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Jonas Stearns 1737–1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 February 1737

Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 13 September 1782

Death Location: Chesterfield, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States of America

Father: Josiah Stearns

Mother: Dorothy Prentice

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Jonas Stearns was born in 1737 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Josiah Stearns And Dorothy Prentice. Jonas Stearns passed away in 1782 in Chesterfield, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jonas Stearns was born in 1737 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Josiah Stearns And Dorothy Prentice.
  • Jonas Stearns passed away in 1782 in Chesterfield, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States of America.

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Jonas Stearns's Ancestors

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Jonas Stearns
1737–1782
Birth Place: Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Josiah Stearns
1704–1756
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Dorothy Prentice
1717–1750
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John Stearns
1677–1728
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Abigail Fiske
1684–1718
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
John Prentice
1682–1748
Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Prudence Prentice
1686–1765
Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Fiske
1655–1718
Abigail Parks
1657–1714
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Parks
1628–1690
Abigail Dix
1637–1691

Jonas Stearns's Timeline

2 Records

1737
27 February 1737
Birth of Jonas Stearns in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1782
13 September 1782
Age 45
Death of Jonas Stearns in Chesterfield, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States of America
Chesterfield, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 February 1737
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 September 1782
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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