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Abigail PIERCE 1754 – 1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1754

Birth Location: Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 11 Aug 1837

Death Location: Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: MOSES PIERCE

Mother: ABIGAIL BROWN

Spouse(s): Benjamin LEIGH

Children(s): Mary Leigh

Abigail PIERCE was born in 1754 in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of MOSES PIERCE and ABIGAIL BROWN. Abigail PIERCE married Benjamin LEIGH, and had children including Mary Leigh. Abigail PIERCE passed away in 1837 in Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Abigail PIERCE was born in 1754 in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of MOSES PIERCE and ABIGAIL BROWN.
  • Abigail PIERCE married Benjamin LEIGH, and had children including Mary Leigh.
  • Abigail PIERCE passed away in 1837 in Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

MOSES PIERCE
1718 – 1791
Birth Location: Newbury, Massachusetts, USA
MP
ABIGAIL BROWN
1719 – 1796
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
AB

Spouses(s)

Benjamin LEIGH
1754 – 1832
Birth Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Children(s)

Mary Leigh
1778 – 1860
Birth Location: Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Abigail PIERCE's Ancestors

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Abigail PIERCE
1754 – 1837
Birth Place: Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
MOSES PIERCE
1718 – 1791
Newbury, Massachusetts, USA
ABIGAIL BROWN
1719 – 1796
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abigail PIERCE's Descendants

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Abigail PIERCE (17 Mar 1754 – 11 Aug 1837) m. Benjamin LEIGH (13 Jun 1754 – 22 Nov 1832)
  1. 1. Mary Leigh (8 Mar 1778 – 17 Jun 1860) m. Jacob Swett (2 Jan 1775 – 12 Aug 1873)
    1. 1. Benjamin (Lee) Swett (7 Sep 1804 – 22 Jun 1887) m. Eleanor Conner (21 Nov 1801 – 22 Nov 1881)
      1. 1. Isaac (Conner) SWETT (17 Mar 1828 – 16 Dec 1903) m. Mary (W.) BOBO (02 February 1842 – 31 May 1895)
        1. 1. Mary (Katherine) Swett (23 July 1866 – 24 October 1930) m. Charles (Megan) RADCLIFF (11 February 1864 – 04 April 1935)

Abigail PIERCE's Timeline

2 Records

1754
17 Mar 1754
Birth of Abigail PIERCE in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1837
11 Aug 1837
Age 83
Death of Abigail PIERCE in Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1754
    Event Place: Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1837
    Event Place: Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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