Individual Details
John Stearns
(18 Sep 1765 - 4 Nov 1836)
Family Memorials: Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston; to which is Appended the Early History of the Town
Henry Bond, 1855, Little, Brown, & Company
pp 941-942
Killed by locomotive of Boston and Lowell Railroad which made its first run 27 May 1835.
Henry Bond, 1855, Little, Brown, & Company
pp 941-942
Killed by locomotive of Boston and Lowell Railroad which made its first run 27 May 1835.
Events
| Birth | 18 Sep 1765 | Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts | |||
| Marriage | 10 Feb 1801 | Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts - Mary "Polly" Lane | |||
| Marriage | 13 May 1817 | Burlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts - Susanna Winn |  | ||
| Probate | 1836 | Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts |  | ||
| Death | 4 Nov 1836 | Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary "Polly" Lane (1776 - 1815) |
| Child | Franklin Stearns (1802 - 1886) |
| Child | Mary Stearns (1803 - 1882) |
| Child | John Owen Stearns (1805 - 1862) |
| Child | Onslow Stearns (1807 - 1808) |
| Child | Eliza Ann Stearns (1808 - 1875) |
| Child | Onslow Stearns (1810 - 1878) |
| Child | Lorenzo Stearns (1813 - 1836) |
| Child | Bernard Stearns (1815 - 1880) |
| Spouse | Susanna Winn (1771 - 1842) |
| Father | Isaac Stearns (1722 - 1808) |
| Mother | Sarah Abbott (1729 - 1815) |
| Sibling | Esther Stearns (1749 - 1799) |
| Sibling | Isaac Stearns (1750 - 1807) |
| Sibling | William Stearns (1752 - 1826) |
| Sibling | Benjamin Stearns (1754 - 1756) |
| Sibling | Sarah Stearns (1756 - 1756) |
| Sibling | Benjamin Stearns (1757 - 1836) |
| Sibling | Sarah Stearns (1759 - 1807) |
| Sibling | Mary Stearns (1761 - 1834) |
| Sibling | Timothy Stearns (1763 - 1816) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Stearns (1767 - 1778) |
| Sibling | Obed Stearns (1770 - 1800) |
Notes
Probate
Case number 21266Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014.
Will 12 April 1836
Beloved wife Susannah Stearns receives all the household furniture she brought at the time of her marriage. Daughters Mary Whilford and Elisa Ann Billings each receive $100. Son John O. Stearns receives $250 as does son Onslow Stearns. Sons Lorenzo Stearns and Barnard Stearns each receive $300. The remainder of the estate goes to son Franklin Stearns who is named executor.
Death
His death occurred in Woburn where he had lived for a few months. He was struck by a locomotive of the Boston and Lowell Railroad.Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005).
2. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005).