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Children by the first wife, all born at Watertown:
6. i. JOSEPH, 4 b. 2 Oct. 1669.
ii. FRANCIS, b. 27 July 1671; d. at Weston 22 Apr. 1728; m. 17 Dec. 1697 HANNAH JOHNSON, dau. of John of Cambridge; she m. (2) 5 May 1730 Joseph Lovewell, b. 1659, d. 9 Oct. 1732. He had nine children.
7. iii. JOHN, b. 27 May 1673.
iv. MARY, b. 26 Nov. 1674.
v. BENJAMIN, b. 25 Mar. 1677; m. (1) 7 Sept. 1705 MRS. ELIZABETH ( ) HALL, widow of John Hall, Jr., of Dover, N. H .; m. (2) 30 May 1714 MRS. HANNAH (CHESLEY) ASH of Oyster River, Dover, N. H. He had . seven children.
vi. JACOB, b. 25 Dec. 1678; m. 13 Nov. 1702 HANNAH LEWIS; d. 8 Dec. 1739- 40. One child.
vii. MARTHA, b. 24 Dec. 1681; m. 17 May 1706 WILLIAM WHITNEY, b. at Watertown 6 May 1683, s. of Nathaniel and Sarah (Hagar).
viii. STEPHEN, b. 24 Oct. 1683; m. 16 Sept. 1708 ABIGAIL BEMIS, b. 10 Jan. 1686, dau. of Ephraim and Elizabeth ( ). Lived at Weston, and were dismissed 13 Jan. 1733-34 to Windham, Canada. They had eight children.
ix. ISRAEL, b. 7 Oct. 1685; m. 14 Jan. 1717-18 SARAH HOLLAND, b. 12 Aug. 1688, dau. of Joseph and Elizabeth ( ); will dated 22 Sept. 1732.
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x. ELIZABETH, b. 9 Sept. 1687; m. 15 Oct. 1706 JOSEPH BEMIS, b. 17 Nov. 1684, d. 1738, s. of John and Mary2 (Harrington); d. 1738.
5. JOSEPH4 PIERCE (Daniel,3 Anthony,2 John1), died at Waltham 29 Aug. 1747, in his 75th year, g. s. at Waltham. He was selectman at Waltham 1738, '39, '42.
He married 30 Dec. 1698 MARY WARREN, b. 25 May 1675, died 10 Sept. 1732, daughter of Capt. John and Michal (Jennison-Bloys) of Watertown.
Children, all born at Watertown:
8. i. ISAAC,5 b. 19 Sept. 1700.
ii. MARY, b. 28 Feb. 1702; m. 24 June 1725 CAPT. THOMAS FISKE, b. 12' Sept. 1701, d. 28 Sept. 1778, s. of William and Hannah (Smith).
iii. ELIZABETH, b. 23 Feb. 1703; m. PHINEAS GLEASON.
iv. SARAH, b. 11 Sept. 1705; m. ( ) ALLEN.
v. LYDIA, b. 11 Mar. 1707; husband deceased before 1747.
vi. EUNICE, b. 11 Feb. 1708; m. 2 July 1729 ISAAC3 CHILD, b. 5 Mar. 1699, d. 7 Feb. 1789; d. 19 Sept. 1793.
vii. GRACE, b. 27 Apr. 1711. Not mentioned in her father's will.
viii. PRUDENCE, b. 2 Aug. 1713; m. (? HEZEKIAH) MERRIAM.
ix. Lors, b. 21 Jan. 1715; m. (? JOSEPH) MUZZEY.
X. RUHAMAH, b. 12 Jan. 1717-18; m. 15 Aug. 1758 JOHN CHILD, b. 2 Dec. 1713, s. of Daniel and Beriah (Bemis).
6. JOSEPH4 PIERCE (Joseph,3 Anthony,2 John1), born 2 Oct. 1669.
He was a selectman at Watertown and Waltham. He was ad- mitted to the Lexington church 28 Sept. 1701. He subscribed for the purchase of the Common in 1711, and filled the dignified office of tythingman in 1717.
He married first 20 May 1688-89 RUTH HOLLAND, born 17 Feb. 1666, daughter of Nathaniel and Mary ( ); secondly HANNAH MUNROE, who was admitted to the church 19 Feb. 1699, daughter of William1 and Mary (Ball); thirdly 12 Aug. 1736 MRS. BERIAH (BEMIS) CHILD, b. 23 June 1681, daughter of John and Mary2 (Har- rington) Bemis, and widow of Daniel Child. She married thirdly 28 Nov. 1754 John Whitney of Weston, born 15 June 1694. She died 4 Nov. 1768, g. s. at Waltham.
