Hiram and Mary had 6 children, four of which died. (Sarah and Margaret Matilda Eda are two of the four)
Headstone indicates death as April 17, 1842 and the www.findagrave.com Memorial #65248236 indicates April 15, 1842
The Memorial also indicates he was born in Montreal Canada but Ancestry.com Facts indicate Lachute, Argenteiul Quebec.
Came to the US in 1879
Sources
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 November 2018), memorial page for Hiram Sterns (17 Apr 1842–31 May 1921), Find A Grave: Memorial #65248236, citing Catalpa Grove Cemetery, Catalpa, Holt County, Nebraska, USA ; Maintained by Valerie Lawrence (contributor 47334456) .
www.ancestry.com Facts, Source and Family for Hiram Stearns Birth 1842
www.family search for Hiram Stearns Canada Census 1851
www.ancestry.com for Hiram Stearns 1861 Census of Canada; 1871 Census of Canada,
www.family search.org for Hiram Stearns; 1900 US Census, 1910 US Census.
www.ancestry.com for Hiram Stearns 1920 US Federal Census and Nebraska State Census Collection, 1860-1885.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Hiram by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Hiram: