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Joseph Stearns 1688–1728 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 August 1688

Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 26 October 1728

Death Location: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Capt Stearns

Mother: Elizabeth Bigelow

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Joseph Stearns was born in 1688 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Capt John Stearns And Elizabeth Bigelow. Joseph Stearns passed away in 1728 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Stearns was born in 1688 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Capt John Stearns And Elizabeth Bigelow.
  • Joseph Stearns passed away in 1728 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Joseph Stearns's Ancestors

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Joseph Stearns
1688–1728
Birth Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Capt John Stearns
1655–1721
Cambridge, or Billerica, or Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Elizabeth Bigelow
1657–1694
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
Great-Grandparents
Shubael Stearns
1594–1630
Rebecca Stearns
1594–1623
John Gibson
1601–1679
Rebecca Thompson
1613–1661
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Stearns
1565–1632
Emma Ramsford
1566–1671
William Stearns
1566–1632

Joseph Stearns's Timeline

2 Records

1688
7 August 1688
Birth of Joseph Stearns in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1728
26 October 1728
Age 40
Death of Joseph Stearns in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 August 1688
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 October 1728
    Event Place: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

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