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| Marriage |
24 Jan 1694, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire75 |
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Elizabeth HALL |
| Birth |
1673, Greenland, Rockingham, New Hampshire |
| Death |
13 Jan 1717/18, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire75 |
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Sarah PIERCE |
| Birth |
30 Apr 1697, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire22 |
| Death |
21 Aug 1771, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire |
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| Spouse |
John WINSLOW |
| Marriage |
21 Sep 1721, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire22 |
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| 2 M |
Dr. Joseph PIERCE |
| Birth |
21 Feb 1697/98, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire22 |
| Death |
7 Feb 1747/48, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire22 |
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| 3 M |
Joshua PIERCE |
| Birth |
31 Oct 1700, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire22 |
| Death |
3 Aug 1754, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire22 |
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| 4 F |
Anne PIERCE |
| Birth |
10 Sep 1702, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire22 |
| Death |
28 Dec 1770, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts22 |
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| 6 F |
Mary PIERCE |
| Birth |
19 Oct 1707, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire22 |
| Death |
12 May 175322 |
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| 7 M |
Hon. Daniel PIERCE |
| Birth |
2 May 1709, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire22 |
| Death |
5 Dec 1773, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire22,75 |
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| Spouse |
Ann RINDGE |
| Marriage |
29 Oct 1742, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire22 |
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| 8 M |
Capt. Nathaniel PIERCE |
| Birth |
7 Jan 1711, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire22 |
| Death |
27 Aug 1762, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire22 |
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| 9 F |
Margaret PIERCE |
| Birth |
25 Jun 1714, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire22 |
| Death |
9 Jun 1764, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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| Notes for Col. Joshua W. PIERCE |
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Joshua who sold the Cape P. land in 1711. [ref 22]
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Capt. Joshua, Esq., joiner, b. Newb. 14 Jan. 1670-1, s. of Joshua, came to Portsm. when his mo. remarried. Jury 1696; constable 1698; town clerk 1700, and again 1714 to death; selectm. 9 times 1703-1732; Rep. 1718-21, 1728 (Speaker 1720-1); Register of Deeds; J.P. He m. 1st in Portsm. 24 Jan. 1694-5 Elizabeth Hall who d. 13 Jan 1718-9, ag. 42; m. 2d 25 Mar. 1718-9 Elizabeth (Gerish) Wade. Will, 13 - 15 Nov. 1742 (d. 7 Feb. fol.), names w. Elizabeth, 9 ch. and est. from his form. w. now improved by Thos. Ayers of Greenl. Children: Sarah, Joseph, Joshua, Anne, Elizabeth, Mary, Daniel, Nathaniel, Margaret. [ref 22]
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Joshua,3 b. Jan. 14, 1670-1, [posthumous]; res. Portsmouth, N. H. [ref 36:286]
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Joshua Pierce came to Portsmouth about 1700, and was married to Elizabeth Hall of Greenland. He opened a large retail shop in his residence on the corner of Market square and High street, and here did much business in this way; he also carried on a very considerable fishery at Canso, was concerned in navigation, owned several ships, and did a great deal of business. He brought up a large family in credit, and left a good estate. He was a very active, industrious man, and in the course of his life held the several offices of town clerk, parish clerk, proprietors of Portsmouth commons' clerk, selectman, representative, and for many years before his death was a member of his majesty's council, and also recorder of deeds for the province; all which offices he held with credit to himself and gave general satisfaction. He was respected as an honest and useful man. He died about the year 1743, and left four sons and five daughters, viz.: Joseph, Joshua, Daniel and Nathaniel, Sarah Winslow, afterwards Sargeant, Anna Green, Mary Moore, Elizabeth Osborn and Margaret Green. [ref 67:80]
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Joshua, Newbury, Woodbridge, Portsmouth; 1671-1742; married 1695, Elizabeth Hall, 1673-1717, of Greenland, N. H. Married 1718, Elizabeth Wade; children 1697-1714: Sarah, Joseph, Joshua, Anna, Elizabeth, Mary, Daniel, Nathaniel, Margaret [ref 92:80]
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| Notes for Elizabeth HALL |
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Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph Hall and Elizabeth Smith*; m., January 24, 1694, Joshua Pierce, b 1670. He came to Portsmouth in about 1700; his mother was Dorothy, a sister of Parson Pike. Mrs. Elizabeth Pierce d. Jan. 13, 1718; Mr. Pierce m. again, and d. in 1743, he had nine children by his first wife, the fourth** of whom was Daniel. [ref 75:723]
*Elizabeth was a niece of Maj. Richard Waldron
**Daniel was probably the 7th child
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