Possible matches

Records that might be the same person as ⁨Joseph Stearns⁩. Tune how close a match must be, then review each side by side.

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1 possible match — closest first.

Field	⁨Joseph Stearns⁩	⁨Josiah Stearns⁩ · William Swales c.1770
Given name	Joseph	Josiah	≈ near
Surname	Stearns	Stearns	✓ match
Born	1706	1704	≈ near
Died	1756	1756	✓ match
Father	John Stearns #4305	John Stearns #4305	⚠ same record (sibling)
Mother	Abigail Fiske #1953	Abigail Fiske #1953	⚠ same record (sibling)
⚠ Not a merge — these share a parent record (same database ID), so they are siblings, not the same person.