, Me. 12 10— MOSES STEARNS (2670), b., July 19, 1805. 121 1— LUCINDA STEARNS, b., May 16, 1807; md. Stephen Winchester, a soap manufacturer, of Boston, Mass. Lucinda was the mother of two children, a boy and a girl, names unknown, and her mother resided with her untU her death. 1212— ADELINE STEARNS, b., Mar. 8, 1809; md., Francis Dodge, of Newcastle, Me.; settled in Areata, Cal., where he died. 1213— STINSON S. STEARNS (2679), b., June 25, 1811. 1214— MATILDA STEARNS, b., Sept. 27, 1813; unm. 1215— GEORGE N. STEARNS (2691), b., Nov. 6, 1818. 1216— LEWIS STEARNS (466), b., 1779, son of Joshua of Hannah (Hughes) Stearns, of Foxboro, Mass.; a mason, of Boston, Mass.; md., Nov. 28, 1805, Rebecca Gage, of Bradford, Mass. His four chUdren were born in Boston, after which he removed to Middlebury, Vt., where he d., Jan., 1840; six children. 1217— LEWIS STEARNS, b., 1808; d., in infancy. 1218— ISAAC GAGE STEARNS, b., Oct., 1810; a lec turer on advanced thought, known as Prof. Stearns in many states of the Union. He md. (i), Mary WUkins, of Louis- vUle, Ky.; md. (2), Hannah , who survived him; s. p. 1219— LEWIS PAYSON STEARNS, b., 1812. Twins. 1220— MARY WEBSTER STEARNS, b., 1812. Lewis Payson Stearns was a baker, of New London, Conn. ; d.. unm. 214 ISAAC STEARNS. Mary Webster Stearns was a teacher at Lynn, Mass., for thirty-five years; d., unm. I22I— CAROLINE STEARNS, b.,Apr. 3, 1814; md.,1837. Dr. Daniel Periey, b. in Boxford, Mass., who grad., Dart CoH., 1828, M. D., 1831. They settled in Lynn, Mass., where he died after a long and honorable medical career; four chil dren. (a) — Howard Periey, md. Elizabeth Newell. (b) — Charles Stearns Periey, md. Mary Melcher. (c) — Mary Periey, died, unm. (d) — Charlotte Periey, d., aged sfeven. 1222— CHARLES SAFFORD STEARNS (2697), b., May 29, 1818. 1223— JOSEPH STEARNS (468), b., Nov. 26, 1783, son of Joshua and Hannah (Hughes) Stearns, of Foxboro, Mass. ; a mason of Wrenthan, Mass.; md. (i), 1807, Sally Fisher, of Boston, b., 1784, who d., July i, 1836. He md. (2), 1838, Esther Starkey, b., Sept. 18, 1800, dau. of Nathan Starkey, of Troy, N. Y. By wife SaHy he had ten chil. ; by wife Esther, three. 1224— JOSEPH SHELDON STEARNS (2701), b.. May 19, 1808. 1225— THOMAS FISHER STEARNS, b., 1810, in Bos ton, Mass. 1226— HARRIET BARNES STEARNS, b., 1812; md. Warren Aldrich, of Lowell, Mass. 1227— NELSON JOSHUA STEARNS (2706), b., 1815. 1228— MARTHA MARIA STEARNS, b., 1818; md. Harrison Grover, of Lowell, Mass. 1229— EDWIN L. STEARNS, b., 1822, in Mansfield, Mass. ; settled in Lowell. 1230— HENRY CLAY STEARNS, b., 1825; of Lowell, Mass.; d. 123 1— CHESTER E. STEARNS, b., 1827; of LoweH, Mass.; d. SIXTH GENERATION. 215 1232— SARAH JANE STEARNS, b., 1830. 1233— CHARLES EDSON STEARNS, b., 1833; of Lo weH, afterwards of Boston, Mass. 1234— ESTHER BRIGGS STEARNS, b., Aug. 28, 1839. 1235— MARY STEARNS, b., Oct. 29, 1841. 1236— ALMIRA STEARNS, b., Feb. 28, 1844. 1237— HUGHES or HUGH STEARNS (469), b., ; md. and had ten children. He was son of Joshua and Han nah (Hughes) Steams. 1238— GEORGE STEARNS. 1239— JAMES STEARNS. 1240— ASENATH STEARNS. 1241— IRA STEARNS. 1242— WILLIAM R. STEARNS. 1243— ELIZA K. STEARNS. 1244— JAIRUS STEARNS. 1245— EDWIN STEARNS. 1246— MARY JANE STEARNS. 1247— MOSES MOODY STEARNS (2714), b., 1824. 1248— WALTER CLAPP STEARNS (475), b., July i, 1774, son of Lieut. Nathaniel and Dorcas (Sanger) Stearns, of Northfield, Mass.; md., Aug. i, 1797, Tryphena Shattuck, b., Sept. 7, 1777, of Hinsdale, N. H., where he settled and d,. Feb. 19, 1859; thirteen chUdren. 1249— FANNY STEAR^iS, b., Dec. 23, 1797; md., 1825, OHver Adams, a farmer, of Hinsdale, N. H.; nine children; d., Aug. 14, 1867. (a) — Lucy Ann Adams, d.. May 27, 1863, in Hinsdale, N. H. (b) — Sarah Bagg Adams, md. Wilson Harris and set tled in Cleveland, O. 216 ISAAC STEARNS. (c) — William Biddle Adams, md. Polly Winchester and settled in New Hampshire. (d) — Henry Adams, md. (i), Helen Hastings; md. (2), Eva Pettee; settled in Hinsdale, N. H.; d. in Salem, N. Y. (e) — Oliver Mills Adanjs, was a private in the Civil War; settled in Napa, Cal.; unm. (f) — ^CaroHne Frances Adams, b. in Hinsdale, N. H.; md. Solon N. Alexander and settled in Bellows Falls, Vt. They had three sons, the youngest of whom, Solon N. Alexander Jr., was born, i869,_at Saxtons River, Vt., and was drowned in the Con necticut River, Apr. 16, 1895. The following no tice of his death is taken from the Bellows Falls Times, of Apr. 25, 1895: "One of the saddest occurrences for many years was the death by drowning of two of our most popular young men, S. N. Alexander Jr., familiarly known here from boyhood as "Ned," and James Fitzger ald. They started out in a small cedar canoe, and were seen by several apparently enjoying their ride. Not returning that night, a search was in stituted, and the canoe was discovered, caught in some wiHows about two miles below Putney, the paddles gone and no sign of the boys. There is no doubt that they perished in a whirlpool and under tow, just above Putney Station. Mr. Alexander was twenty-six years old, the youngest of three sons of one of the oldest residents of our town, who, as well as his estimable wife, is almost prostrated by this calamity. "Ned" was to have been married in June to Miss Carrie Lamson, and, for several weeks, carpenters have been at work remodeling the house they were to occupy. He was cashier of the FaHs Mountain Co.'s MUl, and a great favorite with ev ery one." His mother adds this tribute: "From early boyhood, he looked with contempt on any thing unmanly." SIXTH GENERATION. 217 {g) — Luthera Theresa Adams, md. Orlando Jasper, and settled in Tilton, N. H. (h) — Hannah Augusta Adams, settled in Springfield, Mass.; unm. (i) — Emeline Gratia Adams, m. Noyes W. Fisk and settled in Springfield, Mass. 1250— ROXANA STEARNS, b., 1799, in Hinsdale, N. H.; md., Nov., 1826, Asaph Spencer, and removed to Sar dinia, N. Y., where she died. 125 1— JOHN STEARNS (2721), b., Aug. 10, 1801. 1252— EMILY STEARNS, b., 1803, in Dover, Vt; md. Caleb Spencer, and settled in Hinsdale, N. H.; d., Jan., 1851. 1253— RHODA STEARNS, b., 1805, in Dover, Vt.; d., May 12, 1822; unm. 1254— ELLIOTT STEARNS (2734), b., Apr. 6, 1807. 1255— MARIA STEARNS, b., Feb., 1809, in Hinsdale, N. H.; md., Aug. 29, 1836, David Blanchard; settled in Hins dale, N. H., where she d.. Mar. 29, 1889. 1256— GRATIA STEARNS, b.. May, 18:1, in Hinsdale, N. H.; md., 1832, WUliam Spencer; settled in Hinsdale, where she d., May, 1838. 1257— NATHANIEL STEARNS (2736), b., Jan. 14, 1813. 1258— HORACE STEARNS, b., 1815, in Hinsdale, N. H. ; d., 1823, at same place. 1259— WALTER STEARNS, b., 1817, in HinsHale, N. H.; settled in Worcester, Mass.; d., 1868, in Providence, R. I.; unm. 1260— MARY STEARNS, b., 1819, in Hinsdale, N. H.; md. (i), Feb. 22, 1840, William Spencer, her brother-in-law; md. (2), Mr. Allen, of Winchendon, Mass. She d., in Fitch burg, Mass. 1261— CHARLOTTE STEARNS, b., 1821, in Hinsdale, 218 ISAAC STEARNS. N. H.; md., May, 1837, Dr. Frederick Boyden; settled in Hinsdale, N. H., where she d., Sept. 5, 1849. 1262— ORRIS STEARNS (482), b.. May 29, 1790, son of Lieut Nathaniel and Polly (Munroe) Stearns, of Hinsdale, N. H.; d.. Mar., 1831. He md. (i), Gracia Sabin, of Naples, Ontario Co., N. Y. ; md. (2), . 1263— MARCUS C. STEARNS (2740), b.. May 28, 1816, at Naples, N. Y. 1264— ALFRED STEARNS (489), b., Jan. 2, 1803, son of Lieut. Nathaniel and Grace (Wheat) Stearns, of Dover, Vt; blacksmith by trade; md. (i), Feb. 16, 1825, at Bergen, Genesee Co., N. Y., Mary F. Pierson, b.. Mar. 10, 1807. She d., Dec. 5, 1831, and he md. (2), July 3, 1832, Esther C. Norris, b.. Mar. 17, 1805. She d., Nov. 17, 1863, and he md. (3), Jan. 5, 1865, Mrs. Hannah (Norris) Weeks, a younger sister of his second wife, and she survived him. By his first wife he had four children; by his second wife five; by his third wife, none. Alfred Stearns kept a Record Book, from which these facts are taken. 1265— ALFRED ALMERION STEARNS (2760), b.. Mar. 23, 1826 1266— WARREN S. STEARNS (2765), b., Dec. 22, 1827. 1267— AGNES MARILLA STEARNS, b., Sept. 24, 1829; d., Mar. 21, 1831. 1268— MARY MARILLA STEARNS, b., Sept. 11, 1831; d., Jan., 1832. 1269— ANN ELIZA STEARNS, b.. May 18, 1834; md., 185 1, Frank Pembor, and settled in Attica, N. Y.; d.. May 22, 1884, in Grand Rapids, Mich.; two children. (a) — Edgar A. Pembor, of New York City. (b) — Grace Pembor md. James Mattison, of Varys- burg, N. Y. 1270— BENJAMIN STEARNS, b., Sept. 23. 1836; of Silver Creek, N. Y. 1271— ADELBERT STEARNS, b., July 23, 1838; d., Sept. 17, 1838. SIXTH GENERATION. 219 1272— GRACE A. STEARNS, b., Aug. 31, 1840; md., Sylvanus Starring, of Silver Creek, N. Y. (a) — Alfred Starring. (b) — Ora Starring, md. Charles Horton, Esq., of Silver Creek, N. Y. 1273— CHANDLER WHITE STEARNS, b., Oct 18, 1845; "Was in the CivU War in the 3d. Mich. Cav.; d., Oct. 8, 1864, in hospital at Duvall's Bluff, Arkansas, of quick consumption, contracted in the service. 1274— PETER STEARNS JR. (501), b., Dec. 14, 1767, son of Peter and Abigail (Wheat) Stearns, of Plymouth, N. H.; a carpenter by trade; is said to have had three wives. The names of the first and second wives are unknown, but the third wife was Irene Barnes, dau. of Marcus Barnes, of Ches terfield, Essex Co., N. Y. In 1810, he removed from N. H., to Peru, N. Y., where he engaged in farming, and d., Jan. 7, 1849. He was a devoted Christian and foremost in building the First Cong. Church of Peru, of which he was Deacon until he died; a man highly respected by all; seven children. 1275— PETER STEARNS 3d. (2775), b., Dec. 9, 1794- 1276— CHARLES STEARNS, b., 1796; md. Susan Foote and settled in Beekmantown, N. Y., where she d., June 6, 1844. 1277— RHODA STEARNS, b., 1797; md., 1817, Arthur H. Merrill, a farmer, of Peru, N. Y., where she d., Feb. i, 1884; eight chUdren. (a) — Rev. Franklin Merrill, b.. Mar. 22, 1818, in Peru, N. Y.; md., Aug. 24, 1842, Mary GuUdersleeve, and settled in SchuylerviHe, N. Y., where he d., Apr. 6, 1862. (b) — Asaph MerriH, b., Dec. 28, 1820; md., Dec. 1841, Mary Ann Griffin, and settled in Plattsburg, N. Y., where he d., Aug., 1882. (c) — Sarah Merrill, b., July 20, 1822; md., Feb. 20, 1844, Caleb Cornell, of Peru, N. Y., where she d., June 6, 1847. 220 ISAAC STEARNS. (d) — Arthur MerrUl, b., July lo, 1824; md., Aug. 4, 1844, Adaline GuUdersleeve and settled in May- wood, IH., where he was running a feed store. (e) — ^John MerriH, b., Aug. 24, 1826; md., Apr. 18, 1855, Lydia Van Valkenburgh, and settled in 111. (f) — Hiram MerrUl, b., Oct. 30, 1828; md., Oct. 10, 1852, Carola Story, and settled in Peru, N. Y. (g) — David MerriH, b., June 6, 1833; md., Julia Hatch and settled in Kalamazoo, Mich., where he was do ing an extensive milling and flouring business. (h) — Harriet MerriH, b., Oct. 15, 1836; d., Oct. 30, 1856, at her father's residence, in Peru, N. Y. 1278— THOMAS STEARNS, md. Fannie Banker, and settled in Peru, N. Y., where both d. ; no children. 1279— SARAH STEARNS, d., in Chesterfield, N. Y. 1280— ASENATH STEARNS, b., 1806, md. Joel Smith, and settled in Beekmantown, N. Y. ; d.. Mar. 28, 1876, in Peru, N. Y. 1281— JOHN STEARNS, md. Lucy Hewitt and settled in Red Wing, Minn., where both d. 1282— REV. NATHANIEL WHEAT STEARNS (508), b., Apr. 22, 1784, son of Peter and Abigail (Wheat) Stearns, of Plymouth, N. H.; md. (i), June 29, 1809, Levina Harding, of Pomfret, Vt., by whom he had seven children. She d., and he md. (2), Mar., 1845, Clarissa Lovett, of Warren, Vt., by whom he had one dau. He was a preacher of the M. E. church, and served as a circuit rider for a number of years; was the first settled minister of Warren, Vt., and in 1810, the year following his first marriage, is recorded as sup plying the M. E. Church of Bradford, Vt. In 1829, the M. E. Church of Ripton, Vt., was organized with seven mem bers and Rev. N. W. Stearns as pastor; in 1839, he removed to Lincoln, Vt., where he was buried, although his death oc curred, May, 1856, at Ripton, Vt.; eight children. 1283— SUSAN STEARNS, b., June 25, 181 1, at Stratford, Vt.; md., June 14, 1840, at Peru. N. Y., Charles A. Chase; settled near Colfax, in state of Washington, where she d.. SIXTH GENERATION. 221 Jan. 9, 1898. Her daughters have been successful teachers, as was their mother. 1284— JOSEPH MERRILL STEARNS (2792), b., Oct. 7, 1815. 1285— TIMOTHY STEARNS, b., Dec. 29, 1818. Twins. 1286— CEPHAS STEARNS, b., Dec 29, 1818. Both died in infancy. 1287— JAMES LINDSAY STEARNS (2800), b., Oct. 25, 1820. 1288— MARY DANA STEARNS b., Dec. 29, 1822, at Warren, Vt.; md., Nov. i, 1840, at Lincoln, Vt., Winthrop G. Gove, who d., Jan. 22, 1892, at La Camas, "Wash. She has given much assistance in securing the records of her father's and grandfather's famiHes; four children. (a) — William E. Gove, b., Oct 18, 1841; md., Dec. 17, 1874, Ada C. Beers, of Fond-du-lac, Wis., who d., Feb. 2:2, 1 881; a lawyer of Buckley, Wash., where his mother kept house for her son and his three children. (b) — George N. Gove, b., Aug. 9, 1843; with his bro., WiHiam E., served in the CivU War; Wm. in Co. G, 14th Regt., Vt. Vol.; George in Co. F., 17th Regt., Vt. Vol. George N. Gove was a traveling man, with a home at Essex Junction, Vt. (c) — Loraine E. Gove, b., Dec. 8, 1846; d., Nov. 15, i860, at Lincoln, Vt. (d)— Orlando C. Gove, b.. May 27, 1852; d., Oct. 8, 1890, at Portland, Ore., leaving a widow and three sons, who live at Frontenac, Minn. '1289— ELIZA FISK STEARNS, b.. Mar. 3, 1825, at Warren, Vt; md., Aug. 5, 1849, at Lincoln, Vt., Converse P. Chamberlain. She d., Aug. 3, 1858, at Lincoln, Vt.; three children. (a) — Leslie Chamberlain, b.. Mar. 10, 1852. (b) — WilHam Chamberlain, b.. Mar. 27, 1855. (c) — Eliza Chamberlain, b.. May 20, 1858. 222 ISAAC STEARNS. 1290— ELVIRA MINERVA STEARNS, b., Apr. 27, 1846, at Lincoln, Vt.; md. Walter J. Severy, and settled in Warren, Vt. ; two chil. (a) — ^Julian Severy. (b) — Clarissa Severy. 1291— EBENEZER STEARNS JR. (529), b., 1775, son of Ebenezer and Rachel (Ames) Stearns, of Monkton, Vt.; Dr. Bond says that he moved to Sardinia, Brown Co., O., in 18 1 7, and, in 1844, went to Illinois, where he raised a numerous family. 1292— REV. JOHN STEARNS (530), b., Apr. 14, 1778, son of Ebenezer and Rachel (Ames) Stearns, of Monkton, Vt.; a Baptist clergyman, who was ordained in Whitney, Vt., Sept. 18, 1817; in 1849, was at Tyler, Winnebago Co., 111.; md., July 22, 1804, Asenath CampbeH, b., Oct. 18, 1785, dau. of David Campbell, of St. Albans, Vt. Rev. John Stearns d., May 18, 1870, in Phoenix, Jackson Co., Ore. ;, twelve chil dren. 1293— HARRY FRANKLIN STEARNS (2808), b., Oct 18, 1805. 1294— DAVID EBENEZER STEARNS (2810), b., Feb. II, 1808. 1295— ORRIN ORLANDO STEARNS (2817), b., Feb. 27, 1810. 1296— MYRON NEWELL STEARNS (2825), b., Jan. I, 1812. 1297— SAMUEL EASTMAN STEARNS (2833), b., Mar. 22, 1814. 1298— ANNIS MARIA STEARNS, b., Feb. 5, 1816, at Monkton, Vt.; was md. by her father. Rev. John Stearns, Aug. 21, 1842, to Robert Keating Jordan, at Sardinia, Brown Co., O. She d., June 28, 1850, in Pendleton, Hamilton Co., O., leaving three children. (a) — Robert Wayland Jordan; b., Sept. 8, 1843; md. (i), Matilda Lewis, of San Francisco, Cal., who d. with out chil; md. (2), Mary Reed, of New York City, and d., Jan. i, 1887, at MinneapoHs, Minn. SIXTH GENERATION. 223 (b) — Emily Maria Jordan, b., x\pr. 6, 1847; md. Henry Vrooman, of Oakland, Cal., who soon rose to prominence as an attorney. He was State Sen ator and leader of the Republican party in his state,- died, 1887, with enlargement of the heart. They had four daus., of whom Rachel Vrooman was a graduate of the Univ. of California. (c) — ^William Henry Jordan, b., Sept. 3, 1849, at Cin cinnati, O.; md. (i), AHce W. Thompson, who bore him one dau., Alice L. Jordan; md. (2), Mary F. Knowlton, by whom he had four chil., only one of whom, William H. Jordan Jr., survives; md. (3), Mary Laura Trainor, by whom he has one child, Lawrence Jordan. He is a Yale man, at one time Supreme Grand Master of the A.'O. U. W. of U. S. and Canada; was twice elected to the Legislature of California, and was Speaker of the House for one term. By profession, a successful lawyer, of San Francisco, Cal.; State Pres. of Sons of American Revolution. 1299— AVERY PERRY STEARNS, b., Sept. 25, 1818, in West Haven, Vt.; was, at one time, a lawyer, in Brants- ville, Ky.; at another time, was Pres. of Grundy Coll. He never married, and d., Oct. 27, 1859, i" Oregon. 1300— WILLIAM ORSON STEARNS (2850), b., Nov. 13, 1820. 1301— VELINA ASENATH STEARNS, b., Jan. 13, 1824, in Panton, Vt; md., 1844, Rev Benjamin F. Leavili, and settled in Fulton, O. 1302— LOUISA MELISSA STEARNS, b., July 2, 1825, in Panton, Vt.; md., 1846, Rev. Charles Button, of Illinois. 1303— CHARLOTTE EMILY STEARNS, b.. May i, 1827, in Panton, Vt. 1304— HARRIET JANE STEARNS, b., Apr. 7, 1829, in EHzabethtown, N. Y.; d., June, 1830. 1305— NATHAN STEARNS (534). b., Mar. 19, 1788, son of Ebenezer and Rachel (Ames) Stearns, of Monkton, 224 ISAAC STEARNS. Vt. ; md., July i6, 1809, Mary Monkton, of Grand Isle, Vt, b., Jan. 28, 1791; moved, 1817, to Perryville, Ashland Co., O.; seven children. 1306— LUCIUS SAWYER STEARNS, b., June 15, 1810^ left home, aged eighteen or twenty, and not heard of since. A possibility exists that this may be the artist, Col. J. B. Stearns, of New York City, who was born in 18 10, at six years of age moved with his parents to "the then far West, Ohio," and at sixteen years of age "left home in consequence of cruel treatment by my father and have never seen him since." Col. J. B. Stearns was a very secretive man and would never divulge his father's name. 1307— WARREN LEWIS STEARNS, b., Jan. 19, i8i4r md., Dec. 31, 1838, Jane McCraden; d., Jan. 20, 1846, in Cin cinnati, O. ; one dau. 1308— MARTHA ELIZA STEARNS, b., Aug. 23, 1839. 1309— CHARLOTTE MATILDA STEARNS, b., July 22, 1817; md., Apr. 12, 1835, PhUemon Holland Plummer Esq., b., Apr. 27, 1800, Postmaster of Perryville, O. 1310-HORACE LOOMIS STEARNS, b., July 31, 1821; md., Jan. 14, 1844, Barbara Ann Charrow, b., Aug. 17, 1822, who d., June 25, 1845; one dau. 131 1— BARBARA ANN STEARNS, h., Dec 24, 1844. 1312— NORMAN LANSON STEARNS, b.. May 27, 1824; md. June 27, 1844, Rebecca Smith. 1313— ALONZO MERRILL STEARNS, b., Dec 14, 1827. 1314— MILO ELOFTUS STEARNS, b., Oct. 4, 1830. 1315— CALVIN STEARNS (538), b., Aug. 2, 1786, son of John and Sarah (Hamlin) Stearns, of Monkton, Vt. ; md. (i), 1813, Hannah Cogswell, of Charlotte, Vt., b.. July 6, 1794, who d., Dec. 8, 1821, the mother of three children; md. (2). 1825, Margaret Carlton, b., Sept. 23, 1803. by whom he had eight chUdren; settled in Clinton Co., N. Y. 1316— ORRIN STEARNS, b., Dec. 26, 1814. SIXTH GENERATION. 225 1317— MARY ANN STEARNS, b., Dec 19, 1816. 1318— JOSEPH HAMLIN STEARNS, b., May 17, 1819. 1319— MANDANA DORCAS STEARNS, b.. Mar. 20, 1826. 1320— JOHN CARLTON STEARNS, b., Aug. 30, 1827. 1321— SARAH ANN STEARNS, b., Oct. 22, 1829. 1322— CATHERINE DELIA STEARNS, b., June 8, 1833- 1323— LEONARD ASA STEARNS, b., Dec. 31, 1837. 1324— ELECTA ANN STEARNS, b., Apr. 12, 1840. 1325— ALONZO BATEMAN STEARNS, b., Feb. 10, 1844. 1326— MELVIN JULIUS STEARNS, b.. Mar. 29, 1846. 1327— SAMUEL H. STEARNS (542), b.. Mar. 10, 1795, son of John and Sarah (Hamlin) Stearns, of Monkton, Vt.; a tanner of Jackson, Mich.; md., 1837, Deborah Corwiri, b., Aug. 30, 1814; was a private in the war of 1812; d., 1856. His first four children were born in Jackson, Mich. ; six chil dren. 1328— MARY A. STEARNS, b.. May 5, 1838; md. Mr. Palmer and had four children, who md. and had families. 1329— SARAH A. STEARNS, b., Jan. 30, 1840; rad. William Watters, and her son, WUliam W. Watters, resided at Ogden, Utah. 1330— JOHN C. STEARNS, b., Oct 12, 1841; served in the Civil War, and died in the service. i33i_GEORGE C. STEARNS (2854), b., Dec 21, 1844. 1332— SAMUEL T. STEARNS, b.. Mar. 31, 1847; settled in Fargo, North Dakota. i333_HANNAH A. STEARNS, b., Nov. 22, 1848; md. Mr. Lunkie and settled in Detroit, Mich.; had five chil dren. 226 ISAAC STEARNS. 1334— HAMILTON JOSEPH STEARNS (544), b., Jan. 26, 1799, son of John and Sarah (Hamlin) Stearns, of Monk- ton, Vt.; a tailor, of Beekmantown, Clinton Co. N. Y.; md. (i), Sophronia Wheeler, b., Mar. 10, 1802. She d., Oct. 19, 1843, and he md. (2), Rebecca Mix, b., Jan. 29, 1815; six children. 1335— WINSLOW STEARNS, b., Dec. 6, 1825. 1336— SHELDON WHEELER STEARNS, b., Jan. 3, 1827. 1337— CHARLES FRANKLIN STEARNS, b., Dec 9, 1831. 1338— FRANCIS STEARNS, b., Jan. i, 1836. Twins. 1339— MARY STEARNS, b., Jan. i, 1836. Both died soon. 1340— MARY EMELINE STEARNS, b., Feb. 9, 1845. 1341— GEORGE STEARNS (549), b., Apr. 15, 1772, son of Ebenezer and Chloe (Wood) Stearns, of Uxbridge, Vt.; born at Reedsboro, Vt.; a farmer of Cardiff, Onondaga Co., N. Y. He md. about 1792, Hannah BaUey, of Cardiff', where he d., 1859, father of eleven children. They came to La- layette, in 1817. 1342— ALPPIEUS STEARNS (2861), b., Nov. 16, 1795. 1343— SUSAN STEARNS, b., Nov. 10, 1797; md., 1816, Joseph Owen Seely, and settled in Onondaga Co., N. Y., where she d., Apr. 23, 1859, the mother of eight children. 1344— CHLOE STEARNS, b., Sept. 14, 1799, in Reeds boro, Vt.; md. David Selah Stocking; d., 1867, in Kansas: no heirs. 1345— GARY STEARNS (2867), b., Dec 4, 1801. 1346— OLIVE STEARNS, b., 1803; md. Worthy Whit ney and settled in Onondaga Co., N. Y.; d., in California; two children. (a) — Hamilton Whitney. (b) — Joanna Whitney. SIXTH GENERATION. 227 1347— TIMOTHY STEARNS (2873), b., Sept. 6, 1805. 1348— JABEZ TALBOT STEARNS (2878), b., 1807. 1349— HANNAH STEARNS, b., 1810, at Reedsboro, Vt.; md. Aaron Griswold, and settled in Cardiff, N. Y.; after wards moved to Waupaca, Wis. They had five chUdren. 1350— EBENEZER STEARNS (2881), b., 1812. 135 1— RUBY STEARNS, b., Dec 1814; md. J. Wesley Whitney, and settled at Ripon, W's.; d . Aug. 22, 1897; one daughter. (a) — Imogene Whitney. 1352— BENJAMIN ABBOTT STEARVS (2893), b., 1816; md. EHza Kinney. 1353— DR- LUTHER STEARNS (558), b., Feb. 17, 1770, son of Hon. Josiah and Mary (Corey) Stearns, of Lunenburg, Mass.; d., Apr. 30, 1820; grad. Harv. CoH., 1791; A- M., Harv. and Dart.; Tutor in Harv. Coll., and for some time master of a celebrated school, in Medford, Mass., where he settled; M. B., 1791; M. D., Harv. Univ., 181 1; M. M. S. S.; ¦distinguished as an obstetrician. He md., Dec. 29, 1799, Mary HaH, of Brattleboro, Vt, b., Sept. 28, 1773, who d., June, 1833; three children. 1354— ELIZABETH HALL STEARNS, b., Feb. 14, 1806; d., Oct. 28, 1828; unm. 1355— GEORGE LUTHER STEARNS (2902), b. Jan. ;8,- 1809. i i356_HENRY LAWRENCE STEARNS, b.. Mar. 30, 1812; of Medford, Mass.; unm. i357_ASAHEL STEARNS (560), b., June 17, 1774, son of Hon. Josiah and Mary (Corey) Stearns, of Lunenburg, Mass.; grad. Harv. CoH., 1797; LL. D., 1825; studied law and settled in Chelmsford, now Lowell, Mass., in 1800; moved to Charlestown, in 1815, and to Cambridge, in 1818. In 1817, he was elected Prof, of Law in Harv. Univ., which office he held untU 1829. He was one of the Committee for revising the statutes of Mass., in 1836, which laborious duty is said to have hastened ' .his death which occurred Feb. 5, 228 ISAAC STEARNS. 1839. In 1833, he was made Treasurer of the Society for Propagating the Gospel among the Indians of North Amer ica. He md., 1800, Mrs. Frances Wentworth Shepard, widow of Daniel Shepard, of Amherst, N. H., and dau. of Benjamin Whitney, Esq., of HoHis, N. H., High Sheriff of HiHsboro Co. ; two children. 1358— MARY HALL STEARNS, b., Dec ?5, 1S02; d., Aug. 30, 1836; unm. i359_WILLIAM GORDON STEARNS, b., Nov. 22, 1804; grad. Harv. Coll., 1824; LL. B., 1827. He was ap pointed Steward of Harv. Univ., in 1844, and remained in that office twenty-six years; d., Jan. 31, 1:872; unm. 1360— MAJOR THOMAS STEARNS (562), b., Sept. 8, 1778, son of Hon. Josiah and Mary (Corey) Stearns, of Lu nenburg, Mass.; in 1813, Major; in 1818, Justice of the Peace, smd a farmer, of Lunenburg, where he d., Nov. 23, i82(5. He md., Feb. 26, 1806, Priscilla Gushing, b., July 6, 1779, dau. of Hon. Charles Gushing, of Hingham, Mass.; four chU dren. 1361— OLIVER STEARNS (2906), b., June 3. 1807. 1362— HANNAH CROADE STEARNS, b., Jan. 7, 1810: a teacher, of Worcester, Mass.; unm. 1363— THOMAS STEARNS JR. (2915), b., Oa. 17, 1811. 1364— MARTHA LAURENS STEARNS, b.. Mar. 12, 1814; md., Aug., 1843, Joseph S. Cabot, Esq., Mayor of Salem, Mass.; d.. May, 1844. 1365— OLIVER STEARNS (565), b.. Mar. 4, 1786, son of Hon. Josiah and Mary (Corey) Stearns, of Lunenburg, Mass.; grad. Harv. Coll., 1808; studied law and settled in Amesbury, Mass., of which place he was Representative in 1819. He md., 1810, Dorcas Varnum, dau. of Hon. J. B. Varnum, Esq., of Dracut, Mass. OHver Stearns d., June 7, 1826, in Dracut; eight children. 1366— ANNE DORCAS STEARNS, b., Aug. 2, 181 1, in Dracut; md., Sept. 15, 1832, Freeman Huggins, of Saco, Me., SIXTH GENERATION. 229 son of Eben and Charlotte Huggins, of Cornish, N. H. He d., Aug. 28, 1833, and she d., Jan. 21', 1838; one child. (a) — Frances Anne Huggins, b., July 19, 1833; md. Leonard E. Burbank, of Nashua, N. H., b., Sept. 2, 1832. 1367— CHARLES OLIVER STEARNS (2925), b., Nov. 8, 1813. 1368— SUSAN MARIA COREY STEARNS, b., Dec. 29, 1815; md., July 6, 1845, Joseph Chandler, b., Feb. 23, 1816, a farmer, of Winthrop, Me., son of Noah and Lucy Chandler. She d., Apr. 18, 1862; one son. (a) — Charles Chandler, lived in Blaine, Me.; b., May 14, 1849. 1369— GEORGE PARKER STEARNS, b., Sept. 22, 1817; a printer; was manager of the Lowell Journal and Courier; d., Apr. 20, 1845; unm. 1370— LUTHER STEARNS (2933), b., Aug. 17, 18 eo. 1371— WILLIAM HENRY STEARNS (2941), b.. Mar. 29, 1822. 1372— LAURENS STEARNS, b., Jan. 7, 1825. Twins. 1373— MARY ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Jan. 7, 1825. Laurens was a machinist, who d., May 21, 1846; unm. Mary Elizabeth md., Apr. 19, 1849, WHHam Harlow Hull, b., Jan. II, 1824. senior member of the firm of Lawrence Wilde & Co., of Boston, Mass. He was son of Amos ar.'d Betsy (Cook) HuH; four chUdren. (a) — Frank Laurens Hull, b., Jan. 21, 185 1, in Jracut, Mass.; md. (i), Jan. 14, 1885, Emma W. Waibridge, who d.. May 27, 1885; md. (2), Oct 26, 1886, AHce M. Parker, of LoweH, Mass.; d., July 5, 1S94, in Norfolk Neb.; buried in Omaha. (b) — Fred Stearns Hull b., Dec. 22, 1858, in Dracut, Mass.; d., Apr. 26, 1877; unm. (c) — Kate Florence HuH, b., Oct. 21, i860. (d) — Harry "Harlow HuH, b., Dec. 4, 1865; md., June 3, 1890, Grace Blood, of Lowell, Mass.; a daughter, Mary HuH, b., Nov. 13, 1895. 230 ISAAC STEARNS. 1374— NOAH STEARNS (569), b., Apr. 19, 1793, son of Samuel and Phoebe (Whittemore) Stearns, of Cavendish, Vt.; md., 1816, Betsy Brown, of Cavendish, and settled in Parishville, N. Y., where he d.; four children. 1375— ELLIOTT N. STEARNS, b., Dec. 23, 1816; md. (i), 1841, Emeline Tupper, and settled in Middlebury, Vt; md. (2), Nov., 1872, Clementine Jane Cogswell, of East Mid dlebury, Vt., b., Oct. I, 1834, who d., Dec. 28, 1880. 1376— ELIZA STEARNS, b., Sept 13, 1819; d., June, 1836. 1377— LAURA STEARNS, b., June 17, 1823; d., Dec, 1835- 1378— HENRIETTA STEARNS, b.. May 12, 183 1. 1379— CAPT. THOMAS STEARNS (577), b., Apr. i, 1794, son of Levi and Elizabeth (Goodrich) Stearns, of Lu nenburg, Mass.; a Captain, and a tanner and currier, of Leo minster, Mass. He md. (i), June i, 1817, Thirza Burrage, who d.. May 24, 1819, s. p., dau. of Dea. William Burrage, of Leominster, Mass.; md. (2), Nov. 2, 1820, Polly Brigham, b., Dec. 29, 1792, dau. of Joel and EHzabeth (Maynard) Brig ham, of Leominster. Capt. Stearns d., Dec. 15, 1861; seven children. 1380— WILLIAM ALONZO STEARNS, b., Aug. 14, 1821; of Boston, Mass.; md. Mary Shute. 1381— OLIVER STEARNS, b., Mar. i, 1823; md., Oct. 27, 1847, Charlotte Alice Whitcomb, dau. of Alonzo Josiah and Emily (Johnson) Whitcomb; of Worcester, Mass.; d., Oct. I, 1898, in Santa Monica, Cal 1382— GEORGE STEARNS, b.. Mar. 16, 1826; d., Apr. 19. 1826. 1383— THIRZA STEARNS, b., Sept. 28, 1827; d., Sept. 20, 1846. 1384— HENRY STEARNS (2946), b., Aug. 19, 1829. 1385— CAROLINE MATILDA STEARNS, b., Jmie 27, 1831. SIXTH GENERATION. 231 1386— MARY ANN STEARNS, b., Feb. 22, 1833; md. Josiah Pierce; d., Apr. 14, 1883. 1387— LEVI STEARNS JR. (586), b., Dec. 15, 1802, son of Levi and Elizabeth (Goodrich) Stearns, of Lunenburg, Mass.; a farmer, of Townsend, Mass. He was Justice of the Peace for thirty-eight years; held the officce of Assessor and Selectman; was Overseer of the Poor for six years, and Tax CoHector many years. He md., Oct. 5, 1826, Direxa Jewett, of Townsend, Mass.; d., Sept. 25, 1885; eight children. 1388— PHOEBE JEWETT STEARNS, b., Jan. 28, 1828; resident of Townsend; unm. 1389— NOAH ELIHU STEARNS (2951), b., Feb. 20, 1831. 1390— SOLOMON JEWETT STEARNS (2956), b., May 19) -1833. 1391— DIREXA ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., July 15, 1835; md., Oct. 18, 1859, Varnum B. Mead, of Acton, Mass.j settled in West Acton, where she d.. Mar. 20, 1900. (a) — George Varnum Mead, b.. Mar. 18, 1861, in Town- send, Mass.; md., Nov. 17, 1883, Effie R. Wright, of West Acton; settled in SomervUle, Mass., and have one son, Francis Varnum Mead, b., Aug. 19, 1885; commission merchant, of Boston, Mass. (b) — Frederic Stearns Mead, b., Feb. i, 1863, in West Acton, Mass.; md., Sept. 18, 1884, Lizzie M. Gates, of West Acton, and settled in Arlington, Mass. They have two chil.: Frederic Stearns Mead Jr., b., Sept. 18, 1885, and Edward Adams Mead, b., Mar. 30, 1896. (c) — ^Adelbert Francis Mead, b., June 11, 1866, in West Acton; md., Nov. 16, 1889, Theodosia Bertha Wright, of West Acton; settled in Somerville, Mass., and have four chil.: Marion EHzabeth Mead, b., Aug. 28, 1890; Sumner Adelbert Mead, b., Oct. 30, 1892; Lucian Wright Mead, b., June 15, 1895, and Varnum Cleveland Mead, b., Aug. 5, 1898. 1392— ABEL GOODRICH STEARNS (2962), b., Oct. 15) 1838. 232 ISAAC STEARNS. 1393— CHARLES JOSLIN STEARNS, b., Sept. 30, 1841; d., Aug. II, 1882, in CaHfornia; unm. 1394— LEVI WARREN STEARNS, b., July 30, 1844; md. Martha Hildreth, of Townsend, where they settled; one dau. 1395— MARGIE ROSELLA TUCKER STEARNS, md., June I, 1895, Dr. Chas. A. Keene, of Fitchburg, Mass.; Vivi an S. Keene, b., June 18, 1897. 1396— THIRZA MELINDA STEARNS, b., Apr. 26, 1847, i" Townsend Mass.; d., Oct. 9, 1848. 1397— JOHN STEARNS (593), b.. Mar. 18, 1777, son of Joseph and Rhoda (Tingley) Stearns, of Attleboro, Mass.; md., Sept. 8, 1801, Polly Thompson, b., Jan. 3. 1780, dau. of Epaphras and Margaret Thompson, of Conn. They settled in Preston, Pa., where she d., Jan. 23, 1843, and he d., S.ept 3, 1849; eight children. 1398— ORINDA STEARNS, b., Aug. 8, 1802; md. (i), Mar. 24, 1825, Isaac Theal, who d.^ and his wid. md. (2), May 18, 1839, Rodman H. Barrows, who d.. Mar. 28, 1842; six chHdren. (a)r— Eliza L. Theal, b.. May 13, 1827; md., Mar. 6, 1845, Oscar Stearns (3040), q. v. (b)— Charies E. Theal, b., Nov. 8, 1832; d.. Mar. 3, 1850. (c) — Ella O. Barrows, b., Feb. 5, 1840. ? ^ . (d)— Edwin H. Barrows, b., Feb. 5, 1840. S ^^'"^• Edwin H. was a soldier in the Civil War. (e) — William Barrows, b., Aug. 14, 1842. ) „ . (f) — Rodman Henry Barrows, b., Aug. 14, 1842. i ^^'"5- Rodman Henry served in the Civil War and was badly wounded in the face. He was a pensioner until his death, 1888. in Gibson, Pa. 1399— LUCINDA A. STEARNS, b.. Mar. 8, 1804; md.. Jan. 3, 1847, John Simpson, of Gibson, Pa. 1400— MANNA STEARNS (2963), b., Nov. 14, 1806. 1401— OTIS T. STEARNS, b.. Mar. 8, 1S09. SIXTH GENERATION. 233 1402— JABEZ D. STEARNS, b.. May 6, 181 1; d.. May 20, 1828. 1403— JOHN STEARNS JR. (2968), b.. May 10, 1813. 1404— MARY A. STEARNS, b., Apr. 20, 1819; md., Feb. 6, 1838, Curtis F. Sherwood, son of Jabez M. and Amoretta Sherwood; four chUdren. (a) — Henry W. Sherwood, b., Nov. 20, 1838; was sol dier in the Civil War. (b) — Helen M. Sherwood, b., Nov. 23, 1840. (c) — Harriet A. Sherwood, b., Mar. 22, 1842. (d) — George F. Sherwood, b., Feb. 29, 1844. 1405— SHELDON U. STEARNS (2973), b., Apr. 10, 1822. 1406— JAMES STEARNS (594), b., Aug. 15. 1779, son of Joseph and Rhoda (Tingley) Stearns, of Tolland, Conn.; md., 1802, Abelina Harding, dau. of Amos and Wealthy Harding. In 1822, they emigrated to Richland Co., O., where he d., May 5, 1837; ten chUdren. 1407— LYDIA STEARNS, b., June 6, 1804, in Pennsyl vania; md. James Wells and settled in Ohio; died in Mich. 1408— AMOS STEARNS (2977), b., Jan. 8, 1806. 1409— PHOEBE STEARNS, b., Jan. 21, 1808; md. Hi ram Stevens and settled in Ohio, where she d. 1410— JUSTUS STEARNS (2984), b., July 8. 1810. 141 1— WILLIAM STEARNS (2998), b., Feb. 13, 1815. 1412— RHODA STEARNS, b., Feb. 17, 1817, in Penn.; md. in Ohio. 141.3— MERSENA STEARNS, b.. May 24, 1819, in Ohio; md. "WilHam Hibbert and settled in Ohio, afterwards in Michigan. 1414— WEALTHY STEARNS, b., Oct 22, 1821, in Ohio; md. WilHam Herbert, and settled first in Indiana, afterwards in Ohio. 234 ISAAC STEARNS. 1415— SILAS STEARNS, b., Apr. 10, 1824, in Ohio; md, ZUpha Fennel, and settled in Ohio; d. in Michigan. 1416— OTIS STEARNS (3005), b., Feb. 9, 1827. 1417— DEA. OTIS STEARNS (596), b., Oct. 14, 1783, son of Joseph and Rhoda (Tingley) Stearns, of ToHand, Conn.; a Justice of the Peace and Deacon of the Baptist Church; md., Nov. 30, 1809, Lois Potter, b., Apr. 10, 1788. They settled in Gibson, Pa., where she d., July 7, 1858, and his death occurred in 1869; eight chUdren. 1418— LOVISA STEARNS, b., Dec 5, 181 1; md. Dec 26, 1837, Reuben Harris, of Jackson, Susquehanna Co., Pa., b., Mar. 19, 1805, son of Joshua and Clarissa Harris, of Ver- m.ont She d., 1884; three chUdren. (a) — Ella Harris, md. Eli Bloxham and had six chil dren. (b) — Eunice Harris. (c) — Mason Harris, deceased. 1419— MARILLA STEARNS, b., July 7, 1816; for many years in poor health; d.,.Oct. 12, 1887, at the old homestead, in Gibson, Pa.; unm. 1420— LOCINA STEARNS, b., Nov. 5, 1818; md., Mar. 15, 1838, EH Barnes, b., Aug. 31, 1817, son of Joel ind Doll)'- Barnes, of Gibson, Pa. She d., Apr. 23, 1878, and he d.. Mar. 22, 1882; four children. (a) — Lois Alzada Barnes, b.. May 13, 1839; md. Horace Payne, and had two children. (b) — Martha E. Barnes, b., June 13, 1850. (c) — Edward C. Barnes, b., Jan. 24, 1854. (d) — Charles C. Barnes, b., Aug. 11, 1856; md., Apr. 15, 1879, Effie Barrett, b., Feb. 14, 1857. 1421— ALMON OTIS STEARNS (3018), b., July 19, 1821. 1422— WILLIAM WARREN STEARNS (3022), b.. Mar. 15, 1824. SIXTH GENERATION. 235 1423— ALBERT A. STEARNS, b., Dec. 22, 1826; d., Apr. 27, 1827. 1424— CATHERINE A. STEARNS, b., Aug. 19, -.828; d.) July 7, 1829. 1425— HORACE WHEELER STEARNS (3027), b., Feb. 12, 1832. At a family gathering of Dea. Otis Stearis's chUdren, they all agreed to drop the "a" from the family name, and his descendants have since spelled their name Sterns. One of them says, with pardonable pride, that, ¦'there is no Sterns who does not pay one hundred cents on every dollar." 1426— JOSEPH STEARNS JR. (598), b., Aug. 25, 1788, son of Joseph and Rhoda (Tingley) Stearns, of Tolland, Conn.; md., Feb. i, 1820, MeHssa Gaylord, dau. of Amasa and Mindwell Gaylord. In 1839, they settled in Bloomfield, Richland Co., O. ; five chUdren. 1427— SAMUEL AUSTIN STEARNS, was a soldier from Iowa, during the Civil War. After the war. he lost his wife and children, and d., 1888, at a Soldiers' Home in Iowa. 1428— CAROLINE AMELIA STEARNS. , 1429— SYLVESTER CORYDON STEARNS. 1430— RHODA MINDWELL STEARNS, md. (i), Mr. Cary; md. (2), 1886, Mr. Bradbury, of Peru, Chautauqua Co., Kansas, where she d., 1887 or 1888, leaving descend ants. 143 1— HARRIET ARVILLA STEARNS. 1432— IRA STEARNS (599), b., Mar. 5, 1791, son of Jo seph and Rhoda (Tingley) Stearns, of ToHand, Ct.; md.,. Apr. 28, 1814, Maria Plumb, b., July 14, 1795, dau. of Jacob and Rhoda Plumb. They resided in Mount Pleasant, Wayne Co., Pa., untU 1826, when they removed to Harford, Sus quehanna Co., Pa., where he d., Dec. 18, 1870, and she d., Jan. 14, 1886; eleven chUdren. i433_EDWIN IRA STEARNS (3036), b.. May 12, 1815, 236 ISAAC STEARNS. 1434— CHARLES PLUMB STEARNS, b., Dec. 22, 1817, in Mt. Pleasant, Pa.; md., Sept., 1854, Julia Ann Stark, who d., 1871, in Wayne Co., Pa. He d.^ 1886, in Colorado, and we have no record of chUdren. 1435— ALVIN STEARNS, b., Jan. 18, 1819; md.,Aug. 22, 1843, Julia Peak; was a farmer, of Harford, Pa.; she d., Dec. 25, 1891 ; they had four children. 1436— CHARLES STEARNS. 1437— ALICE STEARNS. 1438— BERT STEARNS. 1439— WILLLIAM STEARNS. 1440— OSCAR K. STEARNS (3040), b., Apr. 17, 1821. 1441— GEORGE W. STEARNS (3049), b., Feb. 8, 1824. 1442— MARIA R. STEARNS, b., June 4, 1827; md., Sept., 1857, James B. Patterson, and settled in Susquehanna Co., Pa.; two chUdren. (a) — Walter Patterson. (b) — ^Clara Patterson. 1443 — Ansel Joseph Stearns, b., June 6, 1829; a farmer, of Harford, Pa.; md., Anne Brewster, and settled in Harford, Pa. ; three children. 1444— COLE STEARNS. 1445— GEORGE STEARNS. 1446— GERTRUDE STEARNS. 1447— AMANDA M. STEARNS, b., Oct. 27, 1831; md., Mar. 17, 1857, John Robinson, a farmer, of Dyberry, Wayne Co., Pa. ; four children. (a) — James Robinson. (b) — Frank Robinson. (c) — Fred Robinson. (d)— Mabel Robinson. 1448— MARY E. STEARNS, b., Jan. 30, 1834; md., i860, SIXTH GENERATION. 237 Jacob Dutcher, and settled in Harford, Pa., where she d., Jan., 1888; one daughter. (a) — Florence Dutcher. 1449— ALONZO M. STEARNS, b., Feb. 19, 1837. 1450— HENRY MELVILLE STEARNS, b.. May 28, 1840, in Harford, Pa.; md., 1868, Eliza Thatcher. He was a sergeant in the CivU War; served nearly four years and was wounded in the leg, late in the faH of 1864. From this wound he never fully recovered, andd., at his home in Owego, N. Y., of consumption, caused by exposure and his wound. His death occurred in 1879, and we have no record of children. 145 1— JABEZ STEARNS (600), b., June 18, 1794, son of Joseph and Rhoda (Tingley) Stearns, of Mt. Pleasant, Wayne Co., Pa.; a farmer, of Damascus, Wayne Co., Pa.; md., Feb. i, 1821, Rowena Worcester, dau. of David and Polly Worcester, and settled in Damascus, Pa., where he d., Mar. 19, 1874; seven chUdren. 1452— HARRIET EMILY STEARNS, b.,Nov. 9, 1822, in Mt. Pleasant, Pa. Her clear and concise records have been valuable aids in this branch of the famUy. She remained un married and devoted her Hfe to teaching. She left Franklin Academy in Aug., 1837, and in Sept. of the same year com menced teaching in Damascus, Pa. Her last term ended in Nov., 1877, i" the vicinity of her first work forty years be fore. 1453- LAURA MARIA STEARNS, b., July 26, 1824; d., Sept. 8, 1830. 1454— DAVID WORCESTER STEARNS (3061), b.. Mar. 21, 1826. 1455— POLLY CHURCH STEARNS, b., Aug. 21, 1828; md., Apr. 26, 1846, Ira Steinbach, of Gibson, Pa., and settled in SuHivan Co., Pa. ; eleven chHdren. (a) — Emma Adelaide Steinbach, b., Feb. 28, 1847; md., Apr. 4, 1871, Arthur Bushnell, and has three chil dren. 238 ISAAC STEARNS. (b)— Alice Janette Steinbach, b.. May 17, 1848; md.. Mar. 28, 1873, Alva J. Noble, and has three chil dren. (c) — Infant dau., b. and d., Nov., 1849. (d) — Leroy Lindley Steinbach, b.. May 9, 1851; md., Aug. 4, i88o,Alma Stone. He was a furniture dealer in Bradford Co., Pa., and had one dau., Helen Ed- wina Steinbach. (e)— Ellen Galelia Steinbach, b.. May 24, 1853, in Da mascus, Pa. ; md., Feb. 27, 1885, Taylor S. Robbins, of St. Joseph, Mo., and settled in Plymouth, Mo.; one son, "V'ere Harding Robbins, was b. and d., 1886; another. Earl Wynne Robbins, b., 1887. (f) — Florence Irene Steinbach, b., Nov. i, 1855, in Jackson, Pa.; md., Sept., 1873, Albert Hazen and had four children. (g) — Lafayette Delos Steinbach, b.. Mar. 8, 1858, in Jackson, Pa.; md., 1884, and had one daughter. His wife, d., 1886, and he md. (2), 1888; resided at Monson Station, Pa. (h) — Charles Arthur Steinbach, b., Aug. 26, 1862, in La Porte, Pa.; d., Dec. 25, 1881. (i) — Belle Genevieve Steinbach, b., June 23, 1864; md., July 12, 1883, B. F. Housekneckt, of Sonestown, Pa. ; had three children. (j) — Clayton Sterne Steinbach, b., Aug. 3, 1867; died, aged three months. (k) — Beatrice Eloise Steinbach, b., July 20, 1870: md., Apr. 14, 1888, in Sonestown, Pa., George Figler. They lost two infant daughters, and now have Alma LuciUe Figler, b., Aug. 10, 1892. 1456— LAURA STEARNS, b., Nov. 25, 1830, in Mt. Pleasant, Pa.; taught for several years, then turned her at tention to art; studied in Clinton Institute. Cooper Insti tute, and the Academy of Design, in New York City. She paints portraits in oil, pastelle and crayon, and has been very successful in pictures of fruit, flowers and landscapes; made her home with her eldest sister, in Scranton, Pa.; unmarried. SIXTH GENERATION. 239 1457— IRENE J- STEARNS, b., Dec. 8, 1833, in Mt Pleasant, Pa.; was a teacher for several years; d., June 11, 1872; unmarried. 1458— FRANCES ROWENA STEARNS, b.. May 9, 1836, in Mt. Pleasant, Pa.; taught school for a short time; d., Jan. 7, 1 861; unmarried. 1459— ASHBEL STEARNS (601), b., Sept. 24, 1796, son of Joseph and Rhoda (Tingley) Stearns, of Mt. Pleasant, Pa.; md., Feb. 21, 1819, Sophia Hare, b., Apr. 17, 1799, dau. of Stephen and EHzabeth Hare, of ElHngton, Conn. They settled first in Mt. Pleasant, and, about 1830, moved to CHn ton, Pa., where he d.. Mar. 13, 1882, and was buried in the •churchyard at AldenviUe, Pa. "Mr. Ashbel Stearns lived to see Wayne Co. develop from a forest to its present condition, during the administrations of twenty-one presidents, and to see the Union develop from thirteen colonies to the greatest nation in the world. For over sixty years he and his devoted wife trod the path of life together, up the rugged hill, not always strewn with roses, lialting on the summit, then down the shady side to the stream dividing the known from the unknown." They had seven children. 1460— SAMANTHA ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., June 8, 1821, at Mt Pleasant, Pa.; md., Sept 15, 1847. George Fulkerson, of Mt. Pleasant, b., Dec. 27, 1819. They set tled at Clinton, Pa., where she d., July 8, 1855. 1461— STEPHEN WARREN STEARNS, b., Jan. 28, 1824, at Mt. Pleasant, Pa.; md. EHzabeth Aiten, and settled Iirst in Lisbon, la., afterwards in Kansas. 1462— SYLVIA CHARLOTTE STEARNS, b., Mar. 3, 1827, at Mt. Pleasant, Pa.; d., July 2, 1855, at Clinton, Pa. 1463— NANCY ELVIRA STEARNS, b., Nov. i, 1828, at Mt. Pleasant, Pa.; md., Samuel Shaw, and settled at Great Bend, where she d., Nov. 3, 1874. 1464— SEYMOUR AUGUSTUS STEARNS (3067), b., Feb. 6, 1833. 240 ISAAC STEARNS. 1465— RUTH ALMIRA STEARNS, b., Aug. 3, 1834, at CHnton, Pa.; md. James Kennedy, and settled in CHnton, where she d., Feb., 1873. 1466— MARY ELIZA STEARNS, b., June 27, 1838; md. Jerry Van Barringer, and settled in Susquehanna, Pa.; d., Oct. 22, 1868, at Mt. Pleasant, Pa. 1467— HORATIO STEARNS (604), b., Dec 21, 1782, son of Levi and Lois (Stoddard) Stearns, of Enfield, Conn.; d., Dec. 12, 1833; a farmer, of Charlmont, Mass.; md., June 20, 1801, "Vashti WUder, b.. Mar. 2, 1788, dau. of Abel and Dorothy Wilder, of Charlmont; eleven children. 1468— LEVI WILDER STEARNS (3070), b., Nov. 24, 1805. 1469— LOUISA STEARNS, b., Nov. 7, 1807; md., O. O. Loomis, who d., 1874, and she resided with her unmar ried sister, at North Adams, Mass. At the advanced age of eighty-seven years, she sent word to the compiler of this work, that she was too old to collect family history. 1470— NANCY EMIL STEARNS, b., Oct. 23, 1810; d., Aug. 24, 1814. 1471— CHARLES STODDARD STEARNS, b., Apr. 3, 1813; a trunk maker, of New York City; md., Sept. 20, 1834, Sarah Bovie, b., Feb. 22, 1815, dau. of John and Tabitha Bovie, of Pownal, Vt.; two chUdren. 1472— AUGUSTUS STEARNS, b., Aug. 4, 1837; d., Jan. I, 1845.1473— ELVIRA STEARNS, b., Nov. 29, 1839; d.. Mar. 20, 1845. 1474— EMILY STEARNS, b.,Jan. 11, 1S15; md., Nov. 14, 1833, Jonathan HartweH, Jr., son of Jonathan and Hannah Hartwell, of Charlmont, Mass., where he resided, a stone cutter; three chUdren. (a) — Mercy Maria HartweH, b., Aug. 6, 1835. (b)— Olive Louisa HartweH, b., Oct. 19, 1838. (c) — Henry Stearns HartweH, b., Aug. 16, 1843. SIXTH GENERATION. 241 1475— DOROTHY STEARNS, b., Apr. 2, 1817; md., Oct. 3, 1843, PHny Dewey Waibridge, b., Feb. 9, 1820, son of Charles and Sarah Waibridge, of Bennington, Vt. He was a saddle and harness maker, of Adams, Mass. 1476— VASHTI STEARNS, b., Aug. 3, 1819; md., \pr. 8, 1838, David Ingraham, b., Apr. 4, 1813, son of Obadiah and Juba Ingraham, of Savoy, Mass., a farriier, of Savoy; two children. (a) — Julia Ann Ingraham, b., Sept. 2, 1840. (b) — Mary Emma Ingraham, b., Nov. 23, 1844. 1477— MARY STEARNS, b., Nov. 26, 1821; md., Nov. 27, 1850, in Savoy, Mass., Daniel D. White. 1478— EDWIN HORATIO STEARNS, b., June 12, 1826; d., Aug. 17, 1829. 1479— HENRY OTIS STEARNS, b., Oct. 30, 1828. 1480— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Nov. 24, 1831; re sided in North Adams, Mass., with her sister, Mrs. O. O. Loomis. 1481— ELI STEARNS (605), b., Feb. 10, 1784, son of Levi and Lois (Stoddard) Stearns, of Enfield, Ct.; md., Dec. 29, 1808, Martha Webber, dau. of Col. Ebenezer Webber, of Palmer, Mass. They settled in South Hadley, Mass., where she d., Apr. 20, 1841, and he d., Nov. 19, 1841; twelve children. 1482— INFANT, b. and d., 1809. 1483— CHARLES ROLLIN STEARNS (3076), b., Aug. 25, 1810. 1484— INFANT, b. and d., 181 2. 1485— EBENEZER STODDARD STEARNS, b.. May 8, 1814, in South Hadley, Mass.; md., Dec. 20, 1837, Caroline Bush, of Westfield, Mass. They resided in New Haven, Conn., untU Mar., 1856, when they removed to Portsmouth, O. In May, 1865, he was elected raHng elder in the First Presbyterian church, of Por-ismouth, O., which office he held until his death, Jan. 19, 1890. His business was that of a brick mason and contractor; two children. 242 ISAAC STEARNS. i486— SARAH FRANCES STEARNS, b., Jan. 12, 1840; md., Jan. 29, 1863, at Port Jervis, N. Y., Chauncey B. Relyea; d., in childbed, July 23, 1866, leaving a dau., named Mary Esther Relyea, b., July 23, 1866, who d., Sept. 22, 1870. 1487— CAROLINE WEBBER STEARNS, b., Apr. 6, 1845, at New Haven, Conn.; unm. She resided with her mother at Portsmouth, O., and has been of much assistance in this work. 1488— WILLIAM STEARNS, b.. Mar. 13, 1816; md., Sept. 26, 1842, Elizabeth F. Hawks of Buckland, Mass., who d., June 6, 1850. He d., Sept. 26, 1845; one daughter. 1489— C. CORDELIA STEARNS, b., June 8, 1843; known as Delia Stearns. 1490— GEORGE STEARNS, b., Feb. 13, 1818; d., July 4, 1840; unm. 1491— ALONZO L. STEARNS, b., July 4, 1820; md., July I, 1844, Sarah A. Torrey, of Springfield, Mass.; settled at JanesviUe Wis., where she d., June 8, 1878. He was a teacher and d., Apr. 20, 1884, at JanesviUe, Wis.; two sons. 1492— GEORGE H. STEARNS, b., June 18, 1852, at Aurora, IH.; d., June 28, 1872, at Pueblo, Col.; unm. 1493— CHARLES TORREY STEARNS, b., Aug. 3, 1855, at Aurora, III.; locomotive engineer, of JanesviUe, Wis. 1494— ELI STEARNS JR., b., Oct 12, 1822; d., Oct 15, 1852; unm. 1495— DEA. HENRY STEARNS, b., June 2, 1825, in South Hadley, Mass.; was a Deacon, and highly respected; md.. May 16, 1849, in Northampton, Mass., Janette Edgar- ton, and settled in North Amherst, Mass., wherg he d., Jan. 31, 1894; one dau. 1496— MARY S. STEARNS, b., Dec. 25, 1851; d., Sept. 7, 1882. She md. Mr. Ingram, and had one son, Edward Stearns Ingram, b.. Mar. 14, 1879, who d., Aug. 15, 1880. 1497— MARTHA STEARNS, b., Aug. 21, 1827; d., Oct. 7) 1841. SIXTH GENERATION. 243 1498— LEVI WEBBER STEARNS, b., Mar. 4, 1830; d., June 21, 1841. 1499— CYNTHIA SOPHIA STEARNS, b., Jan. 21, 1833; d., Aug. 31, 1840. 1500— HON. CHARLES STEARNS (611), b., Nov. 15, 1788, son of EH and Mary (Whitney) Stearns, of Lancaster, Mass.; was bred a mason, and has been extensively en gaged as a buUder; settled in Springfield, Mass., in 1812. Besides numerous municipal appointments, he has been Rep resentative and Senator in the State Legislature, and was projector and proprietor of the water works of Springfield, Mass. He md. (i), Dec. 30, 1816, Julia Ann Woodward, -HOWARD GUY STEARNS, b.. Sept 14, 1877; d., Sept. 7, 1878. 261 1— EDNA W. STEARNS, b.. May 4, i879- 2612— CHARLES FERDINAND STEARNS, b., Aug. 25, 1845, at Olmstead, O.; md., Mar. i, 1871, Margaret EHzabeth Bramley, and settled at Olmstead; one daughter. 2613— MARY ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Aug. 8, 1877. 2614— WILLIAM HARRIS STEARNS, b., Jan. 3, 1848; d., June 3, 1861. 2615— WEALTHY STEARNS, b., Aug. 28, 1849; md. Thomas HaH. 2616— MYRON AQUILA STEARNS, b., Feb. 27, 1857, at Olmsted, O.; md., Apr. 9, 1878, Josephine Rollins, and settled at Eaton, O.; one daughter. 2617— ADALINE MARGARET STEARNS, b.. May 14, 1882. 2618— BYRON STEARNS, b.. Mar. 7, 1859; d., Sept. 8, 1864. 2619— ASAPH GRAVES RICE STEARNS (1192), b., Jan. 13, 181 1, son of Capt. Elijah and Lucretia (Johnson) Stearns, of Dover, Vt.; md., July 18, 1836, Lucinda AbigaU Howe; d., Dec, 1890, at Mt Sterling, ^Wis.; eleven chil. 2620— MARY LOUISE STEARNS, b., Apr. 19, 1838; md. Cyrus Lilly. 2621— LUCIA ABIGAIL STEARNS, b.. May 31, 1840; md. Cyrus P. Dryden. 2622— WILLIAM ALLEN STEARNS, b., July 16, 1842; settled at Mt. Sterling, Wis. 2623— LEWIS CASS STEARNS, b., July 11, 1S44; d„ May 26, i860. SEVENTH GENERATION. 379 2624— HANNAH LUCRETIA STEARNS, b., Aug. 9, 1846; md. Grove H. Warner. 2625— HELEN AURILLA STEARNS, b., Aug. 28, 1848; md. James M. Reubliii 2626— EDWARD FREMONT STEARNS, b., Sept. 18, 1850; in 1896, was at Beaver City, Neb. 2627— FRANK RICE STEARNS, b., Nov. 28, 1852; in 1896, was at LoweH, Wis. 2628— ELLA IDA STEARNS, b., Mar. 11, 1855; d., Dec 22, 1865. 2629 EFFIE MAY STEARNS, b., Apr. 17, 1858; md. Frank Wardwell. 2630— CHARLES VESPASIAN STEARNS, b., Feb. 23, 1862; d., Dec. 27, 1865. 2631— CLARK STEARNS (1194), b., 1802, son of Phineas and Mary ( Cooper) Stearns, of Southern Vt; a cooper, by trade: md., Irene Fuller, and settled in Canton, 111., where he d., Aug. i, 1891; eight children. 2632— ELIZA STEARNS, b., at Rochester, N. Y.; md. WUliam Heath, and settled in McDonough Co., IH., where she d., 1878. 2633— MIRANDA STEARNS, b., at Rochester, N. Y.; md. Converse Watrous, and settled in Iowa. 2634— ANN STEARNS, b., at Rochester. N. Y.: md. Edmund Breed, and settled in Illinois, where she d., 1889. 2635— PHINEAS STEARNS (4616), b., in Indiana. 2636— CELIA STEARNS, b., in Canton, 111.; md. Lloyd Thorne, and settled in Dakota. 2637— HORACE STEARNS, b., in Cancon, IH.; served, during the CivU War, in 103d Regt., 111. Vols.; was wound ed in left knee; md. Louisa Sampson, and settled in Mis souri. 380 ISAAC STEARNS. 2638— LUCRETIA STEARNS, b., in Canton, IH.; md. Jonathan Woodruff, and settled'in Oregon. 2639— HARRISON STEARNS, b., in Canton, IH.; md. Sarah Waugh, and settled in Kansas. 264C^PARLEY STEARNS (1196), b., 1806, son of Phineas and Mary (Cooper) Stearns, of Vermont; md. Han nah Rawalt; settled in Canton, Fulton Co., IH., where he d.; three children. 2641— MARY STEARNS. 2642— RANDOLPH STEARNS. 2643— EVA STEARNS. 2644— SANGER STEARNS (1199), b., 1812, son of Phineas and Mary (Cooper) Stearns, of 111.; md. (i), Clara Follett, who was the mother of his first four children; md. (2), Sarah Laughery, who was the mother of his last three children. He settled in Prairie City, 111., where he d., 1888. 2545— DE KALB STEARNS, attorney by profession; settled in Nebraska. 2646— ANNETTE STEARNS. 2647— OLIVE STEARNS. 2648— ROSE STEARNS. 2649— CLARA STEARNS. 2650— PAUL STEARNS, of Prairie City, 111. 2651— JOSEPHINE STEARNS. 2652— JEFFERSON GOULD STEARNS (1200), b., 1816, son of Phineas and Mary (Cooper) Steams, of 111.; was named for his Aunt Olive's family, she having married a Gould. He was born in New York State, probably in Chau tauqua Co.; moved to Canton, 111., in "the thirties," and. In 1870, settled in Kansas, on a Western farm. He md. Jane Wilson, who bore him seven children. 2653— ALEXANDER W. STEARNS (4621), b., 1849, in Illinois. SEVENTH GENERATION. 381 2654— GEORGIA STEARNS, md. Mr. Mitchell, and settled in Kansas. 2655— VICTORIA STEARNS, md. Mr. Shrader, a farm er and hay-dealer, of Canton, 111. 2656— ZALMA ALVA STEARNS, a farmer, of Okla homa Territory. 2657— WILLIAM STEARNS, b. and d., in IHinois. 2658— AMANDA J. STEARNS, teacher of art and mu sic, at Battle Creek, Mich. ; md. Mr. Kirby. 2659— EDMUND B. STEARNS (4622), b., 1861. 2660— MADISON STEARNS (1201), b., 1818, son of Phineas and Mary (Cooper) Stearns, of 111.; md. Mary HiH and settled in Western Iowa; d. 2661— DELIA STEARNS. 2662— GERTRUDE STEARNS. 2663— EDWIN STEARNS. Three other children of Madison and Mary (HiH) Stearns died in infancy. Have been unable to get any > espouse from this family. 2664— HARRISON STEARNS (1203), b., 1822, son of Phineas and Mary (Cooper) Stearns, of 111.; md. Amanda Russell, and settled in Towanda, Kas. ; five children. 2665— ABDELLAH MERRITT STEARNS (4626), b., Feb. 2, 1845. 2666— WALES D. STEARNS (4633), b., 1847. 2667— JEFFERSON C. STEARNS, b. and d. 2668— FLORENCE L. STEARNS, md. Adair Waite, and settled at Towanda, Kas.; three chUdren. (a) — Vena Waite. (b) — Mariner Waite. (c)— AbdeHah Waite. 2669— SANGER S. STEARNS, b. and d. 382 ISAAC STEARNS. 2670— MOSES STEARNS (12 10), b., July 19, 1805, son of Ezekiel and Nancy (Somes-Dodge) Stearns, of Newcastle, Me.; md., 1833, JuHette Barney, of Taunton, Mass. They settled first, in Taunton, then removed to Newcastle, Me., on his father's farm. After remaining there several years, they removed to Boston, Mass., where he engaged in the manufacture of perfumes; d. in Kokomo, Ind.; six chil dren. 2671— SUSAN STEARNS, b.. May 7, 1834, in Taunton, Mass.; d., Dec, 1834. 2672— CHARLES DODGE STEARNS, b.. July 17, 1836, at Taunton, Mass.; md. (i), June 14, 1864, S?.rah Baldwin Barney, of Maiden, Mass; md. (2), 2673— HARRIET PIERCE STEARNS, b., Oct. 29, 1839, at Newcastle, Me.; md., Mar. 4, 1862, Capt. Jerome Brooks Hildreth, of Boston, Mass. 2674— GEORGE BARNEY STEARNS, b., Jan. 22, 1846, at Cambridgeport, Mass. 2675— MARY ELIZA STEARNS, b., Sept. 3, 1849; rnd., Sept. 17, 1874, John Smith Nichols, of Maiden, Mass. 2676— FRED MASON STEARNS, b., Feb. 19, 1856, at Cambridge, Mass.; an engraver, of Boston, Mass.; md., Oct. 28, 1886, Agnes Augusta Magoun, of Boston; two daugh ters. 2677— HELEN LOUISE STEARNS, b., Apr. 29, 1890, at Boston, Mass. 2678— MARY AGNES STEARNS, b., Jan. 27, 1892. 2679— STINSON SEWELL STEARNS (1213), b., June 25, 181 1, son of Ezekiel and Nancy (Somes-Dodge) Stearns, of Newcastle, Me.; md., Feb. 8, 1842, Minerva Jane Reed, of Huntsville, Mo. They settled first at Osceola, St. Clair Co„., Mo., where he was engaged in tanning and had a large saddle and harness shop. He left Osceola in 1862, stopping at SedaHa, Mo., where he first secured his bride. He left there in the spring of 1866, and settled on his farm near Fay- etteville, Washington Co., Ark., where he also engaged in SEVENTH GENERATION. 383 the business of tanning. During the Civil War, he served for six months in the militia, was in Co. A., under Capt. Chris. Hoover; was mustered out, 1863, in Henry Co., Mo.; nine children. 2680 — CHILD, b., 1843; d., young. 2681— MARTHA J. STEARNS, b., Jan. 12, 1845, at Osceola, Mo.; md., Feb. 16, 1862, Edward S. Ellis. She d., Feb. 14, 1877, of pneumonia, at Creech, Ark., and he md. (2), Fanny MuHins; four children. (a) — Edward F. ElHs, a physician, of HindsvHle, Ark. (b) — Robert S. ElHs, died when three years old. (c) — WilHam ElHs, a farmer, near Hindsville, Ark. (d) — ^Mark St. Clair ElHs, grad. Naval Acad. AnnapoHs, Md. 2682— THEODOSIA V. STEARNS, b., July 24, 1847, at Osceola, Mo.; md., Feb. 11, 1869, Thomas J. MuHins, of FayetteviUe, Ark. They have six children; the eldest, a daughter, md. Walter Banks and lived on his farm, adjoin ing that of her father. Two Sons were in the employ of the O. R. and N. Co., at Harrison, Idaho, while the other sons were at home, near Fayetteville, Ark. 2683— LAURA S. STEARNS, b., Feb. 7, 1850; d., Nov. 10, 1851. 2684— CYRUS PERSIA STEARNS, b., Aug. 10, 1852; md. (i), 1878, Susan MuHins, by whom he had two chil dren. She d., 1888, of consumption, and he md. (2), 1895, Etta Bray, near Fayetteville, Ark.; settled on farm near WaHviHe, Ind. Terr. 2685— MATTIE STEARNS, b., 1879; teacher at Cree-h, Ark. 2686— DON STEARNS, with his father in Indian Ter ritory. 2687— JOHN WILLIAM STEARNS (4638), b.^ Feb. i, 1855- 2688— ELIZABETH A. STEARNS, b., Aug. 3, 1857, at 384 ISAAC STEARNS. Osceola, Mo.; md., 1878, Garland W. PhiHips, of Fayette viUe, Ark., in the employ of the U. S. Government, as Cus toms Inspector, at Port Townsend, Wash. They have four children. 2689— CHARLES STINSON STEARNS, b., Feb. i, i860, at Osceola, Mo.; md., Nov., 1882, Annice Appleby, of FayetteviUe, Ark. They have four children, whose names we have not learned. 2690— MOSES STEARNS, b., Nov. 17, i860, at Osceola, Mo.; at home on the farm, near FayetteviUe, Ark. 2691— GEORGE N. STEARNS (1215), b., Nov. 16, 1818, son of Ezekiel and Nancy (Somes-Dodge) Stearns, of New castle, Me.; a painter, of Taunton, Mass.; md. (i), 1841, Mahala Ann Bullock, b., June 28, 1816, dau. of Thomas Bul lock, of Rehoboth, Mass. She d. at Little Rock, Ark., and he md. (2), 1864, Sarah J. Turner; settled in Oakland, Cal.; five children. 2692— MARIA MELVILLE STEARNS, b., Sept. 12, 1842; md. John Hennessy, of FayettevUIe, Ark. 2693— GEORGE THOMAS STEARNS, b., May 18, 1844; d., Jan., 1846. 2694— SARAH ALMA STEARNS, b.. Sept. 12, 1847; md. and settled in Kansas. 2695-^MINNIE BELLE STEARNS, b.. Mar. 25, 1866, in Adrian, Mich.; md., June 17, 1885, Henry S. Stem, and settled in Eureka, Cal. Their son, LesHe Stern, b., Apr. 6, 1886. is the joy and deHght of the family. 2696— WALTER A. STEARNS, b., July 10, 1871, at Adrian, Mich.; unm. 2697— CHARLES SAFFORD STEARNS (1222), b.. May 29. i8t8, son of Lewis and Rebecca (Gage) Stearns, of Brattleboro, Vt. ; a printer and publisher, who was, at differ ent times, proprietor of several newspapers, and, at the time of his death, was one of the firm of a publishing house in New York City. He md., 1844, Mary Slyter, of Sauger- ties, Ulster Co., N. Y., who d.. Mar. 23, 1887; he d., Sept. 26, 1887; three children. SEVENTH GENERATION. 