Arthur Jenkins Pierce

Male30 January 1909–

Brief Life History of Arthur Jenkins

When Arthur Jenkins Pierce was born on 30 January 1909, in Massachusetts, United States, his father, Raymond Barry Pierce, was 26 and his mother, Florence Ethel Jenkins, was 23. He lived in Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States in 1910 and Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States for about 20 years.

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Family Time Line

Raymond Barry Pierce
1882–1973
Florence Ethel Jenkins
1885–1960
George Everill Pierce
1907–1942
Arthur Jenkins Pierce
1909–
Russell Barry Pierce
1910–1997
Alice May Pierce
1914–
Robert Fairmen Pierce
1919–1992

Sources (6)

  • Arthur Pierce in household of Raymond Pierce, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Arthur Jenkins Pierce, "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915"
  • Brigadier General Arthur J Pierce in entry for Ray B Pierce, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"

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World Events (8)

1910 · The BSA is Made

Age 1

Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.

1910 · The Mann Act

Age 1

This Act makes engaging in transport of any woman for any immoral purpose, prostitution, illegal. Its primary intent was to address prostitution, immorality, and human trafficking, particularly where trafficking was for the purposes of prostitution.

1941

Age 32

Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

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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