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Stephen Sears 1738–1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 May 1738

Birth Location: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colon, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 7 May 1791

Death Location: New York City, New York, New York, USA

Father: Benjamin Sears

Mother: Abigail Burgess

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The story of Stephen Sears began in 1738 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colon, Massachusetts, USA. Stephen Sears married Elish Hyde, Sarah Hunter, Sybil Hunt. Stephen Sears passed away in 1791 in New York City, New York, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Stephen Sears began in 1738 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colon, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Stephen Sears married Elish Hyde, Sarah Hunter, Sybil Hunt.
  • Stephen Sears passed away in 1791 in New York City, New York, New York, USA.

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Stephen Sears's Ancestors

Self
Stephen Sears
1738–1791
Birth Place: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colon, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Benjamin Sears
1706–1787
Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail Burgess
1710–1787
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Sears,) I
1664–1741
Yarmouth, Cape Cod, Plymouth Colony, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
Mercy Sunderland
1664–1749
Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Samuel (Nye) Burgess
1661–1727
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Hopkins
1680–1727
Yarmouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Paul Sears
1637–1707
Deborah Willard
1645–1721
Samuel Mayo
1620–1664
Tamsen Sunderlin
1626–1709
John Burgess
1628–1701
Mary
1639–1723
Stephen Hopkins
1642–1718
Mary Hopkins
1650–1692
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Sears
1590–1676
Dorothy Jones
1603–1678
George Willard
1614–1656
Dorothy Dunster
1615–1650
John Rector
1569–1635
Elizabeth Bradford
1572–1645
William Lumpkin
1604–1671
Thomasine Constable
1600–1683
Peter II
1609–1680
Mary Winslow
1610–1687
Giles Hopkins
1675–
Giles Hopkins
1607–1690
Lieut. Meyrick
1601–1689
Rebecca Tracy
1624–1686

Stephen Sears's Timeline

2 Records

1738
2 May 1738
Birth of Stephen Sears in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colon, Massachusetts, USA
Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colon, Massachusetts, USA
1791
7 May 1791
Age 53
Death of Stephen Sears in New York City, New York, New York, USA
New York City, New York, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 May 1738
    Event Place: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colon, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1791
    Event Place: New York City, New York, New York, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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