385 2698— REBECCA ELIZABETH STEARNS, b.. Mar. 9, 1845, in New York City; md., 1869, Harry B. Philbrook, of Vermont, who was then practicing law at Washington, D. C; six children. (a) — Burton Philbrook, b., June 7, 1870, in Washington, D. C. ; grad. Rutgers CoH., and now practicing law in New York City. (b) — Mary Philbrook, b., Aug. 6, 1872, in Washington, D. C. ; was first woman admitted to the bar in New Jersey and is now practicing law at Newark, N. J.; unm. (c) — Florence Philbrook, b., July 28, 1874, in Brooklyn, N. Y.; is stenographer in Medical Dept. of Man hattan Life Ins. Co., New York City. (d) — Robert Philbrook, b.. Mar. 4, 1877, in Jersey City, where he resides. (e) — EHzabeth Slyter Philbrook, b., 1882, in Jersey City. (f) — Dean Noble Philbrook, b., Sept., 1886; d.. May, 1890. 2699— CHARLES STEARNS, b., Apr. 13, 1847, in New York City; studied law at Columbia CoH. Law School; d. in his early manhood, Feb. 21, 1878, at New York City. 2700— MARY STEARNS, b., Jan. 21, 1849, in New York City; was educated at Vassar College; studied medicine in New York City and Europe; served in several government hospitals in the Indian service in the territories. She md. (i), Aug. 17, 1872, John Fredericks, a journalist, of Brook lyn, N. Y.; md. (2), Jan. 29, 1887, Newton S. Putnam, of Globe, Arizona; no chUdren. Mrs. Mary Putnam, M. D., is practicing medicine in New York City, Brooklyn Borough; has served on the Board of Health, and been resident phy sician of a public institution in New York City. 2701— JOSEPH SHELDON STEARNS (1224), b.. May 19, 1808, son of Joseph and Sally (Fisher) Stearns, of Fox boro, Mass.; md. Esther Page, b., Sept. 8, 181 1, who d.. Mar. 20, 1847, dau. of OHver Page, of "Walpole, Mass.; four children. 386 ISAAC STEARNS. 2702— JOSEPH OLIVER STEARNS, b., Jan. 7, 1836. 2703— ESTHER EMILY STEARNS, b., Oct. 2, 1838. 2704— HENRY WILLARD STEARNS, b., Apr. 23, 1841. 2705— CHARLES WARREN STEARNS, b., Nov. 29, 1843. 2706— JOSHUA NELSON STEARNS (1227), b., 1S15, son of Joseph and Sally (Fisher) Stearns, of Wrentham, Mass.; md.. Mar. 27, 1837, Diana Harding, b., Feb. 25, 1816, dau. of Rufus Harding, of Mansfield, Mass. ; four children. 2707— ELIZA JANE STEARNS, b., Apr. 6, 1839, in Mansfield, Mass.; unm. 2708— HENRY LEWIS STEARNS, b., July 6, 1846, at Walpole, N. H.; md., Apr. 17, 1878, Hepsa T. Davis, of Taunton, Mass. ; settled in Mansfield, Mass. ; two chHdren. 2709— MARION SECOR STEARNS, b., Nov. 7, 1884, in Mansfield, Mass. 2710— LENORE BRADFORD STEARNS, b., Oct 5, 1888, in Ma,nsfield, Mass. 27ii^MARY LOUISA STEARNS, b.. May 31, 1849, in "Walpole, N. H.; md., Feb. 14,^1869, Lysander B. \Vhite, of Easton, Mass.; seven children. (a) — Ernest Le Roy White, b., Jan. 15, 1870, at Mans field, Mass. (b) — ^Minnie Louisa White, b., Oct. 6, 1872, at Mans field, Mass. (c) — Ada Genevieve White, b., Dec. 18, 1873, in .Mans field, Mass. (d) — Harry Lysander White, b., Jan. 22, 1879, at Mau"!- field, Mass. (e)-— Percy Elwin White, b., Feb. 17, 1882, at Somer ville, Mass. (f) — Fred Lewis White, b., June 16, 1885, at Cam bridgeport, Mass. (g) — Lottie Diana White, b., Aug. 18, 1887, at Mans field, Mass. SEVENTH GENERATION. 387 2712— FERDINAND NELSON STEARNS, b., Dec. 3, 1852, in Mansfield, Mass.; md., Oct. 9, 1876, Sarah J. Turner, of Mansfield, Mass.; one son. 2713— CHARLES NELSON STEARNS, b., July 18, 1879, in Mansfield, Mass.; d., Aug. 23, 1880, at same place, 2714— MOSES MOODY STEARNS (1247), b., 1824, son of Hugh and Stearns, of Grafton, N. H.; was quarter-master on the Monitor, in the renowned fight with the Merrimac, during the CivU War; afterwards was sub marine diver for the U. S. Government, at Charlestown Navy Yard; five children. 2715— JOSEPH G. STEARNS, b., 1849; nnm. 2716— ANNIE R. STEARNS, b., ; md., Henry C. Pack and nad two children. 2717— WILLIAM R. STEARNS, b., 1864; d., Jan,. 14, 1888; md. and had one son. 2718— ARTHUR CHESTER STEARNS. 2719— WALTER STEARNS, b.. May 9, 1866, .at Chelsea, Mass.; teacher and composer of music. 2720— REUBEN STEARNS, b., 1870. 2721— JOHN STEARNS (125 1), b., Aug. 10, 1801, son of Walter Clapp and Tryphena (Shattuck) Stearns, of Dover, Vt. ; a farmer, and dealer in horses and cattle; md., Feb. 9, 1825, Esther Webster, b.. May 23, 1802, who d., Aug. i, 1879. They settled in Hinsdale, N. H., where he d., Dec. 2, 1884. Esther (Webster) Stearns was from Northfield. Mass. ; eight children. 2722— RHODA JANE STEARNS, b., Jan. 4, 1826, at Hinsdale, N. H.; md., Apr. 11, 1848, Jonathan Leroy Pres ton, of Northfield, Mass., where they settled; four chil dren. (a) — Dwight L. Preston, b., Jan. 28, 185 1; md., Apr. 10, 1873, Carrie M. Stratton; two children. (b) — ^John A. Preston, b., Sept 17, 1854; md., June 6, 1876, Anna M. Shepardson: d.. May i, 1892. 388 ISAAC STEARNS. (c) — Pitts W. Preston, b., Aug. 15, 1856; md., Apr. to, 1884, Cora B. Holton. (d) — Lucie J. Preston, b., Nov. i, 1859; md., July 12,: 1884, Frank C. Merrill; a son, Leon P. Merrill, b., Dec. 28, 1884; she d., Jan. 21, 1885, and her hus- band d., Feb. 2, 1888. 2723— ELVIRA STEARNS, b., Dec. 5, 1827; md.. May 10, 1849, Dwight Lyman Sanderson, of Chesterfield, N. H.;^ settled in Hinsdale, N. H.; five children. (a) — Leonard Webster Sanderson, b.. Sept i, 1853;. md., Apr. 28, 1878, Evelyn C. Reed, of Northfield, Mass.; six children. (b) — John Stearns Sanderson, b., Oct. 19, 1855, of Clin ton, Mass.; unm. (c) — Charles Clark Sanderson, b.. Mar. 29, 1858; md.„ Mar. 9, 1886, NelHe Fletcher Smith, of CHnton, Mass.; settled in Waterbury, Conn. (d) — EHen Frances Sanderson, b., Sept. 28, i860; md., Feb. 28, 1883, WUliam B." Towne, of Keene, N. H.> three children. (e) — Edward Boltwood Sanderson, b., Nov. 4, 1868;: unm. 2724— DWIGHT WEBSTER STEARNS (4640), b., Jan, 28, 1830. 2725— JANETTE STEARNS, b., Apr. 25, 1832; md., Apr. 12, 1855, Leander Thomas, of Brattleboro, Vt., who d., Jan. 2, 1895; three chUdren. (a) — Sidney W. Thomas, b., Aug. 14, 1856; d., Mav 18, 1873. (b) — Esther N. Thomas, b., Aug. 24, 1865. (c) — ^Harry N. Thomas, b., Jan. 28, 1876. 272^-FRANKLIN STEARNS, b., Aug. 27, 1834; md.. Mar. 14, 1865, Martha L. Tyler, of Hinsdale, N. H., where they settled. 2727— NEWTON STEARNS, b., Oct. 29, 1836; md., Oct. 29, 1863, Louise Judd, of South Hadley, Alass.; settled in Hinsdale, N. H. ; one chUd. SEVENTH GENERATION. 389 2728— CARRIE J. STEARNS, b., Oct. 22, 1876; of Hins dale, N. H. 2729— CHARLES STEARNS, b., Apr. 6, 1839; md.. May I, 1861, Sarah Fisher, of Hinsdale, N. H., where they settled; three chU. 2730— JOHN F. STEARNS, b., Feb. 12, 1864; d., July 24, 1864. 2731— FRED C. STEARNS, b., Jan. 3, 1867; d., Dec II, 1891. 2732— GRATIA STEARNS, b., June 22, 1869; d., July 24, 1870. 2732 1-2— PITTS STEARNS, b., July 13, 1841. 2733— ELLEN STEARNS, b., Dec. 11, 1S43; md., Apr. 6, 1868, George P. Slate, of Bernardston; settled in Hinsdale, N. H.; one dau. (a) — ^Charlotte Stearns Slate, b., Oct. 2, 1875. 2734— ELLIOTT STEARNS (1254), b., Apr. 6, 1807, son of Walter Clapp and Tryphena (Shattuck) Stearns, of Hinsdale, N. H.; md., Apr. 7, 1836, Betsy Darling, and set tled in Hinsdale, N. H., where he d., Nov. 14, 1881. 2735— ALTHEA M. STEARNS, b., Jan. 4, 1838, m Hu s- dale, N. H.; settled in Hinsdale; unm. We take great pleasure in acknowledging here the work Miss Althea M. Stearns has done in collecting md ar-raug- ing the genealogy of this branch of the family. At the be ginning of this undertaking, nothing was known regarding the first wife of Rev. Ebenezer Stearns, of Stoughton, but the fact that such a person once existed. By her untiring efforts and continued correspondence. Miss Stearns finally established the first wife's identity as an ancestress of her own family and has carefully and minutely traced the de scendants to the present generation, while ministering to the needs of a sick and aged parent. Would there v,rere more like her in loyalty to family ties! 2736— NATHANIEL STEARNS (1257), b., Jan. 14, 390 ISAAC STEARNS. 1813, son of Walter Clapp and Tryphena (Shattuck) Stearns, of Hinsdale, N. H.; a hotel-keeper, of Worcester, Mass., and of Providence, R. I., where he d., Mar. 31, 1871. He md., June 22, 1838, Sarah Augusta Phelps, b., Aug. 25, 1814, in Holden, Mass., who d., July 11, 1870, in Providence, R. I; three children. 2737— FRANCIS Nx\THANIEL STEARNS (4648), b., Nov. 20, 1838, in Holden, Mass. 2738— SARAH MARIA STEARNS, b., June 2, 1840, in Worcester, Mass.; md. (i), Charles Boree, of New York City, who d., July 2, 1862, in Providence, R. I., without issue; md. (2), her deceased sister's husband, Albert Adams, by whom she had two children, who died. After the death of Albert Adams, she md. (3), in Providence, R. I., Thomas Dwyer; no issue. 2739— ELLEN AUGUSTA STEARNS, b.. Mar. 11, 1842, in Worcester, Mass.; md.. May, 1863, Albert Adams. She d., Aug. 26, 1863, and her bereaved husband married her widowed sister. 2740— MARCUS C. STEARNS (1263), b., May 28, 1816, son of Orris and Gracia (Sabin) Stearns, of Naples, Ontario Co., N. Y. ; d., Apr. 8, 1890. He was a merchant of Chi cago, 111., where he settled in 1836. "His distinguishing characteristics were firmness, force of character, indomitable energy and great executive ability, potent agencies for ad vancement of men to important stations in life. Quietly and unostentatiously he worked his way from a clerkship to a place among the capitalists and financiers of Chicago, and left the impress of his individuality upon its industries and commerce, with which his name will always be associated." He md.. Mar. 28, 1842, Margarette E. Clarke, b., Jan. i, 1821, who d., Dec. 21, 1898, dau. of James Archibald and Elizabeth A. (Irvine) Clarke, from England; five chUdren. 2741— GEORGE R. STEARNS, b.. May 19, 1844, md., 1868, Maria Kinsell, and settled in Chicago, 111., where their six children were born. 2742— MARCUS STEARNS, b., Aug. 13, 1869. Marcus C. Stearns. SEVENTH GENERATION. 391 2743— MARY STEARNS, b., Oct 11, 1870. 2744— MARJORY STEARNS, b., Apr. 7, 1872. 2745— JESSIE STEARNS, aied young. 2746— GEORGE STEARNS, b., Feb. 16, 1874. 2747— ROXANNA STEARNS, b., Jan. 10, 1879. 2748— RICHARD I. STEARNS, b.. Mar. 25, 1847; a manufacturer, of Chicago, 111. He md. Addie W. Yeger, of CHfton Springs, N. Y. ; no children. 2749— JOHN E. STEARNS, b., Feb. 14, 1852; md., 1874, Isa Hunt, of Denver, Col., where they first resided, then removed to Los Angeles, Cal., where he died, leaving three chUdren. 2750— ISA STEARNS, b., Oct. 2, 1876. 2751— MABEL STEARNS, b., July 4, 1878. 2752— NELLIE STEARNS, b., Aug. 5, 1880. 2753— MARGARETTE E. STEARNS, b.. May 13, 1856; d., Apr. 30, 1899. 2754— MARCUS C. STEARNS JR., b., Aug. 10, 1859; of Chicago, III.; md. Nina MUes, of Ohio; five chUdren. 2755—1. LESTER STEARNS. 2756—2. IRVING STEARNS. 2757—3. MARGUERITE STEARNS. 2758—4. INFANT, d. young. 2759—5. MARCUS STEARNS. 2760— ALFRED ALMERION STEARNS (1265), b.. Mar. 23, 1826, son of Alfred and Mary (Pierson) Stearns, of Bergen, Genesee Co., N. Y. ; contractor and carpenter of Grand Rapids, Mich.; md., July 29, 1849, Jane E. Search, of West Henrietta, Monroe Co., N. Y. He was Justice of the Peace in the town of Henrietta for eight years, and Su pervisor for two years; three children. 2761— MYRON D. STEARNS, b., Jan. i, 1852, in West 392 ISAAC STEARNS. Henrietta; settled with his parents at Grand Rapids, Mich.; unmarried. 2762— CHARLES EDWARD STEARNS, b.. May 22, 1857, at West Henrietta, N. Y., where he d., Feb. 15, 1864. 2763— WILLIAM DUNN STEARNS, b., Aug. 11, 1859-; md., Jan. 30, 1883, Gertrude Hazen, of Holland, Mich. They settled at Toledo, O., where he was car accountant and Sec. to Gen. Man. of C. J. & M. R. R. Co. 2764— HAZEL LENORE STEARNS, b., July 13, 1888, at HoHand, Mich. 2765— WARREN S. STEARNS (1266), b., Dec. 22, 1827, son of Alfred and Mary (Pierson) Stearns, of Bergen, N. Y.; a blacksmith, of Michigan; md., Sept. i, 1850, Cornelia Field, of Cohocton, Steuben Co., N. Y. In 1853, they removed to Michigan, and settled in Constantine, St. Joseph Co. Dur ing the Civil War, he served as private in the 24th Mich. Inf. ; three children. 2766— MARY F. STEARNS, b., July 25, 1851, at Ken- nedyvUle,, Steuben Co., N. Y.; md. George Simons and has three children. 2767— HENRY W. STEARNS, b., Jan. 10, 1859. Twins 2768— CHARLES W. STEARNS, b., Jan. 10, 1859. Henry W. Stearns, md. Sarah I. Teague, and has four daughters. 2769— GRACE STEARNS. 2770— NELLIE STEARNS. 2771— FLORA STEARNS. 2772— EVA STEARNS. Charies W. Stearns, md. ZeUa Loupee, and has two children. 2773— MABEL STEARNS. 2774— JOHN ALFRED STEARNS. 2775— PETER STEARNS 3d (1275), b., Dec 9, 1794, SEVENTH GENERATION. 393 son of Peter Jr. and ( ) Stearns, of Peru, N. Y.; born at Plymouth, N. H.; md., 1816, Sophia Wood, of Leicester, Mass., b.. Jan. 9, 1793, who d.. Sept 24, 1884. He was a soldier, in the war of 1812, being engaged in action at Plattsburg, N. Y. ; afterwards a farmer, of Westford, Vt. ; d., Feb. 15, 1855, at Fairfax, Vt Some of his descendants use the spelHng S-t-e-r-n-s; twelve chHdren. 2776— REV. WILLIAM T. STEARNS, b., Nov. 17, 181 7, in Peru, N. Y. : a minister, who settled at Fletcher, Vt. ; md. Phoebe Beeman; d.. May 20, 1891. 2777— MARY" WOOD STEARNS, b., July 21, 1819, in Westford, Vt.; md. John Maxfield, of Fairfax, "Vt.; three children. (a)— EDWARD MAXFIELD. (b)— EDNA MAXFIELD. (c)— JOHN MAXFIELD JR. 2778— SALLY STEARNS, b., Jan. 23, 1821; md. Benja min BeH; d., Aug. 29, 1865. 2779— HARRY KENT STEARNS (4657), b., Nov. 12, 1822. 278c^RUFUS WOOD STEARNS (4666), b., Apr. 18, 1824. 2781— CHARLES A. STEARNS, b., Dec. i, 1826, in Westford, Vt.; md., 1847, Sarah Sac Rider, of Boston, Mass., from whom he separated, in i860; he d., Sept. 18, 1895; three children. 2782— CHARLES STEARNS, b., , 1848. 2783— SARAH JANE STEARNS, b., , 1850. 2784— FRANCES HOYT STEARNS, b., 1851; lived with her mother. 2785— NANCY STEARNS, b., Sept. 14, 1828; md. Lewis Story, of Fairfax, Vt. 2786— ASENATH STEARNS, b., July 24, 1830, in West ford, Vt. ; md. Anson Story, of Fairfax, Vt., who d. 394 ISAAC STEARNS. 2787— HANNAH A. STEARNS, b., Nov. i, 1833, at Westford, Vt. ; was educated at New Hampton Institute, and taught school ten years before her marriage; md. William BeHows, of Fairfax, Vt., and, after his death, taught school again and cleared off a mortgage from the farm. She had no children. Her reHgious creed is given in her own words: "I am a true believer in the rehgion of Jesus Christ, and expect to have a home in Heaven." 2788— JOHN W. STEARNS, b., Aug. 24, 1835, in West ford, Vt.; md. Belle Hammond, and settled in Rutland, Vt. It has been almost impossible to gather information from the Stearns famiHes of Vermont. The report reached us that John W. Stearns had been Mayor of Rutland, Vt., but we have been unable to confirm it. Whether from innate modesty or dislike of correspondence, the Vermont rela tives are very hard to get acquainted with. 2789 — AN ONLY CHILD, said to be a very talented young man, attending Harvard College. 2790— ARTEMAS R. STEARNS, b., Jan. 30, 1838, in Westford, Vt. ; md. Cynthia Pease, and settled in Rut land, Vt. 2791— ELLEN M. STEARNS, b., Feb. 18, 1840, in West ford, Vt. ; youngest of a family of twelve children; md. Ed ward Mills, of Peabody, Mass. 2792— JOSEPH MERRILL STEARNS (1284), b., Oct. 7, 1815, son of Rev. Nathaniel Wheat and Levina (Harding) Stearns, of Ripton, Vt.; md., Aug. 5, 1840, Phila Smith, and settled, a farmer, in Lincoln, Vt., where he d., Nov. 12, 1884; seven chUdren. 2793— DORAN HARDING STEARNS (4672), b., Nov. 3) 1841. 2794— SABRA WINIFRED SMITH STEARNS, b., July 28, 1843; "with her brother, Elwood Smith Stearns, oc cupied the homestead built by their father, at Maple Hill side, South Lincoln, Vt. 2795— LEVINA HARDING STEARNS, b.. Mar. 31, SEVENTH GENERATION. 395 1845; nid.. Mar. 19, 1866, at Bristol, Vt., Lewis T. Page; in 1896, was living near her son. Rev. John Page, of Lewis- ton, Me. 2796— CYNTHIA ANN VICTORIA STEARNS, b., Nov. 13, 1847; md., June 19, 1871, Calvin Francis Murray; settled at Murray HaH, Lincoln, Vt. 2797— ELWOOD SMITH STEARNS, b., July 25, 1850, at Bristol, Vt.; settled on his father's homestead, at South Lincoln, Vt., with his sister, Sabra W. S. Stearns. 2798— JASPER MERRILL STEARNS, b., Apr. i, 1852; d., Dec 5, 1870, at Lincoln, Vt. 2799— ALMA ELLENA STEARNS, b., Sept. 27, 1858, at Lincoln, Vt.; d., June, 1859, at same place. 2800— JAMES LINDSAY STEARNS (1287), b., Oct. 25, 1820, son of Rev. Nathaniel Wheat and Levina (Harding) Stearns, of Barre, Vt. ; md.. Mar. 2, 1847, Eliza M. Ralph, of Warren, Vt, b., Aug. 25, 1827. He was a farmer of Lin coln, Vt, where he d.. Mar. 17, 1874; four chHdren. 2801— MILTON JAMES STEARNS, b., Jan. 27, 1848; in Lincoln, Vt.; md., Nov. 17, 1873, Carrie Briggs, of Bris tol, Vt., b., Dec. 24, 1853. They settled near Portland, Ore.; one son. 2802— RALPH MILTON STEARNS, b., Dec. 19, 1881- 2803— DANIEL WHEAT STEARNS, b., July 18, -1850, in Warren, Vt.; md., Jan. i, 1876, Susan Delilah Schermer- horn, b., Oct., 1853, in Michigan. They settled at Vancou ver, in the state of Washington; one daughter. 2804— GRACE VOLNETTE STEARNS b., Nov. 17, 1880, at Winnamuck, Ind. 2805— MARY GOVE STEARNS, b., July 30, 1856, at Lincoln, Vt. ; unmarried. 2806— CHARLES WESLEY RALPH STEARNS, b., Dec. 31, 1868, in Lincoln, Vt.; md., 1890, Margie C Varney, of Starksboro, Vt., b., Nov. 17, 1872, in Lincoln, Vt. They settled at Portland, Ore.; one son. 396 ISAAC STEARNS. 2807— CLAYTON WESLEY STEARNS, b., Jan. 17, 1891, at Portland, Ore. 2808— HARRY FRANKLIN STEARNS (1293), b., Oct 18, 1805, son of Rev. John and Asenath (Campbell) Stearns, of Monkton, Vt; md., 1828, ; d., Apr. 14, 1840. Dr. Bond says he left four daughters and one son. 2809— HARRY FRANKLIN STEARNS JR., of Des Aloines, la.; a blacksmith, by trade. 2810— DAVID EBENEZER STEARNS (1294), b., Feb. II, 1808, son of Rev. John and Asenath (Campbell) Stearns, of Monkton, Vt.; a carpenter and joiner, by trade, but fol lowed farming after thirty years of age; in 1853, went across the plains from IH. to Ore. He md., Sept. 19, 1840, Fidelia S. Cannon, b., Sept. 30, 1820; settled in Tyler, "Winnebago Co., 111.; d., Aug. 31, 1886, in Jackson Co., Ore.; six chil. 281 1— OSCAR LEVY STEARNS (4682), b., Sept 24, 1841, in Winnebago Co., IH. 2812— ORSON AVERY STEARNS (4687), b., Jan. 9, 1843, in Winnebago Co., 111. 2813— NEWELL DOSKEY STEARNS (4691), b., Nov. 24, 1845. 2814— ARMINDA MELISSA STEARNS, b., Jan. 28, 1848; md., June 14, 1869, James Purves; ten children. (a) — Ernest A. Purves, b., Mar. 8, 1870. (b) — -Robert B. Purves, b., Nov. 29, 1871. (c) — Olive M. Purves, b., Apr. 9, 1873. (d) — Charles S. Purves, b., Jan. 2, 1875. (e) — Grace G Purves, b., June 2, 1877. (f) — Maude A. Purves, b.. Mar. 22, 1879. (g)— NelHe P. Purves, b., Feb. 8, 1881. (h) — Roy J. Purves, b., Jan. 12, 1887. (i) — Archie R. Purves, b., July 10, 1889. (j) — Lewis Purves, b., Dec. 12, 1892. 2815— GEORGE A. STEARNS, b., July 19, 1855; d., Feb. 72, 1869. •» SEVENTH GENERATION. 397 2816— EMMA M. STEARNS, b., Dec 25, 1857; d., Nov. II, 1862. 2817— REV. ORRIN ORLANDO STEARNS (1295), b., Feb. 27, 1810, son of Rev. John and Asenath (Campbell) Stearns, of Monkton, Vt.; grad. Brown Univ., 1837: md., Sept. 14, 1837, Nancy Crawford Valentine, who d.. Mar. 27, 1849, in Manchester, N. H., dau. of Elijah F. Valentine, the worthy Assistant Steward and Patron of Cambridge Univer sity. Rev. O. O. Stearns was ordained at Sturbridee, Mass., Sept. 26, 1837, a few days after his marriage, and, in 1850, was pastor of the Baptist Church in Manchester, N. H. Settled last at Lodi, Wis., where he d., Oct 27, 1885. His wife, Mrs. Nancy C. (Valentine) Stearns, fiUed the resnon- sible position of a teacher, in Cambridge, Mass., for several years with ability and success. "Naturally of a retiring dis position, she was most happy in the bosom of her familv, occupied with the duties of a wife and mother, for which relations she was admirably fitted by her mild and cheerful temperament, and her truly Christian meekness and pa tience. Suddenly and unexpectedly prostrated upon a bed of sickness, she endured, with exemplary resignation, the sufferings with which she was visited, and, after a few days of pain and anguish, calmly breathed her last, in the full assurance of a happy resurrection beyond the grave." They had five chUdren. 2818— PROF. JOHN WILLIAM STEARNS (4694), b., Aug. 10, 1839. 2819— JAMES HENRY STEARNS, b., Jan. 9, 1841, at Hampton FaUs, N. H.; Harv. Univ., 1862; md.. May 15, 1869, Ruth N. Chapin, of Dubuque, la.; no chUdren. In 1871, they removed to Freeport, IH., where he was a lawyer and telegraph manager. 2820— GEORGE ALBERT STEARNS, b., Mar. 30, 1843; Harv. Univ., 1865; a lawyer, of New York City; Supt. of Public Instruction in the Argentine RepubHc, S. A., and Principal of the Normal School, at Parana, S. A. . He md. (i). Mar. 30, 1868, JuHa Adelaide Hope, who was the mother of his son; md. (2), Aug. 17, 1874, Eleanor MerriH, who was the mother of his daughter. 398 ISAAC STEARNS. 2821— ALBERT ORRIN STEARNS, b., Dec. 31, 1870. 2822— ELEANOR IRENE STEARNS, b., July 14, 1887. 2823— CHARLES ARTHUR STEARNS (4699), b., Aug. I, 1844. 2824— EDWARD FRANCIS STEARNS, b., Aug. 16, 1846; Chicago Univ., 1869; md., Dec. 27, 1871, Eva E. Bur roughs, dau. of Pres. Burroughs; Prin. Wayland Univ. In stitute, Beaver Dam, Wis.; of Chicago, 111. 2825— REV. MYRON NEWELL STEARNS (1296), b., Jan. I, 1812, son of Rev. John and Asenath (Campbell) Stearns, of Monkton, Vt.; grad. GranviUe Coll., O.; in 1850, was pastor of the Baptist Church, in West Plattsburg, N. Y.; was pastor of the Baptist Church in Santa Clara, Cal., at the time of his death, Dec. 29, 1868. He md. (i), Apr. 12, 1838, Caroline Sophia Meade, ,b.. Mar. 18, 1816, dau. of James and Sarah (Howard) Meade, of Monkton, Vt. She d., Dec. 29, 1844, and he md. (2), Nov. 12, 1845, Dorcas Rebecca Ray, b., Feb. 4, 1822, dau. of Calvin and Dorcas (Howard) Ray, of Hinesboro, Vt. He md. (3), Aug. 25, 1868, Mrs. Lavinia R. Valentine, by whom he had no chil dren. "Rev. Myron NeweH Stearns ranked high as a min ister of the Baptist denomination and a writer for religious journals. He was considered among the best of the pioneer teachers, and, at one time, held a professorship in the only Baptist college in Oregon. He underwent the hardships of pioneer life in the West, making a home for his family two thousand miles from civilization, among war-like Indians, who, at one time, savagely drove him from his home. All this called for a greater and different degree of bravery from that shown by many who fought for their country in the army." His first wife was mother of three children; his second wife, of four more. 2826— THERESA MARIA STEARNS, b., Jan. 29, 1839; md., Apr. 23, 1857, Judge Payne Page Prim, who, for twen ty-one years, was Judge of the Supreme Court of Oregon. The following brief sketch of Judge Prim's life is furnished by his family. "Payne Page Prim was born in WHson Co., Tenn., May SEVENTH GENERATION. 399 2, 1822. He received a common school education with one and one-half years at an acedemy, after which he taught school to acquire means to secure a legal education. Was graduated from the Law Dept. of Cumberland Univ., Leb anon, Tenn., 1848; was admitted to the Tenn. bar in 1849, and practiced law in Sparta, White Co., Tenn., untU 1851, when he sought new and broader fields at the West. Upon reaching Independence, Mo., he joined an immigrant trahi, crossed the plains to Oregon, by means of ox teams. He en gaged in mining until 1856, when he resumed the practice of his profession, in Jacksonville, Ore., where he has since resided. He was elected Prosecuting Attorney of the First Jud. Dist. of Ore., in 1856, and, in 1857, was chosen dele gate to represent Jackson Co., in the Convention called to frame a State Constitution, preliminary to the admission of Oregon into the Union. In 1859, he was appointed, by Gov. Whittaker, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the State, which position he held one year by appoint ment, then was elected and continued to hold it, until 1880. In 1882, he was elected State Senator for four years, and, when Mr. Cleveland became President, Judge Prim's friends urged his appointment to the Chief- Justiceship of Washing ton Territory. Their recommendations have become public property, and are given by such men as Hon. W. W. Thayer, Hon. L. L. McArthur, Governor Penoyer, Hon. James K. Kelly, and others. He gave up all business at the age of seventy-five, but is known to all as a man whose character has been above reproach in every walk of life, and who has taken a prominent part in developing the Judicial and Leg islative branches of the State Government of Oregon." They had three children. (a) — EHa Lamiza Prim, b., Feb. 3, 1858, in Jackson- viHe, Ore.; md., 1881, Charles Nickle, and had three children; d., June 8, 1889. (b) — Charles Prim, b., July 25, 1859, at Jacksonville, Ore.; attorn ey-at-law; md., Aug. 18, 1881, Effie Bybee; had five children. (c) — Ida May Prim, b.. May 27, 1868, at JacksonviUe, Ore.; md.. May 12, 1889, Montgomery J. Canning, wholesale pharmacist, of Portland, Ore. ; one child, Eloise Canning, b., Sept. 5, 1890. 400 ISAAC STEARNS. 2827— LEANORA ASENATH STEARNS, b., July 12, 1841; md. William Pogue, and settled in Douglas Co., Ore.; d., 1880. She was the mother of ten children, whose names we have not ascertained. 2828— MYRON JAMES STEARNS, b., Oct. 4, 1843; when last heard from was unmarried, but obliged to change location frequently, on account of ill-health. 2829— JOHN RAY STEARNS, b., Dec. 18, 1848; md. and settled at Ashland, Ore. ; had two children. 2830— LOUISA STEARNS, b., 1851; md. WilHam Pen- gra, and settled at Eugene City, Ore.; three chUdren. (a) — Edward Pengra. (b) — Clara Pengra. (c) — Claude Pengra. 2831— WILLIAM STEARNS, b., Jan. 8, 1854; d., Jan., 1867. 2832— SIDNEY SUMNER STEARNS (4702), b., Aug. 20, 1856. 2833— REV. SAMUEL EASTMAN STEARNS (1297), b.. Mar. 22, 1814, son of Rev. John and Asenath (Campbell) Stearns, of Monkton, Vt.; d., Dec. 12, 1890, in Idaho. He md., Nov. 12, 1844, Susan Terry Whittaker, b.. May 5, :.S26, dau. of Israel and Lucinda Whittaker, of Cincinnati, O. "He was a pioneer Baptist missionary of Oregon, having crossed the plains in 1852, and was also the founder and chief patron, during his life, of the Colfax- Washington Col lege, a leading educational institution of the Northwest." He had nine children. 2834— LOUISA OLIVIA STEARNS, b., Sept. 26, 1845; md. Charles Andrew Stewart; two daughters. (a) — Mary Louisa Stewart. (b) — Olivia C Stewart. 2835— EMILY VIOLA STEARNS, b., Aug. 10, 1847; d., Aug., 1852. 2836— FRANCES JULIET STEARNS, b.. May, 1849; d., July, 1850. SEVENTH GENERATION. 401 2837— EDWIN AVERY STEARNS, b., Sept. 5, 185 1; md. Adith L. Messenger; two children. 2838 — ^Harriet Susan Stearns. 2839 — ^Joseph Harlow Stearns. 2840— ANNA MARIA STEARNS, b., Dec. 15, 1853; md. Julius Frank Niles; one son. (a) — Horace Lathrop Niles. 2841— JOSEPH ORRIN STEARNS (4707), b., Oct. 15) 1855. 2842— DAVID STOCKSTILL STEARNS, b., Sept. 18, 1857- 2843— GUSTAVUS MYRON STEARNS, b., Sept. 18, 1857- Twins and leading real estate dealers, of Portland, Ore. David S. served as CityAssessor of Portland during 1892 and 1893; Gustavus M. was Pres. of the Teller and Stearns Real Estate Co., and Director in the Portland Trust Co. David S. md., Feb. 17, 1884, Martha A. Wilkinson; no chUdren. Gus tavus M. md., Nov. 10, 1883, Josephine C. Haas, b., Sept. 25, 1856, in Cincinnati, O.; three children. 2844— CHARLES JOSEPH STEARNS, b., Feb. 20, 1885, at Portland, Ore. 2845— RUTH AGNES STEARNS, b., Feb. 11, 1889; d.. Mar. 12, 1889. 2846— GUSTAVUS CLARENCE STEARNS, b., Feb. 21, 1891. 2847— ANDREW JAMES STEARNS, b., July 27, 1859; md. (i), Izetta J. Newbury, dau. of W. S. Newbury, ex- mayor of Portland, Ore., by whom he had two children. They separated, and he md. (2), Vernie B. Stover; settled in Grangeville, III.; two children. 2848— CLARA LOUISE STEARNS. 2849— WILLIS SPENCER STEARNS. 2850— WILLIAM ORSON STEARNS (1300), b., Nov. 402 ISAAC STEARNS. 13, 1820, son of Rev. John and Asenath (Campbell) Stearns, of West Haven, Vt; md., Dec. 25, 1845, Maria A. Camp bell, who d.. Mar. 22, 1884, in Cherokee Co., IH., dau. of Newman Campbell. They settled in Illinois; three children. 2851— LOUIS C. STEARNS, b.. May, 1848; d., June, 1855, in Iowa. 2852- NEWMAN O. STEARNS, b., Nov. 16, 1849; d., Apr. 15, 1866. 2853— EMMA C. STEARNS, b., July 4, 1857; d., Sept. 21, 1865. 2854— GEORGE C. STEARNS (1331), b., Dec 21, 1844, son of Samuel H. and Deborah (Corwin) Stearns, of Jack son, Mich.; Baggage Master of L. S. and M. S. R. R., at Jackson, Mich.; served, during Civil War, in Co. E., '"hird Regt., Mich. Cav. He md., 1869, , and had six chil. 2855— HARRY L. STEARNS, b., Dec 10, 1870; stu dent at Ann Arbor Univ., Mich. 2856— CHESTER A. STEARNS, b.. Mar. 30, 1873; stu dent at Ann Arbor Univ., Mich. 2857— FLORA K. STEARNS, b.. Mar. 26, 1883. 2858— ZORA G. STEARNS, b., Oct 19, 1885. 2859— GEORGE CLYDE STEARNS, b.. May 15, 1887. 2860— HARLEY MELVILLE STEARNS, b., Dec. 4, 1889. 2861— ALPHEUS STEARNS (1342), b., Nov. 16, 1795, son of George and Hannah (BaUey) Stearns, of Lafayette, Onondaga Co., N. Y.; born at Reedsboro, Vt.; md., 1818, Mary Annie Sniffin and settled near Syracuse, N. Y. ; d., — , 1869, at Baraboo, Wis.; five children. His occu pation was farming. 2862— GEORGE STEARNS, b., ; md. Deborah Furman, and settled at El Dorado, Wis. ; a farmer. 2863— SUSANNA STEARNS, b., , at Tully, N. Y.; md., Feb. 14, 1844, Cyrus Henderson, b., Apr. 9, 1824, SEVENTH GENERATION. 403 son of Peter and Sally (Munson) Henderson of Tully, N. Y.; seven children. (a) — George W. Henderson, b., May lo, 1845; d., Sept II, 1847. (b) — WilHam Henry Henderson, b., Sept. 19, 1848; md., Aug., 1866, Damaris Gardner, of Otisco, N. Y. (c) — Sarah Ann Henderson, b., June, 1856; d., Feb., 1859- (d) — Jennie M. Henderson, b., June 10, 1859; ind.. Mar. 29, 1877, George T. Green, of Lafayette, N.Y. (e) — Frank Henderson, b.. Sept 5, 1865; went to OdeH, North Dak. (f) — Nellie Henderson, b., Aug. 27, 1868; d., Feb. 27, 1871. (g) — AHce W. Henderson, b., Feb. 3, 1870, in Lamar- tine. Wis. 2864— WILLIAM STEARNS (47i4),b., Oct. 12, 1826, at Tully, N. Y. 2865— MARY ANN STEARNS, b., , near Syra cuse, N. Y. ; md. Dr. Calkins and settled, first, at Lamar- tine. Wis.; afterward, at Brandon, Wis. 2866— LUTHER STEARNS, b. near Syracuse, N. Y.; md. Charlotte Bigford and settled near Waseca, Minn. 2867— GARY STEARNS (1345), b., Dec. 4, 1801, son of George and Hannah (Bailey) Stearns, of Cardiff, Onondaga Co., N. Y.; md. Betsy Palmer, of Onondaga Co., N. Y.; d., 1880, at Whitney's Point, N. Y.; five children. 2868— HANNAH STEARNS. 2869— POLLY STEARNS. 2870— JANE STEARNS. 2871— JOHN STEARNS. 2872— ELIZABETH STEARNS. 2873— TIMOTHY R. STEARNS (1347), b., Sept. 6, 1805, son of George and Hannah (BaUey) Stearns, of Car- 404 ISAAC STEARNS. diff, N. Y.; born at Reedsboro, Vt.; md. Patience Wolcott, who was born at Cazenovia, N. Y.; d. June, 1893, at Homer, N. Y. ; one child. 2874— LYMAN MARTIN STEARNS, b., Aug. 23, 1833; a farmer and local preacher, of Homer, N. Y.; md., Oct. 15, 1857, Lydia A. Jillson; three children. 2875— CHARLES H. STEARNS, b., Feb. 25, 1859. 2876— ELLEN ST. JOHN STEARNS, b., Sept. 29, i860. 2877— PHOEBE BELL STEARNS, b., Dec. 13, 1864. 2878— JABEZ TALBOT STEARNS (1348), b., 1807, son of George and Hannah (Bailey) Steams, of Cardiff, N. Y.; md. (i), Anne Eliza Adams, who d., 1841; md. (2), Apr. 7, 1842, Olive Marsh. He was a farmer, of Lafayette, N. Y., where he d., , 1883; two children. 2879— ISABEL STEARNS, b., 1836; md. Thomas S. Park; no children. 2880— EDSON JABEZ STEARNS (4718), b., July 23, 1845- 2881— EBENEZER STEARNS (1350), b., 1812, son "of George) and Hannah (BaUey) Stearns, of Lafayette, N. Y. • md. Emily Garrett, of Syracuse, N. Y. They removed to Minnesota in 1856, and settled near the viHage of Otisco, Minn. His occupation was that of a millwright, later, a farmei, and he was well versed in phrenology, having given lectures on the subject; six children. 2882— SUSAN STEARNS, b., 1852, in Phelps, N. Y.; md. Frank Weed, of Waseca Co., Minn., where she d., 1883; three chUdren. (a)— Mabel Weed, b., 1878. (b)— Nellie Weed, b., 1880. (c) — Maggie Weed, b., 1883. 2883— GEORGE STEARNS, b., 1854, in Wisconsin; md. Jennie Weed and settled in Waseca Co., Minn.; four chil dren. 2884— EDDIE STEARNS, b., 1884. ) ^ ^^ 2885— CHARLES STEARNS, b., 1884. j ^^"^"^ SEVENTH GENERATION. 405 2886-^FLOYD STEARNS, b., 1886. 2887— WALTER STEARNS, b., 1888. 2888— WILLIAM STEARNS, b., 1859, in Minnesota; md. Sarah Armitage and settled at Waseca Co., Minn. ; one child. 2889— MONNA STEARNS, b., 1891. 2890— MARY STEARNS, b., 1862, in Minn.; md. M. R. Baldridge, and settled in South Dak. ; four children. (a) — Eram Baldridge, b., 1884. (a)— WiHiam Baldridge, b., 1886. (c)— Bernice Baldridge, b., 1888. (d) — ^Charles Baldridge, b., 1892. 2891— CORA STEARNS, b., 1865, in Minn.; md. WUl iam Root, of Minn.; two chUdren. (a) — Burchard Root, b., 1890. (b) — Floy Root, b., 1894. 2892— CHARLES STEARNS, b., 1867, in Minn.; md. Annie Brisbane, and settled in Waseca Co., Minn. 2893— BENJAMIN ABBOTT STEARNS (1352), b., Oct. 16, 1816, son of George and Hannah (Bailey) Stearns, of Vt., afterwards of Lafayette, Onondaga Co., N. Y.; came to Lafayette in 1817 and was reared and educated there; a farmer, of Cardiff, N. Y., who made a specialty of butter-mak ing. He md., , 1846, EHza E. Kinney, b.. Mar. 21, 1821, dau. of Lewis and Laura (Palmeter) Kinney, of Onon daga; four children. 2894— RUBY STEARNS, b., Oct. 17, 1847; md., July 3, 1 87 1, George W. Sims, a farmer, of Cardifl, N. Y.; two children. (a) — Burton George Sims, b., , 1873; a farmer, of Cardiff, N. Y.; md., Oct. 5, 1898, Alta Wright, of Cardiff. (b) — Edith Ruby Sims, b., , 1879; a student of Onondaga Academy. 406 ISAAC STEARNS. 2895— JASON LEE STEARNS, b., July 17, 1849; a far mer, of Cardiff, N. Y.; md. , 1878, Mary Bishop, dau. of George Bishop, of England; two chUdren. 2896— ELMER ELSOM STEARNS, b., Nov. 1879, of Syracuse, N. Y. 2897— BENJAMIN A. STEARNS, b., 1884; of Cardiff, N.Y. 2898— MABEN STEARNS, b., 1859; d., 1862, of whoop ing-cough. 2899— FRANK LINDLEY STEARNS, b., Jan. 28, 1863; Capt. of No. 8 Engine House, Fire Department of Syracuse, N. Y. He md.. May 21, 1887, NelHe A. Donohue, b., Oct. 4, 1866, dau. of CorneHus and NelHe Donohue, of Onondaga HiH; two sons. 2900— EMORY JASON STEARNS, b., Oct 7, 1887, in Syracuse, N. Y. 2901— FRANK MABEN STEARNS, b., Aug. 18, 1889, in Syracuse, N. Y. 2902— GEORGE LUTHER STEARNS (1355), b., Jan. 8, 1809, son of Dr. Luther and Alary (Hall) Stearns of Med ford, Mass.; d., Apr. 9, 1867, in New "Y^ork City, of pneumo nia. "George Luther Stearns inherited the sensitive deli cacy of his father, re-enforced by the energy and courage of his mother, to whom was left, at, his father's death, the formidable task of continuing the large school, then at the height of its prosperity. Bravely she grappled with the financial, domestic and other problems, bringing them finally to a successful solution. Underlying his son's inherited qualities was a profoundly reHgious nature, and his sweet ness and generosity won all hearts, while his nobility and integrity drew the respect and confidence of all communities. George Luther Stearns gave thousands of dollars to furnish the Kansas emigrants with clothing, provisions, and Sharpe's rifles, besides giving to the renowned John Brown more than ten thousand dollars in money and arms." He md. (i), about 1838, Mary Ann Train, who d., 1840, dau. of Samuel Train, of Medford, Mass.; md. (2), 1843, Alary E. Preston, Oliver Stearns. SEVENTH GENERATION. 407 dau. of Hon. Warren Preston, of Bangor, Me. The last public efforts of George Luther Stearns were for the Cre tans, for whom he obtained about $60,000. He had three children. 2903— GEORGE HENRY LAWRENCE STEARNS, b., Nov. 29, 1844. 2904— FRANCIS PRESTON STEARNS, b., Jan. 4, 1846; grad. Harv. Univ., 1867. 2905— CARL STEARNS, b., June 26, 1854; d., Dec. 7, 1877. 2906— REV. OLIVER STEARNS (1361), b., June 3, 1807, son of Major Thomas and Priscilla (Gushing) Stearns, of Lunenburg, Mass.; grad. Harv. Univ., 1826; grad. Camb. Divinity School, 1830; was pastor of the Unitarian Church in Hingham, Mass., 1849. He was the second Pres. of Meaavii.v, /^'?''ological School, and "those who heard him in chapel will recall the moral electricity and vigor of his speech and still feel its magnetic spell. He was anti-slavery be cause he was pro-freedom, and, in the irrepressible conflict which arose in his day, was found where he belonged by conviction and choice, regardless of what might happen as a result of his position." He was also Dean of Divinity School, of Harvard University. Dr. Stearns md. (i), May 14, 1832, Mary Blood, b., July 24, 1805, dau. of Hon. Thomas H. and Mary (Sawyer) Blood, of Sterling, Mass. She d., June ID, 1871, and he md. (2), July 2, 1872, Mrs. Augusta H. (Carey) BaUey. He d., July 18, 1885, at Cambridge, Mass.; eight chUdren. 2907— CHARLES CHAUNCEY STEARNS, b., Feb. 23) 1833; d., Sept., 1833, at Northampton, Mass. 2908— OLIVER STEARNS JR., b.,"July 23, 1834; d., July, 1836. 2909— MARY ELLEN STEARNS, b., Nov. 14, 1836; md., Dec. 29, 1863, Rev. Charies W. Buck, of Portland, Me. 29i(^THOMAS HEYWOOD STEARNS, b., Oct 5 1838; d., Mar. i, 1839. 408 ISAAC STEARNS. 291 1— CHARLES FOLLEN STEARNS, b., July 5, 1840; md., Sept. 12, 1861, Eunice M. Barker, of North Charlestown, N. H. He was a book-keeper by occupation; d., 1875 ; two sons. (a) — Jesse Eldridge Stearns, b., Afar. 22, 1862, sales man, at Washington, D. C. (b) — ^WiHiam H. Stearns, b., Sept. 22, 1865; salesman, at Washington, D. C. 2912— PRISCILLA GUSHING STEARNS, b., July 18, 1842, in Hingham, Mass.; md., Sept. 12, 1866, Rev. George Batchelor, of Lowell, Mass., a graduate of MeadvUle Theo logical School; five children. (a) — Edith Batchelor, md. Marvin Sprague of WeUesley HiHs, Mass. (b) — ^Mary Axford Batchelor, md. Arthur I. Nash, of Wellesley HiHs, Mass. (c) — Ethel Stearns Batchelor. (d) — Ellen Thaxter Batchelor. (e) — Chauncey Gushing Batchelor. 2913— WILLIAM OLIVER STEARNS, b., Jan. 6, 1846, in Hingham, Mass.; d., 1892, in Boston, Mass. 2914— GEORGE STEARNS, b., Sept. 14, 1850, in Hing ham, Mass. 2915 THOMAS STEARNS JR. (1363), b., Oct. 17, 181 1, son of Thomas and Priscilla (Gushing) Stearns, of Lunenburg, Mass.; formerly a commission merchant, of Bal timore, afterwards, a trader of the firm of Stearns & BaUey, of Boston. He md., 1840, Charlotte Blood, sister of his brother Oliver's wife, and dau. of Hon. Thomas H. and Mary (Sawyer) Blood, of Sterling, Mass. ; nine children. 2916 ELLEN FARLEY STEARNS, b.. Sept 29, 1841, in Sterling, Mass.; md., Apr., 1868, Henry L. Reed, of Easton, Mass., who d., Dec, 1868. 2917— CHARLOTTE CHAMPE STEARNS, b., Oct 22, 1843, in Bahimore, Md.; md., 1868, Henry Ware Eliot, of St. Louis, Mo., where they made their home: seven children. SEVENTH GENERATION. 409 (a) — Abigail Adams (Ada) Eliot, b., Sept. 30, 1869. (b) — Margaret Dawes Eliot, b., Dec. 2, 1871. (c) — Charlotte Chauncey EHot, b., Oct. 29, 1874. (d) — Mariam Gushing EHot, b., July 25, 1877. (e) — Henry Ware EHot Jr., b., Dec 7, 1879. (f) — Theodora Sterling Eliot, b., July 25, 1885; d., Dec. 5, 1886. (g) — Thomas Stearns EHot, b., Sept. 26, 1888. 2918— WILLIAM CHANNING STEARNS, b., Feb. 6, 1846, in Baltimore, Md.; Civil and Mechanical Engineer; grad., Mass. Inst. Tech. ; settled in Altoona, Pa. ; unm. 2919— MARTHA LA WRENS STEARNS, b.. May 30, 1849, in Boston, Mass.; for a number of years an invalid, at Dorchester, Mass.; unm. 2920— THOMAS HEYWOOD STEARNS, b.. Mar. 20, 1852, in Maiden, Mass.; d., Sept. 28, 1868. 2921— MARY GUSHING STEARNS, b., Dec 30, 1854, at Camden, N. J. 2922— ROBERT ANDERSON STEARNS, b.. Mar. 5, 1858, a musician. 2923— SUSAN HEYWOOD STEARNS, b., Nov. 5, i860; md. Holmes Hinkley, of Boston, Mass., who d., 1891; two chUdren. (a) — Barbara Hinkley, b., Fe!b. 6, 1889. (b) — Eleanor Holmes Hinkley, b., June 5, 1891. 2924— FRANK A. STEARNS, b., Dec, 1863; d.. Mar., 1864. 2925— CHARLES OLIVER STEARNS (1367), b., Nov. 8, 18 1 3, son of Oliver and Dorcas (Varnum) Stearns, of Amesbury, Mass.; a tanner and currier, of SaHsbury Point, Mass.; md., Sept. 10, 1833, Adeline Eastman, who d., July 13, 1893, dau. of Jonathan and Elizabeth Eastman, of Salisbury, Mass.; seven children. 2926— SARAH ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Oct. 16, 1834; d., Mar. 31, 1866, in SaHsbury, Mass. 410 ISAAC STEARNS. 2927— SUSAN ADELINE STEARNS, b., July 3, 1836, in Newburyport, Mass. 2928— JOSEPH OLIVER STEARNS (4723), b., June 14, 1838. 2929— HARRIET ANN STEARNS, b., Feb. 2, 1841, at Salisbury, Mass. 2930— MARY AUGUSTA STEARNS, b., Aug. 18, 1843, ^t Salisbury, Mass. 2931— ELLEN DORCAS STEARNS, b., Oct. 30, 1845, at SaHsbury, Mass. 2932— FANNIE ORA STEARNS, b.. Mar. 8, 1854, at SaHsbury, Mass.; md., Feb. 9, 1881, John Francis Swett, of SaHsbury, Mass., b., Dec. i, 1849; four children. (a) — Florence Helen Swett, b., Feb. 15, 1882. (b) — Ethel Stearns Swett, b., June 11, 1885. (c) — Mabel Frances Swett, b., July 20, 1888; d., Nov. 10, 1888. (d) — Marion Eastman Swett, b., Feb. 14, 1895. 2933— LUTHER STEARNS (1370), b., Aug. 17, 1820, son of Oliver and Dorcas (Varnum) Stearns, of Amesbury, Mass.; an engineer, of Springfield, Mass.; md., June 10, 1851, in Holyoke, Mass., Mary Alvord, b., Feb. 19, 1826, who d., x\ug. 5, 1889, dau. of Ebenezer and Hope A. Alvord, of Hol yoke, Mass. Their six children were born in Springfield, Mass. 2934— GEORGE LUTHER STEARNS, b., Mar. 16, 1852; d., Nov. 2, 1856. 2935— EDWARD ALVORD STEARNS, b.. Mar. 18, 1857; engaged in mercantUe business, in Chicago, IH.; d., Dec 8, 1896; unm. : 2936— ALBERT HENRY STEARNS, b., Aug. 10, 1859; a mechanic, of Springfield, Mass. 2937— MARY STEARNS, b., Aug. 7, 1862; d.. Mar. 1863. 2938— CHARLES ASHLEY STEARNS, b., Nov. 28, SEVENTH GENERATION. 411 1865; employed by Fire and Marine Insurance Co., oi Springfield, Mass.; md., Apr. 20, 1892, Carrie E. Cooley, b., July I, 1871, dau. of R. V. and Rosa Al. Cooley, of Spring field, Mass. 2939— JAMES PARKER STEARNS, b., Nov. 7, 1867; in the employ of Mutual Life Insurance Co., of Springfield, Mass.; md., June 22, 1892, Gertrude Alma Nelson, b., Sept. 4, 1872, dau. of William H. and Margaret (Monteith) Nel son, of HaverhiH, N. H. Mr. James P. Stearns has prepared a sketch of his branch of the family, receipt of which is gratefully acknowledged; one daughter. 2940— DOROTHY MONTEITH STEARNS, b.. May 26, 1893, in Springfield, Mass. 2941— WILLIAM HENRY STEARNS (1371), b.. Mar. 29, 1822, son of Oliver and Dorcas (Varnum) Stearns, of Amesbury, Mass.; an engineer, of Springfield, Mass., and Master Mechanic of Conn. River R. R. ; since, in the em ploy of the Boston and Maine R. R.; md., Dec. 7, 1847, Sarah Ann Durant, b.. Mar. 11, 1820, dau. of John and DoHy (Edwards) Durant, of Northampton, Mass. ; three children. 2942— CHARLES LAURENS STEARNS, b., Nov. 21, 1854; md., Apr. 15, 1879, Ellen C. Foley; d., July 25, 1885, of consumption, leaving one child. 2943— GRACE MAY STEARNS, b., May 12, 1882. 2944— MAY BSTELLA STEARNS, b.. May 21, 1858; md., Oct. 5, 1892, George Watson Clark, b., Jan. 11, 1846, son of Elihu and Harriet (Cook) Clark, of Northamoton, Mass. 2945— GEORGIETTA EDWARDS STEARNS, b., Jan. 7, i860; md., Dec. 7, 1897, George Orson HaH, b.. May 11, 1847, son of Norman Brigham and Mary (Annis) Hall, of WiUimantic, Conn. 2946— HENRY STEARNS (1384), b., Aug. 19, 1829, son of Capt. Thomas and PoHy (Brigham) Stearns, of Leo minster, Mass.; a contractor and jobber, of Leominster. He md.. Sept 7, 1852, Mary A. Phipps; d., Jan. 14, 1882, of an accident; four chUdren. 412 ISAAC STEARNS. 2947— CLARA VIOLA STEARNS, b., June 25, 1853; md., Nov. ,19, 1873, Wilbur Fisk Wood, of West Fitch burg, Mass.; one chUd. (a) — Clara May Wood, b., Dec. 16, 1874. 2948— EMMA LUELLA STEARNS, b., June 21, 1856; d., Dec. II, 1877. 2949— LIZZIE ANNA STEARNS, b., Aug. 22, 1859; d., Aug. 29, 1863. 2950— ETTA MARIA STEARNS, b., June 2, 1865; md. (i), Feb. 12, 1885, Harry H. Hunt, from whom she was divorced; md. (2), July, 1891, J. F. Gallagher; three chil dren. (a)— Ethel H. Hunt, b., Dec 25, 1885. (b) — Marguerite M. GaUagher. (c) — Ralph H. Gallagher. 2951— NOAH ELIHU STEARNS (1389), b., Feb. 20, 1831, son of Levi and Direxa (Jewett) Stearns, of Townsend, Mass.; md., Jan. 11, 1853, Mary Ann Stickney, of Townsend, Mass., where they settled. He was drowned. May 21, 1868, and his widow d., July 12, 1870; four children. 2952— THIRZA ANN STEARNS, b., Dec. 31, 1854, in Townsend, Mass.; d.. Mar. 31, 1880. 2953— MARY EMMA STEARNS, b., June 17, 1858. 2954— CLARA ALMIRA STEARNS, b., Oct. 24, 1862. 2955— ARTHUR ELIHU STEARNS, b., Oct. 29, 1867; d., July 16, 1882, from injuries by a toy pistol. 2956— SOLOMON JEWETT STEARNS (1390), b.. May 19, 1833, son of Levi and Direxa (Jewett) Stearns, of Townsend, Mass.; md., June 24, i860, Elvira Shattuck, of Shirley, Mass.; settled in Townsend, Mass., where all of his five children were born. 2957— JENNIE ELVIRA STEARNS, b., Jan. 4, 1862. 2958— FREDDIE ELMER STEARNS, b., July 12, 1864; d., Oct. II, 1864. SEVENTH GENERATION. 313 2959— LILLA EVA STEARNS, b., Dec. 10, 1865. 2960— LUCY DIREXA STEARNS, b., June 19, 1869. 2961— HERBERT SOLOMON STEARNS, b., June 7, 1873- 2962— ABEL GOODRICH STEARNS (1392), b., Oct. 15, 1838, son of Levi and Direxa (Jewett) Stearns, of Town- send, Mass.; md., Apr. 29, 1862, Mary Elvira Tyler, of Townsend, Mass., where they made their home. "He held the offices of Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of the Poor, for a period of twenty-one years, and was a member of the School Board for twenty-seven years. He was also Super intendent of Highways and a member of the committee for purchasing land and building the schoolhouse at Townsend Centre, with its annex. In the important work of re modeling and modernizing the other schoolhouses of the town, he was an interested leader." 2963— MANNA STEARNS (1400), b., Nov. 14, 1806, son of John and Polly (Thompson) Stearns, of Preston, Pa. ; md. (i), Nov. 15, 1830, Angelina Comstock, dau. of David and Margaret Comstock; md. (2), Nov. 11, 1858, Mrs. Whitson, who was a second time left a widow by his death, which occurred Mar. 2, 1877. He settled with his first wife, at Galena, O., where his four children were born. He visit ed Iowa in 1854, and removed there permanently in 1857. "Manna Stearns retained many of the characteristics of his Puritan descent and had a large portion of the self-sustain ing, unyielding, independent character of his New England progenitors. He possessed naturally a strong mind, and al though a descendant of God-fearing people, became, from some inexplicable cause, a materialist, who never obtruded his peculiar views on any one, but, when attacked, defend ed them with all the pertinacity of his nature. His judg ment respecting ordinary matters of life was almost invaria bly correct. His hatred of dissimulation and hypocrisy was so intense that he often made enemies by openly and boldly rebuking such instances as came beneath his' notice. He has left behind him many who will deplore his departure.'" He had four chUdren. 414 ISAAC STEARNS. 2964— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Jan. 12, 1832; md. Mr. Comstock. 2965— WILLIAM STEARNS, b., Dec. 18, 1833. 296^MARGARET (MAGGIE) STEARNS, b., Feb. 9, 1836. 2967— JOHN JULIAN STEARNS, b., June 18, 1838. 2968— JOHN STEARNS JR. (1403), b.. May 10, 1813, son of John and Polly (Thompson) Stearns, of Preston, Pa.; md. (i), Dec. 24, 1841, Maria Coleman, who d., July 17, 1846, dau. of William and Hannah Coleman; md. (2), 1847, Lucretia Rouse. His home was in Preston, Pa., where he d., Jan. 18, 1877; four chUdren. 2969— JULIA M. STEARNS, b., Feb, i, 1844. 2970— WILLIAM EDGAR STEARNS (4729), b., Mav 23, 1846. 2971— FREDERIC ORVILLE STEARNS, b., 1848; oi Windsor, Broome Co., N. Y. 2972— EVA HELENA STEARNS, md. E. H. King, oi Starncca, Pa. 2973— CAPT. SHELDON U. STEARNS (1405), b., Apr. 10, 1822, son of John and Polly (Thompson) Stearns, of Preston, Pa.; md., Jan. i, 1849, Mary Jane Munroe, dau. of Eleazer J. and Catherine (Roberts) Alunroe. His home was in Peru, Kansas, where he d., Dec 18, 1888; three chU dren. 2974— ELLEN ORRINDA STEARNS, b., Feb. 9, 1850. 2975— BLANCHE STEARNS, md. Mr. BueU, of Peru, Kansas. 2976— EARL HERBERT STEARNS, of Mt. Baker, Wash. 2977— AMOS STEARNS (1408), b., Jan. 8, 1806, son of James and Abilena (Harding) Stearns, of Mt. Pleasant, Pa.; a farmer, of Ohio and Indiana; md., 1828, EHzabeth McCool. He was born in Luzerne Co., Pa., settled in Rich- SEVENTH GENERATION. 515 land, Co., O., and emigrated to De Kalb Co., Ind., in 1837. For ten years he was Postmaster of Artie, De Kalb Co., Ind., where he d., Feb. 6, 1861; five chUdren. 2978— JOHN STEARNS, b., Dec 3, 1829; md., 1858, Nancy Ward, of Edgerton, O.; farmer of Artie, Ind.; one daughter. 2979— MARY E. STEARNS, b., July 20, 1859; md. Frank Tearon, and settled in Indiana; three children. 2980— MARY ANN STEARNS, b., Feb. 18, 1831, in Ohio; md. True Meserve, and settled in Steuben Co., Ind., where she d., 1854. 2981— JAMES STEARNS (4732), b., Oct. 22, 1833. 2982— ATLINE STEARNS, b., Feb. 12, 1837, in Ohio; md. True Meserve, her deceased sister Mary's husband, and settled in Kansas. 2983— OLIVE STEARNS, b., June 7, 1840, in Indiana; md. Tobias J. Wright, and settled in Kansas. 2984— JUSTUS STEARNS (1410), b., July 8, 1810, son of James and Abilena (Harding) Stearns, of Ohio; born in Pennsylvania, and moved to Morrow Co., O., in 1831; a farmer of Wood Co., O., where he d., Sept. 8, 1888. His last years were spent in BowHng Green, Ohio, where he completed an elegant residence before his death. He was a man of great strength and his feats of lifting, when in his prime, were remarkable. He md. (i). Mar. i, 1832, Sarah A. Davis, b., Feb. i, 1817, who was the mother of five chil dren, and d., Apr. 12, 1843; nid. (2), July 3, 1843, EHza Cross, of Wood Co., O., who was the mother of three chil dren, and d., July 28, 1850; md. (3), Oct. 10, 1850, Mary HaH, of Fairfield Co., O., b., Jan. 22, 1822, who was the mother of five chUdren, and d., Apr. 16, 1887; md. (4), July 17, 1887, Mrs. Mary A. Keys, who survived him; thirteen children. 2985— MARY JANE STEARNS, b., July 28, 1833, near West MiHgrove, O.; md. (i), L. D. Kelly, and settled at West MiHgrove, O.; md. (2), J. Bucher, of West MiHgrove; three children. 416 ISAAC STEARNS. 2986— SILAS DAVIS STEARNS (4738), b., Sept. 9,. 1835- 2987— HARRISON STEARNS, b., Sept. 9, 1837; d.. May 28, 1861; unmarried. 2988— JOHN A. STEARNS (4748), b., July 6, 1839. 2989— ORRIN STEARNS, b.. May 9, 1841, in Ohio; md., 1864, Sarah A. Brandebury, and was a wealthy farmer, of Fostoria^ O., where he d., 1888. He was First Sergeant in Co. B., 55th Regt., O. "Vols., during the CivU War; was mustered out, July 11, 1865, at LouisviHe, Ky. 2990— MARY E. STEARNS, b.. May 23, 1844, in Wood Co., O., md. Nathan D. Patterson and settled at "Weston, O. 2991— SARAH A. STEARNS, b.. Sept 5, 1845, in Wood Co., O.; md. Wilson Patterson and settled near her sister Mary; a widow, mother of four children. 2992— NEWTON N. STEARNS, b., July 12, 1850, in Wood Co., O. 2993— JOSIAH H. STEARNS (47S8), b., Nov. 8, 185 1, in '^A-'ood Co., O. 2994— JOSEPH BENTON STEARNS (4764), b., July II, 1853, in Wood Co., O. 2995— JUSTUS DAWSON STEARNS (4772)) b., Sept. I, 1854, in Wood Co., O. 2996— CHARLES D. STEARNS (4779), b., June 14, 1856, in Wood Co., O. 2997— WILSON E. STEARNS (4785), b., Nov. 16, 1863,. in Wood Co., O. 2998— WILLIAM STEARNS (141 1), b., Feb. 13, 1815,. son of James and AbUena (Harding) Stearns, of Ohio; md., 1839, Mrs. Catherine Closson. He settled first in Delaware Co., O.; emigrated to Berrian Co., Mich., in 1848; from there to Buchanan Co., Iowa, in 1854; removed to Peru, Chau tauqua Co., Kas., in 1870, and died there, Oct. 27, 1888;. engaged in farming; six children. 2999— JOHN J. STEARNS (4792), b., Feb. , 1841. SEVENTH GENERATION. 417 3000— BENTON R. STEARNS, b., Dec, 1842; md., 1865, Norah Spicer. They settled at Berrian Co., Mich., where he has been Sheriff of the Co., and member of the State Legislature. 3001— ABILENA A. STEARNS, b., Feb. 14, 1844; md. Mr. Hatch, and settled in Jessup, Buchanan Co., Iowa. 3002— CHARLES S. STEARNS, b., Dec. 24, 1846; md., 1868, Kate Davis, and settled in Buchanan Co., Iowa. 3003— GEORGE M. STEARNS, b., June 7, 1849; md. Hester Cane, and, in 1883, was in Kansas, but removed to the state of Washington, in 1890. 3004— PHOEBE E. STEARNS, b., Sept. 9, 185 1; an in valid; unm., with her brother, George, in the state of Wash ington. 3005— OTIS STEARNS (1416), b., Feb. 9, 1827, son of Jame? and Abilena (Harding) Stearns, of Ohio; md. (i), Melissa MUes, of Caledonia, O.; md. (2), Mrs. Mary Kerr, of Berrian Springs, Mich.; md. (3), Anna Devoe, of GaHen, Mich. He settled in Glendora, Mich., in 1848, and his nine children were all born there. 300^— THOMAS C. STEARNS. 3007— LEWIS STEARNS, md. Sarah Miller, of New Market, la., and their three children were born at New Market. 3008— IVY STEARNS. 3009— GLENN STEARNS. 3010— THOMAS STEARNS. 301 1— GRACE STEARNS, md. George Weaver, of Buchanan, Mich.; no chUdren. 3012— HOWARD STEARNS. 3013— NETTIE STEARNS. 3014— LAURA STEARNS. 418 ISAAC STEARNS. 3015— ORRIN STEARNS. 3016— CLYDE STEARNS. 3017— LEE STEARNS. 3018— REV. ALMON OTIS STERNS (1421), b., July 19, 1821, son of Dea. Otis and Lois (Potter) Sterns, of Gib son, Pa.; md., Sept. 30, 1841, Lydia M. Phillips, b., July 6, 18 ly, dau. of Austin and Elizabeth Phillips, of Gibson, Pa. They made their home at Gibson, Pa., where he was a Bap tist clergyman, and where she d., Nov. 19, 1893; one son. 3019— REV. AUSTIN OTIS STERNS, b., Mar. 20, 1847; a verj promising young Baptist clergyman; md., Aug. 22, 1867, Loretta E. Eymer, b., Feb. 10, 1849. He d., Aug. 6, 1890, two children. 3020— FRANK A. STERNS, b., June 28, 1869; md., June 28, 1893, Henrietta McMinn, b., Sept. 15, 1871. 3021— BESSIE M. STERNS, b., Oct. 26, 1874; md., Nov. 28, 1895, Davis D. Meade. 3022— WILLIAM WARREN STERNS (1422), b.. Mar. 15, 1824, son of Dea. Otis and Lois (Potter) Sterns, of Gib son, Pa.; a farmer, of Ararat, Pa.; d., Oct. i, 1870. He was Capt. of the Gibson Rifle Co.; enhsted, in the summer of 1863, for three months service in the Civil War; was hon orably discharged; md., Apr. 23, 1845, Almira Rogers, b.. Mar. 9, 1823, dau. of John and Esther Rogers, of Harmony, Susquehanna Co., Pa.; three children. 3023— MARILLA A. STERNS, b., Sept. 14, 1846, in Gibson, Pa.; md., Sept. 8, 1870, Noel W. Stone, who d. at Hickory Grove, Pa. ; three children. (a) — CeHa Stone, b., Sept. 4, 1872. (b) — Hugh Stone, b.. May 12, 1876. (c) — Warren S. Stone, b.. Mar. 19, 1880. 3024--SPENCBR M. STERNS (4797), b.. May 26, 1852, in Gibson, Pa. 3025— VERDINE OTIS STERNS, b., June 11, 1857, in SEVENTH GENERATION. 419 Ararat, Pa.; md., Dec. 19, 1883, Jennie Bloxham; settled in Ararat, Susquehanna Co., Pa. 3026— LOTTIE M. STERNS, b., May 17, 1888. 3027— HORACE WHEELER STERNS (1425), b., Feb. 12, 1832, son of Dea. Otis and Lois (Potter) Sterns, of Gib son, Pa.; md., June 27, 1855, Mary M. Smith, b., Feb. 18, 1832, seven children. 3028— ELDRED A. STERNS, b., Apr. 13, 1856; d., Nov. 30, 1874. 3029— HARLEY L. STERNS, b., Sept. 6, 1857; d.. Mar. 18, 1858. 3030— M. LILLIE STERNS, b., Sept. 21, 1859; d., Aug. 22, 1886. 3031— OTIS S. STERNS, b., Sept 26, 1861; md., June I, 1886, Mary Watkins; settled at Yonkers, N. Y.; one son. 3032— WILBER D. STERNS, b., June i, 1890. 3033— ELLIS E. STERNS, b., Nov. 8, 1864; md., June 19, 1889, Annie E. Snyder, M. D. 3034— A. MASON STERNS, b., Sept. 8, 1868; d., Feb. 21, 1883. 3035— JESSIE M. STERNS, b.. May 22, 1874; d.. Mar. 28, 1883. 3036— EDWIN IRA STEARNS (1433), b.. May 12, 1815, son of Ira and Maria (Plumb) Stearns, of Mount Pleasant, Pa. ; a photographer, by occupation, who removed to Ohio, then returned to Wilkesbarre, Pa., where he d., July 10, 1882. He md., Aug. 22, 1839, Mary Ann Tuttle, and their daughter (Louise J. Stearns) says, in a charming letter to the compilers of this work: "My mother, who is a Tuttle, has a book of over seven hundred pages, devoted to the his tory of the Tuttle family, which has given over seven hun dred doHars worth of pleasure and information." They had three children. 3037— LILLIAS A. STEARNS, b., Mar. 7, 1842, in 420 ISAAC STEARNS. Johnstown, O.; md., June 7, 1865, J. T. Langdon. After her husband's death, she removed to Wilkesbarre, Pa. 3038— LOUISE JOSEPHINE STEARNS, b., Nov. 19, 1843, in Johnstown, O.; studied in the Academy of Design in New York City, and is an artist of much merit and skill. She is a resident of WUkesbarre, Pa., unmarried, and has favored us with a short but enjoyable correspondence. 3039— LELAND E. STEARNS (4803), b., Oct i, 1845, in Appleton, O. 3040— OSCAR K. STEARNS (1440), b., Apr. 17, 1821, son of Ira and Maria (Plumb) Steams, of Mount Pleasant, Pa.; md., Mar. 6, 1845, EHza L. Theal, b.. May 13, 1827, dau. of Isaac and Orrinda (Stearns) Theal (1398); settled in Pres ton, Pa., where all their children were born. He was a car penter, by trade, but enlisted as a private, in 1861, and served during the CivU War, part of the time doing duty as purveyor. He died, May 9, 1865, in hospital, of disease contracted in the service, and his widow made her home in Binghamton, N. Y., with her youngest son; eight children. 3041— ALICE MATILDA STEARNS, b.. May 10, 1847; d., July 28, 1848. 3042— FRANK EVERETT STEARNS, b., June 18, 1849; md., Man, 1880, Sarah Simpson, and settled at Forest City, Pa. 3043— EMMA GRACE STEARNS, b., Oct. 15, 1852; md., Mar. 8, 1880, Joseph Benedict, of Binghamton, N. Y. 3044— ELLA IMOGENE STEARNS, b., Dec 31, 1854^ md., Sept. 16, 1896, Warren Matteson, of Binghamton, N.Y. 3045— MARY ANGELINE STEARNS, b., Jan. 15, 1857; md., Oct 2, 1877, Eri O. Truman, of Cortland, N. Y. 3046— GEORGE WILLIS STEARNS, b., Nov. 10, 1859; unm., a carpenter, of Binghamton, N. Y., who d., July 17, 1893. 3047— MARIE LOUISE STEARNS, b., June 27, 1862; md., Dec 9, 1883, Zenas J. RozeUe, of Binghamton, N. Y. SEVENTH GENERATION. 421 3048— FLORENCE GERTRUDE STEARNS, b.. Mar. S, 1865; md. Oct. 19, 1886, WiHiam J. Page, of Bingham ton, N. Y. 3049— GEORGE W. STEARNS (1441), b., Feb. 8, 1824, son of Ira and Maria (Plumb) Stearns, of Mount Pleasant, Pa. ; a pattern-maker and machinist, of Frankford, Philadel phia, Pa. He md., Apr. 5, 1854, Sarah A. Robinson, and lived, for a time, in New Jersey, afterwards in Philadelphia; four chUdren. 3050— KATE R. STEARNS, b., Feb. 17, 1856, near Honesdale, Pa.; a resident of Philadelphia, Pa. 3051— FRANCES R. STEARNS, b., Sept. 19, 1861, near Honesdale, Pa.; resided with her father. 