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Lt. Joshua Pierce 1705–1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jan 1705

Birth Location: Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Colony

Death Date: 15 mar 1794

Death Location: Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA

Father: Joshua Sr.

Mother: Joanna Gerrish

Spouse(s): Hopestill Holloway

Children(s): Captain Pierce

Lt. Joshua Pierce was born in 1705 in Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Colony, the child of Joshua Pierce Sr And Joanna Gerrish. Lt. Joshua Pierce married Hopestill Holloway, and had children including Captain Joshua Pierce. Lt. Joshua Pierce passed away in 1794 in Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Lt. Joshua Pierce was born in 1705 in Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Colony, the child of Joshua Pierce Sr And Joanna Gerrish.
  • Lt. Joshua Pierce married Hopestill Holloway, and had children including Captain Joshua Pierce.
  • Lt. Joshua Pierce passed away in 1794 in Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Sr.
1671–1718
Birth Location: newberry, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
JS
Joanna Gerrish
1678–1755
Birth Location: –
JG

Spouses(s)

Hopestill Holloway
1703–1784
Birth Location: Tauton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts
HH

Children(s)

Captain Pierce
1730–1793
Birth Location: Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Colony
CP

Lt. Pierce's Ancestors

Self
Lt. Pierce
1705–1794
Birth Place: Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Colony
Parents
Joshua Pierce Sr.
1671–1718
newberry, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Joanna Gerrish
1678–1755
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lt. Pierce's Descendants

1.
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Lt. (Joshua) Pierce (25 Jan 1705–15 mar 1794) m. Hopestill Holloway (1703–10 apr 1784)
  1. 1. Captain (Joshua) Pierce 1730–1793
    1. 1. Elizabeth* (DNA Pierce) Conn\NY 1753–1820 m. John (Benedict) II 1750–1813
      1. 1. WILLIAM Benedict 1777–1850 m. SUSSANNAH Groom 1750–1850
        1. 1. ANSEL Benedict 1801–1873 m. MARY ((POLLY)) Edwards 1802–1880

Lt. Pierce's Timeline

2 Records

1705
25 Jan 1705
Birth of Lt. Joshua Pierce in Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Colony
Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Colony
1794
15 mar 1794
Age 89
Death of Lt. Joshua Pierce in Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1705
    Event Place: Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 mar 1794
    Event Place: Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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