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Benjamin Pierson 1701–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 October 1701

Birth Location: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 2 August 1783

Death Location: Morris County, New Jersey, USA

Father: Abraham Pierson

Mother: Hannah Thurston

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Benjamin Pierson was born in 1701 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA, the child of Abraham Pierson And Hannah Thurston. Benjamin Pierson passed away in 1783 in Morris County, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Pierson was born in 1701 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA, the child of Abraham Pierson And Hannah Thurston.
  • Benjamin Pierson passed away in 1783 in Morris County, New Jersey, USA.

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Benjamin Pierson's Ancestors

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Benjamin Pierson
1701–1783
Birth Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Parents
Abraham Pierson
1676–1756
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Hannah Thurston
1677–1727
Massachusetts
Grandparents
Thomas Pierson
1642–1684
Southampton, Suffolk, New York, United States
Mary Brown
1653–1684
Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Thomas Thurston
1633–1704
Wrentham, Suffolk, England
Sarah Thaxter
1635–1678
Hingham, Suffolk/Plymouth, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Pierson
1609–1671
Abigail Mitchell
1618–1721
Mary Burwell
1623–1689
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas 'eng
1574–1617

Benjamin Pierson's Timeline

2 Records

1701
30 October 1701
Birth of Benjamin Pierson in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1783
2 August 1783
Age 82
Death of Benjamin Pierson in Morris County, New Jersey, USA
Morris County, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 October 1701
    Event Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 August 1783
    Event Place: Morris County, New Jersey, USA

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