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Josiah (Josiah) Stearns 1764–1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jan 1764

Birth Location: Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA

Death Date: Feb 1824

Death Location: Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA

Father: Josiah Stearns

Mother: Sarah Abbott

Spouse(s): Sarah Whittier

Children(s): Betsey Stearns, Sarah Stearns, Hannah Stearns, Sophia Stearns, John Stearns, Samuel Stearns

Josiah (Josiah) Stearns was born in 1764 in Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA, the child of Josiah Howe Stearns And Sarah Uriah Abbott. Josiah (Josiah) Stearns married Sarah Whittier, and had children including Betsey Josiah Stearns, Hannah Josiah Stearns, John R Joshiah Stearns, Samuel Josiah Stearns, Sarah Josiah Stearns, Sophia Josiah Stearns. Josiah (Josiah) Stearns passed away in 1824 in Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA.

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Biography

  • Josiah (Josiah) Stearns was born in 1764 in Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA, the child of Josiah Howe Stearns And Sarah Uriah Abbott.
  • Josiah (Josiah) Stearns married Sarah Whittier, and had children including Betsey Josiah Stearns, Hannah Josiah Stearns, John R Joshiah Stearns, Samuel Josiah Stearns, Sarah Josiah Stearns, Sophia Josiah Stearns.
  • Josiah (Josiah) Stearns passed away in 1824 in Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Josiah Stearns
1732–1786
Birth Location: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Sarah Abbott
1726–1766
Birth Location: Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Whittier
1768–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Betsey Stearns
1793–
Birth Location: Mount Vernon, Maine, USA
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Sarah Stearns
1795–
Birth Location: Mount Vernon, Maine, USA
SS
Hannah Stearns
1798–1840
Birth Location: Mount Vernon, Maine, USA
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Sophia Stearns
1800–
Birth Location: Mount Vernon, Maine, USA
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John Stearns
1805–
Birth Location: –
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Samuel Stearns
1811–
Birth Location: –
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Josiah Stearns's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Stearns
1764–1824
Birth Place: Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA
Parents
Josiah Howe Stearns
1732–1786
Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah ((Uriah)) Abbott
1726–1766
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Uriah ((George)) Abbott
1692–1770
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Mitchell
1690–1750
Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Abbott
1658–1724
Elizabeth Ballard
1666–1706
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Jr
1631–1689
Sarah Farnum
1638–1728
Joseph Ballard
1644–1722
Elizabeth Phelps
1646–1692

Josiah Stearns's Descendants

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Josiah ((Josiah)) Stearns (23 Jan 1764–Feb 1824) m. Sarah Whittier (ABT 1768–)
  1. 1. Betsey ((Josiah)) Stearns 1793–
  2. 2. Sarah ((Josiah)) Stearns 1795–
  3. 3. Hannah ((Josiah)) Stearns 1798–1840
  4. 4. Sophia ((Josiah)) Stearns 1800–
  5. 5. John (R. (Joshiah)) Stearns 1805–
  6. 6. Samuel ((Josiah)) Stearns 1811–

Josiah Stearns's Timeline

2 Records

1764
23 Jan 1764
Birth of Josiah (Josiah) Stearns in Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA
Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA
1824
Feb 1824
Age 60
Death of Josiah (Josiah) Stearns in Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA
Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1764
    Event Place: Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1824
    Event Place: Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, USA
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