Brief Life History of Mary Ellen
When Mary Ellen Sterns was born on 10 July 1812, in Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, United States, her father, Daniel Stearns, was 36 and her mother, Elizabeth Heywood, was 32. She married Robert Chism Schofield on 4 March 1830, in Gerry, Gerry, Chautauqua, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Stephenson, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Harlem Township, Stephenson, Illinois, United States in 1880. She died on 26 January 1895, in Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Freeport City Cemetery, Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, United States.
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- Mary Schofield in household of Robert Schofield, "United States Census, 1850"
- Mary Stearns Schofield, "Find A Grave Index"
- Mary A. Stearns in entry for Silas C. Schofield, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
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World Events (8)
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.
1819
Historical Boundaries: 1819: Wayne, Illinois, United States
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
English (London): variant of Stearns .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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