3052— GEORGE R. STEARNS, b., July 7, 1868, at Bridgeton, N. J.; md., July 27, 1891, NelHe France, and settled, an architect of the firm, Stearns and Castor, at Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa. 3053— SARAH MAY STEARNS, b., Aug. 17, 1871, at Bridgeton, N. J. ; a teacher in the public schools of Phila delphia, Pa., residing with her parents. 3054— ALONZO M. STEARNS (1431), b., Feb. 19, 1837, son of Ira and Maria (Plumb) Stearns, of Harford, Pa. He was a carpenter and pattern-maker, by trade, but, during the Civil War, served nine months in Co. C, 178th Regt., Penn. Inf.; after leaving the army, engaged in prospecting and mining in Colorado. He md. (i), Dec. 7, 1859, Harriet E. Dean, who bore him two children, and d., 1866; md. (2), 1867, Almira C. Guernsey, by whom he had four children; resided a;t Colorado Springs, Col. 3055— MINNIE H. STEARNS, b., 1862, in Scranton, Pa.; md. LaFayette Brown, of West Chester, Conn.; two children. 3056— NELLIE STEARNS, b. in Broome Co., N. Y.; d., in infancy. 3057— EDITH M. STEARNS, b.. May i, 1869, in Har ford, Pa. 422 . ISAAC STEARNS. 3058— FRED G. STEARNS, b.. Mar. 4, 1870, in Harford, Pa. 3059— ARTHUR A. STEARNS, b., Oct. 25, 1871, in Harford, Pa. 3060— MAUD M. STEARNS, b., Dec. 3, 1873, in Har ford, Pa. 3061— DAVID WORCESTER STEARNS (1454)) b.. Mar. 21, 1826, son of Jabez and Rowena ("Worcester) Stearns, of Damascus, Pa.; md., Feb. 12, 1866, at Hones dale, Pa., Gertrude Pratt, of Johnstown, O. He was a lumberman, of Fish's Eddy, Delaware Co., N. Y., also en gaged in farming and dealing in merchandise; four children. 3062— DR. BENJAMIN WALTER STEARNS, b., Dec. 12, 1866, in Damascus, Wayne Co., Pa.; grad. Baltimore Medical CoHege, 1892. He md., June 8, 1892, M. Evelyn Bushnell, and commenced practicing medicine at Long Eddy, Sullivan Co., N. Y.; one son. 3063— CLYDE HAROLD STEARNS, b., Apr. 10, 1893. 3064— LAURA MARIA STEARNS, b.. Mar. 2, 1869; d.. Mar. 25, 1869, in Damascus, Pa. 3065— DAVID WORCESTER STEARNS JR., b.. Sept 18, 1870, in Damascus, Pa. 3066— FREDERIC WATERS STEARNS, b., Aug. 17, 1878, at Fish's Eddy, N. Y. 3067— SEYMOUR AUGUSTUS STEARNS (1464), b., Feb. 6, 1833, son of Ashbel and Sophia (Hare) Stearns, of Clinton, Pa.; a railroad man, of White Haven, Pa., who md. Mary Rebecca FuHer. We are indebted to him for the items concerning Ashbel Stearns, his father; two children. 3068— JOHN FULLER STEARNS, b., Aug. 25, 1870; d., June 12, 1875, at White Haven, Pa. 3069— LAURA GRAY STEARNS, b.. Mar. 4, 1876, at White Haven, Pa. 3070— LEVI WILDER STEARNS (1468), b., Nov. 24, SEVENTH GENERATION. 423 1805, son of Horatio and Vshti (WUder) Stearns, of Charl mont, Mass.; md., Oct. 27, 1830, Cordelia Maria Belding, b., Sept. 10, 1806, dau. of Augustus and Kate Belding, of Whately, Mass. He was a saddler by trade; five children. 3071— ALFRED AUGUSTUS STEARNS, b., Jan. 8, 1832. 3072— SARAH MARIA STEARNS, b., June 12, 1835; d.. Sept, 1838. 3073— CATHERINE MARIA STEARNS, b., Aug. 26, 1839. 3074— JAMES BELDING STEARNS, b., Oct 30, 1841. 3075— CHARLES LEVI STEARNS, b., Oct. i, 1844. 3076— CHARLES ROLLIN STEARNS (1483), b., Aug. 25, 1810, son of Eli and Maria (Webber) Stearns, of South Hadley, Mass. ; in early life, was a saddle and harness-maker, afterwards a carriage-trimmer, and a farmer. He md., Nov. 4; 1834, Elizabeth Strong, of Northampton, Mass.; settled at New Haven, Conn.; then removed to Dover, 111., where he d.. May 16, i860; seven children. 3077— CHARLES ROLLIN STEARNS JR., b., Oct. 23, 1835, at New Haven, Conn.; md., 1870, EHzabeth Hope, and settled in Creighton, Neb.; four children. 3078— EVANGELINE ST. CLAIR STEARNS, b., 1872. , 3079— ALVIN EDWARD STEARNS, b., 1873. 3080— ROLLIN HOPE STEARNS, b., 1875. 3o8i^MARY ELSIE STEARNS, b., 1877. 3082— AUSTIN DWIGHT STEARNS, b.. May 2, 1838, in New Haven, Ct.; d., Feb. 2, 1840. 3083— WILLIAM HENRY STEARNS, b., Oct. 10, 1840; d.. May 18, 1841. 3084— GEORGE STEARNS, b., June 4, 1843, at South Hadley, Mass.; d., Aug. 11, 1844. 424 ISAAC STEARNS. 3085— ELLEN STEARNS, b., July i, 1845, at South Hadley, Mass.; d., Nov. 24, 1845. 3086— WILLIAM STEARNS, b., Nov. i, 1846; d., June, 1847. 3087— ELLA ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Apr. 14, 1849, at South Hadley, Mass.; md. Edward M. Fay, and settled near Princeton, 111.; two children. (a)— Mary Emily Fay, b., Oct. 28, 1879. (b)— Florence Myrtle Fay, b.. Mar. 29, 1882. 3088— NORMAN WHITNEY STEARNS (1507), b., Aug. 23, 1 83 1, son of William and Elizabeth (WUder) Stearns, of Boston, Mass. ; a lawyer of patents, who settled in Boston. He md. (i), Nov. 24, 1861, Emma Jane Gold smith, who d., Jan. 20, 1889, dau. of Solomon and Ruth (Blaisdell) Goldsmith, of Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.; md. (2), Annie Upton, and removed to Tampa, Fla., for the prac tice of his profession; seven chUdren. 3089— CHARLES WILLIAM AUGUSTUS STEARNS, b., Oct 4, 1863, in Boston, Mass.; md., Oct 13, 1887, Helen Lucretia Bryant, only child of Seth and Catherine (Annin) Bryant, of Lakewood, N. J. They settled at Readfield, Me. 3090— GRACE COOPER STEARNS, b., June 24, 1865; resident of West Somerville, Mass.; unmarried. 3091— HERBERT WHITTINGTON STEARNS, b., Oct. 10, 1867, at Boston, Mass.; d., Mar. 30, 1887, at ^West Somerville, Mass. 3092— ELIZABETH WILDER STEARNS, b.. Mar. 17, 1869; resident of West Somerville, Mass.; unmarried. 3093— NORMAN WHITNEY STEARNS JR., b., May 22, 1871, in Boston, Mass.-; md., June 19, 1893, Lilla BeUe Lincoln, only chUd of Llewellyn and Susan (York) Lincoln, of Skowhegan, Me.; in the shoe business at Manchester, N. H. 3094— EMMA RUTHINA STEARNS, b., Jan. 30, 1873, at Boston, Mass. ; resident of West SomerviHe, Mass. ; unm. SEVENTH GENERATION. 425 3095— JESSIE LUCINDA STEARNS, b., Alay 15, 1876, at Boston, Mass.; resident of West Somerville, Mass.; unm. 309^-HENRY BLAISDELL STEARNS (15 10), b., July 7, 1798, son of Nathan and Miriam (Blaisdell) Stearns, of Goffstown, N. H.; a farmer and teacher, of Goffstown, now Manchester, N. H. He was a member of the State Legislature for several terms, and, at different times, held many town offices. He md. Phoebe RusseH, of Merrimack, N. H., and settled in Goffstown, N. H., of which Manchester is now a part; d.. Sept , 1873. 3097— GEORGE HENRY STEARNS, b., Apr. 22, , in Goffstown, N. H.; has been State Senator, and Mayor of the city of Manchester, N. H. 3098— JOHN STEARNS, b. in Goffstown, N. H. 3099— JOSEPH fiDWIN STEARNS, b. in Goffstown, N. H.; during the Civil War, served three years in a com pany of heavy artillery. 3100— SIMEON RUSSELL STEARNS, b., in Goffs town, N. H.; during the Civil War served three years in infantry. ' 3 loi— STEPHEN BLAISDELL STEARNS (481 1), b., Apr. I, 1844, in Goffstown, N. H. 3102— NATHAN STEARNS JR. (1512), b.. May 2, 1801, son of Nathan and Miriam (Blaisdell) Stearns, of Goffstown, N. H.; md., 1830, Polly Martin, b., Aug. 27, 1810; a farmer, of Goffstown, N. H., where his four children were born, and where he d., Apr. 15, 1877. 3103— AUGUSTUS STEARNS (4815), b., July 26, 1832. 3104— ELVIRA W. STEARNS, b., Jan. 24, 1836, in Goffstown, N. H.; md. Nathaniel J. Colby, and settled in Dumbarton, N. H., where she d., Aiar. 22, 1894. 310S— MARY ANN STEARNS, b., Apr. 27, 1838; d., 1879; unm. 3106— LUCIAN E. STEARNS, b., May 20, 1840; a far mer, of Goffstown, N. H.; md. (i), Martha J. Paige; md. {2), Cora F. Libbey; no chUdren; d., July 4, 1897. 426 ISAAC STEARNS. 3107— ELIJAH STEARNS JR. (15 14), b., Sunday, Oct. 15, 1786, son of Elijah and Eunice ("Wells) Stearns, of Goffs town, N. H.; md.. Mar. 16, 1815, by Rev. Walter Harris, Betsy Little Clement, of Dumbarton, N. H., b., May 17, 1795) who d., June 7, 1880; d., Oct. 7, 1878, at Amoskeag, N. H.; nine children. 3108— MARGARET CLEMENT STEARNS, b., July 20, 1817, at Dumbarton, N. H.; md., Apr. 15, 1847, by Rev. C. W. WaHace, Henry H. FuHer, of Manchester, N. H., where she d., Oct. 27, 1882. 3109— MARTHA ELIZA STEARNS, b., Apr. 16, 1819, on Friday; resident of Manchester, N. H.; unm. 3 1 10— THOMAS CLEMENT STEARNS (4827), b., Saturday, Sept 29, 1821. 31 1 1— BETSY MARIA GAY STEARNS, b., Wednes day, June 23, 1824; md., Wednesday, June 11, 1845, by Rev. B. M. TiHetson, Benjamin G. Hosmer; settled at Beaver Falls, Pa. 31 12— JULIA ELMA STEARNS, b., Sunday, Jan. 28. 1827; md., Tuesday, Aug. 24, 1847, by Rev. H. M. Dexter, De La Fayette Robinson; d., Nov. 10, 1865, at Manchester, N. H. 31 13— NANCY WALKER STEARNS, b., Thursday, July 2, 1829, in Goffstown, N. H.; md., Oct. 25, 1848, by Rev. B. M. TiHetson, John C. Smith, of Manchester, N. H. ; seven chUdren. (a) — Ella Maria Smith, b., May 14, 1849; md., Nov. 17, 1869, Stephen Piper, of Manchester, N. H. (b) — Emma Nancy Smith, b., Nov. 29, 1850; d., Sept. 3. 1853. (c) — Eugene Cheney Smith, b., July 23, 1852; md., Oct. 28, 1880, Emma A. Shaw. (d) — Frank Edward Smith, b., Nov. 21, 1854; d., Jan. 31, 1856. (e) — Helen Augusta Smith, b., Sept. 22, 1856; d., Oct. 6, 1861. SEVENTH GENERATION. 427 (f) — ^Frank John Smith, b., Jan. 15, 1859. (g) — Arthur Smith, b., Jan. 19, r86i; d., Feb. 7, 1864. 31 14— JOHN EDWARD STEARNS, b., Sunday, Mar. 4, 1832; md., Sunday, Nov. 8, 1857, by Rev. Air. Adams, Sarah W. Landon; settled in Manchester, N. H. 31 15— CAROLINE FRANCES STEARNS, b., Tuesday, Oct 6, 1835; nid., Thursday, Nov. 29, 1855, Eugene W. Brig ham, of Manchester, N. H. She has been of great assistance by adding her knowledge of this family to Dr. Bond's Gen ealogies. At the time of her birth, Manchester, N. H., was part of Goffstown; four children. (a) — Edward Winslow Brigham, b., Jan. 25, 1857, at Manchester, N. H.; d., Sept. 19, 1858, at Marlboro, Mass. (b) — Eugene Carroll Brigham, b., Dec. 16, i860, at Marlboro, Mass.; md., Sept. 12, 1892, Fannie BeH Pettee, of Manchester, N. H., where they settled. Miss Fannie Bell Pettee traces her family back to Dorothy (Stearns) CooHdge (329), who was Mrs. Fannie Bell, Brigham's great-great-grandmother. She is therefore doubly interested in the Stearns family. (c) — Martha Alice Brigham, b., Apr. 24, 1865, at Bos ton, Mass. (d) — Ella Frances Brigham, b.. May 18, 1867, at Bos ton, Mass.; md., June 26, 1889, Nathaniel Doane Jr., of Manchester, N. H., where they settled. 31 16— MARY AUGUSTA STEARNS, b., Apr. 21, 1839; d., July 25, 1847, at Manchester, N. H. 3117— EDWARD RAY STEARNS (1519)) b.,, Jan. i, 1803, in Goffstown, N. H., son of Elijah and Mary (Rollins) Stearns, of Weld, Me.; d.. May 3, 1848, at Searsmont, Me. He md., Nov. 28, 1827, at Dover, Me., "Eliza Tyler Barker, b., Nov. i, 1809, at Kennebunk, Me., who d., Feb. 22, 1879, dau. of Robert and Mehitable (Whitehouse) Barker. He was a farmer, of Weld, Me., and had six chUdren. 3117 (a)— MARY ROLLINS STEARNS, b., Nov. 15, 428 ISAAC STEARNS. 1828, at Dover, Me.; d., Nov. 8, 1879, at Portsmouth, N. H.; unm. 31 18— JOSEPH BARKER STEARNS (5286), b., Feb. 28, 1831, at Weld, Me.; d.. July 4, 1895, at Camden, Me.; seven children. 3 1 18 (a)— ELIZA OSGOOD STEARNS, b., Apr. 8, 1835, at Weld, Me.; d., Oct. 12, 1884; unm. 31 18 (b)— CHARLES AUGUSTUS STEARNS (5295), b., June I, 1838, at Weld, Mc 31 18 (c)— SARAH GEORGIA STEARNS, b., Jan. 15, 1841; md., 1881, Theodore Harris. 31 18 (d)— GEORGE EDWARD STEARNS, b., Apr. 11, 1847, 3.t Searsmont, Me.; resident of California; unm. 31 19— HIRAM D. STEARNS (1528), b., Nov. 27, 1802, son of James and Lydia (Glover) Stearns, of Amherst, N. H.; md., Nov. 10, 1825, Mary Putnam, b., Oct. 6, 1799, dau. of Joseph and Rebecca (Burton) Putnam, of Wilton, N. H. She d.. Mar. 30, 1879; six children. 3120— GRANVILLE A. STEARNS, b., Sept 16, ^826; d., Aug. 30, 1853, at Amherst, N. H. 3121— REBECCA ANN STEARNS, b., Jan. 2, 1829; d.. Mar. 7, 1 83 1. 3122— JAMES STEARNS, b., Jan. 22, 1832; md., Oct 16, 1873, Mrs. Sarah R. Eaton, and settled in Amherst, N. H. 3123— WILLIAM D. STEARNS (4840), b., Aug. 25, 1834, in Amherst, N. H. 3124— MARY F. STEARNS, b., Aug., 1837; d., July 20, 1859. 3125— ELIZA J. STEARNS, b., Sept. 23, 1842; resident of Amherst, N. H.; unm. 3126— SOLOMON GRANVILLE STEARNS (1529), b., Aug., 1804, son of James and Lydia (Glover) Stearns, of Am- kert, md. (i), Mary Collins; md. (2), Susan Harraden; md. (3), Ritterbush; md. C4), . He d., Dec. 12, 1882, in North Hyde Park, Vt. SEVENTH GENERATION. 429 3127— EBER STEARNS (1541), b., Oct 23, 1787, son of WiHiam and Lydia (Glazier) Stearns, of Rockingham, Vt.; md. about 1S12, Cynthia Kendall, b., Oct 11, 1790, and set tled in Victory, Essex Co,. Vt., where he died; seven chil dren. 3128— WILLIAM STEARNS (4846), b., Feb. 8, 1814. 3129— JEHIEL STEARNS. 3130— BENJAMIN STEARNS. 3 13 1— LAURA STEARNS, md. John Pike, of West Con cord, Vt. 3132— HENRY STEARNS, md., but had no children; died in the army during the Civil War. 3133— WELLS STEARNS, d., 1888, in Lafayette, Wis.; unm. 3134— LYMAN STEARNS, died in the army during the Civil War; unm. 3135— DR. JEHIEL STEARNS (1542), b., Feb. 6, 1790, son of William and Lydia (Glazier) Stearns, of Rockingham, Vt.; md. (i), Jan. 22, 1816, Nancy Hascall, sister of Hon. Ralph Hascall, M. C, and of Rev. Daniel Hascall, who was a Baptist clergyman and founder of Madison University. She was dau. of Joseph Hascall, of Pawlet, Vt., and d., July II, 1856. Dr. Stearns md. (2), May 9, i860, Sarepta S. Shattuck, dau. of Chester Shattuck, a pioneer of Pompey, N. Y. She was a most estimable woman, greatly beloved by his family and survived him several years, dying at the home of her brother-in-law, Mr. Elliot, of Grand Rapids, Mich. Dr. Stearns's first wife was the mother of two chil dren; his second wife had none. "At the age of sixteen, Jehiel Stearns commenced aca demic studies in Charlestown, N. H., and, in 1809, took up the study of medicine with Dr. Oliver Hastings, a cele brated physician of Charlestown, N. H.; in 181 1, attended lectures at Dartmouth CoH., under Dr. Nathan Smith. Hav ing graduated with honor, he located as physician and sur geon at Essex, N. Y., and, in 1815, went to Pompey Hill, 430 ISAAC STEARNS. Onondaga Co., N. Y., where he was cordially received and made his permanent home. Dr. Stearns ardently loved his profession, and by his assiduous devotion to his duties, his courteous manners, and his kind and ready sympathy for his suffering patients, soon won reputation and success. He had some experience in the war of 1812, where he acquired skill and a taste for surgery, which he afterwards made a specialty in his practice, attained a high degree of success, not only as an operator, but exhibiting singular judgment in knowing where to operate. In 1822, he was appointed Surgeon of the 98th Regt. Inf., under Gov. De Witt Clinton, which position he resigned in 1830. For many years he was an efficient and useful trustee of Pompey Academy and a respected member of the Presbyterian Church of Pompey," where he d.. Oct. 8, 1878. 3136— JOSEPH HASCALL STEARNS, b., Dec 14, 1 81 6, at Pompey Hill, N. Y.; a pioneer CaHfornian and resi dent of San Francisco, Cal., where he d., June, 1883; unm. "Like his father, he was a thorough gentleman, both being men of pure and noble character, fine presence, and re- markaible personal beauty; both being men of mark in the communities in which they lived." ' 3137— CORNELIA BRADLEY STEARNS, b., Apr. 16, 1818, in Pompey, N. Y.; md., 1841, Hon. John W. Dwinelle, of San Francisco, Cal., "a lawyer of distinction and ability, an author of high literary taste, who had been Mayor of San Francisco and a member of the California Legislature. She was distinguished for her beauty of char acter and fine executive ability, being looked up to and greatly beloved in every place where she made her home." She d., Sept 25, 1873, in San Rafael, Cal.; five chUdren. (a) — Ella Cornelia DwineUe, b., Oct. 8, 1842; md. Charles G. Pond, who d., 1881. She resides in San Francisco, Cal., and, in 1875, during a visit to her grandfather. Dr. Jehiel Stearns, of Pompey Hill, wrote down, at his dictation, most of what is given of his family. (b — Anna Louisa DwineUe, b., Sept. 6, 1844; d., Sept. 21, 1882, in Berkeley, Cal. SEVENTH GENERATION. 431 (c) — Charles HascaU DwineUe, b.. Mar. 28, 1847; md. Louise Woolsey and settled at Fulton, Sonoma Co., Cal. (d) — .Hermann Dwinelle, b., Dec. 6, 1856; d., Nov. 10, 1877, in Berkeley, Cal. (e) — Florence DwineUe, b., Feb. 28, 1858; d., Mar. 12, 1885, in Berkeley, Cal. 3138— BENJAMIN HUBBARD STEARNS (1544), b., Jan. 4, 1804, son of William and Lydia (Glazier) Stearns, of Rockingham, Vt.; md., Selina Keith, and settled on the Stearns homestead, near Rockingham, Vt., where aU their children were born. He died suddenly, of heart disease, 1867; four children. 3139 — Mary Barton Stearns, b., 1828; md., June 14, 1868, William Spaulding, b.. Mar. 15, 1814, and settled at Saxton's River, Vt., where she d., Feb. 7, 1891; his second wife; one child. (a) — NeHie Spaulding. 3140— HARRIET STEARNS, b., 1832; a teacher; d., 185 1 ; unm. She took cold after an attack of measles, and died suddenly. 3141— ROYAL HUBBARD STEARNS (4862), b., 1836. 3142— ALBERT LEONARD STEARNS (4868), b., 1843. 3143— JOHN STEARNS (1546), of Grafton, Vt., date ol birth unknown, son of Jonathan and ( ) Stearns, of Rockingham, Vt. ; md., settled on one hundred sixty acres of land and raised a large family. Records of this family are so meagre that we can give very little concerning them ; one descendant says, "John Stearns, my grandfather, served in the Revolutionary War." He had ten children. 3144— BETSY STEARNS. 3145— SARAH STEARNS. 3146— OLIVE STEARNS, md. Levi White, of Graf ton, Vt. 432 ISAAC STEARNS. 3147— REUBEN STEARNS (4870), a farmer, of Graf ton, Vt. 3148— JERUSHA STEARNS, a widow, of Lawrence, Mass.. 3149— THIRZA STEARNS, md. Mr. Streeter, of Spring field, Mass. 3i5(>-WILLIAM STEARNS (4876). 3151— MAHALA STEARNS. 3152— IRA W. STEARNS. 3153— EMELINE STEARNS. 3154— JOHN STEARNS (1548), b., 1795, son of John Burt and Ruth (Eastman) Stearns, of Rockingham, Vt.; md., 1815, Jane Tarbell, and had three children. 3155— DANIEL EASTMAN STEARNS (4886), b.. Aug. I, 1816. 3156— MARTHA JANE STEARNS, md. James Durand, of Chester, Vt., where she d., 1884; one son. (a) — Fred Q. Durand, a young lawyer, of great prom ise, who d., Feb., 1892, in Florida, where he had gone for his health. He was a very studious lad, admitted to the bar at the age of twenty years; md., but had no children. 3157— JOHN WILLIAM STEARNS (4894). 3158— JABEZ STEARNS (1549), b., Oct 9, 1797, son of John Burt and Ruth (Eastman) Stearns, of Rockingham, Vt.; a cabinet-maker, of Fitz- WilHam, N. H. and Peter boro, N. H.; md., 1828, Clarissa Carpenter, of Peterboro, N. H. He d., Oct. 6, 1854, at Peterboro, from the effects of an accident; sHpped from a ladder and his chisel severed an artery; six children. 3159— WILLIAM BURT STEARNS (4897), b., Nov. 12, 1829. 3160— MARIA E. STEARNS, b.. May 19, 1832, in Fitz- William; N. H. ; md. George Emory, of East Jaffrey, N. H. ; d., Sept. 26, 1889. SEVENTH GENERATION. 433 3161— EMILY ADELIZA STEARNS, b., July 17, 1835, in Fitz- WiHiam, N. H. 3162— JOHN EASTMAN STEARNS, b., Oct. 25, 1836, at Jaffrey, N. H.; d., Nov. 29, 1844, at Peterboro, N. H. 3163— LUCY ANN STEARNS, b., Dec. 28, 1842, at Peterboro, N. H.; md. Frank Mansfield, of Jaffery, N. H.; d., July 9, 1877. , 3164— JOHN HERBERT STEARNS, b., Feb. 7, 1846, at Peterboro, N. H.; d., Sept. 14, 1848, at same place. 3165— OTIS STEARNS (1551), date of birth unknown, son of John Burt and Ruth (Eastman) Stearns, of Rocking ham, Vt.; d., Nov. I, i860, of heart disease; a. farmer, of Chester, Vt., where the farm still retains his name. He md. Martha Oleott, of Chester, Vt., who died of consumption, as did each of his children. "He was a strictly honorable man, and no one could bring aught against him in business or morality." He had three chUdren. 3166— MINERVA STEARNS, d. at the age of twenty. 3167— JOHN OTIS STEARNS, d. at the age of nine teen, "a studious young man." 3168— MARTHA STEARNS, d. aged twenty years. 3169— WILLIAM BURT STEARNS (1553), b., Dec 18, 1803, son of John Burt and Ruth (Eastman) Stearns, of Rockingham, Vt.; a farmer, of Chester, Vt.; md., Dec. 25, 1 83 1, Sophia Mason, of Springfield, Vt., who Hved to be over 86 years of age; d., Apr. 26, 1865, at Rockingham, Vt. "He was a generous provider and his wife delighted in mak ing home pleasant." They had five children. 3170— MARY SOPHIA STEARNS, b., Feb. 13, 1836; d., June 10, 185 1. 3 171— PATRICK HENRY STEARNS, b., Jan. 4, 1838; d.. Mar. 19, 1864. 3172— MARTHA JANE STEARNS, b., Feb. i, 1840; d., Jan. 22, 1875; unm. 434 ISAAC STEARNS. 3173— JOHN WILLIAM STEARNS, b., Apr. 25, 1842; md., Aug. 19, 1878, Lizzie M. Leland, of Rochester, "Vt. During the Civil War, he enlisted in Co. I, 12th Vt. "Vols., Aug. 18, 1862; while in service was dangerously sick with pneumonia, from which he never fully recovered; d., Oct. 24, 1885, after a long and severe illness with lung trouble. His widow and only chUd made their home with his mother on the "Otis Steams Farm," near Chester, Vt. 3174— NELLIE M. STEARNS, b., Dec 6, 1879. 3175— GEORGE MASON STEARNS, b., Dec 18, 1850; d., Dec 7, 1853. 3176— SAMUEL EASTMAN STEARNS (1554), b., 1806, son of John Burt and Ruth (Eastman) Stearns, of Rockingham, Vt.; a farmer, of Rockingham, Vt., who after wards removed to Creston, la., where he d. He md., 1833, Rhoda Blanchard, a sister to Jonathan Blanchard, of anti- Masonic fame. Their nine children were all born near Rock ingham, Vt. 3177— FRANCES MARIA STEARNS, b.. Mar. 7, 1834, md., Nov. I, 1859, Elbridge J. Stone, of Galva, Henry Co., 111. They settled at Creston, la. ; five children. (a) — Charles Stone, md. and settled at Afton, la. (b) — Ellen Stone, md. Patrick Winters, attorney-at-law, of Creston, la. (c) — Fred Stone, a drayman, of Afton, la. (d) — George Stone, lived near the others. (e) — Lillian Stone, d. at nine years of age. 3178— CORDELIA RUTH STEARNS, b., Feb. 13, 1836; md., June 18, i860, Lyman C. Clark, a farmer, of Col fax, la.; ten children. (a) — Alice Clark, b., June, 1861; md., 1879, WiHiam Fay, of Colfax, la. (b) — Annie L. Clark, b., 1862; md., Dec. 24, 1879, Mr. Jones, of Colfax, la. (c)— Abbie Clark, b., Aug., 1863; md., 1886, Mr. Green. (d)— Noyes Clark. SEVENTH GENERATION. 435 (e) — Martha Clark, d. of diphtheria, at three years of age. (f) — Mary Clark, md. Mr. Clement. (g) — Cyrus Clark. (h) — Lewis Clark. (i) — Jessie Clark. (j) — Gracia Clark. 3179— LAURA ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Feb. 4, 1838; studied medicine and practiced several years, in Chi cago, 111.; md. Dr. L. B. Farrar, of Paxton, 111. 3180— MARY JANE STEARNS, b.. Mar. 31, 1840; md., Nov. I, i860, Royal Hubbard Stearns (4862). They settled at Mt. Pleasant, la., where, since 1877, she has been an in valid at the hospital for the insane. 3181— NOYES EASTMAN STEARNS, b., Jan. 6, 1843; d., 1856, at Rockingham, Vt. 3182— JOHN OLCOTT STEARNS (4900), b.. Mar. 14, 1845. 3183— MINERVA SOPHIA STEARNS b., May 29, 1848; a teacher for several years; md., Oct. 28, 1878, Na thaniel Cook, of Kelseyville, Cal.; six chUdren. (a) — George E. Cook, b., Oct 21, 1879. (b) — Rose Cook, b., Oct. 16, 1880. ) p^jj^g (c)— Beulah Cook, b., Oct. 16, 1880. \ "(d)— Blanchard E. Cook, b., 1882. (e) — David Lyman Cook, b., July 12, 1883. (f) — EsteUa Corinne Cook, b., 1885. 3184— FRANKLIN EUGENE STEARNS (4906), b., Jan. 6, 185 1. 3i85_WILLISTON BLANCHARD STEARNS, b., Sept. 29, 1854; an inventor, with the trade of a printer. 3186— ELON STEARNS (1565), b., June 17, 1795, son of Pierce and Mary (Arnold) Stearns, of WilHston, Vt; d., May 18, 1867, in Webster, N. Y. He md., 1819, Clementina Foster,; b., Jan. 15, 1798, who d., Jan. 27, 1876, in Min- 436 ISAAC STEARNS. neapoHs, Minn.; settled in Penfield, now Webster, Monroe Co., N. Y., where their five children were born. 3187— ABRAM FOSTER STEARNS, b., Dec 30, 1820; md., Sept. 21, 1847, Amanda A. Foster, of Palmyra, N. Y. He was a farmer, of Marion, Wayne Co., N. Y.; five chil dren. 3188— ELON HENRY STEARNS, b., June 18, 1848. Twins. 3189— MARY HELEN STEARNS, b., June 18, 1848. Helen md.. Mar. 10, 1873, WilHam E. Brown, who d., Jan.. 12, 1889, in Mich. Elon md., Dec. 15, 1875, Susan E. Hosmer; one child. 3190-GEORGE ELON STEARNS, b., June 6, 1877, at Clifton, N. Y. 3 191— CHARLES NELSON STEARNS, b., Aug. 6, 1852, in Palmyra, N. Y.; md., Nov. 11, 1880, Elizabeth M. Snyder; settled in Marion, Wayne Co., N. Y. 3192— FRANK LEWIS STEARNS, b., July 27, 1856, in Palmyra N. Y.; md., Jan. 6, 1881, Clara Lavinia Tobey; five children. 3193— LEILA MAE STEARNS, b., Nov. 8, 1881. 3194— CLARA LOUISE STEARNS, b., Nov. 15, 1883. 3195— ELSIE MONTAGUE STEARNS, b.. May, 1885. 3196— GEORGE CLIFFORD STEARNS, b., July 8, 1889. 3197— ELON HENRY STEARNS, b., Sept 8, 1893. 3198— GEORGE TRUMAN STEARNS, b., Nov. 18, 1862; settled in Marion, N. Y. 3199— PATIENCE STEARNS, b., Oct 10, 1823.) ^ • 320(^MARY STEARNS, b., Oct 10, 1823. \ ^'"^' Patience md., Jan. 19, 1858, Philo Scribner, ol Webster, N. Y. Mary d., Jan., 1833. SEVENTH GENERATION. 437 3201— NELSON W. STEARNS, b., Jan. 30, 1828; d., Jan. 25, 1887, in Eaton Co., Mich. 3202— HARRIET STEARNS, b., Apr. 3, 1834; md., Mar. 12, 1868, Charles E. Young, of Chicago, IH. 3203— RALPH PARKER STEARNS (1572), b., Nov. 28, i8o9j son of Abel Hawley and Deborah (Kelsey) Stearns, of Stockholm, N. Y. ; md., Nov. 12, 1835, Clarissa Holmes, b., Apr. 2, 1818; settled in Stockholm, N. Y., where he d., July 14, 1882. For thirty years after marriage, his occupa tion was that of a wheelwright; after thaf, he was a farmer until his death; four children. 3204— HENRY W. STEARNS (4913), b., Dec. 25, 1839. 3205— CHLOE A. STEARNS, b., Aug. 10, 1841, at Stockholm Centre, N. Y. ; unm. ; resided at Winthrop, N. Y., and cared for her aged mother, who was totaUy iDhnd for several years, but very cheerful and in full possession of her mental faculties. 3206— EUNICE C. STEARNS, b.. Sept 15, 1843; md. Charles K. Goodnow, and settled at Hutchinson, Minn. 3207— OMAR P. STEARNS (4918), b.. Mar., 1848. 3208— ISAAC KELSEY STEARNS (1574)) b., Apr. 7, 1815, son of Abel Hawley and Deborah (Kelsey) Stearns, of Stockholm, N. Y.; md. Emily Tichenor, and settled in Par- ishviUe, N. Y., where he d., Alay 17, 1891; three chUdren. 3209— GEORGE B. STEARNS, b., Sept. 8, 1840; served in the 15th N. Y. Engineer Corps, Co. B., 6oth Regt., during' the Civil War; d., July 23, 1865, from fever contracted on the field. He' md., Jan. 24, 1863, Sarah Parker; no chil dren. 3210— HATTIE E. STEARNS, b., Sept. 9, 1846, in Par ishville, N. Y.; md.. May 31, 1873, Jonas J. Wilcox, of Lowville, N. Y., where they settled; two chUdren. (a)— WilHam H. Wilcox. (b)— May BeHe Wilcox. 321 1— HOWARD K. STEARNS, b., Feb. 8, 1855; md.. 438 ISAAC STEARNS. June 4, 1891, Minnie M. Jarvis. He is a stock-dealer, of Lakota, South Dak. 3212— JASON W. STEARNS (i577). b., July 16, 1821, son of Abel Hawley and Deborah (Kelsey) Stearns, of Stockholm, N. Y.; md. Chloe A. Holmes, and settled at Stockholm Depot, N. Y., where he d., Apr., 1868; two chil dren. 3213— SPENCER H. STEARNS b., Feb. 25, 1850; md., Dec. 7, 1872, Lois L. Marsh; a well-known dealer in grain, flour and feed, of Winthrop, N. Y. ; three chUdren. 3214— JESSIE D. STEARNS, b.. May 28, 1874. 3215— JENNIE M. STEARNS, b., Oct 15, 1876. 3216— CHLOE E. STEARNS, b., Oct. 21, 1880. 3217— EDGAR J. STEARNS, b., Nov. 16, 1856, at Win throp, N. Y.; md., Jan. 26, 1882, Mary M. McKee, of Og- densburg, N. Y.; settled in Hutchinson, Minn.; five chil dren. 3218— MAX STEARNS, b., Feb. 19, 1885, at Hutchin son, Minn. 3219— GERTRUDE STEARNS, b., Oct. 10, 1887, in Hutchinson, Minn. 3220— MARIAN STEARNS, b., 1889. 3221— SPENCER STEARNS, b., 1891. 3222— LIDA LOU STEARNS, b., 1892. 3223— BENJAMIN H. STEARNS (1578), b., Sept. 7, 1823, son of Abel Hawley and Deborah (Kelsey) Stearns, of Stockholm, N. Y.; md. EHzabeth Ann Cross, and settled in Stockholm, N. Y., where he d., Oct. 4, 1896; two chUdren. 3224— ALBERT J. STEARNS, b., Aug. 20, 1854, at Pierpont, N. Y. ; md., June, 1878, Leonora Wilkins, and set tled in Stockholm, N. Y. ; one child. 3225— SHIRLEY MAY SJEARNS, b.. May 14, 1881. 3226— IDA C. STEARNS, b., Oct. 2, i860; md., Feb. 1894, King F. Chase, of West Stockholm, N. Y. SEVENTH GENERATION. 439 3227— REUBEN KELSEY STEARNS (1579), b., Aug. 12, 1825, son of Abel Hawley and Deborah (Kelsey) Stearns, of Stockholm, N. Y.; md. Margaret J. Tichenor, and settled in Parishville, N. Y.; d., June 11, 1877, in Pots dam, N. Y.; six chUdren. 3228— FLORENCE DEBORAH STEARNS, b., Jan. i, 1855, in ParishviUe, N. Y.; md. Charles M. Hopkins, of KeeseviUe, Essex Co., N. Y., where they settled. 3229— MILTON HERBERT STEARNS, b., Apr. 23. 1857, in Parishville, N. Y.; settled at Spokane, Wash.; unm. 3230— JENNIE THEODORA STEARNS, b., 1859; d., 1873, at ParishviUe. 3231— ORESTES WINIFRED STEARNS, b., 1861; d., 1862, at ParishvUle. 3232— WAYLAND EUGENE STEARNS, b.. Mar. 23, 1863; md., Dec. 30, 1891, Helen Ruth Mason. He was a teacher, and, in 1895, was Prin. of Rome Free Academy, at Rome, Oneida Co., N. Y. 3233— CORA MYRTELLA STEARNS, b.. Mar. 24, 1866; a teacher, at New Rochelle, N. Y.; unm. 3234— NATHAN WALLACE STEARNS (1580), b., Nov. I, 1827, son of Abel Hawley and Deborah (Kelsey) Stearns, of Stockholm, N. Y.; md. Maria Talcott, and set tled at Brasher Centre, N. Y., where four of iTis five chil dren were born. 3235— MARCIA M. STEARNS, b.. Mar. 3, 1855; md., June 22, 1881, Mahlon P. Holcombe, of KeesevUle, N. Y. 3236— G HAWLEY STEARNS, b.. Mar. 27, 1858, in Louisville, N. Y.; md., June 27, 1888, Lillian Bentley, of Peru, N. Y.; one son. 3237— HUBERT STEARNS, b., Feb. 27, 1891. 3238— ELVA J. STEARNS, b., Apr. 30, 1863; md., Jan. 16, 1884, H. S. Taylor. 3239— BERTHA STEARNS, b., Feb. 2, 1866; md., Nov. II, 1890, Michael Shoen. 440 ISAAC STEARNS. 3240— CHARLES STEARNS, b., Feb. 4, 1869; md., Apr. 20, 1893, Emma AHen. 3241— DANIEL BAILEY STEARNS (1585), b., Apr. TO, 1818, son of Simeon and Lydia (Bailey) Stearns, of Win chendon, Mass.; md., July 5, 1841, Betsy P. Andres; a mer chant, who d., Oct. 5, 1894, at Brooklyn, N. Y.; three chil dren. 3242— HENRY STEARNS, b., 1843; d., in infancy. } ^ . 3243— LUCY STEARNS, b., 1843; d., in infancy. j ^'"^ 3244— FRANKLIN ALBERT STEARNS (4923), b., June 30, 1854. 3245— GEORGE CHAPIN STEARNS (1594), b., Sept. 3, 1819, son of Samuel and Philena (Chapin) Stearns, of Alendon, N. Y.; md.. May 14, 1850, at Enfield, Conn., by Rev. Edward Hooker, Mary Schaeffler Raynolds, b., Jan. 30, 1830, at Longmeadow, Mass., dau. of George and Eunice (Patten) Raynolds. He is a resident of Buffalo, N. Y., and so much interested in genealogy that he has published a book, entitled "The Stearns FamUy Memorial," which traces his own branch from Isaac Stearns, the emigrant ancestor, to the eighth generation. By his courtesy, we have had rhe benefit of his research, and the use of his pubHshed work; he had six children. 3246— FREDERICK HOWARD STEARNS, b., Jan. 16, 1852, at Buffalo, N. Y.; md., Sept. 3, 1878, at Detroit, Mich., Alice Gordon Morphy, b., Aug. 3, 1859, in Detroit; three children. 3247— GEORGE HOWARD STEARNS, b., Apr. 29, 1880, at Detroit, Mich., where he d., Oct 22, 1887. 3248— ALICE MARY STEARNS, b., July 16, 1886, at Detroit, Mich. 3249— HOWARD RAYNOLDS STEARNS, b., Aug. 5, 1888, at Detroit, Mich. 3250— DR. GEORGE RAYNOLDS STEARNS, b., Mar. 20, 1853, at Buffalo, N. Y.; grad. Roch. Univ., 1875; George C. Stearns. SEVENTH GENERATION. 441 N. Y. Homeopathic Medical CoH., 1878; senior member of the staff at Ward's Island Hospital, in 1879. He md., Alay 25, 1880, by Rev. A. T. Chester, Jennie S. Olver, b., Nov. 10, 1857, at Buffalo, N. Y.; three chUdren. 3251— ELIZABETH GIBSON STEARNS, b., June 7, 1884, at Buffalo, N. Y. 3252— NORMA OLVER STEARNS, b., Oct 6, 1886; d., Apr. 2, 1887, at Buffalo, N. Y. 3253— GEORGE RAYNOLDS STEARNS JR., b., Nov. 5, 1889, at Buffalo, N. Y. 3254— NORMAN CHAPIN STEARNS, b., Nov. 2, 1857, at Owasso, Mich.; d., Feb. 6, 1861, at Buffalo, N. Y. 3255— CHARLES PITKIN STEARNS, b., Nov. 3, i860, in Buffalo, N. Y.; md., May 14, 1885, by Rev. George S. Whitman, Carrie Anna Douw, b., July 13, 1864, dau. of Gar rett and Elizabeth (Rhodes) Douw. "The Douws were an old Dutch family, whose name is closely associated with the early settlement of Albany, N. Y." See Harper's Month ly, Mar.. 1881, in article entitled, "Glimpse of an Old Dutch Town." He had three chUdren. 3256— MARY NATALIE STEARNS, b., Mar. 17, 1886, at Bu^alo, N. Y. 3257— EDITH STEARNS, b., Aug. 25, 1887, at Buffalo, N.Y. 3258— SAMUEL DOUW STEARNS, b., Aug. 10, 1889, at Buffalo, N. Y. 3259— SAMUEL CHAPIN STEARNS, b.. Sept 25, 1864, at Buffalo, N. Y.; md., Apr. 9, 1889, by Rev. WaHace Radcliffe, Marguerite Welles Johnson, b., Aug. 22, 1867, at Corning, N. Y., dau. of Judge Thomas A. and Sarah (Welles) Johnson, of Detroit, Mich. 3260— MARY ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Sept. 19, 1871; d., Jan. 8, 1872, at Buffalo, N. Y. 3261— NORMAN STEARNS (1595), b.. May 31, 1823, son of Samuel and Philena (Chapin) Stearns, of Mendon, 442 ISAAC STEARNS. N. Y.; md., Jan. 23, 1862, at Providence, R. I., by Rev. Fran cis Wayland, D. D., Helen J. Dike, b., Nov. 6, 1834, at Providence, R. I. In 1863, he removed from Buffalo to New York City and engaged in the wool trade with the firm of Dike Bros., his wife's brothers, and resided in Brooklyn. In 1869, he removed his residence to Nanuet-on-the-Hud- son, where he d., July 22, 1872. A New York paper of July 27, 1872, published the foUowing: "The wool trade will be pained to learn of the death of Mr. Norman Stearns, of the firm of Dike Bros. His disease was typhoid fever and it is a sad pleasure to report that his own sickness was caused chiefly by his devotion to others. His family had been much afflicted during the spring, and one member was in great danger for a long while, during which time Mr. Stearns gave himself freely to the sick, and sowed the seeds of his own disease. He was a man of upright character and unvarying kindness of manner, as well as of heart. It was a pleasure to meet him either in the walks of business or private life. May we aH have as pleasant a memory!" He had four chil dren. 3262— HENRY ALBYN STEARNS, b., Jan. 28, 1863, at Providence, R. I. 3263— WAYLAND DIKE STEARNS, b.. Sept 13, 1865, at Brooklyn, N. Y. 3264— EDITH HELEN STEARNS, b., July 2, 1869, at Brooklyn, N. Y.; d., Apr. 13, 1893, at Detroit^ Mich. 3265— ALBYN DIKE STEARNS, b., Oct. 7, 1870, at Nanuet-on-the-Hudson, N. Y. 3266— FREDERICK STEARNS (1597), b., Apr. 8, 1 83 1, son of Samuel and Philena (Chapin) Stearns, of Lock- port, N. Y.; md., Aug. 15, 1853, at Mendon, N. Y., EHza H. KimbaH, b., Apr. 18, 1833, at Sardinia, N. Y. "Frederick Steams commenced his novitiate as a pharmaceutist in Buf falo, N. Y., about 1845, from which he rose to be a mem ber of the most prominent drug house in Buffalo. In 1855, he decided on removing to Detroit, and in connection with L. E. Higby, opened a retail drug store on Jefferson ave. Mr. Stearns finally purchased the interest of Mr. Higby, and Frederick Stearns. Frederick K. Stearns. SEVENTH GENERATION. 443 in addition to the retail business began the manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations, both official and non-official. In 1 87 1, his establishment was twice destroyed by fire, the second time resulting in serious loss; the business was estab lished a third time, and from a beginning, where the entire working force consisted of himself and one girl helper, it has grown untU the present laboratory covers twenty-four acres of floor space and affords employment to over 500 per sons. In 1887, after forty years of active life, Mr. Stearns retired from the management of the business, leaving it in the hands of his sons, Frederick K. and Wm. I. L. Since his retirement he has devoted his leisure to extended travels in many parts of the world. His pubHc spirited generosity is shown by his gifts of a large collection of musical instru ments to the University of Michigan, and the Oriental Ethnological Collection to the Detroit Museum of Art, in recognition of which he was precented with an elegant bronze medal by the Museum in June, 1896. He had four children. 3267— FREDERICK KIMBALL STEARNS, b., Dec 6, 1854, at Buffalo, N. Y.; md., Oct 16, 1878, at Detroit, Mich., Helen E. Sweet, b., July 12, 1859, at Buffalo, N. Y. Mr. Stearns is Pres. and Gen. Manager of the firm of F. Stearns & Co. He received his early education in Patterson's School at Detroit, and later entered the University of Michigan in the class of 1877. He later entered the firm of Frederick Stearns & Co., in the capacity of secretary and treasurer, and on the retirement of his father, in 1887, succeeded him as Pres. of the Company. During the twenty-five years in which Mr. Steams has been actively connected with this establishment, he has done much toward placing his firm among the leading houses, of its kind, in the world. He is public spirited, and a liberal giver to aH charities; an athlete, prominent in college games while fitting himself for the re sponsibilities of an important commercial position. He is in active sympathy with the world of Art and Music, and has the happy faculty of drawing good men about him as busi ness associates and enjoying their highest respect and loyal support. He has four children. 3268— DAISY HELEN LOUISA STEARNS, b., Nov. 6, 1879. 444 ISAAC STEARNS. 3269— FREDERICK SWEET STEARNS, b., July 12, 1881. 3270— MARJORY STEARNS, b., Sept. 3, 1893. 3270 1-2— ALAN OLCOTT STEARNS. 3271— NORMAN STEARNS, b., Oct 6, 1857; d., Oct 13) 1857. 3272— HENRY STEARNS, b., Aug. 20, i860; d., Oct. 6, i860. 3273— WILLIAM ISAAC LINCOLN STEARNS, b.. May 5, 1865, at Cleveland, O.; md.. Mar. 25, 1891, Grace Louise Yeats, dau. of Robert T. and Susanna M. "Y'eats, for merly of Richmond, near London; three children. 3274— GRETCHEN LINCOLN STEARNS, b., July 4, 1892, at Detroit, Mich. 3275— WILLIAM YEATS STEARNS, b.. May i, 1895, in Detroit, Mich. 3276— GRACE ESTELLE STEARNS, b., Jan. 15, 1899, in Detroit, Mich. 3277— DEA. STEPHEN STEARNS 3d. (1606), b., Aug. 24, 1 78 1, son of Stephen Jr. and Mary (Robbins) Stearns, of West Cambridge, Mass.; a chair-maker, of Worcester, Mass., where he md. (i), Sept. 8, 1806, Martha Stratton, dau. of Dea. Samuel Stratton, of Princeton, Mass. About 1812, they removed to Shrewsbury, Mass., where his wife, Martha, d., Sept. 30, 1837; md. (2), 1839, Mrs. Mary (Garland) Holmes. He d., Aug. 15, 1849, of a very distressing cal culous affection; was a Deacon of the Baptist Church, and much esteemed for his exemplary, consistent, Christian character; six chUdren. 3278— ELVIRA STEARNS, b., July 29, 1807; md. PhiHp Crosby, a harness-maker, of Skaneateles, N. Y. 3279— MARY ANN STEARNS, b., Dec. 31, 1808; md. Charles Newton, a farmer, of Shrewsbury, Mass. 3280— MARTHA STEARNS, b., Mar. 22, 1810; md. Fenner Sayer, of Peoria, IH. SEVENTH GENERATION. 445 3281— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Nov. 21, 1812; md., Oct. 20, 1835, Asa D. Whittemore, a housewright, of Wor cester, Mass. 3282— STEPHEN STEARNS, b., Nov. 4, 1814; d.. Sept 8, 1821. 3283— SOPHILA STEARNS, b., June 22, 1824; md. Col lins Goodyear, a farmer, of Geneva, N. Y. 3284— ISAAC STEARNS (1608), b., Oct 11, 1784, son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Knowlton) Stearns, of Bolton, Mass.; md. (i), 1804, Lucinda Rice, who died, and he md. (2). — He d., Apr. 12, 1858; eight chUdren. 3285— ALMERIN STEARNS, b., Oct. 27, 1805. 3286— GEORGE N. STEARNS, b., June 12, 1807. 3287— ADALINE STEARNS, b., Nov. 9, 1810 3288— EDMUND STEARNS, b., Apr. 28, 1812. 3289— LUCINDA STEARNS, b., Apr. 7, 1814. By second wife. 3290— RANSOM S. STEARNS, b., Apr. 9, 1817. 3291— PHOEBE E. STEARNS, b., Aug. 30, 1819; d., Jan. 18, 1852. 3292— CHARLES W. STEARNS, b., 1821; d., Sept., 1864. 3293— DANIEL STEARNS JR. (161 1), b., Nov. 12, 1789, son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Knowlton) Stearns, of Bolton, Mass.; md., Feb. 14, 181 1, Mary Benson; d.. Mar. 20, 1872; four children. 3294— DANIEL R. STEARNS, b.. Mar. 25, 1812. 3295— SARAH A. STEARNS, b., Oct. 11, 1813; md.. Mar. 5, 1830, Rensselaer Smith. 3296— RHODA M. STEARNS, b., July 25, 1815; md., Sept. 15, 1835, Marshall Woodward. 3297— CHARLES W. STEARNS, b.. Mar. i, 1822; md., June 12, 1842, Olive Crandall. 446 ISAAC STEARNS. 3298— CHARLES STEARNS (1615), b., July 17, 1800, son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Knowlton) Stearns, of Dum merston, Vt.; md., July 2, 1829, Almira Bancroft, b., June 13, 1807, dau. of John and Elizabeth (Coburn) Bancroft, of Rindge, N. H. They lived in New Ipswich and in Lowell, where he was, for many years, an overseer, and, later, a cardgrinder in the cotton factories; one son. 3299— CHARLES WILLARD STEARNS, b., June 22, 1830; md., Oct. 27, 1850, Sarah Jane Stearns ( ), dau. of Joseph and Lucy ( ) Stearns, of Boston, Mass. They lived in Philadelphia, Pa., Middletown, Ct, and in Boston, Mass. ; one son. 330(^FRANK EDSON STEARNS, b.. Mar. 29, 1857. 3301— SAMUEL STEARNS (1617), b., Aug. 27, 1802, son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Knowlton) Stearns, of Dum merston, Vt.; in 1809, removed, with his father's family, to Brattleboro, Vt. About 1824, he went to Jaffrey, N. H., where he was in the emploj of Col. Oliver Preseott, untU his marriage. He md. (i). Mar. 4, 1830, Mary Fitch Aloore, b., Apr. 20, 1807, dau. of WiUiam and Mary (Fitch) Moore, of Sharon, N. H.; she d., Aug. 28, 1849, and he md. (2\ Sept. 26, 1850, Almira Hall, b., Oct. 30, 1803, dau. of John and Betsy (Bennett) HaH of Ashburnham, Mass. He d., Apr. 6, 1871, in Rindge, N. H., and his wid. d., 1877, in New Ipswich. "Samuel Stearns was selectman for eight years. Town Clerk by appointment to fill vacancy caused by death of Thomas IngaHs, in 1863; Representative in 1850, and '51, and often appointed on committees. He was a member of the Cono-regational church in Rindge, from 1842 until his death and, for many years, one of the Standing Committee." He had seven children. 3302— MARY ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., June 26, i83i;d., Aug. 24, 1832. 3303— MARY ELIZABETH STEARNS, b.. Aug. 18, 1832; a successful teacher; md., Dec. 29, 1861, James Van Derveer, Esq., son of Peter and Ann (Boylan) Van Derveer, of Somerset Co., N. J. He was a merchant of Chester, N. J. Assessor of Internal Revenue, and. Ezra S. Stearns. SEVENTH GENERATION. 447 1870 to 1873, High Sheriff of Morris Co., N. J. He was liberally educated, a man of great merit and ability, who d., 1885; one daughter. (a) — ^JuHa Louise Van Derveer, b., Feb. 6, 1866. 3304— SAMUEL AUGUSTUS STEARNS, b., Oct. 14, 1834; d., Sept. 4, 1837. 3305— ALMIRA STEARNS, b., Sept. 18, 1836; d., Sept. 14, 1837. 3306— EZRA SCOLLAY STEARNS, b., Sept. i, 1838, in Rindge, N. H.; "has always resided there, being educated in the public schools, by private tutors, and, in Chester, N. J., where he studied and taught at the same time. For several years he was manager and editor of a newspaper at Fitch burg, Mass., and, before that, was connected with publishing houses in Boston, New York and PhUadelphia. In 1876, he published a History of Rindge, N. H., following it in 1877, with a History of Ashburnham, Mass., both works of great value for historical accuracy and literary skUl. Mr. Ezra Stearns has always been actively, ardently and prom inently a Republican, representing Rindge for five years in the Legislature; served in the State Senate in 1887 and 1889, and was holding a seat as representative when he was elected Secretary of State, in 1891; has been Moderator in Rindge, for more than twenty years. In the legislature Mr. Stearns could not fail to take an active part, as, in debate, he was keen, incisive, ready, with a wealth of satire that was both dreaded and admired. His committee assignments were al ways laborious, and therefore important, but he shirked none, winning credit in the committee-room, equal to that attained upon the floor. Among the duties of Mr. Stearns's first term as Secretary of State was the inauguration of the Australian ballot system, an arduous task, and its comple tion without an error was a rare tribute to the S&retary's methodical and careful conduct of the office. He is a well- read, scholarly man, and the degree of A. M., which he re ceived from Dartmouth Coll., 1887, was a merited tribute to a studious gentleman of culture, who assumes nothing that is not won, and who concedes nothing that is not due." 448 ISAAC STEARNS. Mr. Stearns is a member and Vice-President of the New England Genealogical-Historic Society; member of N. H. Hist. Association, and American Antiquarian Society; an Honorary Member of Minn, and New Jersey State Historical Societies and of the Fitchburg Hist. Soe He was re-elected Sec. of State, for a term of two years, in Jan., 1899, and re signed the office in Mar., 1899. He has never married and resides in Rindge, N. H., engaged in Hterary pursuits. 3307— SAMUEL HENRY STEARNS, b., July 27, 184O, in Rindge, N. H.; served in the Civil War, from Sept. 5, 1861, to Sept. 10, 1864. He was engaged in mining in Col orado and New Mexico, for nearly twenty years, and in gen eral business in New Mexico iintil 1892, when he returned to his native state, and, in 1893, was Deputy Sec. of State, at Concord, N. H. Like his brother, Ezra S., he has never married. 3308— GEORGE STEARNS, b., Aug! 16, 1842; in 1862, he enlisted in Co. I, 9th N. H. Vols.; was at South Moun tain and Antietam; d., Dec. 24, 1862, in hospital at Philadel phia, Pa., and was buried at Rindge, N. H. 3309— AMOS STEARNS (1628), b., 1801, son of Na thaniel Jr. and Mary (Turner) Stearns, of Medfield, Mass.; md., 1823, Chloe Cleaveland, dau. of Zimri and Eunice (Clark) Cleaveland, of Medfield. They moved to Worces ter, Mass., where she d., 1876, and he d., 1887; nine chil dren. 3310— WILLARD C. STEARNS, b., 1826; d., 1850, in Clinton, Mass. 331 1— CORDELIA STEARNS, b. and d., 1828. 3312— CHLOE ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., 1831, in Worcester, Mass., where she d., 1889. She md. James Whit- more, and had five chUdren. (a) — Mary Stearns Whitmore, b., 1850; d., 1853. (b)— Willard S. Whitmore, b., 1852. (c) — Mary E. Whitmore, b., 1856. (d) — George E. Whitmore, b., 1862. (e) — Sarah Whitmore, b., 1866. SEVENTH GENERATION. 449 3313— AMOS E. STEARNS (4925)) b., 1833. 3314— JAMES ALFRED STEARNS, b., 1835; d., 1894. 3315— HARRIET W. STEARNS, b., 1837; d. young. 3316— GEORGE FREDERICK STEARNS (4929), b., 1839. 3317— HARRIET CORDELIA STEARNS, b., 1841. 3318— PARKMAN HOLT STEARNS, b., Apr. 19, 1845. 3319— EPHRAIM STEARNS (1641), b., July 19, 1799, son of Samuel and Lydia (Clement) Stearns, of Athol, Mass. ; md., Feb. 11, 1824, Lucy Willard, b., July 4, 1802, who d., 1873, at Madison, Ind., dau. of SUas and Molly (Jones) Wil lard, of Ashburnham, Mass. Previous to his removal to Rindge, N. H. in 1844, he had Hved in Montague, Mass. (of which place he was selectman), in Templeton, Mass., and in Ashburnham, Mass. In 1850, he removed to Winchenden, Mass., and from there to Rutland, Vt, where he d.. May 22, 1868; ten chUdren. 3320— EPHRAIM LINCOLN STEARNS (4934), b., Feb. 23, 1825, in Montague, Mass. 3321— SAMUEL CLINTON STEARNS (4936), b., Apr. II, 1827. 3322— LUCY JANE STEARNS, b., Jan. 10, 1830; d., Aug. 4, 1852, in Winchenden, Mass. 3323— HENRY AUGUSTUS STEARNS (4943), b., Sept. 24, 1832. Twins. 3324— HELEN AUGUSTA STEARNS, b., Sept. 24, 1832. Helen Augusta Stearns, md., Sept. 30, 1852, in BeHows Falls, Vt., Horatio G. Litchfield, of Rutland, Vt., a Master Mechanic, Supt. of Motive Power and Gen. Manager of Rutland and Burlington R. R. He d., Jan. it, 1864, at Rut land, Vt.; three chUdren. 450 ISAAC STEARNS. (a) — Frank Barker Litchfield, b., Oct 22, 1853, at Rut land, Vt. (b) — Fred Gates Litchfield, b., Sept. 30, 1859, at Rut land, Vt; md., 1880, Cora Al. CrandaU, and had four children. (c) — Rena Bigelow Litchfield, b., Oct. 5, 1863, In Rut land, Vt. 3325— HERMAN DWIGHT STEARNS (4948), b., Jan. 9) 1836. 3326— ALBERT CLEMENT STEARNS (4954), b., Aug. 23, 1840. 3327— MARY ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Apr. 3, i843;d., Apr. 8, 1843. 3328— JAMES WILLARD STEARNS, b., Alay 11, 1844; d., Jan. 23, 1845. 3329— CLARENCE OSCAR STEARNS, b., Apr. 23, 1847; d., Jan. 21, 1849. 3330— GEORGE MASON STEARNS (1646), b., Nov. 12, 1812, son of Samuel and Lydia (Clement) Stearns, of Athol, Mass.; md., Oct. 15, 1843, by Rev. Stephen B. Smith, at Buffalo, N. Y., Polly J. Johnson, b.. Mar. 28, 1823, at Hamburg, N. Y., who d., Dec. 21, 1890, at AIcConneHsvHle, N. Y., and was bu^ried at Camden Centre, N. Y., in her son's burial lot; six chUdren. Mr. Stearns d., 1899, at Albany, N.Y. 3331— GEORGE A. STEARNS (4959), b., Jan. 14, 1846, at Gardner, Mass. 3332— WILLIAM H. STEARNS (4966), b., Alay 15, 1848, at Fitchburg, Mass. 3333— SARAH JANE STEARNS, b., Nov. 8, 1850, at Fitchburg, Mass.; md., June 26, 1872, Anson Ruggles, b., Aug. 17, 1847, at Hardwick, Mass., a grocer and oU dealer, of ¦West Troy, N. Y. ; one son. (a) — Charles Anson Ruggles, b., July 17, 1880. 3334— CHARLES HOYT STEARNS (4972), b., Jan. 20, 1853, in Ashburnham, Mass. SEVENTH GENERATION. 451 3335— ALBERT MASON STEARNS, b., Alay i6, 1855, in Ashburnham, Mass.; md., Dec. 26, 1890, Bessie A. Brock- way, of West Vienna, N. Y. He was a furniture finisher, of Oswego Co., N. Y. ; two children. 3336— ADDISON MASON STEARNS, b.. Mar. 5, 1895. 3337— NJNA MAY STEARNS, b.. May 18, 1897. 3338— MARY LYDIA STEARNS, b., Oct. 27, .r86o, in Ashburnham, Mass.; md., Dec. 28, 1881, Edward Morgan Haswell, b., Jan. 16, 1861, at West Troy, N. Y., a traveling salesman for an Albany drug firm; one son. (a) — Edward Stearns Haswell, b., Apr. 7, 1886. 3339— JAMES CLEMENT STEARNS (1648), b., July 10, 1817, son of Samuel and Lydia (Clement) Stearns, of Athol, Mass.; md., Apr. 16, 1839, Mary Partridge,, of Gard ner, Mass., who was born, Dec. 12, 1819, and d., Dec. 29, 1876. They settled in Sublette, 111. 3340— MELPHIA EUPHONIA STEARNS, b., Feb. 2, 1842, at Gardner, Mass.; md., July 29, 1876, Warren Clark, b., Feb. 22, 1825, in Medfield, Mass., who d., June 3, 1890. She was his second wife; two daughters. (a) — Mary Cynthia Clark, b., June 15, 1877, in Sub lette, IH. (b) — Lina Stearns Clark, b., Dec. 14, 1878, in Sub lette, 111. 3341— JAMES BARDWELL STEARNS, b.. Mar. 2, 1846; d.. Mar. 10, 1869, at Sublette, 111 3342— GEORGE STEARNS (165 1), b., June 17, 1817, son of Joel and Lucy (Carter) Stearns, of Petersham, Mass. ; settled in Baltimore, Md., where he d., Jan. 13, 1896. He md. (i). May 9, 1843, Elmira Larrabee, of Baltimore, Md., by whom he had five children; md. (2), June 28, 1866, Fran ces Merryman, of Baltimore, by whom he had four chil dren. His children are residents of Baltimore, Md. 3343— DANIEL LARRABEE STEARNS, b.. May 5, 452 ISAAC STEARNS. 1847; md., July 4, 1885, Katie Eckenwalter, of Newbern, N. C. ; three children. 3344— DANIEL OLIVER STEARNS, b., Feb. 7, 1887; d., July 8, 1887. 3345— LEO EVERETT STEARNS, b., Apr. 29, 1888. 3346— MARY WHEELER STEARNS, b., Nov. 24, 1890. 3347— GEORGE HENRY STEARNS, b., Nov. 24, 1848. 3348— ALBERT CARTER STEARNS, b., June 21, 1851; very modestly gives no record of himself, but states the fol lowing: "Of our immediate family, none ever reached any great degree of prominence, being but steady plodders, try ing to lead correct lives, with possibly a failure here and there. 'Each morning sees some task begun. Each evening sees its close.' " 3349— MARY WHEELER STEARNS, b., Dec. 4, 1854; md., Feb. 16, 1881, Theodoric Smith, of Hagerstown, Md.; one daughter. (a) — Helen Smith, b.. Mar. 23, 1885. 3350— WARREN EVERETT STEARNS, b., Aug. i, 1857; md., Aug. 31, 1880, Amanda J. Hubbard, of Balti more, Md. 3351— HOWARD W. STEARNS, b., June 7. 1881. 3352— MABEL E. STEARNS, b., Apr. 20, 1884. 3353— LAWRENCE T. STEARNS, b.. Sept 15, 1886. 3354— EDMUND MERRYMAN STEARNS, b., Feb. 9, 1868; of Allentown, Pa. 3355— LUCY CARTER STEARNS, b., Feb. 24, 1870. 335^-HOWARD COLFAX STEARNS, b., Apr. 10, 1872; md., Apr. 20, 1892, LiUie M. Cadwallader, of Balti more, Md. ; one child. 3357— BABY, b., Feb. 6, 1893. SEVENTH GENERATION. 453 3358— ARTHUR BENJAMIN STEARNS, b., July 28, 1874. 3359— JAMES STEARNS JR. (1655), b.. Mar. 4, 1804, son of Capt. James and Sarah (ChaseJ Stearns, of Windham, Vt.; md., Feb. 24, 1831, Achsah Burnap, b.. Mar. 5, 1805, who d., Apr. 13, 1872, dau. of John Burnap, of Windham. They had six chUdren; he d., July 13, i8go. 3360— LAURA ANNE STEARNS, b^ June 16, 1832; md.. Mar. 13, 1851, Theodore Cyrus Rand, b., Mar. 25, 1826; five children. (a) — Frank Theodore Rand, b.. May 28, 1852, in Wards boro, Vt; md., Mar. 11, 1874, Amanda Lucv Far- nan, b., Mar. 22, 1849; four children. (b) — Fred Clark Rand, b.. May 31, 1854, in Windham, Vt.; md., Nov. 26, 1877, Emma Lemira Goddard, b., Nov. 26, 1856; one son. (c) — Daughter, b., Mar. 27, 1856; lived only a few hours. (d) — James Denzel Rand, b., July 27, 1857; d., Aug. 4, i860, in Windham, Vt. (e) — William Edson Rand, b., Nov. 4, 1859; md., Apr. 25, 1888, Minnie Laura Chambers, b., July 14, 1868; three children. 3361— DAVID CLARK STEARNS (4976), b., Dec. 28, 1835- 3362— EMMA S. STEARNS, b., Sept. 12, 1838; md., Dec. 9, 1867, ; d., Aug. 28, 1887. 3363— ACHSAH E. STEARNS, b., July 4, 1840; d., Sept. 25, 1841. 3364— ACHSAH E. STEARNS, b., June 18, 1844; d., July 20, 1847. 3365— HENRY A. STEARNS, b., Nov. 20, 1847; md.. May 8, 1876, Anne Dartt, b., Jan. 14, 1840; two sons. 3366— JAMES H. STEARNS, b., Aug. 31, 1879. 3367— DAVID W. STEARNS, b., Sept. 4, 1882. 454 ISAAC STEARNS. 3368— CLARK STEARNS (1656), b., Sept. 8, 1806, son of Capt. James and Sarah (Chase) Stearns, of Windham, Vt. ; md.. May 10, 1838, Lucretia Emery; represented the town of Windham for two years in the legislature; d., Nov. 4, 1884; four children. 3369— ADELBERT J. STEARNS, of Windham, Vt. 3370— ANGELINE STEA'RNS. 3371— AUGUSTUS STEARNS. 3372— MARY STEARNS. 3373— HON. CLARK STEARNS (1164), b., Aug. 20, 1813, son of Dea. Ebenezer and Hannah (Hastings) Stearns, of Warwick, Mass.; Representative of Warwick in State Legislature, 1850; md. (i), Dec. 5, 1839, Mary Adams, who d.. Mar. 3, 1854, at their home in Warwick, Mass.; md. (2), Feb., 1863, Dorothy B. ChanneU, who d., Dec. 13, 1880, aged seventy years. Mr. Stearns d., Oct. 29, 1888; two sons. 3374— SAMUEL ADAMS STEARNS, b., Feb. 15, 1841; md., Apr. 29, 1884, Mary G. Healey, and settled in Orange, Mass. ; no children. 3375— DAVID CLARK STEARNS (4978), b., Sept. 5, 1843. 3376— MOSES LEONARD STEARNS (1674), b., Feb. 25, 1817, son of Clark and Hannah (Leonard) Stearns, of Rouse's Point, N. Y.; md. (i). May 5, 1855, at Champlain, N. Y., by Rev. C. E. Gilbert, Lydia Tennant Allen, of EHen- burg, N. Y., b., Oct. 16, 1828, who was the mother of one chUd, and d., Aug. 25, i860; md. (2), Oct. 24, 1861, by Rev. Mr. Loveland, Caroline Thompson, of GranvUle, N. Y., b., Dec. 2, 1827. Mr. M. L. Stearns was educated at Troy Con ference Academy, Poultney, Vt. ; taught school winters from 1837 to 1850; since then, has been a farmer, of Rouse's Point, N. Y. ; three children. 3377— JAMES BRAINARD STEARNS, b., Sept. 15, 1858; a lawyer, of Rouse's Point, N. Y. ; unm. 3378— CLARK LEONARD STEARNS, b., Mar. 5, 1867; a farmer, of Rouse's Point, N. Y. Charles C. Stearns. SEVENTH GENERATION. 455 3379— EBENEZER THOMPSON STEARNS, b., June 14, 1869; a farmer, of Rouse's Point, N. Y.; md., Feb. 17, 1897, CorneHa Corbin, b., Apr. 22, 1872, at Corbin, P. Q. 3380— GEORGE AUGUSTUS STEARNS (1680), b., Nov. 15, 181 5, son of Calvin and Statira (Richardson) Stearns, of Northfield, Mass.; d., Jan. 8, 1859. He md., July 9, 1845, Charity Bush Richardson, b., 1823, who d., Oct. 2, 1859, dau. of George P. Richardson, Esq., of Duxbury, Alass. ; one son. 3381— GEORGE HEPBURN STEARNS, b., July 20, 1853; md., Oct. 20, 1874, Cora Lee EHis, of Duxbury, Aiass., where they settled; three chHdren. 3382— GUY ATHERTON STEARNS, b., Aug. 9, 1882, in San Francisco, Cal. 3383— RAY ARCHER STEARNS, b.. Mar. 3, 1884, in Duxbury, Mass. 3384— CHARITY RICHARDSON STEARNS, b.. May 13, 1887, in Duxbury, Mass. 3385— CHARLES HARRISON STEARNS (16S1), b.. Nov. 22, 181 7, son of Calvin and Statira (Richardson) Stearns, of Northfield, Mass.; a carpenter, of Northfield, where he d.. Mar. 26, 1896. He md., July 16, 1861, Mrs. Sophia B. Spafford, b., June i, 1830, who d., Feb. 11, 1901; two children. 3386— CHARLES CALVIN STEARNS, b., Nov. i, 1862; md., Feb. 23, 1898, Lucy V. Alexander. Mr. Stearns has been a most efficient, indefatigable assistant in compil ing these memoirs, ever prompt and courteous in responding to the many calls made upon him for information. 3387— FRED GILBERT STEARNS, b., Apr. 7, 1867; d.. Mar. 20, 1896; unm. 3388— MARSHALL SPRING STEARNS (1684), b., Nov. 25, 1824, son of Calvin and Statira (Richardson) Stearns, of Northfield, Mass.; a tanner and currier; md., Dec. 21, 1 86 1, Lula L. Hilliard, who d., Feb. 13, 1876. In the Civil War he was Sec. Lieut, of Co. F., 52d. Regt., Mass. 456 ISAAC STEARNS. Vols., enlisting Oct. ii, 1862, and was discharged, at Green field, Mass., Aug. 14, 1863; three children. 3389— KATE LANE STEARNS, b., Aug. 25, 1862; md., Jan. I, 1884, James Lincoln Hammond; two children. (a) — Bessie Lincoln Hammond, b., July 28, 1887. (b) — Murray Marshall Hammond, b., July ig, 1890. 3390— LIZZIE EUNICE STEARNS, b., Apr. 26, 1864; md., Apr. 16, 1890, Fred C. Jackson; one daughter. (a) — Ethel Frances Jackson, b., Aug. 14, 1893. 3391— ROSE MOORE STEARNS, b., Oct. 16, 1866. The 52d. Regt., Mass. Vols, adopted her as the "Daughter of the Regiment," and she was named after its chaplain, Rev. John F. Moore, afterward of Greenfield, Mass. 3392— ALBERT DINSMORE STEARNS (1685), b., Jan. 24, 1826, son of Calvin and Statira (Richardson) Stearns, of Northfield, Mass.; a carpenter, of Northfield. He md. (i), 1853, Delia Priest, b., 1829, who d., Mar. 25, 1854, leaving a young daughter; md. (2), 1858, S. Minerva Priest, by whom he had two chUdren. 3393— DELIA MINERVA STEARNS, b.. Mar. 7, 1854; md., Apr. 29, 1879, Samuel K. Sawyer; d., Aug. 7, 1889. 3394— MARY PRIEST STEARNS, b., Sept. 15, 185.^, md., Oct. 22, 1885, Waldo G. Beaman; d., June 12, 1892; two children. (a) — Madeline Beaman, b., July 16, 1886. (b) — Helen Louise Beaman, b., Aug. 25, 1890; d., Oct. 15, 1890. 3395— GEORGE ALBERT STEARNS, b., July 11, 1862; md., Dec. 25, 1884, Lizzie Emma Field, b., Apr. 5, 1864, who d., July I, 1898; two chUdren. 3396— PEARL MINERVA STEARNS, b., Oct. 2, 1886. 3397— EFFIE DELIA STEARNS, b., Aug. 9, 1889. 3398— EDWARD BARTHOLOMEW STEARNS (1686), b.. Mar. 28, 1830, son of Calvin and Statira (Richard son) Stearns, of Northfield, Mass.; md. (i), Jan. 3, 1854, SEVENTH GENERATION. 