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Eleanor "Ella" Baker (Grant) Pierce 1855–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 FEB 1855

Birth Location: Bay of Isle's New Zealand

Death Date: 12 APR 1955

Death Location: New Bedford, MA

Father: Captain Grant

Mother: Nancy Wyer

Spouse(s): George PEIRCE

Children(s): Ruth Faber, George PEIRCE, Edwin Peirce, Robert Peirce, Alyce Peirce, William Peirce, Virginia Peirce, Charles PEIRCE, Barker Pierce

In 1855, Eleanor "Ella" Baker (Grant) Pierce entered the world in Bay of Isle's New Zealand, born to Captain Charles Grant And Nancy Jay Wyer. Eleanor "Ella" Baker (Grant) Pierce married George Peirce, and had children including Alyce Eleanor Peirce, Barker Howland Pierce, Charles Grant Peirce, Edwin Everett Peirce, George Jr Peirce, Robert Pope Peirce, Ruth Pierce Peirce Faber, Virginia L Peirce, William Peirce. Eleanor "Ella" Baker (Grant) Pierce passed away in 1955 in New Bedford, MA.

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Biography

  • In 1855, Eleanor "Ella" Baker (Grant) Pierce entered the world in Bay of Isle's New Zealand, born to Captain Charles Grant And Nancy Jay Wyer.
  • Eleanor "Ella" Baker (Grant) Pierce married George Peirce, and had children including Alyce Eleanor Peirce, Barker Howland Pierce, Charles Grant Peirce, Edwin Everett Peirce, George Jr Peirce, Robert Pope Peirce, Ruth Pierce Peirce Faber, Virginia L Peirce, William Peirce.
  • Eleanor "Ella" Baker (Grant) Pierce passed away in 1955 in New Bedford, MA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Captain Grant
1814–1906
Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, MA
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Nancy Wyer
1823–1904
Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, MA
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Spouses(s)

George PEIRCE
1845–1923
Birth Location: Canterbury, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Ruth Faber
1890–1981
Birth Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts
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George PEIRCE
1882–1917
Birth Location: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Edwin Peirce
1894–1962
Birth Location: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
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Robert Peirce
1897–1968
Birth Location: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
RP
Alyce Peirce
1888–1948
Birth Location: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
AP
William Peirce
1884–1889
Birth Location: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
WP
Virginia Peirce
1883–1889
Birth Location: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
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Charles PEIRCE
1879–1954
Birth Location: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
CP
Barker Pierce
1886–1964
Birth Location: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
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Eleanor Pierce's Ancestors

Self
Eleanor Pierce
1855–1955
Birth Place: Bay of Isle's New Zealand
Parents
Captain Charles Grant
1814–1906
Nantucket, Nantucket, MA
Nancy (Jay) Wyer
1823–1904
Nantucket, Nantucket, MA
Grandparents
James Grant
1783–1855
Scotland
Elizabeth Ellis
1791–
Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eleanor Pierce's Descendants

1.
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Eleanor ("Ella" Baker (Grant)) Pierce (25 FEB 1855–12 APR 1955) m. George PEIRCE (9 Oct 1845–21 Mar 1923)
  1. 1. Ruth ((Pierce\Peirce)) Faber 1890–1981 m. Eugen Faber 1879–1955
    1. 1. Eugen (Faber) Jr 1910–1988 m. Madeline (R) Elliott 1922–2004
      1. 1. Eugen (Faber) III 1937–1978
    2. 2. Grant (Vincer) Faber 1916–2010 m. Virginia (Hamilton) White 1929–2009
    3. 3. Virginia (Ruth) Faber 1912–
  2. 2. George (Jr.) PEIRCE 1882–1917
  3. 3. Edwin (Everett) Peirce 1894–1962 m. Hannah SHAW 1898–1959
    1. 1. Edwin (Everett PEIRCE) Jr. 1919–1980
    2. 2. Robert (Pope) PEIRCE 1920–1987
    3. 3. Russell (Irving) PEIRCE 1923–2004
  4. 4. Robert (Pope) Peirce 1897–1968
  5. 5. Alyce (Eleanor) Peirce 1888–1948
  6. 6. William Peirce 1884–1889
  7. 7. Virginia (L) Peirce 1883–1889
  8. 8. Charles (Grant) PEIRCE 1879–1954
  9. 9. Barker (Howland) Pierce 1886–1964

Eleanor Pierce's Timeline

2 Records

1855
25 FEB 1855
Birth of Eleanor "Ella" Baker (Grant) Pierce in Bay of Isle's New Zealand
Bay of Isle's New Zealand
1955
12 APR 1955
Age 100
Death of Eleanor "Ella" Baker (Grant) Pierce in New Bedford, MA
New Bedford, MA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 FEB 1855
    Event Place: Bay of Isle's New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 APR 1955
    Event Place: New Bedford, MA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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