Brief Life History of Philadelphia
When Philadelphia Pierce was born in 1822, in Bolney, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, her father, Stephen Pierce, was 30 and her mother, Charlotte Starley, was 25. She married Stephen Mills on 30 August 1841, in Bolney, Sussex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. She died in 1869, in Cuckfield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 47, and was buried in Bolney, Sussex, England, United Kingdom.
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- Philedelphia Pierce in household of Stephen Pierce, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Philadelphia, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Philadelphia Pierce, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
Spouse and Children
1806–1871 Male
1822–1869 Female
Children (9)
1841– Male
1843–1929 Female
1845–1883 Male
1846– Female
1848–1944 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1793–1862 Male
1797–1866 Female
Siblings (10)
1822–1869 Female
1824– Female
1827–1908 Male
1829–1868 Female
1830–1920 Female
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World Events (4)
1823
Age 1
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
Age 11
1843
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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