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Alexander Wilson Pierce 1814–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 MAY 1814

Birth Location: Sugar Grove, Smyth County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA

Death Date: 17 APR 1899

Death Location: Sugar Grove, Smyth County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA

Father: Moses Pierce

Mother: Ellende Bird

Spouse(s): Nancy Shupe, Nancy Shaver

Children(s): Mary Pierce, Savannah Pierce, John Pierce, James Pierce, Robert Pierce, Sarah Pierce, Elizabeth Pierce, Judith Pierce

In 1814, Alexander Wilson Pierce entered the world in Sugar Grove, Smyth County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA, born to Moses Arthur Pierce And Ellende Elizabeth Bird. Alexander Wilson Pierce married Nancy K Shaver, Nancy Mary Shupe, and had children including Elizabeth Frances Pierce, James C W Pierce, John Franklin Pierce, Judith Cathern Pierce, Mary Pierce, Robert Pierce, Sarah Emmaline Pierce, Savannah R Pierce. Alexander Wilson Pierce passed away in 1899 in Sugar Grove, Smyth County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1814, Alexander Wilson Pierce entered the world in Sugar Grove, Smyth County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA, born to Moses Arthur Pierce And Ellende Elizabeth Bird.
  • Alexander Wilson Pierce married Nancy K Shaver, Nancy Mary Shupe, and had children including Elizabeth Frances Pierce, James C W Pierce, John Franklin Pierce, Judith Cathern Pierce, Mary Pierce, Robert Pierce, Sarah Emmaline Pierce, Savannah R Pierce.
  • Alexander Wilson Pierce passed away in 1899 in Sugar Grove, Smyth County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA.

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Alexander Pierce's Ancestors

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Alexander Pierce
1814–1899
Birth Place: Sugar Grove, Smyth County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA
Parents
Moses Arthur Pierce
1780–1857
New Garden, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Ellende (Elizabeth) Bird
1795–1824
Cherokee Nation, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Pierce
1745–1795
Chester County, Province of Pennsylvania, British North America
Hepzabeth Macy
1751–1821
Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British North America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Pierce's Descendants

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Alexander (Wilson) Pierce (7 MAY 1814–17 APR 1899) m. Nancy (Mary) Shupe (–1837) m. Nancy (K.) Shaver (1818–1875)
  1. 1. Mary Pierce 1837–1839
  2. 2. Savannah (R.) Pierce 1841–1877
  3. 3. John (Franklin) Pierce 1843–1910
  4. 4. James (C. W.) Pierce 1849–1923
  5. 5. Robert Pierce 1851–1872
  6. 6. Sarah (Emmaline) Pierce 1854–1924
  7. 7. Elizabeth (Frances) Pierce 1860–1934
  8. 8. Judith (Cathern) Pierce 1863–1864

Alexander Pierce's Timeline

2 Records

1814
7 MAY 1814
Birth of Alexander Wilson Pierce in Sugar Grove, Smyth County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA
Sugar Grove, Smyth County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA
1899
17 APR 1899
Age 85
Death of Alexander Wilson Pierce in Sugar Grove, Smyth County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA
Sugar Grove, Smyth County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 MAY 1814
    Event Place: Sugar Grove, Smyth County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 APR 1899
    Event Place: Sugar Grove, Smyth County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA

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