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Thankful Stearns 1770–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Feb 1770

Birth Location: Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States

Death Date: 1 Apr 1852

Death Location: Dover, Windham County, Vermont, USA

Father: Jonas Stearns

Mother: Submit Davis

Spouse(s): Cyrus Knapp

Children(s): Hiram Knapp, Asaph Knapp, Cyrus Knapp, Evelina Knapp, Thankful Knapp, Dolly Knapp, Zilpha Knapp, Enos Knapp, Orville Knapp, Lucretia Knapp, Fayette Knapp, Althana Knapp

In 1770, Thankful Stearns entered the world in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, born to Jonas Stearns And Submit Davis. In 1850, Thankful Stearns resided in Dover, Windham, Vermont. Thankful Stearns married Cyrus Knapp, and had children including Althana Knapp, Asaph Knapp, Cyrus Knapp, Dolly Knapp, Enos R Knapp, Evelina Knapp, Fayette Graves Knapp, Hiram Knapp, Lucretia Knapp, Orville Knapp, Thankful Knapp, Zilpha Knapp. Thankful Stearns passed away in 1852 in Dover, Windham County, Vermont, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1770, Thankful Stearns entered the world in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, born to Jonas Stearns And Submit Davis.
  • In 1850, Thankful Stearns resided in Dover, Windham, Vermont.
  • Thankful Stearns married Cyrus Knapp, and had children including Althana Knapp, Asaph Knapp, Cyrus Knapp, Dolly Knapp, Enos R Knapp, Evelina Knapp, Fayette Graves Knapp, Hiram Knapp, Lucretia Knapp, Orville Knapp, Thankful Knapp, Zilpha Knapp.
  • Thankful Stearns passed away in 1852 in Dover, Windham County, Vermont, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonas Stearns
1737–1782
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
JS
Submit Davis
1741–1815
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
SD

Spouses(s)

Cyrus Knapp
1769–1852
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
CK

Children(s)

Hiram Knapp
1803–1859
Birth Location: Dover, Windham, Vermont, United States
HK
Asaph Knapp
1796–1867
Birth Location: Dover, VT
AK
Cyrus Knapp
1794–1868
Birth Location: Windham, Vermont, United States
CK
Evelina Knapp
1798–1811
Birth Location: Vermont, United States
EK
Thankful Knapp
1804–1811
Birth Location: Vermont, United States
TK
Dolly Knapp
1806–1808
Birth Location: Vermont, United States
DK
Zilpha Knapp
1793–1850
Birth Location: Dover, Windham, Vermont, United States
ZK
Enos Knapp
1797–1886
Birth Location: Windham, Windham, Vermont, United States
EK
Orville Knapp
1799–1861
Birth Location: Dover, Windham, Vermont, United States
OK
Lucretia Knapp
1809–1892
Birth Location: Dover, Windham, Vermont, USA
LK
Fayette Knapp
1812–1869
Birth Location: Dover, Windham, Vermont, United States
FK
Althana Knapp
1815–1884
Birth Location: Dover, Windham, Vermont, United States
AK

Thankful Stearns's Ancestors

Self
Thankful Stearns
1770–1852
Birth Place: Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
Parents
Jonas Stearns
1737–1782
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Submit Davis
1741–1815
Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thankful Stearns's Descendants

