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Captain Joshua Pierce 1730–1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Nov 1730

Birth Location: Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Colony

Death Date: 22 Jan 1793

Death Location: Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA

Father: Lt. Pierce

Mother: Hopestill Holloway

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Elizabeth* Conn\NY

The story of Captain Joshua Pierce began in 1730 in Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Colony. Captain Joshua Pierce married Amy Johnson, Amy Johnson, and had children including Elizabeth Dna Pierce Conn Ny. Captain Joshua Pierce passed away in 1793 in Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Captain Joshua Pierce began in 1730 in Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Colony.
  • Captain Joshua Pierce married Amy Johnson, Amy Johnson, and had children including Elizabeth Dna Pierce Conn Ny.
  • Captain Joshua Pierce passed away in 1793 in Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lt. Pierce
1705–1794
Birth Location: Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Colony
LP
Hopestill Holloway
1703–1784
Birth Location: Tauton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts
HH

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth* Conn\NY
1753–1820
Birth Location: Cornwall, Connecticut Colony
EC

Captain Pierce's Ancestors

Self
Captain Pierce
1730–1793
Birth Place: Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Colony
Parents
Lt. Joshua Pierce
1705–1794
Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Colony
Hopestill Holloway
1703–1784
Tauton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts
Grandparents
Joshua (Pierce) Sr.
1671–1718
newberry, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Joanna Gerrish
1678–1755
William (Malachi) Holloway
1650–1723
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Elizabeth Shove
1666–1710
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Holloway
1586–1665
Elizabeth\Hannah Holloway
1610–1680
Hopestill *
1641–1673
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isabella Dingley
1566–1620
SAMUEL (Immigrant)
1602–1663
Sybel Featley
1604–1672

Captain Pierce's Descendants

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Captain (Joshua) Pierce (8 Nov 1730–22 Jan 1793)
  1. 1. Elizabeth* (DNA Pierce) Conn\NY 1753–1820 m. John (Benedict) II 1750–1813
    1. 1. WILLIAM Benedict 1777–1850 m. SUSSANNAH Groom 1750–1850
      1. 1. ANSEL Benedict 1801–1873 m. MARY ((POLLY)) Edwards 1802–1880
        1. 1. Edward (Ansil) Benedict 1843–1901 m. Martha (C) Sanders 1853–1942

Captain Pierce's Timeline

2 Records

1730
8 Nov 1730
Birth of Captain Joshua Pierce in Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Colony
Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Colony
1793
22 Jan 1793
Age 63
Death of Captain Joshua Pierce in Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1730
    Event Place: Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1793
    Event Place: Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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