When Stephen Landers was born on 10 August 1785, in Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Ebenezer Landers, was 26 and his mother, Olive Osborne, was 27. He married Polly Long in 1810, in Afton, Afton, Chenango, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Bainbridge, Bainbridge, Chenango, New York, United States in 1850 and Afton, Afton, Chenango, New York, United States for about 5 years. He died on 19 July 1870, at the age of 84, and was buried in Afton, Afton, Chenango, New York, United States.