John Stearns, Sr

1787 - 1860  (73 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	John Stearns
  Suffix	Sr
  Born	28 Jan 1787	Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Biographical Information	1840
  	John and his family moved to Lake County, Illinois. he operated a mill for a while but, spent most of his life as a farmer.
  		John Stearns Settlement. Northern Lake County, Illinois 1877. John Sr. purchased property in Warren Township at the intersection of what eventually became Stearns School Road and Hunt Club Road. It is located in Warren Township, section 8. The land was passed to John Jr. The school house is shown. It occupied the south-east corner of his property.
  		John Stearns Land Patent 1843. John Stearns Land Patent 1843.
  		John Stearns Land Patent 1843. John Stearns Land Patent 1843.
  		John Stearns Land Patent 1845. John Stearns Land Patent 1845.
  Military Service	U.S. Army, War of 1812
  Library book: Genealogy and Memoirs of Isaac Stearns	1120
  Library book: Genealogy and Memoirs of Isaac Stearns	2489
  Died	4 Aug 1860	Lake County, Illinois
  Buried	Warren Cemetery, Gurnee, Lake, Illinois, United States
  Siblings	4 siblings
  1. Martha Stearns,   b. 1787, Ashburnham, Worcester, Massachusetts ,   d. 1 Oct 1868, Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  2. Daniel Stearns,   b. 1789
  3. Eliza Stearns
  4. Henry Stearns
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  Person ID	I58101	Nagel
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2022

  
  

  Father	Isaac Stearns,   b. 31 Dec 1753
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Crosby
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F17173	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia Smith,   b. 15 May 1790, Lisbon, Grafton, New Hampshire ,   d. 22 Jun 1861  (Age 71 years)
  Married	18 Jan 1818	Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire
  Children	+ 1. John Stearns, Jr,   b. 14 May 1820, Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire ,   d. 4 Jan 1892, Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado  (Age 71 years)  [Birth]   2. Lydia Stearns,   b. 4 Sep 1823, Gurnee, Lake, Illinois ,   d. 25 May 1852  (Age 28 years)  [Birth] + 3. George Kimball Stearns,   b. 13 Feb 1828, Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire ,   d. 2 Sep 1894, Gurnee, Lake, Illinois  (Age 66 years)  [Birth]   4. Harriet Stearns,   b. 1829,   d. 13 Apr 1850  (Age 21 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2022
  Family ID	F19369	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 28 Jan 1787 - Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Died - 4 Aug 1860 - Lake County, Illinois Buried - - Warren Cemetery, Gurnee, Lake, Illinois, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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