Brief Life History of Kyes D.
When Kyes D. Pierce was born on 5 May 1856, in Granby, Oswego, New York, United States, his father, Duane L. Pierce, was 22 and his mother, Jane F. Allen, was 22. He married Emma Moor Van Vleck on 27 May 1877, in Wayne, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in New York, United States in 1870 and Oswego, New York, United States in 1920. He died on 6 October 1936, in Fulton, Oswego, New York, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Fulton, New York, United States.
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- Ryeo Pierce, "United States Census, 1920"
- Legacy NFS Source: Kyes D. Pierce - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Kyes D. Pierce
- Kyes D. Pierce, "BillionGraves Index"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
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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