Joshua Pierce (1705 - 1794)

Born 25 Jan 1705 in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Hope Still (Holloway) Pierce — married 1729 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Husband of Hopestill (Holloway) Pierce — married 20 Nov 1729 in Middleborough, Massachusetts

Husband of Hannah (Shove) Pierce — married 6 Apr 1786 in Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Descendants

Died 15 Mar 1794 at age 89 in Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Joshua Pierce was born in Pembroke, Plymouth Colony, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, on January 25, 1705, to parents John Pierce and Elinor (Childs) Pierce.

Timeline

• 1729 Marriage: Joshua Pierce married Hopestill Holloway on November 20, 1729, in Middleborough, Plymouth Colony, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America. They had 8 children.
• 1784 Death of wife, Hopestill Pierce, age 74.
• 1786 Marriage: Joshua Pierce, age 81, married secondly, Hannah Lockwood, age 77.
• 1790 Death of wife, Hannah Pierce, age 80-81.
• 1790 Census: Joshua Pierce lived in Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, with one male age 16 and over (Joshua, 85), alone. Total number in household was 1. ^[1]
• 1794 Death: Lieutenant Joshua Pierce died, age 89, on March 15, 1794, in Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, and was buried in Cornwall Cemetery there. Find A Grave: Memorial #119101108^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKV-PDJ : accessed 5 May 2021), Joshua Pierce 1st, Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States; citing p. 222, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1; FHL microfilm 568,141
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119101108/joshua-pierce: accessed March 3, 2024), memorial page for Lieut Joshua Pierce (25 Jan 1705–15 Mar 1794), Find a Grave Memorial ID 119101108, citing Cornwall Cemetery, Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Sarah (contributor 47929957).