ID 76929 (Group L)
1. Daniel Peirce, b. 1611; m. in England Sarah ___. m. 2nd, Dec. 26, 1654, Ann Millward.  He d. Nov. 27, 1677.  The founder of the Peirce family of Newbury, Mass, came from Ipswich, Suffolk County, England, in the ship, Elizabeth, in 1634. He first settled in Watertown, Mass., and moved to Newbury in 1638.
 
2. Col. Daniel Peirce, b. May 15, 1642; m. Dec. 5, 1660, Elizabeth Millward. He died April 22, 1704.
 
3. Benjamin Peirce, b. Feb. 20, 1668; m. Lydia ___. He died May 19, 1771.
They resided in Newbury, Mass.
 
4. Humphrey Peirce, b. Mar. 23, 1705; m. ___. Res. near Plum Island.
 
5. Humphrey Peirce, b. 1733; m. 1773, Hannah Ring. He died Oct. 30, 1822.  They resided in W. Newbury, Mass., and in S. Hampton, N.H.
 
6. Moses Peirce, b. Sept. 3, 1777; m. 1798, Nancy Lovering.  He died Sept. 19, 1849. Res. Southampton, N.H.
 
7. Charles Peirce, b. Aug. 8, 1801; m. 1825, Hepsabeth Lord.  He married 2nd,
Nancy Pierce.  He died Feb. 4, 1861.  Res. Alton, Il.
 
8. Charles C. Pierce, b. Oct. 9, 1827; m. Jan. 20, 1869, Martha T. Watson.
Res. Somerville, Mass.
 
9. Frederick Watson Pierce, b. Oct. 31, 1869, d. in Arlington, MA on
April 5, 1950.  He married on Oct. 18, 1899, Rosalie Mabel Greenwood,
daughter of Frank Winslow Greenwood and Ella Frances Houston.  By
Rosalie, he had three children:
 
10. Frederick Watson Pierce, Jr. b. August 21, 1900 in
Somerville, MA., d. December 10, 1949 in Augusta, ME of a heart attack.
He married on April 25, 1931, Elizabeth Hilda Norton, daughter of Samuel
Shepard Norton and Alice Philenia Mitchell, and a descendant of Pilgrims
Stephen Hopkins, George Soule, John Howland, James Chilton, and Thomas Rogers.
  
     
         Two other sons of Frederick Watson Pierce:
 
    Charles Pierce, b. August 21,1900 in Somerville, MA, d. July
    7, 1965 in Myrtle Creek, OR.  Charles was a Rear Admiral in the U.S.
    Coast Guard.  He married Marion Black who d. 1999.
 
    Winslow Huston Pierce, b. Dec. 17, 1901, d. June 3, 1987 in
    Arlington, MA.  He married on November 23, 1946 Lena Mae Barry, who died
    Feb. 10, 1994.  By Lena, he had a daughter, Ann Rosalie Pierce, b. Sept.
    22, 1947 and died July 2, 1968 in Arlington, MA.

 

ID 218651 (Group L)
Oldest ancestor: Daniel Pierce born 1611 in Ipswich, Suffolk County, England.
Pedigree not provided.

                                                                                                                                            
                                           

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