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Joseph Pierce (1672 - 1749)

Joseph Pierce
Born in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusettsmap
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Brother of , , , , , , , and
[spouse(s) unknown]
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Died at age 77 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Note: Not the same spouse for Mary (Warrin) Peirce (1675-1732). Both couples had children that were born in different cities and the two Joseph's have different sets parents.

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Biography

Joseph Pierce was born in 1672 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He is the son of Robert Pierce and Mary Knight. [1]

His siblings were:

  1. John Pierce (1650 - 1696)
  2. Judith Pierce (1651 - 1689)
  3. Mary (Pierce) Walker (1654 - 1695)
  4. Nathaniel Pierce (1655 - 1692)
  5. Elizabeth (Pierce) Wilson (1658 - >1698)
  6. Jonathan Pierce (1663 - 1694)
  7. John Pierce (1664 - 1716)
  8. Benjamin Pierce (1667 - 1715)
  9. Sarah (Peirce) Holden (~1669 - 1717)

Joseph married Mary Tanner.

Their children were:

  1. Isaac Pierce Sr (1701 - ~1774)

Joseph married Abigail Unknown (~1675 - >1702).

Joseph married Ruth (Holland) Pierce (1665 - 1711). Ruth (Holland) Pierce died on 17 Jan 1711. [2]

Their children include...  (w/FamilySearchID when available)

  1. Abigaill Peirce (3 October 1702 - ) b. Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.[3]
  2. Ruth Peirce (14 June 1704 - )b. Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.[4]
  3. Phebe Peirce (24 May 1709 - ) Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.[5]

Joseph married Mary Unknown (abt. 1675-abt.1735)]]. Note: This spouse is not Mary Warren: The Mary Warren that married Joseph Peirce has different parents than the Joseph of this record; the other Joseph and Mary lived and birthed all of their children in Watertown rather than Woburn.

Their children include...

  1. Joseph Peirce (24 April 1714 - ) b. Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.[6]

#Jonathan Peirce (4 August 1716 - 11 Jan 1736) b. Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.[7][8]

  1. Ruhamah Peirce (12 January 1718 - ) in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Note: She may be the daughter of the other Joseph and Mary Peirce since all of their children were born in Watertown.[9]
  2. Mary Peirce (4 March 1721 - ) b. Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.[10]
  3. Elizabeth Peirce (5 July 1723 - ) b. Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.[11]

Joseph died on 16 May 1749 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony aged 77. [12]

Research Notes

Original Details:

Suspect child attached in error: Isacc Sr belongs with Joseph Peirce and Mary Warren. Other children need to be reviewed also...

Christening

16 Jan 1670
,Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Note: Christening occurred before birth date which is listed as certain.

Ancestral File Number

Ancestral File Number: QWQ7-11

Sources

  1. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    citing Page: 16; FHL microfilm: 859998; Record number: 8;
    FamilySearch Record: F4NV-QNL (accessed 27 December 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-8979-HB8V Image number 00020
    Joseph Peirce born on 1 Mar 1672, son of Robart Peirce, in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
  2. ↑ Death of wife Ruth Peirce: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    citing Page: 328; FHL microfilm: 859998; Record number: 228;
    FamilySearch Record: FHXJ-MH7 (accessed 27 December 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G979-HY8V Image number 00181
    Joseph Peirce in death record for wife Ruth Peirce, 17 Jan 1711 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
  3. ↑ Birth of daughter Abigaill Peirce: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    citing Page: 49; FHL microfilm: 859998; Record number: 42;
    FamilySearch Record: F4NV-FYK (accessed 27 December 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-8979-HB9N Image number 00036
    Abigaill Peirce born to Joseph Peirce on 3 Oct 1702 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
  4. ↑ Birth of daughter Ruth Peirce: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    citing Page: 52; FHL microfilm: 859998; Record number: 126;
    FamilySearch Record: F4NV-NVZ (accessed 27 December 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-8979-HB4M Image number 00039
    Ruth Peirce born to Joseph Peirce on 14 Jun 1704 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
  5. ↑ Birth of daughter Phebe Peirce: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    citing Page: 58; FHL microfilm: 859998; Record number: 77;
    FamilySearch Record: F4NV-KYR (accessed 27 December 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-8979-HB4V Image number 00042
    Phebe Peirce born to Joseph Peirce on 24 May 1709 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
  6. ↑ Birth of son Joseph Peirce: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    citing Page: 64; FHL microfilm: 859998; Record number: 28;
    FamilySearch Record: F4NV-GH4 (accessed 27 December 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-8979-HBWX Image number 00045
    Joseph Peirce born to Joseph Peirce on 24 Apr 1714 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
  7. ↑ Birth of son Jonathan Peirce: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    citing Page: 67; FHL microfilm: 859998; Record number: 113;
    FamilySearch Record: F4NV-GLT (accessed 27 December 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-9979-HYKY Image number 00046
    Jonathan Peirce born to Joseph Peirce on 4 Aug 1716 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
  8. ↑ Death of son Jonathan Peirce: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    citing Page: 340; FHL microfilm: 859998; Record number: 9;
    FamilySearch Record: FHXJ-C2P (accessed 27 December 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G979-HYZZ Image number 00187
    Joseph Peirce in death record for son Jonathan Peirce, 11 Jan 1736 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
  9. ↑ Birth of daughter Ruhamah Peirce: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    citing Page: p 303; FHL microfilm: 745869; Record number: 188;
    FamilySearch Record: F4N4-Z27 (accessed 27 December 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L979-79QJ-M Image number 00215
    Ruhamah Peirce born to Joseph Peirce on 12 Jan 1718 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
  10. ↑ Birth of daughter Mary Peirce: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    citing Page: 74; FHL microfilm: 859998; Record number: 81;
    FamilySearch Record: F4NV-R8X (accessed 27 December 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-8979-HBWM Image number 00050
    Mary Peirce born to Joseph Peirce on 4 Mar 1721 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
  11. ↑ Birth of daughter Elizabeth Peirce: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    citing Page: 77; FHL microfilm: 859998; Record number: 187;
    FamilySearch Record: F4NV-RB9 (accessed 27 December 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-9979-HY27 Image number 00051
    Elizabeth Peirce born to Joseph Peirce on 5 Jul 1723 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
  12. ↑ Death: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    citing Page: 346; FHL microfilm: 859998; Record number: 173;
    FamilySearch Record: FHXJ-DP2 (accessed 27 December 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L979-HTJ1 Image number 00190
    Joseph Peirce death 16 May 1749 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

See also:

  • "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch ([1] : 10 November 2020), Joseph Peirce, 16 May 1749; citing Death, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
Joseph Peirce
Death Event Date: 16 May 1749
Event Place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Acknowledgements

  • WikiTree profile Peirce-86 created through the import of WALKER2Large.ged on Jun 9, 2011 by Amanda Walker.
  • WikiTree profile Pierce-739 created through the import of WALKER2Large.ged on Jun 9, 2011 by Amanda Walker.
  • WikiTree profile Pierce-731 created through the import of WALKER2Large.ged on Jun 9, 2011 by Amanda Walker.
  • WikiTree profile Peirce-91 created through the import of WALKER2Large.ged on Jun 9, 2011 by Amanda Walker.




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