Wilson Dorr Pierce (1842 - 1904)

Born 1842 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Alzeda (Horton) Pierce — married 14 Apr 1867 in Swansea, Horton County, Massachusetts

Descendants

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Biography

Wilson Dorr Pierce was born in 1842 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, son of Joshua Pierce (1797 - 1875) and Betsy (Wheaton) Pierce (1804 - ).

His siblings were:

1. Betsey Pierce (1825 - 1827)
2. Joshua Pierce (1827 - )
3. Almira (Pierce) Robertson (1828 - 1911)
4. Mary Pierce (1830 - )
5. Wheaton Pierce (1833 - 1864)
6. Charles M. Pierce (1834 - 1918)
7. Ardelia (Pierce) Clark (1835 - 1923)
8. Daniel Pierce (1838 - )
9. Rosina B. Pierce (1841 - )
10. Sarah B. Pierce (1845 - 1867)
11. Frank H. Pierce (1848 - )
12. Andrew J. Pierce (1850 - )

Wilson married Susannah Evelyn Essex (1866 - ).

Wilson married Alzeda Horton (1849 - ) on 14 Apr 1867 in Swansea, Horton County, Massachusetts. Their children were:

1. Leonard William Pierce (1878 - 1936)
2. Harold Leslie Pierce (1885 - 1965)
3. Arthur W. Pierce (1899 - 1900).

Wilson died on 16 Dec 1904 aged ~62. He is buried in Joshua Pierce Cemetery, Rehoboth.

Sources

United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD9F-R3Q : 12 April 2016), Wilson D Pierce in household of Joshua Pierce, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States; citing family 169, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Massachusetts State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ4P-NJ2 : 2 April 2016), Wilson D Pearce in household of Joshua Pearce, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 953,977.

Massachusetts Town Records, ca. 1638-1961," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHVF-93T : 20 April 2016), Wilson D. Pierce and Alzada Horton, 14 Apr 1867; citing Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, Town clerks and local churches; FHL microfilm 1,993,146.

United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M95V-4QQ : accessed 2 August 2017), Wilson B Pierce, Dighton Town, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 100, sheet 18B, family 465, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,634.

Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7FC-7BL : 10 December 2014), Wilson D. Pierce, 16 Dec 1904; citing Dighton, Massachusetts, v 80 cn 238, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,069,838.

Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVG8-GM8N : 13 December 2015), Wilson Dorr Pierce, 1904; Burial, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States of America, Joshua Pierce Cemetery; citing record ID 119104947, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.