Josiah
Pierce
Born about [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Azubah (Heywood) Pierce
— married
about 14 Nov 1781 in Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Husband of
Mary (Rugg) Pierce
— married
about 26 Dec 1827 in Rindge, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Joseph H Pierce
Died
at about age 72
in Rindge, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Sep 2016
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Biography
Source 1: The Pierce Genealogy Book referenced, says this Josiah was born October 28, 1761 (place not given) and died October 10, 1834 in Rindge, Cheshire, NH. It also says he married twice, (gives the dates and the wife's for each marriage), and fathered 15 children though it does not say which children were born to which mother. Gives the name of his 1st wife as Azubah Heywood or Howard and his 2nd wife as Polly Rugg.
Source 2: A Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts record of the marriage of this Josiah Pierce to Azubah Heywood, November 14, 1782.
Source 3: A record of the marriage of this Josiah Pierce to Mary Rugg in Rindge, Cheshire, NH on December 26, 1827.
Sources
Pierce Genealogy Being the Record of The Posterity of John Pers, An Early Inhabitant of Watertown in New England who Came From Norwich, Norfolk County, England; with Notes on The History of Other Families of Peirce, Pierce, Pearce, etc.; Pierce, Frederic Clifton; Press of Chas. Hamilton; Worcester, Massachusetts; 1880; pg. 57, 80, 129 & 130. (Accessible on the Internet at Google Books.)
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9979-4CW7?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DH-T3J%3A353349801%2C353509001%2C1006066502 : 22 October 2020), Worcester > Lunenburg > Births, marriage intentions, marriages, deaths, town records 1765-1853 > image 106 of 427; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
"New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DZ47-V3S?cc=1520640 : 7 May 2019), > image 1 of 1; Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Josiah 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 Josiah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Josiah 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 Josiah:
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~0.78%
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