Joshua Oscar Pierce

27 October 1827–28 November 1898 (Age 71)
Paris, Oneida, New York, United States

The Life Summary of Joshua Oscar

When Joshua Oscar Pierce was born on 27 October 1827, in Paris, Oneida, New York, United States, his father, Nathaniel Pierce, was 27 and his mother, Clarissa Simmons, was 23. He married Hannah M. Randall on 4 July 1853, in Dartford, Green Lake, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 28 November 1898, in Wonewoc, Juneau, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Eden, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joshua Oscar Pierce
1827–1898
Hannah M. Randall
1832–1896
Marriage: 4 July 1853
Annie De Ettie Pierce
1852–1870
George Oscar Pierce
1856–
Trobridge Erle Pierce
1861–
Harry Simmons Pierce
1866–1868
Bert DeWitt Pierce
1871–1922
Ruby Luella Pierce
1874–1880
Lillian May Pierce
1878–1933

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    4 July 1853Dartford, Green Lake, Wisconsin, United States
    • Children

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1829
    Age 2
    American settlers began mining the Wisconsin Territory in the early 1800's. The lead ore in the territory had largely been mined previously by American Indians. By 1829, nearly 4,000 miners had moved to Wisconsin Territory. The miners became known as badgers as they burrowed into hillsides for shelter. The name eventually represented the state and Wisconsin is now known as the Badger State. (Wisconsin Historical Society: Lead Mining in Southwestern Wisconsin)
    1830 · The Second Great Awakening
    Age 3
    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
    1846
    Age 19
    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Pyers
    Peirce
    Piers
    Perrell
    Pearce
    Pearse
    Peter
    Pears
    Peairs
    Parkin

    Sources (7)

    • J. O. Pierce, "United States Census, 1880"
    • Iscar Pierce in entry for Lillian May Fessenden, "Arizona Deaths, 1870-1951"
    • Joshua Oscar Pierce in entry for Bert Dewitt Pierce and Nellie Guiles, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"

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