When Lucinda W. Stearns was born about 1819, in Highgate, Franklin, Vermont, United States, her father, William Stearns, was 28 and her mother, Sarah Brew, was 32. She married George Washington Stickney on 22 December 1842, in Highgate Center, Highgate, Franklin, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Upper Jay, Jay, Essex, New York, United States in 1880 and Jay, Essex, New York, United States for about 5 years.
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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.
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
English: variant of Stearn , with post-medieval excrescent -s (see Stern ).
History: In 1646 Charles Stearns was admitted as a freeman of Watertown, MA.
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