Elisha Pierce (1699 - 1770)

Born 14 Nov 1699 in Scituate, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Edson) Pierce — married 2 Feb 1731 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 15 Jul 1770 at age 70 in Scituate, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Elisha Pierce the son of Benjamin Pierce and Martha (Adams) Piercewas born November ye14, 1699, in Scituate, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay.^{[1] [2]}

Marriage

Sarah Edson and Elisha Pierce were married on 02 Feb 1731 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts.^[3]

Probate

The will of Elisha Pierce of Scituate, yeoman was dated 8 September 1763 and proved on 24 August 1770 in Plymouth. He mentions his wife Mary, and his children, Sarah Holbrook, Persis Pierce, and Calvin Pierce (executor).^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9979-7FC7?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D4-449%3A353350201%2C353448301%2C353448302 : 22 October 2020), Plymouth > Scituate > Births, marriages, deaths 1640-1801 > image 64 of 264; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NQ-3Q9 : 10 February 2018), Elisha Peirce, 24 Nov 1699; citing SCITUATE,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0014791, 0496902 IT 1.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHHY-TXH : 5 November 2017), Elisha Pierce and Sarah Edson, 02 Feb 1731; citing Marriage, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,512.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-J3ZY : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1763-1771 vol 19-20 > image 579 of 641; State Archives, Boston.

• Pierce Genealogy, No. IV., Being the Record of the Posterity of Capt. Michael, John and Capt. William Pierce, who Came to this Country from England – Frederick Clifton Pierce, pub. 1889; p. 46
• Town of Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Established 1633. Vital Record To Year 1850, Volume 1, Page 290. PEIRCE (Pearce, Peirse, Perce, Pierce) - birth, Elisha, son of Benjamin, 24 November 1699.

Acknowledgements

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