Brief Life History of Eldad Burton
When Eldad Burton Stearns was born on 28 November 1813, in Highgate, Franklin, Vermont, United States, his father, William Stearns, was 21 and his mother, Sarah Brew, was 25. He married Dolly Ann McGee on 18 January 1835, in Highgate, Franklin, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 25 January 1888, in Highgate, Franklin, Vermont, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Highgate Center Cemetery, Highgate, Franklin, Vermont, United States.
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- Eldred Stearns, "United States Census, 1870"
- Eldad B Stearns, "Find A Grave Index"
- Eldad D Searles in entry for Sarah Ann Searles, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1827
Oldest grave in memorial list.
1834 · Vermont Anti-Slavery Society is Formed
The Anti-Slavery Society of Vermont was established in 1834. 100 people from different towns were at the first meeting, with the intent to abolish slavery.
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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