457 Seraphina L. CasweH, who d., Dec 21, 1868; md. (2), Dec. 25, 1872, Mrs. Sabrina (Caswell) Barrett, twin sister of his first wife. In the CivU War, he enhsted, Oct. 11, 1862, in Co. F., 52d. Regt., Mass. Vols., and was discharged, Aug. 14, 1863, at Greenfield, Mass.; d., June 2, 1879, and his widow d., Jan. 22, 1887; three children. 3399— CHARLES EDWARD STEARNS, b., Nov. 27, 1855; md., Sept. 9, 1896, AHce M. Long. 3400— ELLA SERAPHINA STEARNS, b., Nov. 27, 1855, twin sister of Charies Edward Stearns; md., Apr. 25, 1882, Rinaldo Babbitt; one daughter. (a) — Una Gertrude Babbitt, b., Jan. i, 1888. 3401— WILLIS MARSHALL STEARNS, b., Sept. 12, i860; d., Dec. 18, 1867. 3402— JONATHAN GALE STEARNS (1691), b., Sept. 30, 1808, son of John and Sarah (Gale) Stearns, of Warwick, Mass.; a cabinet-maker, of Amsterdam, N. Y., where he d., Oct. 10, 1835. He md., Oct. 24, 1832, Mary A. Livingston, of Amsterdam, N. Y., who, afterwards, became Mrs. H. V. B. Easton, of Amsterdam, N. Y. ; one son. 3403— CHARLES EDWARD STEARNS ^4982), b., Oct. 7, 1833; d., Apr. 6, 1885. 3404— NATHANIEL STEARNS (1694), b., July 25, 1 816, son of John and Sarah (Gale) Stearns, of Warwick, Mass.; md. (i). May 24, 1838, Clarissa Arin Horton, of Hins dale, N. H., b.. Mar. 29, 1817, who d., Aug. 23, 1846. He md. (2), June 16, 1847, Rhoda Maria Davis, b., Apr. 14, 1823, who d., Feb. 12, 1884. Mr. Stearns d., Jan. 8, 1882; three children. 3405— LUCRETIA ANN STEARNS, b., Feb. 25, 1841, in Hinsdale, N. H.; md., Jan. i, 1861," Thomas Eugene Templeman; two chUdren. (a) — Lucius Eugene Templeman, b., June 15, 1863; md., Dec. 24, 1885, Lydia Croto, and had a dau., Daisy Rena Templeman, b., Dec. 27, 1889. (b) — Hattie Maria Templeman, b., Aug. 2, 1865; md.. 458 ISAAC STEARNS. Oct. 25, 1882, Edward T. Dwight, and had a son, Thomas Eugene Dwight, b., Oct. 12, 1889. 3406— LUCIUS LEROY STEARNS, b., Sept. 29, 1845, in Brattleboro, Vt.; md. (i), Feb. 27, 1864, Viola Willard, b., Dec. 22, 1842, who d., Jan. 20, 1877, the mother of one daughter. He md. (2), June 27, 1878, Carrie E. WUlard, of Winchester, N. H., b.. Sept 5, 1856; eight children. 3407— NELLIE MAY STEARNS, b., Apr. 21, 1865; d., Aug. 6, 1866. 3408— MARY ISABELLA STEARNS, b., Sept. 12, 1879. 3409— CLARA MABEL STEARNS, b., Nov. 28, 1882. 3410— SARAH IDE STEARNS, b., Aug. 9, 1884. 341 1— GEORGE NATHANIEL STEARNS, b., Jan. 23, 1886; d., July 23, 1886. 3412— PHOEBE MADELINE STEARNS, b., July 30, 1887. 3413— HOLLIS WILLARD STEARNS, b., Sep. 9, 1888; d., Sept. 26, 1888. 3414— LUCIUS NATHANIEL STEARNS, b., Apr. 30, 1893. 3415— CLARA MARIA STEARNS, b., Jan. 26, 1850; md., Nov. 17, 1868, H. P. Frost, of Winsted, Conn. 3416— JOHN STEARNS JR. (1695), b., Sept 25, 1819, son of John and Sarah Gale Stearns, of ¦Warwick, Mass.; md., Jan. I, 1844, Mary Caroline Hastings, of Warwick. He was a merchant, of Winchester, N. H.; in 1871, settled in New Britain, Conn., where he d.. Mar. 31, 1893; seven children. 3417— CHARLES H. STEARNS, b., Nov. 4, 1844, in Brattleboro, Vt.; d., Sept. 6, 1846, and was buried in War wick, Mass. 3418— MARY SELINA STEARNS, b.. Sept 27, 1847, in "Winchester, N. H.; md.. Mar. 13, 1867, Elbert A. Clark, of Westfield, Mass.; d.. Mar. 25, 1892, in Warwick, Mass., and was buried at New Britain, Conn. SEVENTH GENERATION. 459 3419— YEATON JOHN STEARNS, b., Aug. 19, 1849, in Winchester, N. H.; md., June 17, 1875, Harriett A. Thorn ton, of New Britain, Ct., where they settled; two chUdren. 3420— EDWARD THORNTON STEARNS, b., Feb. i, 1878; d., Dec. 2, 1883. 3421— HOWARD YEATON STEARNS, b., Dec 12, 1885. - 3422— SAMUEL HASTINGS STEARNS, b., Dec. 14, 1851; md., Feb. 3, 1874, Florence PI. Jackson, of New Brit ain, Ct.; two chUdren. 3423— GEORGE FRANK STEARNS, b., Aug. 24, 1875- 3424— EVA FLORENCE STEARNS b., Oct. 30, 1881. 3425— WILLIE GIFFORD STEARNS, b., Apr. 19, 1853, in Westport, Mass., where he d., June 3, 1855. 3426— GEORGE LIVINGSTONE STEARNS, b., July 26, 1857, in Brattleboro, Vt.; md., June 16, 1886, NelHe E. Johnson,^ of New Britain, Conn. 3427— HATTIE LUCRETIA STEARNS, b.. May 22, 1861, in Warwick, Mass.; md., Apr. 18, 1883, "William V. Andres, of New Britain, Conn. (a) — Roland WHHam Andres, b.. Mar. 11, 1886. (b) — Lillian Hastings Andres, b., Sept. 10, 1889. (c) — Frederick Harland Andres, b.. Sept 17, 1892. 3428— EBENEZER STRATTON STEARNS (1704), b., Jan. II, 1826, son of Samuel Spring and Olive (BaH) Steams, of Northfield, Mass.; md., Nov. 23, 1853, Mary E. Curtis, of Ashuelot, N. H.; four children; d., Jan. 30, 1892. 3429- CHARLES CURTIS STEARNS, b.. Mar. 4, 1855; md., Sept. 20, 1877, Helen Foster, of Keene, N. H.; settled in Alarshaltown, la. ; two chUdren. 3430— OLIVER FOSTER STEARNS, b., Oct. 18, 1878. 3431— MARY L. STEARNS, b., June 20, 1882. 3432— MARY V. STEARNS, b., June i, 1859; d.. May 6, i860. 460 ISAAC STEARNS. 3433— EDMUND G STEARNS, b.. Mar. i6, 1862; d., Mar. I, 1863. 3434— FRANK FOSTER STEARNS, b.. Mar. 4, 1864; md., Jan. 29, 1890, Mary A. Drummer. 3435— NATHANIEL SPRING STEARNS (1705), b., Jan. 5, 1828, son of Samuel Spring and Olive (Ball) Stearns, of Northfield, Mass.; md., Sept. 26, 1850, Lorinda Butter field Pierce, b., June 11, 1827, who d.. Sept 5, i8go. He was Deputy Sheriff ,in Rutland Co., Vt., for a great many years; had five children; d., Oct. 16, 1900. 3436— ALVA PIERCE STEARNS, b., Nov. 27, 1853; d., July II, 1874. 3437— DR. WILLIAM MARCELLUS STEARNS, b.. Mar. 22, 1857; md., Dec. 27, 1882, Jessie SybU Bacon, b., Apr. 27, 1857; a practicing physician, of Rutland, Vt.; one son. 3438— HARVEY NATHANIEL STEARNS, b.. Mar. 10, 1884. 3439— EDDIE NATHANIEL STEARNS, b., Apr. 4, 1863; d.. May 25, 1866. 3440— LILLIAN ALEXINE STEARNS, b., Sept. 9, 1868; d., June 24, 1869. 3441— JULIET OLIVE STEARNS, b.. May 10, 1870. 3442— FRANKLIN STEARNS (1718), b., Mar. 3, 1815, son of Col. Sineon and Irene (Newcomb) Stearns, of Win- hall, Vt.; moved to Richmond, Va., in his eighteenth year. He md. (i), at Richmond, Va., Emma F. Haley, b., Sept. 10, 1818, who d., Nov. 10, 1845, the mother of one child; md. (2), in Richmond, Va., Caroline Virginia Willey, who d., Dec. 3, 1877, aged 57 years, and the mother of six children. Franklin Stearns d., June 10, 1888, in Richmond, Va., leav ing a large estate. The following is an extract from a news paper account of his life: "The short time and little school ing acquired in Madison Co., N. Y., may be counted out of his life's history, it was so brief and meagre. He early saw the importance of figures, and, by the time he became a man, Franklin Stearns. SEVENTH GENERATION. 461 was master of arithmetic, seif-taught and acquired during spare moments. He worked on a railroad in Georgia, as overseer, in 1836, and went to work in a quarry, on the James River and Kanawha Canal, in the spring of 1837. Little did the poor stone-cutter think or hope that he would ever be a director of the grand canal he was helping to con struct in such an humble way. He became a contractor on the canal, making some money thereby, and, in 1843, en tered mercantUe pursuits, in Richmond, Va., engaging in rectifying and manufacturing wines and liquors, until, in ten years' time, he had secured almost the entire trade of Virginia. In the space of twenty-five years, he accumulated property enough to be ranked the largest land proprietor in the 'Old Dominion.' Mr. Stearns always avoided pubHc life, though, if he were an ambitious man and aspired to pubHc honors, the highest within the gift of the people of Virginia would have been at his command. He was nominated to represent Richmond, in the State Constitutional Convention of 1867, but declined the honor. In 1868, he was Director of the Richmond and York River R. R., of the James River and Kanawha Canal, and also of the Chesapeake and Ohio R. R., besides being Director of several Richmond banks. But the greatest work of his life was his earnest aid to re store the 'Old Dominion' into the sisterhood of states. Aa a recognition of his eminent services on this behalf, the members of the General Assembly were anxious to confer the U. S. Senatorship, for the long term, on Mr. Stearns, but he declined the tempting offer. He was also offered the nomination for Governor of Virginia, but declined it. "His greatest pleasure was read and his eyesight be came much impaired thereby. Any A. M. might be proud cf his fund of general knowledge, and his unbounded hos pitality made him always happy when he had a house full of company." This article was pubHshed some years before his death. "The Great RebelHon," written by John M. Botts, of Virginia, mentions Mr. Franklin Stearns as follows: "I was the first victem of loyalty in the state and Franklin 462 ISAAC STEARNS. Stearns, for his confidence in, his regard for, and his in timacy with me, was the second, and then came the im prisonment of one hundred and fifty others, to whose ranks constant additions were made." "During the Civil War, Mr. Franklin Stearns was con fined by the Confederates in his own warehouse, where his family was permitted to make him comfortable." 3443— ZENAS BARNUM STEARNS, b., Nov. 5, 1845, and his mother died, five days after. He md., in London, Eng., Cicely Collins; d., July 19, 1890, in Richmond, Va.; s. p. 3444— FRANKLIN STEARNS JR. (4992), b., July 30, 1848. 3445— DANIEL DUNCAN STEARNS, b., June 16, 1850; d., July 16, 185 1. 3446— ERASTUS WILLEY STEARNS, b.,Mar. 5, 1852; md., Oct. 9, 1873, Lina Poe; settled in Orange Co., Va., where he d., July 4, 1878; three chHdren. 3447— CAROLINE VIRGINIA STEARNS, b., July 31, 1874; d., Aug. 14, 1875. 3448— CAROLINE VIRGINIA STEARNS, b., Oct. 7, 1875; d., Oct 12, 1877. 3449— ERASTUS WILLEY STEARNS JR., b., July i, 1877, in Orange Co., Va. 3450— IRENA LOUISA STEARNS, b., Jan. 27, 1854, in Richmond, Va.; md., Feb. 17, 1876, Jeremiah Morton Halsey, b., Aug. 10, 1852, of Orange Co., Va. She d., Oct. 23, 1886, the mother of six children. (a) — Infant son, born dead, Oct. 14, 1877. (b) — CaroHne Virginia Halsey, b., Sept. 24, 1878. (c) — Irena Louisa Halsey, b.. Mar. 15, 1880. (d) — ^Franklin Stearns Halsey, b., Oct. 29, 1881. (e) — Jeremiah Morton Halsey Jr., b., Oct 20, 1883; d., June 14, 1885. (f) — Samuel Beach Halsey, b., Sept. 8, 1886; d., Dec. 12, 1886. SEVENTH GENERATION. 463 3451— ALLAN NEWCOMB STEARNS, b., 1855; d., Nov. 2, 1857. 3452— LUTHER DUNCAN STEARNS, b., Apr. i, 1859; d., Mar. 4, i860. 3453— DANIEL STEARNS (1719), b., Oct 26, 1816, son of Col. Simeon and Irene (Newcomb) Stearns, of Win- haU, Vt.; a farmer, of Wayne, Du Page Co., IH.; md. (i), Apr. 16, 1848, Jane Dunham, b., Apr. 9, 1827, who d., Aug. 21, 1852, leaving one son; md. (2), Nov. 24, 1853, Helen Dunham, b., Mar. 29, 1834, sister of his first wife. He had three children by second wife, and d., June 26, 1894, at Wayne, Du Page Co., 111. 3454— WILLIAM E. STEARNS, b., Jan. 11, 1850; d., Nov. 6, 1893, at Wayne, 111., which was also his birthplace; unm. 3455— FRANKLIN S. STEARNS, b., Feb. 28, 1855, at Wayne, IH.; md., Feb. 24, 1881, Annis E. Compton, and set tled, a farmer and dairy-man, at Richardson, Kane Co., 111.; one child. 3456— ETHEL E. STEARNS, b., Aug. 7, 1885. 3457— JENNIE STEARNS, b.. May 14, 1858, at Wayne, 111.; md., Aug. 22, 1878, Newton A. Smith, and settled at Wayne, 111.; six children. (a) — Lisle Smith, b., June 12, 1879. (b)— Ella Smith, b., Dec. 17, 1880. (c) — Irene Smith, b., Jan. 9, 1882; d., Mar. 17, 1883. (d) — ^Clayton Smith, b., Oct. 12, 1884. (e)— Helen Smith, b., Jan. 8, 1888. (f)— CHfford Smith, b.. May 30, 1893. 3458— ZENAS B. STEARNS, b., July 10, 1862, at Wayne, IH. ; a farmer, of Wayne, Du Page Co., IH. ; unm. 345g_WILLIAM C. STEARNS (1723), b., Jan. 12, 1825, son of Col. Simeon and Irene (Newcomb) Stearns, of Win- haU, Vt.; a farmer, of Wayne, Du Page Co., IH., where he d., June 29, 1878, leaving a widow and two sons. He md., Apr. 464 ISAAC STEARNS. 3, 1850, Mrs. Maria Custine WHson, who resided, after his death, at Richmond, Va.; two chUdren. 3460— SIMEON STEARNS, b., Sept. 30, 1852; residence, Chicago, 111. 3461— WILLIAM BOLTS STEARNS, b., Dec. i, 1865; residence, Chicago, IH. 3462— JASON DUNCAN STEARNS (1727), b., Aug. 7, 1814, son of Ebenezer and Melinda (Harris) Stearns, of Hoosic, N. Y.; md. (i), Oct. 3, 1838, Harriett A. Ford, of Williamstown, Mass., who d., Jan. 12, 1876; md. (2), Au,g. 29, 1877, Jane M. Hills; settled in Bennington Centre, Vt.; d., Dec. 19, 1884, at FayettevUIe, N. Y.; two children. 3463— CHARLES HENRY STEARNS (5002), b., Sept. 18, 1840. 3464— ALFRED ROBINSON STEARNS, b., Feb. 22, 1848, in Bennington Centre, Vt.; was a druggist, of Syra cuse, N. Y.; d., Nov. 3, 1871, at Manlius Centre, N. Y. 3465— EBENEZER HARRIS STEARNS (1728), b., Apr. 3, 181 6, son of Ebenezer and Melinda (Harris) Steams, of Hoosic, Rensselaer Co., N. Y.; a shoerriaker, of Hoosic, N. Y., where he d., Aug. 25, 1896. He md., Oct 2, 1837, Wealthy H. Rudd, of Bennington, Vt., who d., Aug. 3, 1894. "Ebenezer Harris Stearns enhsted in the regular army, June, 1839, as a private soldier of Co. D, ist. ArtiUery, Col. Justin Dimmick, Commander. As a faithful soldier, he was promoted soon after to the office of Orderly Sergeant. Receiving an honorable discharge, he returned to Hoosic, in 1844, where he remained untU his decease in 1896. He was an honest and upright man and a life-long adherent of the temperance cause.'" He had one son. 3466— JEROME NELSON STEARNS (5006), b., Aug. 25, 1853, in Hoosic, N. Y. 3467— WILLIAM GATES STEARNS (1729), b.. Mar. 27, 1818, son of Ebenezer and Melinda (Harris) Stearns, of Hoosic, N. Y.; md. (i), Nov. 7, 1847, at Constantia, N. Y., Finette Armstrong, dau. of David and Rebecca (Pool) Arm strong, of Bennington, Vt., a graduate of Troy Female Sem- '% WilHam G. Stearns. SEVENTH GENERATION. 465 inary, class of 1843. In 1854 they removed from Constantia to ManHus, N. Y., where she d., Oct. 25, 1862, leaving three children; he md. (2), Apr. 8, 1863, Lucinda Walrath, dau. of Henry and Elizabeth (Anguish) Walrath, of Chittenango, N. Y.; she d., May 31, 1894. "He is the oldest living de scendant of his grandfather, Capt. William Stearns, for whom he was named. In 1862, he purchased a farm near FayetteviUe, N. Y., where he has since resided. "Having always been a farmer, his life has been one of quietness, which, with an optimistic temperament, has en abled him to pass through the various trials of life with forti" tude, and, at the close of a busy, useful life, he is permittea the enjoyment of aH his faculties. It is a source of satisfac tion to those who consult him in matters with which he is familiar that his judgment and advice are seldom equaled. "Throughout his life he has maintained that honor and industry are the elements which make the most enduring capital one can possess. "For many years he has taken an active part in the vari ous town and county conventions, being identified with thte Republican party since its organization." 3468— MARY FINETTE STEARNS, b., Aug. 25, 1850, at Constantia, Oswego Co., N. Y.; a resident of Manlius Center, N. Y. 3469— CARRIE MELINDA STEARNS, b., Apr. 13, 1852, at Constantia, Oswego Co., N. Y.; a resident of Man Hus Centre. N. Y. 347(^WILLIAM GUY STEARNS, b., June 23, 1858, at Manlius Centre, N. Y.; d., July 12, 1863, at same place. 3471— GEORGE WASHINGTON STEARNS (1730), b., Apr. 22, 1820, son of Ebenezer and Melinda (Harris) Stearns, of Hoosic, Rensselaer Co., N. Y.; md.. May 15, 1853, Caro line Hortense Armstrong, of Bennington, Vt.; a farmer and buUder, who later in Hfe, settled in Brooklyn, N. Y.; four chUdren. 3472— GEORGE WASHINGTON STEARNS JR., b.. 466 ISAAC STEARNS. May 26, 1854, in Cazenovia, N. Y.; md. Ella E. Buchanan, and settled in Brooklyn, N. Y., where he d., Jan., 1895. 3473— WILLIAM GATES STEARNS, b., Aug. 13, 1856, in ManHus, N. Y.; md., Oct. 17, 1888, Anna Adelle Darling, and settled in Brooklyn, N. Y.; two children. 3474— MILDRED AVIS STEARNS, b., July 25, 1889. 3475— HELEN ADELLE STEARNS, b., June 18, 1895. 3476— WARD B. STEARNS, b., Aug., 1859; d., Aug., i860. 3477— JASON FREDERIC STEARNS, b., Aug. 16, 1861, in Alanlius, N. Y.; md., 1890, Grace Sturtevant Foster, and settled in Brooklyn, N. Y., where their children were born. He was a mining prospector; three chUdren. 3478— FINETTE CHAPMAN STEARNS, b., Oct. 25, 1891. 3479— FLORENCE HARRIET STEARNS, b.. Mar. 4, 1893. 3480— JASON WILLIAM STEARNS, b., June 24, 1894. 3481— JAMES DELAMATER STEARNS (1733), b., Apr. 29, 1822, son of Amory and Maria (De La Mater) Stearns, of Jamestown, N. Y.; md., Apr. 25, 1849, at Busti, N. Y., Emeline Frank, b., 1831, who d., 1893. They settled at Jamestown, N. Y., where he engaged first in farming and lumbering, and became proficient in veterinary surgery. He served throughout the Civil War, being one of the sharp shooters, and was honorably discharged at its close. After his return to Jamestown, he served nine years as Chief of Police, when he declined further service and retired to his pleasant home, highly respected by all who knew him; d., Jan. 13, 1899; three chUdren. 3482— FRANK W. STEARNS, b., Apr. 25, 1850; md., Jan. 20, 1875, Maria Pierce; settled in Jamestown, N. Y., where he has had charge of the wholesale department of a large store; "a trustworthy young man, much respected;" two sons. William D. Stearns. SEVENTH GENERATION. 467 3483— WILLIAM VOSE STEARNS, b., Nov. 20, 1877; md., Dec. i, 1898, Clyda Ellis. 3484— BENJAMIN FRANKLIN STEARNS, b., Dec. 9, 1880. 3485— ELLA M. STEARNS, b., Aug. 8, 1853, cashier and book-keeper; afterwards engaged in Jamestown Post- office; a lady of superior abUity, who md., June 14, 1899, Warren H. Tiffany. 3486— WARREN D. STEARNS, b., June 22, i860; d., Feb. 23, 1861. 3487— WILLIAM DUNCAN STEARNS (1734)) b., Nov. 2, 1823, son of Amory and Maria (De La Mater) Stearns, of Jamestown, N. Y.; md., Aug. 18, 1846, Polly Devereaux, who d.. Mar. 30, 1872. They settled on their own farm, at Sugar Grove, Pa., and had ten chUdren. 3488— HANNAH A. STEARNS, b., Sept. 17, 1847; md., Feb. 22, i865, Stephen K. Sweet; one son. (a) — Fred Sweet, b., Dec. 13, 1867. 3489— JAMES W. STEARNS, b., July 21, 1849; md., Aug. 26, 1879, Anna Way; one child. 3490— SON, b., Dec, 1880. 3491— EDGAR H. STEARNS, b., Feb. 17, 1852; md., Aug. 9, 187S, Jane Brown; one dau. 3492— KATIE BELLE STEARNS, b., June 10, 1879. 3493— EVA T. STEARNS, b., July 24, 1854; md., June 10, 1876, Amory A. Sturdevant; two children. (a)— WiHie E. Sturdevant, b.. Mar. 8, 1878. (b) — Rollie Sturdevant, b., Sept. 9, 1879; d., June, 1880. 3494— ELISHA D. STEARNS, b.. May 12, 1857; d., Nov. 22, 1874. 3495— OLIVE B. STEARNS, b., Oct. 31, 1859; d., Feb. 18, 1866. 3496— AMORY STEARNS, b., Apr. 17, 1862. 468 ISAAC STEARNS. 3497— JOHN JAY STEARNS, b., Apr. 6, 1864. 3498— CHARLES C. STEARNS, b., Jan. 12, 1867. 3499— LYNN K. STEARNS, b., July 27, 1869. 3500— SAMUEL STEARNS 3d. (1740), b., Aug. 20, 1800, son of Samuel Jr. and Elizabeth (Brown) Stearns, of Lexington, Mass.; md. (i), June 13, 1824, Esther Markham OHver, b., 1803, dau. of Eben Oliver, of Boston. She was the mother of four children, and d., July 19, 1832. He md. (2), Oct. 10, 1833, Sarah Cook, b.. Mar. 22, 181 1, dau. of Judge Augustus Cook, of Middletown, Conn. She was the mother of seven children and d., Apr. 8, 1871, of consump tion. We copy the following from the "Hartford Post," of Thursday, Aug. 20, 1891: "Samuel Stearns is ninety-one years old today. He was born at Waltham, Mass., Aug. 20, 1800, and was in the seventh generation of a famUy which had uniformly given its first born boy the name of Samuel. He has followed the time-honored custom and has one of the same name to succeed him, in family and in business. During the earHer years of his active life, he was engaged in house-building in the vicinity of Boston. He settled in Middletown, Conn., in 1826, and went into company with his younger brother, Edwin, under the firm name of E. & S. Stearns. After the death of his brother Edwin, Sept. 4, 1867, he continued the business alone, under the same firm-name for a while, and subsequently under the name of S. Stearns & Son, until he retired, in 1876, since which time it has been successfully carried on by his son, Samuel Stearns Jr. "In politics, Mr. Stearns has always been a Democrat, and, in church relations, has been an honored member of the Uni- versaHst Church for more than half a century. For many years he has been one of the Directors of the Central Bank and has faithfully attended their semi-weekly meetings. In 1838, Mr. Stearns bought the south-west corner of Broad and Court Sts., which was then only a miry cow- pasture, and built the fine house which he has since occu* pied as a family residence, and which is one of the best loca tions in the city. SEVENTH GENERATION. 469 During the present summer of 1891, he has visited Boston alone, remaining for a week, and nearly every day may be seen on the street, cheerful and pleasant, ready to exchange kind words with old friends." His ninety-first birthday was celebrated at the family home, and as another contem porary remarks: "It was worth while to live so long to thus link decades for nearly a century. It appears as if the monarch of the scythe, while mowing around in younger pastures, looks kindly on Samuel Stearns Sr., bidding him carry his head erect, and live on, in blessed, youthful, old age. He is none of your dyspeptic, yellow-skinned old worthies, walking apologies for being out of the cemetery, but is lithe, lively and elastic, with excellent memory and entertaining con versation." His death occurred. Mar. 19, 1892; eleven chil dren. 3501— SAMUEL STEARNS, b.. Mar. 26, 1821^; d., Apr. 9, 1826. 3502— MARY ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., June 9, 1827; md. Charles Hurlbut; one son. (a) — Charles C. Hurlbut. 3503— ELLEN MARIA STEARNS, b., Aug. 23, 1829; d., Dec 12, 1833. 3504— HARRIET STEARNS, b., Oct. 12, 1831; d., Oct 24, 1831. 3505— SAMUEL STEARNS, b., Nov. 16, 1834; d., Mar. 25, 183.6. 3506— SAMUEL .STEARNS JR., b., Oct 31, 18,36; md, Kate SuHivan. 3507— FREDERIC STEARNS. 3508— HARRIET STEARNS, b.. Mar. 2, 1839; d., 1863. 3509— AUGUSTUS COOK STEARNS, b., Feb. 23, 1841: d. 3510— HENRY OLIVER STEARNS (5012), b., Nov. 2, 1843. 470 ISAAC STEARNS. 3511— SARAH STEARNS, b., Jan. 2, 1848. ) 3512— ELLEN STEARNS, b., Jan. 2, 1848. | 35i3_COL. EDWIN STEARNS (1742), was one of twin brothers, b., May 22, 1804, in Lexington, Mass., chUdren of Samuel and Elizabeth (Brown) Stearns, of Middletown, Conn. His twin brother, Charles Stearns, died at the age of 26, uilmarried; Edwin became a merchant and manu facturer of Middletown, Conn. He held various appoint ments from the Governor and Legislature of Conn., such as Bank Commissioner, Director of the State Prison, Aide of the Governor in 1848, and besides these, has been a Repre sentative of Middletown, a State Senator, and in 1852, was State Treasurer. He md., Apr. 17, 1828, Maria Brewer, b., June 27, 1809, dau. of Charles Brewer, of Middletown, Conn. Air. Stearns d., Sept. 4, 1867, being at that time in business with his brother, Samuel, and known as Col. Edwin Stearns ; five children. 3514— WILLIAM EDWIN STEARNS, b., Sept. 13. 1829; d., Sept. 29, 1829. 3515— CHARLES EDWIN STEARNS, b., Apr. 19, .1831; d., July 15, 1853, of consumption. 3516— WILLIAM SAMUEL STEARNS, b., June 9, 1833. 3517— GEORGE FREDERICK STEARNS, b., Oct. g. 1838. 3518— MARY JANE STEARNS, b., July 8, 1842; d.. May 25, 1843. 3519- WILLIAM STEARNS JR. (1745), b., Nov. 8, i7go, .son of William and Mary (Stearns) Stearns, of Paris, Me.; a farmer, of Paris, Me.; md., June 30, 1817, Joanna Porter, b., Aug. 6, I7g8, who d., Nov. 6, 1894, in Medford, Mass., aged 96 years and 3 mos., dau. of Nehemiah Porter, of North Yarmouth, Me. They settled in Paris, Me., where he d., Mar. 20, 1877; eight chUdren. 3520— WILLIAM PORTER STEARNS (5018), b., Aug. 20, 1819. SEVENTH GENERATION. 471 3521— CHARLES HENRY STEARNS (5025) b., Oct. 28, 1820. 3522— JAMES STEARNS (5033), b., Aug. g, 1823. 3523— GEORGE FRANCIS STEARNS (5038), b., Sept. 26, 1825. 3524— LUCY ANN STEARNS, b., Apr. 12, 1828; md. Jacob S. Woodman, of Dorchester, Mass.; settled in Mel rose, Mass., where her mother spent the last years of her life. 3525— SYLVANUS PORTER STEARNS (5045), b., Mar. 20, 1 83 1. 3526— LYDIA HERRICK STEARNS, b., June 2, 1835; md. (i), 1857, Smith Dudley, b., June 8, 1827, who d., Feb. 23, 1883; md., (2), J. K. Hammond; four children. (a) — Charles Smith Dudley, b., Dec. 10, 1858; md. Car rie Clapp. (b) — James Stearns Dudley, b., Feb. g, 1862. (c) — Ella Louisa Dudley, b., Apr. 12, 1865. (d) — Emily Gertrude Dudley, b., Aug. 15, i86g. 3527— MARY SUSAN STEARNS, b., Feb. 11, i83g; md. James Howe, and settled in Medford, Mass. 3528— PHINEHAS STEARNS (1746), b., Nov. 8, i7g2, son of WHliam and Mary (Stearns) Stearns, of Paris, Me.; a farmer, of Paris, Me.; md., Feb. 23, 1825, Sarah Durgin, of Farmington, N. H., who d., Jan. 2g, 1877. They re sided at Paris, Me., where their children were all born, but, later, moved to Snow's Falls, Me., where he d.. Mar. 4, 1861; eight children. 3529— BENJAMIN KENDALL STEARNS, b., Dec. 15, 1825, md. Abigail WilHs Crawford, and settled in Paris, Me. He d.. Mar. g, 1887, in Woodstock, Me., leaving a widow, but no children. 3530— ALFRED WELLINGTON STEARNS, b., July 17, 1827; md., 1867, Mary E. Ackley, of Milton, Mass., b., 1845, ¦who d., Nov. 23, 1878; settled in Cambridge, Mass., where he d., July 22, 1887; one son. 472 ISAAC STEARNS. 3531— ALFRED P. STEARNS, b., Jan. 26, 1869; of Fitchburg, Mass. 3532— LEVI DURGIN STEARNS (5057), b., July 30, 1829. 3533— THOMAS E. STEARNS (5064), b., Nov. 26, 1831. 3534— SARAH JANE STEARNS b., Dec. 31, 1833; d., Jan. 5, 1863; unm. 3535— ABIGAIL HELEN STEARNS, b., Dec 14, 1835; d., Sept 13, 1837. 3536— EDWIN BENTON STEARNS (5068), b.. Mar. 8, 1838. 3537— AIARSH ALL NEY STEARNS, (5071), b., July 26, 1840. 3538— SAMUEL STEARNS (1748), b., Oct. 26, 1797, son of WHHam and Mary (Stearns) Stearns, of Paris, Me.; a farmer, of Minot, Me.; md., Jan. i, 182 1, Eliza Greenwood, b., Dec. 20, 1800; d., Sept. 1850; four chUdren. 3539— SAMUEL STEARNS JR., b., Sept. 26, 1821. 3540— ELIZA J. STEARNS, b., Dec. 10, 1822; md.. Mar. 3, 1844, Lorenzo Brigham, b., Jan. 11, 1819. The two sisters, Eliza and Mary, were married on the same day. 3541— MARY A. STEARNS, b., Apr. 25, 1824; md., Mar. 3, 1844, Simeon Whitehouse, b., Sept. 7, 1820; a double wedding. 3542— ^HELEN R. STEARNS, b., Aug. 21, 1835; d., Apr. 20, i83g. 3543— MARSHALL STEARNS (1750), b., Feb. 11, 1802, son of William and Mary (Stearns) Stearns, of Paris, Me. ; a farmer, of Paris, Me.; md., Apr. 16, 1828, Alary Ann Chase. b., Sept. 21, 1809, dau. of Timothy Chase of Portland, Me.; eleven children. 3544— LOUISA STEARNS, b., Aug. 21, 1829; md., AHen McLeod, of Boston, Mass. Thomas Stearns. SEVENTH GENERATION. 473 3545— LUCY CHASE STEARNS, b., Nov. 12, 1831; md. Walter Park, of Boston, Mass. 3546— MARY ELLEN STEARNS, b., June i, 1834; md. Mr. Smith, of Boston Mass. 3547— NANCY STEARNS, b., Apr. 25, 1836. 3548— FRANCES ANN STEARNS, b., Apr. 24, 1838. 3549— AMANDA ALTHEA STEARNS, b., July 30, 1840; md. WiHiam M. Marks, of Portland, Me. 3550— EMILY DUDLEY STEARNS, b., Apr. 25, 1842; md. Greenleaf Moulton, of Hampton, N. H. 3551— JEANETTE KITTRIDGE STEARNS, b., Mar. 5, 1844; md. Byron Pollard, of Boston, Mass. 3552— MARSHALL STEARNS JR., b., Apr. 18, 1848. 3553— JULIA MEDORA STEARNS, b., Sept 22, 1851. 3554— ELDRON H. STEARNS, b., 1853; md. (i), Em ma Jane Bird, b., Aug. ig, 1852, dau. of Asaph and PhUena (Tubbs) Bird; md. (2), Jan. 14, 1896, Mrs. Cora Etta (Stev ens) Hatt. 3555— THOMAS STEARNS (1752) b., Dec 9, 1808, son of William and Mary (Stearns) Stearns, of Paris, Me.; md. (i), Dec. 20, 183 1, Eunice Cilley, of Hebron, N. H., b., Feb. 20, 1810, who d. Jan. 20 1868; md. (2), May 13, 1869, Rox- anna F. CiHey, of Hebron, N. H., b.. Mar. 20, 1812, a sister of his first wife. Eunice (Cilley) Stearns was the mother of his nine children. He Hved in Paris, Me., until twenty-one years of age, when he went to Cambridge, Mass., and en gaged in the livery and omnibus business, finally becoming proprietor of a line of hourlies running between Boston and Cambridge. A very interesting account of these traveling facilities is given in "Massachusetts of To-day," a memorial volume issued for the World's Columbian Exposition, at Chicago, 111., in 1893, in which the development of these facilities is attributed to "the foresight and enterprise of Mr. Thos. Stearns and his coadjutors." In 1892, Mr. Stearns fell, and dislocated his shoulder, a shock from which he never recovered. In March of that year, he had attended the 474 ISAAC STEARNS. funeral of his cousin, Samuel Stearns (3500), of Middletown, Conn., being the only relative of the name present from Bos ton or vicinity, outside of the immediate family. 3556— GEORGE HAMILTON STEARNS (5074), b., Feb. 17, 1833. 3557— SUSAN MARIA STEARNS, b., May g, 1835; d.. Mar. 30, 1837. 3558— CHARLES EMERY STEARNS (5081), b., Sept. 21, 1837. 3559— MARY ANN STEARNS, b., Nov. 3, 1839: md., Jan. 9, 1872, John G Beacon, b., J'une 17, 1831, in North Yarmouth, Me. 3560-MARSHALL EDWARD STEARNS, b., Oct. 6, 1 841. During the CivU War, he joined the 38th. Regt., Mass. Vols and was under Gen. Banks in the Red River Ex pedition. 3561— HORACE BINNEY STEARNS, b., Nov. 23, 1843; unm. 3562— HANNAH KENDALL STEARNS, b., Dec 9, 1847; d., Sept. 10, 1848. 3563— HANNAH MARIA STEARNS, b., Aug. 2, 1849; md., Oct 26, 1875, Charles E. Lombard, b., Oct. 29, 1832, in Pawlet, Vt., who d., Feb. 21, 1882, at Cambridge, Mass. (a) — Bertha Stearns Lombard, b., Nov. 17, 1877. (b) — Charles Chester Lombard, b.. May 25, 1880. 3564- ABIGAIL HENRIETTA STEARNS, b., Oct. 17, 185 1 ; d., Oct 8, 1885. 3565— HORACE STEARNS (1754), b., Oct 25, 1800, son of Thomas and Sarah (Brown) Stearns, of Boston, Mass. •, a hatter and furrier, of Boston, Mass.; md.. May 27, 1830, Sophia Magoun, b., Apr. 11, 1806, who d., Jan. 13, 1889, in Waltham, Mass. He d., Oct 22, 1871, in Waltham; two children. 356^ELLEN MARIA STEARNS, b., Apr. 8, 1832, in Boston, Mass.; md., Nov. 6, 1866, Charles Frederick HoUis, SEVENTH GENERATION. 475 b., Dec i8, 1832, in Boston. They settled in Newton, Mass. (a) — Frederick Stearns HoHis, b., Aug. 26, 1867. (b) — Emma Caroline HoHis, b., Dec. 3, 1870. 3567— HORACE THOMAS STEARNS (5084), b., Oct. 6, 1834. 3568— GEORGE BUMSTEAD STEARNS (1758), b., Jan. 20, 1806, son of Col. Jacob and Sarah (CaH) Stearns, of Boston, Mass.; md., Oct. 27, 1828, Louisa Page, b., Apr. 6, i8og, dau. of John Odlin and Sarah Page, of Hallowell, Me.; twelve children. 356g— GEORGE TROTT STEARNS, b.. Mar. 14, 1830, in Boston, Mass.; md., Jan. i, 1862, Emma B. Standish, of New Bedford, Mass., dau. of John Avery and Emeline Standish, a lineal descendant of Capt. Miles Standish; one child. 357c^EMMA LOUISE STEARNS, b., Apr. 3, 1863; md., Oct. 2g, 1885, Louis H. Eaton, of New Bedford, Mass., since resident of Milwaukee, Wis. They have one child, Reginald Eaton, b., 1886. 3571— JOHN ODLIN PAGE STEARNS, b., July 22, 1 831; d., Aug. 30, 1872, in Yokohama, Japan. 3572— FRANCIS EUGENE STEARNS, b., Feb. 21, 1833; d.. Mar. 23, 1853. 3573— SARAH LOUISA STEARNS, b., Nov. 3, 1834; d., Jan. 17, 1838. 3574_ADELAIDE HOWARD STEARNS, b., Aug. 16, 1836; d., Dec 25, 1852. 3575— FRANK SHALER STEARNS, b., Apr. 2, 1838; d., Jan. t6, 1850. 3576— LOUISA SARAH STEARNS, b.. Mar. 28, 1840; md., Nov. 3, 1865, John Bert, of New York City, who d. (a) — Eugene Linton Bert, b., Oct 21, 1866; md., and has two children. (b)— Frank Bert, b., July 25, 1868; d.. May 8, 1871. (c) — Clifford Page Bert, b., June 30, 1870. 476 ISAAC STEARNS. (d) — Adelaide Howard Bert, b., Sept. ii, 1871. (e) — Eugenia Howard Bert, b., Jan. 24, 1874. 3577— BENJAMIN HORATIO STEARNS, b., Dec 26, 1841; was in U.' S. Signal Service. He md.. May 5, 1882, (name of wife unknown); she d., leaving a dau. 3578— BELLE STEARNS, b., Aug. 16, 1884. 3579— FREDERIC CLARENCE STEARNS, b., Jan. 3, 1844; d., Sept 6, 1844. 358c^HENRY CLARENCE STEARNS, b., Jan. 10, 1847; resident of JanesviUe, Wis.; md,, Oct 27, 1875, Julia Anne Joy, of Findley, Ohio; three children. 3581— HANNAH STEARNS, b., Aug. 14, 1885. 3582— HENRY JOY STEARNS, b., Sept. 29, 1889. 3583— BABY STEARNS, b., 1895. 3584— EMMA LOUISE STEARNS, b., Dec. 28, 1848; d., July 14, 1856. 3585— LILLIE EUGENIA HOWARD STEARNS, b.. Sept 19, 1850; d., Apr. 17, 1875. 3586— OLIVER STEARNS (1760), b., June 28, 1810, son of Col. Jacob and Sarah (CaH) Steams, of Boston, Mass. ; md., 1838, Louisa Denton, of New Hampshire; four chil dren. 3587— EDWARD HENRY STEARNS, b., 1839. 3588— EMILY SOPHIA STEARNS, b., 1841. 3589— ANNA FRANCES STEARNS, b., 1843. 3590— ALBERT HOWARD STEARNS, b., July, 1848. 3591— NATHANIEL CALL STEARNS (1764), b., Sept. 24, 1822, son of Col. Jacob and Hannah (CaH-Davis) Stearns. of Boston, Mass.; a merchant, of Boston, Mass.; md. 3592— EDWIN STEARNS, has been connected with the Boston Herald. SEVENTH GENERATION. 477 3593— WILLIAM HENRY CLARK STEARNS (1769). b., Dec 7, 181 1, son of Dea. Elijah and Mary (Greene) Stearns, of Calais, Me.; md. (i), Sept. 29, 1841, Mary So phia Gleason Veasey, who d., Nov. 21, 1844, at Calais, Ale.; md. (2), June 11, 1846, Mary Hobbs HiH. He was kiUed by the explosion of the boiler on board the steamer "Eastern City," May 2g, 1852, at New York City. "In early life, he went to sea; later, he engaged in the manufacture of lumber and in ship-building. At the time of his death, he had just accepted the position of Captain of a steamboat running from Boston, Mass., to St. JohUj N. B. He had a very wide circle of friends, and every one spoke of him with the ut most respect." His five children were born in Calais, Me. By first wife. 35g4— HENRY VEASEY STEARNS, b., Oct. 4, 1842; d. Mar. g, 1862; unm. 35g5— MARY SOPHIA GREENE STEARNS, b., Oct. 4, 1844; md. Morgan S. Taylor, of Plainfield, N. J. By second wife. 35g6— SARAH A. STEARNS, b., Aug. 16, 1847; md. Augustus E. Sawyer, of Jacksonville, Fla. 3597— WILLARD STEARNS, b., Sept. 4) 1849; d., in infancy. 3598— FREDERIC PIKE STEARNS, b., Nov. 11, 1851; md., 1876, Addie C. Richardson; a Civil Engineer, of Dor chester, Mass., who enjoys the confidence and esteem of all with whom he is associated; two sons. 3599_HERBERT RICHARDSON STEARNS, b., June 17, 1877, in Framingham, Mass. 3600— RALPH HAMILTON STEARNS, b., June ig, i87g, in Framingham, Mass. 3601— JOHN GREENE STEARNS (1772), b., Oct. 11, 1818, son of EHjah and Mary (Greene) Stearns, of Calais, Me.; md. (i), 1840, CaroHne Washburn, who d., 1841; md. (2), Jan. 10, 1844, Jane Mabee BeH. They lived first, at Albany, N. Y., then settled in Brooklyn, N. Y.; he was a merchant, of Torrington, Conn. ; four children. 478 ISAAC STEARNS. 3602— JULIA CAROLINE STEARNS, b., Dec 21, 1844, at Calais, Me.; d., Aug. 24, 1846. 3603— DELIA BECKFORD STEAR'NS, b., Feb. 18, 1847; md. (i), 1868, Albert J. Taylor, by whom she had one son; md. (2), Jan. 10, 1883, Charles H. Taylor; settled in Alontclair, N. J. ; one son. (a)— EHsha E. L. Taylor. 3604— MARY LOUISE STEARNS, b., July 3, 1850, at Eastport, Me.; md., Oct. i, 1885, Luther Guiteau Turner; settled in Torrington, Ct. ; three children. (a) — Marjorie Turner. (b) — AHce Turner. (c) — Mason Turner. 3605— JENNIE B. STEARNS, b., Apr. 16, 1854, in Brooklyn, N. Y.; an artist, of New York City; member of the Onteora Club, CatskiH Mts., whose New "^ork Office is at East 23d. St.; unm. 3606— REV. OAKMAN SPRAGUE STEARNS (1774), b., Oct. 20, 1817, son of Rev. Silas and Hannah (Sprague) Stearns, of Bath, Me.; a grad. of Waterville Coll., 1840; Newton Theol. Sem., 1846; was ordained in Central Baptist Church of Southbridge, Mass., May ig, 1847. He md. (i), June 8, 1847, Anna Judson Grafton, of Medford, Mass., who d., Apr. i, 1848, in Southbridge, Mass.; md. (2), Dec. 2, 1850, Hannah Jane Beecher, of Southbridge, Alass.; d., Apr. 20, i8g3, at Newton Centre, Mass. "His illness was brief; just the sudden giving way of the fragile tabernacle; little more, Httle less." In Sept., 1855, he entered upon the pastorate of the Baptist Church at Newton Centre, Mass., and retired from it, in 1868, to accept the Professorship of Old Testament BibHcal Interpretation in the Newton Theological Institution. He hgld that position for twenty- three years, when he requested to be relieved and was made Prof. Emeritus, stUl holding his place on the Board of Trus tees. "His work, at every stage, was well done. He knew how to be a pastor, how to meet men of every condition, how to scatter sunshine wherever he went. Humbly bowing to the authority of God's word and reverently sitting at the Oakman S. Stearns. SEVENTH GENERATION. 479 feet of the Great Teacher, he served, by the wUl of God, a generation of young men, now the pastors and missionaries of Christ's Church." A memorial of his life has been pre pared, as he himself prepared one of his father, Rev. Silas Stearns. He had three children. 3607— REV. WILLIAM OAKMAN STEARNS, b., Nov. 18, 1855, at Newton Centre, Mass.; md. Oct. 15, 1884, El len Mehitable Abbott. He settled as Baptist minister, at Cazenovia, N. Y., soon after his marriage, and went from there to assume the pastorate of the First Baptist Church, at Glens Falls, N. Y.; three children. 3608— LESLIE BALLARD STEARNS, b.. Mar. 22, 1 886, at Cazenovia, N. Y. 36og— ALLAN BEECHER STEARNS, b., Apr. 22, 1887, at Cazenovia, N. Y, 3610— ELIZA ABBOTT STEARNS, b., Sept. 17, i8go, at Cazenovia, N. Y. 361 1— ANNIE BEECHER STEARNS, b., July 5, i85g, at Newton Centre, Mass.; md., Nov. 29, 1881, Henry Hub bard Kendall, b.. Mar. 4, 1855, of Washington, D. C, son of Dr. Albert Asaph and Helen Maria (Bigelow) Kendall; one son. (a) — Albert Stearns Kendall, b., Jan. 7, 1883. 3612— CHARLES KINMOUTH STEARNS, b., Jan. 6, 1864, in Newton Centre, Mass.; an electrical engineer, of St. Paul, Minn.; md., Nov. 27, 1889, Ethel May Hunter, of Newton Centre, Mass. 3613— WILLIAM BRADFORD STEARNS (1775), b., Aug. 27, 1826, son of Rev. Silas and Mary (Lunt) Stearns, of Bath, Me. ; book-dealer, photographer and City Clerk, of Bath, Me. He md., Feb. 10, 1852, Lucy Whittemore Pot ter, dau. of David and Margaret Potter, of Bath, Me. ; four chUdren . 3614— FANNIE CLARK STEARNS, b.. Mar. 18, 1853, at Bath Me.; md., Nov. 4, 1873, Andrew FuUer Warren of Newton Centre, Mass.; settled in Pensacola, Fla., where their four children were born. 480 ISAAC STEARNS. (a) — Lucy Penelope Warren, b., Feb. 5, 1875. (b) — ^Mary Waterman Warren, b., Nov. 19, 1877. (c) — WiHiam Stearns Warren, b., Dec. 12, 1878; d.. May 24, 1879. (d) — Fannie Stearns Warren, b., Dec. 19, 1885. 3615— JOSEPHINE GRAFTON STEARNS, b., Sept. II, 1854, at Bath, Me.; d., Sept. 3, 1856, at Portland, Me. 3616— MARY BRADFORD STEARNS, b., Oct 10, 1856, in Portland, Me.; d., Sept. 21, 1858. 3617— SILAS STEARNS, b.. May 13, 1859, in Bath, Me.; md., Oct. 4, 1886, Clara BeHe Hays, of Tennant's Harbor, Me. He was an ichthyologist and efficient agent of the U. S. Fish Commission. "His early education was received at the schools of Bath, Me., until, in 1875, he went into business with his brother-in-law, Mr. A. F. Warren, at Pensacola, Fla. He began there his study of fishes and other dweUers in the waters, and, through his various excursions, became familiar with all the ins and outs of the coast from Pensacola to Key West. In 1878, he visited the Smithsonian Institute, and by his thorough and exact knowledge of the Gulf fishes, their habits and economic value, attracted especial attention from Prof. Baird, Mr. Goode and others. The following year he spent at Waterville, Me., in classical studies at the Academy, for the benefit to be derived in scientific nomen clature — showing thereby that earnestness and energy of character which was an assurance of future success and honor. Failing health compelled him to return to Florida, and, in 1880, he became Special Agent of the U. S. Fish Commission, and also of the U. S. Census Bureau, in charge of investigations of the marine industries of the Gulf of Mexico. His reports show that his work was performed with accuracy and fidelity. From this time, his contributions to the Fish Commission became numerous and large, as the annual reports of the Commission show. Upwards of fifty new species of fishes were discovered by him, or through his help, embracing much of what is known of deep-water fishes of the Gulf, and four of the species — of the genera Lutjanus, Scorpaena, Blennius and Prionotus — ^bear his Silas Stearns. SEVENTH GENERATION. 481 name. During these yearsr in Florida, naturalists, investi gating the fauna of the Gulf of Mexico, have had his untiring aid, have been guests under his roof and have sailed in his boats on their collecting tours. They found in him a gen erous and most estimable friend." Taken from American Journal of Science, Oct, 1888. Mr. Stearns died in Ashe- viUe, N. C, Aug. 2, 1888; one son. 3618— CLARENCE HAYS STEARNS, b., June 24, 1887; d., Apr. 8, 1888. 3619— ISAIAH WELLINGTON STEARNS (1777), b.. May 28, 1831, son of Rev. Silas and Mary (Lunt) Stearns, of Bath, Me.; a book-keeper and merchant; md., Apr. 29, 1858, Sarah R. Hoyt, of Albany, N. Y.; d., Oct 26, 1886; one son. 3620— REV. RAYMOND HOYT STEARNS, b., Nov. 27, 1859; md., June 25, 1883, Emma A. Fensham, of Bain- bridge, N. Y., where he was located, a Presbyterian clergy man. 3621— PHINEHAS STEARNS (1782), b., Feb. 11, 1795, son of Peleg and Susanna (Phinney) Stearns, of Cambridge, Vt.; a farmer, of Cambridge, who served in the war of 1812. He md., May 24, 1824, Miriam Armstrong, and settled first, in Cambridge, "Vt., then removed to Arcade, Wyoming Co., N. Y., where he d., Sept. 27, 1880; five children. 3622— SUSAN M. STEARNS, b.. May 18, 1825, in Cam bridge, Vt.; md., Oct. 20, 1852, Harvey Arnold, of Arcade, N. Y. Their two daughters were graduates of Vassar College. (a)— EHa M. Arnold. (b) — Mary L. Arnold. 3623— GEORGE W. STEARNS (5090), b., Nov. 23, 1826, in Cambridge, Vt. '3624— DR. ELIAS STEARNS, b., Mar. 10, 1831, in Cambridge, Vt.; md. (i), ISj^ov. 7, 1871, EHzabeth Davis, who died at Arcade, N. Y.; md. (2), Lavinia Arnold, of Arcade. He served as sergeant and assistant surgeon in an Indiana Regt., during the Civil War, and afterward located, an eclec tic physician, at Newton, Kas. 482 ISAAC STEARNS. 3625- ROLLIN A. STEARNS (5098), b., July 15, 1835, at Saratoga Springs, N. Y. 3626— MARTIN J. STEARNS (5103), b., Aug. 5, 1839, at CoHins, N. Y. 3627— HENRY STEARNS (1783), b., Aug. 14, 1797, son of Peleg and Susanna (Phinney) Stearns, of Cambridge, Vt; born in Waltham, Mass. He md. (i), Oct. 20, 1831, Phoebe Sabin, of Cambridge, Vt., who d. Jan. 20, 1837, at CoHins, Erie Co., N. Y., the mother of three children; md. (2), Jan. 7, 1838, Harriet Page; removed to Cambridge, Vt., then to Springville, N. Y.; and d., 1880, at Boston, Mass.; seven children. 3628— SON, still-born. 3629— MARIA STEARNS, b., Jan. 17, 1833; d., 1847, at Cambridge, Vt. 3630— ELIZA STEARNS, b., Aug. 27, 1836. 3631— DAUGHTER, died soon after birth. 3632— TYLER BINGHAM STEARNS (5110), b., Oct. 19, 1840. 3633— CAROLINE STEARNS, b.. Sept 12, 1842,^ at Cambridge, Vt.; md., 1869, Judge James Austin Smith, of Girard, Kas. ; three children. (a) — ^Helen Smith. (b) — Grant Smith. (c) — ^Catherine Cornelia Smith. 3634— CORNELIA ANN STEARNS, b., Aug. 18, 1846, in SpringviUe, N. Y.; d., 1882, ih Girard, Kas. 3635— JUNIUS BRUTUS STEARNS (1784), b., July 30, 1799, son of Feleg and Susanna (Phinney) Stearns, of Cam bridge, Vt.; md., Sept. 25, 1828, Anne Maria Hunt, b., Sept. 25, 1808, dau. of NeweH Hunt, of Lincoln, Mass. They were married on her twentieth birthday, and settled in Cam bridge, Vt., where she d., 1853, and he d., 1854; nine chil dren. 3636— THEODORE PHINNEY STEARNS (5114), b., Aug. 22, 1829. SEVENTH GENERATION. 483 3637— MARY ADAH STEARNS, b., Feb. 11, 183 1; md., Apr., 185 1, Benjamin Cook, of Cambridge, Vt. 3638— MARTHA ANN STEARNS, b., Aug. 12, 1833; md.. May, 185 1, Lafayette Cady, of Fairfax, Vt., where they settled. 3639— NEWELL HUNT STEARNS, (5126), b., Sept. 14, 1835. 3640— SARAH ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Nov. 27, 1837; md. Thomas Harlan, and went to Peoria, IH., after ward, to Oregon. 3641— BENJAMIN F. STEARNS, b.. Mar. 10, 1839; d., Feb. 5, 1840. 3642— SUSAN REBECCA STEARNS, b.. Alar. 3, 1841 ; was a school-teacher, of Cambridge, Vt., where she d., 1862; unm. 3643— FRANCES GILLETTE STEARNS, b., Dec. 22, 1843; d., Apr., 1844. 3644— BENJAMIN FRANKLIN STEARNS, b., Mar. 10, 1845; enhsted as private in nth. Vt., Heavy ArtiUery, at time of Civil War; taken prisoner before Petersburg, Va., June 23, 1864; with five companies of his Regt., was taken to Libby Prison, and from there to Andersonville Prison; d., Sept. 1864, in Charleston, S. C. 3645— JOHN STEARNS (1785) b., Aug. 16, 1802, son of Peleg and Susanna (Phinney) Stearns, of Cambridge, Vt. ; md. (i), Feb. 19, 1834, Abbie Avery, b., Aug. 16, 1802, at Cambridge, Vt. If these dates are correct, John Stearns and wife, Abbie, could celebrate their birthdays together. She d., Aug. 13, i83g, of accidental poisoning, the mother of three children. He removed to La Harpe, IH., where he md. (2), Apr. 4, 1847, Nancy E. Clark, of La Harpe, and where both died, he, in 1879; five chUdren. 3646— STEPHEN W. AVERY STEARNS, b., Jan. 31, 1835. 3647— MARY WALKER STEARNS, b., Oct. 28, 1836; 484 ISAAC STEAR/fS. rad. James Campbell, of La, Harpe, III.; three children. (a) — Heber Campbell. (b) — Irving Campbell. (c) — Gordon CampbeH. 3648— JOHN WILLIAM STEARNS, b., Feb. 22, 1838- a Professor in Dolby CoHege, New Orleans, La., v/here hed. 3649— EDWARD PELEG STEARNS, b., Sept. 13, 1848; d., at La Harpe, 111. 3650— IDA STEARNS. 3648— .JOHN WILLIAM STEARNS, b., Feb. 22, 1838; son of Peleg and Susanna (Phinney) Stearns, of Cambridge, Vt.; grad. Vt. Univ., BurHngton, Vt.; md., Oct. i, 1842, at Cambridge, Vt, Sarah H. Whipple, b.. May 12, 1822, in Southboro, Mass. They settled first in Henderson, 111., afterwards, in Kansas City, Mo., where Mr. Stearns d., Jan., 1887; three children. 3652— MARY ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., July 17, 1843, in South Andover, 111. She md. John McGee, of Peo ria, IH., where she d. ; s. p. 3653— ARTHUR HARRINGTON STEARNS, (5132), 3654— GENEVA WHIPPLE STEARNS, ind. Joseph G. Handyside, of Peoria, IH. ; settled in Kansas City, Mo. 3655— GEORGE ANDREW STEARNS (1803), b.. Sept 2, 1827, son of Ephraim and Rachel (Learoyd) Stearns, of Waltham, Mass. ; of Waltham, a merchant, also engaged in lithographing; Treasurer of Waltham Gas Co. He md. , Lucretia KendaH VUes, and their eight chUdren were born in Waltham, Mass. 365^ANNIE LUCRETIA STEARNS, b., June 22, 1854; d.. Mar. i, i860, in Waltham, Mass. 3657— FREDERICK AUGUSTUS STEARNS, b., Jan. 23, 1856; md.. May 20, 1880, EHzabeth Whitman Sherman, of Waltham. He is engaged in the woolen business, at Boston, Mass., with his home at Waltham.. Ephraim Stearns. SEVENTH GENERATION. 485 3658— HELEN LEAROYD STEARNS, b., Oct. 13, J857; md., 1885, John W. DalzeU, of Waltham, and settled in ¦Worcester Alass.; one child. (a)— Dorothy DalzeU, b., June 28, 1887. 3659— GEORGE ANDREW STEARNS JR., b., Jan. 16, i860; settled in Worcester, Mass.; unm. 3660— ABBIE LAWRENCE STEARNS, b., July 6, T864; resident of Waltham, Mass. 3661— JOHN WALTON STEARNS, b., Jan. 31, 1866; md. Eula Campbell, of Rochester, Vt. 3662— HARRY STEARNS, b., Apr. 2, 1871; d., Aug. 5, 1871. 3663— WALTER MULLIKEN STEARNS, b., Dec 7, 1873. 3664— FREDERICK AUGUSTUS STEARNS (1804), b., Apr. 2, 1830, son of Ephraim and Rachel (Learoyd) Stearns, of Waltham, Mass.; md., July 22, 1864, Frances Birdsall Duell, and settled at Lake Charles, La. He went from Waltham, Mass., to Texas, in 1853, and remarked that, at that time, there was but one other of the family, south of Mason and Dixon's line. He became an invalid, and re turned to Waltham, Mass., where he d., 1898; one son. 3665— GEORGE FREDERICK STEARNS, b., Sept. 25, 1868; d., in babyhood. 3666— COL. EPHRAIM STEARNS JR. (1807), b.. Mar. 8, 1839, youngest child of Ephraim and Rachel (Learoyd) Stearns, of Waltham, Mass.; md., Oct. 26, 1865, Persis Louisa Warren, b.. Mar. 22, 1842, dau. of Charles Wright and Hannah Bond (Haven) Warren, of Boston, Mass. "After graduating from the Waltham High School, he entered, in 1855, the employ of Wilton & Co., importers of dry goods, where he remained nearly ten years. In 1862, he enlisted in Co. G, 45th. Mass. Regt., and served in North Carolina, returning as sergeant at the end of his term. In 1865, he entered into a co-partnership, under the firm name of "Blake & Stearns, Dealers in Woolens," which is one of the oldest 486 ISAAC STEARNS. houses in the woolen trade in Boston. For several years, he was Chairman of the Republican Town Committee and a member of the Congressional Committee. When Waltham became a city, he was a member of the first Board of Alder men, where he served two years. In 1884, he was chosen delegate to the Republican National Convention, at Chi cago, which nominated James G. Blaine for President. As a soldier during the Civil War, he has always taken a great interest in the Grand Army, and was a member of the staff of Commander Walker, during his term of office, in charge of Mass. Dept., G. A. R. He was appointed on the staff of Gov.. Robinson, in 1885, with the rank of Colonel. Elected to the Governor's Executive Council, in i8gi, he served for two years, during which period he was on some of the most important committees." He also served for three years as Pres. of the N. E. Commercial Travelers' Association; two children. 3667— CHARLES EPHRAIM STEARNS, b., Apr. 27, 1868, in Waltham, Mass.; educated at Waltham and Cam bridge; was admitted to Harv. Univ., 1887; grad. A. B., i8gi. In j8g4, he received the degree of LL. B. from the Boston Univ. Law School, and, in the same year, was ad mitted to the Suffolk Co. Bar. 3668— RACHEL LEAROYD STEARNS, b., Jan. 23, 1873, in Waltham, Mass. 366g— ISAAC NEWTON STEARNS (1817), b., Sept. 12, 1814, son of Isaac and Narcissa (Morse) Stearns, of Waltham, Mass.; a farmer, of Southville, Mass. He md. (i), Sept. 12, 1835, Julia Ann HaH, dau. of Capt Edward and Susan Hall, of Providence, R. I., by whom he had three chUdren. She d., June 2, 1843, and he md. .(2), Apr. 12, 1S47, Ruth Anna Hall, dau. of EHas and Mehitable Hall. She d.. Mar. 10, 1850, and he md. (3), Dec. 2, 1850, Mary A. Wood, by whom he had seven chUdren. She d., Feb. 21, 1856, and he md. (4), Mar. 17, 1870, Mrs. Mary Estes; ten chHdren. 3670— HELEN MARIA STEARNS, b., Sept. 14, 1837, in Oakham, Mass.; md., Oct. 20, 1876, Solomon"'M. Hindley, SEVENTH GENERATION. 487 of Spencer, Mass., who served three years in the loth. Regt., Alass. Vols., at the time of the Civil War; two chUdren. (a) — Infant, b., June 8, 1878; died the same day. (b) — Elmer A. Hindley, b., Apr. 5, 1884; d., June 26, 1884. 3671— EUGENE AUGUSTINE STEARNS, b., July 3, 1839, in Spencer, Mass.; d., Oct. 9, 1863, at same place. 3672— EUSTACE HENRY STEARNS, b., Nov. 13, 1841, in Spencer, Mass.; served in 42d. Mass. Vols., during the Civil War. He md. Abbie J. Graves, of Leicester, Mass., b., Aug. 30, 1846, who d. 3673— ISAAC NEWTON STEARNS JR., b., Oct. 21, 185 1, in Spencer, Mass.; attended Wilbraham Academy, and with his two brothers, John MUton and George Myron, en tered Boston Univ., and the three graduated from the Law Dept., with the degree of LL. B. Mr. I. N. Stearns Jr. had no taste for professional life, but found great enjoyment in the culture of the soil, and has settled, as a farmer, at Wo burn, Mass. developing some advanced ideas in potato cul ture. The study of Shakespeare has been a great pleasure to him, besides which, he has also studied oratory and given pubHc readings. He md., July 25, 1882, Mary Caroline Mc- Connell, of Winegan, Mo. 3674— JOHN MILTON STEARNS, b.. May 17, 1853, in Spencer, Mass. ; secured his education with his two broth ers, and became a lawyer, of Chelsea, Mass. He md., Nov. 1884, Elizabeth Lane, of New Hampshire; d., Jan. 31, 1888,! in Chelsea, Mass.; one child. 3675— BERNICE M. STEARNS, b., Apr. 14, 1886. 3676— GEORGE MYRON STEARNS, b., Apr. 27, 1856, in Spencer, Mass. With his two brothers he worked his way through college, securing the degree of LL. B., and prac ticed law in Chelsea, Mass. He md., Feb. 14, 1882, Idella E. Wilkinson, and is City Solicitor, of Chelsea, Mass.; two children. 3677— RALPH WILKINSON STEARNS, b., July 25, 1884. 488 ISAAC STEARNS. 3678— ETHEL L. STEARNS, b., Apr. 4, 1886. 3679— JULIA RUTHANA STEARNS, b., June 19, 1858, in Spencer, Mass.; resident of Spencer; unm. 3680— MARY ADELAIDE STEARNS, b., Aug. 26, 1859, in Spencer, Mass.; md., May 5, 1891, Fred P. Spear, of Worcester, Mass. ; one child. (a) — Idell A. Spear, b., June 23, 1892. 3681.— CARRIE IDELL STEARNS, b., Dec 23, i860; md. (i), Dec. 25, 1882, Edward B. AHen, who d., Mar. 12, 1885; md. (2), Nov. 15, 1888, Stephen W. Gilman, of Spring field, Mass., where she d., Oct. 11, 1892. 3682— JANE HANNAH STEARNS, b., Oct. 23, 1862; d., June 16, 1864, in Spencer, Mass. 3683— JONATHAN PRENTICE STEARNS (1812), b., July 15, 1816, son of Isaac and Narcissa (Morse) Stearns, of Waltham, Mass.; of Spencer Mass. He md., Sept. 24, 1836, Frances E. HamUton, b., June 23, 181 1, dau .of Squire and Rhoda Hamilton, of Brookfield, Alass. ; one son. 3684— CHARLES PRENTICE STEARNS, b., Nov. 3, 1848. 3685— GEORGE STEARNS (1820), b., Aug. 12, 183 1, son of Isaac and Betsy (Bent-Stone) Stearns, of Oakham, Mass.; born in Spencer, Mass.; a carriage-maker, of North Brookfield, Mass. He md., 1853, Eliza A. Green, of Oak ham, Mass., b., 1833; three chUdren. 3686— ELMER V. STEARNS, b., 1854. 3687— FRANK STEARNS, b., 1857. 3688— FREDERICK STEARNS, b., i860. 3689-^OHARLES HAYNES STEARNS (1823), b., Mar. 28, 1836, son of Isaac and Betsy (Bent-Stone) Steams, of Oakham, Mass.; md.. May 13, 1858, Melancie Dean, b., Feb. 23, 1840, dau. of Elijah and Delotia j(Eastman) Dean, of Oakham Mass. He was a wheelwright, of Oakham, but en listed in his country's service, during the CivU War, Aug. 15, 1862, and d.. Sept 15, 1863, at Crab Orchard, Ky., of disease contracted in the service; two chil. SEVENTH GENERATION. 489 3690— EMMA MARIA STEARNS, b., Sept. 22, 1855, ^" Oakham, Mass.; a dress-maker, of Barre, Mass. 3691— CHARLES DANIEL STEARNS, b., Jan. 4, 1863, in Oakham, Mass.; a farmer, of Barre, Mass. 3692- HORATIO HAMMOND STEARNS (1825), b., Apr. I, 1818, son of Nathaniel and Sophia (Hammond) Stearns, of Waltham, Mass.; a farmer, of Acton, Mass.; md., June 5, 1850, Betsy Ann Goward, of Cornish, N. H.; d., Oct. I, 1879, leaving a widow and three daughters. 3693— DELIA A. STEARNS b., June 18, 1853; md., May II, 1876, Frank H. Clark, of Woburn, Mass.; one child. (a) — Son, b., Nov. 26, 1877; d.. May 8, 1879. 3694— CLARA E. STEARNS, b., Nov. 18, 1855, in Ac ton, Mass.; md.. Sept 10, 1881, Clarence A. Hayward, of Providence, R. I.; three chUdren. (a) — Clara A. Hayward, b., July 20, 1884. (b) — ^Albert Stearns Hayward, b., Aug. 15, 1886. (c) — Bessie A. Hayward, b., Sept. 7, i88g; d., July 15, iSgo. 36g5— FLORA B. STEARNS, b., Apr. 17, 1862, in Ac ton, Mass.; md., Aug. 25, 1888, Frederic A. Very, of WeUs- ville, N. Y.; two chUdren. (a)— Fred A. Very Jr., b., July 21, i88g. (b) — Alpha O. Very, b., Dec. 9, 1890. 3696— AMOS STEARNS (1833), b., Nov. 29, 1828, son of Uriah Bigelow and AHce (Smith) Stearns, of Waltham, Mass.; md., Feb. 4, 1867, Sarah A. Barry, and settled in Waltham, Mass., on the homestead of his father and grand- lather; four chUdren. 36g_7— WILLIAM BENJAMIN STEARNS, b., Nov. 27, 1S67, in Waltham, Mass. 3698— ROSA -FRANCES STEARNS, b., June 11, 1869, in Waltham, Mass. 490 ISAAC STEARNS. 369g— LIZZIE LUNETTE STEARNS, b.. Mar. 31, 1874, in Waltham, Mass. 3700— NATHANIEL AMOS STEARNS, b., Oct. 20, 1877, in Waltham, Mass. 3701— GEORGE HENRY SXEARNS (1841), b., Jan. 7, 1841, son of Uriah Bigelow and AHce (Smith) Stearns, of Waltham, Mass.; md., Jan. 20, 1875, Hattie G. Kraetzer. He was a milk-dealer, of Waverly, Mass.; five children. 3702— GEORGE HENRY STEARNS JR., b., Nov. 24, 1875; d., Dec 7, 1875. 3703— ETHEL KRAETZER STEARNS, b.. Mar. 6, 1878, in Waverly, Mass. 3704— CLIFFORD EDWIN STEARNS, b., Jan. 22, 1880, in Waverly, Mass. 3705— HARRY BIGELOW STEARNS, b.. May 16^ 1883, in Waverly, Mass. 3706— LAURA BLAKE STEARNS, b., Oct. 2, 1884, in Waverly, Mass. 3707— CHARLES E. STEARNS, (1847), b., Nov. 23, i8og, son of Ezra and Polly (Frazer) Stearns, of ElHsburg, N .Y.; a mineralogist and broker, of New York City. He md. (i), Nov. 20, 1837, Mary Mackie, dau. of John and Mary Alackie, of New York City. She d., Aug. 18, 1838, s. p., and he md. (2), Nov. 2, 1845, Emily La Grave, who d., Feb. 16, i8g5, dau. of Paul Machias and Sarah La Grave; d., t86i; seven children. 3708— MARY LUCILLE ALPHONSINE STEARNS, b., Aug. 2, 1846; d., Sept., 1847. 37og— FREDERICK STEARNS (5135) b., Feb. 26, 1847, in Brooklyn, N. Y. 3710— WILLIAM ALEXANDER STEARNS (5144). b., Oct. 9, 1850. 371 1— MARY STEARNS, died. 3712— LOUIS ERNEST STEARNS, md. J. Napier. SEVENTH GENERATION. 491 3713— CHARLES EZRA STEARNS 3714- PAULINE_ STEARNS, md. (i), L. Lloyd; md. (2), J. Brown. 3715— MILVERN STEARNS (1849), b., Dec. 17, 1S15, son of Ezra and Polly (Frazer) Stearns, of ElHsburg, N. Y.; Town Clerk of ElHsburg, and Major of Infantry; md. (i), Sept. 22, 1844, Mary Delilah WiHiams, dau. of Pardon and Huldah WiHiams and sister of his brother Samuel's wife. After her death he md. (2), NelHe Cronk, who survived him; one son. 3716— WILLIAM ALFRED STEARNS, b., Oct. 20, 1845; d., Dec 4, 1849. 3717— SAMUEL EUGENE STEARNS (1850), b., Sept. 19, 1 81 7, son of Ezra and PoHy (Frazer) Stearns, of Ellis burg, N. Y.; md.. Mar., 1840, Huldah Alzina WUliams, dau. of Pardon and Huldah WiHiams and sister of his brother Milvern's wife. A doubly united family as two brothers mar ried two sisters. They settled in Ellisburg, Jefferson Co., N. Y., where their four children were born. 3718— ALONZO WILLIAMS STEARNS, b., Jurie 12, 1841; a broker and real-estate dealer, of DaHas, Texas. He md., Nov. 27 1872, Lozin Steele, of Plattsburg, Mo., where he was engaged in lumber, grain and coal business until 1884, having been in the Western and Southern States since 1865; one dau. 3719— AUGUSTA STEARNS, b., Apr. 25, 1874, in Plattsburg, Mo.; md., Aug. 12, 1892, William P. Cole, of St Louis, Mo. 372a— LOCHINVAR LA RUE STEARNS, b., Jan. 28, 1843; ¦was named for a Frenchman, to whom Samuel E. Stearns was very much attached. L. L. Stearns was a bank er, of Lathrop, Mo., who md. Fannie Searles, of Belleville, N. Y.; d., June 24, 1872, at Lathrop, Mo., leaving a widow and daughter, name unknown. 