Charity (Howard) Pierce (1720 - 1748)

Born 25 Jul 1720 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Wife of Benjamin (Peirce) Pierce — married 10 Feb 1742 in Scituate, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 25 Feb 1748 at age 27 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts

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Biography

Benjamin, who married Charity Howard, daughter of Jonathan Howard in 1742 and Jane Howard of Bridgewater, 1750, daughter of Thomas Hayward, Esq.^[1]

In 1766, Charity and her two sons, Benjamin and Jonathan are mentioned in her father's estate distribution.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Pierce genealogy, no. IV : being the record of the posterity of Capt. Michael, John and Capt. William Pierce, who came to this country from England, p. 18, by Pierce, Frederick Clifton, 1855-1904. cn. Accessed 23 September 2018, amb
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-JQ6J : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1763-1771 vol 19-20 > image 234 of 641; State Archives, Boston.

• Source S003303 Title: The Litchfield Family in America 1630-1900; Author: Wilford J Litchfield; Publication: Discontinued publication

Notes

Vital Record of Scituate, Massachusetts To 1850, Volume 2, Year 1909.

HOWARD (Hayward) - Plymouth County - Page 154.

marriage intention of Charity of Bridgewater & Benja[min] Pierce, Jr., 10 February 1742.

PEIRCE (Parce, Pierce) - Plymouth County - Page 432.

death of Charity, wife of Benjamin Jr., 25 February 1748, actual age 27-07-00.

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