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Thankful Stearns (4 Feb 1770–1 Apr 1852) m. Cyrus Knapp (8 Dec 1769–23 Mar 1852)
  1. 1. Hiram Knapp 1803–1859 m. Elvira Stearns 1804–1880
    1. 1. C.H. (Pitman) Knapp 1833–1863 m. Mary Doolittle 1841–1871
      1. 1. Cora (Bella) Knapp 1861–1889 m. Frastus Ogilvie 1859–1886
        1. 1. Arthur (Alexander) Ogilvie 1881–1955 m. Bertha (A) White 1880–1940
        2. 2. Lula (Ogilvie) Brown 1886–1913 m. Franklin (S.) Brown 1878–1947
        3. 3. Edward (Warren) Ogilvie 1878–1969 m. Lillian (M) Benjamin 1878– m. Jennie (C. Allen) Curtis 1862–1929
        4. 4. Leslie (W.) Ogilvie 1883–1898
        5. 5. Birtie (E.) Ogilvie 1879–1926 m. Willme ELKIN 1881–1948
      2. 2. Luella Knapp 1859–1862
    2. 2. Carlos (Boardman) Knapp 1832–1897 m. Jane Allen 1836–1901
      1. 1. Clara (Knapp) Hull 1856–1923
      2. 2. Byron Knapp 1857–1857
      3. 3. Jessie Knapp 1858–1934
      4. 4. Frank (Lewis) Knapp 1860–1863
      5. 5. Charles (Frederick) Knapp 1862–1933
      6. 6. Mary (Ella) Knapp 1864–1929
      7. 7. Judson (Walter) Knapp 1867–1952
    3. 3. Polly (Phidora Graves) Knapp 1829–1918 m. Isaac (C.) Sprague 1824–1902
      1. 1. James (Thatcher) Sprague 1871–1952
      2. 2. Eliza (E.) Sprague 1862–
      3. 3. Bertha (S.) Sprague 1867–1962
      4. 4. Evaline (Phidora) Sprague 1849–
      5. 5. Alfred (Isaac) Sprague 1853–1934
      6. 6. Elmer (Lyman) Sprague 1864–1865
      7. 7. James Sprague 1857–1863
      8. 8. Lafayette Sprague –1863
      9. 9. Eliza (Abigail) Symonds 1861–1962
    4. 4. Indiana (EV) Knapp 1844–1916 m. Herbert (A) Smith 1851–1925
      1. 1. Leon (T) Smith 1881–1899
      2. 2. Hattie (Ella) Smith 1878–1965
    5. 5. Lyman (H Enos) Knapp 1837–1904 m. Martha (A) Severance 1837–1928
      1. 1. George (E) Knapp 1867–1930
      2. 2. Frances (A Fanny) Knapp 1869–1920
      3. 3. Edwin (Lyman) Knapp 1878–1961
        1. 1. Edwin (Melvin) Brown 1884–1940 m. Annis Morgan 1884– m. Bessie (J) Wright 1900–1921
      4. 4. Mary (Alice) Knapp 1869–1973
    6. 6. Preston (Steven Asaphite) Knapp 1839–1908 m. Emma (L) Knapp 1847–1939
      1. 1. Malcolm (V) Knapp 1874–1908
      2. 2. Ernest (Preston) Knapp 1867–1951
    7. 7. Joseph (D. Velasco) Knapp 1842–1930 m. Caroline Medbury 1843–
      1. 1. Edwin Knapp 1874–1960
      2. 2. Flora (M.) Knapp 1879–
    8. 8. Henry (Elliott) Knapp 1835–1904 m. Eleanor (Fox) Hall 1835–1890 m. Mary (Pettis) S 1834–
      1. 1. Evangeline (Angelia) Knapp 1856–1856
      2. 2. Elcy (Rosella) Knapp 1857–1868
      3. 3. Elliot (Isaac) Knapp 1859–
      4. 4. Elliott (Henry) Knapp 1865–
      5. 5. W. (E.) Knapp 1867–1951
      6. 6. Edelbert (John "Birdie" "Adelbert") Knapp 1869–1869
      7. 7. Edell (J.) Knapp 1870–
      8. 8. Willie (E) Knapp 1854–
      9. 9. Adelbert Knapp 1871–
    9. 9. Villa (Ethana Madonna Arressa) Knapp 1846–1933 m. Cheselton (J) Allen 1847–1926 m. Cheselton (J "Chessie") Allen 1847–1926
      1. 1. Lena (Jennie) Allen 1871–1914
      2. 2. Lora (Estelle) Allen 1876–1940
      3. 3. Lora (Estelle) Allen 1876–1940
      4. 4. Andy (Marcien) Allen 1882–1885
  2. 2. Asaph Knapp 1796–1867 m. Relief HIgley 1801–1889
    1. 1. Horace (Stearns) Knapp 1828–1916
    2. 2. Daniel (Steward) Knapp 1830–1833
    3. 3. Franklin (Dwight) Knapp 1835–1919
    4. 4. Fayette (W.) Knapp 1839–1909 m. Fanny (Maria) Lamb 1846–1905
      1. 1. Emma (Jane) Whitaker 1865–1892 m. Walter (A) Whitaker 1854–1936
      2. 2. Wieber (Franklin) Knapp 1869–
      3. 3. Elmer (Warren) Knapp 1863–1927
      4. 4. Addie (M) Knapp 1867–
      5. 5. Leon (H.) Knapp 1875–
      6. 6. Mary (M.) Knapp 1873–
      7. 7. Martha (A.) Knapp 1877–
      8. 8. Wieber (Franklin) Knapp 1869–1935
      9. 9. Elmer (Warren) Knapp 1863–1927
      10. 10. Leon (Henry) Knapp 1875–1892
      11. 11. Mary (M.) Knapp 1873–1954
      12. 12. Martha (A.) Knapp 1877–1892
      13. 13. Steward (Horace) Knapp 1879–1879
    5. 5. Clark (Asaph) Knapp 1840–1927
    6. 6. John (Henry) Knapp 1844–1904
    7. 7. Lucina (R) Knapp 1826–1917
  3. 3. Cyrus Knapp 1794–1868
  4. 4. Evelina Knapp 1798–1811
  5. 5. Thankful Knapp 1804–1811
  6. 6. Dolly Knapp 1806–1808
  7. 7. Zilpha Knapp 1793–1850
  8. 8. Enos (R) Knapp 1797–1886
  9. 9. Orville Knapp 1799–1861
  10. 10. Lucretia Knapp 1809–1892
  11. 11. Fayette (Graves) Knapp 1812–1869 m. Sylvia Knapp 1815–1880
    1. 1. Emma (C.) Knapp 1848–1851
    2. 2. Gilbert (A) Knapp 1843–1881
  12. 12. Althana Knapp 1815–1884 m. William (H.) Kidder 1811–1882

