Brief Life History of Alfred
When Alfred Stearns was born on 2 January 1804, in Dover, Windham, Vermont, United States, his father, Nathaniel Stearns, was 52 and his mother, Grace Wheat, was 29. He married Mary F Pierson on 16 February 1825, in Bergen, Bergen, Genesee, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died after 1880, in Michigan, United States.
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- Alford Sternes, "United States Census, 1850"
- Alfred Stearns, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
- Alfred Stearns, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940"
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1805
The Territory of Michigan was organized as an incorporated territory of the United States on June 30, 1805, with Detroit as the territorial capital.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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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