Honorable
John
Milton
(John Milton)
Stearns
Born in Middlebury, Addison, Vermont, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Paul Stearns
and Lucy (Kneeland) Stearns
Brother of
Charles Stearns [half], Timothy Kneeland Stearns, Lucy Kneeland (Stearns) Gilson, Grace (Stearns) Davis, Thomas Stearns, Sarah (Stearns) Lamb, Benjamin Franklin Stearns, George Washington Stearns, Paul Wetherbee Stearns and Honestus Stearns
Husband of
Emeline H (Adams) Stearns
— married
3 Sep 1836 [location unknown]
Husband of
Sarah J. (Valentine) Stearns
— married
about 16 Dec 1865 in Williamsburg, Kings, New York, United States
Husband of
Catherine (Wilson) Stearns
— married
23 Aug 1889 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Helen Jane Stearns and John Milton Stearns Jr.
Died
at about age 88
in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Aug 2012
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Biography
John was born on 13 Dec 1810 in Middlebury, Addison, Vermont. He was the son of Paul Stearns and Lucy (Kneeland) Stearns.
He studied theology, taught and preached until 1838; was an editor and publisher until 1848; Hon. A. M., Rutgers Coll., 1855; LL. D., Grinnell Coll., Iowa, 1890. Among his literary works are "Wreaths of Wild Flowers", "The Puritan as a Character in History", "The Bible in Harmony with Nature", and "Germs and Developments of the Laws of England". He was a lawyer, of New York City, who died of acute bronchitis.
He married first Emeline H Adams on 3 Sep 1836.
He married second Sarah J. Valentine on 16 Dec 1865 in Williamsburg, Kings, New York, United States.
He married third Katie _____ on 23 Aug 1889.
He died in 1899 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York.
Children
- Children of John Stearns:
Sources
- "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V89S-6NB : 6 December 2014), John Milton Stearns, 13 Dec 1813, Birth; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,697
- "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WFH-G31 : 20 March 2015), John Milton Stearns in entry for John Milton Stearns, 03 Jun 1901; citing Death, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,324,038.
No image available New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949
- "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V89S-DTT : 6 December 2014), John Milton Stearns in entry for Milton Stearns, 14 Sep 1842, Birth; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,697.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John Milton by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John Milton by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Kristina Wheeler
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H3b-G16129A!, FTDNA kit #721538, MitoYDNA ID T14736 [compare]
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~0.78%
Rod Kneeland :
23andMe
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Debbie (Graham) Schulze :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Tracy (Kneeland) Dean :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Kurt Kneeland :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T638008 [compare], FTDNA kit #305541
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