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Stanton — Stearns.

[Thanks to Lisa Whiting for transcribing the Stanton family]

JAMES RICHARD (William = Catherine Donovan), b. in Hing. May 10, 1852. m. Feb. 11, 1872, Margaret Ahern, dau. of Patrick and Mary (Keyes) Ahern. She was b. in the county of Limerick, Ire., Apr. 30, 1849, and surviving him, m. secondly, Jan. 23, 1887, William O'Brien, wid^r. James R. d. 7 Jan. 1880, æt. 28th yr. "Teamster." Resided on Elm St.
Ch., b. in Hing., —

   i.   WILLIAM JOSEPH, June 17, 1873.

   ii.   MARY, March 27, 1875.

   iii.   JAMES RICHARD, Aug. 31, 1877, d. 6 Oct. 1888, æt. 11 yrs. (3:369)

STEARNS.

[Thanks to Lisa Whiting for transcribing the Stearns family]

LEVI, who came to Hing. 1837, and engaged successively in the mackerel fisheries and in coasting voyages, was b. at Orland, Me. Oct. 22, 1804. He m. first, Sept. 22, 1827, Naomi Jones, who d. at Boston, 24 Jan. 1833. His sec. w., whom he m. in 1837, was Mrs. Eliza Ann Webster. She d. at Wey. 4 June, 1865, æt. 55 yrs. Levi was lost at sea, Sept. 1865, æt. 61st yr. "Master-mariner." Resided on Green St.
Ch., by w. Naomi, —

   i.   HANNAH ELIZABETH, Aug. 15, 1828.   m. Nov. 29, 1846, Gilbert Thayer, and d. at Dedham, 10 Apr. 1850.

   ii.   MARY REBECKA, Aug. 15, 1828.   m. Dec. 15, 1849, Lind Hamilton, and d. at Boston, 15 Sept. 1858.

   iii.   LEVI, Nov. 28, 1829.   m. (1) July 28, 1854, Ellen M. Kidder.   She d. at Quincy 16 Aug. 1872.   He m. (2) Sept. 1873, Mrs. N. I. Comings.   Resides at Quincy.

   iv.   CHARLES, Dec. 5, 1831.   Was lost at sea in sch^r "Flight" of Gloucester, 22 Feb. 1854, æt. 22 yrs.

Ch., b. in Hing. by w. Eliza, —

   v.   ELEANOR HERBERT, Feb. 26, 1840.   m. Aug. 13, 1862, Charles Reckards of Lynn.

   vi.   GEORGE CLINTON, Feb. 26, 1842.   m. March 29, 1864, Ann B. Cross of Gloucester, and was lost at sea, 1 Feb. 1879.

   vii.   JUSTUS SOPER, Sept. 5, 1846.   m. Nov. 28, 1866, Mary E. Semons.   Resides at Lynn.

   viii.   ELIZABETH THAYER, Feb. 26, 1850, d. 17 Oct. 1851.

OLIVER (Thomas = Priscilla Cushing), was b. at Lunenburg, Mass., June 3, 1807. His mother, Priscilla Cushing, was a dau. of Col. Charles and Hannah (Croade) Cushing (II. 164), and a descendant of Matthew Cushing, one of the early settlers of Hing. Oliver was grad. at Har. Coll. 1826. He was ordained Nov. 9, 1831, at Northampton. After preaching for short periods at Northampton, Newburyport, and Boston, he was called, in May, 1839, to supply the pulpit of the Third Cong. Society in Hing.; and Apr. 1, 1840, he was permanently settled as the minister of this parish. This pastoral relation continued until Sept. 30, 1856, when he accepted the position of president of the Meadville Theological School. Sept. 1, 1863, he succeeded Rev. Convers Francis at Har. Coll., as professor of theology, and Dean of the Divinity School, which position he held until 1877, when he retired from active work. S. T. D., Har. Coll. 1857. He m. first,

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	i.	WILLIAM JOSEPH, June 17, 1873.
	ii.	MARY, March 27, 1875.
	iii.	JAMES RICHARD, Aug. 31, 1877, d. 6 Oct. 1888, æt. 11 yrs. (3:369)

	i.	HANNAH ELIZABETH, Aug. 15, 1828. m. Nov. 29, 1846, Gilbert Thayer, and d. at Dedham, 10 Apr. 1850.
	ii.	MARY REBECKA, Aug. 15, 1828. m. Dec. 15, 1849, Lind Hamilton, and d. at Boston, 15 Sept. 1858.
	iii.	LEVI, Nov. 28, 1829. m. (1) July 28, 1854, Ellen M. Kidder. She d. at Quincy 16 Aug. 1872. He m. (2) Sept. 1873, Mrs. N. I. Comings. Resides at Quincy.
	iv.	CHARLES, Dec. 5, 1831. Was lost at sea in sch^r "Flight" of Gloucester, 22 Feb. 1854, æt. 22 yrs.

	v.	ELEANOR HERBERT, Feb. 26, 1840. m. Aug. 13, 1862, Charles Reckards of Lynn.
	vi.	GEORGE CLINTON, Feb. 26, 1842. m. March 29, 1864, Ann B. Cross of Gloucester, and was lost at sea, 1 Feb. 1879.
	vii.	JUSTUS SOPER, Sept. 5, 1846. m. Nov. 28, 1866, Mary E. Semons. Resides at Lynn.
	viii.	ELIZABETH THAYER, Feb. 26, 1850, d. 17 Oct. 1851.