1787 - 1860 (73 years) Submit Photo / Document
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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. |
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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. |
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John Stearns Land Patent 1843. John Stearns Land Patent 1843. |
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John Stearns Land Patent 1843. John Stearns Land Patent 1843. |
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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 | |
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Headstones |
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Person ID |
I58101 |
Nagel |
Last Modified |
16 Apr 2022 |
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] |
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Last Modified |
21 Feb 2022 |
Family ID |
F19369 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Born - 28 Jan 1787 - Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts |
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| Died - 4 Aug 1860 - Lake County, Illinois |
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| Buried - - Warren Cemetery, Gurnee, Lake, Illinois, United States |
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