Children by the second wife, i., ii., v. and vi. born at Watertown, iii., iv., vii. and viii. baptized at Lexington:
9. i. JOSEPH,5 b. 5 Feb. 1693-94.
10. ii. GEORGE, b. 2 Feb. 1695-96.
11. iii. JOHN, bapt. 12 Mar. 1699.
iv. MARTHA, bapt. 26 July 1702.
v. MARY, b. 28 Mar. 1705.
12. vi. WILLIAM, b. 10 July 1707.
vii. RUTH, bapt. 21 May 1710.
viii. DAVID, bapt. 7 June 1713; m. 29 May 1734 SARAH PIPER of Concord. Will dated 26 June 1759 mentions no children.
7. JOHN4 PIERCE (Joseph,3 Anthony,2 John1), born 27 May 1673, died 1743-44. Resided at Waltham.
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He married 5 Nov. 1702 ELIZABETH SMITH, b. 15 Jan. 1673, died at Watertown 20 Sept. 1747, daughter of Daniel and Mary (Grant). Children, all born at Watertown:
i. JOHN,5 b. 1 Sept. 1703; m. 26 Jan. 1726-27 REBECCA FENNO of Dor- chester, dau. of John. Resided at Watertown and Stoughton. They had five children.
13. ii. JONAS, b. 20 Dec. 1705.
iii. EZEKIEL, b. 8 Mar. 1708-09; m. 17 Nov. 1731 MERCY4 WELLINGTON. They had four children.
iv. SAMUEL, b. 3 July 1712; m. 3 June 1739 ABIGAIL STEARNS, bapt. 1 Jan. 1715, d. 25 July 1796; d. 30 Mar. 1772. They had nine children.
v. ELIZABETH, b. 3 Jan. 1715-16. Not mentioned in her father's will.
vi. DANIEL, b. 21 Oct. 1719; m. MARTHA ( ). They had three children.
vii. JONATHAN, b. 28 Sept. 1724; m. 25 Dec. 1745 ABIGAIL BLANCHARD, b. 1726, d. 6 Feb. 1764. They had five children.
8. ISAACS PIERCE (Joseph,4 Daniel,3 Anthony,2 John1), born 19 Sept. 1700, died in 1773.
He married SUSANNA BEMIS of Lexington.
Children :
i. JOSIAH,6 b. 13 Feb. 1723; m. at Worcester, 14 Mar. 1744, SARAH GALE, b. 30 Nov. 1726; d. 1806. They had sixteen children.
ii. JOSEPH, b. 24 Mar. 1724; m. at Watertown, 2 June 1748, RUTH WHITE, b. 17 Mar. 1727. They had three children.
iii. ABIJAH, b. 23 May 1727; m. 3 Sept. 1751 THANKFUL BROWN, d. at Lin- coln 1817; d. 18 Sept. 1800. They had two children.
14. iv. EPHRAIM, b. 12 Aug. 1729.
v. SUSANNA, b. 22 May 1732. Not mentioned in her father's will.
vi. MARY, b. 22 June 1735; m. 22 Apr. 1757 MOSES HARRINGTON, b. at Watertown 22 Oct. 1733, s. of Edward* and Anna (Bullard).
vii. ISAAC, b. 24 Mar. 1738; m. 1764 HANNAH MASON, b. 20 Apr. 1744, d. 1822. They had twelve children, the youngest of whom was Rev. Cyrus,7 b. 15 Aug. 1790; m. 1 Apr. 1816 Harriet Coffin, b. 26 June 1794; d. at West Newton 5 Apr. 1860. Cyrus was the first principal of the first nor- mal school in Massachusetts, which was established at Lexington 1839.
9. JOSEPH5 PIERCE (Joseph,4 Joseph,3 Anthony,2 John1), born 5 Feb. 1693-94, died at Weston 12 Mar. 1753.
He married ABIGAIL ( ). Her will was dated 18 Nov. 1755. She probably died at Lincoln.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. EBENEZER,6 b. 18 Sept. 1715; m. 21 Nov. 1738 JOANNA TOWNSEND of Concord. He had five children before 1750.
ii. JONAS, b. 15 Oct. 1717; m. (intention dated 9 Apr. 1743) MARY ADAMS, b. 27 Feb. 1720-21, d. at Lincoln 19 Aug. 1806, dau. of John3 and Mary (Flagg); d. at Lincoln 6 Jan. 1805. Six children b. at Weston and three at Lincoln.
iii. JOSEPH, b. 3 Feb. 1719; m. 2 Apr. 1741 LYDIA WALKER, b. at Reading 16 Aug. 1705, dau. of John and Lydia (Cutler); d. at Sturbridge 11 Aug. 1792. Moved to Sturbridge.
