Brief Life History of Mary Sophia
When Mary Sophia Stearns was born on 15 May 1840, in Chester, Windsor, Vermont, United States, her father, William Burt Stearns, was 36 and her mother, Sally French, was 40. She married George William Rollins on 16 December 1860, in Cavendish, Windsor, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Vermont, United States in 1870 and Cavendish, Windsor, Vermont, United States for about 40 years. She died on 17 April 1923, in Proctorsville, Cavendish, Windsor, Vermont, United States, at the age of 82.
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- Mary Stearns in household of Wm Stearns, "United States Census, 1850"
- Mary Stearns Rollins, "Find A Grave Index"
- Maria L in entry for Walter Henry Goodnow, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
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World Events (7)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1864 · St. Albans Raid
St. Albans Raid took place on October 19, 1864. It was a Confederate raid from Canada into Union territory. Confederate soldiers that were in Canada raided the town of St. Albans killed one person and robbed three banks.
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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