Dolly Ann Stearns

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Dolly Ann Stearns (Atwater)

Also Known As: "Dolly Ann Atwater"
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Daughter of John Atwater and Martha (second) Atwater
Wife of Alfred Stearns
Mother of Martha J Stearns; Alfred Edward Stearns and John Stearns
Sister of Nancy Dalton Atwater and George Atwater

Managed by: Chad Alan Woodburn
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About Dolly Ann Stearns

Date of Birth

There are several dates of birth listed in various sources, all around the same time, though.

21 May 1794 is the date listed in the "Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988".

27 May 1796 is the date listed in A Genealogical Register of the Descendants in the Male Line of David Atwater, One of the Original Planters of New Haven, Conn., to the Sixth Generation (1873).

3 Sep 1796 is the date given in the "Engvorson Family Tree" profile for Dolly at Ancestry.com. However, that day and month would appear to have been drawn from the birthdate of Dolly's younger sister, Nancy, who according to "A Genealogical Register" mentioned above was born on 3 Sep 1798.

It is more likely that either the first or the second date is correct. If the second is correct, then the explanation of the first date might be that since Dolly's mother gave birth earlier to another Dolly who died before Dolly was born, both records are correct, but for different persons in the same family.

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Dolly Ann Stearns's Timeline

1796
May 27, 1796
1819
October 28, 1819
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
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