10. GEORGE" PIERCE (Joseph,4 Joseph,3 Anthony,2 John1), born *Son of Edward.ª
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2 Feb. 1695-96, died 22 Dec. 1750. Resided at Lincoln, Groton and Weston.
He married HANNAH ( ).
Children, i., ii., iii., vi. and vii. bapt. at Lexington, the others born at Weston:
i. SIMON, 6 b. 21 Mar. 1727; bapt. at Lexington 16 June 1728. His estate was administered by his brother George 23 Feb. 1756.
ii. Child, d. 6 June 1729.
iii. MARY, b. 11 Oct. 1730; m. 29 Mar. 1750 ZACHARIAH WHEELER of Con- cord.
iv. ELIZABETH, b. 10 Oct. 1732; m. 30 Jan. 1775 JOSIAH BLANCHARD.
v. GEORGE, b. 14 Feb. 1734-35; m. 17 June 1757 DEBORAH TARBELL, b. 1730, d. 1 June 1801; m. (2) JOANNA GIBBS; d. at Naples, Me., Nov. 1807. He had four children.
vi. HANNAH, b. 28 Oct. 1736; d. at Lincoln 7 July 1756.
vii. SAMUEL, b. 15 Sept. 1738; d. at Lincoln 16 Aug. 1754.
viii. SARAH, b. 7 Apr. 1740; d. at Lincoln 19 July 1754.
ix. JOSHUA, b. 19 Oct. 1742; m. 19 May 1767 MARY FLAGG of Waltham.
x. AMOS, b. 31 Jan. 1744-45.
11. JOHN5 PIERCE (Joseph, 4 Joseph,3 Anthony,2 John1), baptized 12 Mar. 1699. His name was among those serving in the Indian wars 1725. He must have left Lexington as he was not taxed in town in 1729, or thereafter.
He married RACHEL ( ).
Children, all born and baptized at Lexington:
i. ANTHONY,6 b. 13 Sept. 1720. He had three children, who resided in Ver- mont.
ii. JOHN, b. 11 Feb. 1721-22; m. HANNAH ( ). Resided at Shirley. They had three children.
iii. LUCY, b. 28 Jan. 1727-28.
12. WILLIAM5 PIERCE (Joseph, 4 Joseph,3 Anthony,2 John1), born 10 July 1707. He was admitted to the Lexington church 29 June 1735. He probably left Lexington as his name does not appear on tax bills after 1735. He purchased land at Stow in 1743.
He married first ABIGAIL ( ); secondly MARY ( ).
Children,* first four baptized or born at Lexington:
i. ABAGAIL, 6 b. 7 May 1729.
ii. BRIDGET, b. 28 Oct. 1730.
iii. ABNER, bapt. 6 Jan. 1733-34.
iv. ZEBULON, bapt. 15 Dec. 1734.
v. HANNAH, b. 16 Dec. 1739.
vi. GAD, b. 10 June 1741; m. 2 Mar. 1763 MARY FOSTER, b. 27 Sept. 1743, d. 27 Jan. 1827; d. 15 Jan. 1811. Resided at Royalston. They had thirteen children.
vii. MARCY, b. 17 June 1743.
viii. ELIPHALET K., b. 19 June 1745.
ix. MARY, b. 30 Mar. 1747.
x. SARAH, b. 3 Nov. 1750.
* Phebe was admitted to the church 21 Aug. 1737.
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13. JONAS5 PIERCE (John,4 Joseph,3 Anthony,2 John1), born 20 Dec. 1705. Will dated at Westminster 15 Aug. 1776.
He married 4 Jan. 1727 ABIGAIL COMEE, baptized 26 Oct. 1707, daughter of John1 and Martha (Munroe).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. JONAS,6 b. 7 July 1730; m. (1) SARAH5 BRIDGE, d. at Weston 17 Sept. 1772; m. (2) 11 Feb. 1773 LYDIA GREGORY of Weston, b. 29 Oct. 1736; d. 27 June 1819. Resided at Weston, and at Springfield, Vt. Children: i. Matthew,7 b. 15 Oct. 1755; m. (1) Sally Tainter, b. 1759, d. 25 June 1820; m. (2) 21 Dec. 1820 Ruth Robinson, b. 10 Feb. 1781; d. 16 June 1835. ii. Jonas, b. 18 Feb. 1759; m. (1) 13 Feb. 1786 Lois Clark; m. (2) 18 Oct. 1792 Susanna Allen, b. 1770, d. Oct. 1845; d. Dec. 1835. iii. Asa, b. 25 Jan. 1762; m. 11 May 1783 Betsey Pike (?). iv. Thad- deus, b. 10 May 1764; m. 30 Mar. 1787 Susanna Smith, b. at Woburn 1768, d. 14 May 1852; d. 9 July 1848. v. Molly, b. 17 Feb. 1767. vi. Anna, b. 31 May 1769. vii. Child, b. and d. 12 Feb. 1771. viii. Isaac, b. 11 Oct. 1773; m. 17 Sept. 1797 Nabby Clark of Medfield. ix. Abigail, b. 16 Nov. 1775. x. Jonas, b. 25 Sept. 1781 (?).
