When Stephen McIntire was born on 6 May 1773, in Manchester, Bennington, Vermont, United States, his father, Richard McIntire, was 23 and his mother, Hannah Boorne, was 19. He had at least 3 sons and 2 daughters with Saloma Naomi Baker. He died on 18 February 1839, in Clinton, New York, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Baker Cemetery, Clinton, New York, United States.