3721— MARY ISADORE STEARNS, b., July 10, 1844; md., Dec. 30, 1863, William Warren Wodell, of Ellisburg, N. Y., where they settled. We are greatly indebted to 492 ISAAC STEARNS. Mrs. Wodell for her knowledge of this branch of the family; one son. (a) — Frank Eugene Wodell, b., Sept. 21, 1865. 3722— ABBY LAURILLA STEARNS, b., July 12, 1849; md.. Mar. 10, 1869, Lucian Matthews, of ElHsburg, N. Y., where he engaged in farming; one son. (a) — Lochinvar Stearns Matthews, b., May 22, 1878. 3723— SAMUEL H. STEARNS (1856), b.. May 20, 181 5, son of Dr. Samuel and Elsie (Austin) Stearns, of "West Brattleboro, Vt.; a merchant, of EHisburg, N. Y., afterwards, of Freeport, 111., where he d., 1850. He md., Dec. 15, 1840, Emma A. Bullock, of ElHsburg, N. Y.; two daughters. 3724— ANNETTE E. STEARNS, b., July 4, 1842, iu EHisburg N. Y.; settled in Medina, N. Y. 3725— FRANCES NANNA STEARNS, b., Dec. 4, 1844, in Freeport, 111.; settled in Medina, Orleans Co., N. Y. 3726— JOHN B. STEARNS (1862), b.. May 9, 1824, son of George and Sophia (Baker) Stearns, of Seneca Co., O.; md., Oct. 29, 1848, AdaHne H. Kelly, and settled at Garden Grove, la. With his brother, George W., he belonged to the Ohio National Guards, and was caUed out, during the CivU War, in 1864, for the "hundred days' " seryice. They were stationed on the opposite side of the Potomac River from Washington, D. C. John B. Stearns d., Jan. 6, 1890; five children. 3727— WILLIAM F. STEARNS, b., Sept 15, 1850; md., Oct. 21, 1875, Alice C. Her, and settled in Armour, So. Dak.; four children. 3728— PEARL H. STEARNS, b., May 8, 1880. 372g— ALDEN LLOYD STEARNS, b., Oct. 7, 1881. 3730— JULIA GRACE STEARNS, b., Aug. 17, 1883. 3731— WALTER ILER STEARNS, b.. Mar. 16, i88g. 3732— ALDEN W. STEARNS, b., Apr. t6, 1852; md., Oct. 31, i87g, Mary E. Wales, and settled in Garden Grove, la.; two chUdren. SEVENTH GENERATION. 493 3733— JOHN WILLIAM STEARNS, b., Apr. 4, 1883. 3734— RUTH STEARNS, b., Feb. 5, 1892. 3735— CLARA A. STEARNS, b., Aug. 22, 1859; md.. May 7, 1874, Julius D. Barton, and settled in Plankington, So. Dak.; four chUdren. (a) — Adda C. Barton, b., Nov. 27, 1879. (b) — Nona H. Barton, b., July 30, 1881. (c) — John S. Barton, b., Sept. 7, 1887. (d) — Ruth Barton, b., Aug. 24, 1892. 3736— ELIZA W. STEARNS, b.. Mar. ig, 1857; d., Apr. 4, 1859- 3737— GRACE B. STEARNS, b., Jan. 2, 1874. 3738— GEORGE W. STEARNS (1863), b., July 10, 1826, son of George and Sophia (Baker) Stearns, of Seneca Co., O.; md., Aug. 12, i84g, Arvilla King, who d., Oct. g, i8g2, in Republic, O. He was with his brother, John B., in the "hundred days' " service before Washington, D. C, during the Civil War, in 1864; two children. 373g— FRANK E. STEARNS, b., May 14, 1850; con nected with his brother in mercantile business, in Iowa; Vice- Pres. of the Tiffin Bank; md., Oct. 28, 1874, Mary E. Ed wards; four children. 3740— JOSIE STEARNS, b., Oct. 5, 1878; d., Aug. 5, 1879. 3741— LENA STEARNS, b., Feb. 6, 1880. 3742— NELLIE STEARNS, b., June 16, 1882. 3743— FRED STEARNS, b. Apr. 16, 1885. 3744— CLARY S. STEARNS, b., June 13, 1853-, with his brother in mercantile business, in Iowa; Pres. of the Tiffin Bank; md., Oct. 7, i87g, Kate SuHivan. 3745_DANIEL STEARNS (1864), b., Apr. 12, 1828, son of George and Sophia (Baker) Stearns, of Seneca Co., O.r Director of the Farmers' Bank, of Garden Grove, la.; md., Nov. 28, 1 86 1, Mary Louise Simmons; d., Nov. 8, i8g2, at 494 ISAAC STEARNS. Garden Grove, la. During the Civil War, he and his brother, Alfred, were merchants of Ohio, unable to reach New York City to buy goods without a pass, and forbidden to ship am munition or fire arms of any kind; three children. 3746— KATE STEARNS, b., Oct. 6, 1862; d., Apr. 2, 1863. 3747— JENNIE LOUISE STEARNS, b., Apr. 24, 1865; d.. Mar. i, 1870. 3748— HARRY STEARNS, b., June 28, 1872. 374g— ALFRED B. STEARNS (1865), b., Sept. 6, 1830, son of George and Sophia (Baker) Stearns, of Seneca Co., O. "The addition of B to my name was my own work, when a fooHsh boy." He md., Sept. 26, 1854, Nancy E. Sloat, and settled at Republic, O.; Director of the Farmer's Bank, of Garden Grove, la. We are indebted to him for a clear rec ord of his father's family; two children. 3750— GEORGE STEARNS, b., July 22, 1855; md., Sept. 12, 1878, Agnes Amos, and settled in Garden Grove, la.; two children. 3751— NANNIE STEARNS, b. Sept. 8, 1879; d., Feb. 6, 1882. 3752— ROLLA ALFRED STEARNS, b., Feb. 11, 1884. 3753_LOUIS ALFRED STEARNS, b., Oct. 5, 1861. 3754— CHESTER E. STEARNS (1867), b.. May 28, 1824, son of Daniel and Sarah (Coburn) Stearns, of ElHs burg, N. Y.; for thirteen years in furniture and undertaking business, in Fremont, Mich.; afterwards, a farmer, of Sears, Mich. He md. (i), 1848, Freelove Bemis, of ElHsburg, N. Y., by whom he had one son. She d., and he md. (2), 1856, Hannah Bessant, of Fremont, Mich., by whom he had three children. 3755— GEORGE STEARNS, was partially blind for a number of years; md. and settled in Mich.; no chUdren. 3756— LETTIE E. STEARNS, b., 1857; md. CHnton H. Upton, of Fremont, Mich. ; five children. SEVENTH GENERATION. 495 (a) — NeHie Upton. (b)— Albert Upton. (c) — Olive Upton. (d) — Anna Upton. (e)— C. C. Upton. 3757— LIBBIE L. STEARNS, b., i860; md. (i), William Hardy, of Fremont, Mich.; md. (2^, WiHiam Cosgray; two children. (a) — Oris Hardy. (b) — Eva J. Hardy Stearns, adopted by her grand father. 3758— LA FORA C. STEARNS, b., 1868; md. Margaret Gardner, of Ohio, and settled in Sears, Mich.; one child. 3759— GLADYS STEARNS, b., 1892, in Fremont, Mich. 376c^SAMUEL COBURN STEARNS (1868), b., Nov. 16, 1827, son of Daniel and Sarah (Coburn) Stearns, of Ellis burg, N. Y.; md.. Mar. 7, 1850, MoseUe Keziah Thomas, of Mannsville, Jefferson Co., N. Y. He was a harness-maker b)^ trade, and settled in Mannsville, N. Y. where he was a member of the Baptist Church, and led a consistent. Chris tian Hfe. He d., Aug. 23, 1883, at MannsviUe, N. Y., from cancer of the stomach, leaving a widow and two daughters. 3761— SARAH EVELINE STEARNS, b., Oct 7, 185 1, in Mannsville, N. Y.; md., Oct. 10, 1870, Edward Hancock, b., 1850, book-keeper, of MannsviUe. He d., Oct. 13, 1871, suddenly, of heart-disease, having been md. only a year; one son. (a) — Gratton Edward Hancock, b., (posthumous), Feb. 14, 1872; md., Aug. 17, 1893, Lena Welch, of Woodville, N. Y., b., Jan. 30, 1870; a book-keepet, of Syracuse, N. Y. Two chU.; Eva Grace Han cock, b., Feb. 17, 1895, and Gratton Edward Han cock Jr., b., June 22, i8g6. 3762— MARIE ANTOINETTE STEARNS, b.. May 12, 1855, in Mannsville, N. Y.; md. O. D. Lucas, of MannsviUe, and settled in Syracuse, N. Y. ; two chUdren. 496 ISAAC STEARNS. (a) — Clarence D. Lucas, b., July 17, 1876. (b) — Helen Estella Lucas, b., July 6, 1877. 3763— GEORGE FOSTER STEARNS (i86g), b., Jan. g, 1832, son of Daniel and EHzabeth (Martin) Stearns, of EHisburg, N. Y.; md., June 3, 1861, Harriett S. Vernor, who is called, by one who knows her, "the best woman alive." He laid out the city of Big Rapids, Mich., where he en gaged in mercantile and real-estate business; afterwards, a banker and wealthy resident of the same city, beloved by all for his unostentatious benevolence. He has been Mayor of the city three times and President of its Bank for twenty years; two chUdren. 3764— CHARLES F. STEARNS, b., June 4, 1864, at Big Rapids, Mich.; rnd. Linda Wiseman, and settled in Big Rapids. 3765— CARRIE E. STEARNS, b., Mar. 27 i86g, at Big Rapids, Mich.; d., Dec. 6, 1881. 3766— DANIEL EZRA STEARNS (1873), b., Sept. 15, 1845, son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Alartin) Stearns, of Ellisburg, N. Y.; md.. Sept 15, 1868, Mary Frances Clark, of Grand Rapids, Mich. He enhsted as private in Co. E., 3d. Mich. Cav., Feb. 22, 1862, in his seventeenth year; was promoted to Corporal, Co. E.; Sergeant, Co. M.; Sec. Lieut., Oct. 2, 1864; First Lieut., Jan. 2, 1865; Adjutant, June 11, 1865; was mustered out and honorably discharged, Feb. 12, 1866. At close of war he was appointed Post Master at Big Rapids, Mich., after which he entered into mercantile business for a number of years; three children. 3767_CLARK DANIEL STEARNS, b., Jan. 15, 1870, at Big Rapids, Mich. He was appointed Cadet of U. S. Naval Academy, at Washington, D. C, June i, 1887; re ceived commission as Ensign, U. S. Navy, June i, i8g3. He mentions finding in the churchyard of St. Paul's Church at Norfolk, Va., an old, crumbling tombstone, with the fol lowing inscription : Daniel E. Stearns. Mae F. Stearns. Clark D. Stearns. SEVENTH GENERATION. 497 "MR. DAVID STEARNS, of Watertown, near Boston, Died in Norfolk, "Va., Aug. 8, 1804, Aged 58 years." Said David Stearns must have been born in 1745-6. 3768— MAE FANNIE STEARNS, b., May i, 1872, in Big Rapids, Mich.; has been pursuing her musical studies at Dresden, Germany; md., Lieut. Arthur Lee WiHard, of the U. S. Navy, who raised the first American flag on the Island of Cuba during the Spanish-American War. 376g— MAUDE ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., July 23, 1874; d., Aug. 20, 1875, at Big Rapids, Mich. 3770— ALFRED PHILIP STEARNS (1875), b., Aug. 10, 1850, son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Martin) Stearns, of Ellisburg, N. Y.; md., Dec. 5, i86g, Ada Piper, of Big Rapids, Alich., where they settled; five children. 3771— GUY ALFRED STEARNS, b., Jan. 12, 1872. 3772— WILTSIE IRVING STEARNS, b., Jan. i, 1878; d., July 15, i88a 3773— HARRY ALBERT STEARNS, b., June 12, 1884. 3774— CLIFFORD MALBON STEARNS, b., Aug. 12, 1887; d., Apr. 5, 1890. 3775— MILDRED JEANNETTE STEARNS, b., July 27, 1893. 3776— JOHN FOSTER STEARNS (1878), b., Apr. 6, 1830, son of Emory and Olive (Mixer) Stearns, of Brattle boro, Vt; md. (i), Oct. 6, 1858, Janette L. Marsh, and set tled in Boston, Mass.; md. (2), Nov. 24, 1870, Eliza J. Cook, and settled in Brattlebore, "Vt.; two chUdren. 3777_WALTER S. STEARNS, b., July 8, 1872, in Brat tleboro, Vt. 3778— LAURA J. STEARNS, b., Dec. 21, 1879, in Brat tleboro, Vt. 377^_GEORGE M. STEARNS (i87g), b., Feb. 26, 1832, son of Emory and Olive (Mixer) Stearns, of Brattleboro, 498 ISAAC STEARNS. ' Vt.; md., Aug. 22, i860, Augusta Hawks, and went to Win chester, N. H. afterwards to Hinsdale, N. H.; two children. 3780— JANETTE L. STEARNS, b.. Mar. 23, 1861. 3781— FOSTER G. STEARNS, b.. Sept 12, 1867. 3782— JAMES H. STEARNS (1884), b.. Mar. 22, 1843, son of Emory and Olive (Mixer) Stearns, of Brattleboro, Vt. ; md., Dec. 20, 1876, Annie Shannon, and settled in New York City; two children. 3783— EMORY WARD STEARNS, b., July 7, 1877. 3784— EDNA H. STEARNS, b., Aug. 3, 1886. 3785— WILLIAM BRACKETT STEARNS (i8gi), b., Sept. 25, 1826, son of Joshua Brackett and Louisa (King) Stearns, of Baltimore, Md.; md. Josephine A. , and settled at Marblehead, Mass., where he d., Sept 2, 1883; four children. 3786 — SON, d. in infancy. 3787— HARRIS B. STEARNS. ¦ 3788— LUCY BEMIS STEARNS. 378g— WILLIAM BRACKETT STEARNS JR. 37go— JOSEPH SPRAGUE STEARNS '1895) b.. May 6, 1852, son of Joshua Brackett and Anne (Wilson) Stearns, of Cambridge, Mass.; was .educated at the Chauncey Hall School, of Boston, and the New Hampton Institute, of New Hampton, N. H. "He served the city of Cambridge as CouncUman, in 1885; is a member of the Mass. Consistor}^, and Knight Templar of Boston Commandery; has been asso ciated with different oil companies as manager, and is con nected with the Galena Oil Co., of Franklin, Penn." He md. (i), 1876, Mary E. Snow, of Cambridge; md. (2), Apr. 14, 1887, Emma M. Ellison, and has made his home in Waltham, Mass.; five children. 37gi(a)— RALPH BRACKETT STEARNS, b., July, 1877. James H. Stearns. Joseph S. Stearns. Alarianne Stearns. SEVENTH GENERATION. 499 37gi(b)— ETHEL STEARNS, b., June 1878. 3792(a)— MARIANNE STEARNS, b.. Mar. 16, 1888. 37g2(b)— MILTON SPRAGUE STEARNS, b., Dec. 15, i8g3. 3792(c)— NATHALIE STEARNS, b., Apr. 27, 1901. 3793— SIMON STEARNS (1901), b., Feb. 26, 1783, son of Dea. Ephraim and Molly (GUman) Stearns, of "Walpole, N. H.; a merchant, of Boston, Mass., with residence in Wat ertown, Mass. He md., May 26, 181 1, Sarah ElHs Noyes, b., Aug. 31, 1783, dau. of Joseph Noyes, of Boston, Mass.; d., Aug. 12, 1858, and his widow d., Nov. 24, 1880; four children. 3794— WILLIAM HENRY STEARNS, b., Mar. 21, 1812. 3795— GEORGE A. STEARNS, b., Oct. 24, 1813; a mer chant, of Boston, Mass., continuing his father's business. 3796— WILLIAM EDWARD STEARNS, b., Aug. 23, 1819. 3797- SARAH NOYES STEARNS, b., July 21, 1827; md., July 13, 1854, Mr. Richardson, and had two daughters. (a) — Emma Stearns Richardson, b., Jan. 27, 1861. (b) — Helen Frances Richardson, b., July 15, 1869. 3798_STEPHEN STEARNS (1838), b., Apr. 27, 1786, son of Dea. Ephraim and MoHy (Gilman) Stearns, of "Wal pole, N. H.; md. (i). Mar. 11, 1819, Harriet Hosmer, dau. of Jonas Hosmer, formerly of Acton, Mass.; md. (2), Mrs. Lora Burroughs, dau. of James Martin, of WHHamstown, Vt., by whom he had no children; d., June 28, 1855, in Wal pole, N. H.; one child. 37g9_jOSIAH W. STEARNS, b., Aug. 15, 1823, at Walpole, "N. H. ; md. Abby Martin, and lived on his father's homestead; three children. 3800— HENRY C. STEARNS, b. in Walpole, N. H.; d. in Lakeland, Minn. 3801— HARRIET H. STEARNS, b. and d. in Walpole, N. H. 500 ISAAC STEARNS. 3802— MARTIN P. STEARNS. 3803— CURTIS STEARNS (1908), b., June 23, I7g4, son of Dea. Ephraim and Molly (Gilman) Stearns, of "Walpole, N. H.; formerly a trader, of Boston, Mass., later a farmer, of Walpole, N. H. He md.. Mar. 18, 1827, Rebecca D. Bar ron, b., Aug. 27, 1805, dau. of Jonathan Barron, of Chelms ford, Alass.; d.. May 2, 1868; five chUdren. 3804— REBECCA STEARNS, \>., Oct 6, 1828; d., Nov. I, 1828. 3805— MARY G. STEARNS, b.. Mar. 21, 1831; d., Oct 20, 1852. 3806— REBECCA B. STEARNS, b., Feb. 28, 1834; d., June 21, 1835. 3807— HELEN F. STEARNS, b., Nov. 25, 1836; d., Aug. 10, i83g. 3808— FRANCES A. STEARNS b.. Mar. 25, i83g; md., Dec. 25, i85g, Silas M. Bates, b., Nov. 14, 1814. 38og— WILDER STEARNS (igio), b., June 6, I7g6, son of Dea. Ephraim and Molly (Gilman) Stearns, of ¦Walpole, N. H.; md., Feb. 5, 1823, Hannah Wier, and settled in Her kimer, N. Y., where he d., 1870. He was a farmer, as were all of his sons; eight children. 3810— MARY A. STEARNS, b., Apr. 17, 1824; d., Aug. 10, 1825, in Herkimer, N. Y. 3811— SARAH E. STEARNS, b., Aug. 15, 1825; md. Si mon Helmer, of Herkimer, N. Y., where she d., July 14, 1871. (a) — George M. Helmer, md. and settled in Herkimer, N. Y. (b) — Willard E. Helmer, died at two years of age. (c)— OrviUe E. Helmer, d., Oct. 24, 1874. (d) — Lorena F. Helmer, md. Isaac Christman; had two children; d., Oct. 11, i88g. (e) — Fannie E. Helmer, md. Josiah D. Mack; three children. SEVENTH GENERATION. 501 (f) — Lewis Helmer, md. and had one son, Bert Helmer. 3812— CURTIS STEARNS, b., Jan. 6, 1827; d., Feb. 3, 1885, in Herkimer, N. Y.; unmarried. 3813— FANNIE A. STEARNS, b., Nov. 2g, 1828; md. (i), Reuben H. Farmer; md. (2), Rufus Brown; settled in Canton, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., where she d., Apr. g, 1879. 3814— GEORGE W. STEARNS, b., Apr. 4, 1832; md. Sarah A. Whitney, and settled in Herkimer, N. Y. ; one son. 3815— CHARLES A. STEARNS, b., Sept. 2g, 1852; d., Aug. 8, 1854. 3816— ORSON G. STEARNS, b., Oct 15, 1834; md., Harriet Thompson, and settled in Herkimer, N. Y. 3817— EPHRAIM M. STEARNS, b.. May 29, 1836; md., Wealthy A. Cooper, and settled at Cold Brook, Herkimer Co., N. Y. ; one daughter. 3818— ANNA STEARNS, b., Mar. 4, 1872. 3819— HIRAM M. STEARNS, b., July 5, 1839; md., Hat tie P. Hall, and settled at Verona, Oneida Co., N. Y. 3820— BENJAMIN STERNS JR.(i9i8), b., Jan. 28, 1803, son of Dr. Benjamin and Mehitable (Symonds) Sterns, of Nova Scotia; md. Rebecca Bishop, of Goshen, N. S., and had eleven chUdren. One of his descendants _writes us that "the children and grand-chUdren of Benjamin Jr. are scat tered all over North America." He d., Feb. 23, 1873, at Antigonish, N. S. 3821— HARRIETT STERNS, md. Samuel Nichols. 3822— MEHITABLE STERNS, md. George Nichols. 3823— GEORGE STERNS. 3824— FREDERIC STERNS. 3825— HANNAH STERNS. 3826— JANE STERNS. 3827— DAVID HENRY STERNS, d. 502 ISAAC STEARNS. 3828— CHARLES SYMONDS STERNS. 3829— RACHEL STERNS. 3830— AMELIA STERNS. 3831— LUTHER STERNS. 3832— HENRY STERNS (1919), b., Mar. 30, 1805, son of Dr. Benjamin and Mehitable (Symonds) Sterns, of Nova Scotia; md.. Mar. 19, 1833, Rebecca Ann Miner, and fur nished the same quota of children as his brother, Benjamin Jr. "Henry Sterns was one of the pioneer mail contractors and couriers of Nova Scotia, and has often carried, on horse back, all the mails from Europe for all the provinces of Can ada, which mails were landed from a regular monthly sail ing packet, at Halifax, N. S. He was a carriage-maker by trade, and, after the railroads undermined his business, re moved to Boston, Mass." 3833— ELIZABETH STERNS, b., Apr. 14, 1834; md., Oct. ig, 1865, Charles N. Cock, of Boston, Mass. (a) — George Herbert Cock. (b) — Amelia Gordon Cock. (c) — Charlotte Rebecca Cock. (d) — Bessie Louisa Cock. (e) — ^Arthur Bertram Cock. 3834— CYRUS STERNS, b., Oct. 3, 1837; d., Dec. 4, 1837- 3835— CHARLES SYMONDS STERNS, b., Nov. 25, 1838; resident of Cambridge, Mass. He was one of the orig inal crew of the missionary vessel, "Day Spring," supported by Sunday School children, which sailed from HaHfax, N. S., Nov. 7, 1865, for the South Seas. He also spent seven teen years beneath the Southern Cross, in mining and com mercial pursuits. 3836— SARAH MEHITABLE STERNS, b., Aug. 20, 1840; d., Sept. 14, 1841. 3837— WILLIAM HENRY STERNS, b., Nov. 10, 1842; d., July II, 1843. SEVENTH GENERATION. 503 3838— REV. DANIEL MINER STERNS, b., June 2, 1844; md. (i), July 22, 1867, Elizabeth Muirhead, who, d.. Alar. 15, 1884; md. (2), Jan. 7, 1885, Susan Kenney. He was a clergyman of the Reformed Episcopal Church; was located in Scranton, Pa., and later, at Germantown, Pa.; three chil dren. 3839— ALICE ELIZABETH STERNS, b.. Mar. g, 1868; md., Oct. 27, i8gi, Gideon N. Hevnor, and settled at St. John, New Brunswick, Can. 3840— MARGARET JANE STERNS, b., Oct. g, 1870; d., Nov. 26, 1873. 3841— JOHN HENRY STERNS, b., July g, 1872. 3842— JANE STERNS, b., Nov. 24, 1847; md., June 21, 1877, Alexander Hutt, of Dartmouth, N. S. (a) — Bessie Mary Hutt. (b) — Charlotte Agnes Hutt, d. (c) — Eleanor Louise Hutt. (d) — Sarah Miner Hutt. (e) — Louis Hutt. (f) — Stanley Stairs Hutt. 3843— CAROLINE AMELIA STERNS, b., Mar. 27, 1850. 3844— HENRY LUTHER STERNS, b., Nov. 13, 1852; md., June 2, 1875, MatUda Moseley, and settled in Montreal, Can.; one son. 3845— HENRY BERTRAM STERNS, b., Feb. 2g, 1876; d., Jan. 16, 1877. 3846— EDWIN HOWARD STERNS, b., Apr. 10, 1855; md., June 8, 1881, Annie McQuarrie. 3847— JAMES WILLIAM DAWSON STERNS, b., Nov. 18, 1858; md., Sept. 21, 1886, Minnie MerHn; a news paper man, connected with the staff of The Marine Journal, New York City. Although christened as above, he was gen erally known as Dawson Sterns, and we are indebted to him for most of the record of this branch of the family. 504 ISAAC STEARNS. 3848— FRANKLIN STERNS (ig2i), b., Feb. 23, i8og, son of Dr. Benjamin and Mehitable (Symonds) Stearns, of Nova Scotia; a carpenter of Souris, Prince Edward Island. He md. (i), Jan. 17, 1838, Elizabeth Coffin Davison, b., Oct. 29, 1819, who d., Oct. 17, 1842, mother of two chUdren; md. (2), May g, 1844, Mary Ann Anderson who bore him six chHdren; d., Oct. 15, 1896. 3849— ROBERT DAVISON STERNS, b., Feb. 23, 1839; md., Apr. 11, i86g, Emily Coffin, and settled in Westfield, Mass., where he d., Sept. 20, i8g7; two sons. 3850— FRANK DAVISON STERNS, b., May 20, 1870; md.. May 14, i8g4, Josephine May Phinney, and settled in Westfield, Mass. 3851— ROBERT HALL STERNS, b., Dec. 16, 1880. 3852— MEHITABLE SYMONDS STERNS, b., Dec. 30, 1840; md. WilHam M. Coffin, of Charlottetown, Prince Ed ward Island. 3853— ROBERT DOUGLAS STERNS, b.. May ig, 1845; of MoreU, P. E. I.; md.. Mar. 15, 1870, Annie M. Hyde. 3854— JOHN GEDDIE STERNS (5i4g), b.. Mar. 21, 1847, at Morell, P. E. I. 3855— SUSAN ELIZABETH STERNS, b., July 9, 1849; md. Dr. Brine, of Canso, N. S. 3856— WILLIAM LUTHER STERNS, b., Aug. 20, 1852. 3857— SAMUEL STERNS, b., Mar. 8, 1855; d. 3858— CHARLES HENRY SPURGEON STERNS, b., Oct. 27, 1857. 3859— WILLIAM STERNS (1924), b., Oct 12, 1819, son of Dr. Benjamin and Mehitable (Symonds) Sterns, of Nova Scotia; a merchant, of MoreU, P. E. I.; md. Mary Ma tUda Anderson, and had seven chUdren. 3860— ALFRED WILLIAM STERNS (5156), b., Jan. 20, 1850. SEVENTH GENERATION. 505 3861— MINNIE JANE STERNS, b., Oct 28, 1851; md. William M. Bright, of Chicago, 111. 3862— HENRY MELVILLE STERNS, b., Sept 12, 1853; nid. Martha McLaren, and settled at Mt. Stewart, P. E. I. 3863— HARVEY STERNS, b., Jan. i, 1857; md. Elvira Cairns, and settled at Charlottetown, P. E. I. 3864— CAROLINE E. STERNS, b., Sept. 12, i85g; md., Sept. 26, 1884, her cousin, Edwin J. Sterns (3870); settled at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. 3865— EDWARD DAVID STERNS, b., July 15, 1861; md. Mary Currie, and settled at Charlottetown, P. E. I. 3866— FANNIE MATILDA STERNS, b., Feb. 15, 1865; resident of MoreU, P. E. I. 3867— LUTHER STEARNS (ig25), b., Jan. 8, 1822, son of Dr. Benjamin and Mehitable (Symonds) Sterns, of Nova Scotia; md. Kate Matthews, and settled at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, where he d., Jan. 21, 1892; four chUdren. 3868— WILLIAM H. STERNS, md. Laura McNab, and has a family of which we have no record. 3869- CATHERINE LOUISA STERNS. 3870— EDWIN J. STERNS, md., Sept. 26, 1884, his first cousin, Caroline E. Sterns (3864), and settled at Dartmouth, N. S. 3871— GEORGE STERNS. 3872— COL. JOHN COOLEDGE STEARNS (1874), b., June 30, 1802. son of Jesse and Betsy (Gilson) Stearns, of Walpole, N. H.; md., June 6, 1827, Orpha M. Clark, dau. of Johnson Clark, of Mt. Holly, Vt. They moved from Copley, O., to Portage Township, O., in 1840, on the same day that Gen. Harrison was elected to the Presidency of the U. S. Mrs. Stearns d., Apr. 8, 1872, of consumption, at her daugh ter's home in Baldwin City, Kas., and Air. Stearns d., Aug. 3, 1879, at the same place. The following is taken from an article in the Akron, O., Daily Beacon: "Col. John Coole3ge 506 ISAAC STEARNS. Stearns came to Ohio in 1826, and engaged in the arduous toil incident to life in a new country. He built, by contract, several miles of the Ohio Canal, and officiated as steersman on the first trip of the first boat run, called 'The State of Ohio,' which ran through to Cleveland, July 4, 1827. The country around was nearly an unbroken forest. He had a kindly heart, and those who knew him found him to be a just man, eminently conscientious, and making no compro mise with wrong. At an early date, he espoused the cause of the oppressed slave, and was always a promoter of education and temperance. A few months before his death he abandoned the use of tobacco, to which he had been addicted for fifty years, giving, as a reason, that he wished to die clean. Of a family of nine children, he lived to bury all except one daughter, at whose home he spent the last eight years of his life. He was an earnest seeker after the truth, and conscientious in his reHgious belief in a Supreme Ruler and the immortality of the soul." He left a partial autobiography which has been of great service in these records. 3873— LAURA ELIZABETH STEARNS, b.. Mar. 13, 1828, at Copley, O.; d., July 28, 1835, of biHous fever. 3874— JOHN LYMAN STEARNS, b., Oct. 8, 1829, in Copley, O.; d., Aug. 6, 1832, of whooping cough and cholera infantum. 3875— WILLIAM GILSON STEARNS, b.. May 17, 1833, in New Portage, O. He attended school, and taught several terms before he was twenty-one, but at the time of the discovery of gold in CaHfomia, he caught the "gold fe ver," and was anxious to try his fortune in the mines. De spite the discouragement of his parents, he started, Sept. 30, 1854, in company with a young man named Aaron Sanford, on an ocean voyage to California, on board the steamer "Star of the West." He became very sick with brain fever, and d., Oct. 30, 1854. His body was buried in the ocean, only three days' sail from San Francisco. 3876— FRANCIS PARRY STEARNS, b.. Mar. 26, 1835, in New Portage, O.; d.. Mar. 4, 1836, of cholera infantum. 3877— BETSY ANN STEARNS, b., Apr. 10, 1837, at SEVENTH GENERATION. 507 Wolf Creek, O.; md., Apr. 7, 1857, William Waggoner, and settled in Ottumwa, Iowa. They returned to Copley, O., on account of her failing health, and she d., Nov. 14, 1863, of consumption. She was buried in the cemetery at Copley Centre, and her husband enhsted in Cotter's ArtiUery, serv ing till the dose of the Civil War. 3878— JOHN CLARK STEARNS (caHed John C. Stearns Jr.), b., Aug. 22, i83g, in Copley, O.; md., Dec. 27, 1865, Mary Evans, of Montrose, O. In 1862, he enlisted as a private in Co. H., 104th Regt., O. Vol. Inf., was mus tered into active service and sent to the front. He returned at the close of the war, in poor health, having contracted "camp diarrhoea," which later was the cause of his death. He d., June 24, 1871 ,in Missouri, leaving a widow and one child. 387g— JOHN CHARLES STEARNS, b., Oct 3, 1866, in Copley, O.; a promising young lawyer of Kansas City, Mo. 3880— DELIA LIONIA STEARNS, b., June 7, 1843, in Portage, O.; md., Dec. 23, 1868, Rev. Samuel S. Weatherby, of Cardington, Morrow Co., O., a minister of the Methodist Church, who, in 1871, was appointed Prof, of Ancient Lan guages in Baker Univ., Kas. He afterwards entered into supernumerary relation with the South Kansas Conference. _Mrs. DeHa (Stearns) Weatherby is a literary woman of note. having been represented in "Poets and Poetry of Kansas," and in Charles W. Moulton's work, entitled "A Woman of the Century," in which her photograph and a sketch of her life are given. She is an active worker in the W. C. T. U., being State reporter to the "Union Signal," its national or gan, published at Chicago, 111.; also editor of the Puzzle Dept. of Central Christian Advocate, published at St. Louis, Mo. (a) — Paul T, Weatherby, b., Dec. 27, 1870, at Pleasan- ton, Linn Co., Kas.; d. the same day. (b) — Olive Maria Weatherby, b., Dec. 14, 1872, in Bald win, Kas. (c)— Edmond Stearns Weatherby, b.. Mar. 8, 1876, in Baldwin, Kas. 508 ISAAC STEARNS. (d)— Le Roy S. Weatherby, b., Mar. 29, 1880, in Bald win, Kas. 3881— CHARLES WOODHOUSE STEARNS, b., Nov. 15, 1846, in Copley, O. In the winter of 1863, he ran away from home to enUst in the service of his country, but, being only seventeen years of age, his father foUowed and brought him back. His heart was set on entering the army, so he ran away the second time and enlisted in Co. F., 177th. Regt., O. V. I., in Sept, 1864. He had been in service but a few months when he took the measles, and d., Feb. 7, 1865. He was buried near Louisville, Ky., but his friends sent for his remains, which were interred at Copley Centre. 3882— SARAH M. STEARNS, b., Mar. i, 1852, in Cop ley, O.; d., Aug. 28, 1852. 3883— LYMAN STEARNS (1941)) b.. Mar. 11, 1808, son of Jesse and Betsy (GUson) Stearns, of Walpole, N. H.; in the summer of 1818,' went to live with Dea. Ephraim Stearns. He md., Sept. 8, 1834, Rhoda Ann Graves, and, for a wedding tour, visited his brother, John Cooledge Stearns (3872), at Copley, O., where they stayed until the spring of 1835. In 1848, they moved to Copley, O., and in 1856, to Parma, Cuyahoga Co., O., near his sister, Mrs. Betsy Spafford; two sons. 3884— GEORGE N. STEARNS, d. in service, during the Civil ¦War. 3885— CHARLES H. STEARNS. 3886— REV. JOHN GLAZIER STEARNS (1946), b., I7g5, son of Levi and Eunice (Hill) Stearns, of New Hamp shire; md. (i), June g, 1822, Rebecca Smith, b., I7g7, of Sangerfield, N. Y. She d., Apr. 3, 1824, leaving one child; and he md. (2), Mar. g, 1826, Silence Post, of Paris, N. Y.; two children. 3887— JULIA REBECCA STEARNS, b., Apr. ig, 1823; md., June 7, 1846, Erastus R. McConnell, a farmer, of Mar- shaH, N. Y. (a) — Alburtis Stearns McConnell, b.', July 3, 1848. (b) — A son. SEVENTH GENERATION. 509 3888— JUDSON WADE STEARNS, b., Nov. 25, i82g; a trader, of Clarkston, Mich. 388g— DR. RUFUS WILSON STEARNS (1974)) b., June 21, 1809, son of Asa and Sophia (Higby; Stearns, of Ohio.; M. D., Med. Coll. of Ohio, 1832. In 1834, he .com menced practicing medicine in St. Mary's, O.; md., Nov. 3, 1835, Sarah Ann Carpenter, of Athens, O.; five chUdren. 3890— ELIZA SOPHRONIA STEARNS, b., Nov. 25, 1836. ' 3891- SOPHIA CORDELIA STEARNS, b.. Nov. 10, 1838. 3892— CHARLES NEWTON STEARNS, b., Feb. 24, 1 841. 3893— FRANCES HARRIET STEARNS, b., Aug. 24. 1843- 38g4— RUFUS WARREN STEARNS, b., Dec i, 1845. 3895— CHARLES HOLMES STEARNS (1981), b., Aug. 21, 1808, son of Ezra and Desire (Holmes) Stearns, of Bos ton, Mass.; a merchant, of Boston, Mass. Pie md., Dec. 25, 1831, Sarah Perkins Pulsifer, b., Feb. 7, 1805, in Boston, Mass., where he d., Feb. ig, i8go; eight chUdren. 38g6— SARAH ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Dec. 17, 1832; md., Jan. 23, 1855, George R. Spinney, of Boston; settled in San Francisco, Cal. 38g7— EMMA DESIRE STEARNS, b., Dec. 2, 1834, in Boston, Mass.; md., Dec. 22, 1853, Charles B. Leavitt, of Boston, where they settled. 38g8— CHARLES HOLMES STEARNS JR., b., Feb. 3, 1837; d.. Sept 3, 1837. 38gg— ABBIE AUGUSTA STEARNS, b., July 2g, 1838; d., Feb. 6, 1840. 3900— CHARLES EDWARD STEARNS, b., Sept. 28, 1840; md., Sept. 28, 1862, Addie MiHer, of Maine. 510 ISAAC STEARNS. 3901— LILLIAN STEARNS, b., Nov. 23, 1870, in Chel sea, Mass.; md., Oct. 4, 1893, Arthur W. Bennett, of Everett, Mass.; one son,. Lawrence Stearns Bennett, D., Dec. 29, 1895. 3902— ETHEL SPRAGUE STEARNS, b., June 3, 1876. 3903— ISAAC RHODES STEARNS, b., Aug. 19, 1842; md., Jan. 16, 1867, Julia Waters, of Buffalo, N. Y.; d., Aug. 10, 1883, in Boston. During the Civil War, he was a private in Co. C., 44th. Regt., Mass Vols.; three sons. 3904- WALTER BADGER STEARNS. 3905— CHARLES HOLMES STEARNS. 3906— WILLIAM FRANCIS STEARNS. 3907— MARTHA AUGUSTA STEARNS, b., Oct. 26, 1844; md. (i), Oct 19, 1870, Thomas Robinson, of Boston; md. (2), Nov. 4, 1893, George Willcomb, of Boston. 3908— HARRY PERKINS STEARNS, b., July 15, 1847; md., Nov. I, 1893, Mabel E. Wilson, of Boston, Mass. 3909— WILLIAM HENRY STEARNS (iggi), b., July 22, i82g, son of Ezra and Susanna (Belcher) Stearns, of Bos ton, Mass.; born at Charlestown, Alass.; a merchant, of San Francisco, Cal. He md., Apr. 26, i85g, Clara Augusta Scoct, oi Taunton, Mass., who died shortly after the birth of their only child. He reached California in 1850, engaged in min ing about ten years, and then, in wheat and cattle raising. He built the first levee on the Mopelumne River, in the San Joaquin valley and shipped the first sloop load of wheat on the Mopelumne to San Francisco. About 1862 he became a commission merchant, of San Francisco. His first vote was cast for Franklin Pierce and his second for Gen, Fremont, as he always voted for the best man, re gardless of party, declaring that "the Golden Rule is a good thing to keep close to." 3gic^NELLIE AUGUSTA STEARNS, b.,. Nov. 21, 1861, in San Joaquin Co., Cal.; md., Sept. 21, T8g2, Paul Theodore Goodloe, of San Francisco, Cal., who was born in Tuscumbia, Ala. SEVENTH GENERATION. 511 (a) — Clara Scott Goodloe, b., Dec. 5, 1893, in San Fran cisco, Cal. 391 1— JAMES A. STEARNS (igg3), b., Jan. 21, 1816, son of Rufus and Sarah (Davis) Stearns, of Haverhill, N. d. ; a merchant, of Manchester, N. H., who d., Apr. 2, 1882. He md. (i), Sept. II, 1838, Betsy Taylor, who d., Aug. 28, 1843, aged 28 yrs., the mother of two daughters; md. (2), Mar. 10, 1844, Caroline Griffin, who d., Jan. 6, i8g2; nine children. 3gi2— AMARYLLIS TAYLOR STEARNS, b., Nov. 4, 1839; md., 1869, Lovell Kilton, and settled in Grafton Cen ter, N. H., where she d., 1870. (a) — ^Hattie Gertrude Kilton, b.. Mar. 2, 1870; md., June 5, 1890, Fred A. Eastman, of Franklin, N. H. 3913— SUSANNA T. STEARNS, b., Oct. 8, 1841; d., Dec. 2, 1841. 3914— GEORGE L. STEARNS, b., Sept. 28, 1846; md. Ella Kemp, and settled in Fitchburg, Mass. 3915— JAMES STEARNS. 3916— EMMA JANE STEARNS, b.. May 4, 1848; md. (i). Mar. I, 1868, Charles Trask, who d., July 4, 1876; md. (2), Oct. II, 1878, John Lewis Avery, of Fitchburg, Alass. (a) — ^Emma Sadie Trask, b., Dec. 5, 1868, at Manches ter, N. H. ; in employ of Postal Telegrapli Co. (b) — ^Herbert Arthur Trask, b., Feb. 25, 1872, in Man chester, N. H.; on the reportorial ^taff of the New York Times. 3917- BYRON A. STEARNS,_b., July 12, 1850, in Man chester, N. H.; md. (i), Nov. 18, 1869, Clara E. KendaH, who d.. May 2, 1887; md. (2), Dec. 31, 1890, Mrs. Frances Al. Knowles. He settled in Manchester, N. H., where he is Superintendent of the Cemetery. 3918- BLANCHE A. STEARNS, b., June i, 1871, in Alanchester, N. H.; md., Oct 5, 1892, Fred L. Murphy, of Manchester, N. H. 3gig— JAMES L. STEARNS, b., Feb. ig, 1852, in Man chester, N. H.; md., Feb. 16, 1880, EHa A. Pickering; set tled in Concord, N. H. 512 ISAAC STEARNS. 3g20— CARRIE ELINA STEARNS, b.. Mar. 21, 1881. 3g2i— HARRIET G. STEARNS, b., Nov. 8, 1853; d., July 30, 1863, at Manchester, N. H. 3g22— DE FORREST STEARNS, b., June 22, 1855; ma. (i), i87g, Margaret Rooney, who d., i8g2; scettled in Man chester, N. H. 3g23— MABEL STEARNS, b., Apr. 27, 1880. 3924— ANNA STEARNS, b., July 8, 1882. 3925— WILLIE STEARNS, b., Jan. 10, 1884. 3926— CARRIE BELLE STEARNS, b., Apr. 20, 1857, in Manchester, N. H. ; md. Mr. St. George, and went to Lon don, Eng. 3927— HORACE STEARNS (igg5), b., Nov. 28, 1818, son of Rufus and Sarah (Davis) Stearns, of Haverhill, N. H.; md., May 6, 1841, Eliza P. Dow, of Goffstown, N. H., b., Oct. 31, 1818, who d., Feb. 6, 1879. He was a carpenter by trade, then a merchant, of Manchester, N. H., where he d., Aug. 9, 1895; six chUdren. 3928— CHARLES H. STEARNS, b., July 12, 1844, in Goffstown, N. H.; md., Sept. 29, i86g, Georgiana E. Towle, of New London, N. H. He was a machinist of Manchester, N. H., where she d., Sept. 30, i8gi ; no chUdren. He d.. Mar. 21, 1898. 3g2g— WILLIAM HENRY STEARNS, b., Dec. 26, 1845-. Twins. 3930— HARRIET ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Dec. 26, 1845. Harriet Elizabeth d., June 24, i84g. William Henry was a machinist of Manchester, N. H.; md., June 28, i8g3, Josephine R. Plummer, of Manchester. 3g3i— SAMUEL LORING STEARNS, b., June 30, 1895, at Bedford, N. H. 3932— SARAH E. STEARNS, b., Feb. 24, 1848, in Bed ford, N. H.; md., Oct i, 1868, Charles H. Farnham, b., Jan. SEVENTH GENERATION. 513 31, 1845, a farmer and machinist, of North Andover, Mass., where they made their home; no chUdren. 3933— ARTHUR E. STEARNS, b., Dec 21, 1852, in Bed ford, N. H.; md., Nov. 18, 1893, Alice Grace Hibbard, dau. of Col. Ashley Hibbard, of Montreal, Canada. Air. Stearns is a Civil Engineer by profession, and for over eighteen years has been Registrar of the Manchester Water Works. He has manifested much interest in the genealogy of his family, and suppHed many facts and dates that would otherwise have been omitted. 3g34— HARRIET J. STEARNS, b.. May 24, 1858, in Manchester, N. H.; unm. 3935— EZRA B. STEARNS (igg6), b., Jan. 28, 1820, son of Rufus and Sarah (Davis) Stearns, of Haverhill, N. H.; md., Jan. 6, 1845, Hannah S. Thurston, b., Dec. 4, 1825, in Manchester, N. H. He was a trader, dealing in mills, and d., Apr. 12, 1878; one son. 3g36— IRVING W. STEARNS, b., Feb. 23. i85g; a farmer, of Barnstead, N. H.; unm. 3g37— HIRAM STEARNS (igg7), b.. Mar. 6, 1821, son of Rufus and Sarah (Davis) Stearns, of Haverhill, N. H.; a merchant, of Manchester, N. H. He md., Dec. 8, 1844, Susan M. Glines, and settled in Manchester, N. H., where he d., Dec. 7, i8g4. He served, during the Civil War, from 1861 to 1864, in the Army of the Potomac. His six children were all born in Manchester. 3g38— HELEN L. STEARNS, b., Jan. 4, 1847; md., Nov. 14, 1874, Eugene S. Whitney, of Manchester, N. H. (a) — Bertha Whitney, b., Aug. 5, 1877. 3939— FRANK E. STEARNS, b., Sept. 23, 1849; nid., Feb. 15, 1871, Gertrude A. Rice, who d.; two chUdren. 3g40— ALICE G. STEARNS, b., June 5, 1873. 3g4i— MARY L. STEARNS, b., Aug. 2, 1875. 3g42— ARIOSTO STEARNS, b., Oct. 3, 185 1; md. (i), Nov. g, 1870; Mary Jane Whittier, who died; md. (2), Flora 514 ISAAC STEARNS. Scribner. He was a machinist, of Manchester, N. H.; one daughter. 3943- BESSIE M. STEARNS, b.. May 5, 1884. 3944— ALICE L. STEARNS, b.. May 14, 1854; md., June 22, 1875, Edgar A. Thayer, of Winchester, N. H. (a) — Florence M. Thayer, b., June 11, 1882. 3945— WALTER H. STEARNS, b., Sept. 16, 1856; d., Apr. 14, 1876. 3946— CHARLES E. STEARNS, b., Oct 23, 1859. 3g47— WARREN STEARNS (igg8), b., Oct. 9, 1822, son of Rufus and Sarah (Davis) Stearns, of HaverhUl, N. H.; md., Sept. 13, 1848, Susan C. Copp, of Manchester, N. H. He went to California when the gold fever was at its height; was a house-joiner, of Manchester; then settled, a farmer, at Hancock, N. H., where he d., Nov. 30, 1894; eight children. 3948— ALICE M. STEARNS, b., Oct. 20, 1850, in Man chester, N. H.; d., July 2, 1852. 394g— FRED W. STEARNS, b., Dec. 6, 1852, in Man chester, N. H.; d., Oct 26, 1871. 3950— NELLIE E. STEARNS, b., June i, 1855, in HaverhiH, N. H.; md., Nov. 16, 1873, George Johnson, of Hancock, N. H. (a) — ^Fred Johnson. i (b) — Arthur Johnson. (c) — ^WiUie Johnson. 395i_WILLIAM O. STEARNS, b., Apr. 14, 1859, in Plainfield, N. J.; md., Mar. 26, 1890, Abbie FirweU, of Watertown, Mass.; two chUdren. 3g52— FRED E. STEARNS, b., July 8, 1891. 3953— ELEANOR STEARNS, b., July 3, 1892. 3954— ALVIN L. STEARNS, b., Jan. 16, 1862, in Man chester, N. H.; md. Dec. 5, 1886, AdeH Ware, of Hancock, Wis. SEVENTH GENERATION. 515 3955— BERT G. STEARNS, b., June 22, 1865, in Han cock, N. H.; md., Nov. 21, i8gi, in Nashua, N. H., Carrie Turner, of HalloweH, Me. 3g56— NETTIE I. A. STEARNS, b., Jan. 14, 1871, in Hancock, N. H. 3957— S. ADA STEARNS, b., Dec 14, 1874, in Han cock, N. H. 3g58— AMOS STEARNS (2003), b., Nov. 17, 1830, son of Rufus and Sarah (Davis) Stearns, of Haverhill, N. H.; md., Jan. 24, 1865, Lucy R. Merrill, b., Jan. 24, 1846, in Woodstock, N. H.; d., Jan. 13, i8g5, in Newbury, Vt., of dropsy; six children. 3g5g— AUGUSTA R. STEARNS, b., Jan. ig, 1866, in HaverhiH, N. H.; md., July 4, i8g5, John Maybury. 3g6o— CORA M. STEARNS, b., June 3, 1868, in Haver hill, N. H .; md., June 3, i8g3, Charles Marden. 3g6i— ROSE L. STEARNS, b., July 3, 1870, in EHs- worth, N. H.; md., Oct. 3, 1893, Malcolm W. Brock. 3962— GEORGE A. STEARNS, b., Nov. 20, 1872, in HaverhiH, N. H.; md., Aug. 3, 1896, Grace M. Preseott 3963— FRED M. STEARNS, b., Jan. 24, 1878, in Haver hiH, N. H. 3g64— CHARLES M. STEARNS, b., June 10, 1880, in Bradford, Vt. 3965— JOHN S. STEARNS (2004), b., July 13, 1834, son of Rufus and Sarah (Davis) Stearns, of Haverhill, N. H.; md. (i), July 12, 1863, Myra J. Strait, who d., Oct. 14, 1868; no chUdren. He md. (2), Mar. 20, 1870, Mrs. Sarah M. Flint, of Winchendon, Mass.; settled in Fitchburg, Mass.; one son. 3966— RUFUS ALDEN STEARNS, b., Oct. 6, 1873. 3967— RUFUS STEARNS (20og), b., Sept. 3, 1804, son of Dea. Josiah and Lucy (Allen) Stearns, of Wilmington, Vt.; a house-carpenter and joiner, and Justice of the Peace; 516 ISAAC STEARNS. md., Mar. 6, 1828, Jane G. Ross, b., Feb. 3, 1802, dau. of Dr. Samuel Ross, of Coleraine, Mass. They had six chil dren. 3g68— CHILD, b. and d., Feb., i82g. 3g6g— CATHERINE R. STEARNS, b., Oct. g, 1830. 397o_CHARLOTTE E. STEARNS, b., Mar. 2g, 1832. 3g7i— JOSEPH M. STEARNS b., Dec 18, 1833; d., July 19. 1837. 3g72— RUFUS HENRY STEARNS, b., July 7, 1835. 3973_SARAH JANE STEARNS, b., Sept. 10, 1843. 3g74— HORACE STEARNS (2012), b., Feb. 23, 181 1, son of Dea. Josiah and Lucy (Allen) Stearns, of Wilming ton, Vt.; md., Dec. 3, 1834, Lucretia A. Tanner; five chU dren. 3g75— ELMER STEARNS. 397^-ALBERT STEARNS. 3977— HARRIET STEARNS. 3978— FRANCIS W. STEARNS. 3g7g— HORACE STEARNS JR. 3g8o— PHINEHAS STEARNS (2020), b.. Mar. 20, 1806, son of Daniel and EHzabeth (Heywood) Stearns, of Wilmington, Vt. ; md., Sept., 1830, Lovica Fisher, dau. oi Sj'lvanus and Zerviah Fisher, of Gerry, N. Y., where he set tled; three children. 3g8i— FREEMAN STEARNS, b., Apr. i, 1832. 3g82— POLLY STEARNS, b., Feb. 10, 1836. 3983— CHARLES STEARNS, b., Oct., 1838. 3984- REV. DANIEL MERRILL STEARNS (2021), b., Sept. 23, 1807, son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Heywood) Stearns, of Brattleboro, Vt.; md.. Mar. 10, 1837, Delia Prior, dau. of Elijah Prior, of Northampton, Portage Co., O. He became an itinerant minister of the Pittsburg Annual Con ference of the M. E. Church, in 1833, and, in 1848, belonged to the Erie Annual Conference; three chUdren. SEVENTH GENERATION. 517 3985— WILLIAM W. STEARNS, b., Apr. 12, 1838, in Northampton, O. , 3986— LAURA E. STEARNS, b., Aug., 1840. 3987— HARRIET A. STEARNS, b., 1842, in Franklin, Portage Co., O . 3988— ISAAC NEWTON STEARNS (2023), b., Alay 24, 1810, one of twin boys, chUdren of Daniel and Elizabeth (Pleywood) Steams, of Vermont ;~ rad., 1840, Lucy Hatch, dau. of Dexter and Sally Hatch, of Gerry, Chautauqua Co., N. Y. In 1845, he removed to Freeport, 111., where his father joined him, in 1846; four chUdren. 398g— OLIVE STEARNS, b., Feb. 15, 1841. 3990— GEORGE STEARNS, b., Aug., 1842; d., July, 1844. s 3991— MANDRON MASON STEARNS, b., Jan. 11, 1844. 3gg2— JANET STEART«JS, b., Jan. ig, 1847. 3993— CHARLES STEARNS (2025), b.. Mar. 15, 1814, son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Heywood) Stearns, of Vermont; md.. Mar., 1845, Elvira Statira Jones, dau. of Alexander and Louisa Jones, of Jamestown, Chautauqua Co., N. Y.; two children. 3994- "ELLIC" EMERSON STEARNS, b., Feb. 15. 1846. 3995— CHARLES CLARENCE STEARNS, b., Jan. 22, 1848. 3996— JOSEPH STEARNS (2034), b., Apr. 2, 1797, son of John and Priscilla (Holt) Steams, of Bethel, Me. ; a farmer, who md., Jan. 30, 1827, Mary Dustin, of Bethel, Me., where they settled; eight children. 3997— CORDELIA STEARNS, b.. May 8, 1827. 3998— FRANCES CAROLINE STEARNS, b., June 12, i82g. 3999— JOHN H. STEARNS, b.. May 22, 1831. 518 ISAAC STEARNS. 4000— JOSEPH HENRY STEARNS, b., May 29, 1833. 4001— CHARLES JEFFERSON STEARNS, b., Oct 10, 1835- 4002— ALBERT L. STEARNS, b., Apr. 28, 1838. 4003— EDWARD PAYSON STEARNS, b., June 10, 1840. 4004— DAUGHTER, b., Feb. 14, 1844. 4005— JAMES STEARNS (2036), b., July 8, 1802, son of John and Priscilla (Holt) Stearns, of Bethel, Me.; d., June 17, 1844; md.. Mar. 22, 1827, Susan (Brown) Stearns, widow of his brother, Calvin (2032); six children. 4006— JOHN CALVIN STEARNS, b., Sept. 23, 1827. 4007— NANCY STEARNS, b., Apr. 16, 1829; d., Oct, 1829. 4008— NANCY STEARNS, b., June 28, 1830; d., July 4, 1830. 4009— MARY AUGUSTA STEARNS, b., Aug. 8, 183 1. 4010— JAMES C. STEARNS, b., Jan; 25, 1836. 401 1— CHARLES H. STEARNS, b., Nov. 25, 1838. 4012— SUMNER STEARNS (2044), b., June 21, 1802, son of Thomas and Lois (Colby) Stearns, of Bethel, Me.; a farmer, on the homestead, in Bethel, Me. He md., Mar. 2, 1824, Mahala Bessey, of Paris, Me., b., July 26, 1806, who d., Sept. 7, 1873. Ml". Stearns d., July 17, 1871; seven chil dren. 4013— SAMUEL FESSENDEN STEARNS, b., Apr., 1830; d., July, 1830. 4014— SAMUEL FESSENDEN STEARNS (5162), b., July 19, 1831. 4015— MATILDA A. STEARNS, b., June 16, 1833; md. Asa Turner. 4016— FRANCES STEARNS, b.. May 16, 1836; md., Mr. Smith. SEVENTH GENERATION. 519 4017— LYDIA STEARNS, b., Jan. 4, i83g; d.. May, 1842. 4018— EDWIN H. STEARNS, b., Nov. 14, 1840; md. Aliss Kidder; was in service during Civil War. 40ig— HENRY JONES STEARNS, b., June 26, 1842; md. Miss West. 4020— THOMAS STEARNS JR. (2047), b., Jan. 18, 1807, son of Thomas and Lois (Colby) Stearns, of Bethel, ile.; md. (i), Apr. 4, 1833, Annie Powers, of Hanover, Me., ^vho d., 1842. He md. (2), June, 1843, EmUy Al. Rowe, of Newry, Me., who d., Oct., 1857, aged 33 yrs., the mother of six children. He md. (3), Mrs. Abigail (Bancroft) Blodgett, of Norway, Me., b., 181 1, who had two sons by her first hus- baid. 'Thomas Stearns Jr. was a good farmer, and enjoyed it. He was a most industrious man, and, having learned the shoenaker's trade when young, frequently worked at both." He d, June 6, 1888, in Bethel, Me.; ten children. 402:— CHILD, b. and d., 1834. 4022— LYMAN JOHNSON STEARNS, b., Oct. 13, 1836; d, "when a littie boy." 4023-INFANT, d., 1838. 4042-PRESCOTT STEARNS, b., Nov. 12, 1839; en listed in the Union Army, Oct. g, 1861, for service during the Civil Wa-; was taken with the measles, and d., Jan. 25, 1862, in Auguita, Me.; was buried beside his mother, at Han over, Me. 4025— GEORGE LYMAN STEARNS, b., Oct. 16, 1844; d., Feb. 17, 1745. 4026— ANNIE MARIA STEARNS, b., Feb. 27, 1846; md., lug. 3, 1868, William Dexter Brown, a farmer, who settlec in Freeport, Me., where their first four boys were born. (e) — Omar P. Brown, b., June 7, i86g. (t) — Herbert L. Brown, b., July 22, 1874. 520 ISAAC STEARNS. (c)— Fred S. Brown, b., Feb. 23, 1882. (d) — Chester A. Brown, b., Sept. 7, 1884. 4027— MARY A. STEARNS, b., Oct. 15, 1848; d., Oct. 26, 1852. 4028— EMMA LOUISE STEARNS, b., Aug. 20, 1850; resident of Bethel, Me., where she made a home for her step-mother's declining years. We have received from her/ much information concerning this family. , 402g— LOUIS COLBY STEARNS, b.. May 5, 1853; md.. May 26, 1878, Celestia R. Trask, of Springfield, Mc. He studied at Gould Academy, Bethel, Me., and was a mert- ber of the class of 1876, Colby Univ., Waterville, Me. He came to the bar in 1876; was a Judge of Probate for ArrO- stook Co., Me., for four years; was member of Legislature'in 1889 and 1891. "He was counsel for Dr. Geo. F. Weed, -vino was tried in Bangor, Me., in 1889, for being principal inthe robbery of and assault upon Peter Bennett of Plymouth.The trial, which attracted wide attention, terminated iij Dr. Weed's acquittal." He is a resident of Caribou, Me/ and his high professional standing reflects credit upon the Aroo stook Bar and the town of his adoption. 4030— LOUIS COLBY STEARNS JR., b., Apr. 2), 1880. 4031— NATHAN AUGUSTUS STEARNS, b., Oct 5, 1856; a farmer, on the homestead at Bethel, Ale. Je md.. Alar. 3, 1885, Dora M. Jackson, of Norway, Me. 4032— GWENDOLINE IVA STEARNS, b.,July iq, T887. / 4033— EARLE JACKSON STEARNS, b., Aug. 17, i88g. 4034— RUFUS STEARNS (2048), b.. Alar. 8, 181 1, son of Thomas and Lois (Colby) Stearns, of Bethel Ale.; mcj. La vinia Fames, of Newry, Me.; three chUdren. 4035— ASA STEARNS. 4036— ELI F. STEARNS. 4037— IRVING STEARNS, grad. Bowdoin Coll. SEVENTH GENERATION. 521 4038— THEODORE STEARNS (2056), b.. Alar. 4, I7g3, son of Charles and Thankful (Bartlett) Stearns, of Bethel, Ale.; md., Oct. 30, 1818, Mary (Polly) Bessey, b., T7g7, dau. of John and Mercy (Morton) Bessey, of Paris, Me.; her brother, Anthony Bessey, md. her hysband's sister. Thank ful Stearns (205g). Theodore Stearns had eleven children. 403g— MARY ANN STEARNS, b., Sept. 25, i8ig. 4040— SARAH JANE STEARNS, b., Julv 3, 182 1. 4041— PHINEHAS STEARNS, b., Feb. 22, 1823. 4042— LEVI STEARNS, b., Feb. 22, 1825. 4043— MARK EMERY STEARNS, b., Dec. 8, 1826. 4044— LOUISA AMANDA STEARNS, b., Aug. 23, 1828; d.,, Sept, i82g. 4045— MARTHA LOUISA STEARNS, b., Oct. i, 1830. 4046— NANCY STEARNS, b., July 16, 1832. V 4047— MELVINA ELIZABETH STEARNS, b. and d., Nov., 1835. 4048— NATHAN STEARNS, b., Apr. 16, 1837; d., June 16, 1837. 404g— THEODORE MARTIN VAN BUREN Stearns, b., Dec. 7, 1840. 4050— DR. CHARLES STEARNS JR. (2057), b., Mar. 10, I7g5, son of Charles and Thankful (Bartlett) Stearns, of Bethel, Me.; a physician and Justice of the Peace, who settled first in Sangersville, and, in 1826, in St. George, Me. He md.. May 22, i8ig, Elizabeth (Betsy) FuHer, b., Feb. 20, I7g2, who d.. May 20, 1851, dau. of Dea. Thomas and Elizabeth (Bond) Fuller, of Jay, Me. After the death of Mrs. Stearns's mother, in i7g8, her father md., Aug., I7gg, her husband's aunt, Martha Stearns (8go), and d., June 26, 1844; six children. 4051— ELIZABETH BOND STEARNS, b., Oct. 6, 1820; md. Capt. Ranlitt, a ship-master, of Thomaston, Me. 4052— THOMAS BARTLETT STEARNS, b.. May 6, 1822. 522 ISAAC STEARNS. 4053— ELIAS BOND STEARNS, b. and d., 1824. 4054— SARAH FULLER STEARNS, b., Feb. 22, 1826. 4055— HARRIET FARNHAM STEARNS, b., Jan. 16, 1828. 4056— CHARLES HENRY STEARNS, b., May 6, 1830. 4057— PHINEHAS STEARNS (2060), b., Dec 17, 1803, son of Charles and Thankful (Bartlett) Stearns, of Bethel, Me.; a saddler and harnessmaker, of Bethel, Me.; md., Jan. 22, 1835, Betsy Martin, of Rumford, Ale.; d.. May 22, i8go; five children. 4058— NATHAN KIMBALL STEARNS (5168), b., Oct. 2g, 1835. 405g— MARTHA ANTOINETTE STEARNS, b., Nov. I, 1837- 4o6o^DANIEL MARTIN STEARNS, b., Nov. 24, 1839- 4061— PHINEHAS STEARNS JR., b.. Mar. 7, 1841. 4062— HENRY BOND STEARNS, b., July 12, 1846. 4063— JONATHAN STEARNS (2061), b., Aug. 4, 1806, son of Charles and Thankful (Bartlett) Stearns, of Bethel, Me.; lived on his father's homestead, at Bethel, Me.; md.. Mar. 27, 1836, Mary Chapman, of Bethel, Me., b., Feb. 10, 1812, who d., Feb. 25, 1874; eight chUdren. 4046— ELLMAYRAND JUDSON STEARNS, b., Dec. 5, 1836. 4065— HELEN S. STEARNS, b., Feb. 25, 1838. 4066— MARY C. STEARNS, b., Aug. 11, 1840; d. 4067— ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Feb. 7, 1842. /4068— JANE D. STEARNS, b., Oct. ig, 1843; d. 4o6g— NEWTON S. STEARNS, b., Apr. 2g, 1845. 4070— THANKFUL BARTLETT STEARNS, b., Feb. 16, 1847; of Colorado SEVENTH GENERATION. 523 4071— SARAH A. STEARNS, b., Oct 30, 1851. 4072— BENJAMIN FRANKLIN STEARNS (2067), b., Apr. II, 1821, son of Charles and Thankful (Bartlett) Stearns, of Bethel, Me.; md., Dec. 17, 1842, JuHa Andres, of Bethel, Ale.; two children. 4073— JULIA STEARNS, b., Sept. 10, 1843. 4074— PHIDELLAS F. STEARNS, b., Jan. 23, 1845. 4075— RUFUS STEARNS (2072), b., Apr. 19, 181 1, son of Josiah and EHzabeth (Wight) Stearns, of BUead, Me.; a farmer, of Gilead; md., 1836, Ann Conner, of GUead, Me.; three children. 4076— ANNE ELIZA STEARNS, b., Aug. 6, 1837. 4077— JOSEPH STEARNS, b.. May 6, 1839; d., Nov., 1842 4078— JOSEPH STEARNS, b., July 27, 1842. 4079— GEORGE WASHINGTON STEARNS JR. (2083), b., Dec. 23, 1808, son of Capt. George Washington and Hannah (Goddard) Stearns, of Brookline, Mass.; a farmer, of BrookHne. He md. (i). Mar. 9, 1837, Harriet Green Parker, b., Oct. 26, 1814, dau. of John Brooks and Hannah Maria Parker, of Brighton, Mass. She d., Oct. 28, 1838, leaving one chUd, and he md. (2), June 17, 1840, Caroline Eliza Parker, b., Oct. 6, 1820, sister of his first wife. His death occurred. Mar. 20, 1883, and his widow d., Alay 25, i8gi, in Boston, Mass.; twelve children. 4080— HARRIET AUGUSTA STEARNS, b., Apr. 2, 1838; d., Dec. 12, 1890, in Brookline, Mass. 4081— GEORGE THEODORE STEARNS, b., Apr. 16, 1841; served in the CivU War, as private in Co. B., 22nd. Mass. Inf.; d., July 5, 1864, in Washington, D. C, from wounds received in the Battle of the Wilderness. He re fused an officer's commission, because he thought he could not be a Christian man and an officer. 4082— ELIZA GODDARD STEARNS, b., Sept. 17 1842; d., July 7, 1871, in Brookline, Mass. 524 ISAAC STEARNS. 4083— FRANCIS GILBERT STEARNS, b., Dec. 27, 1843; nid., Feb. 23, 1886, Annie C. McKenzie, of Nova Scotia, b., Apr., 1864; one daughter. 4084— EMMA OILMAN STEARNS, b.. Mar. 28, 1889, in "Wayland, Mass. 4085— WILLIAM HENRY STEARNS, b., June i, 1846; md.. Sept 18, 1884, Cora A. Small, of Wendell, Mass.; one Saughter. 4086— CAROLINE ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Dec. 3, 1885, in Wendell, Mass. 4087— LUCY MARIA STEARNS. 4o88^SARAH LOUISA STEARNS, b., Nov. 13, 185 1; resident of Brookline, Mass.; unm. 4089— MARY CAROLINE STEARNS, b., July 11, 1853; d.. May 23, 1854, in Brookline, Mass. 4090— BENJAMIN GODDARD STEARNS, b., Oct 15, 1855. 4091— EMMA PARKER STEARNS, b., July 15, 1858; d.. Apr. 20, 1873. 4og2— JOHN JOSEPH STEARNS, b., Dec. 17, 1859. 4093— LAURA GREENE STEARNS, b.. Mar. 23, 1862; d., May 25, 1869. 4094— JOHN GODDARD STEARNS (2084), b., June 27, 1810, son of Capt. George Washington and Hannah (Goddard) Stearns, of Brookline, Mass.; a manuracturer, of New York City, who removed to BrookHne, in. 1861. He md.. May 28, 1834, EHzabeth Stearns (C. Stearns, 6605), b., Oct 17, i8og, who d., Feb. 8, 1882, dau. of Charles and Nancy (Flagg) Stearns, of BrookHne, Mass.; d., Apr. 8, i87g; five children. 4og5— JOHN GODDARD STEARNS JR., b.. May 18, 1843; md., Dec. 5, 1866, EHen EHzabeth Abbott, b., Apr. 7, 1843; two chUdren. 4og6— ELIZABETH ABBOTT STEARNS, b., Aug. 2, 1868. SEVENTH GENERATION. 525 4og7— FRANK ABBOTT STEARNS, b., Jan. 24, 1870. 4og8— GEORGE MARSHALL STEARNS, b., Dec. 24, 1845; md., Sept. 4, 1873, Mary De Witt Baldwin, b.. Mar. 4, 1847; three chUdren. 4ogg— FREDERICK BALDWIN STEARNS, b., Dec 18, 1874. 4100— MINNIE ELISE STEARNS, b., Apr. 12, 1880 Twins. 4101— MABEL LILLIAN STEARNS, b., Apr. 12, 1880. 4102— ELIZABETH FRANCES STEARNS, b., Feb. 27, 1848; md., Oct 2, 1873, John V. B. Bleecker, b., Aug. 16, 1847, Lieut. U. S. Navy; two children. (a) — Elsie Lynch Bleecker, b., Dec. 23, 1875. (b) — John Stearns Bleecker, b., Apr. 8, 1878. 4103— JOSEPH GODDARD STEARNS, b.. Mar. 12, i84g; Asst. Sec. Old Colony Trust Co., Boston, Mass.; md. (i), Oct II, 1880, Minnie Bangs, b., Apr. 17, i85g; who d., Feb. 8, 1890; md. (2), Sept. 5, 1894, Rosa Lincoln; two daughters. 4104— MARGARET ELDRIDGE STEARNS, b., Dec. 22, 1882. 4io5^MILDRED BANGS STEARNS, b.. May 10, 1887. 4106— EMMA LOUISA STEARNS, b., Nov. 20, 1853; md. (i), Dec. 21, 1874, Charles L. Cassin, b.. May 9, 1846, who d., Jan. 14, 1878; md. (2), Apr. 26, 1888, Charles D. M Cole; four children. '(a) — ^Joseph Stearns Cassin, b., June 10, 1877. (b) — ^Charles L. Cassin, Jr., b., Oct. 6, 1878. (c) — ^Minna Cole, b., Nov. 5, 1890; d., Oct 7, 1891. (d) — 'Hugh Livingston Morris Cole, b.. May 13, 1894. 4107— JOSEPH GODDARD STEARNS (2087), b.. May 24, 1819, son of Capt. George Washington and Hannah (Goddard) Stearns, of Brookline, Alass.; a clerk in Boston, Mass., who d., Feb. 6. i84g; md., July 28, 1844, Mary EHza Twitchell Payne, of Boston, Mass.; one son. 526 ISAAC STEARNS. 4108— JOSEPH GODDARD STEARNS JR., b., June 4, 1846. 4109— SAMUEL STEARNS JR., (2092), b., Oct. 2, 1784, son of Samuel and Sarah (Davis) Stearns, of Chesterfield, N. H.; a lumber-dealer and wooden-ware manufacturer; sevred in war of 1812. He md., Oct 2, 1804, Salome Amidon, who d., 185s, in Washington Co., N. Y., dau. of Ephraim Amidon, of Chesterfield, N. H. Mr. Stearns d., Oct 9, 1870, at Creek Center, Warren Co., N. Y. ; eleven children. ' 4i0(^STEPHANUS STEARNS, b., June 10, 1805, in Chesterfield, N. H.; md. Olive Perry, and settled in Wash ington Co., N. Y., where he d., July 8, 1875; two chUdren. 41 1 1— SALLY STEARNS, of Danbury, Ct 41 12— HENRY FREMONT STEARNS, of Saratoga Springs, N. Y. 41 13— SETH STEARNS, b., Sept. 6, 1807, in Chester field, N. H.; md. Sarah Perry, and settled at Granville, Washington Co., N. Y., where he d., Feb., 1895; one daughter. 41 14— ELLA STEARNS, md. Mr. Kirkham, and settled in Glens Falls, N. Y. 41 15— ASHLEY STEARNS, b., Aug. 13, 1809, in Ches terfield, N. H.; md. Mary Ann Newton, and settled in Washington Co., N. Y. ; one son. 4116— ASAHEL STEARN5, of West GranviUe, Wash ington Co., N. Y. 41 17— PHINEAS STEARNS, b., Oct. 20, 1810, in Ches terfield, N. H.; d.. Tan. 26, 1829, at Hartford, Washington Co., N. Y. 4118— PARLINA STEARNS, b., Apr. 28, 1813, in Ches terfield, N. H.; md. John Bingham, and settied at Sandy Hill, N. Y., where she d. 41 19— LOVICA STEARNS, b., Apr. 21, 1815, in Ches terfield, N. H.; md. Jacob Ormsby, and settled in Wash ington Co., N. Y.; d., Oct. 25, 1888. SEVENTH GENERATION. 527 4120 SAMUEL STEARNS, b., Feb. 13, 1817, in Ches terfield, N. H.; d. Mar. 13, i8ig, at Marlboro, Vt 4121— SAMUEL STEARNS, 3d. (5173), b., Aug. 28, 1S22. 4122— JAMES ELLIOTT STEARNS (5177), b., Feb. 10, 1824. 4123— MARY JANE STEARNS, b., Dec. 21, 1828, in Plartford, N. Y.; md. Tames Ackley, and settled at Stony Creek, N. Y., where she d., June ig, 1880. 4124— DR. PHINEAS SEWALL STEARNS (5185), b., July 31, 1830. 4125— SQUIRE SEWALL STEARNS (2og6), b., Dec i, i8g5, son of Samuel and Sarah (Davis) Stearns, of Chester field, N. H.; md.. i8ig, Lydia Scott, dau. of WaitstiH Scott, and, in 1824, settled in AHegany Co., N. Y., where he d. Mrs. Lydia (Scott) Stearns, d., 1872; ten children. 4126— CHAUNCEY STEARNS, b., 1820; md.; d., i88g. 4127— HENRY W. STEARNS, b., 1822; moved to Mich igan; left sons in Plainwell, Mich. 4128— HORACE SEWALL STEARNS, b., Oct. 10, 1824; in Friendship, AHegany Co., N. Y.; d., Nov. 12, i8g6. 4i2g— LYDIA STEARNS, b., 1826; d., i8g2. 4130— ALEXANDER STEARNS, b., 1828; d. 4131— HEPZIBAH STEARNS, b., 1830. 4132— ALONZO STEARNS, b., 1832; d. in youth. 4133— LEWIS STEARNS, b., 1834. 4134— NORMAN STEARNS, b., 1836; of Belmont, N. Y. 4135— URSULA STEARNS, b., 1838; d., 1872. 4136— PRESTON STEARNS (2103), b., Mar. 20, 181 1, son of Samuel and Lydia (Preston) Stearns, of Chesterfield, N. H.; md., Feb. 10, 18.34, EHza Farr. He was a farmer, of Chesterfield, N. H., where he d., Apr. 23, i8go; seven children. * 528 ISAAC STEARNS. 4137— ELIZA E. STEARNS, b., Nov. 12, 1834; md., June 6, 1852, Warren W. Farr, a farmer and miller of West Chesterfield, N. H., where they have always resided; no chil dren. 4138— ADALINE S. STEARNS, b., Aug. 27, 1836; md., Jan. 25, 1854, Asa Farr; settled in Chesterfield, N. H., where she d.. Mar. 17, 1894. 4139— ORRIN P. STEARNS, b., Apr. 23, i83g; was drowned while bathing in the Connecticut River, July 7, 1861. 4140— MARY E. STEARNS, b., Aug. 26, 1843; md., June ig, 1873, Hazen Carlton, of Sherburne, Vt. They have made their home in Jamaica Plains, Mass. 4141— CORDIS R. STEARNS, b., Nov. 20, 1846; md., Feb. 13, 1872, Ella C. Albee, dau. of Preseott Albee, of West Chesterfield, N. H. They settled at Seneca Falls, N. Y. 4142— MARTHA ANN STEARNS, b., Aug. 14, 1850; d., June I, 1865. 4143— HART ^V. STEARNS, b., Dec. 13, 1853; md.. Mar. 15, 1881, Maria Phoebe Tyler, of Newfane, Vt. He settled on the old farm where his father and grandfather made their homes. 4144— ROYAL C. STEARNS (2108), b., July 8, 1800, son of Abijah and Lydia (Davis) Stearns, of Windsor, Vt.; a farmer, of Fairfield, Vt. He md., 1826, Paulina Prindle, and settled in Fairfield, Franklin Co., Vt., where he d., July IS, 1881 ; eight children. 4145— FREDERICK M. STEARNS, b., June 25, 1827; md.. May 4, 1863, Mrs. Eunice Leach, and settled in Fair field, Vt. ; one daughter. 4i4^MYRTLE L. STEARNS, b., 1865. 4147— DANIEL F. STEARNS, b., Dec, 3, 1828; md., Feb. 28, 1855, Rhoda L. Russell, and settled, a farmer, in Cavendish, Vt. ; three children. SEVENTH GENERATION. 