ii. NATHAN, b. 15 Dec. 1732; m. (1) 26 Dec. 1753 SARAH MEAD, b. 14 Aug. 1732, d. at Westminster 4 Mar. 1765, dau. of Israel5 and Sarah (Cut- ler); m. (2) 31 Oct. 1765 MARY COTTENHAM. Children, first two b. at Lexington, the others at Westminster: i. Sarah, b. 28 Oct. 1754; m. 21 Nov. 1771 Samuel Fessenden. ii. Nathan, bapt. 25 Aug. 1756. iii. Abel, b. Sept. 1758. iv. Thadies, b. Jan. 1761; d. in infancy. v. Amos, b. Aug. 1763. vi. Thadeus, b. 2 Nov. 1766.
iii. ELIZABETH, b. 31 May 1735; m. TIMOTHY3 FESSENDEN.
iv. JOHN, b. 14 July 1736; m. (1) ABIGAIL DEMPORT; m. (2) ABIGAIL BEARD, d. 19 June 1813, aged 73, dau. of Andrew and Elizabeth (Nichols); m. (3) SUSANNA BEARD, d. 11 July 1818, aged 68; d. 16 Oct. 1828. Child- ren by the second wife: i. Mary,7 b. 5 Sept. 1760; m. Oliver Jackson. ii. Bettie, b. 6 Jan. 1763; m. Nathaniel Sawyer, Jr. iii. John, b. 28 Feb. 1766; m. Lucy Graves. iv. Benjamin, b. 5 Sept. 1768; m. Azu- bah Richardson; d. 1802. v. Elizabeth, b. 1770. vi. Elisha, b. 26 Aug. 1772; m. (1) Deborah Partridge, dau. of Jabez and Anna (Twichell); m. (2) Mrs. Cynthia (Partridge) Whitney, d. 1 July 1860, aged 74; d. 1 Apr. 1858. vii. Jarvis, b. 1774; m. Rhoda Darby, dau. of Nathan and Abigail6 (Pierce). viii. Jonas, b. 21 Mar. 1777; m. 1800 Achsah Haynes, who m. (2) 17 Dec. 1830 Levi Fairbanks; d. 17 Jan. 1824.
v. THADDEUS, b. 14 May 1739; served with troops to watch the Indians in 1762.
15. vi. SOLOMON, b. 15 June 1742.
vii. ABIGAIL, b. 3 Aug. 1744; m. 30 Mar. 1762 NATHAN DARBY, b. at Acton 2 Aug. 1737, s. of Andrew and Elizabeth (Patch); d. 1 Jan. 1818. viii. MARY, b. 7 Feb. 1747.
14. EPHRAIM6 PIERCE (Isaac,5 Joseph,4 Daniel,3 Anthony,2 John1), born 12 Aug. 1729, died 16 Jan. 1790.
He spent most of his days at Waltham where his children were born, and he is mentioned here because his descendants settled at Lexington. He came to Lexington to reside about the time he mar- ried his second wife.
He married first 8 May 1753 LYDIA WHITE, born 14 Aug. 1733, died 6 May 1777, daughter of Andrew and Jane (Dix); secondly 5
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Nov. 1778 MRS. LYDIA (MOORE) PARKER, born 18 Jan. 1731, died 15 Dec. 1822, daughter of Thomas and Mary ( ) Moore and widow of Capt. John5 Parker.
Children, all born at Waltham:
i. LoIs,7 b. 2 Feb. 1754; m. 8 Oct. 1772 JOSHUA* STEARNS, b. at Waltham 10 July 1748, s. of Isaac4 and Elizabeth (Child).
ii. LUCY, b. 27 Mar. 1755; m. 24 Dec. 1772 GEORGE WELLINGTON, b. at Waltham 21 Oct. 1749, s. of Thomas and Margaret ( ); d. 29 Apr. 1793.
iii. EPHRAIM, b. 27 Sept. 1757; m. 16 Mar. 1780 ANNA PARKER, b. 11 Jan. 1759, d. 1 Jan. 1827, dau. of Capt. John5 and Lydia (Moore); d. 12 Dec. 1811. They had five children.
