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John Stearns 1686–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 November 1686

Birth Location: Billerica, Massachusetts

Death Date: 2 August 1776

Death Location: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Capt Stearns

Mother: Elizabeth Bigelow/

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John Stearns was born in 1686 in Billerica, Massachusetts, the child of Capt John Stearns And Elizabeth Elisabeth Bigelow. John Stearns passed away in 1776 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • John Stearns was born in 1686 in Billerica, Massachusetts, the child of Capt John Stearns And Elizabeth Elisabeth Bigelow.
  • John Stearns passed away in 1776 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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John Stearns's Ancestors

Self
John Stearns
1686–1776
Birth Place: Billerica, Massachusetts
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

John Stearns's Timeline

2 Records

1686
26 November 1686
Birth of John Stearns in Billerica, Massachusetts
Billerica, Massachusetts
1776
2 August 1776
Age 90
Death of John Stearns in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 November 1686
    Event Place: Billerica, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 72
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: History of the Andrews family : a genealogy of Robert Andrews, and his descendants, 1635 to 1890 ; with sketches of distinguished persons of the name, origin of the name, early settlers of the name in America, settlement of Ipswich, Massachuse

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 August 1776
    Event Place: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 72
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: History of the Andrews family : a genealogy of Robert Andrews, and his descendants, 1635 to 1890 ; with sketches of distinguished persons of the name, origin of the name, early settlers of the name in America, settlement of Ipswich, Massachuse

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