529 4148— EDNA R. STEARNS, b., Sept. 3, 1856, in Cav endish, Vt.; md.. Mar. 5, i8go, Frank W. Stearns (4166), and settled in LoweU, Mass. 4i4g— WALTER L. STEARNS, b., June 15, i860, in Plymouth, Vt.; a carpenter by trade; unm. 4150— CAROLA M. STEARNS, b., Feb. ig, 1863, in Plymouth, Vt.; unm. "¦ 4151— ROYAL JACKSON STEARNS, b., Dec ig, i82g; md., Jan. 18, 1863, Minerva M. Lanham. They settled near North Madison, Ind., then removed to Vincennes, Knox Co., Ind.; two children. 4152 —LENA A. STEARNS, b., Jan. 11, 1864. 415.3— WILLIE J. STEARNS, b., Dec 17, 1871; d.. Sept 12, 1872. 4154— LYDIA L. STEARNS, b.. May i, 1831; md., Dec 6, 1846, David L. Locklin; settled in Vermont. 4155— O. SABRINA STEARNS, b., Aug. 27, 1832; md., Dec. 4, i860, Justin C. Converse; settled in Bakersfield, Vt. 4156— MARY L. STEARNS, b., Nov. 6, 1834; md., Apr. 8, 1876, Josiah C. Taylor; settled in Plymouth, Vt. 4157— ALFRED R. STEARNS, b., July 5, 1836; d., June 16, 1842. 4158— BETSY P. STEARNS, b., Nov. 5, 1838; md.. Mar. 16, 1 87 1, George A. Clay, of Plymouth, Vt. 4159— LOREN W. STEARNS (2iog), b., Oct. 23, 1803, son of Abijah and Lydia (Davis) Stearns, of Windsor, Vt.; a farmer of West Windsor, Vt., where he d., Feb. 28, 1871. He md., 1823, Sarah Taylor and settled in Fairfax, Vt., until 1825, when they removed to West Windsor; nine children. 4160 -MARCIA L. STEARNS, b., Oct. 3, 1824, in Fair fax, Vt. ; md. Lemuel Price; d., Nov. 26, 1871. ' 41 6 1— CARLOS C. STEARNS, b.. Mar. 8, 1827, in West Windsor, Vt.; d., Feb. 28, 1835. 4162— ELLEN L. STEARNS, b., Dec. 2g, 1829, in West 530 ISAAC STEARNS. Windsor, Vt.; md. Dexter P. Gates, of Reading, Vt.; d., Dec. 25, i8g3. 4163— SARAH S. STEARNS, b., Oct. 30, 1832, in West Windsor, Vt.; md. AHen B. Nichols; d., Apr. 28, 1878. 4164— MARIETTE STEARNS, b., Nov. 24, 1834, in West Windsor Vt; md. Silas A. Robinson and settled in Reading, Vt. 4165— CHARLES W. STEARNS, b.. Mar. 17, i83g, in West Windsor, Vt. ; occupation, farming and lumbering. He md. JuHa A. Piper, and settled in West Windsor, Vt., where their three children were born. 4166— FRANK W. STEARNS, b.. Mar. 12, 1867; a clerk, of LoweH, Mass., who md.. Mar. 5, i8go, Edna R. Stearns (4148). 4167— LENA M. STEARNS, b., Sept. 20 1870; d., Oct 24, i8go. 4168— GEORGE H. STEARNS, b., Oct. 2, 1874; was accidentally kiHed by the falling of a shed, Jan. 30, 1883. 4i6g— ORLANDO F. STEARNS, b., Dec 30, 1841; d., Apr. 20, 1857. 4170— WARREN STEARNS, b., Dec 30, 1843; a farmer, of Chelsea, Orange Co., Vt; md. (i), Oct. 22, i86g, Fannie AdeHne Dickerman, who d.. Mar. 5, 1880, mother of four children; md. (2), Jan. 15, 1883, Melinda Clough. 4171— EDGAR WARREN STEARNS, b., Oct. 14, 1871; d., Apr. 5, 1875. 4172— ARTHUR ELBERT STEARNS, b.. May 13, 1873. 4173— CLARENCE D. STEARNS, b., Jan. 2, i87g. 4174— FANNIE MARTHA STEARNS, b., Feb. 9, 1880. 4175— FRANCES A. STEARNS, b., Sept. 14, 1847; md., John Nichols, of West Windsor, Vt. 4176— LYMAN STEARNS (2115), b.. May 30, 1814, son of Jonas Boardman and Polly (Page) Stearns, of Marlboro. Vt.; a carpenter, of Bellows FaHs, Vt.; md., 1838, Susan Alarvin; d., Aug. 25, 1874, at Grafton, Vt; six chUdren. "\ John W. Stearns. SEVENTH GENERATION. 531 4177— PHOEBE ANN STEARNS, b.. Mar. 5, 1839, at Westminster, Vt; md., 1858, Erastus Smith, and settled at Saxton's River, Vt., where she d., Sept. 20, 1861. 4178— CAPT. RILEY BURDETTE STEARNS, (5192), b., Aug. 29, 1840, at Bellows Falls, Vt. 4179— WILLIAM CAMERON STEARNS, b., Aug. 19, 1842, at Somerset, Vt.; d., Sept., 1851, at Westminster, Vt. 4180— ELLA ELIZA STEARNS, b., Nov. 24, i84g, at Westminster, Vt; md.. May 18, 1868, John Wesley Adams, b.. May 17, 1847, of Winchendon, Mass., afterwards of Shel- burne Falls, Mass. 4181— SUSAN HELEN STEARNS, b., June 7, 1852, at Westminster, Vt. ; d., June 23, 1852. 4182— EMMA LOUISA STEARNS, b., Oct 16, 1856, at Westminster, Vt. ; md. Tames E. Teele, of Winchendon, Mass., where she d., Tan. 27. 4183— JOHN WALKER STEARNS (2138), b., Sept. 12, 1806, son of Col. Beniamin and Bathsheba (Egerton) Stearns, of Langdon, N. H.; a merchant, of Peru, N. Y., aftei-wards, of Chicago, IH. He md., July 12, 1837, Betsy Maria Eaton, dau. of Dr. Eaton, of KeeseviUe, N. Y. ; d.. Mar. ig, i8go, in his eighty-fourth year; six children. 4184— JAMES EGERTON STEARNS, b., June 15, 1838; md.. May 21, 1868, Annette Freeman, of Chicago, IH. ; d., Apr. 5, 1873, leaving one dau. 4185— MARIA ANNETTE STEARNS, b., June ig, 1871. 4186— FRANCES MARIA STEARNS, b., June 27, 1840. 4187— HARRIETTE EATON STEARNS, b.. May 17, 1842; md., Aug. 12, 1873, John C. Whitmarsh, of Chicago, IH. 4188— JANE ABIGAIL STEARNS, b., Aug. 24, 1844. 4189— JOHN WALKER STEARNS JR., b., June 19, 1846. 4190— 'WOODBURY EATON STEARNS, b.. Mar 2, 1851; md. and lived in Chicago, IH. 532 ISAAC STEARNS. 4igi— WARREN STEARNS (2145), b., Feb. 6, 1815 ,son of Thomas and Lydia (Rhoades) Stearns, of Grafton, Vt.; md. (i), Sept. 12, 1837, Sarah Chamberlain, of Barnard, Vt., who was the mother of his chUdren and d., 1844; md. (2), Oct. 23, 184s, Mrs. Chariotte Joy (Norcross) WisweU, of Dummerston, ^Vt., who d., Oct. 20, 1871; md. (3), 1872, Mrs. Harriet P. White, of Waukesha, Wis. He was Post master and merchant, also Station-agent for Central Ver mont R. R., at West Braintree, Vt., where he d. Nov. 10, 1 881; three chUdren. 4ig2— SARAH MARIA STEARNS, b., July 14, 1838, in Grafton, Vt.; after her father's death carried on his business; Postmistress and marchant, of West Braintree, Vt. ; unm. 4ig3— WARREN EVERETT STEARNS (5ig5), b.. Mar. 10, 1841. 4ig4— MARY ADELAIDE STEARNS, b., Jan. 26, 1844, in Grafton, Vt.; d., Aug. 3, 1851, in BeHows Falls, Vt 4195— DAVID STEARNS (2146), b., Jan. 2, 1817, son of Thomas and Lydia (Rhoades) Stearns, of Grafton, Vt. ; a farmer, of Putney, Vt., who held many town offices and was Deputy U. S. Alarshal under the first Cleveland admin istration. He md., Dec. 22, 1842, Abby C. Irving, of Gorham, Me.; settled in Putney, where both d. ; his death occurring, Apr. 15, 1890, and hers, Feb. 26, 1894; three children. 4196— WASHINGTON IRVING STEARNS (sigg), b., Oct. 6, 1843. 4ig7— EDWARD EVERETT STEARNS, d., aged three years. 4ig8— ARRIETTA ORIANNA STEARNS, b., July 17, 1850, in Grafton, Vt.; md.. Mar. 10, 1870, Dudley H. Ken drick, of Heath, Mass.; they settled in Amherst, Mass., where she d., July 13, 1896; one chU. (a) — Maude Irving Kendrick, b., June 19, 1872, at Putney, Vt. 4199— JAMES WOODS STERNS (2152), b., Saturday, Mar. 25, 1 810, son of Tames Jr. and Nancy (Woods) Stern.?, SEVENTH GENERATION. 533 of Concord, Mass.; went to Skaneateles, N. Y., at the age of 21, where he engaged in teaching, although a mason, by trade. Me md., July i, 1832, Almira Granger, b., June 7, 1810, whod., Nov. 16, 1857; d., Jan. 22, 1880, in Skaneateles, N. Y. ; eight children. 4200— NANCY LOUISE STERNS, b., June 15, 1833; d., June 28, 1834. 4201— JANE E. STERNS, b.. May 3, 1835; d., July 18, 1843. 4202— CHARLES STERNS, b., Dec. 17, 1837; md., 1872, Almira Brown; d., Nov. 23, 1887. 4203— GEORGE STERNS, b., June 7, 1840. 4204— MARY A. STERNS, b., Nov. 4, 1843; md.. Sept 15, 1859, Richard M. Stacey, of Skaneateles, N. Y.; six children. 4205— CYNTHIA STERNS, b., Nov. 28, 1844; d., June 3, 1848. 4206— CALVIN STERNS, b., Apr. 28, 1847; d., Dec. 23, 1848. 4207— EVA L. STERNS, b., Aug. 15, 1853; md., Nov. 22, 1872, W. H. Smith; d., Apr. 23, 1890. 4208— CHARLES SPRING STERNS (2154), b., Tues day, Mar. I, 1814, son of James Jr. and Nancy (Woods) Sterns, of Concord, Mass.; d., Sept. 16, 1864. He was md., Apr. 26, 1838, by Rev. Dr. Chester, at Saratoga Springs, N. Y., to Mary Hunter, b., Aug. 22, 1816, who d., Feb. 20, i87g. Mr. Sterns was a printer by trade, and removed, 1857, to Steamboat Rock, la., where most of his family reside; four children. 42og— CHARLES HENRY STERNS, b., July ig, i83g; d., Dec 15, 1843. 4210— MARY ELIZA STERNS, b.. May 2, 1841; md., Nov. 8, i86g, James A- Bronson, who served in the Civil War, and d.. Mar. 16, 1877; four chUdren. 534 ISAAC STEARNS. (a)— Carrie R. Bronson, b., Sept. 13, 1870; md., Apr. 24, i8g3, J. F. Brown, of Montrose, la., and had a dau., Bessie Mildred Brown, b., Aug. 28, 1895. (b)— Charies D. Bronson, b., Oct. 28, 1871. (c)— Mamie R. Bronson, b.. May i, 1873; d., June 13, 1874. (d) — Mary H. Bronson, b., Aug. 23, 1875; d., Feb. 26, 1876. 421 1— FREDERIC HUNTER STERNS (5207), b., Nov. 24, 1845. 4212— CHARLES ALBERT STERNS, b., Mar. 18, 1853; unm. 4213— GEORGE WASHINGTON STERNS (2156), b., Wednesday, Sept. 30, 1818, son of James Jr. and Nancy (Woods) Sterns, of Saratoga Springs, N. Y.; md., Nov. 17, 1849, by Rev. Mr. Stillman, Matilda Clement. He was a tinner and hardware dealer, of Waterloo, la., and went from there to Steamboat Rock, la., where he d., Apr. 21, 1867; five children. 4214 — INFANT, lived three weeks 4215— MARY E. STERNS, b., Aug. 24, i860; lived seven weeks and two days. 4216— KATIE C. STERNS, b., Oct 22, 1862; d., Oct. 4, 1864. 4217— CLEMENT J. STERNS, b., Oct. i, 1865. 4218— GEORGE H. STERNS, b., Nov. 7, 1867. Eighth Generation. 4219— GEORGE RUSSELL STEARNS (2181), b., Sept 30, 1836, son of Capt. Stephen and Mary (Russell) Steams, of Lovell, Me.; a farmer, of Spring Creek, Pa. He served, during the CivU War, in Co. E, 12th Regt., Me. Inf. Vols., and as Lieut, loth Regt., U. S. Colored Troops; md., May 6, i86g, Lottie Eldred, of Pa.; two chHdren. 4220— CLAYTON E. STEARNS, b., Aug. 27, 1873. 4221— GEORGE F. STEARNS, b., June 14, 1878. 4222— JAMES CUTLER STEARNS (2183), b., Sept. 10, 1840, son of Capt. Stephen and Mary (Russell) Stearns, of Lovell, Me.; a farmer, on his father's homestead. He served, during the CivU War, in Co. E, 12th Regt., Me. Inf. Vols.; md., Sept. 10, 1867, Sarah Hatch; four chUdren. 4223^MILDRED D. STEARNS, b., June 23, 1868. 4224— MABEL E. STEARNS, b., Feb. 14, 1871. 4225— MARY A. STEARNS, b., Apr. i, 1873. 4226— GEORGE E. STEARNS, b., Sept. 14, 1877; d., Nov. 9, 1881. 4227— HENRY WILBER STEARNS (2186), b., Jan. 4, 1846, son of Capt. Stephen and Mary (Russell) Stearns, of LoveH, Me.; was a farmer, of Iowa, until the Civil War, then he enlisted in Co. E, ist Regt., Me. Heavy Art. He was severely wounded in the leg, during the assault on Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864, where his regiment suffered the unparalleled loss of 604 men in a few minutes. This Regt. was noted for having sustained the heaviest loss 536 ISAAC STEARNS. of killed in battle, of any Union regiment during the CivU War. During its active service of ten months in field, its losses were 1024 killed in battle. After the war, he became a dentist, and md.. Sept 15, 1879, Mattie Irwin Luccock, from whom he was divorced, Sept 15, 1885; two children. 4228— VIRGIL GRIMES STEARNS, b.. May 12, 1880. 4229— MERIBAH H. STEARNS, b., July 20, 1882. 4230— STEPHEN STEARNS JR. (2188), b., July 23, i84g, son of Capt. Stephen and Mary (Russell) Stearns, of LoveH, Me.; a farmer, of La Porte, Col., who md., Jan. i, 1883, Estella Augusta Gibbons, b., Aug. 3, i860, in Mc- Henry Co., 111. Their three children were born in La Porte, Col. 4231— ELVA VIOLA STEARNS, b., Oct. 28, 1884. 4232— GUY CUTLER STEARNS, b., Oct 3, 1886. 4233— GEORGE WALTER STEARNS, b., June 14, 1888. 4234— SEWELL FLY STEARNS (2i8g), b., Oct. 1851, son of Capt. Stephen and Mary (Gordon) Stearns, of Lovell, Me.; went with his mother to Mich., from there to Iowa, in 1875, afterwards, a farmer and lumberman of Purdy, Wash. He md., Apr. 14, i87g, Hattie Wright, of Audubon Co., la.; three children. 4235 — INFANT, b.. May 21, 1882; d., aged two weeks. 4236— VIRGIL STEARNS, b., at Purdy. 4237— ELLA AlAUDE STEARNS, b., at Purdy, Wash. 4238— TIMOTHY STEARNS (2ig4), b.. Mar. 30, 1842, son of Caleb and EHza (Russell) Stearns, of LoveH, Me.; resided with his parents until the .Civil War, when he en hsted in Co. E, I2th Regt, Me. Inf. Vols.; was taken pris oner at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct., 1864, and was confined in rebel prisons for several mos. After the war, he engaged in business, at Quincy, Fla., with his brother, Rensselaer C. Stearns; md.. Mar. 13, 1867, Sirena E. Stearns (2272), a school-teacher, of Lovell, Me; "d, i8g5; six children. EIGHTH GENERATION. 537 4239— GEORGIANNA STEARNS, b.. Mar. 11, 1868; md. 4240— ARETAS E. STEARNS, b., July 19, i86g; an at torney of Rumford Falls, Me. 4141— LOUISA E. STEARNS, b.. May 20, 1872. 4242— FRED. OBED STEARNS, b., Aug. 24, 1874. 4243— FRANK A. STEARNS, b., Apr. 13, 1876. 4244— CHARLES R. STEARNS, b., June 3, i87g; d.. Mar. 2, 1880. 4245— ECKLEY T. STEARNS (2195), b., Aug. 30, 1843, son of Caleb and Eliza (RusseH) Stearns, of LoveH, Me.; during the CivU War, was a member of Co. H, 29th Regt, Me. Inf. Vols.; after the war, was a hardware dealer of Hot Springs, Ark., with his brother Frank. He md., Sept. 22, 1872, his cousin, Anna Leveria Russell, dau. of Henry and Lucy A. (Stearns) RusseH (2263); three chUdren. 4246— MARCELLUS STEARNS, b., Sept. 12, 1873. 4247— ALICE A. STEARNS, b., Sept. 29, 1882. 4248— EDWARD T. STEARNS, b., July 5, 1886. 4249— FRANK COY STEARNS (2197), b., Nov. 22, 1852, son of Caleb and Eliza (RusseU) Stearns, of LoveH, Me.; a hardware dealer, of Hot Springs. Ark., who md., Oct. 4, 1880, Maggie W. Smith; four children. 4250— BLANCHE WARD STEARNS, b., July 21, 1881, at Lincoln, Neb. 4251— MADGE ANNA STEARNS, b., Dec 22, 1884, at Hot Springs, Ark. 4252— ECKLEY WHITTINGTON STEARNS, b., Jan. 22, 1888, at Hot Springs, Ark. 4253_COY ELIZA STEARNS, b., Aug. 17, 1892, at Hot Springs, Ark. 4254— GEORGE WARD STEARNS (2200), b., Apr. 18, 1865, son of Horatio and Sarah (Brackett) Stearns, of Cole- 538 ISAAC STEARNS. brook, N. H.; md., Nov. 17, 1887, Myrtle A. Butters, and settled at Rumford Falls, Me., where he was Prin. of the High School; two children. 4255— LUZETTA ALLEN STEARNS, b.. May 17, 1890, in Lovell, Me. 4256— MURIEL BLANCHE STEARNS, b., July 28, 1897. 4257— ISAAC STEARNS, 4th (2205), b., Sept. 24, 1825, son of Isaac 3d. and Behnda (Bedlow) Stearns, of Rindge, N. H.; md., Oct. 21, 1852, Elizabeth C. Duryea, and settled at Hempstead, Long Island, N. Y., where he was an honored Principal of the Public Schools, for many years; retired from teaching, 1895, and made his home in New York City; three children. 4258— MARIETTA STEARNS, b., Dec. 22, 1858; md., Oct. 14, 1879, Charles E. Covert, of Brooklyn, N. Y.; three children. (a) — Ralph Covert, b., Dec. 2, 1883; d., Dec. 11, 1883.. (b) — Ethel L. Covert, b., Apr. 11, 1885. (c) — Walter L. Covert, b.. May i, 1887. 4259- ELLA AUGUSTA STEARNS, b., June 12, 1863; md., June 12, 1883, on her twentieth birthday, WiHiam S. Ginnel a wholesale dealer in watches, of New York City; three children. (a) — Henry S. Ginnel, b.. May 24, 1884. (b) — Leona Ginnel. b.. Mar. i, 1886; d., July 20, 1886. (c) — William S. Ginnel, Jr., b., Feb. 9, 1892. 426c^ALBERT LESTER STEARNS, b., Nov. 8, 1865; md., Oct. 28, 1890, Sadie C. Crane, b.. May 24, 1866, who d., Aug. 26, 1895, dau. of Elias W. Crane, of RocheHe, N. J. Mr. Stearns was in the employ of Roy Gold Watch Case Co. ; md. (2), Apr. 19, igoo, Ethel LiHian French, b., July 3, 1876, dau. of Darwin Gallatin French, of New York City, formerly of Underbill, Vt. 4261— MAJOR ALBERT STEARNS (2207). b., Dec. 20. 1833, son of Isaac 3d. and Belinda (Bedlow) Stearns, of EIGHTH GENERATION. 539 Rindge, N. H.; md., June 3, 1858, Martha Louisa Snow, and settled in Brooklyn, N. Y. He was appointed Police Officer, Feb., 1854; was promoted to Sergeant of the Metropolitan Police Dept., June 5, i860, and was Captain of the Depart ment from 1865 to 1870. To aid in suppressing the South ern rebelHon, at the time of the Civil War, he temporarily left the PoHce Service, and raised a company for the 131st Regt., N. Y. Vols., being commissioned as Capt., Nov. 21, 1862, and as Major of same Regt, May 11, 1865. WhUe in Louisiana he served as Provost Marshal and Judge, also as Provost Sheriff, Dept. of the Gulf, in 1863-64, and was Mili tary Street Commissioner of Savannah, Ga., from Jan., 1865, to the end of the war. His labors there were so efficient that they were commended by Gen. William T. Sherman, in his published report of May g, 1865. He was sHghtly wounded, Oct. 19, 1864, while leading his company through the battle of Cedar Creek, Va., in which engagement eleven of the company were killed or wounded, being one-third of those present for duty. At the urgent request of his friends, Major Stearns has published an interesting book, entitled "Reminiscences of the Late War," which gives an entertaining account of the years spent in his country's service. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and Supt. of the Chemical Works of Church & Dwight, manufacturers of Bi-Carbonate of Soda, with factories at Syracuse, N. Y. With characteristic Stearns ingenuity he has also patented a number of labor-saving improvements in machinery. In the summer of 1899, Major Stearns 'made a gift to the town of New Ipswich, N. H., which is explained by the fol lowing resolutions of acceptance: "Resolved, That the town of New Ipswich, N. H., ex presses its admiration for, and high appreciation of the philanthropic interest shown by Maj. Albert Stearns in giv ing $3,000 to this town for so worthy an object as a lecture fund, and for entertaining so kind a remembrance of the town of his adoption. "Resolved, That the town accepts the conditions of the gift, and authorizes the selectmen to receipt for and safely invest the same in an approved semi-annual paying invest- 540 ISAAC STEARNS. ynent, and, that the income therefrom be paid semi-annu ally to the lecture commissioner, to be devoted to the object designated by the giver." Major Stearns' five children were born in Brooklyn, N. Y. He has assisted in the compilation of this work by his un tiring interest, valuable suggestions and generous contribu tions. 4262— MARTHA CORDELIA STEARNS, b.. May 24, 1859; d., Dec 28, 1863. 4263— FLORA ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Aug. 20, 1861; md., Oct 9, 1888, David C. Holton, M. D., of Brook lyn, N. Y. 4264— GERTRUDE LOUISA STEARNS, b.. May 21, 1866; grad. Wright's Business College, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1888; md., Aug. 26, 1896, John Ross Morey, of Burnt HiHs, Saratoga Co., N. Y., Prin. of High School at Scotch Plains, N. J. ; two children. (a) — Albert Ross Morey, b., Nov. 17, 1898. (b) — Muriel Morey, b., Jan. 13. igoi. 4265— ALBERT WESLEY STEARNS, b., Sept. 3, 1868; d., Nov. 13. 1873. 4266— JAMES HERBERT STEARNS, b.,Sept. 25, 1874; grad. Stevens Inst. Technology, Hoboken, N. J., i8g6; Ale- chanical Engineer, of McKeesport, Pa. He md., Dec. 29, 1897, Abbie Lenore Grover, dau. of John B. Grover, of Red Bank, N. J.; one child. 4267— FLORENCE MERCEDES STEARNS, b., Jan. 25, 1900. 4268— REV. JOSIAH MILTON STEARNS (221 1), b., June 17, 1818, son of Jesse and Lucinda (Davis) Stearns, of New Ipswich, N. H.; entered Amherst CoU. in 1843, but graduated from Marshall Coll., Pa., in the class of 1844, having gone to Philadelphia on account of his heahh; studied theology at Cincinnati, O., and was ordained pastor of the Cong. Church, at Lunenburg, Vt., in 1849. He left his first charge, Feb. 3, 1852, and, after a brief pastorate at Brent wood, N. H.. died there. Tune 12, 1853. EIGHTH GENERATION. 541 He md.. May 24, 1847, at Elyria, O., Freelove PhiHips Mclntyre, b., Jan. 29, 1822, at Charlton, Alass., who d., 1880, at Hartford, Ct. She was a graduate of Mount Holyoke Seminary, Alass., and was Prin. of the Young Ladies' Sem inary, at Granville, O., at the time of her marriage. They went to Indiana as home missionaries, but ill-health com- peHed their return east. Mrs. Stearns md. (2), 1861, Charles Boswell, of West Hartford, Ct., by whom she had two chil dren, and three children by first husband. Rev. Stearns. 4269— FLORA PIERPONT STEARNS, b., Aug. 17, i84g, at Lunenburg, Vt.; md., Aug. 17, 1871, Rev. Marcellus Bowen, grad. Yale Coll., 1866, Agent of American Bible Society, at Constantinople, Turkey. He graduated from Union Theological Seminary, 1871, and they went as mis sionaries to Turkey, under the A. B. C. F. M.; two children. (a) — ^MarceHus Pierpont Bowen, b., Jan. 2, 1873, in Springfield, N. J.; d., July 26, 1874, at Manissa, Turkey. (b) — Lillian Mclntyre Bowen, b., Sept. 5, 1877, in Smyrna, Turkey; a student, at Vassar CoHege, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 4270— REV. CHARLES CUMMINGS STEARNS, b., Dec. 10, 1850, in Lunenburg, Vt. ; grad. Yale Coll., 1872; Union Theol. Sem., 1875; Prof, of Greek at Doane CoH., Crete, Neb., 1879-80; Prof, of Archaeology in Hartford Theol. Sem., 1892; Associate Prin. of Collins St. Classical School, Hartford, Ct. ; has spent some time in Germany for purposes of study. He md., Sept. 20, 1875, Sophie Dicker- man Putnam Seymour, b., Sept. 20, 1852, of West Hartford, Ct. ; five children. 4271— CHARLES MINER STEARNS, b., Aug. 26, 1876, at Manissa, Turkey; grad. Johns Hopkins Univ., i8g8; has traveled abroad. 4272— ELIZABETH PUTNAM STEARNS, b., Oct. 14, 1880. 4273— MYRON MORRIS STEARNS, b., May 19, 1884. 4274— SEYMOUR PUTNAM STEARNS, b., Feb. 8, 1887. .542 ISAAC STEARNS. 4275— ALICE LUCINDA STEARNS, b., July 26, i8gi. 4276— PROF. GEORGE MILTON STEARNS, b., Apr. 12, 1852; grad. Yale CoH., 1874; Union Theol. Sem., 1877; Prof, of Greek in Washburn Coll., Topeka, Kas., 1877 to 1883; traveled in Europe, 1875; banker, and receiver of Staten Island Light, Heat and Power Co., at Port Rich mond, Staten Island, N. Y. He md., Nov. 26, 1877, Annie McArthur Thompson, born in Sterling, Scotland, who came to the United States of America with her brother, James M. Thompson, head of the American Dry Goods Syndicate, caHed the Scotch Syndicate; three children. 4277— THOMPSON STEARNS, b., Oct. 15, 1879, at Topeka, Kas. 4278— PHILLIPS BOSWELL STEARNS, b., Nov. 15, 1880, at Topeka, Kas. ^279— MALCOLM STEARNS, b., Oct. 19, 1885, in Boston, Mass. 4280— ISAAC CROSBY STEARNS( 2212), b., Feb. 28, 1820, son of Jesse and Lucinda (Davis) Stearns, of New Ipswich, N. H.; a graduate of New Ipswich Academy and, for many years, a teacher and surveyor; an active officer in the Cong. Church, and Capt. in 22d Regt., N. H. State troops. He went to Brooklyn, N. Y., and was associated with his brother, John, as publisher of Merry's Museum Magazine, of New York City; later, moved to Zumbrota, Minn., then mostly Government land, where he dealt in real- estate; was County Surveyor, also Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, of Goodhue Co., 1858; a member of the State Legislature, for two terms, 1859-60, and, for twenty years, a member of the Town School Board, for twenty-five years was leader of the choir. He md. (i), Nov. 28, 1845, Lucy T. Wheeler, b., Nov. 10, 1825, who d., Nov. ID, i85g, dau. of Richard Wheeler, of New Ipswich; md (2) Aug. ig, i860, Amanda P. Grover, b.. Mar. ig, 1834, who d. , Dec. 31, 1872, dau. of James Grover, of Bethel, Me.; md. (3), Nov. 30, 1873, Arvilla L. Grover, b., Mar. 13, 1836, sister of his second wife; four •children. John N. Stearns. EIGHTH GENERATION. 543 4281— ABBY MARIETTA STEARNS, b., Sept. 22, 1848; d., May 2g, i860. 4282— LUCY EVELINE STEARNS, b.. May 10, 1852; d., Oct. ig, 1874; md., Jan. 18, 1872, Dr. Edward L. Alellins, of Lubec, Me., son of Capt. Edward Mellins, of Dorchester, Mass. They settled first in Zumbrota, Minn., afterwards re moving to Baltimore, Md., to assist in scientific work at Johns Plopkins Univ.; one son. (a) — Dr. Edward MeUins, b., Nov. 7, 1872; studied med icine and practiced in Worcester, Alass. He served through the American-iSpanish War, of 1898, as surgeon in U. S. Navy, being in the battle of San tiago. 4283— ISAAC ORLANDO STEARNS, b., Sept. 5, 1874; d., Nov. 13, 1874. 4284— CLARENCE GROVER STEARNS, b., June 16, 1877; a photographer, of Zumbrota, Minn. He enlisted Apr. 17, 1898, in Co. D, 14th Regt., Minn. Vols., and served during the Spanish-American War as Official Photographer and Musician. 4285— JOHN NEWTON STEARNS (2215), b.. May 24, 1829, son of Jesse and Lucinda (Davis) Stearns) of New Ipswich, N. H.; graduated from New Ipswich Academy and taught school in Ne\y Ipswich and BiHerica, removing to New York City in 185 1. He was a prominent temperance advocate and was Chairman of the National Temperance Convention, which met at Saratoga, in 1865, when the Na tional Temperance Society and Publication House were es tabHshed, being then elected Publishing Agent of the Society and editor of its paper, the National Temperance Advocate. His first great public work was the planning of a World's Temperance Congress, in Tune, 1893, as a part of the Colum bian Exposition. He was the "Robert Merry" of "Merry's Museum," which he established with S. G. Gooodrich, or "Peter Parley," and which they edited many years. He was a member of the Brooklyn Board of Education for three years, and actively engaged in Sunday-School work; md, 1854, Matilda C. Loring, and d., Apr. 21, i8g6, from heart disease, at his home in Greenpoint, N. Y.; one daughter. 544 ISAAC STEARNS. 4286— NELLIE GRANT STEARNS, b., Jan. 18, 1864, in Brooklyn, N. Y.; md.. Rev. J. W. Morey, of Saratoga Co., N. Y. 4287— DEA. WILLIAM ALBERT STEARNS (2220), b., Oct. 12, 1809, son of William and Betsy (Davis) Stearns, of Ashburnham, Mass.; a shoemaker, of Bedford, Mass., who was prominent in Town affairs, being Chairman , of Selectmen for several years, as well as Town Treasurer. He md., Apr. 3, 1834, Clarissa TarbeH, of Pepperell, Mass., b., Oct 12, 1810, by whom he had four children. He was Dea con of the Church of Christ and Clerk of the Trinitarian Congregational Society connected with it; d.. Mar. 22, 1871, at Lowell, Mass., while serving as juror in the Supreme Court; his widow d., Oct. 20, 1877; four children. 4288— HENRY AUGUSTUS STEARNS, b., Feb. 26, 1836; md., Sept. 3, 1857, Mary F. Williams, and settled in Washington, D. C., where she d., Dec. 22, 1862, and he d.. May 29, 1863. 4289— EMILY ANN STEARNS, b., Oct 28, 1838; md., July 4, 1872, George A. FuUer, and settled first in Bedford, Mass.; afterwards, in Cambridge, Mass. 4290— SAMUEL WIRT STEARNS, b., Sept. 28, 1841; enlisted in Co. B, 15th Mass. Regt., during the CivU War; in Oct., 1863, received a mortal wound in the head during the engagement at Bristoe Station, Va., causing his death, Oct. 14, 1863. He was hastily buried with his comrades near where he fell, but, in the following spring, was disinterred, and taken to Bedford, Mass., where his body rests in a patriot's grave. 4291— WILLIAM FREDERICK STEARNS, b.. Mar. 19, 1846; md., June 3, 1891, Helen A. White, of Cambridge, Mass.; a book-keeper, of Cambridge, Mass. 42g2— CHARLES BLUCHER STEARNS (^222), b., Aug. 16, 1814, son of William and Betsy (Davis) Stearns, of Bedford, Mass.; md. (i), Apr. 5, 1835, Mary S. Brooks, who d., Apr. 24, 1841, aged 23 years; md. (2), Dec. 25, 1848, Jane Tucker, of Andover, Mass. He had one daughter by his EIGHTH GENERATION. 545 first wife and three children by the second; was a shoe manu facturer of Lynn, Mass., where he d, Oct. 12, 1873. 42g3— MARY CLEMENTINE STEARNS, b., Dec. g, i83g; resident of Woburn, Mass.; unm. 42g4— ELLA JANE STEARNS, b., June 16, i84g, in Andover, Mass.; md., Aug. 28, 1872, Malcolm Webster Tewksbuiy, of Lynn, Mass.; two children. (a) — Ella Louise Tewksbury, b., Sept. 30, 1875. (b) — Edith Malcolm Tewksbury, b., Mar. 6, 1877. 42g5— CHARLES FRANKLIN STEARNS, b., Oct. ig, 1851, in Andover, Mass.; md., Jan. i, 1883, Ida Lynde, and settled in Canton, O.; two children. 42g6— FRANK BARTON STEARNS, b., July 22, 1887, in Medford, Mass. 42g7— HAROLD PERCY STEARNS, b., June 6, i8g3. 4298— WILLIAM LINCOLN STEARNS, b., Mar. 13, ~.Go4, in Lynn, Mass.; md., Jan. 24, 1893, Grace Everett Oliver; in employ of U. S. Government, with no permanent address; at one time was Hospital Steward, in U. S. Marine Service; one child. 4299— LOIS EVERETT STEARNS, b., Apr. 2, 1897, in Stapleton, N. Y.; d., Aug. 2g, i8g7. 4300— ISAAC DAVIS STEARNS (2223), b., July 21, 1821, son of WilHam and Betsy (Davis) Stearns, of Bedford, Mass.; md. (i), June, 1844, Mary Adams Steams (2226), his cousin, who d., July 11, 1854; md. (2), Sept 16, 1857, Cath erine L. Knight, of Woburn, Mass., who d., Oct. 30, 1882. With his first wife he lived several years in Missouri; with his second wife, he settled in Woburn, Mass., where he d. ; two chUdren. 4301— MARY KILBURN STEARNS, b., June 12, i85g; d., Nov. I, 1877. 4302— FANNIE DAVIS STEARNS, b.. May 5, 1867; md., Sept. II, 1890, Frank E. Soles. 4303— EDWIN JEWETT STEARNS (2230), b., Jan. 17, 546 ISAAC STEARNS. 1831, son of Capt. Timothy and EHza (Adams) Stearns, of Ashburnham, Mass.; a farmer, of Ashburnham; md., Nov. 27, 1862, Mary Elizabeth Weston, b., Oct 31, 1839, dau. of James Allan and Elizabeth (Borman) Weston; d., Apr. i, 1887; two children. 4304— EDWIN WESTON STEARNS, b., Aug. 20, 1863, at Ashburnham, Mass.; md., Nov. 7, 1894, Lillian Blanche SawteU; settled in West Rindge, N. H.; one child. 4305— FORREST CARLTON STEARNS, b., Apr. 3. i8g6. 430^NELLIE LIZZIE STEARNS, b., Dec 9, 1871, at Ashburnham, Mass. ; a music-teacher, of Rindge, N. H. 4307— CHARLES S. STEARNS (2246), b.,Mar. 13, 1822, son of Dea. Benjamin and Mehitable (Swan) Stearns, of Lovell, Me.; md. (i), Jan. 11, 1850, Dorothy P. HUton, of Bridgton, Me., who d., leaving one child; md. (2), Dorothy Pike, of Fryeburg, Me., by whom he had two children. 4308— GEORGIANA STEARNS, b., June 12, 185 1. 4309— JOHN STEARNS, b., 1854. 4310-HANNAH STEARNS. 43 1 1— JOHN FRYE STEARNS (2250), b., July 5, 1828, son of Dea. Benjamin and Mehitable (Swan) Stearns, of LoveH, Me.; md. (i). Sept 11, 1856, Lucy A. Pike, of Bidde- ford. Me., by whom he had one chUd. She died, and he md. (2), 1863, Alary E. Emmons, of Kennebunk, Me., by whom he had three children. 4312— ALMA M. STEARNS, b., Aug. 17, 1857. 4313— LULU A. STEARNS, b.. Sept 20, 1864. 4314— EDWARD R. STEARNS, b., Nov. ic, 1867. 4315— EVERETT P. STEARNS, b., Oct. 24, 1869. 431&— BENJAMIN FRANKLIN STEARNS (2252), b.. Sept II, 1831, son of Dea. Benjamin and Mehitable (Swan) Stearns, of LoveH, Me.; md., Aug. 24, 1858, Sarah A. Bundy, b., Apr. 25, 1838, dau. of Hon. H. S. Bundy, of EIGHTH GENERATION. 547 Ohio. During the Civil War, he enlisted in 36th Regt. Ohio Vols.; was promoted to First Lieut., Capt., and Brevet Major. In 1881, he received an appointment in the Treas ury Dept., at Washington, D. C. ; seven children. 4317— LIZZIE FERREE STEARNS, b., Dec. 22, 1859, d., Feb. 3, 1863. 4318— EUGENE BUNDY STEARNS, b., Jan. 7, 1865. 43ig— FRANCES PHILIPPA STEARNS b., Mar. 2, 1867. 4320— FREDERICK HUGO STEARNS, b.. Mar. 5, i86g. 4321— SANFORD BENSON STEARNS, b., Oct. 3, 1871. 4322— BERTHA PRESCOTT STEARNS, b., Feb. 7, 1876. 4323— CLIFFORD HEALD STEARNS, b., Nov. 2, 1879. 4324— HENRY M. STEARNS (2256), b.. Mar. 28, i83g, son of Dea. Benjamin and Mehitable (Swan) Steams, of LoveH, Me.; md., Sept. 3, 1867, Sarah Stearns Heald, b., Feb. 12, 1848, dau. of Abel and Mary (Stearns) Heald (g48), of Lovell, Ale. He enhsted during the CivU "War, under the first caH for troops, in Co. E, 12th Regt. ,Me. Inf. Vols., and served to the close of the war. They removed to the Pacific Coast and settled at San Francisco, Cal., where in i8g6, he was at the head of a prominent Business College, but took of his valuable time to kindly and courteously furnish a copy of his family record ; three children. 4325— EDWARD N. STEARNS, b., June 12, 1868. 4326— ALICE BELL STEARNS, b., Dec. 12, 1875; d.. Nov. 5, i87g. 4327— MABEL STEARNS, b., Apr. 25, 1880; d.. May, 1881. 4328— JOSIAH HEALD STEARNS (2264), b., Feb. 18, 1833, son of Gen. Solomon and Sally (Heald) Stearns, of 548 ISAAC STEARNS. Lovell, Me.; md., Oct 5, 1854, Sarah RusseH Stearns (2180), dau. of Capt. Stephen and Alary (RusseH) Stearns, of Lovell, Me. He served, during the Civil War, as First Lieut., 23d Regt., Me. Inf. Vols., and was, afterwards, Postmaster of his native village. Several times he has been chosen Select man of his town and holds a high position in the regards- ¦df his neighbors; nine children. 432g— HON. CLAYTON MORTIMER STEARNS, b., July 2g, 1858; grad. Bridgton, Acad., 1880; studied law, and was a member of State Legislature of Me.; md., Oct. 17, 1888, Etta E. Laird, and settled at Farmington, Wash. 4330— MARY E. STEARNS, b., Jan. i, 1862; d., Jan. 6, 1862. 4331— LILLIAN A. STEARNS, b., Apr. 5, 1863; d., Oct. 5. 1865. 4332— GEORGE H. STEARNS, b., Jan. 11, 1865; d.,. Oct 13, 1865. 4333— HENRY C. STEARNS, b., Aug. 21, 1866. 4334— MARIAN STEARNS, b., Oct. 27, 1868. 4335— LESLIE L. STEARNS, b., Jan. 2, 187-1. 4336— ADELBERT A. STEARNS, b., Apr. 10, 1875. 4337— SARGENT STEARNS, b., Feb. 6, 1879. 4338^DR. SOLOMON SARGENT STEARNS (2266), b., June 18, 1838, son of Gen. Solomon and Sally (Heald). Stearns, of Lovell, Me.; md., Apr. i, 1864, Maryette M. Barker, b., Aug. 20, 1841, dau. of Alaj. John Barker, of Lovell, Me. He was a student in Waterville Coll., class of 1862, but volunteered under the first call for troops of the Civil War; was commissioned First Lieut., and was in com mand of his company from Dec. 13, 1862, until the battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863. There he was taken cap tive by the Confederates and incarcerated in Libby Prison, at Richmond, Va., untU Mar. 14, 1864. He studied medicine in Washington, D. C, and graduated from the Medical Dept. of Georgetown Univ., March, 1868, after which he en gaged in active practice of his profession, in Washington, D. C. ; five children. EIGHTH GENERATION. 549 4339— FRED BARTON STEARNS, b., Feb. 15, 1865; d.. Mar. 27, 1866. 4340— LENA ORSINA STEARNS, b., Nov. 22, 1866. 4341— EUDORA A. STEARNS, b., Sept 15, 1868. 4.342— JOHN SARGENT STEARNS, b., Oct. 30, 1870. 4343— RALPH EUGENE STEARNS, b.. May 4, 1874; d., Mar. 30, 1877. 4344— HON ARTHUR TAPPAN STEARNS (2274), b., Apr. 23, 1840, son of Lieut. Obed and Eliza (Barker) Stearns, of LoveH, Me.; md., Feb. 10, 1895, Mrs. Hannah C. Will iams, the mother of one daughter, who, after her mother's second marriage, insisted on naming herself, "Carrie A. T. Stearns." During the Civil War, he served as Sergeant in Co. H, 23d Regt., Me. Inf. Vols., and afterwards as First Lieut, in Co. I, 206th Regt., Penn. Inf. Vols.; took part in the battle of Harrison's Landing and other engagements preceding the fall of Richmond and surrender of Lee's Army; was mustered out, July 3, 1865. By profession, he was a lawyer and a member of the State Senate of Nevada, where he made his home. 4345— JOSPEH FESSENDEN STEARNS (2275), b., Jan. 18, 1842, son of Lieut. Obed and EHza (Barker) Stearns, of LoveH, Me.; md., Feb. 2, 1867, Ellen RusseH, of Lovell, Me. During the Civil War, he served as Sergeant in the I2th Regt., Me. Inf. Vols.; afterwards, a farmer, of Lovell, Ale., and County Commissioner of Oxford Co.; three children. 4346— EDITH M. STEARNS, b., Nov. 16, 1867; md., Dr. Herman L. Bartlett, of Fryeburg, M. ; one son. (a) — Donald Bartiett. 4347— ELIZABETH E. STEARNS, b., June 25, 1869; md., Charles Bartlett, of Stoneham, Me.; one son. (a) — Francis Bartlett. 4348— JOHN ALBERT STEARNS, b., Oct. 8, 1873; studied law with his uncle, at Norway, Me. 550 ISAAC STEARNS. 4349_SEWARD SMITH STEARNS (2282), b.. Mar. II, 1856, son of Lieut. Obed and Eliza (Barker) Stearns, of LoveH, Me.; fitted for college at FryCburg Academy; grad. Bowdoin Coll., i87g; read law with Judge A. H. Walker, and was admitted to practice, Mar., 1882. He practiced law first in Waterford, Me., and went to Norway, Me., 1883, where he became law partner of Henry M. Bearce. He md. (i), Feb. 5, 1885, NelHe Barker Russell, of LoveH, Me., b., Dec. TO, 1862, who d., June 17, 1885; md. (2), Mar. 30, i8gi, Alary E. Jordan, of Poland, Me. He was Pres. of Norway Library Association, and became Deputy Collector of Inter nal Revenue, having charge of the eight western counties of Maine; is also a recognized authority in matters of family history; one child. 4350— RACHEL JORDAN STEARNS, b., June 16, i8g2;d., July 17, 1892. 4351— GEORGE HERBERT STEARNS (2318), b.. Mar. 14, 1845, son of George SuHivan and AmeHa (Stephenson) Stearns, of Cincinnati, O.; md., Apr. 15, 1874, Isabella M. Weld, of Boston, Mass.; three children. 4352— GEORGE MINOT WELD STEARNS, b., Aug. 20, 1876; attended St. John's Military Academy, at Manlius, N. Y. 4353— MABEL WELD STEARNS, b., Oct. 18, 1877. 4354— GORDON WELD STEARNS, b., Nov. 20, 1880. 435q— EDWIN RUSSELL STEARNS (2319), b., Jan. .;'0, 1847, son of George Sullivan and Amelia (Stephenson) Stearns, of Cincinnati, O.; o-rad. Yale CoH., 1870; md., June 14, 1883, Luella Evans, and settled in Cincinnati, O., where he is a member of the Stearns and Foster Co., Manufacturers of Wadding and Batting; three children. .4356— DOROTHY AMELIA STEARNS, b., Dec 28, 1885. 4357— EVANS FOSTER STEARNS, b., Oct. g, i88g. 4358— GEORGE SULLIVAN STEARNS, b., Oct. 14, 1801.' George R. Stearns. EIGHTH GENERATION. 551 4359— ALBERT HENRY STEARNS (2334), b., Aug. T5, 1844, son of Albert Thomas arid Salome (Maynard) Stearns, of Neponset, Mass.; a lumber dealer, residing at Boston, Mass.; md., Nov. 11, 1885, Kate B. Dexter, of Paw tucket, R. I., dau. of Henry B. Dexter; four chUdren. 4360— ALBERT MAYNARD STEARNS, b., Aug. 20, 1886. 4361— HENRY DEXTER STEARNS, b.. Mar. 7, 1888. 4362— ALBERT THOMAS STEARNS, b., Apr. 22, , i8go. 4363— KATHERINE STEARNS, b., July 16, i8g2. 4364— WALDO HARRISON STEARNS (2335), b., Oct. 21, 1847, son of Albert Thomas and Salome (Alaynard) Stearns, of Neponset, Mass.; md., Nov. 30, 1875, Iczennia Chesebro; a lumber manufacturer and dealer; three chUdren. 4365— RALPH WALDO STEARNS, b., Dec. 28, 1876. 4366— MAURICE HARRISON STEARNS, b.. Oct. i87g. 4367— DONALD BANCROFT STEARNS, b., Sept. i, 1882. 4368— FREDERICK MAYNARD STEARNS (2338), b., Nov. 23, 1854, son of Albert Thomas and Salome (May nard) Stearns, of Neponset, Mass. ; lumber manufacturer and dealer, in charge of the Cypress Lumber Co., of Apalachicola, Fla.; md., Jan. 27, 1886, JuHa Marland Ricker, of Boston, Mass., dau. of James W. Ricker; one son. 436g— ROLAND DARRACOTT STEARNS, b., Jan. 27, i8g3, in Boston, Mass. 437o^DESHLER FALCONER STEARNS (2342), b., Aug. 7, 1857, son of Hon. Henry Augustus and Kate (Fal coner) Stearns, of Pawtucket, R. I. ; Secretary of the Domin ion Wadding Co., Montreal, Canada. 4371 — GEORGr RUSSELL STEARNS (2343), b., Jan. ig, i860, son of Hon^il ^nry Augustus and Kate (Falconer) Stearns, of Pawtucket, R. i.; educated in the Common and 552 ISAAC STEARNS. High Schools of Providence, R. I. He spent two years in New Mexico, mining, then returned to Pawtucket, and en tered the works of the Union Wadding Co. In 1882, he went to Montreal where he built the Dominion Wadding Co., which he managed until 1888, when he removed to Augusta, Ga., and became Pres. of Riverside MiHs. He md., 1894, Madge WilHamson, and has two chUdren. 4371 (a)— CONSTANCE WILLIAMSON STEARNS. 4371 (b)— RICHARD ALEXANDER STEARNS. 4372— WILLIAM T. STEARNS (2356), b., Jan. 16, 1816, son of Josiah and Jane (Thompson) Stearns, of Wilmot, N. H.; md., Oct. 17, 1845, Elizabeth Goodhue, b.. Sept 28, 1818, who d., Apr. 22, 1885; settied in Manchester, N. H.; four children. 4373 —INFANT, b., Apr. 27, 1848; d., Tpr. 29, 1848. 4374— FRANCES E. STEARNS, b., Oct. 15, i84g. 4375— WILLIAM B. STEARNS, b., Feb. 12, 1855; md., July 7, 1877. 4376— ELMER W. STEARNS, b., Dec. 13, i860; of East Berlin, Conn. 4377— SAMUEL STEARNS (2360), b., Dec. 8, 1820, son of Josiah and Jane (Thompson) Stearns, of Wilmot, N. H.; a carpenter and electrician, of Lawrence, Mass., where he has resided in the same house, for over forty-six years; md., Apr. 15, 1846, Lois B. Langley, b., June 23, 1821; three children. 4378— ARDELLA L. STEARNS, b., Dec. 2g, 185 1; d., Feb. 25, 1852. 437g— ARDELLA L. STEARNS, b.. May g, 1853; md.. May g, 1872, Charles F. Packard, b., Aug. 12, 1844; three chUdren. (a) — 'Charles A. Packard, b., Feb. 17, 1873; an elec trician, by profession. (b) — AHce M. Packard, b., Oct. 4, 1875; a teacher, by profession. (c) — Austin S. Packard, b.. May 30, i8go. EIGHTH GENERATION. 553 4380— LA ROY S. STEARNS, b., Jan. 25, i860; md., Dec. 13, 1882, Sarah A. McMahon, b., July 31, 1861; four ¦children. 4381— INFANT, b. and d., July 21, 1883. 4382— WILLIAM L. STEARNS, b., Aug. 17, 1884. 4383— LOIS J. STEARNS, b., Jan. 10, 1887. 4384— REGINALD S. STEARNS, b., Aug. 5, i8go. 4385— JOSIAH LANE STEARNS (2368), b.. Mar. 19, 183 1, son of Josiah and Nancy (Brown) Stearns, of Wilmot, N. H.; carpenter, by trade, who went from Wilmot, N. H., to Iowa, and finally settled in Sheridan, Montcalm Co., Mich.; md. (i), Jan. 25, 1858, Addie W. Stone, who d.. Mar. 19, 1881; md. (2), June 27, 1882, Laura Adelphia Forbes; five children. 4386— ELLEN AUGUSTA STEARNS, b., Sept. 8, 1859, in Wilmot, N. H.; md., Jan. i, 1881, Malcolm F. Mc- Naughton, and settled in Sheridan, Mich. ; two children. (a) — Pearl Addie McNaughton. (b) — Verna Isabelle McNaughton. 4387— WILBUR LANE STEARNS, b., Aug. 16, 1862, in "Wilmot, N. H.; md., Aug. 21, 1887, Sarah D. Gleason, and settled in Sheridan, Mich.; two daughters. 4388— BESSIE MAY STEARNS. 4389— BERTHA ADDIE STEARNS. 4390— WESLEY JOEL STEARNS, b.. May 20, 1868, in Mendon, Iowa; md., Apr. 10, 1889, Anne M. Galliger, and settled in Sheridan, Mich. ; two children. 439i_VERA ADDA STEARNS. 4392— MORRIS LANE STEARNS. 4393 — INFANT, b. and d., young. , 4394_WILLIE STEARNS, b. and d., 1881. 4395— MINOT STEARNS (2370), b., Feb. 7, 1833, son of Josiah and Nancy (Brown) Stearns, of Wilmot, N. H.; md.. 554 ISAAC STEARNS. Aug. 25, 1 86 1, Sara J. Hazeltine, b.. May 8, 1838; six chUdren. , 4396— JOSIAH M. STEARNS, b.. Sept 14, 1862; md., Nov. 12, 1883. 43g7— EMMA M. STEARNS, b., July 3, 1866; teacher by profession; md., June i, 1896, Frank A. Martin, of Grafton, N.H. 4398— GUY B. STEARNS, b., Sept. 16, 1870; grad. Col. Med. CoH., igoo; physician at MetropoHtan Hospital, Black- well's Island. 4399— JOHN K. STEARNS (5231), b., Jan. 4, 1873; md., Sept. 16, i8g6, Blanche A. Whipple, of Warwick, Mass. 4400— TILDEN H. STEARNS, b., Oct. 6, 1874; Brown Univ., Providence, R. I., class of ig03. 4401— HARRY B. STEARNS, b.. Mar. 13, 1883. 4402— RICHARD JENNESS STEARNS (2385), b.. May 25, i8ig, son of Samuel and Mary (French) Stearns, of Deerfield, N. H.; md. (i), Feb. 2g, 1844, Harriet Betton, b.. Mar. 2g, 1816, dau. of John and Mary (Spinney) Betton, of Windham, N. H. Harriet (Betton) Stearns was a woman of great worth, whose kind ministrations in sickness were freely given to her friends and neighbors, and were thoroughly appreciated by them. Her funeral was the largest ever at tended in the Old North Church, of Wilmot, N. H. She d., Apr. 27, 1872, and her bereaved husband md. (2), 1873, Mrs. Alargaret M. Haynes, of Manchester, N. H. Mr. Stearns was a farmer, prominent in military matters, was Capt. Stearns, afterwards. Major Steams. He was a Deacon of thf Cong. Church, and, for many years, a Justice of the Peace. "His greatest pride was that he was an honest man."^ He had four children. 4403— CHARLES CLINTON STEARNS, b., Sept. 8, 1845; md.. Mar. 11, 1868, Rachel L. Brown, and settled in Wilmot, N. H.; seven chHdren. 4404— BYRON T. STEARNS, b., Aug. 3, i86g. 4405— HATTIE L. STEARNS, b., Dec. 12, 1871. EIGHTH GENERATION. 555 440^-WYMAN D. STEARNS, b.. May 2, 1873. 4407— DWIGHT E. STEARNS, b., Apr. 8, 1876. 4408— EVA B. STEARNS, b., Aug. 30, 1880. 44og— EDNA D. STEARNS, Twins. 4410— LUCY B. STEARNS, b.. May 21, 1882. 441 1— JOHN STARK STEARNS, b., Oct. 5, 1847; a carpenter by trade; md. Parthenia Langley, and settled in Manchester, N. H. ; no children. 4412— BYRON J. STEARNS, b., Sept. 7, 1849; d., Feb 22, 1850. 4413— WILLIAM BETTON STEARNS, b., May 28, 1852; a locksmith and boarding-house keeper, of Manches ter, N. H.; md. (i), Jan. 15, 1876, Mrs. Martha J. (Dickey) Young, who d., and he md. (2), Kate Hughes; an adopted son. 4414— FRED YOUNG STEARNS, b., Feb. 16, 1866; md.. Mar. 17, i8go, Cora S. Simons, of Moors Forks, N. Y. ; settled in Manchester, N. H. 4415 — They have a dau., Ethel May Stearns, b., Apr. 2, i8g2. 4416— JOSHUA BRYANT STEARNS (23g8), b., Dec. 27. 1828, son of Joshua and Betsy (Page) Stearns, of Deer field, N. H.; a farmer, of Deerfield, who md., Feb. 6, i85g, Mary S. Holmes; d., Mar. 23, i8g6; three chUdren. 44i7_NORA MAY STEARNS, b., July 12, i860; d., June I, 1881; unni, 4418— GILMAN STEARNS, b., June 2, 1862; md., Jan. 15, 1889, NelHe Ordway, and settled in Deerfield, N. H.; two sons. 4419— WALDO G. STEARNS, b., Nov. 5, 1889. 4420— GUY BRYANT STEARNS, b., Sept. 13, 1894. 4421— ETTA LOIS STEARNS, b., Dec. 11, 1874; of Deerfield, N. H. 556 ISAAC STEARNS. 4422— GILMAN STEARNS (23gg), b., Aug. 12, 1830, son of Joshua and Betsy (Page) Stearns, of Deerfield, N. H.; md., (i), Diantha Thomas, who d.; md. (2), Carrie McClin- tock, who d., md. (3), Sarah Watts; lived in Roque Dale, Me.; one son. 4423— CLARENCE E. STEARNS. 4424_WILLIAM R. STEARNS (2402), b., Sept. 20, i83g, son of Joshua and Betsy (Page) Stearns, of Deerfield, N. H.; md. Jennie FeHows, and settled in Cal. They had three sons whose names we have been unable to learn. 4425— WILLIAM FRENCH STEARNS (241 1), b., Nov. 9, 1834, son of the Rev. William Augustus and Rebecca Alden (Eraser) Stearns, of Amherst, Mass.; md., 1859, Mary Emeline Kittredge. He was a merchant and resided, from 1857 to 1868, in Bombay, India, where his eldest threee chil dren were born. He d.. May 21, 1874, in New York City, and his widow estabHshed a Home School for Young Ladies, at Amherst, Mass., where the Faculty of Amherst CoHege have granted to her pupils, free access to the College Library and their collections in the Natural Sciences and Fine Arts. They had seven children. 442^-WILLIAM KITTREDGE STEARNS, b., May 18, i860, in Bombay, India; d.. May 12, i88t, in Colorado Springs, Col. 4427— HAROLD STEARNS, b., May 31, 1863, in Bom bay. India; was a physician; md., 1885 ;d., July 4, i8go, at Colorado Springs, Col., leaving a widow and two chUdren. 4428— HAROLD ERASER STEARNS, b., Sept 8, 1886. 442g— RALPH WILLIAM STEARNS, b., Sept 21, 1888; d., June 28, 1889. 4430— THEODORA STEARNS, b.. Mar. 18, 1890. 4431— ARTHUR FRENCH STEARNS, b., July 30, 1864, in Bombay, India; removed to Denver, Col. 4432— ETHEL REBECCA STEARNS, b., Oct. 11, 1865,' in Paris, France; d., Oct. 15, 1882, in Amherst, Mass. EIGHTH GENERATION. 557 4433— ANNIE KIRBY STEARNS, b., Nov. 6, i868, in Orange, N. J.; d.. Mar. 4, 1885, at Amherst, Mass. 4434— ALFRED ERNEST STEARNS, b., June 6, 187 1, in Orange, N. J.; a student of Amherst Coll. 443S^MABEL KITTREDGE STEARNS, b., Dec. 24, 1872, in Orange, N. J.; of Amherst, Mass. 443^^SEARGENT PRENTISS STEARNS (2417), b., Nov. 20, 1844, son of Rev. Jonathan French and Anna (Pren tiss) Stearns, of Newark, N. J.; born in Newburyport, Mass.; md., 1870, Alargaret Barnes Nye, of Champlain, N. Y. He was a lawyer by profession, having graduated from PhiHips Academy, Andover, Mass., and the Coll. of N. J., at Prince ton, N. J., taking the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts. He was admitted attorney-at-law to the N. Y. Bar, and attorney-at-law and soHcitor in Chancery, in New Jer- , sey, was Consul-General of the United States for the British Ncrth American Provinces, at Montreal, from May, 1882, to July, 1885. He returned to Montreal in 1886, as Manager of the Equitable Life Assurance Society, which position he now holds; four children. 4437— CHARLES FREEMAN NYE STEARNS, b., Sept. 10, 1871, in Newark, N. J.; d., Aug. 31, i8g3, at Mur- ra}' Bay, Prov. of Quebec, Canada; unrn. 4438-HGRACE NYE STEARNS, b., Oct. 23, 1874, in Newark, N. J.; unm. 443g— SEARGENT PRENTISS STEARNS JR., b., Sept. I, 1878, in Newark, N. J.; died in infancy. 4440— MARGARET PRENTISS STEARNS, b., Nov. 2g, 1881, in Newark, N. J. 4441— CHARLES GARDNER STERNS, (2429), b., Apr. 3, 181 1, son of Samuel and Emma (BiUish) Sterns, of Brewer, Me.; md., Oct. 5, 1836, Margaret Lunt, and settled in Bangor, Me. He was a manufacturer of and dealer in lumber, also dealer in timber lands of Maine. By long ex perience, excellent judgment and constant personal atten tion to business, he acquired a handsome competency, carry- 558 ISAAC STEARNS. ing on the extensive concern known as the "Sterns Lumber Co.," of Bangor, Me., which after his death, July i6, 1889, was conducted by his sons ; five chUdren. 4442— SAMUEL STERNS, b., June 10, 1838, in Brewer, Me.; a manufacturer and dealer in lumber, who cuts and stores ice, and deals in Maine timber lands. He md., July 15, 1863, Louisa Hinck, and has two daughters. 4443— JOSEPHINE CUTTER STERNS, b., Nov. i, 1864, in Bangor, Me.; md., Dec. 28, 1896, Charles Louis Swan, of Stoughton, Mass.; one son, Channing S. Swan, b.. Mar. 18, i8g8. 4444— FANNIE LOUISE STERNS, b., Apr. 2g, 1868; md., Dec. 18, i8g4, Harris Osborne Poor, of Boston, Mass.; one son, Stems Poor, b., Nov. 26, i8g7. 4445— EZRA LUNT STERNS, b., Dec. ig, 1841, in Brewer, Me.; md., Feb. g, 1866, Lucia Hilferty. He is associated with his brother, Samuel, in carrying on their father's business, with lumber mills on the Penobscot River, three miles below Bangor, and with an ice-plant, which har vests annually thirty thousand tons of ice; no children. 4446— CHARLES STERNS, b., 1846; d., 1847, in Brewer, Me. 4447— WILLIAM F. STERNS, b., 1850; d., 1852, in Brewer, Me. 4448— EMMA JOHNSON STERNS, b., Nov. 9, 1853; md., Dec. 14, 1876, Arthur R. Hopkins, of Bangor, Me. (a) — Charles Sterns Hopkins, b., Aug. 4, 1880. (b) — ^Charlotte Sanderson Hopkins, b., Nov. 13, 1885. 4449— JAMES AUGUSTUS STERNS (2438), b.. Sept, II, 1814, son of Daniel and Sally (Ware) Sterns, of Orring ton, Me.; md., Nov. 21, 1839, Mary B. Smith; d., July 17, 1887; two children. 4450— JOSEPH AUGUSTUS STERNS, b., July 7, 1843; md., Dec. 25, 1865, Fannie W. Hodges; six chUdren. 4451— FRANK WHITE STERNS, b.. May 26, 1867; d., Oct. 10, 1868. EIGHTH GENERATION. 559 4452— EVA BRADBURY STERNS, b.. May 23, 1869. 4453— ALICE CARY STERNS, b., Sept. 14, 1871; md., Apr. 28, 1896, H. W. Libbey; d., June 28, 1897. 4454— JESSIE ANDREWS STERNS, b., June 7, 1875. 4455— EMILY FRANCES STERNS, b., Oct. 27, 1877. 4456— ARTHUR WILLIAM STERNS, b., Aug. 20, i87g; d., Oct. 8, i87g. 4457— MARY ETTA STERNS, d., aged four years. 4458— CHARLES HENRY STEARNS (2460), b.. May I, 1828, son of Charles and Lorinap (Wilson) Stearns, of Billerica, Mass.; md. Hattie G. Cobb, and had one son; d., Dec. I, 1862. After Mr. Stearns's death, his widow md. Stephen Wilson, cousin of her first husband; one son. 4459— CHARLES LATHROP STEARNS, b., Sept. 12, 1857; Hved in BiHerica till 1870, when he went to Lynn, Mass.; in 1876, removed to Lowell, Mass., where he resided until his death, July 19, 1894; md. Dora "V". Walker, of East Wilton, Me.; no children. 4460— ALBERT STEARNS (2468), b., Jan. 19, 1835, son of Charles and Lorinap (Wilson) Stearns, of Billerica, Mass.; md., Nov. 29, 1854, Calista Amanda Brown; a farmer, and livery-man, of Billerica, Mass. ; one son. 4461— GEORGE EDWIN STEARNS, b., Aug. 6, i860; a hotel-keeper, of BiHerica Center; md., Dec. 25, 1882, Helen Al. Proctor, b., Nov. 30, 1859, dau. of A. W. and Mary J. (Merriam) Proctor, of South BiHerica; three children. 4462— CHARLES EDWIN STEARNS, b., Mar. 11, 1884. 4463— ALBERT WARREN STEARNS, b., Jan. 26, 1885. 4464— MARY LOUISE STEARNS, b., Aug. i, 1890. 4465— JEROME CHARLES STEARNS (2481), b., 1842, son of Jerome Bonaparte and Betsy (Whitcher) Steams, of Charlestown, Mass.; served his apprenticeship at the har ness-maker's trade, in New York City. During the Civil 560 ISAAC STEARNS. War, he served as Sergeant, Co. E, Indpt. Battalion, N. Y. Inf. Vols., ?.lso in Co. E, N. Y. Vol. Regt. Engineers. He took part 'n twenty-eight regular engagements, was taken prisoner at Aikens Landing and confined in Libby Prison over six 'nonths He was a Captain in the regular army in the- Indiin wars under Gen. Custer, and had a severe scalp- wound i.iflicted by "Sitting Bull.' He md., Aug. 28, 1872, Caroline Augusta Estes, of Brock- toi,, A/.'ass.; d., Dec. 31, 1883, in Pembroke, Mass.; three children. 44/;^ELLA BESSIE STEARNS, b., July 14, 1873, in FaH River, Mass.; d.. May 28, 1874. 4 167— LESLIE ELLSWORTH STEARNS, b., Sept. 18, 1874, in So. Hanson; d., March 16, 1895. 4468— GEORGE EATON STEARNS, b., Mar. i, 1876, in South Hanson; a florist, by trade. During the Spanish- American War, he enhsted. Mar. 4, 1897, in "Battery D," 4th U. S. ArtiUery, then stationed at Fort Slocum, N. Y. ; wa transferred. Mar. 16, 1898, to "Battery G," 2nd U. S. ArtiUery; was discharged, July 23, 1898. He md.. May 25, i8g8, Mary Gilman, of Boston, Mass., where they reside. 446g— JOHN STEARNS JR. (2471), b., May 14, 1820, soi of John and Lydia (Smith) Stearns, of Gurnee, III; md. Almira Augusta Shepard; one son. 4470— GEORGE ALBERT STEARNS, b.. Mar. 8, 1847; of Mason City, la.; md., and has one son. 4471— JOHN STEARNS, b., 1883. 4472— GEORGE KIMBALL STEARNS (24g4), b., Feb. 13, 1828, son of John and Lydia (Smith) Stearns, of Gurnee, 111.; md., Apr. 25, 1857, Cynthia Lisetta Vose, "of Mass. Yankee stock." He was a farmer, of Gurnee, III., who d. Sept., i8g2, of nervous prostration and consumption; two children. 4473— HARRY STEARNS, b., Aug. 26, 1858, in Gurnee, IH. ; a fluent writer, and a contributor to the Granite Monthly, and some of the Boston Daihes; d., Nov. 14, 1888; unm. EIGHTH GENERATION. 561 4474— ELMER PAINE STEARNS, b.. May i6, i860, in Gurnee, IH.; md., 1892, Alice E. Day; is Immigration Agent for Kern Co., Land Co., and Southern Pacific Co. He is a racy writer and energetic traveling man. 4475— HARRY DAY STEARNS, b., May ig, i8g3, in Ogden, Utah. 4476— LUKE STEARNS (2503), b., June 2, 1828, son of John and Abigail (Hartwell) Stearns, of Cavendish, Vt. ; md. Emily Gassett, and settled in Ludlow, Vt. ; a nursery-man, who has traveled extensively through the Eastern States; four children. 4477— HERMAN LUKE STEARNS, b., June 13, 1862, in Cavendish, Vt.; settled in Boston, Mass. 4478— HATTIE EFFIE STEARNS, b., Feb. 21, 1864; md. Charles E. Burpee, and settled in Springfield, Vt., where she d., July 12, 1885. 447g— ELLA ELMINA STEARNS, b.. May 15, 1868, in Putney, Vt. ; md. Harry G. Roby, and settled in Springfield, Vt; two children. — (a) — EHa Elmina Roby. (b) — Levi StearnSfRoby. 4480— ANNA ELLEN STEARNS, b., Jan. 21, 1877, in Chester, Vt. ; a resident of Ludlow, Vt. 4481— CHRISTOPHER WEBBER STEARNS (2504), b., Jan. 17, 1835, son of John and Abigail (Hartwell) Stearns, of Cavendish, Vt. ; md. Emma R. Hemenway, and settled in Cavendish, Vt. ; five children. 4482 — Herbert J. Stearns, b., Apr. 8, 1867, md., Aug. g, 1887, Emma M. Marshall, of East Calais, Vt. 4483— WILLIAM C. STEARNS, b., Feb. 23, 1869; md., Apr. 6, 1892, Nellie I. Pollard, of Ludlow, Vt. 4484— GEORGE A. STEARNS, b.. May 3, 1873; md., Sept. 26, 1894, Hattie D. Howe, of Ludlow, Vt. 4485— MALCOLM E. STEARNS, b.. May 17, 1875. 4486— INA G. STEARNS, b., Sept. 14, 1887. 562 ISAAC STEARNS. 4487— JOHN STEARNS (2506), b., Oct. 31, i8ig, son of Abel Jr. and Persis (Lawrence) Stearns, of Lunenburg, Mass.; a farmer, of Newton Center, Mass. He md. (i), Mary A. D. Parker, who d., Jan., 1842, in chUdbirth; md. (2), 1884, Mary C. Livermore; six chUdren. 4488— MARY ANNE PARKER STEARNS, b., Jan. 12, 1842; md., 1863, Levi Blethen, of South Boston, Mass.; two children. (a) — Anna Blethen, b., July 5, 1864; md., Jan. 12, 1887, Charles Rand; two chUdren. (b)— Helen L. Blethen, b., Aug. 18, 1866; md., Dec 18, i8go, Edwin Stanley; three children. 448g— ELLEN AUGUSTA STEARNS b., Dec. 3, 1845; md., 1873, Daniel W. Eagles, of Newton Center, Mass; four children. (a) — Flora Grace Eagles, b., Apr. 27, 1874. (b) — Eva Eliza Eagles, b., June i, 1878. (c) — Nettie Livermore Eagles, b., Feb. 5, 1880. (d) — Howard Alexander Eagles, b., Oct. 16, 1882. 44go— SARAH MARIA STEARNS, b., Dec. g, 1848; md., 1870, George E. Sanderson, of Medway, Mass.; two chUdren. (a) — Mary Agnes Sanderson, b., Apr. 20, 1871; md., Sept., 1889, Elwyn Ross, of Medway. (b) — John Gardiner Sanderson, b., Jan. 12, 1873. 4491— CHARLES CYRUS STEARNS, b., Oct 22, 1850; md., 1877, Mary Curran, and settled in Newton Center,' Mass.; two daughters. 4492— MARY PERSIS STEARNS, b., Sept. 13, 1878. 4493— MAUDE ETHEL STEARNS, b., Nov. 13, 1890. 44g4— HARRIET ADELAIDE STEARNS, b., Nov. 11, 1852; md., 1877, Sumner H. Clark, of Medway, Mass.; two chUdren. (a)— Gertrude Livermore Clark, b., Nov. 10, 1888. (b) — Raymond Stearns Clark, b., June 9, 1894. EIGHTH GENERATION. 563 4495— CLARA FRANCES STEARNS, b.. May ig, 1855; md. Benjamin Adey, of Newton Center, Mass. 44g6— OTIS STEARNS (2512), b., Dec 25, 1834., son of of Abel Jr. and Persis (Lawrence) Stearns, of Cavendish, Vt. ; a farmer, of Wethersfield, Vt., afterwards, of PerkinsviUe, Vt.; md., 1861, Helen Davis; five chUdren. 44g7— WALTER D. STEARNS, b., Sept. 12, 1862, in Cavendish, Vt.; md., Jan. 14, 1892, LilHan A. Watts; a salesman of Fitchburg, Mass. ; one daughter. 4498— BERTHA M. STEARNS, b., June i, i8g3. 44gg— FRED O. STEARNS, b., Sept. 25, 1864, in Cav endish, Vt. ; md. Hattie Jenkins, and settled in Perkins viUe, Vt. 4500— ANNA D. STEARNS, b., Jan. 31, 1867, in Wethersfield, Vt. ; md. C. N. ToHs, of PerkinsvUle, Vt. 4501— ADDIE M. STEARNS, b., Oct. 2, 1871, in Per kinsviUe, Vt. 4502— ARTHUR STEARNS, b., Jan. 14, 1882, in Per kinsvUle, Vt. 4503— DR. ISAAC HOLDEN STEARNS (253g), b., June 14, 1825, son of Isaac and Sarah (FiHebrown) Stearns, of Mansfield, Mass.; md.. Mar. 3, 1846, Catherine MiHer Guild, b., Sept. 15, 1822, dau. of Lewis Guild, of Braintree, Mass. Dr. Steams was surgeon in 22d Regt. Mass. Vols., diiring the Civil War, and afterwards, was surgeon in the Soldiers' Homes of Augusta, Me., and Milwaukee, Wis., also acting as Pension Agent, on account of his military experi ence. "When he took charge of the Soldiers' Home at Milwaukee, there were 109 men in bed; when the inspctors visited the place a few months later, only two men were con fined to their cots; as Health officer of Milwaukee, he served the city with marked skill, driving out all traces of the epi demic, small-pox, which prevailed when he took the office. Leaving the West for his native state, he commenced to practice medicine in Lynn, but the old soldiers crowded around him for assistance in securing pensions, until he was obliged to serve as Pension Medical Examiner. The Doctor 564 ISAAC STEARNS. had a fine residence in Cliftondale and passed away, sur rounded by friends, Sept. 6, 1897. He was ever just, kind, and hospitable, an independent thinker, whose death was lamented by a multitude of friends, for few men have been more popular." He had eleven children. 