Samuel Stearns was born on 16 October 1666 in Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony.[1] He was the son of Nathaniel Stearns and Mary Stone.
He married Mary Browne on 9 July 1696 in Concord, Massachusetts Bay Colony.[2]
Mary and Samuel had the following children:
Samuel Stearns, b. 15 May 1697, Dedham
Mary Stearns, b. 29 January 1698/99, Dedham
Nathaniel Stearns, b. 22 August 1700, Dedham
Boaz Stearns, 2 September 1702, Dedham
Hannah Stearns, b. 28 November 1704, Dedham
Ebenezer Stearns, b. 25 September 1706, Dedham
Mehitable Stearns, b. 11 February 1708, Dedham
Mehitable Stearns, b. 19 July 1712, Dedham
Deliverance Stearns, b. 16 January 1714/15, Dedham, d. 16 March 1714/15, Dedham
Mercy Stearns, b. 16 January 1714/15, d. 31 December 1722, Dedham
Sometime after 1722, he moved to Connecticut to probably be closer to his son Boaz who was living in the Plainfield area. He was a deacon at the Congregational Church in Plainfield.
Samuel passed away on 21 September 1727. He is buried in the Old Plainfield Cemetery.[3]
↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPC7-VTS4 : 11 May 2022), Samuel Stearns and Mary Brown, 9 Jul 1696; citing Marriage, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011227.
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84627515/samuel-stearns: accessed 07 December 2022), memorial page for Samuel Stearns (unknown–21 Sep 1727), Find a Grave Memorial ID 84627515, citing Old Plainfield Cemetery, Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Linda Mac (contributor 47062703) .
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Samuel died ( 6 Jun 1694) before he got married (9 Jul 1696)? I think he actually died in Plainfield, CT on Sept. 21, 1727. FaG #84627515. His age appears to be off by 10 yrs. (61 instead of 51). Thanx. D. Jenkins-761