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Capt. Benjamin Pierson 1690–1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Aug 1690

Birth Location: Byfield, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 5 Apr 1774

Death Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Benjamin Pierson

Mother: Hannah Thurston

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Capt. Benjamin Pierson was born in 1690 in Byfield, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Benjamin Pearson Pierson And Hannah Thurston. Capt. Benjamin Pierson passed away in 1774 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Capt. Benjamin Pierson was born in 1690 in Byfield, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Benjamin Pearson Pierson And Hannah Thurston.
  • Capt. Benjamin Pierson passed away in 1774 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Capt. Pierson's Ancestors

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Capt. Pierson
1690–1774
Birth Place: Byfield, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Benjamin Pearson Pierson
1658–1731
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Hannah Thurston
1659–1731
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Henry Pierson
1618–1680
Shadwell Parish, Stepney, Middlesex, England
Deacon (John) Pearson
1610–1693
Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Pearson
1584–1622
Elizabeth Hoppman
1585–1685
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Skoles
1541–1587
Alison Bushbie
1560–1587

Capt. Pierson's Timeline

2 Records

1690
12 Aug 1690
Birth of Capt. Benjamin Pierson in Byfield, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Byfield, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1774
5 Apr 1774
Age 84
Death of Capt. Benjamin Pierson in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1690
    Event Place: Byfield, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1774
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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