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United States Sterne migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sterne Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Isaac Sterne, who landed in Salem, Massachusetts in 1630 1
  • Hen Sterne, who landed in Virginia in 1653 1
  • Henry Sterne, who arrived in Virginia in 1658 1
  • Thomas Sterne, who arrived in Maryland in 1663 1
Sterne Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Jacob Sterne, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738 1
Sterne Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Nicholas Adolphus Sterne, aged 28, who landed in Texas in 1829 1
  • Joseph Sterne, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1875 1
  • John Sterne, who arrived in Kansas in 1877 1
  • Albert Sterne, aged 27, who immigrated to the United States, in 1894
  • Louis Sterne, aged 60, who immigrated to the United States, in 1896
Sterne Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Julia Sterne, aged 19, who landed in America, in 1905
  • Katheryn Sterne, aged 24, who immigrated to the United States, in 1905
  • Harry Sterne, aged 45, who settled in America, in 1907
  • Ellen L. Sterne, aged 56, who immigrated to the United States from Anfield, England, in 1909
  • Leopold H. Sterne, aged 45, who settled in America, in 1911
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Canada Sterne migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sterne Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century
  • Edward Sterne, aged 26, who settled in London Ont., Canada, in 1923

Contemporary Notables of the name Sterne (post 1700) +

  • Emma Gelders Sterne (1894-1971), American author of children's books
  • Simon Sterne (1839-1901), American lawyer and economist
  • Maurice Sterne (1877-1957), American sculptor and painter
  • Adolphus Sterne (1801-1852), American politician who served three terms in the Texas House of Representatives
  • Hedda Sterne (1910-2011), born Hedwig Lindenberg, Romanian-born, American artist, the only woman in a group of Abstract Expressionists
  • Simon Sterne, American Democratic Party politician, National Democratic Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1896 2
  • Henry Sterne, American politician, U.S. Consul in Pesth, 1884 2
  • Bobbie L. Sterne, American politician, Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1975-76, 1978-79 2
  • Adolphus Sterne (b. 1801), American politician, Delegate to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Nacogdoches, 1833 2
  • A. W. Sterne, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1908 2
  • ... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

HMS Hood
  • Mr. Benjamin S Sterne (b. 1922), English Able Seaman serving for the Royal Navy from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 3


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  3. H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood: Crew Information - H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour, Men Lost in the Sinking of H.M.S. Hood, 24th May 1941. (Retrieved 2016, July 15) . Retrieved from http://www.hmshood.com/crew/memorial/roh_24may41.htm


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