Edward Peirce

Brief Life History of Edward

When Edward Peirce was born on 21 June 1747, in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States, his father, John Pierce, was 34 and his mother, Elizabeth Weaver, was 31. He married Abigail Vaughan on 10 October 1771, in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, British Colonial America.

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Edward Peirce
1747–
Abigail Vaughan
1760–
Marriage: 10 October 1771

Sources (4)

  • Edward Peirce, "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
  • Edward Pearce, "Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916"
  • Edward Peirce, "Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945"

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  • Marriage

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776 · Rhode Island Declares Independence

Rhode Island declares independence from Great Britain on May 4, 1776, making it the first colony to do so officially.

1780 · French Occupy Newport

During 1780 to 1781, over 12,000 French troops occupy Newport, Rhode Island.

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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