William
Henry
"Willis"
Pierce
Jr
Born in Bristol, Ontario, New York, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
William Eugene Pierce, Robert Melvin Pierce, Daniel Webster Pierce, Thomas Benton Pierce, James Hamilton Pierce, George Washington Pierce and Henry Leighton Pierce
Husband of
Eliza Alida (Hunn) Pierce
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Fannie (DeSmith) Pierce
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Anna Hunn (Pierce) Farrant, Frank Stewart Pierce, Frederick William Pierce, Nellie M Pierce, Charles Edgar Pierce, Nathan Gillette Pierce and Glen Ellis Pierce Sr
Died
at age 60
in Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Sep 2019
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Biography
The son of William Pierce Sr and Rowena (Carpenter) Pierce, William Pierce was born in Bristol, New York[citation needed] in 1856, residing there with his family.[1][2][3][4]
He possibly married Fannie (DeSmith) Pierce, who died young; however, no marriage records connect them. By 1880, William boarded with widow Marcia Hunn in Canandaigua, New York, working as a farm laborer.[5] He later married Eliza (Hunn) Pierce, having seven children together and taking up residence in Canandaigua.[6][7][8]
William Pierce passed away in Canandaigua, New York[9] at the age of 60 and is buried at West Avenue Cemetery there.[10]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC7L-YZF : Sat Sep 16 01:39:37 UTC 2023), Entry for William H Pierce and Roena Pierce, 1860.
- ↑ "New York State Census, 1865", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNN-86BM : Wed Sep 13 03:16:04 UTC 2023), Entry for William Pierce and Roena I Pierce, 1865.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8VX-C3G : Thu Sep 14 20:04:50 UTC 2023), Entry for Rowena Pierce and Daniel Pierce, 1870.
- ↑ "New York State Census, 1875", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTD8-C22 : Wed Sep 13 03:46:23 UTC 2023), Entry for William E Pierce and Florence L Pierce, 1875.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZXG-CJ6 : Mon Sep 18 03:17:46 UTC 2023), Entry for Marcia Hunn and Alida Hunn, 1880.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSLM-D3D : Sun Sep 17 06:15:36 UTC 2023), Entry for William H Pierce and Eliza A Pierce, 1900.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MP1V-P6V : Tue Sep 19 09:00:31 UTC 2023), Entry for William H Pierce and Eliza Pierce, 1910.
- ↑ "New York State Census, 1915", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9LT-2CD : 1 June 2022), Wm H Pierce, 1915.
- ↑ "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGKD-RBVL : 22 March 2023), William H Pierce, 1919.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53172644/william-henry-pierce: accessed 01 October 2023), memorial page for William Henry Pierce (30 Jul 1856–10 Jul 1917). Find A Grave: Memorial #53172644 West Avenue Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York, USA; Maintained by Butterfly~Kisses (contributor 46994799).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
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~0.78%
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