Researching Carl Stearns
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 92 people with the Stearns surname? In that year Stearns was ranked number 3487 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Carl means "Man" and is of German origin.
Records of Carl Stearns on Ancestry
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Stearns ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Carl Stearns and the Stearns Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Stearns Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Stearns family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 173 people with the Stearns surname in the UK? Stearns is now ranked number 3880 for popularity in the UK. |
Stearns Family Tree Databases
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Stearns Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 18229 people with the Stearns surname in the USA? Stearns is ranked number 151 for popularity in the USA. |
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Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Carl Stearns. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Carl Stearns
Carl Leo Stearns
Carl Leo Stearns (1892-November 28, 1972) was an American astronomer.
After graduating from Wesleyan University in 1917 with high honors in general scholarship and special honors in mathematics, Stearns received his PhD from Yale University. He became an instructor in mathematics and astronomy at Wesleyan in 1919. He became an assistant professor in 1920, then an associate professor in 1942 and a full professor in 1944. He served as chairman of the astronomy department at Wesleyan, then in 1960 he was named as emeritus Fisk professor of astronomy. From 1960–71, after serving as an assistant, he became director of the Van Vleck Observatory; the second to hold that position.
During his career he computed more than 200 stellar trigonometric parallaxes. In 1927 he discovered the comet 1927 IV (comet Stearns, 1927d). It was observed for 4 years after perihelion until 1931 at a record distance of 11.5 AU. It is difficult to explain its activity based on water-dominated ice.
2035 Stearns, a Mars-crossing asteroid was named after him, as is the crater Stearns on the far side of the Moon.
Source: Carl Leo Stearns, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Stearns
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