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STIRLING FAMILY QUAKER RECORDS The Quakers are a religious group which came to America from England in the mid 1600's. They are referred to as Quakers because they believe that divine revelation does not come from an ordained ministry or the Church, but comes from "the Christian within." This inner divinity, also called the "inner light" was often accompanied by trembling, or quaking. They refer to themselves as the Society of Friends, and their congregation is called a meeting. Quakers became so prevalent in the late 1600s that a Yearly Meeting, a confederation of regional meetings, was established. They had hoped to find religious freedom in the colonies, but were ostracized by Puritan settlers. Quakers were known for their very simple, plain attire and their outspoken rejection of slavery. They had a strong dedication to hard work and social advancement of the less fortunate. Many Stirlings were involved with the Quaker faith, particularly those from the James Sterling & Hannah May of Cornwall, CT line. If you have more information on the Stirling Family and the Quakers, please let us know. Source: Hinshaw's Encylopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol II Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy: Philadelphia
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Ch: Thomas Sterling b 2-25-1846 d 7-18-1905 bur Mt. Holly, N. J.
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James Sterling b 12- 6-1859 d 5- 1-1907 bur Mt. Holly, N. J.
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Edith Sterling d 1-11-1920 ae 82y
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Rebecca B., dt Thomas & Edith Weatherby STERLING, b 4-15-1815 d 11-19-1903 bur Mt. Holly, N.
J.
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Anna, dt James & Rebecca Sterling McILVAIN, d 1-19-1931 ae 88 bur Rancocas
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1861, 2, 4. James & w, Rebecca B., & minor ch, Anna E., Thomas Sterling, Julia P., Clara & James
Sterling, rocf Phila. MM, dtd 1860,12,19
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James m Rebecca B. STERLING
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Ch: Edith Sterling b 1-10-1838
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James Sterling b 12- 6-1859
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Chas. Mause, s Israel & Susan (Mause), b 10-3-1817 d 10-18-1893 bLH; m Ann Eliza STERLING
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Ch: James Sterling b 2-15-1847
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Edith Sterling b 4-18-1824 d 6-19-1880 bur Eastland, Pa.
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1880,12,19. James & w, Rebecca B., & ch, Anna E., Thos. Sterling, Julia P., Clara J. & James
Sterling, gct Burlington MM
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1839, 5, 1. Hannah, dt Thos. & Hannah, Phila., m James Smith Sterling, s Thos. & Edith, Trenton, N.
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