Commemorative biographical record of Hartford County, Connecticut : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families . ., , i860, and traces his ancestry back to (I) IsaacStearns, a native of the parish of Wayland, Suffolk,England, who came to America in 1630 on the sameship with Gov. Winthrop and Sir Richard Salton-stall. He served as selectman of Watertown, MassJfor several years. He had married in England, andhis wife came with him to the New World. Tcthem were born eight children who lived in thiscountry. (II) John S


Commemorative biographical record of Hartford County, Connecticut : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families . ., , i860, and traces his ancestry back to (I) IsaacStearns, a native of the parish of Wayland, Suffolk,England, who came to America in 1630 on the sameship with Gov. Winthrop and Sir Richard Salton-stall. He served as selectman of Watertown, MassJfor several years. He had married in England, andhis wife came with him to the New World. Tcthem were born eight children who lived in thiscountry. (II) John Stearns, a son of Isaac, was born inWatertown about 1630, and was one of the firstsettlers of Billerica, Mass. About 1653 he marriedSarah Mixer. (III) Lieut. John Stearns, born in May, 1654,was married in Billerica to Elizabeth Bigelow, whojwas born June 18, 1657. (IV) John Stearns, born in Billerica Nov. 26,1686, was married about 1715 to Esther Johnson;who was born Jan. 16, 1691, and died April 13,1786. His death occurred Aug. 2, 1776. (V) Rev. Josiah Stearns, born in Billerica , 1731, graduated from Harvard in 1751, and wasordained at Epping, N. H., March 8, 1758, serving.


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