4504— FREDERICK WALDRON STEARNS, b., Jan. 8, 1847, in East Mansfield, Mass.; md. (i). May 7, 1873, Anna Clark Jones, who d., June 14, 1881, mother of three chUdren; md. (2), May, 1883, Airs. Katie (Fogherty) Ney, and settied in Milwaukee, Wis. ; a printer, and pubHsher of "The Union Signal," Secretary of Knights of Labor and prominent in the Printers' Union; seven children. 4505— ANNA MAUD STEARNS, b., Sept. 28, 1873, in Milwaukee. 4506— JANE ATHERLEE STEARNS, b., Sept. 4, 1875. 4507— ALICE IMOGENE STEARNS, b., Dec 7, 1877. 4508— HATTIE STEARNS, b., June 10, 1884. 4Sog— ALFRED HOLDEN STEARNS, b., Feb. 6, 1887. 4510— FLORENCE STEARNS, b., Dec. 7, 1889. 4511— HEPSIE STEARNS, b.. Mar. ig, i8gi; d., July 24, i8gi. 4512— ADELLA HOLDEN STEARNS, b., June 5, i84g, in Canton, Mass.; a resident of Milwaukee, Wis. 4513— ALICE IMOGENE STEARNS, b., Nov. 10, 1850, in Abington, Mass.; md.. May 7, 1873, James Thomas Burns, M. D., who was a soldier in a New York Regt., during the Civil ¦War. They settled in Brainerd, Minn., where Dr. Burns d., Jan. 28, 1875, being the first person buried in that town. His widow settled on Government land, in Florence, Oregon, and has been elected Mayor of the city. (a) — Jamie A. Burns, b., Apr. 16, 1875, in Milwaukee, Wis.; d., Apr. 27, 1883, in Marlboro, Mass. 4514— IDANELLE STEARNS, b., Aug. i, 1853, in Abington, Mass.; md., Nov. 8, 1871, Samuel C. Thompson, of Stoneham, Mass. ; settied in St. Paul, Minn. She d., Oct., i8g8; one daughter. George F. Stearns. Lutie E. Stearns. EIGHTH GENERATION. 565 (a)— Idanelle Thompson, b., July 30, 1893, in St. Paul, Minn. 4.515— SARAH MINONA STEARNS, b., July 5, 1855, in Abington, Mass.; md., Dec. 6, 1879, Robert C. Fitts, of Leverett, Mass. Mrs. Fitts is a United States Pension Claim Attorney, and holds the unique position of being the only woman regularly employed on the stump, by a state political committee, in Wisconsin; two children. (a) — Roy Field Fittts, b., Mar. 4, 1881, in MUwaukee, Wis. (b) — Minona Louise Fitts, b., Apr. 5, 1887, in Saratoga, N.Y. 4516— GEORGIA AUGUSTA STEARNS, b., Sept. 18, 1857, in Augusta, Ga., whence her name; d., July 11, 1858, in Augusta, Ga. 4517— KATHRYN ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., June 15, i860, in Stoughton, Mass.; md., Aug. 10, 1878, "WiHiam Hunter Maher, of MUwaukee, Wis. ; a very talented woman. 4518— NELLIE GENEVA STEARNS, b., Apr. 4, 1862, at Stoughton, Mass.; md., Jan. 14, 1886, Harvey Conklin Deacon, of West Bend, Ind., who d., Aug. 16, 1896, at Alma, Mich. Their home was in Chicago, 111. 4519— MINTIE GREEN STEARNS, b., Jan. 14, 1864; md., Mar. 31, 1883, Herman Humphrey Field, of Chicago, IH. ; an artist, beloved for her benevolence. 4S20— GEORGE SCOTT STEARNS, b., Julv 7, 1865; d., July 8, 1865. 4521— LUTIE EUGENIA STEARNS, b., Sept. 13, 1866, Librarian of Public Library, at Milwaukee, Wis., and Librarian Commissioner of the State of Wisconsin, receiving her appointment from the GoV-ernor. 4522— REV. GEORGE FREDERIC STEARNS (2540), b,, Oct. I, 1826, son of Isaac and Sarah (Fillebrown) Stearns, of Mansfield, Mass.; a portrait painter, afterwards, a minister of the New Jerusalem, later a missionary of the Mass. New Church Association. He md., Apr. 25, 1855, Louisa Shaw, 566 ISAAC STEARNS. of Sudbury, Mass.; ten chUdren. Mrs. Stearns d.. Mar. 20, igoi, at Mansfield, Mass., in the seventieth year of her age. 4523— GEORGE HERMON STEARNS, b., Feb. 10, 1856, in Mansfield, Mass.; grad. Harv. CoU., 1878; CivU En gineer with Boston Bridge Co., of Boston, Mass. 4524— SARAH LOUISA STEARNS, b.. Mar. 5, 1858; md., 1880, A. E. Brown, of Lakewood, O., where their chil dren were born; five children. (a) — Pearl Olivet Brown, b., Oct. i, 1881, (b) — Eben Hermon Brown, b., Apr. 14, 1884. (c) — Louis Carmel Brown, b., Mar. 22, 1886. (d) — 'Dora Brown, b., Jan. 8, i88g; d., Jan 16, i88g. '(e) — Rachel Brown, b.. May 22, i8go. 4525— JOHN ALDEN STEARNS, b., Apr. 27, i860; d., 1862, in Riverhead, Long Island, N. Y. 4526— GENEVIEVE STEARNS, b.. Mar. 7, 1862; md., and had four chUdren. 4527— Arabella stearns, b.. Mar. 30, 1864; md., 1884, C. C. Mason, of Cleveland, O.; four children. (a) — Genevieve Mason, b., Dec. 8, 1885. (b) — 'Charles Frederic Mason, b., Aug. 22, 1887. (c) — Edith Riley Mason, b.. May 12, 1889. (d) — ^Paul Jones Mason, b.. Mar. 12, 1892; d., Apr. 15, 1893. 4528— WINIFRED STEARNS, b., Nov. 16, 1866; md., 1890, H. R. Fisher, of Mansfield, Mass.; two daughters. (a) — ^Mary Winifred Fisher, b., Aug. 28, 1891. (b) — ^MUdred Stearns Fisher, b., Nov. 16, i8g2. 452g— GRACE STEARNS, b., June 28, i86g; md., i8gi, Ira J. Selee, of Mansfield, Mass. ; one son. (a) — .John Alden Selee, b., Apr. 8, i8g2. 4530— MIRIAM STEARNS, b., June 6, 1871. 4531— LOUIS CARMEL STEARNS, b., June 23, 1874. EIGHTH GENERATION. 567 4532— OLIVE STEARNS, b., Feb. 13, 1876; d., Feb. 25, 1876, at Philadelphia, Pa. 4533— ORANGE SCOTT STEARNS (2543) b., Feb. 26, 1835, son of Isaac and Sarah (FiHebrown) Stearns, of Mans field, Mass.; served as private and sergeant in Co. C, 2gth Regt. Mass. Vols., during the CivU War, from 1861 to 1865. His death from consumption, Aug. 25, 1870, was attributed to disease contracted in the service. He md., 1865, Edna Maria Shaw, and settled in East Mansfield, Mass.; three chUdren. 4534— ARTHUR BRICKMAN STEARNS, b.. May 26, 1866. 4535— ANABEL STEARNS, b., Jan. g, 1868. 4536— WALTER SCOTT STEARNS, b., Apr. 16, 1870. 4537— WILLIAM LOWELL STEARNS (2547), b., Nov. 6, 1833, son of WiHiam and Nancy (Walker) Stearns, of Mansfield, Mass.; md. Mar. 22, 1855, CaroHne Wilbur Buck, b.. Apr. 24, 1837; six children. 4538— RUTH AUGUSTA STEARNS, b., Feb. 10, 1856; md., Nov. 20, 1872, Alphonso Tudal FuHer; four chUdren. (a) — AdeUe Augusta Fuller, b., Nov. 5, 1873; d., Sept. 29, 1891. (b) — Clinton Linwood Fuller, b., Sept. 3, 1876. (c) — Blanche Genevieve FuHer, b., Oct. 4, 1878. (d) — Leon Elwood FuHer, b., Sept 17, 1881. 4539— MARY ELLA STEARNS, b., Dec. 14, 1857. 4540— HENRY LOWELL STEARNS, b., Apr. 25, 1862; md., Oct. 15, 1884, EHa WeHs, b., Feb. 7, 1865, in Hartford, Conn.; one son. 4541— BENJAMIN LOWELL STEARNS,- b., Oct. 31 1887. 4542— CAROLINE GERTRUDE STEARNS, b. Jan. 18, 1867; md., June 20, 1888, George W. D. Holt. (a) — Harold Lowell Holt, b., Nov. 13, 1890. (b) — ^Clara Holt, b., June 20, 1892. 568 ISAAC STEARNS. 4543_SUSAN ADA STEARNS, b., June 29, i86g. 4544_CHARLES HERBERT STEARNS, b., Apr. 26, 1871. 4545— CHARLES IRVIN STEARNS (2562), b., Apr. 28, 1838, son of Albert Irvin and Rhoda (Jacobs) Stearns, of Bloomington, 111.; md., Jan. ig, 1862, Georgette A. Burgess, of Paw Paw, Mich., where he d., Jan. 25, 1877, and we have no record of children. 4546— BENJAMIN FRANKLIN STEARNS (2563), b., Aug. 28, 1842, son of Albert Irvin and Rhoda (Jacobs) Stearns, of "Westfield, IH.; md., Dec. 13, 1866, Agnes FuH, of Chattanooga, Tenn. They lived, for a time, in Aberdeen, South Dak., where he attained considerable political prom inence; a druggist, by profession; removed to MinneapoHs, Minn. Their four children were born in Paw Paw, Mich. 4547— NEENAH VIOLA STEARNS. 4548— BEULAH FANNIE STEARNS. 454g— HATTIE BELLE STEARNS. 4550— BURTON FULL STEARNS. 4551— BUELL STEARNS (2570), b., Apr. 30, 1821, son of David Johnson and Polly (Barnum) Stearns, of Ridge- ville, O.; md., Apr. 7, 1845, EHzabeth H. Perry, and settled in Coe Ridge, Cuyahoga Co., O.; seven chUdren. 4552— EMMA JANE STEARNS, b., Nov. 25, 1845; md. Francis B. Harrison, of Coe Ridge. 4553— ALMEDA C. STEARNS, b., Dec. 13, 1847; md.. Dr. R. A. Watson, of Mich. 4554— JOHNSON DAVID STEARNS, b., Dec. 4, 1850; md., Feb. ig, 1872, Jennie Stephenson, and settied first in Coe Ridge, afterwards, in Ridgeville, O.; two children. 4555— CHARLES D. STEARNS, b., Aug. 26, 1875. - 4556— ORSA STEVENSON STEARNS, b., Oct. 31 1877. ^ ' 4557— HARRY DUANE STEARNS, b., July g, 1853; EIGHTH GENERATION. 569 md., Feb. ig, 1878, Sarah Welton, and settied at Olmsted Falls, O.; one daughter. 4558— DELLA M. STEARNS, b., Apr. g, 1884. 4559— ODELL DAVID STEARNS, b., Aug. 24, 1856; mid.. Mar. 26, 1884, Anna Fitch, and settled at Olmsted, O.; one daughter. 4560-HAZEL STEARNS, b., Feb. 28, 1885. 4561— FRANK L. STEARNS, b., Dec. 24, i860, in Coe Ridge, O.; a plumber, by trade, who went to Fort Worth, Texas, May i, 1884. 4562— KATE M. STEARNS, b., Nov. 18, 1863; md., Archie EUiott. 4563— WILLARD STEARNS (2571), b., Jan. 4, 1823, so.) of David Johnson and PoHy (Barnum) Stearns, of Olm sted, O.; md., Aug. 18, 1844, Mary Maria Stevens, and settled in Olmsted, Ohio; fourteen chUdren. 4564— EBER STEARNS, b., Oct 10, 1845; d., Apr. 4, 1865. 4565— ADALINE STEARNS, b., Jan. 4, 1847; md. Edwin Bunce. 4566— EMELINE STEARNS, b., F^b. 16, 1848; d., Aug. 25, i84g. 4567— ANGELINE STEARNS, b., July 2g, i84g; md. Edward E. Carpenter. 4568— CAROLINE STEARNS, b.. Mar. 14, 185 1; md. Charles Geiger. 456g— EDWIN JAMES STEARNS, b., Aug. 27, 1852; md., Jan. i, 1877, Nettie May Stearns (4606), and settled in Cleveland, O. ; two daughters. 4570— LILLIAN ANNA STEARNS, b., Feb. 7, 1885. 4571- GLADYS ESTELLE STEARNS, b., Aug. 24, i8gi. 4572— MARY E. STEARNS, b., Oct. 14, 1854; a resident of Ridgeville, O. 570 ISAAC STEARNS. 4573— HARRIET L. STEARNS, b., Oct. 7, 1856; md. Charles H. Leach. 4574— MARTHA I. STEARNS, b., Dec. 4, 1858; md. Curtis Webster. 4575— ADA B. STEARNS, b., Sept. 28, 1861; md. John Hall. 4576— WILLIAM STEARNS, b., Oct. 18, 1864; of Ash tabula, O. 4577— LUCY I. STEARNS, b.. May 7, 1867; of Olm sted, O. 4.578— GEORGE L. STEARNS, b.. Mar. 5, 1869; of Olm sted, O. 4579— NEWTON B. STEARNS, b., Feb. 11, 1872; d., Apr. 2, 1 881. 4580— HIRAM J. STEARNS (2574), b., Apr. 11, 1829, son of David Johnson and PoHy (Barnum) Stearns, of Olm sted, O.; md., Dec. 8, 1853, Corintha Terrell. He was a tailor by trade, and so crippled that he could not enlist at the time of the CivU War, but acted as sutler in i82d Regt., IH. Vols., and afterwards, with 187 th Regt. 111. Vols., to the close of the war. His own words were, "I did all in my power for the Union;" three children. 4581— ELLA STEARNS, b., Nov. 10, 1854, in RidgeviUe, O.; md. H. Melvin Mease, of Freeport, IH.; two children. 4582— EDWARD B. STEARNS, b. Aug. 26, 1862; d., Jan. 12, 1868. 4583— ARABELLA STEARNS, b., Aug. 26, 1868; unm. 4584— HEMAN STEARNS (2575), b., Apr. 19, 1832, son of David Johnson and Polly (Barnum) Stearns, of Olm sted, O.; md., Sept. 25, 1859 Anne Briggs; d., Sept. i, 1881, in Elyria, Ohio; one son. 4585— ROBERT L. STEARNS, b., Aug. 11, 1874. 4586— ELIJAH THOMPSON STEARNS (2500), b., Jan. 2, 1825, son of Vespasian and Priscilla (Thompson) Stearns, EIGHTH GENERATION. 571 of Olmsted, O.; md. Mar. 9, 1845, Mary L. Stevens; d., July 19, 1892, at Portland, Mich.; eight chUdren. 4587— ADELAIDE MARY STEARNS, b., Oct. 4, 1846; md. Erastus Waite. 4588— HENRY LEWIS STEARNS, b., Jan. 11, i84g, in Olmsted, O.; md., Apr. g, 1871, Mary Trim, and settled at Roxam, Mich.; two daughters. 458g— EMMA JOSEPHINE STEARNS, b.. Mar. 3, 1872; md. Harley Holmes. 45go— JENNIE EDNA STEARNS, b., Feb. 3, 1884. 4591— HESTER PRISCILLA STEARNS, b., Oct. 14, 1851. 4592— EMELINE STEARNS, b., Mar. 18, 1854. 4593— EDNA FLORENCE STEARNS, b., Apr. 9, 1856. 4594— CAPITOLA LEVINA STEARNS, b., Jan. 18, 1858; md. Lowell Robinson. 4595— HELENA LUCRETIA STEARNS, b., Feb. 4, 1864; md. WiHiam H. Holmes. 4596— NELLIE ESTELLE STEARNS, b., Jan. 12, 1866; md. J. H. Fisk. , 4597— GARDNER STEARNS (2587), b.. Mar. 6, 1827, son of EUiott and Aurilla (Thompson) Stearns, of Olmsted, O.; md. (i), June 6, 1852, Maria Huntoon; md. (2), Kate Edwards; settled at Olmsted, O. He served four years as private, during the Civil War, and lost an arm in the battle of BentonvUle, S. C; seven children; d., Sept. 23, i89g. 45g8— EDWARD G. STEARNS, b., Apr. 17, 1853; d., Apr. 8, 1856. 4599— EVA M. STEARNS, b.. Sept i, 1855; md. (i), H. C. Barnum; md. (2), C. E. Hitchcock. 4600— AURILLA L. STEARNS, b., Jan. 18, 1858; md. Levi Rumage. 4601— HATTIE E. STEARNS, b., Sept. 8, 1862; d., Apr. I, 1864. 572 ISAAC STEARNS. 4602— PHILENA A. STEARNS, b., Nov. 28, 1867; md. J. G. Campbell. 4603— IRENE STEARNS, b., Sept. 11, 1870. ) ^^j^^g 4604— LO RENE STEARNS, [ Irene Stearns md. J. H. Burton. Lorene Stearns d., 1871. 4605— EDMUND STEARNS (2589), b., Jan. 14, 183 1, SOI of Elliott and Aurilla (Thompson) Stearns, of Olmsted, O.; md., Aug. i, 1852, Anna J. Marsh, and settled at Olm sted, O.; three children. 4606— NETTIE MAY STEARNS, b., Apr. 8, 1856; md., Ja: I, 1877, Edwin James Stearns (456g), of Cleveland, O.; two daughters. 4607— ARTHUR ADELBERT STEARNS, b., July 18, 1858, in Olmsted, O.; A. B., Buchtel CoH., i87g; A. M., Buchtel Coll., 1882; LL. B., Harv. Coll., 1882; admitted to practice of law, 1882; md., Nov. 21, 1888, LiHian Grant Platt, and settled in Cleveland, O. We wish to express our appre ciation of the clear and scholarly manner in which Mr. A. K. Stearns has communicated to us the records of this branch of the family. He commenced where Dr. Bond stopped. with EHphalet of the fifth generation, and has furnished nearly all that we know of his grandfathers descendants; three children. 4608— ELLIOTT EDMUND STEARNS, b., Oct. 7, 1891. 4609— HELEN HODGE STEARNS, b., Nov. it, 1892. 4609 1-2— DOROTHY DORIS STEARNS, b., Feb. 20, igoo. 4610— GILBERT EUGENE STEARNS, b., Oct. 11, 1868; d.) Jan. 20, i86g. 461 1— ASHER STEARNS (25g6), b., Jan. 14, 1832, son of Elijah Jr. and Wealthy (Usher) Stearns, of Olmsted, O.; md., June 29, 1871, Emily Helen Fitch, and settled at Olm sted, O.; four children. Arthur A. Stearns. EIGHTH GENERATION. 573 4612— MABEL MARIA STEARNS, b., Jan. 7, 1872. 4613— LORING BURTON STEARNS, b., June 22, 1874; d.. Mar. 24, 1875. 4614— SABIA MYRTILLA STEARNS, b.. Mar. 6, 1877. 4615— BESSIE FITCH STEARNS, b.. May 4, 1881. 4616— PHINEAS STEARNS (2635), b., in Indiana, son of Clark and Irene (Fuller) Stearns, of Canton, IH. ; a farmer of IHinois, who md. Mary Cochrane. During the Civil War, he served in 103d Regt, 111. Vols.; four children. 4617— CELIA STEARNS. 4618— MATTIE STEARNS. 46ig^CLARK STEARNS. 4620— NELLIE STEARNS. 4621— ALEXANDER W. STEARNS (2653), b., i84g, son of Jefferson Gould and Jane (Wilson) Stearns) of Illinois; during the Civil 'War, was a soldier under Gen. Sherman, in his famous "March to the Sea;" an editor and newspaper man, of El Dorado, Mo. Have been unable to get his family record. 4622— EDMUND B. STEARNS (265g), b., 1861, son of Jefferson Gould and Jane (Wilson) Stearns, of Western Illinois; removed with his father to Kansas, in 1870, and was brought up on a Western farm; md., 1883, Maude MaxweH, and went to Wichita, Kas., where he took up the business of an engraver; three chUdren. 4623— MINNIE STEARNS, b., 1885. 4624— JEFFERSON STEARNS, b., 1888. 4625— FANNIE STEARNS, b., i8go; d., i8g4. 4626— DR. ABDELLAH MERRITT STEARNS (2665) b., Feb. 2, 1845, son of Harrison and Amanda (Russell) Stearns, of Towanda, Kas.; md.. May 12, 1866, Abigail J. Dorrance, b., Apr. 8, 1846. He is a homeopathic phy sician of Essex, la., first known to us by his boyish name of "DeH Stearns;' six children. 574 ISAAC STEARNS. 4627— NELLIE MAY STEARNS, b., June 5, 1867; md., Apr. 30, 1884, James W. Donnell, of Blair, Neb.; six chHdren. (a) — Lida Lenore Donnell, b., Apr. 16, 1885. (b) — Fay Donnell, b., May 20, 1887. (c) — Agnes DonneU, b., Feb. 2, 1889. (d) — Mabel DonneU, b., Mar. 19, i8gi. (e) — Robert DonneU, b., July 6, i8g4. (f) — Harriet DonneU, b., June 5, 1897. 4628— LULU STEARNS, b., Feb. 27, 1869; md., Sept. 12, 1893, Robert A. Sanderson, of Essex, la.; one dau. (a) — AbigaU Hortense Sanderson, b., Apr. i, 1896. 462g— EDWIN CLARENCE STEARNS, b., June 25, 1872; settled in Omaha, Neb. 4630— KATHARINE CELESTE STEARNS,, b., Feb. 2, 1876; of Essex, la. 4631— DAISY MILDRED STEARNS, b., Jan. 5, 1883; of Essex, la. 4632— FLOYD DORRANCE STEARNS, b., June 20, 1887. 4633— WALES D. STEARNS (2666), b., 1847, son of Harrisoii and Amanda (Russell) Stearns, of Towanda, Kas. ; md. Ida Waite, and settied in Kas. He was kUled, i8g4, being thrown under a train; both legs were cut off above the knees and he died in a few hours; four chUdren. 4634— MAY STEARNS. 4635— CLAUDE STEARNS. 4636— EDNA STEARNS. 4637— LEE STEARNS. 4638— JOHN WILLIAM STEARNS (2687), b., Feb. i, 1855, in Osceola, Mo., son of Stinson S. and Minerva (Reed) Stearns, of Fayetieville, Ark.; md., Dec. 25, 1887, Mattie C. Prather, of Portland, Ore. He went to the state of Wash ington in 1884, from Arkansas, as agent for the North- WUHs D. Stearns. Dwight W. Stearns. EIGHTH GENERATION 575 western Manufacturing and Car Co., of Stillwater, Minn.; became Chief Examiner of Loans for the Lombard Invest ment Co., of Kansas City, Mo.; then organized and started t!.e First Bank of Tekoa, in Tekoa, Whitman Co., Wash., and has had charge of it from its beginning. He was ap pointed Regent of the Washington Agricultural CoHege and School of Science, in i8g3; re-appointed in i8g5; has been Secretary of Tekoa Mercantile Co., since 1891 ; one son. 4639 — Glenn Warwick Stearns, b., Dec. 8, 1889, in Walla Walla, Wash. 4640— DWIGHT WEBSTER STEARNS (2724), b., Jan. 28, 1830, son of John and Esther (Webster) Stearns, of Hins dale, N. H.; md. (i), 1857, Hannah Smith, of Winchester, N. H., who d ., July 28, 1870; md. (2), Sept. 28, 1871, Eliza beth Smith, of Chesterfield, N. H. He was bom and always lived in Hinsdale, N. H., where he served as selectman for eighteen years, and represented the town in the State Legis lature; five children. 4641— EDDA E. STEARNS, b., July 4, 1858; md., Sept. 7, 1880, Frank R. Stratton, of Northfield, Mass.; settled in Keene, N. H. 4642^NELLIE A. STEARNS, b., Oct. 17, 1859; md., 1 88 1, Fred A. Adams, of South Vernon, Vt., where they re side; one dau. (a) — Marion Adams, b., 1882. 4643— DORA A. STEARNS, b., Apr. 12, 1861 ; md., 1879, Ernest E. Stratton, of Northfield, Mass. ; settled in Hinsdale, N. H. ; two children. (a)— Ida Stratton, b., 1880. (b)— Eva Stratton, b., 1883. 4644— JOHN W. STEARNS, b., 1863; d., 1865. 4645— WILLIS D. STREANS, b., Aug. 29, 1868; md., iSgo, Lizzie Gamble, of St. Stephens, N. B. Their home is in Hinsdale, N. H., where he is one of the Board of Select men; two sons. 4646— CLIFFORD D. STEARNS. 576 ISAAC STEARNS. 4647— SIDNEY W. STEARNS. 4648— FRANCIS NATHANIEL STEARNS (2737), b., Nov. 20, 1838, son of Nathaniel and Sarah (Phelps) Stearns, of Providence, R. I.; md.. May 12, i85g, Josephine Wales,. of Pawtucket, R. I. They made their home in Providence,, R. I., where he was in business; eight chUdren. 464g— WALTER NATHANIEL STEARNS, b., Oct. 12, i860, in Providence, R. I.; d., Aug. 7, 1861. 4650— MABEL AUGUSTA STEARNS, b., Dec. 3, 1862;- md., Dec. 10, 1883, Victor E. Hammond, of Providence, R. I., where they settled. 4651— FRANCIS NATHANIEL STEARNS JR., b., Sept. 25, 1865; a jeweler, of Providence, R. I. 4652— SAMUEL WALES STEARNS, b.. Mar. 13, 1868;. a jeweler, of Providence, R. I. 4653— SARAH ESTHER STEARNS, b., Feb. 15, 1870; of Providence, R. I. 4654— JOHN STEARNS, b., Dec i, 1871; a pharmacist, of Providence, R. I. 4655— IDA JOSEPHINE STEARNS, b., Mar. 23, 1874, in Providence, R. I., where she d ., Nov. 18, 1877. 4656— FREDERIC ARTHUR STEARNS, b., Dec. 4, 1878; of Providence, R. I. 4657— HENRY KENT STERNS (277g), b., Nov. 12, 1822, son of Peter 3d. and Sophia (Wood) Stearns, of West ford, Vt. ; md., 1845, Luthera Gibbs, dau. of David and Ruby Farnsworth) Gibbs; a farmer, of Edgerton, Kent Co., Mich. Prior to 1878, they resided in Westford, Vt., where their children were born; six children. 4658— HOMER B. STERNS, b. about 1850; of Edger ton, Mich.; unm. 465g— HENRY F. STERNS, b. about 1855; md., Anna WUmarth; settled in Edgerton, Mich. 4660— WILBUR K. STERNS, b. about i860; md., 1893,. EIGHTH GENERATION. 577 JuHa Hunting; a carpenter, contractor and builder, of Grand Rapids, Alich. ; two children. 4661— HARRY H. STERNS, b., Jan. 3, i8g4, in Court- land, Kent Co., Mich. 4662— JENNIE M. STERNS, b., Sept. 14, 1895, in Grand Rapids, Alich. 4663— CHARLES P. STERNS, b., Apr. 11, 1861; a re porter and sketch-writer, of ChiHicothe, O.; md., Oct. 30, 1892, Hannah EUa Porter, dau. of Asa Porter. 4664 CHARLOTTE C. STERNS, md. Leonard Stoner, of Courtland, Mich. 4665— ADELBERT L. STERNS, of Edgerton, Mich. 466^RUFUS WOOD STEARNS (2780), b., Apr. 18, 1824, son of Peter 3d. and Sophia (Wood) Stearns, of Fair- rax, Vt. ; a farmer, of Fairfax; md., Dec. i, 1857, Sarah Eunice Scott, b., Dec. 13, 1827, who d., Dec. 6, 1892, in Cambridge, Vt.; three children. 4667— EUNICE SCOTT STEARNS, b.. Mar. i, 1859, in Fairfax, Vt.; md., June 26, 1881, John H. Cook, of Cam bridge, Vt., b., Dec. 18, 1858, who was a farmer, of North 'UnderhiU, Vt. 4668— AMOS SCOTT STEARNS, b., Aug. 10, 1865, in Fairfax, Vt. ; md., Sept. 28, 1887, Carrie J. Jackson, b., Oct. 30, 1868. Mr. Stearns was a farmer, of Jeffersonville, Vt. ; two children. 4669— ELSIE MAY STEARNS, b., Dec. 5, i8go. 4670— WALLACE A. STEARNS, b., Feb. 24, i8g2. 4671— VIOLA E. STEARNS, b., Oct 2g, 1875; md., Oct. 29, 1890, in Westford, Vt. Oscar W. Pettee, b., Jan. 10, 1866, a farmer of Greenboro, Vt. 4672— DORAN HARDING STEARNS (27g3), b., No\. 3, 1841, son of Joseph MerriH and Phila (Smith) Stearns, of Lincoln, Vt.; md. (i), Feb. 14, 1866, Emma J. GUham, of Fredericksburg, Va.; separated from first wife and went West to Portland, Ore., leaving wife and two sons 578 ISAAC STEARNS. in Fredericksburg, Va. Mr. Stearns traveled extensively as a newspaper correspondent, and, afterwards, became en gaged in Brokerage Stocks, &c., and was a dealer in Fruit- land, in Portland, Ore., and in Vancouver, Wash. He md. (2), 1876, Clara Duniway, of Portland, Ore., who d., 1886, leaving one son; md. (3), 1887, A. Ella Stoughton, of Port land, Ore. Mr. Stearns was a soldier of the Civil War, en- Hsting, Aug., 1861, in Berdan's Sharpshooters of Vt., under Capt. Weston, and serving three years; was captured by the Confederates, May, 1864; was taken to a Southern prison, but paroled, Nov., 1864. "He served as a private soldier in the battles, marches and campaigns of the Army of the Po tomac, during the Peninsular Campaign; was transferred to thf Medical Dept. as Hospital Steward, and was very efficient in caring for the sick and wounded; was Commander of the G A. R. Post, which welcomed Gen. Grant to Portland, Ore., when one his tour around the world, the Post giving a ban quet and dining with the General." Mr. Steams' sons in Fredericksburg, Va., were cared for by a faithful mother and grand-mother until able to support themselves, and by hon esty, sobriety, industry and integrity, have won positions in the community where they live, that reflect credit to them. Their mother lives with one or the other, and is independent of both. 4673— EDGAR WALKER STEARNS, b., Feb. 2, 1867, in Washington, D. C. ; a dry-goods merchant, of Fredericks burg, Va., where he owns his home; md., Aug. 13, i8go, Hattie M. Merchant, b., 1871, oldest dau. of Rufus B. Mer chant. Mr. Stearns is a member of the Methodist church and has been Supt. of the Sunday Schoool, which numbers two hundred and fifty; two children. 4674— JEANNETTE STEARNS, b., i8g2. 4675— GENEVIEVE STEARNS, b., i8g6. 4676-^FRANK PERCIVAL STEARNS, b., Aug. 3, 1868, in Washington, D. C; learned the carpenter's trade, graduated as an architect and builder, and, in connection with this business, has a planing and lathe shop. He md., Dec 24, i8go, Bettie T. Lewis, b., 1863, second dau. oi EIGHTH GENERATION. 579 Thomas Lewis; is a member of the Baptist Church, and ranks high in his line of business; three children. 4677— CORINNE STEARNS, b., i8g2. 4678— ADELLE STEARNS, b., i8g4. 467g— ALICE STEARNS, b., i8g6. By second wife. 4680— EARL D. STEARNS. By third wife. 4681— ETHELLA STEARNS, b., 1888. 4682— OSCAR LEVY STEARNS (281 1), b.. Sept 24, 1841, son of David Ebenezer and Fidelia (Cannon) Steams, of Tyler, IH.; md., Oct. 29, 1868, Sarah McManus, of Jack son Co., Ore., where they made their home; four children. 4683— CARRIE E. STEARNS, b., Oct 6, 1869; a dress maker, of Portland, Ore. 4684— ROSA B. STEARNS, b., Dec. 29, 1874; wUh her father at Talent, Jackson Co., Ore. 4685— FRED A. STEARNS, b., June i, i87g. 4686--MURTREE E. STEARNS, b., May 2g, 1883. 4687— ORSON AVERY STEARNS (2812), b., Jan. g, 1843, son of David Ebenezer and Fidelia (Cannon) Stearns, of Tyler, 111.; a farmer and stock-raiser, of Klamath Falls, Ore.; md. (i). May 17, 1873, Margaret J. Riggs, of Sacra mento, Cal. During the Civil War, Mr. Stearns was ist. Sergeant in Co. I, First Regt., Oregon Inf. Vols., enlisted Nov. 17, 1864; mustered out, July ig, 1867. "He was also a Republican member of Oregon Legislature, in 1880, being one of the first settlers in that portion of southeastern Ore gon, lying east of the Cascade Range of mountains. He located there, in 1867, immediately after being mustered out of the volunteer service, and before the Klamath and Modoc Indians, who then occupied the country, were confined to their reservation. Farming, with stock-raising, has been his occupation ever since, on the original farm first located, so that he is, now, the oldest settler, in point of time, in south- 580 ISAAC STEARNS. eastern Oregon." He md. (2), Jan. 10, i8g7, Luella Sher man; three children. 4688— LESLIE O. STEARNS, b., Aug. 28, 1874. 468g— BLANCHE A. STEARNS, b.. May 27, 1878. 46go— EVA M. STEARNS, b., June 14, 1882. 46gi— NEWELL DOSKEY STEARNS (2813), b., Nov. 24, 1845, son of David Ebenezer and Fidelia (Cannon) Stearns, of Tyler, IH.; during the CivU War, was a private of Co. I, First Regt., Oregon Inf. Vols., and was mustered out, July ig, 1867. Mr. Stearns md., June 2g, 1876, Louisa Shoe maker; d., June 14, 1877, in San Francisco, Cal.; one chUd. 46g2— DAVID N. STEARNS, b.. May 2, 1877, in Kla math Co., Ore.; a carpenter, of Grant's Pass, Josephine Co., Ore.; md., Jan., 1898, CalHe S. Burns; one child. 4693— ALICE LEONA STEARNS, b., Sept. i, i8g8, at Selma, Ore. 46g4— PROF. JOHN WILLIAM STEARNS (2818), b., Aug. 10, i83g, son of Rev. Orrin Orlando and Nancy (Val entine) Stearns, of Sturbridge, Mass.; Harv. Univ., i860; md., Sept. 18, 1861, Florence E. Bloood, of Winona, Minn. They settled in Madison, Wis., where he became Director of the School of Education, and Prof, of Pedagogy and Philos ophy in the State University; an acknowledged authority in educational matters ; four children. 4695— FREDERIC WILLIAM STEARNS, b., Dec. 6, 1865, in Chicago, 111.; a lawyer, of San Diego, Cal.; of firm, Stearns & Sweet. He md., Aug. 30, 1893, Emma W. Drinker, of Portage, Wis. 46g6— FLORENCE AUGUSTA STEARNS, b., June 16, 1868, in Chicago, IH.; md. S. S. Cook, of MinneapoHs, Minn.; two sons. (a) — George Seymour Cook, b., Dec. 10, i8g8. (b) — Frederic Stearns Cook, b., June 30, igoo. 46g7— EUGENE STEARNS, d. in infancy. 4698— HAROLD STEARNS, d. young. John "W. Stearns. EIGHTH GENERATION. 581 46gg— CHARLES ARTHUR STEARNS (2823), b., Aug. I, 1844, son of Rev. Orrin Orlando and Nancy ("Valentine) Stearns, of Deerfield, N. H.; Chicago Univ., 1869; md., Sept. 9, 1872, Josephine A. Stowe, of Chicago, IH. He was a telegraph operator, at JanesviUe, Wis., afterwards engaged in teaching at Oceanside, Cal. ; two daughters. 4700— DELLA A. STEARNS, b., Feb. 27, 1875. 4701— ALICE J. STEARNS, b.. Mar. 15, 1880. 4702— SIDNEY SUMNER STEARNS (2832), b., Aug., 20, 1856, son of Rev. Myron Nfewell and Dorcas (Ray) Stearns, of Jackson Co., Ore.; farmer and stock raiser of Pineville, Ore.; md., Nov. 15, 1887, Frances E. Day; four children. 4703— LORA LOUISA STEARNS, b., Nov. 4, 1888. Twins. 4704— NORA FRANCES STEARNS, b., Nov. 4, 1888. 4705— CECIL BURMAN STEARNS, b., Sept 2g, 1890, at FareweU Bend, Ore. 4706— CAREY SUMNER STEARNS, b., Sept. 22, 1894. 4707— JOSEPH ORRIN STEARNS (2841), b., Oct. 15, 1855, son of Rev. Samuel Eastman and Susan (Whittaker) Stearns, of Oregon; md. Isa R. Smith, and was, for years, a leading real-estate dealer of WaHa Walla, Wash. He re moved to Waldport, Lincoln Co., Ore., where he became County Judge and County Commissioner, whUe indulging bis taste for farming; six children. 4708— EDWIN LORENZO STEARNS. 4709— JOSEPH ORRIN STEARNS JR. 4710— RALPH CLAYTON STEARNS. 471 1— EDITH ANNA STEARNS. 4712— ELISE MINERVA STEARNS. 4713— DAVID WHITTAKER STEARNS. 4714— WILLIAM STEARNS (2864), b.. Oct. 12, 1826, 582 ISAAC STEARNS. at Tully, N. Y., son of Alpheus and Mary A. (Sniffin) Stearns, of Onondaga Co., N. Y.; md., 1853, Elsie RandaH, of Ladoga, Wis., where they settled on a farm; three chil dren. 4715— EVA JANE STEARNS, b., 1856, at Ladoga, Wis. 4716— ALICE ELECTA STEARNS, b., 1861, at Ladoga, Wis. 47i7_DR. WILLIAM G. STEARNS, b., 1865, at La doga, Wis.; grad. North-Western Univ. Med. Coll., 1893; Prof, of Pathology N. W. U. Dental School, i8g4-i8g7^ Lecturer on Mental Diseases, N. W. U. Med. School, i8g7- 1901; Member of Nu Sigma Nu, and Psi Omega. He was Med. Superintendent of IH. Eastern Hospital for the Insane, at Kankakee, IH., 1897-1899; Prof, of Nervous and Mental Diseases in Chicago Clinical School, 1900-1901; Med. Di rector of Resthaven Sanatarium, Waukesha, Wis. He md., i8g7, Sara Grace Whitney. 4718— EDSON JABEZ STEARNS (2880), b., July 23, 1845, son of Jabez Talbot and OHve (Marsh) Stearns, of Cardiff, N. Y.; md., May 22, 1866, Frances A. Wooolsey, dau. of Henry and Sarah (Abbott) Woolsey, of Cardiff, N. Y. In 1878, they removed to Syracuse, N. Y., and he has ' been engaged in the Mantel, Tile, and Grate business since 1880. He spent about twelve years in the N. Y. National Guard, from which he retired with the rank of Major: joined the I. O. of O. F., in i86g, and has been honored by the order in many ways, being Pres. of the Odd FeHows' Tem ple Association, of Syracuse, N. Y. ; four chHdren. 4719— HENRY JABEZ STEARNS, b., July 23, 1869; md., Apr. 24, 1895, Laura D. Kaufman, of Syracuse, N. Y., where they made their home; one son. 4719 1-2— JOHN EDSON STEARNS, b., Oct. 3, i8g8. 4720— GEORGE B. STEARNS, b., Alar. 5, 1872; of Syra cuse, N. Y. 4721— SARAH OLIVE STEARNS, b., July 6, 1884; a student, of Syracuse, N. Y. 4722— CELIA A. STEARNS, b., Oct. g, 1886. "WiHiam Stearns. William G. Stearns. EIGHTH GENERATION. 583 4723— JOSEPH OLIVER STEARNS (2928^ b.. Tune 14, 1838, son of Charles Oliver and AdeHne (Eastman) Stearns, of SaHsbury Point, Mass. ; dealer in paints, oils, &c., at Amesbury, Mass.; md., Jan. i, 1867, Helen Louise Den nett, of Amesbury, who d., Mar. 25, 1874; one son. 4724— WILLIAM DENNET STEARNS, b., Oct. 25, 1867; md., Sept 18, 1889, Nettie Florence Gould, b., July 26, 1863; settled at HaverhiH, Mass.; four chUdren. 4725— HOWARD OLIVER STEARNS, b., Sept. 20, i8gi. 472^-^MILDRED FLORENCE STEARNS, b., Jan. 4, i8g3; d.. Mar. 14, i8g7, of scarlet fever. 4727— HELEN RACHEL STEARNS, b.. May 16, i8g5. 4728— RALPH STEARNS, b. and d., Nov. i, i8g7. 472g— WILLIAM EDGAR STEARNS (2g7o), b.. May 23, 1846, son of John Jr. and Maria (Coleman) Stearns, of Preston, Pa.; d., 1872; md., and settled in Pennsylvania; two children. 4730— JOHN K. STEARNS, of Stamsee, Wayne Co., Pa. • 4731— MINNIE STEARNS, md. Judson Lott, of Forest City, Pa. 4732— JAMES STEARNS (2g8i), b., Oct. 22, 1833, son of Amos and Elizabeth (McCool) Stearns, of Artie, De Kalb Co., Ind.; a miller, of St. Mary's, Kas.; md., 1853, Elizabeth Ward, and settled, 1870, in Kansas; four chUdren. 4733— OLIVE STEARNS, b., Jan. i, i860, in De Kalb Co., Ind.; d., June i, i860. 4734— STEPHEN AMOS STEARNS, b., Oct. 30, 1861, in De Kalb Co., Ind.; md. May Shaw, and settled in Helena, Ark., where he was Supt. of Water Works; one child. 4735— HELEN STEARNS, b., Nov. ig, i8gi, in Topeka, Kas. 4736— IDALIA STEARNS, b., Sept. 20, 1863; of St. Alary's, Kas. 584 ISAAC STEARNS. 4737— EDSON STEARNS, b., Sept. 23, 1865, in De Kalb Co., Ind.; d., Jan. 6, 1871. 4738— SILAS DAVIS STEARNS (2986), b., Sept. 9, 1835, son of Justus and Sarah (Davis) Stearns, of Wood Co., Ohio; md. (i), Apr. 7, 1859, Hannah Adelia Jordan, b., Aug. 21, 1839, and settled near Fostoria, O. She d., Nov. 16, 1875, and he md. (2), 1876, Jennie S. Newton, of Perrysburg, O. They lived near Deshler, O., then removed to Willapa, Wash., in i88g. He was a contractor and builder, and, dur ing the Civil War, served as Second Lieut., 185th Regt., O. Vol., Inf.; nine children. 473g— MERTIE STEARNS, b., Oct 10, i860, at Fos toria, O.; md., Apr. 22, i88g, at Leadville, Col., Wildman Murphy, Sec. of Leadville Y. M. C. A.; settled in Payson. Utah, and both engaged in teaching in the mission schools; one daughter. (a) — Iva DeH Murphy, b., i8go, in Leadville, Col. 4740— CELIA STEARNS, b., Jan. 10, 1862; d., Apr. 3, 1870. 4741— ROLAND STEARNS, b., Oct 10, 1872; d.. Mar. 26, 1873. 4742— HAROLD J. STEARNS, b., Aug. 15, 1874; of W^illapa, Wash. 4743— ROY N. STEARNS b. Aug. 20, 1877; student, at Portland, Ore. 4744— NETTIE BELLE STEARNS, b., Oct. 2, 1878, of 'Vl^'Ulapa, Wash. 4745— ARTHUR D. G. STEARNS, b., Sept. 24, 1880, at Argentine, Col. ; of Willapa, Wash. 4746— LUCIAN E. STEARNS, b., Oct. 7, 1882; of Willapa, Wash. 4747— RALPH B. STEARNS, b.. Sept 11, 1891, at Wil lapa, Wash . 4748— JOHN A. STEARNS (2988), b., July 6, 1839, son of Justus and Sarah (Davis) Stearns, of West Millsgrove, EIGHTH GENERATION. 585 O.; md., Jan., 1862, EHzabeth Myers, of Crawford Co., O., and settled at Bowling Green, O. During the CivU War, he served in Co. E, 144th Regt., O. Inf. Vols.; five chUdren. 4749— ELMER E. STEARNS, b., Nov. 20, 1862, in Wood Co., O.; md., 1887, Naomi Berringer, and settled, a stationary engineer, at Bays, O.; one daughter. 4750— FLORA B. STEARNS, b., Oct 10, 1888. 4751— WILLIAM S. STEARNS, b., Oct. 31, 1865; md. Minnie White. He is a farmer, of Wistoria, O. 4752— CHARLES G. STEARNS, b.. May 24, 1868; md. 1892, LiUie Lashaway; two chil. 4753— LAWRENCE STEARNS, b., Aug. 10, 1893. 4754— OLIVE STEARNS, b., 1895. 4755— FRANKLIN J. STEARNS, b., July 5, 1870; md., T894, Estella Parker. 4756— HELEN STEARNS, b., Jan. 7, i8g5. 4757— ALMA STEARNS, b., Sept. 8, 1872; d., Oct 2, 1873- 4758— JOSIAH H. STEARNS (2993), b., Nov. 8, 1851, son of Justus and Mary (HaH) Stearns, of Wood Co., O.; a prominent farmer, of Fostoria, O. He md. (i), Sept. 17, 1 87 1, Ella Wininger, who was the mother of five children. She d., Oct. 2, 1894, was buried in the Fostoria Cemetery, and Mr. Steams md. (2), Mar. 2, 1897, Mrs. Anna Coe, who had two children by a former husband. 4759_EMMA J. STEARNS, b., Dec 2g, 1874; of Fos toria, O. 4760— JOHN A. STEARNS, b., June 23, 1878. 4761— WILBUR H. STEARNS, b., Oct. 11, 1880; d., Dec. 4, i8g6. 4762— ALICE E. STEARNS, b., Apr. 14, 1884. 4763— J. JUDD STEARNS, b., Sept. 4, 1886. 4764— JOSEPH BENTON STEARNS <2gg4), b., July 586 ISAAC STEARNS. II, 1853, son of Justus and Mary (Hall) Stearns, of Wood Co., O. ; a farmer, near Weston, O., who md. Julia Wininger, and had seven children. 4765— ELECTA STEARNS. 4766— ALTHEA STEARNS. 4767— NORA STEARNS. 4768— MARY STEARNS. 4769— ADA STEARNS. 4770— CHAUNCEY STEARNS. 4771— MABEL STEARNS. 4772— JUSTUS DAWSON STEARNS (2gg5), b.. Sept I, 1854, son of Justus and Mary (Hall) Stearns, of Wood Co., O.; resides on the old farm, in the stone house which is known for miles around as a landmark. He md., Sept. 2, 1875, Sarah Keyes, and had six children. 4773— NELLIE STEARNS, b., June 27, 1876; md. A. Graham. 4774— ALICE STEARNS, b., 1878; d., 1881. 4775— SAMUEL STEARNS, b.. May 11, 1880. 4776— ALBERT B. STEARNS, b., Dec 17, 1882. 4777— SARAH A. STEARNS, b., Apr. g, 1885. 4778— PEARL STEARNS, b., Apr. 17, 1888. 4779— CHARLES D. STEARNS (2gg6), b., June 14, 1856, son of Justus and Mary (Hall) Steams, of Wood Co., O.; md., Apr. 13, 1878, Miss Courtney, and had five children. 4780— SYLVIA STEARNS, b., Jan. 22, i87g; md. Ed.. Yates. 4781— JAY STEARNS, b., Oct. 5, 1880. 4782— WILLIE STEARNS, b., Feb. g, 1882. 4783— ORRIN C. STEARNS, b., Nov. 23, 1883. 4784— HOWARD STEARNS, b., Sept. 10, 1886. EIGHTH GENERATION. 587 4785— WILSON E. STEARNS (2g97), b., Nov. 16, 1863, son of Justus and Mary (HaH) Stearns, of Wood Co., O. ; a farmer, of Weston, O.; md. Miss Bowers, and had six chil. 4786— LAURA STEARNS, d. in infancy. 4787— HERSCHEL STEARNS. 4788— BELLE STEARNS, d. in infancy. 4789— LEWIS STEARNS. 4790— FLORENCE STEARNS. 4791— FREDDIE STEARNS. 4792— JOHN J. STEARNS (2999), b., Feb. 1841, son of WiUiam and Catherine (Classon) Stearns, of Berrian Co., Alich.; md., Dec. i86g, Hester McCoy. He was a farmer, who settled first in Iowa, moved to Kansas in 1871, and to the state of Washington in i8go, then to Laramie, Wy., in i8g2; four children. 4793— WILLIAM H. STEARNS, b., Nov. 26, 1870; d., July 12, 1890. 4794- MAUD A. STEARNS, b.. Mar. 1872; d., Aug., 1877. 4795— EVA G. STEARNS, b.. May, 1874; md., Apr. 1891, and settled in Albany Co., Wyoming. 47g6— BLANCHE STEARNS, b, 1891; lives with her sister, in Wyoming. 4797— SPENCER M. STERNS (3024), b.. May 26, 1852, son of William Warren and Almira (Rogers) Sterns, of Ararat, Pa.; a plumber, of Saratoga Springs, N. Y. ; md., Sept., 1877, Ada C. Avery, and Hved, for seven years, in Norwich, Broome Co., N. Y. Mrs. Sterns d., Mar. 31, i8gi; five children. 47g8— ADA MABELLE STERNS, b., June 4, 1878, in Harrisburg, Pa. 4799— SUSIE M. STERNS, b., Jan. 31 1880, at Ararat, Pa.; d., Feb. 24, 1880. 588 ISAAC STEARNS. 4800— SUSIE AVERY STERNS, b.. Mar. 2, 1881, at Ararat, Pa. 4801— ALBERT SPENCER STERNS, b., Fdb. 21, 1883, at Norwich, N. Y. 4802— ALMIRA L. STERNS, b.. Mar. 19, 1886, at Nineveh, N. Y. 4803— LELAND ELROY STEARNS (3039), b., Oct. i, 1845, son of Edwin Ira and Mary A. (Tuttle) Stearns, of WUkesbarre, Pa.; born in Appleton, O.; a photographer, of Wilkesbarre, Pa.; md., Aug. 16, 1871, Ida Eldred, of Hones dale, Pa., dau. of James B. and Sarah (Polhemus) Eldred; seven children. 4804— JOSEPH LANGDON STEARNS, b., Dec. 4, 1872, in Honesdale, Pa.; settled at Titusville, Pa. 4805— JAMES ELDRED STEARNS, b. and d., 1874. 4806— EDWIN IRA STEARNS, b., Sept. 15, 1876, in Wilkesbarre, Pa.; in 1898, was coaching athletic team at Oberlin, O.; settied at PhUadelphia, Pa. 4807— SARAH ELDRED STEARNS, d. in infancy. 4808— HAROLD TUTTLE STEARNS, b., Oct. i, 1882, in Wilkesbarre, Pa. 4809— LELAND E. STEARNS JR., b., Oct 11, 1885. 48i(^MARY LOUISE STEARNS, b., Sept. 7, 1887. 481 1— STEPHEN BLAISDELL .STEARNS (3101), b., Apr. I, 1844, son of Henry BlaisdeH and Phoebe (Russell) Stearns, of Manchester, N. H.; an insurance dealer, of Man chester. He md., Nov. 28, 1872, IsabeHa Augusta Austin, of Hooksett, N. H. ; three children. 4812— HENRY BUTLER STEARNS, b., Oct. 17, 1873, in Manchester, N. H. ; a student, of Brown Univ. 4813— HIRAM AUSTIN STEARNS, b., Dec 7, 1875, in Manchester, N. H. ; a student, of Brown, Univ. 4814— RAY STEARNS, b., Sept. 19, 1879, in Manchester, N. H.; a student of the Manchester High Schoool. Lyman Al. Stearns. EIGHTH GENERATION. 589 4815— AUGUSTUS STEARNS (3103), b., July 26, 1832, son of Nathan and Polly (Martin) Stearns, of Goffstown, N. H.; a shoemaker, of Goffstown, and Lynn, Mass. He md., 1850, Sarah H. Emerson, b., Sept. 12, 1832, and d., 1884, in Goffstown; five children. 4816— ELLEN STEARNS, b., 1851, in Goffstown, N. H. 4817— MASON WILLIAM STEARNS, b.. Mar. 11, 1856, in Goffstown, N. H.; md. Emma R. Fletcher, and settled in New London, N. H.; three children. 4818— MARK STEARNS. 4819— NATHAN STEARNS. 4820-ESTHER STEARNS 4821— LYMAN MARSHALL STEARNS, b., Mar. 4, 1858, in Goffstown, N. H.; md. Alnora M. Chase, of London derry, N. H., and settled in West Derry, N. H. He is editor and publisher of Checker Books, and a professional player of what has been called our "National Game," having the rare gift of being able to play checkers, when bHndfolded. 4822— CARRIE ELIZABETH STEARNS, b.. Mar. 24, 1863, in Lynn, Mass.; md. H. F. Nutt, of West Derry, N. H. 4823— FRANK LESLIE STEARNS, b., Dec. 7, 1866, in Salem, Mass.; md. Abbie Farr, of Methuen, Mass., and has three children. 4824— HARRY STEARNS. 4825— JOHN STEARNS. 4826— BLANCHE STEARNS. 4827— THOMAS CLEMENT STEARNS (31 10), b., Sat urday, Sept. 2g, 1821, son of Elijah Jr. and Betsy L. (Clem ent) Stearns, of Manchester, N. H.; d., Sunday, Dec. 30, 1883, at Amoskeag, N. H. He was a prominent member of the old Manchester Brass Band, and its leader for a num ber of years in the old State MiHtia Musters in Goffstown. He was married, on Sunday, Sept. i 1850, by Rev. B. M. Tillotson, to Ruth Ann Page, b., Aug. 17, 1832; eight children. 590 ISAAC STEARNS. 4828— WILLIAM FRANKLIN STEARNS, b., June 2, 185 1, at Amoskeag, N. H.; md., Dec. g, 1883, by Rev. E. G. Selden, Clara Harwood. 482g— CAROLINE ELIZABETH STEARNS, b., Jan. g, 1853, at Amoskeag, ... H.; md., Nov. 8, 1872, by Rev. E. G. Selden, Sherman L. Flanders, of Goffstown, N. H. 4830— THOMAS EDWARD STEARNS, b., Jan. 22, 1854; d., July 14, 1872. 4831— CHARLES EDGAR STEARNS, b., Aug. 17, 1855, in Amoskeag, N. H.; an edge tool maker, by trade, who worked with the Amoskeag Ax Co., from 1870 to 1879, when he entered the firm; in 1885, went into wholesale and retail dairy business. In 1872, he commenced playing E flat cornet in Manchester Cornet Band; now plays B flat cornet, in the ist Regimental Band; member of Ridgley Lodge, I. O. O. F. He md.. Sept 2g, 1881, by Rev. C. W. Wallace, Anna M. Nichols, of Peterboro, N. H. ; four children. 4832— AMY LAW STEARNS, b., July 3, 1882; d.. May 20, 1883. 4833— EDWARD PAYNE STEARNS, b., Sept. 6, 1886. 4834— LOUISE STEARNS, b., Mar. 13, 1888. 4835— RUTH LAW STEARNS, b., Feb. 17, 189 1. 4836— CLARENCE HERBERT STEARNS, b., Feb. 23, 1857, in Amoskeag, a suburb of Manchester, N. H.; md. (i), Oct., 1885, by Rev. E. G. Selden, Fannie Emerson, who died; md. (2), Nov., 1889, Laura Vaughn, who died; md. (3), Oct, 1896, by Rev. T. E. Clapp Mary Louden. We have no rec ord of children. 4837— ELIZA MARIA STEARNS, b., Sept. 20, i860; md., Jan. 7, 1882, Frank L. Way. 4838— MARY FLORENCE STEARNS, b.. May 14. 1862; md., Feb., 1883, Freeman P. Gove, of East Weare, N. H.; d.. Mar., 1897." 4839— SARAH ANNA STEARNS, b., July 13, 1868. Charles E. Stearns. EIGHTH GENERATION. 591 4840— WILLIAM D. STEARNS (3123), b., Aug. 25, 1834, son of Hiram D. and Mary (Putnam) Stearns, of Am herst, N. H.; md. (i), Nov. 24, i85g, Frances D. Marvell, who d.. Mar. 10, 1863; md. (2), Apr. 21, 1869, Julia E. Sweet, who d., Mar. 28, 1876, aged thirty-five years; md. (3), Sept. 18, 1878, Mary I. Sias. He was a carpenter by trade, and, during the Civil War, was mustered into Co. C, 4th Regt., N. H. Vols., Sept 18, 1861; promoted to Sergeant Major, Aug. 12, 1862; promoted to Second Lieutenant, Oct. 10, 1863; wounded. May 20, 1864; honorably discharged, Sept. 15, 1864; was appointed Town Clerk, 1869; re-appointed, to 1886; served seven terms as selectman, and was Town Rept. in 1885; five chUdren. 4841— WALTER E. STEARNS, b., Oct. 26, i860, at Amherst, N. H. 4842— LIZZIE E. STEARNS, b., Dec 25, 1861 ; d.. Mar. 26, 1863. 4843— ALICE K. STEARNS, b., Aug. 18, 1870, in Wil ton, N. H. 4844— -MARY P. STEARNS, b.. Mar. 6, 1872. 4845— WILLIAM R. STEARNS, b., Aug. 16, 1880. 4846— WILLIAM STEARNS (3128), b., Feb. 18, 1814, son of Eber and Cynthia (Kendall) Stearns; a farmer, of Victory, Vt., who served two terms in the State Legislature. He md., 1840, Susan Morgan, who d., Jan. 4, 1886; he d., Apr. 2g, 1873, in Lafayette, Wis.; six chUdren. 4847— EMILY M. STEARNS, b., 1841, in Vermont; md. Charles Ingraham, of Eau Cleire, Wis. ; s. p. 4848— HENRY W. STEARNS, b., 1843, in Vermont, where he settled; md. Jane Lawrence and died in Union Army, during the Civil War. 484g— HASKELL M. STEARNS, b., Aug. 2g, 1846, in Vt.; md.; May 6, 1869, Frances M. Gorman, of MinneapoHs, Alinn.; two children. 4850— FERNIE L. STEARNS, b., Dec. 25, 1872. 4851— MERTON E. STEARNS, b., Nov. 22, 1876. 592 ISAAC STEARNS. 4852— EUGENE M. STEARNS, b., 1849, in Vt.; md. (i), 1870, Eva L. Brown, who d.; md. (2), 1885, Huldah May Lonquest. He is a Banker and Real Estate Dealer, of Bay ard, Neb.; seven children. 4853— FRANK E. STEARNS, b., 1871, in Wis.; of Bay ard, Neb. 4854— GILBERT STEARNS, b., 1873; d., 1877. 4855-^MYRTLE STEARNS, b., 1875; d., 1878. 4856— ETHEL STEARNS, b., 1886, in Nebraska. 4857— BESSIE STEARNS, b., 1888, in Nebraska. 4858— JOHN STEARNS, b., 1889. 4859— WILLIE STEARNS, b. and d., i8go. 4860— NETTIE S. STEARNS, b., 1852; md. Thomas WINTER, of Eau Claire, Wis. 4861— ELLEN E. STEARNS, b., 1854; d.,mm., in Eau Claire, Wis. 4862— ROYAL HUBBARD STEARNS (3141), b., 1836, son of Benjamin Hubbard and Selina (Keith) Stearns, of Rockingham, Vt.; a farmer, of Mt. Pleasant, la.; md., Nov. I, i860, Mary Jane Stearns (3180), who was, for many years, an invalid. They removed to Iowa in 1876; five children. 4863— LILLIAN ROSAMOND STEARNS, b., Dec. 14, 1861, at Rockingham, Vt; md., June 21, i8g2, Herbert L. Flint, and settled in Denver, Col. 4864— MARTHA SELINA STEARNS, b., Feb. 26, 1865, in Grafton, Vt.; went to Iowa with her parents, in 1876, and entered Iowa Wesleyan University, in 1887; in 1888, entered the Iowa Conservatory of Music as a student of oratory, and, at the same time, accepted a position as teacher in the public schools of Mt. Pleasant, la. She graduated from the Con servatory of Music, i8gi, with degree of B. of O.; studied in the "Lyman School of Expression," Chicago, 111., in i8gi, being the last pupil accepted by that celebrated reader and teacher, and becoming a warm personal friend of the famUy. Miss Stearns md., Sept. 26, i8g8, Mr. Charles G. Gloeckler, an importer and dealer in marble and granite monuments, at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. EIGHTH GENERATION. 593 4865— CHARLES ROYAL STEARNS, b., Aug. 3, 1867, near Saxton's River, Vt.; a very efficient, reliable, young man who is extremely popular in musical circles; md., July 12, i8g3, Florence McBride, and settled in Mt. Ayr. la. 486^-BESSIE CORDELIA STEARNS, b., Oct 11, 1868, at Rockingham, Vt.; a graduate of Iowa Wesleyan University; an able and successful stenographer and type writer, of Chicago, IH. She md., Aug. 16, i8g3, Dr. J. In gaHs Tomy, of Mt. Ayr, la. 4867— JOSEPHINE VIOLA STEARNS, b., July 12, 1874, at Rockingham, Vt.; a graduate of Iowa "Wesleyan University; stenographer and type-writer, of Chicago, 111., with her home at Mt. Pleasant, la. 4868— ALBERT LEONARD STEARNS (3142), b., 1843, son of Benjamin Hubbard and Selina (Keith) Stearns, of Rockingham, Vt. ; a liveryman, of Vethel, Va. He md. Josephine Loomis, who is called, "a beautiful, energetic woman,' and settled first on the old Stearns homestead, near Rockingham, Vt., afterward, at Bethel, Vt.; one son. 4869— ROY STEARNS. 4870— REUBEN STEARNS (3147), date of birth un known, son of John and ( ) Stearns, of Graf ton, Vt. ; a farmer, of Grafton, Vt.; md. Harriet Steadman and had four children. 4871— ABBIE J. STEARNS, md. Dexter B. French, of Grafton, who d. ; one daughter. (a) — Mabel A. French. 4872— GEORGE F. STEARNS. 4873^FREDERICK STEARNS. 4874— WILLIAM STEARNS, md. Ella Rockwell, and settled in Brattleboro, Vt. ; one daughter. 4875_EDITH MAUDE STEARNS, b., Aug. 2, 1885. 4876— WILLIAM STEARNS (3150), date of birth un known, son of John and ( ) Stearns, of 594 ISAAC STEARNS. Grafton, Vt.; a farmer, of Grafton, Vt., where he died; md. and had five chUdren. 4877— CALISTA STEARNS, of Grafton, Vt. 4878— LORENZO STEARNS, deceased. 4879- ALEXANDER STEARNS, of ProctorsviUe, Vt., employed in a woolen mill. During the Civil War, enlisted in the ist Regt Vt. Vols. ; md. and had one son. 4880— ALBYN A. STEARNS a machinist, of Rutland, Vt., where he md. and had three children; was killed by the cars, in Buffalo, N. Y., 1895. 4881— ROBERT T. STEARNS. 4882— ARTHUR A. STEARNS, 4883— GEORGE W. STEARNS. 4884— MARIA STEARNS, of Grafton, Vt. 4885— MARY STEARNS, of Grafton, Vt. 4886— DANIEL EASTMAN STEARNS (3155), b., Aug. I, 1816, son of John and Jane (Tarbell) Stearns, of Rock ingham, Vt.; a farmer, of Massena Center, N. Y., where he d., July 29, 1887; md., 1842, Clarissa Carpenter, b., Dec. 16, 1817, dau. of Elisha and Sarah (Lewis) Carpenter; five children. 4887— DR. MELVIN JOHN STEARNS, b., Oct 5, 1843, at Massena Center, N. Y., where he settled, as a physician and surgeon. Dr. Stearns md. Mary Lucinda Staplin, and had two children. 4888— ADA S. STEARNS, md. Mr. Brown, and had one son, Melvin S. Brown. 4889- CLARA A. STEARNS. 4890— HARLAN P. STEARNS. 48gi— ALICE J. STEARNS. 48g2— REV. GEORGE D. STEARNS, of Massena N. Y. 4893— CLARA STEARNS. EIGHTH GENERATION. 595 4894— JOHN WILLIAM STEARNS (3157), date of birth unknown, son of John and Jane (Tarbell) Stearns, of Essex Co., N. Y.; md., i860, Helen Anderson, of Massena Spring, N. Y. "In 1849, He went to California by sailing around Cape Horn and accumualted a nice sum of money by mining, only to have it washed away by a heavy rain. Nothing daunted, he commenced mining again and returned to Bartonville, Vt., with about seventy thousand doHars. In company with Noyes Jackson, who had been his companion in California, he built up a paper manufactory consisting of three mills, one for white paper, one for. straw paper, and the third a saw miU, aU of which were destroyed by freshets in 185 1 and 1854. After the death of his oldest chUd. his wife re turned to her father's home with the second child and Mr. Stearns went to Texas to engage in farming.' 489s— JESSIE STEARNS. 4896 — Name Unknown. 4897— WILLIAM BURT STEARNS (3159), b., Nov. 12, i82g, son of Jabez and Clarissa (Carpenter) Steams, of Fitz WiHiam, N. H.; a farmer, of Hudson, N. H.; md., 1854, Mary A. Hill, of Peterboro, N. H.; d., Nov. 15, i8g3, in Hudson, N. H.; two children. 48g8— MARY C. STEARNS, b., July 20, 1855, at Wash ington, N. H. 48gg— WILLIAM W. STEARNS, b.. Mar. 17, 1859, at New London, N. H.; a farmer, of Hudson, N. H.; who md. Plelen Jones. 4900— JOHN OLCOTT STEARNS (3182), b.. Mar. 14, 1845, son of Samuel Eastman and Rhoda (Blanchard) Stearns, of Rockingham, Vt. ; a farmer, of Elba, Howard Co., Neb.; md., i86g, Mary EHen Clark, a niece of Lyman C. Clark. Mr. Stearns served in the Civil War four years and seven months, having enlisted at sixteen years of age, and ther re-enHsted; was in Co. B, 37th. IH. Vet. Vols, as private Corporal and Sergeant; a carpenter by trade, but took up farming after going West; five children. 596 ISAAC STEARNS. 4goi— NELLIE M. STEARNS, b.. Mar. 25, 1870, in Afton, la.; d., July 16, i87g. 4go2— EDWARD STEARNS, b., Dec. 6, 1872, at Des Moines, la.; died young. 4go3— SUSAN L. STEARNS, b., Apr. 8, 1874; md., Sept. ig, i8g5, Alva C. Reed, of Omaha, Neb. 4go4— BERTHA M. STEARNS, b., Aug. 3, 1877, at Creston, la. 4905— ELLA C. STEARNS, b., June 10, 1884, at Nor folk, Neb. 4906— FRANKLIN EUGENE STEARNS (3184), b., Jan. 6, 185 1, son of Samuel Eastman and Rhoda (Blanchard) Stearns, of Rockingham, Vt; a farmer, of Elba, Neb., who- md. Alice Granfield; six children. 4907— GUY STEARNS. 4go8— CLARENCE STEARNS. 4gog— NOYES STEARNS. 4gi(^EDWIN STEARNS. 4gi I— SAMUEL STEARNS. 4g 1 2— SARAH STEARNS. Twins. 4gi3— HENRY W. STEARNS (3204), b., Dec 25, i83g, son of Ralph Parker and Clarissa (Holmes) Stearns, of Stockholm, N. Y.; "Fire and Life Insurance, CoUection Agency, Notary PubHc with Seal." He md., Nov. 14, 1865, Frances A. Smith, dau. of Gains A. Smith; settled at Stock- helm Depot, now Winthrop, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. The best comment made upon this family by one who knows, is that "They are pure gold," while their true nobiHty of char acter is outiined by the description, "living helpful. Christian lives;" four chHdren. 4gi4— FREDERIC G. STEARNS, b., Aug. 4, 1866, at Stockholm Center, N. Y.; d., Feb. 13, 1882. 4gi5— HAL H. STEARNS, b., Sept. 15, 1870, at Stock holm; grad. Stockholm Acad., 1889; Norwich Univ., at EIGHTH GENERATION. 597 Northfield, Vt., 1894; Civil Engineer with miHtary rank of First Lieut. He entered the employ of the Sanborn-Perris Map Co., as Insurance Surveyor, before completing his theo logical course. 4916— FRANCES A. STEARNS, b., July 3, 1873, grad., Stockholm Acad., 1894; at once took charge of the inter mediate department of the Acad., which position she has successfully fiUed. 4gi7— VEVA C. STEARNS, b., Jan. 30, 1882, at Stock holm Center; a student, of Stockholm Acad. 4gi8— OMAR P. STEARNS, (3207), b.. Mar., 1848, son of Ralph Parker and Clarissa (Holmes) Stearns, of Stock holm, N. Y.; md., 1870, Alma Eldridge. He has been a very successful commercial traveler for over fifteen years, dealing in boots and shoes; settled at Winthrop, N. Y., for merly known as Stockholm Depot; four chUdren. 4gig— MAUDE E. STEARNS, b., Aug. 25, 1871, in FrankHn Co.. N. Y.; md.. Mar. 8, i8g6, Luther E. Ellison, of Chicago IH. 4g2CH-CLARA MAY STEARNS, b., May 15, 1874, at Stockholm Depot. 492i^M. MENA STEARNS, b., Nov. 13, 1875, at Stock holm Depot. 4922— RALPH O. STEARNS, b., Jan. 24, 1892, at Win throp, N. Y. 4923— FRANKLIN ALBERT STEARNS (3244), b., June 30, 1854, son of Daniel Bailey and Betsy (Andres) Stearns, of Brooklyn, N. Y. ; md., Sept. 23, 1875, Mary McShane, and settled in Brooklyn, now Greater New York. He has been engaged in literary work for many years, con tributing to leading papers including Puck, Youth's Com panion, &c., besides writing several books, which have been pubHshed by the Century Co., N. Y.; one son. 4924— EDGAR FRANKLIN STEARNS, b., Feb. 3, i87g. 4825— AMOS EDWARD STEARNS (3313)- b., 1833, 598 ISAAC STEARNS. son of Amos and Chloe (Cleaveland) Stearns, of Worcester, Mass.; md. (i), 1855, Mary C. Keene, who d., 1861, the mother of two chUdren; md. (2), 1866, Lydia M. Fisher. During the Civil War, he enlisted, Sept. 1861, in Co. A, 25th Regt., Mass. Vol. Inf.; was taken prisoner. May 16, 1864; wa; in Libby Prison, Andersonville and South Carolina; paroled, Feb. 27, 1865, at Goldsboro, N. C; discharged Mar. 28, 1865; three children. 4926— MARY STEARNS, b., 1859; d., i860. 4927— NELLIE C. STEARNS, b., 1861; d., 1861. 4928— WALTER E. STEARNS, b., Apr., 1873; was an adopted son, who md., 1894, NelHe Hammond, and has a dau., Claribel Stearns, b., 1895. 4829— GEORGE FREDERICK STEARNS (3316), b., 1839, son of Amos and Chloe (Cleaveland) Stearns, of Worcester, Mass. ; a pattern-maker, of Worcester. He en- Hs'ed, Sept., 1861, in Co. A, 25th Regt, Mass. Vol., for the Civil War; promoted Corporal; was wounded through the left hip, at the battle of Cold Harbor, June 3, 1864; dis charged, Oct. 20, 1864. He md., 1865, Josephine B. Gil- more, and had three children. 4930— CLARENCE FREDERIC STEARNS, b., 1867; nid., 1893, Ada PauHne Dix, and has one chUd. 4931— BEATRICE EUGENIA STEARNS, b., 1895. 4932— NELLIE I. STEARNS, b., Feb. 7, 1873; d., June, 1873- 4933— CHLOE GERTRUDE STEARNS, b., 1878. 4934— EPHRAIM LINCOLN STEARNS (3320), b., Feb. 23, 1825, son of Ephraim and Lucy (WiHard) Stearns, of Montague, Mass.; a member of the Society of Locomotive Engineers; md., Nov. 18, 1852, Maria A. Plodges, of Boston, Mass.; d., Aug. 4, 1895, at Buffalo, N. Y.; one daughter. 4935— CARRIE MARIA STEARNS, b., July 8, 1858, in Rutiand, Vt.; md., Feb. 7, 1885, in Buffalo, N. Y., James Washington Mason of Buffalo. (a) — ^Frank Lincoln Mason, b., Jan. 10, 1886. EIGHTH GENERATION. 599 (b) — Rena Atwood Mason, b., Feb. 25, 1895; d. Apr. 11, 1895, at Buffalo, N. Y. 4936— SAMUEL CLINTON STEARNS (3321), b., Apr. 11, 1827, son of Ephraim and Lucy (WUlard) Steams, of Ashburnham, Mass.; md., Jan. 18, 1864, Mary Elizabeth Hopkins, of Branchport, N. Y.; settled in Chicago, IU; six children. 4937— KATHRYN S. STEARNS. 4938— HARRY C. STEARNS. 4g39_ROBERT B. STEARNS. 4940— JOHN H. STEARNS. 4941- ANNA M. STEARNS. 4942— EDITH M. STEARNS. 4g43— HENRY AUGUSTUS STEARNS (3323), b., b., Sept. 24, 1832, son of Ephraim and Lucy (Willard) Stearns, of Montague, Mass.; md.. May 2, 1854, by Rev. Otis Converse, Miranda Fisher Wheeler, of Athol, Mass. b. Nov. 23 1833 who d. Aug. 31, 1874, in Minneapolis, Alinn. Mr. Stearns d., Nov. 27, 1875, in Athol, Mass.; four children. 4g44— FRANK HENRY STEARNS, b., Jan. 27, 1855, in Athol, Mass.; d., Dec. 3, 1855. 4g45— LIZZIE JANE STEARNS, b., Sept. 28, 1856, in Athol, Mass.; Critic in the public schools of Indianapolis, Ind. 494^IDA MIRANDA STEARNS, b., Nov. 8, 1858, in Hinsdale, N. H. ; md., Clesson R. Stickney, of Milford, N. H. After his death, Mrs. Stickney was engaged as Critic in the public schools of Indianapolis, Irid. 4947— CARL AUGUSTUS STEARNS, b., Nov. 2, 1868, in Athol, Mass.; of IndianapoHs, Ind. 4948— HERMAN DWIGHT STEARNS (3325), b., Jan. g, 1836, son of Ephraim and Lucy (Willard) Stearns, of Mon tague, Mass.; merchant, of JoHet, 111.; md., 1861, Jennie M. Combs; five chUdren. 600 ISAAC STEARNS. 4949— LULU STEARNS, b., 1862, in Joliet, IH.; md., 1888, Lewis W. Connell, of Joliet; three children. (a) — Edwin Lewis Connell, b., June 14, 1889. (b) — ^Judson Stearns Connell, b., Aug. 22, i8go. (c) — Lulu Connell, b., July g, i8g2. 4g5o— LESLIE DWIGHT STEARNS, b. 1864; of Joliet, IH. 4g5i— HERMAN DE CLERCQ STEARNS, b., Sept. 10, 1865, in Joliet, IH.; md., June 30, i8g4, Florence J. Curry. Prof. Stearns was Instructor in Physics, Leland Stanford Junior University, with residence at Palo Alto, Cal. 4952— BRYANT LEIGH STEARNS, b., 1871; of Joliet, IH. 4953— JUDSON MILES STEARNS, b., 1873; student at Lake Forest University, with residence at Joliet, 111. 4954— ALBERT CLEMENT STEARNS (3326), b., Aug. 23, 1840, son of Ephraim and Lucy (Willard) Stearns, of Ashburnham, Mass.; md. (i)(, July 30, 1861, by Rev. Will- ian Phipps, in Paxton, Mass., Maria Elizabeth Griffin, b., Apr. 22, 1838, at Bridgetown, N. S., dau. of Henry and Sylvia Griffin. Mr. Stearns was, for many years, in the wholesale hardware business, in Boston, Mass. He enlisted, during the CivU War, in Co. D, 21st Mass. Vol. Inf., Aug. i, 1861; was sick in hospital several months and discharged in 1862. He is also a member of Mt. Zion Lodge, F. and A. M., of Barre, Mass. His first wife d., Aug. 25, 1873, in Oak ham, Mass., mother of two sons, and he md. (2), July 29, 1875, in Lewiston, Me., by Rev. James FuHer, Abbie H. FuHer, who d., Nov. 19, 1877, at Oakham, Mass., mother of one son. Air. Stearns md. (3), Sept 27, 1887, at Ver- gennes, Vt., AHce I. Palmer, who is mother of his only daughter. 4955— FRED ALBERT STEARNS, b.. Mar. 8, 1863, in Worcester, Mass.; a painter, by trade; md. and settled in Dover, N. H. 4956— HARRY GRIFFIN STEARNS, b., July 12. 1866; an electrician, of New Orleans, La. EIGHTH GENERATION. 601 4957— CLINTON FULLER STEARNS, b., May 15, 1876, in Oakham, Mass.; of Winchester, Mass. 4958— LUCY WILLARD STEARNS, b., Feb. 9, 1884, in "Winchester, Mass. 4959— GEORGE ADDISON STEARNS (3331), b., Jan. 14, 1846, son of George Mason and Polly (Johnson) Steams, of West Troy, N. Y.; born at Gardner, Mass.; md., July 20, 1865, Jane Ford, of Scotland, b., June 10, 1844; settled in Traverse City, Mich., where he engaged in mercantile pur suits. During the Civil War, Mr. Stearns enhsted from Keene, N. H., in response to the last caH for troops; four •chUdren. 