Brief Life History of William
William Stearns was born on 4 January 1792, in Chester, Windsor, Vermont, United States. He married Sarah Brew on 14 October 1811, in Highgate, Franklin, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 15 December 1834, in Swanton, Franklin, Vermont, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Highgate, Franklin, Vermont, United States.
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- William Stearns, "Find A Grave Index"
- William Stearns in entry for Eldad B Stearns, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"
- William Stearns in entry for Anna Stearns Anderson, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
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1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Stearn , with post-medieval excrescent -s (see Stern ).
History: In 1646 Charles Stearns was admitted as a freeman of Watertown, MA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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