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Cornelia Frances Marsh¹

F, #34146, b. 26 September 1866, d. 16 September 1939

Family: Wallace Granville Derby b. 22 Apr 1868, d. 14 Apr 1943

Marriage*: Cornelia Frances Marsh married Wallace Granville Derby, son of Granville Sherman Derby and Mary Elizabeth Houghton, on Feb 7, 1894 at Brandon, Rutland Co., VT, USA.^2,1

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Birth

Sep 26, 1866

East Orange, Essex Co., NJ, USA¹

Residence

circa 1894

Brandon, Rutland Co., VT, USA²

Marriage

Feb 7, 1894

Brandon, Rutland Co., VT, USA^2,1

Death

Sep 16, 1939

Burlington, Windsor Co., VT, USA¹

Burial

Sep 18, 1939

Summer Hill Cemetery, Burlington, VT, USA

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Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Hilary G. Derby, Ph.D., June 22, 2016.
[S693] Daby-Dorby Data, p. 100.

Abigail Moore¹

F, #34147

Family: John Sawyer b. 17 Feb 1794

Marriage*: Abigail Moore married John Sawyer, son of Benjamin Sawyer and Rebecca Houghton, on Nov 4, 1821.¹

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Marriage

Nov 4, 1821

Pedigree

Citations

[S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 117.

Samuel Spafford¹

M, #34148

Family: Mrs. Betsey Sawyer b. 6 Sep 1797

Marriage*: Samuel Spafford married Mrs. Betsey Sawyer, daughter of Benjamin Sawyer and Rebecca Houghton, on Mar 30, 1820.¹

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Marriage

Mar 30, 1820

Pedigree

Citations

[S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 117.

Keziah Moor¹

F, #34149

Family: William Sawyer b. 26 Sep 1749, d. 1794

Marriage*: Keziah Moor married William Sawyer, son of William Sawyer Jr. and Sarah Smith, on Dec 22, 1769.¹

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Marriage

Dec 22, 1769

Children+

between 1770 and 1789

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Sawyer: 11 children at Bolton MA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 201.

Judith Ross¹

F, #34150

Family: Josiah Sawyer b. 18 Aug 1751, d. 1817

Marriage*: Judith Ross married Josiah Sawyer, son of William Sawyer Jr. and Sarah Smith, on Dec 7, 1774.¹

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Marriage

Dec 7, 1774

Pedigree

Citations

[S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 201.

Ruth Walcott¹

F, #34151

Family: Joseph Sawyer b. 8 Mar 1756, d. 1828

Marriage*: Ruth Walcott married Joseph Sawyer, son of William Sawyer Jr. and Sarah Smith, on Jul 31, 1782.¹

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Marriage

Jul 31, 1782

Pedigree

Citations

[S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 201.

Lydia Whitcomb¹

F, #34152

Family: Barnabas Sawyer b. 1 Apr 1761, d. 1848

Marriage*: Lydia Whitcomb married Barnabas Sawyer, son of William Sawyer Jr. and Sarah Smith, on Jun 19, 1783.¹

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Marriage

Jun 19, 1783

Pedigree

Citations

[S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 201.

Lydia Pollard¹

F, #34153

Family: Uri Sawyer b. 19 May 1770, d. 1799

Marriage*: Lydia Pollard married Uri Sawyer, son of William Sawyer Jr. and Sarah Smith, on Feb 14, 1791.¹

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Marriage

Feb 14, 1791

Pedigree

Citations

[S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 201.

Thomas Sawyer¹

M, #34154, b. August 1616, d. 12 September 1706

Family: Mary Prescott b. 24 Feb 1630/31

Marriage*: Thomas Sawyer married Mary Prescott, daughter of John Prescott and Mary Gawkroger Platts, on Jul 2, 1648 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Fairbanks: Rowley MA.^1,2

Capt. Thomas Sawyer Jr+³ b. 2 Jul 1649, d. 5 Sep 1736
Mary Sawyer+ b. 4 Feb 1651/52, d. 1711
Caleb Sawyer+^1,4 b. 20 Apr 1659, d. 12 Feb 1755
Nathaniel Sawyer+⁵ b. 24 Apr 1670, d. 10 Nov 1756

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Birth

Aug, 1616

Lincolnshire, England^1,2

Marriage

Jul 2, 1648

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Fairbanks: Rowley MA^1,2

Death

Sep 12, 1706

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

ParentsS

John Sawyer, b. Lincolnshire England, and Agnes Sharpe²

Pedigree

Citations

[S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 195.
[S415] E-mail from Joseph Neil Fairbanks, Oct. 26, 2002.
[S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 196.
[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 220.
[S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 181.

