Brief Life History of Esther Ann
When Esther Ann Pierce was born on 24 December 1801, in Thornbury Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Thomas Peirce, was 31 and her mother, Margaret Trimble, was 32. She married William Atkins Gheen on 7 May 1823, in Concord Monthly Meeting, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Concord Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States in 1823 and Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. She died on 2 September 1858, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Esther Malory in household of Lemuel Malory, "United States Census, 1850"
- Hetty Ann Peirce, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
- Esther Ann Peirce, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1803 · The U.S doubles in size
The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.
1818
Illinois is the 21st state.
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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