Thankful Stearns's Timeline

5 Records

1770
4 Feb 1770
Birth of Thankful Stearns in Douglas, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Douglas, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1770
4 Feb 1770
Birth of Thankful Stearns in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
1850
1850
Age 80
Thankful Stearns resided here in Dover, Windham, Vermont
Dover, Windham, Vermont
1852
1 April 1852
Age 82
Death of Thankful Stearns in Dover, Windham, Vermont, United States
Dover, Windham, Vermont, United States
1852
1 Apr 1852
Age 82
Death of Thankful Stearns in Dover, Windham, Vermont, United States
Dover, Windham, Vermont, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1770
    Event Place: Douglas, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 100709
    [2] Web: Vermont, Find A Grave Index, 1751-2012
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 93937
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2915.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RH1
    [6] Vermont, Vital Records
    [7] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Dover, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M432_929; Page: 221A; Image: 436
    [8] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [9] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Non-population Census Schedules for Massachusetts, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T1204; Archive Roll Number: 17; Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1770
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Dover, Windham, Vermont
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Dover, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M432_929; Page: 221A; Image: 436

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 April 1852
    Event Place: Dover, Windham, Vermont, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 100709
    [2] Web: Vermont, Find A Grave Index, 1751-2012
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 93937
    [5] Vermont, Vital Records
    [6] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Non-population Census Schedules for Massachusetts, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T1204; Archive Roll Number: 17; Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1852
    Event Place: Dover, Windham, Vermont, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dover, Windham County, Vermont, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Vermont, Find A Grave Index, 1751-2012
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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