16. iv. REUBEN, b. 18 Mar. 1760.
v. AMOS, b. 27 Mar. 1761; m. (1) 9 Sept. 1784 BETSEY HOBBS of Weston; m. (2) 26 Nov. 1812 MRS. ANNA DUTTON of Westford, he then of Wal- tham; d. 5 Oct. 1819. He had six children.
vi. LYDIA, b. 15 Apr. 1763; m. 25 Mar. 1784 SAMUEL® SMITH and moved to Salem.
vii. ELIJAH, b. 1 Jan. 1765; m. DILLY MUNROE, b. 18 Nov. 1769, dau. of Nathan4 and Elizabeth (Harrington); d. at Woburn 23 Nov. 1819. Child, b. at Lexington : Lydia, 8 b. 22 June 1789; m. John Fiske.
17. viii. ABNER, b. 17 Sept. 1766.
ix. Avis, b. 17 Jan. 1768; m. SAMUEL CUMMINGS of Burlington.
x. JANE (JAIN), b. 18 Feb. 1769; m. 22 Jan. 1789 WILLIAM7 SMITH, JR.
xi. JONAS, b. 24 July 1771; m. 23 Mar. 1797 EUNICE BROWN, b. at Waltham 1 Jan. 1773, d. 30 Mar. 1840, dau. of Amos and Anna (Sanderson); d. at Quincy 16 Feb. 1828. They had five children.
xii. SUSANNA, b. 24 June 1773; m. JACOB® SMITH; d. 9 Apr. 1835.
18. xiii. LORING, b. 18 Sept. 1775.
15. SOLOMON6 PIERCE (Jonas,5 John, 4 Joseph,3 Anthony,2 John1), born 15 June 1742, died at Arlington 16 Oct. 1821.
He was wounded on the morning of the 19th of April at the Battle of Lexington. His name was found on the muster roll of Capt. Parker's company to go to Cambridge 17-18 June 1775, and also in the eleventh campaign to Bennington, 1777, where he was known as Sergeant Solomon Pierce. He and his wife, from the church at Lexington, were admitted to the church at Menotomy, now Arlington, 15 June 1788.
He married AMITY FESSENDEN, born 15 June 1743, died 18 Feb. 1811, daughter of Samuel3 and Elizabeth (Allen).
Children, all born or baptized at Lexington:
i. Child,7 d. 22 June 1764.
ii. AMITY, b. 26 Aug. 1765; m. 13 Mar. 1783 HENRY6 HARRINGTON; d. 1829.
iii. JONAS, b. 16 Nov. 1766; m. 29 July 1790 LYDIA PRENTICE, b. 17 Apr. 1771, d. 6 Sept. 1865, dau. of George and Lydia (Hill); d. Jan. 1833. They had cleven children.
iv. ABIEL, b. 22 Sept. 1768; m. (1) 22 Oct. 1789 PEGGY RUSSELL; m. (2) 1 Mar. 1801 ANNA KINGMAN.
v. SOLOMON, b. 10 Sept. 1770; m. 15 June 1749 POLLY GREEN; d. at Bos- ton.
* Joshua, Isaac,' Isaac,' Samuel,' Isaac.1
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vi. SAMUEL, bapt. 24 Jan. 1773; m. 20 Mar. 1796 SOPHIA STEDMAN, d. 3 Aug. 1841; d. at Medford 28 May 1861. They had eleven children.
vii. ABIJAH, bapt. 19 Mar. 1775; m. (1) 29 Mar. 1802 ELIZABDTH How, d. at Winchendon 11 Apr. 1825, aged 49; m. (2) 3 Sept. 1826 MARY PREN- TICE of West Cambridge; m. (3) 13 Dec. 1827 LUCY EMORY of Win- chendon; d. at Winchendon 11 Oct. 1843.
viii. BETSEY HALL GRAY, bapt. 2 Feb. 1777; m. 20 Dec. 1793 AMOS* RUSSELL, b. 15 Jan. 1768, d. 13 Oct. 1828, s. of Samuel and Ruth (Cox). They had eight children.
ix. LUCY, bapt. 14 Mar. 1779; m. 5 Apr. 1797 JOSIAH DITSON of Boston, who d. 1854.
x. THADDEUS, bapt. 15 Apr. 1781; m. 2 Sept. 1804 LUCY LEARNED, b. 14 Nov. 1780, d. 2 July-1838; d. 21 Apr. 1839, g. s. at Malden. He had eight children.
xi. LEONARD, bapt. 30 Mar. 1783; m. 19 May 1803 RELIEF ALLEN; d. at Danvers 5 Sept. 1844. They had eight children.
xii. WILLIAM, bapt. 15 Jan. 1786; m. (1) 2 Oct. 1808 ELIZABETH FLOYD of Chelsea, d. at Malden 3 July 1816, aged 38; m. (2) 3 Apr. 1817 SARAH PERKINS of Malden, b. 1789, d. 25 May 1859; m. (3) 28 Feb. 1860 CHARLOTTE M. MANSFIELD, b. 1802, d. 1882; d. 10 Mar. 1878. He had seven children.
