Phineas Stearns, Boston Tea Party
Father of Hannah Stearns Bond (wife of Henry Bond) and Susanna Stearnes Bond (wife of Capt. Charles Bond of Brookline).
daughters of first wife Hannah Bemis Stearns. [Note his first and second wives were first cousins.]
Phineas Stearns was a farmer and blacksmith of Watertown, born February 5th, 1736. In addition to participating in the Boston Tea Party, he was a soldier at Lake George in 1756, commanded a company of militiamen at Dorchester Heights, attained the rank of Captain at the Battles of Lexington and Concord, and was eventually offered a colonel's commission, but had to decline on behalf of his wife, who had died and left five children. He later died in 1798.
— The Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum
https://www.bostonteapartyship.com/faq
Phineas Stearns (February 5, 1736 - March 27, 1798) was a farmer and blacksmith from Watertown, Massachusetts. In 1773 he participated in the Boston Tea Party. He was also a soldier in the American Revolutionary Army at Lake George (1756) and the leader of a company of militiamen at Dorchester Heights during the Siege of Boston. His efforts in the Battles of Lexington and Concord earned him the rank of captain.
Stearns declined a colonel's commission due to the poor health of his wife, Hannah Bemis, who left five children in his care when she passed. He later married Bemis' cousin, Esther Sanderson. His career in public service ended in 1776. He died on March 27, 1798. In 1884 historian Francis Samuel Drake wrote, "[Stearns] was distinguished for his benevolent and cheerful disposition, and for strong common sense and strict integrity."
— Wikipedia "Phineas Stearns"
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phineas_Stearns#CITEREFDaughters_of_the_American_Revolution1899
https://books.google.com/books?id=Om52AAAAMAAJ&pg=PR164#v=onepage&q&f=false
http://historicalsocietyofwatertownma.org/HSW/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=142&Itemid=61
Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston: To which is Appended the Early History of the Town
By Henry Bond
Stearns
https://books.google.com/books?id=_oc6AQAAIAAJ&q=Aspinwall#v=onepage&q=Aspinwall&f=false
Capt. Timothy Corey was the son of Isaac Corey and Abigail Priest Corey.
Father of Hannah Stearns Bond (wife of Henry Bond) and Susanna Stearnes Bond (wife of Capt. Charles Bond of Brookline).
daughters of first wife Hannah Bemis Stearns. [Note his first and second wives were first cousins.]
Phineas Stearns was a farmer and blacksmith of Watertown, born February 5th, 1736. In addition to participating in the Boston Tea Party, he was a soldier at Lake George in 1756, commanded a company of militiamen at Dorchester Heights, attained the rank of Captain at the Battles of Lexington and Concord, and was eventually offered a colonel's commission, but had to decline on behalf of his wife, who had died and left five children. He later died in 1798.
— The Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum
https://www.bostonteapartyship.com/faq
Phineas Stearns (February 5, 1736 - March 27, 1798) was a farmer and blacksmith from Watertown, Massachusetts. In 1773 he participated in the Boston Tea Party. He was also a soldier in the American Revolutionary Army at Lake George (1756) and the leader of a company of militiamen at Dorchester Heights during the Siege of Boston. His efforts in the Battles of Lexington and Concord earned him the rank of captain.
Stearns declined a colonel's commission due to the poor health of his wife, Hannah Bemis, who left five children in his care when she passed. He later married Bemis' cousin, Esther Sanderson. His career in public service ended in 1776. He died on March 27, 1798. In 1884 historian Francis Samuel Drake wrote, "[Stearns] was distinguished for his benevolent and cheerful disposition, and for strong common sense and strict integrity."
— Wikipedia "Phineas Stearns"
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phineas_Stearns#CITEREFDaughters_of_the_American_Revolution1899
https://books.google.com/books?id=Om52AAAAMAAJ&pg=PR164#v=onepage&q&f=false
http://historicalsocietyofwatertownma.org/HSW/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=142&Itemid=61
Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston: To which is Appended the Early History of the Town
By Henry Bond
Stearns
https://books.google.com/books?id=_oc6AQAAIAAJ&q=Aspinwall#v=onepage&q=Aspinwall&f=false
Capt. Timothy Corey was the son of Isaac Corey and Abigail Priest Corey.
