Stephen Pierce (1765 - 1854)

Born 15 Jun 1765 in Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Died 28 Feb 1854 at age 88 in Moretown, Washington, Vermont, United States

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Biography

Stephen was born in 1765.^[1] He was the son of James Pierce and Beulah King. He was married to Elizabeth LNU (abt.1762-1835) and they had four children:

1. Chancey Pierce (1796-)
2. Prosper Alphimus Pierce (1798-1875)
3. Sopha (Pierce) Clapp (1800-abt.1834)
4. Oristis Pierce (1802-1832)

Stephen passed away in 1854.^[2]

Research Notes

1. There is one birth record for Oristis Pierce, son of Stephen and Betsey Pierce,^[3] and one death record for Aretas Pierce, son of Stephen and Elizabeth Pierce.^[4] The death record lists Aretas' age as 30 in 1832, making his birth year about 1802. They are almost certainly the same two men but there is no strong primary evidence to confirm.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQXD-P4V : 15 January 2020), Stephen Peirce, 15 Jun 1765, Templeton, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Templeton, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, (Worcester, MA: Franklin P. Rice, 1907), p. 53; FHL microfilm #873, 748, image 439.
2. ↑ "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQR-MWFH : 3 March 2021), Stephen Pierce, 28 Feb 1854; citing Death, Vermont, United States, various town clerks and records divisions, Vermont; FHL microfilm #5,486,695.
3. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8M2-YYV : 19 February 2021), Oristis Pierce, born 14 Aug 1802, Waitsfield, Vermont; Secretary of State. State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm #27,656, image 1970.
4. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8ML-GPB : 19 February 2021), Aretas Pierce, died 29 Sep 1832, Moretown, Vermont; Secretary of State. State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm #27,655, image 3886.

See also:

• New England Historic Genealogical Society. Massachusetts, U.S., Town Birth Records, 1620-1850.
• New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA. State of Vermont Vital Records through 1870.
• "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQP-W7GL : 3 March 2021), Stephen Pierce, 28 Feb 1854; citing Death, Vermont, United States, various town clerks and records divisions, Vermont; FHL microfilm 005486695.
• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8ML-MN6 : 19 February 2021), Stephen Pierce, 1854.
• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8ML-MNN : 19 February 2021), Stephen Pierce, 1854.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54261066/stephen-pierce: accessed 07 May 2023), memorial page for Dr Stephen Pierce (1765–28 Feb 1854), Find A Grave: Memorial #54261066, citing Moretown Village Cemetery, Moretown, Washington County, Vermont, USA.