Mary Prescott¹

F, #34155, b. 24 February 1630/31

Father*: John Prescott b. 1604/5, d. Dec 1681
Mother*: Mary Gawkroger Platts b. 15 May 1607, d. 1674

Family: Thomas Sawyer b. Aug 1616, d. 12 Sep 1706

Marriage*: Mary Prescott married Thomas Sawyer on Jul 2, 1648 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Fairbanks: Rowley MA.^2,3

Capt. Thomas Sawyer Jr+⁴ b. 2 Jul 1649, d. 5 Sep 1736
Mary Sawyer+ b. 4 Feb 1651/52, d. 1711
Caleb Sawyer+ b. 20 Apr 1659, d. 12 Feb 1755
Nathaniel Sawyer+¹ b. 24 Apr 1670, d. 10 Nov 1756

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Baptism

Feb 24, 1630/31

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England²

Marriage

Jul 2, 1648

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Fairbanks: Rowley MA^2,3

Pedigree

Citations

[S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 181.
[S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 195.
[S415] E-mail from Joseph Neil Fairbanks, Oct. 26, 2002.
[S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 196.

Mary Hicks¹

F, #34156

Family: Israel Sawyer b. 12 May 1771

Marriage*: Mary Hicks married Israel Sawyer, son of Paul Sawyer and Lois Houghton, on Mar 23, 1796.¹

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Marriage

Mar 23, 1796

Children+

Sawyer: 3 children, Lancaster and Concord MA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 150.

Thomas Sawyer¹

M, #34157, b. 9 March 1770, d. 14 May 1771

Father*: Dea. Josiah Sawyer¹ b. 13 Aug 1714, d. 3 Jul 1805
Mother*: Mary Tucker¹ b. 14 Sep 1728, d. 25 Mar 1799

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Birth

Mar 9, 1770

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Death

May 14, 1771

Pedigree

Citations

[S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 171.

Capt. Thomas Sawyer Jr¹

M, #34158, b. 2 July 1649, d. 5 September 1736

Father*: Thomas Sawyer¹ b. Aug 1616, d. 12 Sep 1706
Mother*: Mary Prescott¹ b. 24 Feb 1630/31

Family 1: Sarah Fairbanks b. 9 Dec 1645, d. 2 Mar 1671/72

Marriage*: Capt. Thomas Sawyer Jr married Sarah Fairbanks on Oct 11, 1670 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹

Family 2: Hannah Lewis b. 18 Mar 1648/49, d. 1708

Marriage*: Capt. Thomas Sawyer Jr married Hannah Lewis on Nov 21, 1672 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹

William Sawyer Sr.+ b. 2 Feb 1679/80, d. 3 Feb 1740/41
Elias Sawyer+⁴ b. 1689, d. 20 Nov 1752

Family 3: Mary Rice

Marriage*: Capt. Thomas Sawyer Jr married third Mary Rice.²

Family 4: Anna (?)

Marriage*: Capt. Thomas Sawyer Jr married fourth Anna (?)

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Birth

Jul 2, 1649

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage

Oct 11, 1670

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage

Nov 21, 1672

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage

Death

Sep 5, 1736

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Note

Pequot War; Indian adventurer³

Pedigree

Citations

[S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 196.
[S415] E-mail from Joseph at Eochaidh the Heremon <e-mail address>, Oct. 26, 2002.
[S188] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 410.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 13.

Sarah Fairbanks¹

F, #34159, b. 9 December 1645, d. 2 March 1671/72

Family: Capt. Thomas Sawyer Jr b. 2 Jul 1649, d. 5 Sep 1736

Marriage*: Sarah Fairbanks married Capt. Thomas Sawyer Jr, son of Thomas Sawyer and Mary Prescott, on Oct 11, 1670 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹

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Birth

Dec 9, 1645

Dedham, MA, USA¹

Marriage

Oct 11, 1670

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Death

Mar 2, 1671/72

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

ParentsD

John and Sarah (Fiske) Fairbanks

Pedigree

Citations

[S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 196.

