Abigail (Knowlton) Pierce (1738 - 1813)

Born 19 Jan 1738 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of John Pierce Jr. — married 3 Sep 1759 (to 19 Jan 1813) in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 19 Jan 1813 at age 75 in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Abigail was born in Massachusetts in 1738, the daughter of Jeremiah Knowlton and Sarah Allen^[1] She married John Pierce in Massachusetts in 1759.^[2][3] Abigail passed away in 1813 and is buried in Westminster, Massachusetts.^[4]

Research Notes

• The Find A Grave entry has an incorrect birth year of 1747, in conflict with the included birth source which shows 1738. The entry also gives a death month of June, but the grave is inscribed Jan.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6W-6HN : 5 January 2021), Abigail Knowlton, 1738.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCSC-221 : 10 November 2020), Abigail Knolton in entry for John Peirce, 3 Sep 1759; citing Marriage, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPC7-LQWH : 31 October 2019), John Peirce and Abigail Knowlton, 3 Sep 1759; citing Marriage, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011227.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 January 2021), memorial page for Abigail Knowlton Pierce (15 May 1747–19 Jun 1813), includes grave photo, Find A Grave: Memorial #81444199, citing Woodside Cemetery, Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Lanie (contributor 47381115) .

• Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1635-1850 (Published by the Town)(Free e-book) (Records are also available at ma-vitalrecords.org) p. 151