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John Henry Sterling Sr.

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John Henry Sterling Sr.

Birth
Scotland
Death
1 Jul 1850 (aged 36–37)
Auburn, Placer County, California, USA
Burial
Auburn, Placer County, California, USA Add to Map
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Husband of Maria Amelia Howell, the daughter of Samuel Howell and Charity Davis, whom he married about 1837, in Smithtown, New York, and father of John Henry Jr., William Warren, Charity Melvina (married John O'Neil, married James H. Beckwith), Catharine Matilda "Kate" (married George Filmer), and George Washington Sterling.

Obituary - John Sterling, of New York, was drowned in the North Fork of the American river, near Auburn, on the 1st of July. His body was recovered. It is said that he left a wife and five children residing on Staten Island.

(Long Island Surnames; The Troy Daily Whig, Friday Morning, August 23, 1850)
Husband of Maria Amelia Howell, the daughter of Samuel Howell and Charity Davis, whom he married about 1837, in Smithtown, New York, and father of John Henry Jr., William Warren, Charity Melvina (married John O'Neil, married James H. Beckwith), Catharine Matilda "Kate" (married George Filmer), and George Washington Sterling.

Obituary - John Sterling, of New York, was drowned in the North Fork of the American river, near Auburn, on the 1st of July. His body was recovered. It is said that he left a wife and five children residing on Staten Island.

(Long Island Surnames; The Troy Daily Whig, Friday Morning, August 23, 1850)


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/263089566/john_henry-sterling: accessed ), memorial page for John Henry Sterling Sr. (1813–1 Jul 1850), Find a Grave Memorial ID 263089566, citing Old Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Placer County, California, USA; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Aislin (contributor 46535342).