When Nathan Pierce was born on 10 March 1798, in Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, his father, Daniel Pierce, was 35 and his mother, Elizabeth Brown, was 39. He married 'Sally' Sarah Allen about 1820, in Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Lima, Rock, Wisconsin, United States in 1850. He died on 7 May 1859, in Waushara, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Coloma, Waushara, Wisconsin, United States.
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While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
Historical Boundaries: 1806: Allegany, New York, United States
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
English, Welsh, and Irish: from the Anglo-Norman French and Middle English personal name Piers, Peres, Peris, an Old French nominative of Pierre or Per, the French form of Peter . Pierce is especially frequent in northwestern Wales and Lancashire, while Pearce is the more common spelling in the rest of England. In Ireland Pierce and Pearse represent a shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Piarais ‘son of Piaras’, a Gaelicized form of Piers.
Americanized form of some similar-sounding Jewish surname.
History: Franklin Pierce (1804–69), 14th president of the US, was born in Hillsborough, NH, on the New England frontier. His English ancestor Thomas Pierce emigrated to Charlestown, MA, in 1633/34.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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