Hannah Lewis¹

F, #34160, b. 18 March 1648/49, d. 1708

Family: Capt. Thomas Sawyer Jr b. 2 Jul 1649, d. 5 Sep 1736

Marriage*: Hannah Lewis married Capt. Thomas Sawyer Jr, son of Thomas Sawyer and Mary Prescott, on Nov 21, 1672 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.²

William Sawyer Sr.+ b. 2 Feb 1679/80, d. 3 Feb 1740/41
Elias Sawyer+ b. 1689, d. 20 Nov 1752

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Baptism

Mar 18, 1648/49

Roxbury, MA, USA²

Marriage

Nov 21, 1672

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA²

Death

1708

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA³

ParentsD

William and Amy (Wells) Lewis

Pedigree

Citations

[S932] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 439.
[S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 196.
[S415] E-mail from Joseph Neil Fairbanks, Oct. 26, 2002.

Frances Isabel Torrey^1,2

F, #34161

Father*: Hon. Ebenezer Torrey A.M.¹ b. 16 Aug 1801, d. Sep 1888
Mother*: Frances Adams Houghton¹ d. 1831

Family: Hiram A. Blood

Marriage*: Frances Isabel Torrey married Hiram A. Blood.^2,1,3

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Birth

Marriage

^2,1,3

Pedigree

Citations

[S700] Willard E. Stearns, Stearns Family, p. 33.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 12.
[S855] Andrew N. Adams, Adams Genealogy, p. 412.

Hiram A. Blood¹

M, #34162

Family: Frances Isabel Torrey

Marriage*: Hiram A. Blood married Frances Isabel Torrey, daughter of Hon. Ebenezer Torrey A.M. and Frances Adams Houghton.^2,1,3

Biography

Origin

Fitchburg, MA, USA^1,2

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Marriage

^2,1,3

Pedigree

Citations

[S700] Willard E. Stearns, Stearns Family, p. 33.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 12.
[S855] Andrew N. Adams, Adams Genealogy, p. 412.

Stephen Stearns^1,2

M, #34163, b. 27 April 1786, d. 28 January 1855

Father*: Ephraim Stearns¹ b. 6 Apr 1755, d. 19 Oct 1843
Mother*: Molly Gilman¹ d. 27 Oct 1850

Family 1: Harriet Hosmer d. 20 Dec 1827

Marriage*: Stephen Stearns married Harriet Hosmer on Mar 11, 1819.^1,3

Josiah W. Stearns¹ b. 15 Aug 1823

Family 2: Widow Lora Burroughs d. 22 Jan 1870

Marriage*: Stephen Stearns married Widow Lora Burroughs.¹

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Birth

Apr 27, 1786

Walpole, NH, USA³

Marriage

Mar 11, 1819

^1,3

Office

1839

and 1842, a member of the legislature¹

Marriage

Death

Jan 28, 1855

Walpole, NH, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S700] Willard E. Stearns, Stearns Family, p. 40.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 62 #1707.
[S1261] Watertown MA, Watertown Gen and Records.

Harriet Hosmer¹

F, #34164, d. 20 December 1827

Family: Stephen Stearns b. 27 Apr 1786, d. 28 Jan 1855

Marriage*: Harriet Hosmer married Stephen Stearns, son of Ephraim Stearns and Molly Gilman, on Mar 11, 1819.^1,2

Josiah W. Stearns b. 15 Aug 1823

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Marriage

Mar 11, 1819

^1,2

Death

Dec 20, 1827

ParentsD

Jonas Hosmer

Pedigree

Citations

[S700] Willard E. Stearns, Stearns Family, p. 40.
[S1261] Watertown MA, Watertown Gen and Records.

Widow Lora Burroughs¹

F, #34165, d. 22 January 1870

Family: Stephen Stearns b. 27 Apr 1786, d. 28 Jan 1855

Marriage*: Widow Lora Burroughs married Stephen Stearns, son of Ephraim Stearns and Molly Gilman.¹

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Marriage

Death

Jan 22, 1870

ParentsD

James Martin, of Williamstown, VT²

Pedigree

Citations

[S700] Willard E. Stearns, Stearns Family, p. 40.
[S1261] Watertown MA, Watertown Gen and Records.

