Joshua
PIERCE
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Born: 25 January 1705 in Pembroke, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Joshua married Hopestill HOLLOWAY 20 November 1729 in Middleborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Hopestill HOLLOWAY was born abt. 1710 in Middleborough, Massachusetts, USA (Middleboro). Hopestill died 10 April 1784 in Middleborough, Massachusetts, USA (Middleboro).
Joshua PIERCE died 15 March 1794 in Cornwall, Connecticut, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Joshua PIERCE
Hopestill HOLLOWAYMarriage date: 20 November 1729
Marriage place: Middleborough, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Children of Joshua PIERCE and Hopestill HOLLOWAY
Elizabeth PIERCEDied: 24 March 1818, Cornwall, Connecticut, USA
John PIERCEDied: 17 March 1817, Cornwall, Connecticut, USA
Seth PIERCEDied: 28 August 1833, Cornwall, Connecticut, USA
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Birth — 170525 January 1705
Pembroke, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1729 Marriage / PartnerJoshua PIERCE and Hopestill HOLLOWAY 20 November 1729, Middleborough, Massachusetts, USA (Middleboro)
He was 24 years old.
1732 Birth of ChildElizabeth PIERCE was born 25 January 1732, Pembroke, Massachusetts, USA (North Pembroke)
Joshua was 27 years old.
1742 Birth of ChildSeth PIERCE was born 28 October 1742, Pembroke, Massachusetts, USA (North Pembroke)
Joshua was 37 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1784 Death of Spouse/PartnerHopestill HOLLOWAY died 10 April 1784, Middleborough, Massachusetts, USA (Middleboro)
Death — 179415 March 1794
Cornwall, Connecticut, USA
He died at the age of 89.
Record added: 2/17/2022 6:07:17 PM
Last updated: 2/17/2022 6:14:03 PM
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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