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William Andrew Pierce 1765 – 1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jul 1765

Birth Location: New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 18 Jan 1857

Death Location: Galena, Deleware, Ohio, USA

Father: Jonathan 1739--1824

Mother: Sarah 1748--1817

Spouse(s): Thankful Irish

Children(s): Stephen Pierce

According to available records, William Andrew Pierce was born in 1765 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, the child of Jonathan Pierce 1739--1824 and Sarah Isabela Richmond Pierce 1748--1817. Following those early years, William Andrew Pierce married Thankful Irish, and their family grew to include Stephen I Pierce. In the later years of life, William Andrew Pierce died in 1857 in Galena, Deleware, Ohio, USA.

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Parents

Jonathan 1739--1824
1738 – 1824
Birth Location: New Medford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
J1
Sarah 1748--1817
1748 – 1817
Birth Location: New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
S1

Spouses(s)

Thankful Irish
1798 – 1880
Birth Location: Putney, Windham, Vermont, United States
TI

Children(s)

Stephen Pierce
1824 – 1900
Birth Location: Ira, Cayuga, New York, United States
SP

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 Jul 1765
    Event Place: New Milford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 Jul 1765
    Event Place: New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 04 Apr 1815
    Event Place: NY

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 18 Jan 1857
    Event Place: Galena, Deleware, Ohio, USA

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