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Bessie Mae Pierce 1922–2007 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Feb 1922

Birth Location: Rehoboth, Massachusetts

Death Date: 3 Mar 2007

Death Location: Glendale, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Harold Pierce

Mother: Maude Goff

Spouse(s): Clyde Horton

Children(s): David Horton

In 1922, Bessie Mae Pierce entered the world in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, born to Harold Leslie Pierce And Maude E Goff. In 1930, Bessie Mae Pierce resided in Dighton, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. In 1935, Bessie Mae Pierce resided in Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts. Bessie Mae Pierce married Clyde Weston Horton, and had children including David Alan Horton, Ruth Ellen Horton. Bessie Mae Pierce passed away in 2007 in Glendale, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1922, Bessie Mae Pierce entered the world in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, born to Harold Leslie Pierce And Maude E Goff.
  • In 1930, Bessie Mae Pierce resided in Dighton, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
  • In 1935, Bessie Mae Pierce resided in Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts.
  • Bessie Mae Pierce married Clyde Weston Horton, and had children including David Alan Horton, Ruth Ellen Horton.
  • Bessie Mae Pierce passed away in 2007 in Glendale, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Harold Pierce
1885–1965
Birth Location: Dighton, Massachusetts
HP
Maude Goff
1883–1955
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts
MG

Spouses(s)

Clyde Horton
1910–1984
Birth Location: Dighton, Massachusetts
CH

Children(s)

David Horton
1948–2022
Birth Location: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
DH

Bessie Pierce's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Pierce
1922–2007
Birth Place: Rehoboth, Massachusetts
Parents
Harold Leslie Pierce
1885–1965
Dighton, Massachusetts
Maude (E) Goff
1883–1955
Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts
Grandparents
James (Howard) Goff
1846–1923
Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA
Isabelle (E.) Horton
1860–1939
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Horton
1829–1903
Rachel Horton
1835–1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gideon Horton
1794–1874
Mercy Pierce
1799–1878
James II
1806–1862
Almira Horton
1804–1876

Bessie Pierce's Descendants

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Bessie (Mae) Pierce (9 Feb 1922–3 Mar 2007) m. Clyde (Weston) Horton (17 Jan 1910–27 Nov 1984)
  1. 1. David (Alan) Horton 1948–2022

Bessie Pierce's Timeline

6 Records

1922
9 Feb 1922
Birth of Bessie Mae Pierce in Rehoboth, Massachusetts
Rehoboth, Massachusetts
1930
1930
Age 8
Bessie Mae Pierce resided here in Dighton, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Dighton, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1935
1935
Age 13
Bessie Mae Pierce resided here in Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts
1940
1940
Age 18
Bessie Mae Pierce resided here in Dighton, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Dighton, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1950
1950
Age 28
Bessie Mae Pierce resided here in Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
2007
3 Mar 2007
Age 85
Death of Bessie Mae Pierce in Glendale, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Glendale, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1922
    Event Place: Rehoboth, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 8 Jan 2020; Publication Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: 3436; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 3-60

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Dighton, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Dighton, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: 3436; Page: 22; Enumeration District: 3-60

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Mar 2007
    Event Place: Glendale, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 8 Jan 2020; Publication Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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