Brief Life History of Michael
When Michael Pierce was born on 22 February 1799, in North Carolina, United States, his father, William Arthur Pierce, was 25 and his mother, Mary Fitzgerald, was 27. He married Mary Caroline Dugger on 13 October 1828, in Carter, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Carter, Carter, Tennessee, United States in 1850 and Tennessee, United States in 1870. He died on 4 March 1876, in Carter, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Butler, Johnson, Tennessee, United States.
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Sources (11)
- Michael Pierce, "United States Census, 1840"
- Michael Pierce, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Michael Pearce, "United States Census, 1850"
Spouse and Children
1799–1876 Male
1800–1875 Female
Children (3)
1830–1905 Female
1835–1881 Male
1838–1902 Male
Parents and Siblings
1774–1854 Male
1772– Female
Siblings (15)
1792–1830 Female
1794–1876 Female
1795–1850 Male
1796–1859 Female
1797–1854 Male
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World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 1
1804 · Walton War
Age 5
1820 · Making States Equal
Age 21
Name Meaning
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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