Phineas Stearns, Boston Tea Party
Father of Hannah Stearns Bond (wife of Henry Bond) and Susanna Stearnes Bond (wife of Capt. Charles Bond of Brookline).
daughters of first wife Hannah Bemis Stearns. [Note his first and second wives were first cousins.]
Phineas Stearns was a farmer and blacksmith of Watertown, born February 5th, 1736. In addition to participating in the Boston Tea Party, he was a soldier at Lake George in 1756, commanded a company of militiamen at Dorchester Heights, attained the rank of Captain at the Battles of Lexington and Concord, and was eventually offered a colonel's commission, but had to decline on behalf of his wife, who had died and left five children. He later died in 1798.
— The Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum
https://www.bostonteapartyship.com/faq
Phineas Stearns (February 5, 1736 - March 27, 1798) was a farmer and blacksmith from Watertown, Massachusetts. In 1773 he participated in the Boston Tea Party. He was also a soldier in the American Revolutionary Army at Lake George (1756) and the leader of a company of militiamen at Dorchester Heights during the Siege of Boston. His efforts in the Battles of Lexington and Concord earned him the rank of captain.
Stearns declined a colonel's commission due to the poor health of his wife, Hannah Bemis, who left five children in his care when she passed. He later married Bemis' cousin, Esther Sanderson. His career in public service ended in 1776. He died on March 27, 1798. In 1884 historian Francis Samuel Drake wrote, "[Stearns] was distinguished for his benevolent and cheerful disposition, and for strong common sense and strict integrity."
— Wikipedia "Phineas Stearns"
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phineas_Stearns#CITEREFDaughters_of_the_American_Revolution1899
https://books.google.com/books?id=Om52AAAAMAAJ&pg=PR164#v=onepage&q&f=false
http://historicalsocietyofwatertownma.org/HSW/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=142&Itemid=61
Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston: To which is Appended the Early History of the Town
By Henry Bond
Stearns
https://books.google.com/books?id=_oc6AQAAIAAJ&q=Aspinwall#v=onepage&q=Aspinwall&f=false
Capt. Timothy Corey was the son of Isaac Corey and Abigail Priest Corey.
Father of Hannah Stearns Bond (wife of Henry Bond) and Susanna Stearnes Bond (wife of Capt. Charles Bond of Brookline).
daughters of first wife Hannah Bemis Stearns. [Note his first and second wives were first cousins.]
Phineas Stearns was a farmer and blacksmith of Watertown, born February 5th, 1736. In addition to participating in the Boston Tea Party, he was a soldier at Lake George in 1756, commanded a company of militiamen at Dorchester Heights, attained the rank of Captain at the Battles of Lexington and Concord, and was eventually offered a colonel's commission, but had to decline on behalf of his wife, who had died and left five children. He later died in 1798.
— The Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum
https://www.bostonteapartyship.com/faq
Phineas Stearns (February 5, 1736 - March 27, 1798) was a farmer and blacksmith from Watertown, Massachusetts. In 1773 he participated in the Boston Tea Party. He was also a soldier in the American Revolutionary Army at Lake George (1756) and the leader of a company of militiamen at Dorchester Heights during the Siege of Boston. His efforts in the Battles of Lexington and Concord earned him the rank of captain.
Stearns declined a colonel's commission due to the poor health of his wife, Hannah Bemis, who left five children in his care when she passed. He later married Bemis' cousin, Esther Sanderson. His career in public service ended in 1776. He died on March 27, 1798. In 1884 historian Francis Samuel Drake wrote, "[Stearns] was distinguished for his benevolent and cheerful disposition, and for strong common sense and strict integrity."
— Wikipedia "Phineas Stearns"
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phineas_Stearns#CITEREFDaughters_of_the_American_Revolution1899
https://books.google.com/books?id=Om52AAAAMAAJ&pg=PR164#v=onepage&q&f=false
http://historicalsocietyofwatertownma.org/HSW/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=142&Itemid=61
Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston: To which is Appended the Early History of the Town
By Henry Bond
Stearns
https://books.google.com/books?id=_oc6AQAAIAAJ&q=Aspinwall#v=onepage&q=Aspinwall&f=false
Capt. Timothy Corey was the son of Isaac Corey and Abigail Priest Corey.
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