When Sarah Pearce was born on 12 November 1768, in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, her father, Capt. James Kitt Pearce, was 28 and her mother, Deborah Hunt, was 29. She married Owen Wilber on 30 January 1790, in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 11 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Madison, Madison, Madison, New York, United States in 1860 and Madison, Madison, New York, United States in 1860. She died in Madison, New York, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
New York is the 11th state.
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.
Welsh, English, and Irish: variant of Pierce .
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