Gilbert and Lucinda Grandy Stearns

Gilbert Alanson and Lucinda Grandy Stearns were Dottie's great-grandparents. They were married on November 1, 1854, and became parents to nine children, three of whom died in childhood. Of the six surviving children (all sons), the second oldest was Alanson Banks Stearns; he was Dottie Wenzinger's paternal grandfather (i.e., the father of her father, Eric Swain Stearns). Gilbert Alanson Stearns was born March 27, 1831, in Upton, MA. - listed as a farmer according to the MA 1865 census Lucinda Grandy was born in Warren, VT, on July 6, 1831. Read Lucinda's autobiography to learn about her early life, from about age three (c. 1834) until the date of the manuscript, c. 1870. Lucinda was descended from John Alden and Priscilla Mullins through her mother, Thomazin Johnson (1797-1871). See descendants of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins.

Descendants of Gilbert Alanson and Lucinda Grandy Stearns

Frank Gilbert Stearns (b. May 24, 1856, Upton, MA; d. Jul 19, 1948, Hopkinton, MA) Occupation: Proprietor, Cyclone Grocery in South Framingham, MA (with younger brother Alanson) m. Jun 16, 1881, to Nellie Marietta Hubbard (b. May 29, 1858, Hopkinton, MA), a school teacher Buried in Edgell Grove Cemetery, Framingham, MA Arba Bates Stearns (b. Oct 23, 1857, Hopkinton, MA; d. Jul 21, 1864, Hopkinton, MA) Cause of death: Diphtheria Buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Hopkinton, MA Allie May Stearns (b. May 9, 1859, Hopkinton, MA; d. May 1, 1864, Hopkinton, MA) Cause of death: Diphtheria Buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Hopkinton, MA Alanson Banks Stearns (b. Jan 7, 1862, Hopkinton, MA; d. Aug 23, 1932, Westboro, MA) Occupation: Proprietor, Cyclone Grocery in South Framingham, MA (with older brother Frank) m. Jul 22, 1885, to Mary Lucia Works (b. Nov 15, 1862, Southborough, MA; d. Jul 12, 1936) Burial place unknown Laton Grant Stearns (b. Jan 31, 1864, Hopkinton, MA; d. Aug 26, 1866, Hopkinton, MA) Cause of death: Dysentery Buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Hopkinton, MA Frederick Lincoln Stearns (b. Aug 3, 1866, Hopkinton, MA; d. 1946, Framingham, MA) m. Apr 29, 1897, to Louise Arrowsmith (b. May 1871, New York, NY; d. Sep 2, 1943, Scarsdale, NY) Graduated from M.I.T., June 1894, with a degree in civil engineering Occupation: Assistant Engineer, Street Department, New York, NY (1895) Arba Grant Stearns (b. Oct 17, 1868, Hopkinton, MA; d. Dec 4, 1935, Hopkinton, MA) Occupation: Watchmaker Residence: 115 Chestnut St., Waltham, MA (Apr 19, 1910) m. Jun 11, 1895, to Emma Warren Chamberland (b. Jan 1870, MA; d. May 24, 1921, MA) m. 1922 to Eliza Thomson Davies (Waltham, MA) Otis Thayer Stearns (b. Dec 9, 1870, Hopkinton, MA; d. Feb 13, 1947, Ashland, MA) m. Jun 16, 1897, to Jessie Evelyn Works (b. Dec 19, 1873, Southborough, MA; d. Dec 7, 1955, Ashland, MA) Occupation: Manager, flour and butter store (Apr 18, 1910) Occupation: Assistant foreman, watch factory (Jan 1920) Son: Elton Otis Stearns (b. Sep 9, 1901, d. Dec 12, 1970); married to Marion Daughter: Ruth Stearns (born May 13, 1906, died Aug 1992); married to Phillip Winterhalter (3 sons) Archer Carl Stearns (b. Ocdt 4, 1875, Hopkinton, MA; d. Feb 23, 1948, Framingham, MA) m. Sep 11, 1900, to Mertie Deshon Achorn (b. Nov 26, 1875, Waldoboro, ME; d. Jun 10, 1943, Framingham, MA) Archer was a soldier of the Spanish-American War, enlisting Jun 16, 1898. He participated in battle and ultimately contracted typhoid malaria. He mustered out of his regiment Jan 21, 1899.