Mary Corey

1750 - 1828  (78 years)

• Name	Mary Corey
  Birth	28 Mar 1750  [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	18 Dec 1828	Lunenberg, Worcester, Massachusetts   [3]
  Alternate death	28 Dec 1828  [1]
  Burial	North Cemetery, Lunenberg, Worcester, Massachusetts   [3]
  Person ID	I42968	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Oliver Corey,   b. 21 Aug 1729   d. Charlestown, Sullivan, New Hampshire
  Mother	Mary King,   b. 30 Oct 1730, Littleton, Middlesex, Massachusetts d. 1818, Rockingham, Windham, Vermont (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	5 Dec 1748	Littleton, Middlesex, Massachusetts   [4, 5, 6]
  Family ID	F25154	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hon. Josiah Stearns,   b. 18 Jul 1747, Littleton, Middlesex, Massachusetts d. 7 Apr 1822, Lunenberg, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	6 Mar 1769  [1, 2, 7, 8]
  Children	+ 1. Maj. Thomas Stearns,   b. 8 Sep 1778, Lunenberg, Worcester, Massachusetts d. 23 Nov 1826, Lunenberg, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 48 years)
  Family ID	F25116	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Her well-preserved but obviously original gravestone clearly says "Dec. 18, 1828", not 28 Dec 1828.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5480] Genealogy and Memoirs of Isaac Stearns and His Descendants by Mrs. Avis Stearns Van Wagenen. Syracuse, New York: 1901. [S8511] Lawrence Brainerd, "Some Descendants of Daniel King, Gentleman, of Lynn, Mass." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 66:125, 1912. [S8502] Find a Grave page for Mary Molly Corey Stearns. [S8503] Find a Grave page for Mrs Mary King Corey., date only. [S8511] Lawrence Brainerd, "Some Descendants of Daniel King, Gentleman, of Lynn, Mass." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 66:125, 1912., date only. [S8513] Marion A. MacDonald, "The King Family: Descendants of Daniel King of Lynn, Massachusetts." The Essex Genealogist 9:82, 9:136, 1989. [S8499] Find a Grave page for Josiah Stearns., year only. [S8502] Find a Grave page for Mary Molly Corey Stearns., year only.