Capt Elijah STEARNS

1762 - 1823  (61 years)

• Name	Elijah STEARNS  [1]
  	He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and was known as Capt. Stearns. The following extract is from the Hist. of Cuyahoga Co., O.: "Eliphalet Stearns was a Capt. in the American forces during the Revolution. His son, Elijah Stearns, served with him and was promoted to a lieutenancy, in which capacity he rendered zealous services in the cause of liberty." He settled in Dover, Vt., but, in 1815, bought a large tract of land twelve miles west of Cleveland, Ohio, of which his sons took possession. He died, jan. 25, 1823, in Dover, Vt. [1]
  Prefix	Capt
  Birth	24 Jan 1762  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Jan 1823	Dover, Vermont   [1]
  Person ID	I101441	Main Tree
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Eliphalet STEARNS,   b. 19 Aug 1736   d. 3 Apr 1803 (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Miss CLARK
  Marriage	Abt 1760  [1]
  Family ID	F83	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lucretia JOHNSON
  Marriage	1 Jan 1790  [1]
  Children	+ 1. Elijah STEARNS, Jr.,   b. 4 Jul 1806   d. 28 Jun 1891, Olmstead, Ohio (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F77	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2020

  
  

  Family 2	Catherine CLISBEE
  Marriage	13 Apr 1819  [1]
  Family ID	F79	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2020

  
  

• Sources

  [S12083] Mrs. Avis Stearns Van Wagenen, Genealogy and Memoirs of Isaac Stearns and His Descendants.