Ephraim
Pierce
Born in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Son of Isaac Peirce
and Susannah (Bemis) Peirce
Brother of
Josiah Pierce, Joseph Peirce, Abijah Pierce, Susanna Suferanna v Sufferanna Peirce, Mary (Peirce) Harrington and Isaac Pierce
Husband of
Lydia (White) Pierce
— married
8 May 1753 (to 6 May 1777) in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Husband of
Lydia (Moore) Pierce
— married
5 Nov 1778 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
[children unknown]
Died
at age 60
in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [uncertain]
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Biography
Ephraim Peirce aka Pierce (Isaac, Joseph, Daniel, Anthony, John) was born August 12, 1729, Watertown, Middlesex county, Massachusetts. [1]
He married 1st on 8 May 1753, Lydia White (b. 14 Aug 1733; d. 16 May 1777 from childbirth complications). [1] Their children, all born in Lexington, were:
- Lois, b. 2 Feb 1754; m. 8 Oct 1772 Joshua Stearnes
- Lucy, b. 27 Nov 1755; m. 24 Dec 1772 George Wellington
- Ephraim, b. 27 Sep 1757; m. 16 Mar 1780 Ann Parker, dau of Capt. John Parker who's widow Lydia (Moore) Parker m. 2nd Ephraim Pierce, Sr. (1729-1790)
- Reuben, b. 18 Mar 1760; m. 8 Oct 1785, Susannah Smith
- Amos, b. 27 Mar 1761; m. Betsey Hobbs
- Lydia, b. 15 Apr 1763; m. Samuel Smith of Salem
- Elijah, b. 1 Jan 1765; m. Dilley Monroe
- Abner, b. 17 Sep 1766; m. 22 Jul 1792, Grace Harrington
- Avis, b. 17 Jan 1768; m. Miss Cummings
- Jane, b. 18 Feb 1769; m. William Smith
- Jonas, b. 2 Jul 1771; m. 23 Feb 1797, Eunice Brown
- Susanna, b. 24 Jun 1773; m. Jacob Smith of Lexington
- Loring, b. 18 Sep 1776; m. 8 Dec 1806, Sybil Wellington
- Daughter, b. 10 May 1777; d. 30 May 1777
He married 2nd 5 November 1778 Mrs. Lydia (Moore) Parker, widow of Captain John Parker of Lexington who had died age 46 years on 17 September 1775. [1] His daughter Ann Parker married Ephraim Pierce Jr., son of (this profile) Ephraim and Lydia White. [1]
Ephraim Pierce, Sr., died 16 June 1790, Lexington, Middlesex county, Massachusetts. [1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Pierce, Frederick, C., Esq. "Peirce Genealogy: Being the Record of Posterity of John Pers an early Inhabitant of Watertown, New England..." Pg.60-61. pub. 1880, Worcester, Massachusetts: Press of Chas. Hamilton, Worcester. https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/21784642?h=fd121a
- Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620 - 1988, Watertown, Pg. 50 (White)
- Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620 - 1988, Lexington, Pg.139 (Parker)
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