Sarah Stearns

1635 - 1700  (65 years)

• Name	Sarah Stearns
  Birth	22 Sep 1635	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 19]
  	Birth Record of Sary Sternes
  Religion	18 Oct 1660 (25 years)	Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [15]
  On 18 October 1660 Samuel and Sarah were admitted to full communion.
  Death	26 Oct 1700	Cambridge Farms (now Lexington), Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16]
  Burial	Aft 26 Oct 1700	Old Burying Ground, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Old Burying Ground, Lexington, Massachusetts   [4, 5]
  	Gravestone of Sarah Stone HERE LYES ye BODY OF SARAH STONE WIFE TO SAMUEL STONE AGED 65 YEARS DIED OCTOBER 26 1700 Plot: C.39
  Siblings	3 brothers and 4 sisters
  + 1. Mary Stearns,   c. 6 Jan 1626, Nayland, Suffolk, England d. 21 Dec 1663, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 37 years) ▻ Isaac Learned,  m. 9 Jul 1646 ;   John Burge,  m. 9 Jun 1662   2. Hannah Stearns,   c. 5 Oct 1628, Nayland, Suffolk, England d. 17 Jun 1656, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 27 years)   3. John Stearns,   b. Abt 1630, Nayland, Suffolk, England d. 5 Mar 1668/69, Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 39 years)   4. Isaac Stearns,   b. 06 Jan 1632/33, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 29 Aug 1676, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 43 years) + 5. Sarah Stearns,   b. 22 Sep 1635, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 26 Oct 1700, Cambridge Farms (now Lexington), Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony  (Age 65 years) ▻ Deacon Samuel Stone,  m. 7 Jun 1655   6. Abigail Stearns,   b. 28 Feb 1637, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 16 Oct 1690, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 53 years)   7. Samuel Stearns,   b. 24 Apr 1638, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 31 Aug 1683, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 45 years)   8. Elizabeth Stearns,   b. 1640, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 24 Jun 1671, Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 31 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Henry Stearns,   b. Abt 1520, England   (Great Grandfather)  Margaret Walter,   b. 1565, England   (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I760	Roy Line
  Last Modified	29 Jul 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Birth: Her birth date was recorded as 22 (7) 1635. Death: Gozzaldi (1930) gives her death date as 26 October 1700. [6]

  
  

Father	Isaac Stearns,   b. Nayland, Suffolk, England d. 19 Jun 1671, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Mother	Mary Baker,   b. 1 Jan 1604, Nayland, Suffolk, England d. 2 Apr 1677, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 73 years)
Family ID	F722	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart




Spouse / Partner	Deacon Samuel Stone,   c. 4 Feb 1631, Nayland, Suffolk, England d. 27 Sep 1715, Lexington, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age ~ 84 years)  Other Partners: Abigail Carter  m. 3 Apr 1706
Marriage	7 Jun 1655	Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 13, 14, 16, 18]
Age at Marriage	She : 19 years and 9 months - He : 24 years and 4 months.
Children	4 sons and 4 daughters
1. Deacon Samuel Stone,   b. 1 Oct 1656, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 17 Jun 1743, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 86 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Isaac Stone,   b. Abt 1658, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 10 Dec 1690, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 32 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Sarah Stone,   b. 5 Feb 1660/61, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1 Mar 1702, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 41 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] >   4. Corporal John Stone,   b. 12 May 1663, Cambridge Farms (now Lexington), Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 3 Feb 1713, Lexington, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 49 years) ▻ Rachel Shepard  m. 27 Apr 1687     5. Lydia Stone,   b. 25 Nov 1665, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 10 Dec 1719, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 54 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Mary Stone,   b. 22 Feb 1667/68, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 11 May 1669, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 1 year)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   7. Joseph Stone,   b. 1671, Cambridge Farms (now Lexington), Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 17 Jan 1713/14, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 43 years)  [Father: Birth] ▻ Sarah Wait  m. 1692     8. Anna Stone,   b. 30 Jun 1673, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. young  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
Family ID	F719	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	30 Jul 2025




• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Sarah Stearns(1635 – 1700) 2Isaac Stearns( – 1671) 4William L. Stearns(1565 – 1632) 8Henry Stearns(Abt 1520 – ) 9 5Emma Ramsford(Abt 1568 – ) 10Robert Ramsford(Abt 1542 – ) 11 3Mary Baker(1604 – 1677) 6John Baker(1563 – 1617) 12John Baker(1540 – 1588) 13Margaret Mawle(1541 – 1590) 7Margaret Walter(1565 – ) 14 15

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 22 Sep 1635 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Marriage - 7 Jun 1655 - Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Religion - 18 Oct 1660 - Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Death - 26 Oct 1700 - Cambridge Farms (now Lexington), Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Burial - Aft 26 Oct 1700 - Old Burying Ground, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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