When Harriet C. Pearce was born in May 1823, in Waterville, Sangerfield, Oneida, New York, United States, her father, Andrew T. Pierce, was 29 and her mother, Harriet S Hale, was 25. She married Emery Gilbert Bissell on 21 July 1847. She lived in Sangerfield, Sangerfield, Oneida, New York, United States for about 10 years and Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, United States in 1900.
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The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
Historical Boundaries: 1857: Gage, Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Gage, Nebraska, United States
Welsh, English, and Irish: variant of Pierce .
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