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Richard Sterling 1663–1753 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 August 1663

Birth Location: Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 1753

Death Location: Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: William Sterling

Mother: Elizabeth Sawtelle

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The story of Richard Sterling began in 1663 in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America. Richard Sterling passed away in 1753 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Sterling began in 1663 in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
  • Richard Sterling passed away in 1753 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Richard Sterling's Ancestors

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Richard Sterling
1663–1753
Birth Place: Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
William Sterling
1637–1719
London, Middlesex, England
Elizabeth (Short) Sawtelle
1638–1675
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
John (Sterling, Burgess of) Scotland
1614–1647
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet Neilson
1616–1648
Inveresk Midlothian
Great-Grandparents
Walter Stirling
1567–1656
Lady Wemyss
1580–1629
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Stirling
1534–1585
Beatrix Elphinstone
1540–1575
Rev Wemyss
1557–1615
Christian Jamesoune
1561–1612

Richard Sterling's Timeline

2 Records

1663
5 August 1663
Birth of Richard Sterling in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1753
1753
Age 90
Death of Richard Sterling in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 August 1663
    Event Place: Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1753
    Event Place: Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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