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Joel Wilder Stearns 1827–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Apr 1827

Birth Location: Leominster, Worcester, MA

Death Date: 20 May 1895

Death Location: Brooklyn, Kings, NY

Father: Otis STEARNS

Mother: Lucy WILDER

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Beale

Children(s): Thomas Stearns

The story of Joel Wilder Stearns began in 1827 in Leominster, Worcester, MA. Joel Wilder Stearns married Elizabeth Beale, and had children including Thomas Beale Stearns. Joel Wilder Stearns passed away in 1895 in Brooklyn, Kings, NY.

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Biography

  • The story of Joel Wilder Stearns began in 1827 in Leominster, Worcester, MA.
  • Joel Wilder Stearns married Elizabeth Beale, and had children including Thomas Beale Stearns.
  • Joel Wilder Stearns passed away in 1895 in Brooklyn, Kings, NY.

Immediate Family

Parents

Otis STEARNS
1787–1856
Birth Location: Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Lucy WILDER
1792–1870
Birth Location: Sterling, Worcester, MA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Beale
1836–1885
Birth Location: New York City, New York, United States
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Children(s)

Thomas Stearns
1859–1946
Birth Location: Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
TS

Joel Stearns's Ancestors

Self
Joel Stearns
1827–1895
Birth Place: Leominster, Worcester, MA
Parents
Otis STEARNS
1787–1856
Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Lucy WILDER
1792–1870
Sterling, Worcester, MA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joel Stearns's Descendants

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Joel (Wilder) Stearns (4 Apr 1827–20 May 1895) m. Elizabeth Beale (1 October 1836–11 December 1885)
  1. 1. Thomas (Beale) Stearns 1859–1946 m. Lilly Burt 1863–1922
    1. 1. Violet (Louise) Stearns 1903–1905
    2. 2. Burt (B) Stearns 1886–1918 m. Dorothy Brown 1892–1935
      1. 1. Carolyn (Stearns) Ashbaugh 1918–2001 m. Varian (Lambert) Ashbaugh 1911–1977
        1. 1. Robin (Mcleod) Ashbaugh 1948–1985
        2. 2. Gwendolyn (Ann) Ashbaugh 1950–2017
    3. 3. James (Porter) Stearns 1892–1920
    4. 4. Lilian (Stearns) Perkins 1896–1956
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Stearns) Bradford 1890–1972 m. Herbert (Alfred) Bradford 1884–1947
      1. 1. Marjorie (L) Bradford 1918–1998 m. Nathanial (Goddard) Benchley 1915–1981
        1. 1. Peter (Bradford) Benchley 1940–2006 m. Winifred ("Wendy" B) Wesson 1941–2006
      2. 2. Lilian Bradford 1927–1977 m. Richard (Allan) Kellogg 1925–2011
      3. 3. Elisabet (B) Handley 1914–1963 m. William Sutherland 1911–1989
        1. 1. Thomas (Duane) Handley 1943–1960
      4. 4. Si Bradford 1916–1955

Joel Stearns's Timeline

2 Records

1827
4 Apr 1827
Birth of Joel Wilder Stearns in Leominster, Worcester, MA
Leominster, Worcester, MA
1895
20 May 1895
Age 68
Death of Joel Wilder Stearns in Brooklyn, Kings, NY
Brooklyn, Kings, NY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1827
    Event Place: Leominster, Worcester, MA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 May 1895
    Event Place: Brooklyn, Kings, NY
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