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Esther Wiley 1721–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Feb 1721

Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 19 Dec 1778

Death Location: Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut

Father: John Wiley

Mother: Dorcas Green

Spouse(s): Samuel Pearce

Children(s): John Pearce, Martha Pearce, Sarah Pearce, Dorcas Pearce, Samuel Pierce, Esther Pearce, Thomas Pearce, Michael Pearce, Lucy Pearce, Juliana Pearce

In 1721, Esther Wiley entered the world in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, born to John Wiley And Dorcas Green. Esther Wiley married Samuel Pearce, and had children including Dorcas Pearce, Esther Pearce, John Pearce, Juliana Pearce, Lucy Pearce, Martha Pearce, Michael Pearce, Samuel Pierce, Sarah Pearce, Thomas Pearce. Esther Wiley passed away in 1778 in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • In 1721, Esther Wiley entered the world in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, born to John Wiley And Dorcas Green.
  • Esther Wiley married Samuel Pearce, and had children including Dorcas Pearce, Esther Pearce, John Pearce, Juliana Pearce, Lucy Pearce, Martha Pearce, Michael Pearce, Samuel Pierce, Sarah Pearce, Thomas Pearce.
  • Esther Wiley passed away in 1778 in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Wiley
1679–
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Dorcas Green
1682–1739
Birth Location: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Samuel Pearce
1700–
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
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Children(s)

John Pearce
1745–
Birth Location: Prudence Island, Newport, Rhode Island
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Martha Pearce
1747–1824
Birth Location: Prudence Island, Newport, Rhode Island
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Sarah Pearce
1749–1805
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
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Dorcas Pearce
1750–1794
Birth Location: Prudence Island, Newport, Rhode Island
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Samuel Pierce
1752–1827
Birth Location: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
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Esther Pearce
1754–
Birth Location: Prudence Island, Newport, Rhode Island
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Thomas Pearce
1756–1788
Birth Location: Prudence Island, Newport, Rhode Island
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Michael Pearce
1757–1843
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
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Lucy Pearce
1759–1791
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
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Juliana Pearce
–1783
Birth Location: –
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Esther Wiley's Ancestors

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Esther Wiley
1721–1778
Birth Place: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Parents
John Wiley
1679–
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Dorcas Green
1682–1739
Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Timothy Wiley
1653–1728
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Elizabeth Davis
1654–1695
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Henry Greene
1638–1717
Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Esther Hasse
1650–1748
Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Esther Wiley's Descendants

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Esther Wiley (21 Feb 1721–19 Dec 1778) m. Samuel Pearce (20 Dec 1700–)
  1. 1. John Pearce 1745– m. Ann Brower 1745–1770
    1. 1. Catherine Pearce 1770–1854 m. Richard Gant 1765–1827
      1. 1. James Gant 1807–1862
      2. 2. Zachariah (J) Gant 1796–1861 m. Eliza (Hannah) Billsborth 1805–1850
        1. 1. Stephen (Rose) Gant 1841–1928 m. Ann (Eliza) Irons 1843–1886
        2. 2. Sara Gant 1822–1849 m. William (Leonard) Truex 1820–1886
        3. 3. Elizabeth Gant 1830–
        4. 4. Rebecca Gant 1832–
        5. 5. Clarissa (Elizabeth) Gant 1837–1921
        6. 6. Hance (Herbert) Gant 1836–1882
      3. 3. Mary (Rebecca) Gant 1790–1849
      4. 4. Lydia Gant 1792–1871
      5. 5. Richard Gant 1795–1863
      6. 6. John Gant 1802–1880
      7. 7. Clarissa Gant 1806–
  2. 2. Martha Pearce 1747–1824
  3. 3. Sarah Pearce 1749–1805
  4. 4. Dorcas Pearce 1750–1794
  5. 5. Samuel Pierce 1752–1827
  6. 6. Esther Pearce 1754–
  7. 7. Thomas Pearce 1756–1788
  8. 8. Michael Pearce 1757–1843
  9. 9. Lucy Pearce 1759–1791
  10. 10. Juliana Pearce –1783

Esther Wiley's Timeline

2 Records

1721
21 Feb 1721
Birth of Esther Wiley in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1778
19 Dec 1778
Age 57
Death of Esther Wiley in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut
Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1721
    Event Place: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1778
    Event Place: Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut
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