Samuel Stearns [SEP] date of death
Samuel Stearns
Samuel Stearns (1741-1810), was an American astronomer, doctor, author and publisher.
Stearns was born 13 July 1741 at Bolton, Massachusetts. He lived at Paxton, Massachusetts, from 1771 until 1784, from there issuing his annual "The North-American’s almanack". He moved to Brattleboro, Vermont, where his regular almanac became "The Universal Calendar: and Northamerican Almanack". He also published the first ever nautical almanack (1792) to be printed in America.
her husband's death and it was agreed that Williston should adopt both Harriet and Lyman Richards. Clark's adoptive father-in-law, Samuel Williston, would prove to be an important sponsor to his career. Williston was Amherst College's primary benefactor, and a highly influential figure in western Massachusetts.
William and Harriet Clark had 11 children, only 7 of whom survived to adulthood. Their eldest child and daughter, Emily Williston Clark, married F.W. Stearns, the son of prominent trader and department store owner R.H. Stearns