Huldah Peirce

Brief Life History of Huldah

When Huldah Peirce was born on 8 February 1796, in Shutesbury, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Nathan Pierce, was 37 and her mother, Anna Hoar, was 33. She married Ephraim Pratt on 31 May 1815, in Shutesbury, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in New Hampshire, United States in 1870 and Sterling, Texas, United States in 1887. She died on 13 May 1887, in Shutesbury, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Locks Village Cemetery, Shutesbury, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ephraim Pratt
1784–1838
Huldah Peirce
1796–1887
Marriage: 31 May 1815
Ephraim Lorrison Pratt
1817–1869
Hiram Alden Pratt
1819–1901
Hannah Hammond Pratt
1820–1920
Lemuel Church Pratt
1824–1903
Henry Lee Pratt
1826–1900
Sarah Sophia Pratt
1828–1917
Laura Virginia Pratt
1833–1887
James David Pratt
1836–

Sources (31)

  • Huldah Pratt, "Massachusetts State Census, 1855"
  • Huldah Peirce, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Huldah Pratt, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"

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World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

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.

1806

Oldest Grave Seen in the Memorials List.

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Pierce .

History: The name Peirce first appears in colonial American records in 1623with William Peirce, an English shipmaster who compiled the firstalmanac in English America.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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