Researching Peter 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 Peter means "A Rock" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Peter Stearns on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Peter 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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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.
Explore Parish Records for Peter Stearns at Find My Past.
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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 Genealogy 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. |
Miscellaneous Stearns Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Peter Stearns. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Peter Stearns
Peter Stearns
Peter Nathaniel Stearns (born March 3, 1936) is a professor at George Mason University, where he was provost from January 1, 2000 to July 2014.
Stearns was Chair of the Department of History at Carnegie Mellon University and also served as the Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (now named Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences) at Carnegie Mellon University. In addition, he founded and edited the Journal of Social History. While at Carnegie Mellon, he developed a pioneering approach to teaching World History, and has contributed to the field as well through editing, and contributing to, the Routledge series, Themes in World History. He is also known for various work on the nature and impact of the industrial revolution and for exploration of new topics, particularly in the history of emotions.
He is active in historical groups such as the American Historical Association, the Society for French Historical Studies, the Social Science History Association and the International Society for Research on Emotion.
Source: Peter Stearns, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Stearns
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