Eastham, Wellfleet and beyond


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picture George Allen Pierce

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 3 Jul 1870 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 2 3
        Baptism: 
          Death: 4 Sep 1889 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 2
         Burial: in Oak Dale Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death: dysentery 2


Parents
         Father: Captain Warren Emerson Pierce (1834-1898) 4 5 6
         Mother: Anna Hopkins (1836-1913) 7


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George Ephraim Pierce

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 8 Dec 1873
        Baptism: 
          Death: 21 Jan 1935 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: coronary sclerosis


Spouses and Children
1. *Laura Maney (Est 1890 -       )
       Marriage: 23 Sep 1908 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 9
         Status: 

Notes
Medical:
age 61-1-13 8

picture George Franklin Pierce

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 20 May 1834 - Chatham, Massachusetts 10
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Joseph Pierce (Est 1800-      )
         Mother: Sarah Bassett (1802-      )


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George Gaspie Pierce Jr

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 1 Aug 1945 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 11
        Baptism: 
          Death: 19 Jan 2007 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: George Gaspie Pierce (1914-2002)
         Mother: Frieda Nickerson (1921-1970) 12

Notes
General:
Cape Codder obit
George G. Pierce Jr.
Coast Guard veteran, fisherman

WELLFLEET — George G. Pierce Jr., 61, died unexpectedly Jan. 19 at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis.

Mr. Pierce was born in Hyannis and raised in Wellfleet. He was a U.S. Coast Guard veteran, serving during the 1960s. He was a longtime commercial fisherman. Most recently he worked as a truck driver for John D. Martin Excavating in Orleans.

He enjoyed Harley Davidson motorcycles, collecting firearms, shooting skeet and target practice.

Mr. Pierce is survived by two sons, George III and Billy, both of Wellfleet; his sister, Patricia Howell of Ocala, Fla.; and several cousins. He also leaves his dog, Skippy.

A graveside service will be held Saturday, Jan. 27, at 10 a.m., in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet. Visiting hours will be held in Nickerson Funeral Home, 77 Eldredge Park Way, Orleans, today, Jan. 26, from 4 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the charity of one’s choice.

picture George Gaspie Pierce

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 22 Oct 1914
        Baptism: 
          Death: 22 Aug 2002 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events
• Soc Sec Num, 016-30-8560 in Massachusetts


Spouses and Children
1. *Frieda Nickerson (10 May 1921 - 1970) 12 
       Marriage: 23 Nov 1942 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 13
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. George Gaspie Pierce Jr (1945-2007)
                2. Patricia Elaine Pierce (1947-      ) 14
                3. Lisa Ann Pierce (1956-      ) 15


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George H Pierce

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 1845 - Vermont
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Spouses and Children
1. *Elizabeth M (1848 -       )
       Marriage: 
         Status: 

Notes
Marriage Notes (Elizabeth M)
1880 US census, Fayston Vt
George H Pierce, 35, farmer, b Vt, parents b Vt
Elizabeth M Pierce, wife, 32, keeping house, b Canada, father Ire, mother NY
Flora M Pierce, dau, 9, b Vt, father, Vt, mother Canada
Victoria N Pierce, dau, 7, b Vt, father, Vt, mother Canada
Vernon C Pierce, son, 4, b Vt, father, Vt, mother Canada

picture Giles Pierce

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 22 Jul 1651 - Rhode Island 16
        Baptism: 
          Death: 19 Nov 1698
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Richard Pierce (1615-1678)
         Mother: Susannah Wright (1620-Bef 1678)

Spouses and Children
1. *Elizabeth Hall (Est 1654 -       )
       Marriage: 
         Status: 

Notes
General:
HON. GILES2 PEARCE (Richard21), b. July 22, 1651; m. April 1676, Elizabeth Hall, who d. 1698. She was the eldest daughter of William and Mary (--) Hall of Portsmouth. He died November 19, 1698. Res. in East Greenwich and Portsmouth, R.I.

