Ephraim
Pierce
Born about in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of Ephraim Pierce
and Mary (Whitney) Pierce
Brother of
Mary (Pierce) Farnsworth, Elizabeth Pierce, Sarah (Pierce) Parker, David (Pierce) Peirce, Jonathan Pierce, Simon Pierce, Abigail (Pierce) Farnsworth and Lydia Pierce
Husband of
Esther (Shedd) Pierce
— married
30 Oct 1721 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Husband of
Huldah (Martin) Pierce
— married
4 Dec 1772 in Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, Colonial British America
Descendants 
Father of
Esther (Pierce) Hammond, Jonathan Pierce, Ephraim Pierce, Amos Pierce, Sarah Pierce, Mary (Pierce) Hartwell, Benjamin Pierce, Prudence Pierce, Olive Pierce, Keziah Pierce and Elizabeth (Pierce) Stewart
Died
at about age 80
in Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Biography
Ephraim Pierce was born Mar[1] or Nov[2] 1700 in Groton to Ephraim Pierce and Mary Whitney [3]
Ephraim and Ester Shedd were married Oct 30 1721 in Groton.[4]
Ephraim married secondly, after Dec 4 1772, Lunenburg, MA, Huldah (Martin) Wetherbee.[5]
Ephraim and Huldah (Martin)(Wetherbee) Pierce had no children.
Ephraim died in 1781 in Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts[6]
Ephraim's estate was probated in 1781 in Lunenburg.[7]
Dea. Stephen Pierce. [8] Note, this source used a different first name
Possible Children
Children of Ephraim and Esther (Shedd) Pierce, all born Groton, MA: (These all need verification)
- Esther Pierce, b. 29 May 1722; m.(1) Benjamin Gould; m.(2) Joseph Hammond.
- Jonathan Pierce, b. 27 Nov 1724; m. Sarah Dodge.
- Ephraim Pierce, b. 13 Mar 1726/7; m.(1) Sarah Norcross; m.(2) Olive Goodridge.
- Amos Pierce, b. 8 Jul 1729; d. 11 Jan 1740/1, Lunenburg, MA.
- Sarah Pierce, b. 27 Nov 1731; m. John Lovejoy.
- Mary Pierce, b. 5 Mar 1733/4; m. Phineas Hartwell.
- Benjamin Pierce, b. 3 Jun 1736; d. 23 Dec 1751 or 1757.
- Prudence Pierce, b. 6 Feb 1738/9; m. Reuben Smith.
- Oliver Pierce, b. 17 Jul 1741; m. Mary Smith.
- Keziah Pierce, b. 4 Dec 1743; d. 18 Sep 1746
- Elizabeth Pierce, b. 25 Mar 1748; m. Jacob Stewart.
Ancestry Verification Needed
Esther Shedd is thought to be daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Bowers) Shed. She was born 24 Mar 1702/3, Groton, MA, and died 28 Jun 1768, Lunenburg, MA. (Needs verification)
Huldah is thought to be the daughter of Thomas and Mary (Gove) Martin. She was born 27 Apr 1711, Marlborough, MA, and died after 1790, Rindge, NH. She had married firstly, 23 Apr 1728, Marlborough, MA, Hezekiah Wetherbee. (Needs verification)
Sources
- ↑ History of the Town of Groton: Including Pepperell and Shirley, from the First Grant of Groton Plantation in 1655, Volume 42; Volume 440, pg. 427
- ↑ Source uncertain
- ↑ Birth year: 1700; Birth city: Groton; Birth state: MA. Source Information Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
- ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 Vital Records (incl. Bible, Cemetery, Church and SSDI) MARRIAGE: 1721. LOCATION: Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States VOLUME: Groton - V2 PAGE: 135 "Ephraim, and Esther Sheadd, (sic) Oct. 30, 1721. C. R. 1."
- ↑ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 : Lunenburg : Births, Marriages, and Death - "Intentions of Marriage between Ephraim Pierce and Huldah Wetherbee both of Lunenburg were entered Dec 4 1772 " page 6 (image 8/876) Their marriage was performed in Lunenburg on January 12 1723 page 23 (image 27/876)
- ↑ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Find A Grave.[1]
- ↑ Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) PROBATE RECORD: 1781. LOCATION: Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States CASE NUMBER: 46650 NOTE: page 1 of 15 CASE TYPE: Will VOLUME: Worcester Cases 46000-47999 PAGE: 46650:1 PIERCE, Ephraim
- ↑ Source: #S1 page 361
- Millennium File [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003. Original data: Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Heritage Consulting. (Has DOB 12 May 1699. This source has known inaccuracies.)
- http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php/Family:Pierce,_Ephraim_(1700-a1773)
Married 30 Oct 1721 Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA - U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Find A Grave. (Has DOB 12 Nov 1700) [2]
- Birth year: 1700; Birth city: Groton; Birth state: MA. Source Information Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
- Source: S1 Lafayette Wallace Case M.D., Author Role: Editor The Goodrich Family in America. A Genealogy of the Descendants of John and William Goodrich of Wethersfield, Conn., Rich Publication: Fergus Printing Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1889, Second Date, 1984
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ephraim by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ephraim:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ephraim by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ephraim:
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~0.78%
Mary (Lay) Lay-Stephenson
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23andMe, GEDmatch T747503 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T747503 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T747503 [compare]
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~0.39%
Ron Smith :
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~0.39%
Marlin Knight :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A854249 [compare], Ancestry member imaknight2
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Darlene Bissonnette
Darlene Bissonnette
Pierce-6854 and Pierce-4589 appear to represent the same person because: These are undoubtedly represent the same person. Please make note of the differences in the birth dates as there are several different documents reflecting both dates. One can not be certain, at present, just what is correct.
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William Harvey
Proposed merge of Pierce-6584 into Pierce-4589 should use your dob and dod for Ephraim until proven otherwise. Do you have sources for the above giving actual day and month?
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by William Harvey
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