Miriam (Williams) Pierce (1777 - 1832)

Born 22 May 1777 in Grafton, Grafton, New Hampshire

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Pierce — married 4 Jul 1793 (to 31 Aug 1832) in Orange, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States

Descendants

Died 31 Aug 1832 at age 55 in Grafton, Grafton, New Hampshire

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Biography

Miriam Williams was born May 22, 1777, in Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire.

Timeline

• 1793 New Hampshire Marriage Records: Samuel Pierce, age 19, married Miriam Williams, age 16, on 4 Jul 1793 in Orange, Grafton, New Hampshire. Residence of groom was Orange. Officiating was Nathan Waldo, Esq., of Orange, Justice of the Peace.^{[1] [2]}
• 1800 U.S, Census: Samuel Pierce, was living in Orange, Grafton, New Hampshire, with three males under age 10 (Oliver, 4, Earl, 1, and ?) one male age 16-26 (Samuel, 26), one female under age 10 (Cynthia, 7), and one female age 16-26 (MIriam, 23). ^[3][4]
• 1832 MIriam (Williams) Pierce died, age 55, on August 31, 1832, in Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire. Burial place unknown, per Find A Grave Find A Grave: Memorial #183668520^[5]

Sources

• Ancestry.com. New Hampshire, Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Original data:

• "New Hampshire Marriage Records 1637–1947." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2011. “New Hampshire Statewide Marriage Records 1637–1947,” database, FamilySearch, 2009. New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records. “Marriage Records.” New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord.

1. ↑ "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DZ47-2S9?cc=1520640 : 1 August 2022), > image 1 of 1; Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord.
2. ↑ Samuel Pierce and Miriam Williams. FHL Film Number: 1001290. New Hampshire, Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9R8F-3YS?cc=1804228&wc=3V1X-4CC%3A1585148820%2C1585148848%2C1585148867 : 10 June 2015), New Hampshire > Grafton > Orford > image 1 of 3; citing NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ Samuel Pierce. Year: 1800; Census Place: Orange, Grafton, New Hampshire; Series: M32; Roll: 20; Page: 702; Image: 248; Family History Library Film: 218679. 1800 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183668520/miriam-pierce: accessed 18 May 2023), memorial page for Miriam Williams Pierce (22 May 1777–31 Aug 1832), Find a Grave Memorial ID 183668520; Cremated, Other, Burial Unknown; Maintained by Orinda Spence (contributor 48275459).

Acknowledgements

Profile created by Orinda Spence, Tuesday, October 15, 2013.