Hon. Giles or Gyles Pearce was born in Portsmouth, R.I., the son of Richard and Susannah (Wright) Pearce; he was admitted a freeman of the colony in 1673, he being of the above town. He was one of the incorporators of the town of East Greenwich, R.I., in 1677, when he was admitted a freeman of that place. The town meeting that year being held at this house. He was moderator of the town meeting in 1685, member of the General Assembly in 1690 and 1696, and town councilman in 1677-1684, 1691 and 1696. His will was admitted to probate in East Greenwich, December 7, 1698. Giles Pearce was admitted freeman of the town of Portsmouth, April 29, 1693, and of the colony, May 6, 1673. Ear-mark recorded in Portsmouth, July 5, 1673. One of the grantees of East Greenwich, May, 1677. February 20, 1678, bought of John and Susanna Tripp, one-fourth part of a purchase right in Warwick. Moderator of town meeting in East Greenwich, 1690. Town councilman of same town 1691. His will is dated November 15, 1698 and proved December 7, 1698 in East Greenwich. His first two children were born in Portsmouth, and the third in East Greenwich May 20, 1682.

His will was filed Nov. 15, 1698, and proved Dec. 7, 1898. His wife Elizabeth was executor. To her while widow, the occupation and profit of house and land and orchard being thereto till son John is of age, he then having of profits and the whole at wife's death. To eldest son Jeremiah, a house, 90 acres, etc., a pair of oxen and 3 cows. To son John, all lands in East Greenwich, undisposed of, a pair of oxen and 3 cows at age. Mentions daughters Susanna, eldest, Elizabeth and Mary. 17

picture Grace Adeline Pierce

      Sex: F
AKA: Clarissa A Pierce
Individual Information
          Birth: 9 Sep 1834 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 18
        Baptism: 
          Death: Cir 1905
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events
• Alt Birth, 1835 in Wellfleet, Massachusetts


Parents
         Father: David Pierce (1804-1870) 19
         Mother: Ruth Freeman King (1807-1887) 20

Spouses and Children
1. *Freeman Myrick (6 Nov 1833 - 7 Jan 1905)
       Marriage: 22 May 1855 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 21
         Status: 

Notes
General:
tentative: Grace and Clarissa are same person

picture Hannah Pierce

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: Est 1750 - (Billingsgate, (Eastham))
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Spouses and Children
1. *Jacob Baker (Est 1745 -       )
       Marriage: 18 Dec 1769 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 22
         Status: 

Notes
General:
Hannah's surname is unclear in the marriage record.

picture Hannah Pierce

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 14 Jan 1802 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 19
        Baptism: 
          Death: 29 Jul 1803 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 19
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: David Pierce (1769-1851)
         Mother: Sally Atwood (1769-1850)
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Sources


1 Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), row 68, lot 2. sons of Warren E. & Anna Pierce.

2 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1889, p 32.

3 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 15.

4 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1898, p 37.

5 Ben H. Swett, "Sweat and Swett Families of Cape Cod
John Swett of Newbury" (2005. http://swett-genealogy.com/10CapeCod.html
Rootsweb databases bswett, bhswett).

6 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:152. The children of Israel and Bethiah Pierce.

7 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:139. The children of Giles Hopokins 2d and Anna his Wife.

8 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1935.

9 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1908.

10 Sheila M. Dann Westgate and Anna Lowell Tomlinson, Vital Records of Chatham, Massachusetts, 1696-1850. vol. 1 (1991. Chatham Mass.: Chatham Historical Society), 1:299.

11 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1945.

12 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1921.

13 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1942.

14 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1947.

15 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1956.

16 Col. Frederick C. Pierce, Pearce Genealogy Being the Record of the Posterity of Richard Pearce an Early Inhabitant of Portsmouth, in Rhode Island, Who came from England, and whose Genealogy is traced back to 974 with an Introduction of the Male Descendants of Josceline De Louvaine, the Second House of Percy, Earls of Northumberland, Barons Percy and Territorial Lords of Alnwick, Warkworth and Prudhoe Castles in the County of Northumberland, England (1888. Rockford, Illinois. (part online http://rootie.geeknet.com/pierce.html)), 39.

17 Col. Frederick C. Pierce, Pearce Genealogy Being the Record of the Posterity of Richard Pearce an Early Inhabitant of Portsmouth, in Rhode Island, Who came from England, and whose Genealogy is traced back to 974 with an Introduction of the Male Descendants of Josceline De Louvaine, the Second House of Percy, Earls of Northumberland, Barons Percy and Territorial Lords of Alnwick, Warkworth and Prudhoe Castles in the County of Northumberland, England (1888. Rockford, Illinois. (part online http://rootie.geeknet.com/pierce.html)), 44-45.

18 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:136. The Children of David and Ruth F. Pierce.

19 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:84. David and Sally Pierce family.

20 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:86. Zephaniah and Sarah King family.

21 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts, vol.2. Marriages 1843-1856 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 2:72.

22 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:523, Marriages.


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