Anna Marion (Nichols) Stearns (1853 - 1944)

Born 16 Dec 1853 in Peterborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

Wife of Charles Edgar Stearns — married 29 Sep 1881 in Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

Descendants

Died 23 May 1944 at age 90 in Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Anna was born in Peterborough, New Hampshire on 16 Dec 1853. She was the daughter of Benjamin S. Nichols and Martha Law. Anna was a school teacher. When she was 27, she married Charles E. Stearns. The following Summer, they had a daughter, Amy, who died before her first birthday. Anna and Charles had a son, Edward in 1885 and added two daughters, Louise and Ruth in 1888 and 1891. Her husband died in 1929. After his death, Anna lived with her daughter, Ruth and her husband, Leon Tildon. Anna passed away on 23 May 1944. She is buried with her husband and daughter Amy in Amoskeag Cemetery in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Sources

Census Records

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7W5-2H9 : 18 February 2021), Anna M Nichols in household of Benjamin S Nichols, Peterborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH5J-42Q : 29 May 2021), Anna Nichols in entry for Benj S Nichols, New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHRN-37P : 14 January 2022), Anna M. Nichols in household of Benj.f. Nichols, Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States; citing enumeration district ED 124, sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3Y4-X8L : 14 January 2022), Anna M Stearns in entry for Charles E Stearns, Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH8J-BGK : 2 February 2021), Anna M Stearns in entry for Charles E Stearns, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7N6-9ZP : accessed 4 February 2022), Anna M Stearns in household of Leon D Tilton, Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 24, sheet 2A, line 28, family 40, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1301; FHL microfilm 2,341,036.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT9S-XP7 : 4 January 2021), Anna Stearns in household of Leon D Tilton, Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 6-36, sheet 1B, line 77, family 23, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2291.

Marriage to Charles E. Stearns

• "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLF6-J3K : 22 February 2021), Chas. E. Stearns and Anna M. Nichols, 29 Sep 1881; citing Manchester, Hillsboro County, New Hampshire, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,302.

Death

• "New Hampshire Deaths and Burials, 1784-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDKZ-RJX : 18 January 2020), Anna Marion Stearns, 23 May 1944, Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States.

Burial

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132667694/anna-marion-stearns : accessed 03 February 2022), memorial page for Anna Marion Stearns (16 Dec 1853–23 May 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 132667694, citing Amoskeag Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA ; Maintained by Rick Weaver (contributor 47178877) .

Other Family Records

1883 - Death of daughter, Amy Stearns

• "New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDJ1-273 : 30 October 2020), Anna M. Stearns in entry for Amy S Stearns, 29 May 1883; citing Manchester, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,106.

1888 - Birth of daughter, Louise Stearns

• "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL5W-SRZ : 23 February 2021), Anna M Nichols in entry for Louise Stearns, 12 Mar 1888; citing Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,039.

1909 - Marriage of son, Edward Stearns to Mabel Freeman

• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N48F-8TK : 10 March 2021), Anna M Nichols in entry for Edward P Stearns and Mabel A Freeman, 19 Oct 1909; citing Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,315,510.

1910 - Marriage of daughter, Louise Stearns to Archibald G. Baker

• "New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMX-LKFG : 9 March 2021), Anna Nichols in entry for Archiebald Guest Baker and Louise Stearns, 23 Nov 1910; citing Marriage, Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records and Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 004283209.

1918 - Death of son, Edward Payne Stearns from Influenza

• "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KB8Z-CFT : 31 August 2021), Charles E Stearns in entry for Edward Payne Stearns, 30 Nov 1918, Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States.

1923 - Marriage of daughter, Ruth Law Stearns to Leon David Tilton

• "New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMX-GDQK : 9 March 2021), Anna M Nichols in entry for Leon David Tilton and Ruth Law Stearns, 26 Apr 1923; citing Marriage, Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records and Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 005511194.