This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: stearns vt Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/2AC.2ACI/1578 Message Board Post: my greatgranfather was eldad stearns,his son burton stearns was my grandfather who died 1950 in swanton vt. he was married to florence barratt,my grandmother and they had my mother betty and 8 other children. ila,lorretta,violet,gladys,helen,barbara,robert and edward stearns. edward is the only living child of burton stearns living. he lives in pittsfield mass and might be able to help you. there are many decendants of burton stearns in swanton vt. i'm probably related to you thru burton stearns. i suggest you search for information in swanton vt. goodluck barb deborah powell.