Josiah W. Stearns¹

M, #34166, b. 15 August 1823

Father*: Stephen Stearns¹ b. 27 Apr 1786, d. 28 Jan 1855
Mother*: Harriet Hosmer d. 20 Dec 1827

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Birth

Aug 15, 1823

Walpole, NH, USA^1,2

Residence

Otseka, IL, USA³

Immigration

1863

Watseka, IL, USA, He abondoned the family homestead, that had been occupied for 90 years.¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S700] Willard E. Stearns, Stearns Family, p. 40.
[S1261] Watertown MA, Watertown Gen and Records.
[S700] Willard E. Stearns, Stearns Family, p. 48.

Dr. George Stearns^1,2

M, #34167, b. 10 May 1802, d. 7 March 1882

Father*: Ephraim Stearns¹ b. 6 Apr 1755, d. 19 Oct 1843
Mother*: Molly Gilman¹ d. 27 Oct 1850

Family: Ann Moulton

Marriage*: Dr. George Stearns married Ann Moulton on Jul 2, 1868 Mrs. Ann (Moulton) Gilson, widow of Joshua Gilson of Groton.¹

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Birth

May 10, 1802

Walpole, NH, USA¹

Graduation

1827

Harvard College, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA^1,3

Residence

between 1827 and 1830

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA¹

Immigration

1830

Groton, MA, USA¹

Marriage

Jul 2, 1868

Mrs. Ann (Moulton) Gilson, widow of Joshua Gilson of Groton¹

Death

Mar 7, 1882

age 80¹

Biography

Memoranda of the Stearns family : including record...: Dr. George Stearns was the youngest child of Ephraim and Molly (Gilman) Stearns (page 20), and was born in Walpole, N. H., May 10, 1802. He graduated t the Harvard medical college, in the class of 1827, and perfected his studies in Boston, where he practiced his profession about three years, when he removed to Groton, Mass. He married, July 2, 1868, Mrs. Ann (Moulton) Gilson, widow of Joshua Gilson of Groton. Dr. Stearns died March 7, 1882, aged 80. He was the oldest physician in Groton at the time of his death. Dr. Stearns's father, Dea. Ephraim Stearns, was a Revolutionary soldier. After the close of the war he settled upon his father's homestead in Walpole, where he died Oct. 19, 1843, aged 88 years. Mrs. Stearns died Oct. 27, 1850. They had 13 children. Ephraim's father, Moses Stearns, died Sept. 24, 1808, aged 80 years. His wife, Ruth (Houghton), died Feb. 27, 1815, aged
82. Josiah W. Stearns, great-grandson of Moses, abandoned the old homestead of his ancestors in 1863. It had been occupied by the family for ninety
years. He removed to Illinois and settled in Otseka.

Pedigree

Citations

[S700] Willard E. Stearns, Stearns Family, p. 48.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 62 #1708a.
[S1261] Watertown MA, Watertown Gen and Records, Houghton surname search.

Ann Moulton

F, #34168

Family: Dr. George Stearns b. 10 May 1802, d. 7 Mar 1882

Marriage*: Ann Moulton married Dr. George Stearns, son of Ephraim Stearns and Molly Gilman, on Jul 2, 1868 Mrs. Ann (Moulton) Gilson, widow of Joshua Gilson of Groton.¹

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Marriage

Jul 2, 1868

Mrs. Ann (Moulton) Gilson, widow of Joshua Gilson of Groton¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S700] Willard E. Stearns, Stearns Family, p. 48.

Prudence Houghton^1,2

F, #34169

Family: Joseph G. Stearns b. 16 Sep 1792

Marriage*: Prudence Houghton married Joseph G. Stearns on Jan 2, 1814 at Grafton, VT, USA.^1,3,2

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Marriage

Jan 2, 1814

Grafton, VT, USA^1,3,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S700] Willard E. Stearns, Stearns Family, p. 111.
[S1074] Town Records: Grafton, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1261] Watertown MA, Watertown Gen and Records, Houghton surname search.

Joseph G. Stearns^1,2

M, #34170, b. 16 September 1792

Family: Prudence Houghton

Marriage*: Joseph G. Stearns married Prudence Houghton on Jan 2, 1814 at Grafton, VT, USA.^1,3,2

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Birth

Sep 16, 1792

Residence

circa 1814

Corinth, Saratoga Co., NY, USA¹

Marriage

Jan 2, 1814

Grafton, VT, USA^1,3,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S700] Willard E. Stearns, Stearns Family, p. 111.
[S1074] Town Records: Grafton, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1261] Watertown MA, Watertown Gen and Records, Houghton surname search.