16. REUBEN7 PIERCE (Ephraim,6 Isaac,5 Joseph,4 Daniel,3 An- thony,2 John1), born 18 Mar. 1760, died 30 Oct. 1824.
He married SUSANNA SMITH, born 22 May 1767, died 22 Mar. 1819, daughter of Josiah5 and Hannah (Brown).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. REUBEN, 8 b. 5 Dec. 1786; d. unm. 15 Jan. 1860.
19. ii. NATHANIEL, b. 22 Sept. 1789.
20. iii. EBENEZER, b. 18 Apr. 1792.
iv. SUSANNA, b. 30 Apr. 1794; d. 18 Dec. 1796.
21. v. - PELATIAH PUTNAM, b. 13 Mar. 1806.
17. ABNER7 PIERCE (Ephraim,6 Isaac,5 Joseph,4 Daniel,3 An- thony,2 John1), born 17 Sept. 1766, died 12 Sept. 1837.
He commenced housekeeping at Lexington, afterwards moved to Medford where he lived fourteen years, then moved to Chelsea where he remained fourteen years, then returned to Lexington and took up his abode on the place now (1912) owned by the Charles Fletcher heirs.
He married GRACE HARRINGTON, born 17 Mar. 1770, died at West Cambridge 27 Aug. 1842, daughter of Daniel5 and Anna (Munroe).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. HARRIET, 8 b. 23 Nov. 1792; d. 8 July 1809.
ii. LUCY, b. 12 Oct. 1794; d. 25 Sept. 1796, g. s. at Arlington.
iii. ABNER, b. 25 Feb. 1797; m. (1) SARAH BUCKMAN, b. 1799, d. 27 May 1824; m. (2) 2 Nov. 1826 ELIZA TUFTS; d. at West Cambridge. He had three children.
iv. LARKIN, b. 10 May 1798; d. 12 July 1801, g. s. at Arlington.
v. LUCY, b. 26 July 1803; m. 23 May 1833 LARKIN8 TURNER.
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18. LORING7 PIERCE (Ephraim,6 Isaac,5 Joseph,4 Daniel,3 An- thony,2 John1), born at Waltham 18 Sept. 1775, died 11 Oet. 1856.
He moved to Lexington, and about 1845 took up his abode where the family of Loring S. Pierce now resides.
He married 18 Dec. 1806 SYBIL WELLINGTON, born 24 Sept. 1787, died 23 May 1878, daughter of William5 and Mary (Whitney).
Children, born at Lexington or Waltham:
i. CATHERINE, 8 b. 28 Oct. 1807; m. PHINEAS® LAWRENCE.
ii. SYBIL, b. 6 Sept. 1811; m. AMOS RUSSELL, b. 11 May 1804, d. at Cam- bridgeport 9 Jan. 1894, s. of Amos and Betsey H. G.7 (Pierce).
iii. ALMIRA, b. 1 Jan. 1814; d. 18 Jan. 1837.
iv. LORING, b. 13 Jan. 1816; d. 26 Jan. 1816.
22. v. LORING SMITH, b. 1 Mar. 1817.
vi. LOIS STEARNS, b. 11 Nov. 1819; m. AMOS RUSSELL, widower of her sister Sybil; d. at Cambridgeport 27 Dec. 1897.
vii. ELEANOR JANE, b. 14 Sept. 1823; m. 10 May 1846 WILLIAM PORTER LOCKE, b. 11 Sept. 1821, d. 1 June 1867, s. of William and Hannah3 (Porter); d. at Arlington 18 Mar. 1907.
19. NATHANIEL8 PIERCE (Reuben,7 Ephraim,6 Isaac,5 Joseph, 4 Daniel,3 Anthony,2 John1), born 22 Sept. 1789, died 28 June 1879. He married ABIGAIL WELLINGTON, b. at Waltham 11 Feb. 1806, died 15 July 1869, daughter of William6 and Avis (Fiske).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. RUSH, 9 b. 9 Apr. 1828; d. 15 July 1830.
ii. SUSAN, b. 27 Oct. 1829; m. 8 May 1854 CHARLES2 NUNN.
iii. NATHANIEL WELLINGTON, b. 26 Aug. 1831; m. at Boston, 13 Apr. 1865, CLARAETTA MARIA SULLIVAN, b. at Lexington, dau. of Patrick? and Lois (Smith); d. 11 Mar. 1911.
iv. ABBIE, b. 15 Nov. 1835; m. 25 Dec. 1856 GEORGE H. CONANT; d. 27 Nov. 1857.
v. ELIZABETH, b. 31 Dec. 1837.
vi. EMMA ISADORA, b. 26 Nov. 1840; d. 19 July 1843.
vii. WILLARD CHASE, b. 17 Mar. 1842; m. at West Acton, 17 Nov. 1881, SARAH ELIZABETH BENJAMIN, b. at Concord 17 July 1848, dau. of Cyrus and Emeline Elizabeth (Heywood).
viii. EMMA ISADORA, b. 7 July 1847; m. 22 May 1870 ALFRED D.7 CUTLER.
