Brief Life History of Isaac F.
When Isaac F. Pierce was born about 1815, in Granby, Oswego, New York, United States, his father, Benjamin B Pierce, was 31 and his mother, Polly French, was 29.
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- Isaac Pierce in household of Benj B Pierce, "United States Census, 1850"
- Isaac Pierce in household of Benjamin Pierce, "New York State Census, 1855"
- Isaac Pierce in household of B B Pierce, "New York State Census, 1865"
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World Events (8)
1816
Historical Boundaries 1816: Oswego, New York, United States
1819 · Panic! of 1819
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.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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