Shubael Stearns (1655 - 1734)

Born 20 Sep 1655 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Upton) Stearns — married about 1705 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 2 Sep 1734 at age 78 in Lynn, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Shuball Sternes (or Shubael Stearns) was born on September 20, 1655, in Cambridge, MIddlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was the son of Charles Stearns and Rebecca Gibson.^[1][2][3]

The name of Shubael's first wife is unknown, as is the date and place of their marriage, although it probably occurred by 1683.^[4] She died prior to 1705, when Shubael and his second wife, Mary Upton of Reading, published their intention to marry in Lynn on 27 Apr 1705).^[5]

Marriage date: 27 April 1682 MA^[6] or in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Shubael died in 1734 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts.^[7][8][9]

He married 27 APR 1682 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts^[10][11]

Sources

1. ↑ Baldwin, Thomas W., Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 Volume 1. Births (Boston, Mass. 1914) (Free e-book). Also available at: Massachusetts Vital Records Project, Cambridge - Births, p. 669 (accessed 8 Dec 2017).
2. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQXN-TQL : 4 December 2014), Shuball Sternes, 20 Sep 1655; citing CAMBRIDGE,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 496,864.
3. ↑ Lexington, Mass, Record of Births Marriages and Deaths to January 1, 1898.", page 77: "Shuball, s. of :Chas & Rebecca"
4. ↑ Torrey, New England Marriages to 1700, v. 2, p. 1439 (accessed 8 Dec 2017).
5. ↑ "Stern, Shubal, and Mary Upton of Reading:" Massachusetts Vital Records Project, Lynn - Marriages, p. 356 (accessed 8 Dec 2017).
6. ↑ #S169 Death: 1734 Lynn, Essex, MA; Marriage 27 April 1682 Reading, MA
7. ↑ #S172 Death date: 1734 MA; Marriage date: 27 April 1682 MA
8. ↑ #S162 Death date: 1734 Lynn, Essex, MA
9. ↑ #S172 Birth year: 1655; Watertown; MA. Birth date: 20 September 1655, Watertown, MA; Death date: 1734 Lynn, Essex, MA; Marriage date: 27 April 1682 Reading, MA
10. ↑ #S172 Birth: 1655 Watertown, MA. 20 September 1655 Death date: 1734 MA; Marriage date: 27 April 1682 MA
11. ↑ #S172 Birth year: 1655; Watertown; Birth: MA. Birth date: 20 September 1655 Watertown, MA; Death date: 1734 Lynn, Essex, MA; Marriage date: 27 April 1682 Reading, MA

• Torrey, New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (subscription required)
• Source: S131Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900; Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Collection of records extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases.
• Source: S162 Author: Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Deaths Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.; Repository: #R1
• Source: S169 Author: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Title: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genea; Repository: #R1
• Source: S171 Author: Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Births Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.; Repository: #R1
• Source: S172 Author: Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.; Repository: #R1

Research Notes

Both Cambridge and Lexington Vital Birth records list Shuball Stearns, son of Charles and Rebecca Stearns, born 20 Sep 1655. These could both be correct, if they maintained dwellings in both places.- entered by Howe-3137 14:42, 10 December 2017 (EST)

Torrey lists two marriages for Shuball Stearns (spellings vary), one to an unknown wife by 1683 and second to Mary Upton, intentions published in Lynn 27 Apr 1705. The Mary Upton intentions also appear in Lynn Vital Marriage Records, p 350. If these; are correct. all the listed children are by the first wife, not Mary Upton. - entered by Howe-3137 14:55, 10 December 2017 (EST)

There are three daughters named Mary Stearns currently listed. Two of them have been proposed for merge, having the same birth date, but widely varying death dates. I suspect there were two Mary's, one who died young and a second, born after the first with the later death date. I have been unable to confirm this with vital records or any other sources so far. - entered by 15:06, 10 December 2017 (EST)