Brief Life History of Frank Woodworth
When Frank Woodworth Pierson was born on 21 May 1875, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, his father, Samuel Lawrence Pierson, was 23 and his mother, Ella Minerva Wells, was 17. He had at least 2 sons and 1 daughter with Agnes Louise Stewart. He lived in Norwood, Bergen, New Jersey, United States in 1930 and The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States for about 5 years. He died in August 1953, in Closter, Bergen, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Rockland Cemetery, Sparkill, Rockland, New York, United States.
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Sources (23)
- Frank Pierson, "New Jersey State Census, 1915"
- Frank Woodruff Pierson, "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940"
- New York, New York, Index to Marriage Licenses, 1908-1910, 1938-1940
Spouse and Children
1875–1953 Male
1886–1938 Female
Children (3)
1906–1977 Male
1908–1986 Male
1912–1997 Female
Parents and Siblings
1852– Male
1857– Female
Siblings (2)
1875–1953 Male
1877– Male
World Events (8)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
Age 1
1885 · The World's First Skyscraper
Age 10
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 21
Name Meaning
English: variant of Pearson .
North German: patronymic from the personal name Pier, a variant of Peer, vernacular shortened form of Peter . Compare Peerson .
History: Born in Yorkshire, England, Abraham Pierson (1609–78) was the first pastor of the settlements at Southampton, Long Island, NY; Branford, CT, and Newark, NJ. He left his library of more than 400 books, one of the most extensive in the colonies, to his son Abraham, who was one of the first trustees of Yale College.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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