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Joseph Hughes Pierce 1821 – 1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 June 1821

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 30 Apr 1889

Death Location: Canton, , Illinois, USA

Father: Jacob Pierce

Mother: Elizabeth Colkitt

Spouse(s): Susannah Freaner

Children(s): Sarah Pierce, Martha Pierce, Mary Pierce, Franklin Pierce, Joseph Pierce, James Pierce

Joseph Hughes Pierce was born in 1821 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Jacob Pierce and Elizabeth Colkitt. Joseph Hughes Pierce married Susannah Freaner, and had children including Sarah Mariah Pierce, Martha Jane Pierce, Mary Louise Pierce, Franklin Pierce, Joseph Pierce, James Edward Pierce. Joseph Hughes Pierce passed away in 1889 in Canton, , Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Hughes Pierce was born in 1821 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Jacob Pierce and Elizabeth Colkitt.
  • Joseph Hughes Pierce married Susannah Freaner, and had children including Sarah Mariah Pierce, Martha Jane Pierce, Mary Louise Pierce, Franklin Pierce, Joseph Pierce, James Edward Pierce.
  • Joseph Hughes Pierce passed away in 1889 in Canton, , Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Pierce
1767 – 1850
Birth Location: New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
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Elizabeth Colkitt
1775 –
Birth Location: Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Susannah Freaner
1828 – 1912
Birth Location: Mercersburg, , Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Pierce
1851 – 1934
Birth Location: Canton, Fulton, Illinois, USA
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Martha Pierce
1854 – 1932
Birth Location: Canton, Fulton, Illinois, United States
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Mary Pierce
1855 –
Birth Location: Canton, Fulton, Illinois, United States
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Franklin Pierce
1856 – 1913
Birth Location: Canton, Fulton, Illinois, United States
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Joseph Pierce
1860 – 1870
Birth Location: Canton, Fulton, Illinois, United States
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James Pierce
1861 – 1947
Birth Location: Canton, Fulton, Illinois, United States
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Joseph Pierce's Ancestors

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Joseph Pierce
1821 – 1889
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Jacob Pierce
1767 – 1850
New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Elizabeth Colkitt
1775 –
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
John Pearce
1717 – 1788
Mamaroneck, Westchester, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Pierce's Descendants

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Joseph (Hughes) Pierce (23 June 1821 – 30 Apr 1889) m. Susannah Freaner (1828 – 1912)
  1. 1. Sarah (Mariah) Pierce (17 Nov 1851 – 9 Feb 1934) m. Andrew (Jackson) Macarty (Dec 1833 – 21 Apr 1900) m. Andrew (J.) Macarty (Dec 1833 – 21 Apr 1900)
    1. 1. Curtis (F. T.) Macarty (abt 1861 – )
    2. 2. Sarah (C.) Macarty (December 1863 – 3 Mar 1919) m. William Haggard (22 Jun 1855 – 13 May 1932)
      1. 1. Clifford (W) Haggard (7 Jun 1885 – 16 Feb 1974)
      2. 2. Francis (Earl) Haggard (20 May 1887 – 18 Dec 1952) m. Sarah (Ann) Stouffer (9 Sep 1895 – 12 May 1972)
        1. 1. Virginia (Alice) Haggard (1 Feb 1914 – 9 Jan Abt 1996) m. Lloyd (Dale) McFerren
        2. 2. Glenn (Andrew) Haggard (15 Mar 1915 – 26 Feb 1978) m. Lula (LA Verne) Haggard (abt 1918 – )
        3. 3. Frances (Hazel) Haggard (3 July 1919 – 11 Jul 1996) m. Wheeler (Oliver) Hughes (5 Nov 1916 – 4 April 2013)
        4. 4. James (William) Haggard (23 Feb 1924 – 14 Mar 2001) m. Emma (Muriel) Fulton (15 Oct 1928 – 30 Apr 1986)
        5. 5. Raymond (Allen) Haggard (20 June 1926 – Mar 1984) m. Bettye (June) Colvin (30 Jun 1928 – Dec 2006)
        6. 6. Earl (Lee) Haggard (21 May 1931 – June 13, 2007) m. Mamie (Louise) Luttrull (25 Dec 1932 – 19 Aug 2024)
      3. 3. Hazel (Grace) Haggard (23 Jan 1890 – 7 July 1936)
      4. 4. Fannie Haggard (9 Jul 1892 – 24 Sep 1953)
      5. 5. Charles (Henry) Haggard (25 May 1894 – 18 May 1951)
      6. 6. Nellie (J) Haggard (30 Dec 1895 – abt 1950)
    3. 3. Andrew (J.) Macarty (abt 1866 – )
    4. 4. Susana Macarty (abt 1875 – )
    5. 5. Laura (E) Macartey (23 Jun 1883 – 15 Dec 1969)
  2. 2. Martha (Jane) Pierce (24 Feb 1854 – 26 Jan 1932)
  3. 3. Mary (Louise) Pierce (27 Oct 1855 – Unknown)
  4. 4. Franklin Pierce (17 Nov 1856 – 27 Feb 1913)
  5. 5. Joseph Pierce (31 Aug 1860 – Aug 1870)
  6. 6. James (Edward) Pierce (17 Sep 1861 – 15 Sep 1947)

Joseph Pierce's Timeline

2 Records

1821
23 June 1821
Birth of Joseph Hughes Pierce in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1889
30 Apr 1889
Age 68
Death of Joseph Hughes Pierce in Canton, , Illinois, USA
Canton, , Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 June 1821
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1889
    Event Place: Canton, , Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Canton, Illinois, United States
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