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Joshua Whitney Pierce 1789–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Dec 1789

Birth Location: Vermont, USA

Death Date: 23 Jan 1861

Death Location: Galena, Delaware, Ohio, USA

Father: Benjamin Pierce

Mother: Mercy Whitney

Spouse(s): Mary Pierce

Children(s): Lydia McLeod

In 1789, Joshua Whitney Pierce entered the world in Vermont, USA, born to Benjamin Pierce And Mercy Marcy Mary Whitney. Joshua Whitney Pierce married Mary Jane Polly Thompson Pierce, and had children including Lydia Louisa Pierce Mcleod. Joshua Whitney Pierce passed away in 1861 in Galena, Delaware, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1789, Joshua Whitney Pierce entered the world in Vermont, USA, born to Benjamin Pierce And Mercy Marcy Mary Whitney.
  • Joshua Whitney Pierce married Mary Jane Polly Thompson Pierce, and had children including Lydia Louisa Pierce Mcleod.
  • Joshua Whitney Pierce passed away in 1861 in Galena, Delaware, Ohio, USA.

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Joshua Pierce's Ancestors

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Joshua Pierce
1789–1861
Birth Place: Vermont, USA
Parents
Benjamin Pierce
1770–1849
Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Mercy (Marcy Mary) Whitney
1769–1814
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Levi Peirce
1739–1826
Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony
Bathsheba Babbitt
1744–1830
Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Pierce's Descendants

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Joshua (Whitney) Pierce (29 Dec 1789–23 Jan 1861) m. Mary (Jane "Polly" Thompson) Pierce (23 Nov 1794–17 May 1829)
  1. 1. Lydia (Louisa Pierce) McLeod 1823–1849 m. Turner McLeod 1814–1887
    1. 1. Camilla (Louisa) McLeod 1842–1888 m. Stokely (Rowan) Edmundson 1839–1913
      1. 1. Nancy (Viola Edmission () Thompson) 1882–1952 m. James (Franklin) Thompson 1872–1931
        1. 1. Eunice Thompson 1921–2003 m. Irvin (E) BOLING 1925–2007
    2. 2. Polly (Lydia) Mcleod 1846–1922
    3. 3. Joshua (Pierce) McLeod 1841–1919

Joshua Pierce's Timeline

2 Records

1789
29 Dec 1789
Birth of Joshua Whitney Pierce in Vermont, USA
Vermont, USA
1861
23 Jan 1861
Age 72
Death of Joshua Whitney Pierce in Genoa Township, Delaware County, Ohio, USA
Genoa Township, Delaware County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1789
    Event Place: Vermont, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1861
    Event Place: Genoa Township, Delaware County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Galena, Delaware, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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