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Joshua Pierce 1744–1828 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 JUL 1744

Birth Location: Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 22 OCT 1828

Death Location: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Isaac Peirce

Mother: Eunice Sanderson

Spouse(s): Mary Foss

Children(s): Lucy Pearce

Joshua Pierce was born in 1744 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Isaac Peirce And Eunice Sanderson. Joshua Pierce married Mary Molley Foss, and had children including Lucy Pearce. Joshua Pierce passed away in 1828 in Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Joshua Pierce was born in 1744 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Isaac Peirce And Eunice Sanderson.
  • Joshua Pierce married Mary Molley Foss, and had children including Lucy Pearce.
  • Joshua Pierce passed away in 1828 in Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joshua Pierce's Ancestors

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Joshua Pierce
1744–1828
Birth Place: Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Isaac Peirce
1700–1773
Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Eunice Sanderson
1707–1803
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Daniel (Peirce) Jr
1666–1706
Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Abigail Woods
1672–1718
Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Jonathan Sanderson
1673–1743
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Abigail Fiske
1675–1759
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Peirce
1639–1723
Elizabeth Shed
1642–
Samuel Woods
1636–
Alice Rushton
1635–1712
Jonathan Sanderson
1646–1735
Abiah Bartlett
1651–1723
John Fiske
1619–1684
Sarah Wyeth
1632–1701
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Shed
1620–1708
Mary Gurney
1628–1700
John Woods
1610–1678
Mary Parmenter
1610–1690
Edward Sanderson
1614–1674
Mary Eggleston
1636–1684
Thomas Bartlett
1594–1654
Hannah Barnes
1614–1676

Joshua Pierce's Descendants

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Joshua Pierce (5 JUL 1744–22 OCT 1828) m. Mary (Molley) Foss (1744–21 APR 1836)
  1. 1. Lucy Pearce 1784–1869 m. John Goodridge 1780–1845
    1. 1. John Goodrich 1807–1888 m. Mary (Ann) Blake 1810–1887
      1. 1. Henry (Augustus) Goodrich 1830–1922 m. Harriet Stebbins 1830–1907
        1. 1. Emma (Lenore) Goodrich 1858–1924 m. Willard (Leland) Humes 1855–1923
        2. 2. John (Stebbins) Goodrich 1864–1865
        3. 3. William (Henry) Goodrich 1870–1894

Joshua Pierce's Timeline

3 Records

1744
5 JUL 1744
Birth of Joshua Pierce in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
1828
1828
Age 84
Burial of Joshua Pierce in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
1828
22 OCT 1828
Age 84
Death of Joshua Pierce in Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 JUL 1744
    Event Place: Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 02 June 2019, 02:22), entry for Joshua Pierce(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LC31-8SN
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Joshua Pierce, 1828; Burial, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America, Laurel Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 100870240, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 22 May 2019), Joshua Pierce in entry for Joel Pierce, 22 Mar 1867; citing Natick, Massachusetts, v 203 p 164, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,191.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 22 May 2019), Joshua Pierce in entry for Lucy Pierce Goodridge, 11 Mar 1869; citing Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, v 222 p 244, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,195.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Joshua Peirce in entry for Nahum Peirce, 07 Feb 1774; citing WESTON,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0599773 IT 1.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 November 2017), Joshua Peirce, 05 Jul 1744; citing Birth, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 892,245.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 14 OCT 1769
    Event Place: Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 02 June 2019, 02:22), entry for Joshua Pierce(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LC31-8SN
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Joshua Peirce in entry for Nahum Peirce, 07 Feb 1774; citing WESTON,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0599773 IT 1.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1828
    Event Place: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 02 June 2019, 02:22), entry for Joshua Pierce(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LC31-8SN
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Joshua Pierce, 1828; Burial, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America, Laurel Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 100870240, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Joshua Peirce in entry for Nahum Peirce, 07 Feb 1774; citing WESTON,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0599773 IT 1.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 02 June 2019, 02:22), entry for Joshua Pierce(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LC31-8SN
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Joshua Peirce in entry for Nahum Peirce, 07 Feb 1774; citing WESTON,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0599773 IT 1.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 OCT 1828
    Event Place: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 02 June 2019, 02:22), entry for Joshua Pierce(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LC31-8SN
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Joshua Pierce, 1828; Burial, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America, Laurel Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 100870240, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 10 February 2018), Joshua Peirce in entry for Nahum Peirce, 07 Feb 1774; citing WESTON,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0599773 IT 1.

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