20. EBENEZER8 PIERCE (Reuben,7 Ephraim,6 Isaac,5 Joseph, 4 Daniel,3 Anthony,2 John1), born 18 Apr. 1792, died 7 Feb. 1862.
He married NABBY BROWN, born 27 June 1795, died 2 July 1869, daughter of James4 and Betty (Reed).
Children:
23. i. HARRISON, 9 b. 26 Dec. 1813.
ii. ELBA, b. 18 Apr. 1815; d. unm. 1891.
iii. DANIEL, b. 27 June 1817; m. 11 Sept. 1842 SALLY ANN SWAN of West Cambridge, b. 1816, d. 1889, dau. of Henry and Elizabeth (Parker); d. 12 Sept. 1852. She m. (2) Frederick Fiske of Holliston.
iv. SUSAN, b. 28 Oct. 1819; d. 23 Oct. 1822.
v. SUSAN, b. 10 Sept. 1823; m. JONAS C.7 HARRINGTON.
vi. HIRAM, b. 1 May 1826; d. unm. 20 Dec. 1896.
vii. OPHELIA, b. 1829; d. 10 Oct. 1831.
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21. PELATIAH PUTNAM8 PEIRCE (Reuben,7 Ephraim,6 Isaac,5 Joseph, 4 Daniel,3 Anthony,2 John1), born 13 Mar. 1806, died 12 June 1878. He was selectman 1844-46.
He married 25 Dec. 1833 PAULINA BURBANK, born 27 Dec. 1809, died 10 Apr. 1882, daughter of Col. Sullivan2 and Betsey (Brown). Children, all born at Lexington:
i. SULLIVAN BURBANK,10 b. 6 Nov. 1834; drowned while skating 15 Dec. 1849.
ii. ELLEN, b. 27 Apr. 1836.
iii. PAULINA, b. 5 Nov. 1838.
iv. EMILY RUST, b. 11 Feb. 1842; d. 14 Sept. 1843.
v. EMILY AUGUSTA, b. 20 Feb. 1845.
vi. FRANK DICKMAN, b. 2 Jan. 1851. He has been selectman since 1905, and is a trustee of the Lexington Savings Bank.
22. LORING SMITH8 PIERCE (Loring,7 Ephraim, 6 Isaac,5 Joseph, 4 Daniel,3 Anthony,2 John1), born at Lexington 1 Mar. 1817, died 8 Nov. 1887. He was selectman 1857-59, 1872-74, and assessor 1864-69.
He married 23 Apr. 1846 FRANCES AUGUSTA HARRINGTON, born 3 Jan. 1824, daughter of Lewis6 and Sarah (Dudley).
Children, all born at Lexington:
24. i. GEORGE LORING,9 b. 22 Feb. 1847.
ii. GERTRUDE, b. 2 Apr. 1853.
25. iii. ALFRED, b. 10 Feb. 1858.
iv. FRANK WENDELL, b. 31 Oct. 1860; d. 11 Jan. 1877.
23. HARRISON9 PIERCE (Ebenezer, 8 Reuben,7 Ephraim,6 Isaac, 5 Joseph, 4 Daniel,3 Anthony,2 John1), born 26 Dec. 1813, died 25 Feb. 1894.
He married HARRIET FAIRBANKS PENNY, born 30 July 1822, died 20 Nov. 1903, daughter of Samuel C.5 and Lydia (Sherman).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. HARRIET ANN, 10 d. 27 May 1844, aged 2 y. 5 m.
ii. HARRISON RUSH, b. 15 July 1846; d. 23 Apr. 1848.
iii. ALICE WADE, b. 5 Nov. 1850; m. 27 Apr. 1871 MERRILL L. BENNETT, b.
1846, d. at Somerville 28 Aug. 1899, s. of Archelaus and Emily (Willis).
r 26. iv. HARRY HERBERT, b. 25 Aug. 1860.
24. GEORGE LORING9 PIERCE (Loring S.,8 Loring,7 Ephraim, 6 Isaac," Joseph,4 Daniel,3 Anthony,2 John1), born 22 Feb. 1847. He has been a justice of the peace since 1882.
