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William Pearce 1704 – 1765 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 DEC 1704

Birth Location: Yealmpton, Devon, England

Death Date: 1765

Death Location: Yealmpton, Devon, England

Father: Thomas Pearce

Mother: Florence Hicks

Spouse(s): Katherine Madders

Children(s): Willam Pearce

William Pearce was born in 1704 in Yealmpton, Devon, England, the child of Thomas Stephen Pearce and Florence Hicks. William Pearce married Katherine Madders, and had children including Willam Pearce. William Pearce passed away in 1765 in Yealmpton, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • William Pearce was born in 1704 in Yealmpton, Devon, England, the child of Thomas Stephen Pearce and Florence Hicks.
  • William Pearce married Katherine Madders, and had children including Willam Pearce.
  • William Pearce passed away in 1765 in Yealmpton, Devon, England.

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William Pearce's Ancestors

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William Pearce
1704 – 1765
Birth Place: Yealmpton, Devon, England
Parents
Thomas Stephen Pearce
1680 –
Devon, England
Florence Hicks
1673 – 1728
Devon, England
Grandparents
John Pearce
1650 – 1700
Whitestone, Devon, England
Elizabeth Conser
1651 –
John Hicks
1647 –
Dartmouth, Devonshire, England
Mary Goose
1657 –
Dunchideock, Devonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Humphry Pearce
1630 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Pearse
1610 – 1676

William Pearce's Descendants

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William Pearce (3 DEC 1704 – 1765) m. Katherine Madders (5 NOV 1706 – 1784)
  1. 1. Willam Pearce (BEF 20 OCT 1728 – (DECEASED)) m. Sarah Weeks (ABT 1737 – (DECEASED))
    1. 1. Joseph Pearce (1749 – 1827) m. Elizabeth Lavers (1756 – 1839)
      1. 1. Richard Pearce (1 NOV 1788 – 15 AUG 1880) m. Grace Parkin (1798 – 3 DEC 1887)
        1. 1. JAMES PEARCE ( – 26 JAN 1923) m. Elizabeth ((Betsy) Jane) Dove ( – 28 FEB 1935)

William Pearce's Timeline

2 Records

1704
3 DEC 1704
Birth of William Pearce in Yealmpton, Devon, England
Yealmpton, Devon, England
1765
1765
Age 61
Death of William Pearce in Yealmpton, Devon, England
Yealmpton, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 DEC 1704
    Event Place: Yealmpton, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1765
    Event Place: Yealmpton, Devon, England

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