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Josiah Stearns 1731–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 January 1731

Birth Location: Billerica, Massachusetts

Death Date: 25 July 1788

Death Location: Epping, New Hampshire

Father: Capt Stearns

Mother: Elizabeth Bigelow

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Josiah Stearns was born in 1731 in Billerica, Massachusetts, the child of Capt John Stearns And Elizabeth Bigelow. Josiah Stearns passed away in 1788 in Epping, New Hampshire.

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Biography

  • Josiah Stearns was born in 1731 in Billerica, Massachusetts, the child of Capt John Stearns And Elizabeth Bigelow.
  • Josiah Stearns passed away in 1788 in Epping, New Hampshire.

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Josiah Stearns's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Stearns
1731–1788
Birth Place: Billerica, Massachusetts
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

Josiah Stearns's Timeline

2 Records

1731
20 January 1731
Birth of Josiah Stearns in Billerica, Massachusetts
Billerica, Massachusetts
1788
25 July 1788
Age 57
Death of Josiah Stearns in Epping, New Hampshire
Epping, New Hampshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 January 1731
    Event Place: Billerica, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 July 1788
    Event Place: Epping, New Hampshire

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