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Moses Arthur Pierce 1780–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 JUL 1780

Birth Location: New Garden, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 20 MAY 1857

Death Location: Sugar Grove, Smyth County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Pierce

Mother: Hepzabeth Macy

Spouse(s): Ellende Bird, Elizabeth Poole

Children(s): Rachel Pierce, Jefferson Pierce, Andrew Pierce, Rufus Pierce, Alfred Pierce, Elizabeth Pierce, John Pierce, Emily Pierce, Ezra Pierce, Mary Pierce, William Pierce, Stephen Pierce, James Pierce, Thomas Pierce, Alexander Pierce

Moses Arthur Pierce was born in 1780 in New Garden, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Thomas Pierce And Hepzabeth Macy. In 1840, Moses Arthur Pierce was recorded in the census in Smyth County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA. In 1850, Moses Arthur Pierce was recorded in the census in Smyth County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA. Moses Arthur Pierce married Elizabeth Poole, Ellende Elizabeth Bird, and had children including Alexander Wilson Pierce, Alfred W Pierce, Andrew Jackson Pierce, Elizabeth Pierce, Emily Elizabeth Pierce, Ezra Smith Pierce, James F Pierce, Jefferson Pierce, John Barton Pierce, Lucinda Pierce, Mary Jane Pierce, Rachel Pierce, Rufus Kincannon Pierce, Stephen Franklin Pierce, Thomas Pierce, William Riley Pierce. Moses Arthur Pierce passed away in 1857 in Sugar Grove, Smyth County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Moses Arthur Pierce was born in 1780 in New Garden, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Thomas Pierce And Hepzabeth Macy.
  • In 1840, Moses Arthur Pierce was recorded in the census in Smyth County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA.
  • In 1850, Moses Arthur Pierce was recorded in the census in Smyth County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA.
  • Moses Arthur Pierce married Elizabeth Poole, Ellende Elizabeth Bird, and had children including Alexander Wilson Pierce, Alfred W Pierce, Andrew Jackson Pierce, Elizabeth Pierce, Emily Elizabeth Pierce, Ezra Smith Pierce, James F Pierce, Jefferson Pierce, John Barton Pierce, Lucinda Pierce, Mary Jane Pierce, Rachel Pierce, Rufus Kincannon Pierce, Stephen Franklin Pierce, Thomas Pierce, William Riley Pierce.
  • Moses Arthur Pierce passed away in 1857 in Sugar Grove, Smyth County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Moses Pierce's Ancestors

Self
Moses Pierce
1780–1857
Birth Place: New Garden, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Thomas Pierce
1745–1795
Chester County, Province of Pennsylvania, British North America
Hepzabeth Macy
1751–1821
Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British North America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Moses Pierce's Descendants

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Moses (Arthur) Pierce (20 JUL 1780–20 MAY 1857) m. Ellende (Elizabeth) Bird (1795–1824) m. Elizabeth Poole (19 MAY 1799–26 AUG 1884)
  1. 1. Rachel Pierce 1811–1885
  2. 2. Jefferson Pierce 1815–
  3. 3. Andrew (Jackson) Pierce 1817–1906
  4. 4. Rufus (Kincannon) Pierce 1823–1898
  5. 5. Alfred (W.) Pierce 1828–1903
  6. 6. Elizabeth Pierce 1830–1917
  7. 7. John (Barton) Pierce 1833–1909
  8. 8. Emily (Elizabeth) Pierce 1834–1895
  9. 9. Ezra (Smith) Pierce 1836–1902
  10. 10. Mary (Jane) Pierce 1838–1926
  11. 11. William (Riley) Pierce 1840–1917
  12. 12. Stephen (Franklin) Pierce 1844–
  13. 13. James (F.) Pierce 1845–1935 m. Martha S. 1851–1931
    1. 1. Loretta Pierce 1882–1964
    2. 2. John (B.) Pierce 1896–1964
    3. 3. {Unnamed} Pierce 1881–1881
  14. 14. Thomas Pierce –1906
  15. 15. Alexander (Wilson) Pierce 1814–1899 m. Nancy (Mary) Shupe –1837 m. Nancy (K.) Shaver 1818–1875
    1. 1. Mary Pierce 1837–1839
    2. 2. Savannah (R.) Pierce 1841–1877
    3. 3. John (Franklin) Pierce 1843–1910
    4. 4. James (C. W.) Pierce 1849–1923
    5. 5. Robert Pierce 1851–1872
    6. 6. Sarah (Emmaline) Pierce 1854–1924
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Frances) Pierce 1860–1934
    8. 8. Judith (Cathern) Pierce 1863–1864

Moses Pierce's Timeline

4 Records

1780
20 JUL 1780
Birth of Moses Arthur Pierce in New Garden, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
New Garden, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
1840
1840
Age 60
Moses Arthur Pierce appeared in census in Smyth County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA
Smyth County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 70
Moses Arthur Pierce appeared in census in Smyth County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA
Smyth County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA
1857
20 MAY 1857
Age 77
Death of Moses Arthur Pierce in Sugar Grove, Smyth County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA
Sugar Grove, Smyth County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Smyth County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Smyth County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Morgan Cemetery, Sugar Grove, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 JUL 1780
    Event Place: New Garden, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 MAY 1857
    Event Place: Sugar Grove, Smyth County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA

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