He married 15 Sept. 1869 SARAH JANE HANSCOM, born 31 Mar. 1850, died 26 Apr. 1908, daughter of John Kent2 and Jane Jewett (Garmon).
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. LORING ELLSWORTH,10 b. 19 Aug. 1871; m. at Middleboro, 14 Dec. 1897,
ANNIE McMANUS, b. at Taunton, dau. of Terry and Eunice H. (Staples).
27. ii. FRANK WENDELL, b. 11 Oct. 1878.
25. ALFRED9 PIERCE (Loring S.,8 Loring,7 Ephraim,6 Isaac,5 Joseph,4 Daniel,3 Anthony,2 John1), born 10 Feb. 1858.
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HISTORY OF LEXINGTON
He is a Free Mason, served on the school committee 1892-97, was connected with the "Minute-Men" 1874-76, and is major of the recently formed company.
He married 19 Dec. 1882 ETTA AMELIA SMITH, born 4 Sept. 1863, died 26 Dec. 1896, daughter of Albert Bradford8 and Sarah A. (Bryant); secondly at Everett, 6 Sept. 1899, FLORENCE MARIAN ABRAMSON, born at Gloucester, died 23 Apr. 1910, daughter of Peter and Annie (Owen); thirdly 10 Jan. 1912 CORA ATHERTON BALL, born at Northboro, daughter of Lucius W. and Mary C. (Harrington).
Child, by the first wife, born at Lexington:
i. CLIFFORD WELLINGTON,10 b. 16 Feb. 1885; m. at Boston, 7 Sept. 1910, EDITH ACHESON RAY, b. at Boston, dau. of William H. and Elizabeth (Acheson).
Child by the second wife, born at Lexington:
ii. ALFRED, b. 22 Jan. 1902.
26. HARRY HERBERT10 PIERCE (Harrison, 9 Ebenezer, 8 Reuben," Ephraim,6 Isaac,5 Joseph, 4 Daniel,3 Anthony,2 John1), born 25 Aug. 1860, died at Danvers 6 May 1903.
He married at Boston, Aug. 1885, CHRISTIE E. FISHER, born at Arno, Nova Scotia, 20 May 1867, daughter of Robert and La- vinia ( ).
Child, born at Lexington:
i. ORIN CLARK,11 b. 4 June 1886.
27. FRANK WENDELL10 PIERCE (George L.,9 Loring S., 8 Loring,? Ephraim, 6 Isaac," Joseph, 4 Daniel,3 Anthony,2 John1), born 11 Oct. 1878.
He married at Brockton, 22 Sept. 1903, BERTHA EVELYN BRY- ANT, born at Middleboro 13 May 1877, daughter of George Francis and Mary Elizabeth (Evans).
Child, born at Boston:
MADELENE EVANS,11 b. 7 Nov. 1904. i.
CHARLES FRANCIS9 PIERCE (George J., 8 Isaac,? Joseph,6 Isaac, 5 Isaac, 4 Jonathan,3 Samuel,2 Thomas1) was born at Chelsea 11 May 1856, youngest son of George Jackson, born 30 Sept. 1821, and grandson of Isaac and Nancy (Brack). His mother, Emeline Can- terbury, was born at Boston 6 July 1818, daughter of Jacob and Charlotte Stetson (Thayer). The ancestor, Thomas Pierce, came from England and settled at Charlestown 1633-34.
He is a Free Mason, and became a resident of Lexington in 1890.
He married at Charlestown, 29 Sept. 1880, NELLIE JANE BOWEN, born at Charlestown 23 Sept. 1860, daughter of Bradford LeBaron and Susan (Green).
Children, all born at Charlestown:
i. IRVING BOWEN, 10 b. 8 July 1882.
ii. LOUISE CANTERBURY, b. 23 June 1884.
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iii. HAROLD CLIFTON, b. 3 Dec. 1888. Received appointment as midshipman and entered U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., 1908.
GEORGE N.1 PIERCE; wife MARY (MERRIAM), daughter of Samuel and Alice (Hadley).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. GEORGE N.,2 b. 24 Nov. 1813.
ii. CYRUS (twin), b. 16 Sept. 1815.
iii. AUGUSTUS (twin), b. 16 Sept. 1815.
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PIKE
HENRY LUTHER3 PIKE (John B.,2 Ebenezer1) was born at Chel- sea, Vt., 20 Oct. 1860, elder son of John Bryant, born at Cornish, N. H., 10 Feb. 1831, and grandson of Ebenezer and ( ) Chase. His mother, Mary Louise Parker, was born Mar. 1831, daughter of Luther and Olive (Fay).
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