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Benjamin Stearns 1688–1771 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1688

Birth Location: Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 7 December 1771

Death Location: Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Capt Stearns

Mother: Elizabeth Bigelow/

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In 1688, Benjamin Stearns entered the world in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, born to Capt John Stearns And Elizabeth Elisabeth Bigelow. Benjamin Stearns passed away in 1771 in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1688, Benjamin Stearns entered the world in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, born to Capt John Stearns And Elizabeth Elisabeth Bigelow.
  • Benjamin Stearns passed away in 1771 in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Benjamin Stearns's Ancestors

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Benjamin Stearns
1688–1771
Birth Place: Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Capt John Stearns
1655–1721
Cambridge, or Billerica, or Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Elizabeth (Elisabeth) Bigelow/
1660–1713
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Charles Stearns
1620–1669
Cambridge, or Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts or Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
Rebecca Gibson
1634–1679
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
John Bigelow
1616–1703
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States or Wrentham, Suffolk Co, England
Mary (Margaret) Warren/
1620–1691
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States or Nayland, or Wrentham, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Shubael Stearns
1594–1630
Rebecca Stearns
1594–1623
John Gibson
1601–1679
Rebecca Thompson
1613–1661
Randall Bigelow
1578–1626
Jane Baguley
1582–1626
John Warren
1585–1667
Margaret Bayly
1587–1662
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Stearns
1565–1632
Emma Ramsford
1566–1671
William Stearns
1566–1632
Robert Bigelow
1556–1582
Jane
1550–1598
Robert Baguley
1556–1582
Jane Bigelow
1550–1598

Benjamin Stearns's Timeline

2 Records

1688
1688
Birth of Benjamin Stearns in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
1771
7 December 1771
Age 83
Death of Benjamin Stearns in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1688
    Event Place: Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 December 1771
    Event Place: Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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