Capt. Abiel Peirce

PIERCE, ABIAL Ancestor #: A091197 Notice: PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED WITH AT LEAST ONE PREVIOUSLY VERIFIED PAPER - SEE ANCESTOR’S FULL RECORD (WHY?) Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank: CAPTAIN Birth: 9-10-1733 MIDDLEBOROUGH PLYMOUTH CO MASSACHUSETTS Death: 12-26-1811 MIDDLEBOROUGH PLYMOUTH CO MASSACHUSETTS Service Source: MA SOLS & SAILS, VOL 12, PP 71, 72, 363 Service Description: 1) COL NICHOLAS DIKE

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Capt Abiel Pierce
10 September 1733–26 December 1811 (Age 78)
Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

The Life Summary of Abiel

When Capt Abiel Pierce was born on 10 September 1733, in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Ebenezer Pierce, was 28 and his mother, Mary Hoskins, was 21. He married Hannah Canedy on 3 November 1757, in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. He died on 26 December 1811, in Middleborough Center, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Reed Cemetery, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

Spouse

Capt Abiel Pierce
Male
1733–1811

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Male

Hannah Canedy
Female
1737–1783

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Female

Marriage
3 November 1757
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Children
(11)

William Pierce Sr.
Male
1759–1812

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Male

Nathan Pierce
Male
1761–1818

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Male

Selah Pierce
Female
1763–1817

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Female

Charity Pierce
Female
1765–Deceased

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Female

Hannah Peirce
Female
1767–1846

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Female

Abiel Pierce
Male
1769–1854

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Male

Elizabeth Betsey Pierce
Female
1771–1858

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Female

Thankful Peirce
Female
1773–1821

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Female

Mercy Peirce
Female
1775–1821

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Female

Dardana Peirce
Female
1778–1846

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Female

Abigail A Pierce
Female
1780–1882

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Female
Spouse

Capt Abiel Pierce
Male
1733–1811

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Male

Theadora Godfrey
Female
1745–1830

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Female

Marriage
7 December 1783
Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Children
(1)

Polly Pierce
Female
1784–1857

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Female
Parents

Ebenezer Pierce
Male
1704–1796

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Male

Mary Hoskins
Female
1711–1768

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Female

Siblings
(11)

Capt John Pierce
Male
1731–1823

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Male

Capt Abiel Pierce
Male
1733–1811

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Male

Judith Pierce
Female
1735–1838

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Female

Judith Pierce
Female
1736–1824

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Female

Anna Pierce
Female
1737–1806

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Female

Capt Job Pierce
Male
1737–1819

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Male

Ebenezer Pierce
Male
1741–1777

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Male

Captain Henry Pierce
Male
1743–1791

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Male

Mary Hoskins Pierce
Female
1744–1783

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Female

Seth Pierce
Male
1747–1809

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Male

Hopestill 'Hope' Haskins Pierce
Female
1748–1838

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Female

Biography

Abial was born in 1733. He was the son of Ebenezer Peirce (1704 - 1796) and Mary Hoskins Peirce (1711 - 1768). Capt Abial Peirce passed away in 1811, and was buried at Reed Cemetery, Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.[1]

Title- Captain

Ancestral File Number

K89L-RH

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Abial Peirce (1733 - 1811)

Abial Peirce

Born 10 Sep 1733 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Son of Ebenezer (Pierce) Peirce and Mary (Hoskins) Pierce

Brother of John Peirce, Judith (Pierce) Hathaway, Job (Pierce) Peirce Sr, Anna (Peirce) Rounseville, Henry Peirce, Seth Peirce, Ebenezer Peirce, Mary Hoskins (Pierce) Spooner and Hopestill (Pierce) Hathaway

Husband of Hannah (Canedy) Peirce — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Husband of Theodora (Godfrey) Pierce — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Father of Nathan Pierce, Charity (Pierce) Williams, Hannah (Peirce) Robinson, Abiel Peirce, Mercy (Peirce) King and Dordana (Peirce) Godfrey

Died 26 Dec 1811 [location unknown]

Peirce-292 created 5 Jul 2013 | Last modified 8 Apr 2021

Sources

↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #77603502:accessed 19 October 2019), memorial page for Capt Abial Peirce (10 Sep 1733–26 Dec 1811), citing Reed Cemetery, Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Chip5610 (contributor 46997557) . Source: S312 Ancestral File (R) Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998
Acknowledgments

Thank you to Donna Gehring for creating WikiTree profile Peirce-292 through the import of wikitree.ged on Jun 28, 2013.

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