496c^GEORGE MASON STEARNS, b., June 22, 1866, in Rutland, Vt.; md.. May 30, 1888, Hulda M. WiHard, b., June 12, 187 1, in Woodhull, N. Y.; one daughter. 4961— ZADIE BELL STEARNS, b., July 18, 1890, at Mayfield, Grand Traverse Co., Mich. 4962— FRED FORD STEARNS, b., July 28, 1869, in West Troy, N. Y.; commercial traveler of Grand Rapids, Mich. He md., Dec. 22, 1889, by Rev. F. C. Lee, pastor of M. E. Church at Traverse City, Alich., Nettie Agnes Martin, b.. Mar. 11, 1870, at AppoHo, Pa.; one son. 4g63— FORD LEE STEARNS, b.. Mar. 22, i8g8, at Traverse City, Mich. 4g64— FRANK ADDISON STEARNS b., Aug. 15, 1871, in West Troy, N. Y.; md., Apr. 2g, i8g3, Ada M. Kil- bourne, b., Dec. 16, 1872, at Liberty, N. Y. 4965— WARREN IRA STEARNS, b., Aug. 24, 1877, in Arlington, Vt. 4966— WILLIAM H. STEARNS (3332), b.. May 15, 1848, at Fitchburg, Mass., son of George Mason and Polly (Johnson) Stearns, of West Troy, N. Y.; a painter of West "Troy. He md., June 9, i86g, Emma F. Sebring, b., July 10, 1850; two children. 4g70— HENRY R. STEARNS, b., Sept. 6, 1877, in West Troy, N. Y. 602 ISAAC STEARNS. 497i_CARRIE MAY STEARNS, b., Nov. ig, 1885, at Ariington, Vt. 4972— CHARLES HOYT STEARNS (3334), b., Jan. 20, 1853, in Ashburnham, Mass., son of George Mason and PoHy (Johnson) Stearns, of West Troy, N. Y.; Supt. of Chair Factory, at Camden, N. Y. He md., Aug. 4, 1876 Mary Lucretia Osborne, b., Sept. 7, 1856, at Waterford, N. Y.; three children. 4973— CORA G. STEARNS, b., Nov. 30, i87g, in Cam den, N. Y. 4974— MARTHA E. STEARNS, b., Feb. 6, 1883; d., Feb. I, 1884. 4975— OSBORNE MASON, STEARNS, b., June 12 1884. 4976— DAVID CLARK STEARNS (3361), b., Dec. 28, 1835, son of James Jr. and Achsah (Burnap) Stearns, of Windham, Vt.; md. (i), Sarah J. Fay, who d., Feb. 24, 1866, dau. of Sullivan and Laura (Sherwin) Fay, of Lowell, Mass. ; md (2), Ellen Frances Lee, b., Apr. 3, 1844, dau. of Harvey and Laura (Smith) Lee, of Peacham, Vt. She was a teacher, preceptress of Chester Academy for five years, and for two years, principal of Royalton Academy. Air. Stearns moved from Windham to Royalton, where he first settled on a farm, but, in 1884, became proprietor of the Cascadnac House, (Indian name for White River); one daughter. -4977— ELLEN LEE STEARNS, b., Apr. 24, 1870, in Windham, Vt; d.. Mar. 17, 1888, in RoyaUon, Vt 4978— DAVID CLARK STEARNS (3181), b., Sept. 5, 1843, son of Hon. Clark and Mary (Adams) Stearns, of Warwick, Mass.; md., Feb. 28, 186=;, Sophia D. Taft, and settled in Winchester, N. H.; three chUdren. 4979_WARREN HASTINGS STEARNS, b., Oct. ig, 1867; md., Apr., 1891, Cora L. Atherton, and settied in Winchester, N. H. 4g8o— FRED CLARK STEARNS, b., Sept. 12, 1874. 4g8i— GEORGE EDWARD STEARNS, b., July g, 1883 Franklin Stearns. EIGHTH GENERATION. 603 4982— CHARLES EDWARD STEARNS (34.03), b., Oct. 7, 1833, son of Jonathan Gale and Mary (Livingston) Stearns, of Amsterdam, N. Y. ; md., i860, Ellen Rice, of GreenvHle, III, where they settled. In the fall of 1883, he removed with his whole family to Arapahoe, Neb., where he died very suddenly, Apr. 6, 1885, of heart-disease. He en listed, during the Civil War, in Co. F, 130th 111. Vols., and served the full time, being a prisoner of war for over a year, at Tyler, Texas; was also in the famous Red River expedi- tior under Gen. Banks. He was a painter, by, trade, and the father of eight children. 4983— GEORGE ORLO STEARNS, b., Nov. 4, 1862, in Greenville, 111.; an electrician of Grand Island, Neb., after wards, of Milwaukee, Wis.; md. Lucy Dings, and had one son. 4g84— PERRY JAY STEARNS, b., Nov. 25, 1890, in Grand Island, Neb. 4985— FRANK LESTER STEARNS, b., Apr. 3, 1866, in Litchfield, III.; md. and settled in SedaHa, Mo. 4986— MINNIE STEARNS, b., Aug. 12, 1868, in Green ville, 111.; md. George W. WUliams, of Hastings, Neb. 4987- WILLIAM GALE STEARNS, b., Mar. 25, 1871, in Greeenville, 111. 4988— EDWARD AUGUSTUS STEARNS, b., July 2, 1873, in Greenville, 111. 4989— MARY JULIA STEARNS, b., Feb. 13, 1876, in Greenville, 111. 49go— CHARLES THOMAS STEARNS, b., Jan. 17, 1878, in GreenviHe, 111. 4991— JONATHAN ADDISON STEARNS, b., Oct. 18, 1880, in GreenviHe, IH. 49g2— FRANKLIN STEARNS JR. (3444), b., July 30, 1848, son of FrankHn and Caroline Virginia (Willey) Stearns, of Richmond, Va.; md., June i, 1870, Emily Sum mers Palmer, dau. of Capt. Charles S. Palmer, U. S. A., (war 1861-1865), of Boston, Mass. Mr. Stearns lived four years 604 ISAAC STEARNS. in Paris, France, and twenty years in Culpepper Co., Va.; d., Oct. 3, i8g8; nine children. 4993_FRANKLIN STEARNS, being third of the name, b., Mar. 7, 1871, in Richmond, Va.; real estate owner and capitaHst, extensively engaged in farming. He md. (i), Feb. 21, i8g3. Sue McDonald Green, of Culpeper, Va., dau. of Major James W. Green, an eminent lawyer of that town. She is a niece of Judge Claiborn Green, of the Supreme Bench of West Va., and of Col. Marshall McDonald, chief of U. S. Fish Commission; md. (2), Jan. 30, igoi, Florence B. Dickinson. 4gg4— IRENA LOUISA STEARNS, b., Oct. 8, 1872, in Richmond, Va. 4995— SADIE SUMMERS STEARNS, b., Oct ig, 1874, in Richmond, Va. ; md., Nov. 14, igoo, Dr R. K. McClana- han, U. S. N. 4996— EMILY PALMER STEARNS, b.. Sept 9, 1876, in Culpeper, Va. 4997— ALICE REMINGTON STEARNS, b., Aug. 2g, 1878, in Culpeper, Va. 4gg8— CHARLES PALMER STEARNS, b., Apr. 12, 1880, in Culpeper, Va. 4g99— LILLIAN STEARNS, b., July 23, 1881, in Cul peper, Va. 5000— EDITH JACQUELINE STEARNS, b., Jan. 11, i8go, in Richmond, Va. 5001— PALMER NEWCOMBE STEARNS. 5002— CHARLES HENRY STEARNS (3463), b.. Sept 18, 1840, son of Jason Duncan and Harriett (Ford) Stearns, of Bennington Center, Vt.; a farmer, of Manlius Center, where he has Hved since his marriage. He md., Aug. 3, 1864, Martha A. Reals, of Manlius Center, N. Y.; three children. 5003— FRANK W. STEARNS, b.. May 18, 1866, in Man- liui Center, N. Y.; md., Jan. g, i88g, Clara Weeks, of Santa Cruz, Cal., where they reside. EIGHTH GENERATION. 605 5004— HARRIET A. STEARNS, b.. Mar. 12, 1868, in Manlius Center, N. Y. 5005— LIBBIE F. STEARNS, b., Dec. 2g, 1875, in Man lius Center, N. Y. 5006— JEROME NELSON STEARNS (3466), b., Aug. 25, 1853, son of Ebenezer Harris and "Wealthy (Rudd) Stearns, of Hoosic( N. Y. ; a stone-mason, by trade, and a Hfe-long resident of Hoosic, N. Y. He md (i), Sept. 2g, 1875, Carrie Sanders, who d., Sept. 23, 1885; md. (2), Aug. 20, i8g2, Mary F. Dimick; five children. 5007— VARNUM S. STEARNS, b., Oct g, 1876; md., Oct. 3, igoo, Lydia Meersworth. 5008— GENEVA B. STEARNS, b., Nov. 11, 1878; d.. Mar. 23, i87g. 5oog— GAY S. STEARNS, b., Dec. 23, i87g. 50ic^-FRANK L. STEARNS, b., Nov. 16, 1881. 501 1— JEROME FORREST STEARNS, b., Dec 23, 1893. 501 1 1-2— LENA STEARNS, b., 1897. 5012— HENRY OLIVER STEARNS (3510), b., Nov. 2, 1843, son of Samuel 3d. and Sarah (Cook) Steams, of Middletown, Conn.; a boot and shoe merchant, of Middle- town, Conn., where he d., Nov. 3, 1875; md., 1868, Ella Foster; four chUdren. 5013— AUGUSTUS COOK STEARNS, b., Oct 4, i86g; an Insurance Agent, of Springfield, Mass.; md., i8g4, Martha Ann Rice, of Boston, Mass. 5014— DOROTHY STEARNS, b., Feb. 19, 1895, in Springfield, Mass. 5015— EDWIN FOSTER STEARNS, b., 1871. 5016— HERBERT SPOFFORD STEARNS, b., 1874. 5017— HENRY STEARNS, b., 1876; d., 1878. 5018— WILLIAM PORTER STEARNS (3520), b., Aug.. 606 ISAAC STEARNS. 20, i8ig, son of William and Joanna (Porter) Stearns, of Paris, Me.; a mason and builder, of Paris, Me. He md., Dec. II, 1843, Eleanor Boynton Hamlin, b., Dec. 27, 1820; settied in South Boston, Mass., where he d. Mar. 2, 1888; four children. 5oig— ISADORE ELEANOR STEARNS, b., Dec 21, 1845, in South Boston, Mass.; md. William S. Child, of Med ford, Mass. 5020— GEORGE WALDO STEARNS, b., Feb. 23, 1847, in Paris, Me.; a builder, of Waltham, Mass.; md. Marian Shattuck, of Concord, N. H. ; two daughters. 5021— ELEANOR HARTWELL STEARNS, b., Nov. 23, 1880, in Waltham, Mass. 5022— BESSIE ISADORE STEARNS, b., Sept 13, 1882, in Waltham, Mass. 5023— WILLIAM AUGUSTUS STEARNS, b., Oct. 16, 185 1, in Paris, Me.; Manager and owner of Draying and Warehouse business, at San Francisco, Cal. ; at last accounts, was unm. 5024— HERBERT H. STEARNS, b., Aug., 1856; d. in infancy, at South Boston, Mass. 5025— CHARLES HENRY STEARNS (3521), b., Oct 28, 1820, son of WiHiam and Joanna (Porter) Stearns, of Paris, Me.; a commission merchant, of Wakefield, Mass., and Post-Master of South Reading, Mass.; md.. May 30, 1844, Henrietta C. Cowdry, of So. Reading, b., July i, 1821; five children. 5026— CHARLES ALFRED STEARNS, b., May 15, 1846; d., July 22, 1848. 5027— HENRY FRANCIS ST-EARNS, b.. May 24, i84g: d., June 15, i860. 5028— HENRIETTA MAY STEARNS, b.. May g, 1853; md., Dec. 16, 1874, John W. White, a commission merchant, of Boston, Mass.; two children. (a) — Grace Stearns White, b.. Mar. 16, 1877, in Wake field, Mass. Eleanor H. Stearns. EIGHTH GENERATION. 607 (b)— J. Frank White, b., Dec. 8, i87g, in Wakefield, Mass. 5029— ALMYRA AUGUSTA STEARNS, b., Nov. 16, 1856; md., Apr. 15, 1885, Wesley Metcalf, of WilHston, Vt.; one daughter. (a) — Florence Stearns Metcalf, b., Dec. 17, 1888, at WiHiston, Vt. 5030— CAPT. CLINTON HARRIS STEARNS, b., Feb. 12, 1861; md., Apr. 4, 1888, Florence Wilson. He was with Are)'', Maddock and Lock, tanners, whose tanneries are at St Regis FaHs, N. Y., with place of business in Boston, Mass.; two children. 5031— HELEN HARRIS STEARNS, b., June 9, 1890, at Wakefield, Mass. 5032— GEORGE MADDOCK STEARNS, b., Feb. 24, 1893. 5033— JAMES STEARNS (3522), b., Aug. g, 1823, son of WiHiam and Joanna (Porter) Stearns, of Paris, Me.; a livery-stable keeper, of Cambridge, Mass., where he d., Oct. 17, i88g; md.. Sept 10, 1850, Anna Augusta Pond, b.. Mar. 4, 1828, dau. of Samuel Pond, Esq., of Cambridgeport, Mass.; three children. 5034— JAMES AUGUSTUS STEARNS, b., Apr. 20, 1853; d., Mar. 18, 1855, at Cambridge, Mass. 5035— FRED HERBERT STEARNS, b., Dec 2g, 1855, at Cambridge, Mass.; md., Nov. g, 1887, Carrie Augusta Nutter, dau. of WiHiam E. and Mary C. Nutter, of Boston, Mass. He is Inspector in Passenger Dept. of West End Railway, Boston, Mass. 5036— ANNIE POND STEARNS, b., Oct. 25, i86g, in Cambridge, Mass.; md., Feb. 21, 1889, Albert John Charles Parsons, son of Albert E. Parsons, of Brighton, Mass.; one son. (a) — James Albert Parsons, b.. Mar. 13, 1891, at Cam bridge, Mass. 5038— GEORGE FRANCIS STEARNS (3523), b., Sept. 608 ISAAC STEARNS. 26, 1825, son of William and Joanna (Porter) Steams, of Paris, Me.; has been engaged in railroading all his Hfe. He md., June i, 1855, Mary EHen Hutchinson, of Hartford, Me., in 1861, removed from Paris, Me., to Columbus, O., and afterward, to Atlanta, Ga. ; five children. 5039— MARY BLAKE STEARNS, b., Feb. 11, 1857, at Paris, Me.; md., Jan. 6, 1881, WilHam S. HiH. They were md. at Richmond, Ind., where her father's family was then residing. In 1887, they removed to Atlanta, Ga., where she d., Dec. 8, 1895; no children. 504C^EDWARD HUTCHINSON STEARNS, b., Nov. 21, 1859, at Paris, Me.; in 1885, went to Atlanta, Ga., where he engaged in retail business; d., Apr. 8, i8gi, at Atlanta, Ga. 5041— CLARENCE PORTER STEARNS, b., Dec. 3, 1861, at Paris, Me.; d., there, June 18, 1862. 5042— GEORGE SIDDALL STEARNS, b.. Mar. 10, 1866, at Piqua, O.; of Atlanta, Ga. 5043— HENRY LAWRENCE STEARNS, b., Aug. 15, 1870, at Columbus, O.; md., July 2g, i8g6, Alice May Wing; an Insurance Agent, Loan and Real Estate Broker, of At lanta, Ga. ; one daughter. 5044— MARION HUTCHINSON STEARNS, b., Nov. 6, i8g8. 5045- SYLVANUS PORTER STEARNS (3331), b., Mar. 20, 1881, son of William and Joanna (Porter) Stearns, of Paris, Me.; md., 1856, IsabeHa Partridge. He has been one of the most successful farmers of Paris, Me., residing on the homestead farm; has served in many town offices; eight children. 5046— AUSTIN PARTRIDGE STEARNS, b., Jan. 20, 1858; md., 1882, Mary Thayer, and settled in Paris, Me.; three chUdren. 5047— RUTH STEARNS, b., 1883. 5048— MARGARET STEARNS, b. 1885. 504g— SEWARD S. STEARNS, b., 1887. EIGHTH GENERATION. 609 5050— FRANK PORTER STEARNS, b., Oct. 5, i860; md. and settled in Kansas; then went to Oklahoma. 5051— HENRY KNOX STEARNS, b., Nov. 20, 1862; md. (i)(, Bethany Everett; md. (2), Fannie Dunham; settled in Hebron, Me. 5052— WILLIAM CHILDS STEARNS, b.. May 10, 1865; settled in Paris, Me. 5053— MARY ISABELLE STEARNS, b., Sept. 14, 1868; md. Ellery C. Park, of Bethel, Me. 5054— EMILY ROBINSON STEARNS, b., Nov. 24, i87i;d., June 14, 1875. 5055— GEORGE STEARNS, b., Nov. 5, 1877; d., Jan. 15. 1878. 5056— SARAH JOANNA STEARNS, b., Feb. 26, i87g. 5057— LEVI DURGIN STEARNS (3532), b., July 30, i82g, son of Phinehas and Sarah (Durgin) Stearns, of Paris. Me.; a farmer, of Snow's FaHs, Me.; md., Sept. 5, 1866, Helen Louise Jackson, dau. of Jairus H. Jackson; six children. 5058— CHARLOTTE E. STEARNS, b., July 25, 1867; md., i8go, Richard H. Gaetz, a farmer, of Paris, Me.; one son. (a) — Raymond Stearns Gaetz, b.. Mar. 25, 1891. 5059— ANNIE LAURIE STEARNS, b., Apr. ig, i86g; a book-keeper in Waltham Watch Factory, Waltham, Mass. 5060— >EDITH LOUISE STEARNS, b., Aug. 4, 1871; md., i8g2, Harry S. HaH, of Weston, Mass., an expert car penter in the Hastings Organ Factory; one daughter. (a) — Mary Louise HaH, b., Feb. 12, i8g3, in Waltham, Mass. 5061— PHINEAS JACKSON STEARNS, b., June 14, 1873; a tile mason, of Cambridge, Mass. 5062— ELEANOR L. STEARNS, b.. Mar. 8, 1882. 5063— ALICE MARION STEARNS, b., Feb. 3, 1885. 610 ISAAC STEARNS. 5064— THOMAS E. STEARNS (3533), b., Nov 26, 183 1, son of Phineas and Sarah (Durgin) Stearns, of Paris, Me.; a commercial traveler; md. (i). May i, i860, Caroline Vic toria Thayer, dau. of America Thayer. She was the mother of two children, and d., Feb. 13, i86g, when he md. (2), Apr. 5, 1873, Mrs. Augusta M. Thayer, wid. of A. H. Thayer, and dau. of Hon. Noah Prince, of Brookfield, Me. 5065— JOHN PRENTISS STEARNS, b., Nov. 28, 1861, in Snow's FaHs, Me.; a merchant, of Cambridge, Mass.; under the firm name of Stearns & Waterman; md., 1888, Caroline Vassar Hayden; one son. 5066— RAYMOND H. STEARNS, b., June 11, 1890. 5067— HATTIE VICTORIA STEARNS, b., Sept 9, 1867; md. Fred E. Lunt, of Cambridge, Mass. 5068— EDWIN BENTON STEARNS, (3536), b., Mar. 8, 1838, son of Phineas and Sarah (Durgin) Stearns, of Paris, Ale.; a farmer, of Paris, Me.; md., July 5, 1863, Albina E. Hammond, dau. of Peleg B. Hammond; two children. 5069— LILLIAN MAY STEARNS, b., May 9, 1865, in Paris, Me. 5070— ADELAIDE FOLLETT STEARNS, b., June 22, 1872, in Paris Me.; md., Apr. 19, 1897, Charles Cuvier Colby, of Paris, Me. 5071— MARSHALL NEY STEARNS (3537), b., July 26, 1840, son of Phineas and Sarah (Durgin) Stearns, of Paris, Ale.; a mason and builder, of Cambridge, Mass., of which city he has been a member of the Board of Aldermen. He md., Feb. 12, 1864, EHzabeth D. Young, dau. of Charles and AbigaU (Prince) Young; two chUdren. 5072— SARAH MAY STEARNS, b., Nov. 4, 1868; md. Charles H. Fosgate, of Cambridge, Mass. 5073— HARRY NEY STEARNS, b., Oct. 5, 1874. 5074— GEORGE HAMILTON STEARNS (3556), b.. .Feb. 17, 1833, son of Thomas and Eunice (CiUey) Stearns, of Cambridge, Mass.; md., Apr. 29, 1861, Mary E. Stone, of Brighton. Mass., b., Nov. 2. 1842; five chUdren. EIGHTH GENERATION. 611 5075— GEORGIANNA G. STEARNS, b., June 21, 1862; md., Dec 29, 1883, Fletcher B. Gibbs, of Cambridge, Alass., b.. May 2, 1861. She d., Oct 2, 1885, in Chicago, IH. 5076— HARRY CRANSTON STEARNS, b., Sept. 5, 1865; md.. May i, 1889 Sarah P. Edmonds, of Cambridge, Mass., b., Apr. 22, 1866. 5077— GLADYS E. STEARNS, b., Sept. 29, i8go. 507&— GUY HERBERT STEARNS, b., Apr. 13, 1868. 507g— EDNA JOYCE STEARNS, b., Nov. 14, 1876. 5080— CARL STONE STEARNS, b., July 15, 1878. 5081— CHARLES EMERY STEARNS( 3558), b.. Sept .21, 1837, son of Thomas and Eunice (Cilley) Stearns, of Cambridge, Mass.; md., Dec. 2g, i85g, EHzabeth Scott, b., May 24, 1840, in Chatham, N. B.; two children. 5082— JESSIE EUNICE STEARNS, b., Nov. 10, 1863; md., Feb. g, 1881, John G. Crosbie, of Chatham, N. B., b.. Alar. 2, i86g; three children. (a) — Stearns EHsworth Crosbie, b., Oct. 22, 1881. (b) — Ethel Margeruite Crosbie, b., Oct. 25, 1882. (c) — Jessie Elizabeth Crosbie, b., Nov. 11, i8g2. 5083— THOMAS CHARLES STEARNS, b., Jan. i, 1867. 5084— HORACE THOMAS STEARNS (3567), b., Oct. 6, 1834, son of Horace and Sophia (Magoun) Stearns, of Boston, Mass.; an accountant, of Waltham, Mass.; md., Sept. 17. 1874, Sarah Hutchins MiHer, b., July 28, 1852; five ehiidren. 5085— LOUISE MILLER STEARNS, b., July 8. 1876. in Waltham, Mass. 5086— FRANK HORACE STEARNS, b., Sept. 24, 1878, in Waltham, Mass. 5087— BERTHA SOPHIA STEARNS, b., Sept. 7, 1880, in Waltham, Mass. 612 ISAAC STEARNS. 5088— FANNIE GREY STEARNS, b., Apr. 24, 1884; d., Sept. 21, 1885, in Waltham, Mass. 5o8g— ALFRED BROWN STEARNS, b., Jan. 4, 1889, in Waltham, Mass. 5090— GEORGE W. STEARNS, (3623), b., Nov. 23, 1826, in Cambridge, Vt., son of Phineas and Miriam (Arm strong) Stearns, of Arcade, N. Y.; md. (i), June 7, 1854, Lovica Steele, who d., and he md. (2), Clara CornweU, of Arcade, N. Y.; four chUdren. 5091— WILLIS E. STEARNS, b., Jan. 12, 1857; md. Elizabeth Watkins; three children. 5092- EARL STEARNS. 5093— HUGH STEARNS. 5og4^INEZ STEARNS. 5og5— FRANK STEARNS, b., July 21, i85g, at Arcade, N. Y.; d., Dec. 31, 1861, at same place. 5og6— IDA M. STEARNS, b., Aug. 7, 1861, at Arcade, N. Y. ; d.. Mar. 17, 1863, at same place. 5og7— LIBBIE S.. STEARNS, b., Aug. 29, 1867, at Arcade, N. Y.; d.. Mar. 13, 1869. 5098- ROLLIN A. STEARNS (3625), b., July 15, 1835, at Saratoga Springs, N. Y., son of Phineas and Miriam (Arm strong) Stearns, of Arcade, N. Y. ; served his country during the Civil War, first as Captain, afterwards as Major. He md. (i), Aug. 24, 1873, Louie I. McGrath, of Labette, Kas., who. d., and he md. (2), . He had four chUdren. 5099— BERTHA M. STEARNS, b., June 8, 1874, at Pensacola, Fla. 5100— ROLLIN A. STEARNS JR., b., Oct 27, 1875, at Pensacola, Fla. 5101— KATIE STEARNS, b., Sept. 14, 1878, at Buriing ton, Kas.; d., Oct. i, 1878. 5102— ALICE STEARNS, b., 1880, in Kansas. EIGHTH GENERATION. 613 5103— MARTIN J. STEARNS (3626), b. Aug. 5, 1839, at Collins, N. Y., son of Phineas and Miriam (Armstrong) Stearns, of Arcade, N. Y.; md. (i), Jan. 13, 1864, Maria E. Dutton, who d.. May 30, 1872; md. (2), Oct. 26, 1876, EHen Owen, of Arcade, N. Y., where they reside; six children. 5104— ALBERTA E. STEARNS, b.. Sept 2g, 1867, in Arcade, N. Y. ; of Pasadena, Cal. 5105— MARY I. STEARNS, b., Aug. 14, 1869, in Arcade, N. Y.; of San Rafael, Cal. 5106— ALVA DUTTON STEARNS, b.. May 24, 1872, in Arcade, N. Y.; of Pasadena, Cal. 5107— ALICE M. STEARNS, b., Aug. 24, 1878, in Ar cade, N. Y. 5108— MABEL E. STEARNS, b., Sept 16, 1883, in Ar cade, N. Y. 5109— GEORGE M. STEARNS, b., Oct 14, 1895; d., Sept. 17, 1896. 5 1 10— TYLER BINGHAM STEARNS (3632), b., Oct. ig, 1840, son of Henry and Harriet (Page) Stearns, of Cam bridge, "V^t.; md. (i), 1867, Emily A. Weston, of Hinsdale, N. H. ; settled at Pleasant View, Kas. The mother and little Emily died at MinneapoHs, Kas., 1876, and the father md. (2), 1882, Ophelia Reynolds; three chHdren. 51 1 1— HENRY W. STEARNS, b., 1868, in Pleasant View. Kan., where he d., 1872. 5112— AlABEL ELLA STEARNS, md., i8g5, John D. Turner. 5113— EMILY A. STEARNS, d., 1876, in Minneapolis, Kas. 5 1 14— THEODORE PHINNEY STEARNS (3636), b., Aug. 22, i82g, son of Junius Brutus and Anne (Hunt) Stearns, of Cambridge, Vt; md., Sept. 3 1866, Mrs. Mary Stearns, widow of his brother, Newell Hunt Steams, and adopted his brother's two children as his own. During the Civil War, he enlisted in 2d Regt., Vt. Vols., Apr. 25, 1861; re-enlisted in 7th Regt., Vt. Vols., Dec. 18, 1861; re-enlisted 614 ISAAC STEARNS. in 1863, and was mustered out, Feb. 14, 1866, at Browns ville, Tex. He was badly wounded at Baton Rouge, La., Aug. 5, 1862, in an engagement between the Confederates under Gen. Breckinridge, and the Union men co-operating with Admiral Farragut's fleet, on the Mississippi, at Baton Rouge. He was studying law when the war broke out, and, at its close, was so disabled that he gave up the plans of his early life and became a farmer which occupation he followed for twenty-five years. His own words are: "My love for my country is as old as my love of liberty and the religion of my fathers." He has been connected with the M. E. Church for over thirty-one years, and has been chaplain of Fort Donel- feor Post, G. A. R., for four terms, successively. He had eleven children. 51 15— ALLEN WARNER STEARNS, b. and d., Oct, 1867, in Barnum, la. 5116— SUSIE LYDIA STEARNS, b., Feb. 8, i86g; md., June I, 1893, OrviUe H. Wilson, of Greenfield la. 51 17— ANNIE LAURIE STEARNS, b., Feb. 17, 1871; md., Apr. 17, 1895, Emory Sanford. 5 1 18— NEWELL HERBERT STEARNS, b., Jan. 30, 1873; d., 1873. 5 1 19— JUNIUS BRUTUS STEARNS, b., Alay 30, 1874, in Barnum, la. 5120-WILFRID ALBERT STEARNS, b., June 4. 1875. 5121— NORA AUGUSTA STEARNS, b., Aug. 27, 1877. 5122— HARRY ELMER STEARNS, b., July 11, 1879. 5123 CLAIR THEODORE STEARNS, b., Feb. 14, 1882. 5124— GRACE DARLING STEARNS, b., Mar. 17, 1885. 5125— LOIS DAISY STEARNS, b., Nov. 15, 1887; d.,. 1887. 5126— NEWELL HUNT STEARNS ^^639), b., Sept. 14, 1835, son of Junius Brutus and Anne (Hunt) Stearns, of EIGHTH GENERATION. 615 Fairfax, Vt.; md., 1861, Mary Hoisington, of Davis Co., la., where they settled. During the CivU War, he enlisted as private in Co. D, 2nd Iowa Vols., Inf.; was with Sherman on his "March to the Sea;" was killed, 1864, in North Caro- Hna. His eldest brother md. his widow and cared for his two chUdren. 5127— F. W. STEARNS, b., Oct. 20, 1862; md. He taught school for ten years, then went to farming, and be sides the management of his farm, has the supervision of a large grocery and coal trade, in Corwith, la.; four children. 5128— CAMERON STEARNS. 5129— ETHEL STEARNS. 5i3(^NEWELL STEARNS, 5 131— VERA STEARNS 5132— MARY LIZZIE MAY STEARNS, b., Oct. 21, 1864, in Ft. Dodge, la.; a teacher, by profession; unm. 5132— ARTHUR HARRINGTON STEARNS (3653), date of birth unknown, son of Benjamin and Sarah (Whip ple) Stearns, of Henderson, IH.; md. (i), Eveline Woodruff, who was the mother of one child. After her death, he md. (2), Emma C. Moore, and settled in Kansas City, Mo.; two chUdren. 5133— HARRY WOODRUFF STEARNS, b., 1873; of Kansas City, Mo. 5134— FLORA ADELAIDE STEARNS. 5135— FREDERICK STEARNS (3709), b., Feb. 26, 1847, son of Charles and EmUy (La Grave) Stearns, of New York City; of Gettysburg, Pa. He served as Musician in Co. L, 1st. N. Y. "Vol. Engineers, under General AIcDowell and Pope in Va., during 1862; under Gen. Gilmore at Hil ton's Head, S. C. ; and at the sieges of Richmond and Peters burg. He md., Jan. 21, 1868, Frances C. Sintas, and had eight chUdren. 5136— FREDERICK V. B. STEARNS, b., Jan. 4, 1869, in Brooklyn, N. Y.; d.. Mar. 5, i8g5, in LouisvHle, Ky. 616 ISAAC STEARNS. 5137— MORTIMER STEARNS, b., Dec. 12, 1871; d., Feb., 1879. 5138— HENRIETTA F. STEARNS, b., Oct 9, 1872. 5i39^CARL L. STEARNS, b., Feb. 12, 1873; md. Edith O'Neil; served in Troop H, 6th U. S. Cavalry, on the front- tier, from i8g2 to 1896. 5140— EMELIE STEARNS, b., June 2, 1877; d., Jan. 14, i8g8. 5 141— CAROLINE STEARNS, b., Nov. 25, 1878; d., Sept. 10, i87g. 5142— WALTER STEARNS, b., Jan. 26, 1883; d., Jan. 27, 1883. 5143— PERCY STEARNS, b.. Mar. 31, 1884. 5144— WILLIAM ALEXANDER STEARNS (3710), b., Oct. g, 1850, son of Charles and Emily (La Grave) Stearns, of New York City; md. (i), Apr. 17, 1873, Margaret Lydia Roberts, who was the mother of two children; md. (2), Apr. 24, 1883, Cornelia E. Eckert, b., 1866. They were of Man chester, N. H.; four chUdren. 5145— WILLIAM ERNEST STEARNS, b., Apr. 8, 1874. 5146— EVERETT VICTOR STEARNS, b., 1876. 5147— GENEVIEVE EM'ILY STEARNS, b., Oct. 31, 1884. 5148— ARTHUR ECKERT STEARNS, b., July 13, 1886. 5i4g— JOHN GEDDIE STERNS (3854), b.. Mar. 21, 1847,. son of FrankHn and Mary (Anderson) Sterns, of Prince Edward's Island; md., Jan. 2g, 1872, Mary Jane Chiny; set tled, a merchant, at Heberdale, P. E. I. ; six children. 5150— BESSIE OLA STERNS, b., Nov. 3, 1872. SI SI— REGINALD HOWARD STERNS, b., Oct 28, 1875. 5152— NELLIE BERTHA STERNS, b., June 23, 1879. 5153— MARY OLGA STERNS, b., July 25, 1881. John G. Sterns. EIGHTH GENERATION. 617 5154— HENRY HALDAME STERNS, b., Feb. 24, 1884. 5155— FANNY GERTRUDE STERNS, b., Jan. 31, 1888. 5156— ALFRED WILLIAM STERNS (3860), b., Jan. 20, 1850, son of WilHam and Mary Matilda (Anderson) Sterns, of Morell, P. E. I.; a merchant, of Charlottetown, P. E. I.; md. Rebecca H. Scott; five children. 5157— FRANK ERNEST STERNS, b., Dec. 15, 1879, at Charlottetown. Twins. 5158— HARRY EDGAR STERNS, 5159— EDITH BELL STERNS, b.. Mar. 30, 1882. 5160— CLARA MARTORIE STERNS, b., Oct. 22, 1883. 5161— RUSSEL STERNS, b., Jan. 7, 1890. 5162— SAMUEL FESSENDEN STEARNS (4014), b., July ig, 1831, son of Sumner and Mahala (Bessey) Stearns, of Bethel, Me. ; served as private, during the Civil War. He md. (i), Jan. i. 1852, Harriet E. Bird, b., Aug. 26, 1830, who d., Dec. 5, 1856, in Bethel, Me., mother of two children; md. (2), 1858, Hannah E. Harding, b., Sept. 25, 1836; a farmer and truckman, of Norway, Me. ; five chUdren. 5163— FLORA A. STEARNS, b., Feb. 17, 1854. 5164— GEORGIANA STEARNS, b., Aug. ig, 1855. 5165— HATTIE L. STEARNS, b., July 25, i85g; md., Nov. 14, 1878, Newton E. Richardson, of Bethel, Me., b., Oct. 14, 1854; two children. 5166— ALICE B. STEARNS, b., Jan. 25, 1865; d., Dec 16, i86g. 5167— LILLIE B. STEARNS, b.. Mar. 4, 1872; md., 1892, George P. Locke; one daughter. (a) — Marjorie Locke, b., Oct 28, 1893. 5168— NATHAN KIMBALL STEARNS (4058), b., Oct. 29, 1835, son of Phinehas and Betsy (Martin) Stearns, of Bethel, Me.; md. (i), 1862, Isabel Thayer, of Lubec, Me., 618 ISAAC STEARNS. who d., Dec. 6, 1875; md. (2), Mar. 10, 1877, Mary M, Springer, of Danforth Me.; four chUdren. 5169— NETTIE M. STEARNS b., Sept. 10, 1864; d.. May 23, i8gi, at Webster, Me. 5170— ALICE B. STEARNS, b., Dec. 20, 1866. S171— WILLIS N. STEARNS, b., June ig, 1874. 5172— GEORGE M. STEARNS, b., Feb. ig, 1878. 5173— SAMUEL STEARNS 3d. (4121), b., Aug. 28, 1822, son of Samuel Jr. and Salome (Amidon) Stearns, of Washington Co., N. Y. ; md. (i), 1843, Lucinda Wright, of GranviUe, N. Y., who d., Aug. 15, 1845, leaving one son; md. (2), Sept. 27, 1852, Clarissa A. Prentiss, b., Apr. 10, 1827,, (lau. of his Aunt Seraph (2ogg). Mr. Stearns d., Sept. 8, 1884; three chUdren. 5i74^GEORGE WILLIAM STEARNS, b., Mar. 4, 1845; md. (i), 1871, Laura A. E. Ramsey, of Montgomery, Ala., who d., Jan., 1873, aged 23 years; md. (2), July, 1874, Georgiana Putnam, of Cohoes, N. Y., b., Aug. 2, 1852; s. p. Mr. George William Stearns enlisted during the Civil War, in 96th N. Y. Inf. Vols., Nov. 23, 1861 ; was discharged, Nov. 29, 1862; re-enHsted in 2nd Vet. Vol. Cav., Sept., 1863. He was taken prisoner at Morganzie's Bend, La., Oct., 1864; was taken to Shreveport, La., and held until March, 1865, when he was taken to Tyler, Tex. In June, 1865, he was taken from Texas to the mouth of the Red River, and ex changed; was discharged, Oct., 1865; a disabled soldier, of Glens FaUs, N. Y. 5175— EDWARD LLEWELLYN STEARNS, b., Jan. 26, 1858; studied law, and was admitted to the bar, prac ticing at Glens FaHs, N. Y., where he has been Justice of the- Peace over fifteen years. He md., and his wife d., July 26, i8g6, leaving children, whose names we have been unable to learn. 5176— HELEN ESTELLA STEARNS, b., Feb. 13, 1860; d., Dec. 23, 1873. 5177— JAMES ELLIOTT STEARNS (4122V b., Feb. 10, 1824, son of Samuel Jr. and Salome (Amidon) Steams, of ^' ^m William D. Stearns. EIGHTH GENERATION. 619 Hartford, Washington, Co., N. Y.; a mechanic, of Patten's MUls, Washington Co., N. Y. He md., 1846, EHza Ormsby, and d., Aug. i, i860, at Patten's MUls; five chUdren. 5178— CHARLES ELLIOTT STEARNS, b.. May 31, 1847, in Granville, N. Y. ; was in the Civil War, in 1863 and 1864, as private in Co. K, 2nd N. Y. Cav.; died. Sept 27, 1864, in hospital at New Orleans, La. 5 1 7g— MARY E. STEARNS, b. Apr. 2, i84g, in Gran viUe, N. Y.; md. Thomas P. Stone, of Syracuse, N. Y., where they first settled; afterwards removed to Stony Creek, N. Y. 5180— JAMES ELROY STEARNS, b., Feb. ig, 1851, in Granville, N. Y.; md. Mary L Dunlap, and settled in Stony Creek, N. Y. 5 181— LUCIUS ELMER STEARNS, b., Feb. 15, 1853, in Hampton, N. Y. ; a farmer. Assessor and Justice of the Peace; md. Ella WilHs, and settled in Stony Creek, N. Y. ; two children. 5182— lOLA MARY STEARNS, b., Feb. 5, 1883, in Luzerne, N. Y. 5183--CLARENCE TAMES STEARNS, b., Apr. 17, i88g, in Stony Creek, N. Y. 5184— ZENAS WILLIAM STEARNS, b., Nov. 17, 1854, in Hampton, N. Y. ; md. Georgiana Putnam, and settled in Luzerne, N. Y. 5185— DR. PHINEAS SEWALL STEARNS (4124), b., July 31, 1830, son of Samuel Jr. and Salome (Amidon) Stearns, of Hartford, Washington Co., N. Y.; a physician and surgeon, of Buffalo, N. Y.; md. Laura WUson; six children. 5186— JEANETTE STEARNS, b., 1858, in Fort Ann,. N. Y.;d., 1867. 5187— OTTO GORDON STEARNS, b., 1861, in Little FaHs, N. Y.; d., 1863. 5188— CORA M. STEARNS, b., 1864, in Chestertown, N. Y.; school-teacher, at Oneida, N. Y. 620 ISAAC STEARNS. 5189— ORION STEARNS, b., 1869, in Owego, N. Y.; teacher, at Hackensack, N. J. 5190— HARRIET STEARNS, b., 1872, in Owego, N. Y.; d., aged two months. 5191— GEORGE MORGAN STEARNS, b., July 5, 1881. in Owego, N. Y. 5ig2— CAPT. RILEY BURDETTE STEARNS (4178), b., Aug. 2g, 1840, son of Lyman and Susan (Marvin) Stearns, of BeHows FaHs, Vt.; a druggist, of Burlington, Vt.; md., Sept. 13, 1864, Augusta Swan. During the Civil War, he enhsted as a private, in ist Regt., Vt. Vols, (a three months infantry Regt.), May 2, 1861; mustered out, Aug. 15, 1861; enlisted again, as private, Nov. 30, 1861, in Co. A, 7th Vt. Vols., Inf. He was promoted to First Sergeant, Feb. 12, 1862; first Heutenant, Co. A, Oct 15, 1862. He was com missioned Capt., Co. K, Sept. 22, 1864, and taken prisoner at the siege of Spanish Fort, Ala., Mar. 31, 1865; honorably discharged, Mav 15, 1865; two chUdren. 5i93_jOHN BRAINARD STEARNS, b.. Mar. 26, 1869, at BurHngton, Vt. 5194— JOSEPH TUTTLE STEARNS, b., July 3, 1874, at Burlington, Vt. 5i95_WARREN EVERETT STEARNS (4193), b., Mar. 10, 1841, son of Warren and Sarah (Chamberlain) Stearns, of West Braintree, Vt.; md., 1866, Margaret Keenan, of Alburgh, Vt. ; enlisted twice during the Civil War. Mr. Stearns was Conductor on the Central Vermont R. R., running from St. Albans, Vt., to Boston, Mass., and was murdered in Boston, Jan. g, 1868, his bodv being found in the harbor. His widow resided at St. Albans, Vt.. with her only son. 5196— THOMAS EVERETT STEARNS, b., May 14, 1867, in St. Albans, Vt.; of Worcester, Mass., in the employ of the Boston and Albany R. R.; md., 1894, Julia MatUda Haverty, and settled in St. Albans, Vt.; two children. 5 ig7— THOMAS STEARNS, b., Sept. 9, 1895. 5198- PAUL STEARNS, b.. May 16, 1897. "Washington I. Stearns. Helena J. Stearns. EIGHTH GENERATION. 621 5199— WASHINGTON IRVING STEARNS (4196), b., Oct. 6, 1843, son of David and Abbie (Irving) Stearns, of Putney, Vt.; a locomotive engineer, of Springfield, Mass. He md. (i), July i, 1867, Mary Maria Cray, who d.. Mar. 2g, i87g; md. (2), Dec. 11, i87g, Viola L. Wilber; three chUdren. 5200— EDWARD DAVID STEARNS, b., June 5, 1868, in Bellows FaHs, Vt.; d., Apr. 7, 1872, in West Springfield, Mass. 5201— WASHINGTON IRVING STEARNS Jr., b., Aug. II, 1870, in Bellows Falls, Vt.; md., June ig, i8g2, Linna Dana, of Springfield, Mass. ; one son. 5202— DANA STEARNS, b.. May 6, d., Aug. 10, 1893. 5203— HELENA JOSLYN STEARNS, b., Aug. 4, 1874, in Putney, Vt.; resides with parents. 5204— GEORGE STERNS (4203), b., June 7, 1840, son of James Woods and Almira (Granger) Sterns, of Skane ateles, N. Y.; md., 1863, EHzabeth Clark; two chUdren. 5205— FRANK STEARNS. 5206— AGNES J. STEARNS. 5207— FREDERICK HUNTER STERNS (421 1), b., Nov. 24, 1845, son of Charles Spring and Mary (Hunter) Sterns, of Steamboat Rock, la.; md., May 18, 1868, Nancy A. Mathewson. He was, for many years, a hardware mer chant, of Steamboat Rock, la.; five chUdren. 5208— BERTHIER M. STERNS, b.. May 19, 1869; md., Aug. 19, i8g2, Emma Duane, and settled in Mason City, la.; one daughter. 52og— IVA MARIA STERNS, b., Aug. 6, i8g4. 52ic^ROBERT HUNTER STERNS, b., Feb. 13, 1871; d.. Mar. 8, i8g2. 5211- GEORGE LATIN STERNS, b., Sept. 20, 1875. 5212— MABEL R. STERNS, b., Sept. 26, i87g. 5212 T -2— FRANK STERNS, b., June 22, 1883. 622 ISAAC STEARNS. 5213— WILLIAM STEARNS JR. (749), b., Apr. 12, 1783, soi of Capt. WiHiam and Joanna (Duncan) Stearns, of Worcester, Mass.; md., Mar. 15, 1803, Hannah Benham, h., Aug. 5, 1782. They settled in Jamestown, N. Y., where h< d., June i, 1854; seven children. 5214— JOHN R. STEARNS, b., June 26, 1804. 5215— REBECCA DUNCAN STEARNS, b., July 18, 1807. 5216— ANNA MARIA STEARNS, b., Mar. 3, 1809. 5217— TABITHA L. STEARNS, b., Mar. 22, 181 1. 5218 — WUliam Stearns 3d., b., Apr. 13, 1813, son of Will iam Jr. and Hannah (Benham) Stearns, of Jamestown, N. Y.; d., July 3, i8go. He md., 1834, Minerva Marsh, b.. Sept .29, 1817, who d., Aug. 23, 1892; eight chUdren. 5219— ANGELINE STEARNS, b., Aug. 11, 1835; d., July II, 1866. She md. Salford L. Brown, and had one daughter. (a) — Myrtie Brown, b., Apr. 3, 1866. 5220— CALVIN STEARNS, b., Oct 8, 1837; d., Mar. 17, 1842. 5221— WHITMAN P. STEARNS, b., Dec. 13, i83g; d., Sept. 12, 1841. 5222— HENRIETTA C. STEARNS, b., Nov. 8, 1841; d., Nov. 16, 1853. 5223— HANNAH J. STEARNS, b., Jan. 8, 1843; d., Jan. 15, i8g7. She md., Sept. 8, 1864, Perry Benson; six chUdren. (a) — Kittie B. Benson, b., Oct. 15, 1865. (b)— William H. Benson, b., Oct. 7, 1868. (c) — Clyde M. Benson, b., Aug. 25, 1870. '(d)— Bert P Benson, b., Mar. i, 1872. (e) — ^Jennie L. Benson, b., Nov. 11, 1876. (f) — James A. Benson, b., Aug. 17, 1879. 5224— CASSIUS M. C STEARNS, b.. Sept 11, 1845; md. AHce Miller, and had two children. EIGHTH GENERATION 623 5225— PERCY STEARNS. 5226— HAZEL STEARNS. 5227— LOUISA G. STEARNS, b., Dec. 25, 1847; d., Sept. I, 1877. 5228— CHARLES W. STEARNS, b., June 14, 1852. 5229— MARY H. STEARNS, b.. May 30, 1816. 5230— CHARLOTTE ANN STEARNS, b., Oct. 22, 1820. 5231— JOHN K. STEARNS (4399), and Blanche A. (Whipple) Stearns had issue as follows: 5232— ELSIE JEANNETTE STEARNS, b., June 19, i8g7. 5233— RALPH MINOT STEARNS, b., Sept. g, i8g8. This family is of Wilmot, N. H. 5234— ELEAZER STERNE (650), date of birth unk nown, supposed to be the son of Eleazer Stearns (647); d., 1809; was a soldier of the Revolutionary War. He md. about 1789, Aurelia Castle, of Plymouth, Conn., b., 1771, who d., Jan. 28, 1857. They settled in Easton, Washington Co., N. Y., where their eight chUdren were born, and where he died, having been a man of intemperate habits. After his death, his widow removed to Camden, Oneida Co., N. Y., making her home with her brother, Eri Castle, until she md. (2), Benjamin Curtis, a Revolutionary soldier, who d., 1825. 5235— LOLA STERNE, b.. i7go; d., 1871, She md. James Rowell, a farmer, and soldier of 1812, who d., 1837, in Pulaski, N. Y. (a) — Aurelia Rowell, md. Isaac Mott. (b) — Daniel Rowell, d. in Allegany, N. Y. (c) — ^John RoweH, b., Nov. 25, 1825; d.. Mar. 31, 1895, in Rome, N. Y. (d) — Louisa Rowell, md.. Air. Swetman. (e) — Angeline RoweH, md. (i), George Burton; md. (2), Thomas Crofoot. (f) — Jerome RoweH. b.. May 21, 1836; kiUed by Hght- ning, July 2, 1883. 624 ISAAC STEARNS. 5236— PHOEBE STERNE, b., 1792; md. Mr. De Long; two children. (a) — ^Asel De Long, of Fulton, N. Y. (b) — ^John De Long, in the West. 5237— -ISAAC STERNE, b., Aug. 4, 1797, (date of birth given by his son), in Washington Co., N. Y.; d.. Mar. 5, 1872, in Stockbridge, Wis. He md., 1818, Minerva Castle, b., I7gg, in Plymouth, Conn., and moved to Wisconsin, where he engaged in farming; ten children. 5238— WILLIAM STEARNS, b., Sept. 13, i8ig, in Flor ence, Oneida Co., N. Y. ; was for many years in the employ of U. S. Government, as mail-carrier between Milwaukee, Wis., and Green Bay, Wis. He md., 1842, Azubah Com stock; d., Mar. 14, 1896, at Sheboygan, Wis.; nine children. 5239-^J. C. STEARNS, b.. May 15, 1843; md., Oct. 22, 1865, Lucy Bagley. 5240-^MARY G. STEARNS, b., Nov. 6, 1844; md.,. Mar. 10, 1866, D. W. Halsted; d.. May 11, 1871. S24i-^J0HN D. STEARNS, b.. Mar. 16, 1846; md., June 6, 1876, Elizabeth Edwards. 5242— WILLIAM STEARNS, JR., b., June 13, 1848;. d., Oct. 26, 1848. 5243— MARCIA H. STEARNS, b., Oct. 21, 1849. 5244— FITZ H. STEAR'NS, b., Jan. 17, 1852; d.. May 31, i88g. 5245— ANNA M. STEARNS, b., Dec. 16, 1852; md.,. Alay 12, 1880, P. J. Pantzer. 5246— WILLIAM F. STEARNS, b.. Mar. 28, i860; d., Aug. 5, 1862. 5247— T. O. STEARNS, b., Nov. 6, 1862. 5248— WILLARD A. STEARNS, b., Nov. 18, 1822, in New York State; md. Marilla Harrington, of FrankHn Co., N.Y. 524g— CHLOE M. STEARNS, b., Jan. ig, 1824. EIGHTH GENERATION. 625 5250— GEORGE VANCE STEARNS, b., 1825. 5251— SCHUYLER S. STEARNS, b., Nov. 10, 1826, in Florence, Oneida Co., N. Y.; a carpenter, and boot and shoe maker, of East Stockholm, N. Y. He md., Jan. 2g, 1852, Laura E. Coolidge, who lived in Harvard, 111., after his death, July 24, i8g3, in Hebron, IU. ; three children. 5252— FLORA DIANA STEARNS, b., Dec. 16, 1855, in North Florence, N. Y.; d., Jan. 3, 1844, in Hebron, IH. 5253— MINA STEARNS, b., Jan. 22, 1866, in Stock- bridge, Wis. ; md. Edmund H. Senger, of Harvard, 111. 5254— WILLIAM ERNEST STEARNS, b., Aug. 10, 1874, in Gravesville, Wis.; a farmer, of Harvard, 111. 5255— CAROLINE STEARNS, b.. May 17, i82g, at Florence, N. Y.; md., John DalzeU, of Wakefield, Neb. 5256— DIANA L. STEARNS, b., Feb. 7, 1832, in Flor ence, N. Y. ; md. Barrett P. Rice, of CHntonvHle ,Wis. 5257— ANNE E. STEARNS, b., Sept. 3, 1834, in Flor ence, N. Y.; md. Jesse Turner, of Racine, Wis. 5258— THOMAS J. STEARNS, b., June 24, 1836; a car penter, of Clarks, Neb.; md., 1863, Caroline Loney; enhsted in Co. I, 60th N. Y. Inf., 1861; discharged, 1862, for His- abiHty; re-enHsted, 1864, Co. D, i6th Wis.; at close of war, discharged as Sergeant; six children. 525g— EVELYN A. STEARNS, b., June 11. 1864, in Stockbridge, Wis.; md. Harry Showman, and had one son, Karl Showman. 5260-^CORA' A. STEARNS, b., Feb. i, 1867, in Broth- erton, Wis.; md. Chas. B. Case, and had one son, Ralph Case. 5261— WILLARD A. STEARNS, b.. Mar. 20, i86g, in Brotherton, Wis. ; of FuHerton, Neb. c;262— ARCHIE B. STEARNS, b., Aug. 28, 1871, in Stockbridge, Wis.; md. EHzabeth Dudney, and settied in Clarks, Neb. 5263— CHLOE M. STEARNS, dau. of Archie B. Steams, of Clarks, Neb. 626 ISAAC STEARNS. 5264— FANNIE M. STEARNS, b., Sept. 28, 1874, in Harrison, Wis.; md. Andrew M. Cosnor, of Clarks, Neb., and had one dau., Carrie E. Cosnor. 5265— BROWNIE STEARNS, b., July 4, 1878; of Clarks, Neb. 5266— ORSON E. STEARNS, b.. Mar. 3, 1843, in Lis bon, N. Y.; md., Julia Thompson, and settled in FuHerton, Neb. He served, during the Civil War, about four years, in Co. B, 8th Wis. Inf., known as the "Live Eagle Regi ment." 5267— DANIEL STEARNS, date of birth, unknown; d., Aug. 25, 1867; md., 1818, Phoebe Ann Rounds, of Schroon Lake, N. Y., who d.. May 26, 1866. They are buried in Oswego Co., N. Y. ; six children. 5268— WARREN A. STEARNS, b., i8ig; a farmer, of Albion, Orleans Co., N. Y.; md., i83g, Lorena Brower, of Oneida Co., N. Y.; eight chUdren. S26g— SARAH STEARNS, b., 1840; md. Edward Wil mot; d., i8g3. 5270-^GEORGIANA STEARNS, b., 1842; md. John Logan. 5271— JOHN STEARNS, b., 1845; d., 1885. 5272^JAMES STEARNS, b. and d., i84g. 5273— LORENZO STEARNS, b., 185T ; d., 1888. 5274— LUELLA STEARNS, b., 1853; md. Warren Button. 5275— FRANCELIA STEARNS, b., 1855; d-, i860. 5276-^ALTA JANE STEARNS, b., i860; md. John Aliller. 5277— HANNAH MARIA STEARNS, b., Jan. 4, 1822, at Schaghticoke, N. Y.; md.. May 3, 1838, James Barker, of Bridgewater, Conn.; seven chUdren. (a)— James Rhodes Barker, b., Sept. 17, 1839, in Cam den, N. Y.; d., Aug. 26, 1868. He enhsted in i86t. EIGHTH GENERATION. 627 and served during the CivU War; was wounded in three places at the battle of Gettysburg, and was, later, transferred to the invalid corps. (b) — Albert Stearns Barker, b., Feb. 17, 1846; at the age of seventeen, enlisted in Co. K, Heavy ArtiUery, N. Y. Vols., and served during the Civil War. He md., July 4, 1866, Nancy A. Jones, of Albion, N. Y. (c) — Mary Elizabeth Barker, b., Aug. 27, 1848; md., 1863, Charles Sheeley, of Syracuse, N. Y.; two children. (d) — Helen Maria Barker, b., Apr. 2, 1850; md. Edward Austin, of Missouri, where she d., Nov. 4, 1871, leaving one child. (e) — Edward Warren Barker, b., Oct. 14, 1856; md. AmeHa Pennock, and settled in Orwell; three children. 5278— ELIZABETH STEARNS, deceased; date of birth unknown; md. Sylvester Brightman, of Genoa, Cayuga Co., N. Y., who died in the Civil War. 527g— JAMES GAYLORD STEARNS, date of birth unknown; md. Sarah Fritts; d., 1874, in Cayuga Co., N. Y. 5280— DANIEL P. STEARNS, b., in Camden, N. Y.; d., iSg4, in Madison Co., N. Y. 5281— LAURA ANN STEARNS, b. in Camden, N. Y.; md. William Wood, of Albion, N. Y.; three children. 5282— AURELIA STERNE or STEARNS, b., Aug. 26, i7gg; md., 1815, James Burch, a farmer, of Easton, Wash ington, Co., N. Y., who removed later to Davenport, la., where she d., Dec 7, 1868. Their eleven chUdren were born in Easton, N. Y. (a) — EHza Burch, b.. Mar. 15, 1816, at Easton, Wash ington Co., N. Y.; md., Jan. 16, 1834, Daniel Nutting, of Iowa who is a descendant of the Law rence and Washington famiHes. Their fifth child, James Ralph Nutting, b., June 20, 1843, is a whole sale hardware dealer, of Davenport, la. 628 ISAAC STEARNS. ^,b)_jane Burch, b., Apr. ii, 1818, at Easton, N. Y.; md. John Welling, of Easton; he d., Feb. 5, 1899. (c)— Ira Burch, b., 1820; of Davenport, la; md. (i), Katherine Deyo; md. (2), Carrie Curtis; d., Jan., 1889. (d)— Angeline Burch, b., Feb. 10, 1822; md. Samuel Buckley; d. (e)— Mary Ann Burch, b.. Mar. 18, 1824; md. Rev. John Cavendish, of Grinnell, la. (f)— JuHa Burch, b., Feb., 1826; md. James McMuHen; d. (g)— Thankful Burch, b., Apr., 1828; md. Enoch Hogle, of Easton, N. Y.; d., 1855, in Scott Co., la. (h) — AureHa Burch, b., 1830; md. Jesse Rich, of Iowa; d., 1898. (i) — ^James Gaylord Burch, b., Jan., 1832; md. Eliza FitzSimmons, and settled in iowa. (j) — Laura Burch, b., 1834; d., 1837. (k) — Martin Wesley Burch, b., Nov. 5, 1837; of Daven port, la.; md. Julia FitzSimmons. 5283— MINERVA STEARNS, b., 1801; d., 1825; md., 1817, David Burch, a farmer, of Easton, N. Y., b., 1800, who d., Oct. 10, 1886. They had four chUdren. In 1866, he went to Camden, N. Y., and married his wife's niece, Mrs. C. A. Burnham. (a) — Mary Burch, b., 1818; md., Robert Dauton; d., 1897. (b) — CaroHne Burch, b., 1820; md. Joseph Kelsey; d., i8go. (c) — Melinda Burch, b. 1822; md. James Smith. (d) — ^Margaret Burch, b. and d., 1825. 5284— ELIZA STEARNS, b.. May 11, 1804; md., 1822, by Rev. Peter Jones, Rev. Elijah Gaylord, b., Mar. 13, 1799, in Bristol, Conn., who d.. May 4, 1891, in Syracuse, N. Y. Mr. Gaylord was a Wesleyan Methodist minister, a lifelong advocate of temperance, and an opposer of slavery. Mrs. Gaylord d., Oct., 1867, and in 1874, he moved to Syracuse, where he read proof in the Wesleyan Publishing House, EIGHTH GENERATION. 629 when his health would permit. He was buried in the Geddes Cemetery. June ig, i8bg, he md. (2), Mrs. Charlotte Burt, of Palermo, N. Y.; md. (3), Dec. 27, 1876, Mrs. Jane (Smith) Farrar, b., Jan. 25, 1818, in Canada; five chUdren. (a) — ^David Burch Gaylord, b., June 12, 1823, in Flor ence, N. Y.; md. (i), 1851, Minerva Johnson, b.. Mar. 15, 1820, who d., Apr. 14, 1862. Mr. Gaylord was a farmer and carpenter; enlisted, 1862, in 146th Regt., N. Y. Vols.; was discharged, July, 1864, on account of disability. In 1878, he removed to Maryville, Mo.; md. (2), 1866, Maria (Burnham) Gaylord, his deceased brother's wife; d., Aug. 4, 1887, in Dardanelle, Ark. He had four children, of whom his daughter, Emma Aurelia Gaylord, b., Feb. 23, 1854, is an interested and persevering genealogist, having furnished nearly all the infor mation concerning these descendants of Eleazer Sterne who md. Aurelia Castle. Emma A. Gay lord, md.. Mar. 27, 1872, Allen Manley Joslin, a farmer and landscape gardener, of Camden, N. Y., and has two children. (b) — Adeline FideHa Gaylord, b., Nov. 8, 1828; md., 1850, John Ashpole, an Englishman, who enhsted, 1862, in 146th Regt., N. Y. Vols., and was kiHed in the battle of the Wilderness, 1864. His wid. md. (2), Mr. Hurd, of Syracuse, N. Y. ; two children. (c) — George Morrison Gaylord, b., July 17, 1830; d., 1864. He md., Maria Burnham, of Florence, N. Y.; enhsted, 1862, in 146th Regt. N. Y. Vols., and d., 1864, in AndersonvUle Prison. His wid. md., 1866, David Burch Gaylord, her brother-in-law; two children by first husband. (d) — CaroHne Aurelia Gaylord, b., Nov. 8, 1835; md., 1854, William R. Burnham, a farmer and mechanic, of Florence, N. Y. During the CivU War, he en hsted, 1862, in 146th. Regt, N. Y. Vols., and was killed, in the battle of ChanceUorsvUle, 1863. His wid. md. (2), 1866, her deceased aunt's husband, David Burch. 630 ISAAC STEARNS. (e) — ^Jane Maria Gaylord, b., Nov. 17, 1838, in Cam den, N. Y.; md. (i), by her father, Leverett Stark weather, who left his farm and saw-mill to enlist, 1862, during the Civil War. He d. in Anderson- viUe Prison, 1864, and his wid. md. (2), Mr. Park, of Clyde, N. Y. 5285— CAROLINE STEARNS, b., i8og; d., June, i860; a school teacher. She md., 1831, Morgan L. Rich., b., Feb. 2, 181 1, in Middlefield, N. Y., who d., 1880, in Altmar, N. Y. They had seven sons. (a) — Morgan Theodore Rich., b., 1832; md. Elizabeth Freidwicks, of Red Wing, Minn., and went to Da kota, settling on the section of land which after wards became Wahpeton City, in Richland Co., named after Mr. Rich, who became very wealthy. One of his daughters md. Fred Falley, Sec. of State in North Dakota. (b) — Royal D. Rich., b., 1834; went West and was never heard from. (c) — Moses W. Rich, b. and d., 1836. (d) — ^Wesley M. Rich, b., 1838; a commercial traveler, of Rome, N. Y., who md. Josephine A. AHen, of Amsterdam, N. Y. (e) — ^Fletcher C. Rich, b., 1842; d., 1870; md. Isadore Knox of Rome, N. Y. (f) — DeAlton Gaylord Rich, b., 1848; md. Dora Place, of Pineville, N. Y. (g) — Germain Franklin Rich., b., 1854; md. Margaret Gunny, of Amboy, N. Y., and lives on the Rich homestead. 5286— JOSEPH BARKER STEARNS (31 18), b., Feb. 28, 1 83 1, son of Edward Ray and Eliza Tyler (Barker) Stearns, of Weld, Me.; inventor of the duplex system of telegraphy. "He studied telegraphy at Newburyport, Mass., where he became manager of the office. From 1855 to i86g he was Superintendent of the Fire Alarm Telegraph system of Boston, Mass., and was the first to take out patents on the use of reversed currents in connection with the fire- Joseph B. Stearns. ISAAC STEARNS. 631 alarm signal system. He was President of Franklin Tele graph Co., from i86g to 1871, during which time he invented the first practical system of duplex telegraphy, which was successfully applied to the EngHsh, French and Belgian lines. Two years later this system was used for the Atlantic Cables He sold rights under his duplex patents to the Western Union Telegraph and Cable Companies, receiving large royalties for the use of his inventions in England, France, Italy and Belgium For a time he was Vice-Presi dent of the Mexican and South American CaJble Co. ; retired from active business in 1885, and settled in Camden, Me., where he d., July 4, 1895; eight children. He md. (i), Jan. 8, 1853, Lois M. Brooks, of Putney, Vt., b., June 4, 1827, who d., July 29, 1861, in South Boston; md. '(2), June 6, 1866, Frances Amanda Edmonds, of Ports mouth, N. H., b., Jan. 16, 1838. 5287-JWALTER STEARNS, b. and d., Apr. 10, 1854. 5288— ALICE MARY ELLEN STEARNS, b., Apr. 3, 1855; d., Aug. 15, 1889, at Colorado Springs, Col.; unm. 5289— WALTER FREDERIC STEARNS, b., Apr. 12. 1857; d., Jan. 16, 1889, at Colorado Springs, Col.; unm. 52go— JOSEPHINE MELONA STEARNS, b., Aug. 25, 1859; d-i Oct. 27, 1876, in England, unm. 5291— GRACE STEARNS, b. and' d., May 28, 1868. 5292— EDWARD SIDNEY STEARNS, b., Apr. 26, 1871, at Portsmouth, N. H.; md., Apr. 16, i8g5, Jennie Alice Nevons, of Cambridgeport, Mass.; one son. 52g3— WALTER FREDERIC STEARNS, b., Dec. 10. i8g6. Edward S. Stearns received part of his education in England, andfinished at Harvard as a special 'g4. His father bought and buUt up the "Sagamore Farm," which had a State reputation as the model farm of Maine, and, after his father's death, was carried on by E. S. Stearns as a stock arid dairy farm. Later he bought a printing plant in Thom aston, Me., and is publisher of "The Thomaston Herald." 52g4— ARTHUR HAROLD STEARNS, b., Nov. 16, 632 ISAAC STEARNS. 1873, at Eastbourne, England; d., July ig, 1874, in London, Eng. 5295— HARRY WEAVER STEARNS, b.. May 2, 1875, in Paris, France. 5296— CHARLES AUGUSTUS STEARNS (3118-b), b., June I, 1838, at Weld, Me., son of Edward Ray and Eliza Tvler (Barker) Stearns: an electrician, of Boston, Mass. He md. (i), Oct. i, 1868, Mary E. Burnham, of HaverhiH, Mass.. b.. Mar. 6, 1840, who d., Feb. 27, 1879; md. (2). Sept 20, 1881, Abby Catherine Lewis, of Alford, Me.; five chUdren. 5297— EDWARD BURNHAM STEARNS, b., June 14, i86g; md., Oct. 8, 1896, Janet Lawrence Coe, of Durham, N. H.; one son. 5298— LAWRENCE COE STEARNS, b., Apr. 10, i89g. 52gg— FRANCIS UPHAM STEARNS, b., June 12, 1871. 5300— MARY ANNA STEARNS, b., June 24, 1875; d., Nov. 2g, 1875. By second wife. 5301— ELIZA STEARNS, b., Apr. 24, 1885, at Dorches ter, Mass. ; d. the same day. 5302— GEORGIA HARRIS STEARNS, b., Nov. 23, 1886, at Dorchester, Mass. 5303--MARTHA STEARNS (g76), b., Oct. ig, 1787, dau. of Isaac and Mary (Crosby) Stearns, of Ashburnham, Mass.; d., Oct i, 1868. She md., Apr. 8, 1818, Capt SewaH Fiske, of Weston, Mass., b., Sept. 8, I7g2, son of Mary Stearns (374), and Capt. Nathan Fiske, whose father com manded the Weston Company, Light Infantry, which re ceived its charter from King George III., when Mass. was a British Colony. They settled on the Fiske homestead, a beautiful estate of two hundred fifty acres, within seven miles of the present limits of Boston. He was Capt. of a State Military Co., a leading officer in the Cong. Church, and in fluential in town matters. He d.. Mar. i, 1872; eight chil dren. (a) — ^Alonzo Sewall Fiske, b., Oct. 14, 1818; d., Aug. 27, i8g3; md. as given at (976); eight children. EIGHTH GENERATION. 633 (b)— ^Gustavus Henry Fiske, b., July 28, 1820; d., Feb. 27, 1831. (c) — Mary Malvina Fiske, b., June 3, 1822; md., Sept. 12, 1843, Jeremiah Stratton Russell, of Worcester, Mass., who d., Nov. 2, 1844, leaving a son, Jere miah S. RusseU Jr., b., Oct. 31, 1844. (d) — Martha Elvira Fiske, b.. Mar. i, 1824; d., Jan. 11, 1856; md., Jan. 16, 1855, John Breneman, of Iowa. (e) — Maria Henrietta Fiske, b., Oct 11, 1825; d., Feb. 9, 1833. (f) — Henry Gustavus Fiske, b., Apr. 13, 1827; md., Apr. 15, i860, Mrs. EHzabeth CWynkoop) Cheesebro; settled in .San Francisco, Cal.; the youngest of his six children was Dr. Edward Fiske, a surgeon dur ing the Spanish-American War, who d. on a return ing vessel from Manila. (g) — Edward Sylvester Fiske, b., June I'l, 1829; md. Olive Shapleigh, of Me.; d., Nov. 10, 1867, in San Francisco, Cal. (h) — Abigail Warren Fiske, b., June 9, 183 1; d., Nov. 16, 1890; md., Sept. 30, 1853, John Q. Adams, a farmer, of Peterboro, N. H. 5304— ABIGAIL STEARNS (g7g), b., Jan. 31, i7g3, in Ashburnham, Mass.; md., June 4, 1818, Chauncey Perry, b., Feb. 8, 1788, in Lincoln, Mass., son of John and Abigail (Bigelow) Perry. They lived on his father's farm in Rindge, until 1823, when they moved to New Ipswich, N. H., occu pying the same farm in southern part of town for the rest of their lives. She d., Apr. 14, 1853, and he d., Mar. 2, 1875; eight chUdren. (a) — ^John Philander Perry, b., Feb. 23. i8ig; grad. Dart. Coll., 1842; Cong, minister, then Sweden borgian minister; d., July 30, 1886. (b) — Albert Perry, b., Dec. 17, 1820; educated at New Ipswich Acad, and Andover Theol. Seminary; Cong, minister, of Stoughton, Mass., who d., June 17, 1862. (c) — Isaac Stearns Perry, b., Sept. 19, 1822; a Cong. 634 ISAAC STEARNS. minister, of Ashburnham and Northfield, who d., May 2, 1865. (d) — ^Maria Perry, b., Aug. 31, 1824; a school-teacher, of New Ipswich, N. H. (e) — Chauncey Perry Jr., b., June 4, 1826; a practicing lawyer, of Brooklyn, N. Y. (f) — Timothy Perry, b., Nov. 7, 1829; a practicing law yer, of Brooklyn, N. Y., partner with his bro. Chauncey, since 1857; the oldest law firm in Brook lyn, with extensive and successful practice, having the oldest son of each connected with them in busi ness. (g) — Hervey Perry, b., Apr. 23, 1831; d.. May ig, 1831. (h)— Orpha Fidelia Perry, b., Nov. 6, 1832; d.. Mar. 8, 1856. Statistics. OF THE ISAAC STEARNS FAMILY. NUMBER OF RELATIVES :— All are classed as rela- •tiv^-, wh have married into the family ,also the offspring of such unions: Number of Males named 5,04g Number of Females names 4,8gi Total g,940 Number of Children referred to but not named i,i 66 Grand Total ii,io6 LONGEVITY. 'Number of Deaths Reported. 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 90 100 110 628 88 159 246 227 204 215 249 307161 29 1 2514 If the above is a fair average, the family is a very long lived one. ENGAGED in PROFESSIONS and OCCUPATIONS. 132 Graduates of Colleges, Universities, &c. 83 Clergymen. 4 Dentists. 80 Physicians 59 Lawyers. 12 Principals of Academies, High Schools, &c. 12 Professors of Colleges. 7 Missionaries, Males 3, Females 4. 7 Bankers. 636 STATISTICS. II Authors. 3 Artists. 5 Editors. 9 Civil Engineers. I Bishop of Pennsylvania, 824J 3 Capitalists, 8246, 2740, 49g3. "i Chancellor of State University, 2420. II Dean oi Divinity School, Harvard University, 2906. I General Manager of Railroads, 3324. 2 Presidents of Banks, 1719, 2192. 3 Presidents of Colleges, i2gg, 24og, 24ig. "i President of Home Missionary Society, 2409. 'I President of Railroads, 2304. I President of Railroads, 2304. T President of Telegraph Co., 5286. I President of Theological School, 2906. I Presiding Elder, 2023. I Principal of State Normal iSchool, 2420. 2 Principals of Seminaries, 1008, 1133a. I Steward of Harvard College, 1359. I 'Supt. of Public Instruction, Argentine RepubHc, 2820^ I Supt. of Hospitals, 4717. 7 Blacksmiths. 4 Masons. 5 Bakers. 7 Masions and Builders. 6 Bookkeepers. 127 Merchants. 12 Cabinet Makers. 18 AliH Owners. 30 Carpenters. 3 Millwrights. 7 Carpenters and Builders. 4 Musicians. 7 Carriage Alakers. 3 Music Teachers. 5 Clothiers. 3 Newspaper Men. 5 Commercial Travelers. a Painters. 4 Contractors. 3 Photographers. 3 Coopers. 6 Printers. 5 Dmggists. , 7 Publishers. 5 Electricians. 4 Real Estate. 6 Engineers. 6 Salesmen. 4 Expressmen. 3 Sailors. 230 Farmers. 3 Ship Builders. 7 Harness Makers. 4 Ship Masters. 4 Hatters. 5 Shoe Manufacturers 4 Hotel Proprietors. 9 Shoemakers. 6 Insurance Men. 3 Stenographers. STATISTICS. g Inventors. 13 Lumbermen. 3 Liverymen. 13 Machinists. 16 Manufacturers. S Superintendents 7 Tailors. 3 Tanners. 51 Teachers. 4 Wheelwrights. 637 AIILITARY RECORD. Our data is not recent enough to give correct statistics, as late as the Spanish War. Deaths by Other Service in Titles. Revolu CivU Wars & Total tion. War Services Rev. War Civil War Generals 2 2 Colonels 2 2 18 22 1 Majors 2 9 11 Surgeons 2 5 7 Chaplains... 2 2 Captains 7 2 47* 56 1 Lieutenants 4 11 9 24 1 2 Sergts. and Corporals 8 7 15 2 Privates 42 107 33 182 6 31 Totals •¦• 55 136 130 321 8 36 *So reported, but doubtless a part should be "Ship Mas ters." Less than half a score are recorded as serving in the Navy. ELECTIVE POSITIONS. 2 Governors, 2ig2, 2304. 3 Lieutenant Governors, 2ig2, 2304, 2341. 2 Secretaries of States, 3306, S285a. IT .State Senators, 347, 366, I2g8b, 1500, 2026, 2304, 2826, ''og7, 3.306, 3513, 4344. 36 Colonial or State Representatives. 2 Speakers of the House, 1298c, 2192. 2 Supreme Court Judges, 347, 2826. 638 STATISTICS. 6 County or Probate Judges. 2A Justices of the Peace. 5 Alayors, 1364, 3097, 3137, 3763, 45113. 4 Aldermen. 8 Town Assessors. 3 Supervisors. 4 Town Treasurers. 2 Coroners. 2 Collectors. 9 Town Clerks. 19 Selectmen. It is gratifying to note the large number of graduates and professional people, also the many responsible positions held, both in Civil and Military life. INTERESTING INCIDENTS REFERRED TO. A Big Builder, 1503. A Carpet Bagger with a record, 2192. A Alusical Family,. 2521. A Revolutionary Soldier who was a colored slave, 1069. A Slave Holder, 78. A Teacher for forty years, 1452. A Thorough railroad man, 2304. Authors. Bond's Genealogy and History of Watertown, 897a. Cushing's Manual of Parliamentary Tactics, 561a. The gifted "Helen Hunt Jacksion" lof Colorado Springs, 374d. The Stearns Family Memlorial, 3245. Also 132, 245, 486c, 588(b, 831, 3306, 4261, 4821, 4923. Carried European mails for Canada on one horse, 3832. Command Infantry chartered by George HI., 5303, 374. Dangers of backwood's life, 591. Disloyal to this country, 245, 247. Eighteen sisters, all Hved to womanhoiod, 474. First woman admitted to the bar in New Jersey, 2698b. Gave the word when to first, at Bunker HiH, g6g. Gallant deeds, 145, 206, 3gi, 557, 585i, 591, 709, 2192. General Washington's Tent Master, 1605. Great telegraph invention, 5286. Had three children at one birth, io49d. How an honored name got changed, 2203. H(-use and five acres of land sold for five bushes of wheat and a dog, 385d. Laboratory covering 24 acres of floor space, 3266. STATISTICS. 639 Heaviest regimental loss during the Qvil War, 4227. Incidents of the Civil W'ar, 3442, 5284. , ^ , , ( Ichthyologist. Discovered fifty new species of hsh, lour 01 which bear the name iSteams, 3617. Joined tbe Mormons, 51 IC Judge of the Supreme Oourt twenty^one ye'ars, 2826. Justice of the Peace for thirty-eight years, 1387. Lady Commissioner of State Li'brary, 4521. Lady political stump speaker, 4515. Lady mayor, 4513. Large famiHes. 333d, 744, 2351, 245g, 366g. Originator of Bositon Parcel Post, 564a. Pitcher bearing the Stearns Coat of Arms, 366. Silver tankard with date of 17th century, 22g5. Possessing old mementoes, loii, 2295. Oiiarter-