Marie Antoninette (Calkins) Stearns (1831 - 1914)

Born 12 Dec 1831 in Cohocton, Steuben, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 22 Nov 1914 at age 82 in Hecla, Brown, South Dakota, United States

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Biography

Marie was born on December 12, 1832 in Cohocton, New York to John Calkins and Ruth Crawford. She was one of ten children. Her siblings were:

• Emily (1826-1907)
• John (1829-1897)
• Homer (1833-1920)
• Orra (1836-1902)
• Jerome (1840-1865)
• Stephen (1842-1922)
• Anson (1844-1891)
• Reuben (1847-1925)
• Lewis (1849-1941)

On June 30, 1852, she married Alonzo Brigham Stearns. They would have ten children:

• John Wesley (1853-1864)
• Lorenzo (1855-1934)
• Levi Albert (1857-1929)
• Isabelle Marie (1859-1943)
• Annette (1862-1941)
• Orra (1864-1959)
• Lorena (1867-1925)
• Dexter (1867-1869)
• Willis ( 1870-1949)
• Adalaide (1874-1875)

Nettie passed away on November 22, 1914 in Hecla, South Dakota. She was buried in Spring Grove Cemetery in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. She is buried beside her husband.

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131188791/antionette-marie-stearns : accessed 13 September 2021), memorial page for Antionette Marie “Nettie” Calkins Stearns (12 Dec 1832–22 Nov 1914), Find a Grave Memorial ID 131188791, citing Spring Grove Cemetery, Wisconsin Dells, Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by Liselle Ewing (contributor 49742298).
• Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Year: 1850; Census Place: Arena, Iowa, Wisconsin; Roll: 999; Page: 417a.
• Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Year: 1860; Census Place: Newport, Columbia, Wisconsin; Page: 467.
• Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Year: 1870; Census Place: Newport, Columbia, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1706; Page: 217B.
• Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Year: 1880; Census Place: Newport, Columbia, Wisconsin; Roll: 1420; Page: 182A; Enumeration District: 030.
• Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Year: 1900; Census Place: Kilbourn, Columbia, Wisconsin; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 1241781.
• Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Year: 1910; Census Place: Kilbourn, Columbia, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1705; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 1375718.
• Ancestry.com. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Title: Kansas City, Kansas, City Directory, 1909.
• Ancestry.com. Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Index, 1820-1907 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2000.
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Notes

• On the records above, her name is listed as Antionette Marie and Marie Antionette. Based on findagrave.com, she appears to have gone by "Nettie."