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Capt. Joshua Pierce 1704–1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jan 1704

Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, Massachusettes

Death Date: 22 Jan 1793

Death Location: Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: John Pierce

Mother: Elinor Childs

Spouse(s): Hopestill Holloway

Children(s): Anna Pierce, Priscilla Pierce, Seth Pierce, Eleanor Pierce, Sarah Pierce, John Pierce, Elizabeth Pierce, Joshua Pierce

Capt. Joshua Pierce was born in 1704 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, Massachusettes, the child of John Pierce And Elinor Childs. Capt. Joshua Pierce married Hopestill Holloway, and had children including Anna Pierce, Eleanor Pierce, Elizabeth Pierce, John Pierce, Joshua Pierce, Priscilla Pierce, Sarah Pierce, Seth Pierce. Capt. Joshua Pierce passed away in 1793 in Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Capt. Joshua Pierce was born in 1704 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, Massachusettes, the child of John Pierce And Elinor Childs.
  • Capt. Joshua Pierce married Hopestill Holloway, and had children including Anna Pierce, Eleanor Pierce, Elizabeth Pierce, John Pierce, Joshua Pierce, Priscilla Pierce, Sarah Pierce, Seth Pierce.
  • Capt. Joshua Pierce passed away in 1793 in Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Pierce
1670–1725
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Elinor Childs
1677–1712
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Hopestill Holloway
1710–1784
Birth Location: Middleboro, Plymouth, MA
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Children(s)

Anna Pierce
1750–
Birth Location: Cornwall, Litchfield County, CT
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Priscilla Pierce
1745–
Birth Location: Cornwall, Litchfield County, CT
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Seth Pierce
1742–1833
Birth Location: Cornwall, Litchfield County, CT
SP
Eleanor Pierce
1739–
Birth Location: Pembroke, Plymouth County, MA
EP
Sarah Pierce
1736–
Birth Location: Pembroke, Plymouth County, MA
SP
John Pierce
1734–
Birth Location: Pembroke, Plymouth County, MA
JP
Elizabeth Pierce
1734–1820
Birth Location: Pembroke, Plymouth County, MA
EP
Joshua Pierce
1730–1793
Birth Location: Pembroke, Plymouth County, MA
JP

Capt. Pierce's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Pierce
1704–1793
Birth Place: Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, Massachusettes
Parents
John Pierce
1670–1725
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Elinor Childs
1677–1712
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Abraham Pierce
1638–1718
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Hannah Glass
1658–1740
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Richard Child
1624–1691
Westminster, Middlesex, England
Mary Truant
1644–1715
Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Pierce
1600–1673
Rebecca Lothrop
1616–1675
Francis Baker
1611–1696
Isabel Twining
1615–1706
Nathaniel Childe
1591–1627
Isabell Tredway
1591–1649
Morris Truant
1618–1685
Jane Truant
1622–1678
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt. Pierce's Descendants

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Capt. (Joshua) Pierce (25 Jan 1704–22 Jan 1793) m. Hopestill Holloway (1710–18 Oct 1784)
  1. 1. Anna Pierce 1750–
  2. 2. Priscilla Pierce 1745–
  3. 3. Seth Pierce 1742–1833
  4. 4. Eleanor Pierce 1739–
  5. 5. Sarah Pierce 1736–
  6. 6. John Pierce 1734–
  7. 7. Elizabeth Pierce 1734–1820
  8. 8. Joshua Pierce 1730–1793

Capt. Pierce's Timeline

2 Records

1704
25 Jan 1704
Birth of Capt. Joshua Pierce in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, Massachusettes
Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, Massachusettes
1793
22 Jan 1793
Age 89
Death of Capt. Joshua Pierce in Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1704
    Event Place: Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, Massachusettes

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1793
    Event Place: Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut Town Death Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
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