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Sarah J. <I>Hennessey</I> Pierce

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Sarah J. Hennessey Pierce

Birth
Dunbar, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
6 Apr 1939 (aged 76)
Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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From Death Certificate
Date of Birth: 1865
Middle Initial: S
Father: Cornelius Hennessey born in Ireland
Mother: Mary E. Bodkin born in Pennsylvania
Spouse: Charles H. Pierce
Informant: Samuel Pierce, Washington, PA

Obituary: The Daily Courier
April 7, 1939

Mrs. Sarah Jane Pierce, 76 years old, died at 11:35 o'clock Thursday night at her home, 214 South Prospect street, of complications. She had only been ill since last Saturday.

a native of Dunbar she had spent her entire life in Fayette County. She was born April 26, 1862, a daughter of Cornelius and Mary Elizabeth Hennessey. In 1886 she was married to Charles H. Pierce who proceeded her in death March 7, 1930. For the past 22 years she had been a resident of Connellsville and was a member of the Methodist Protestant Church.

She is survived by three children, J. C. Pierce and Mrs. Carl Lincoln of Connellsville and William Pierce of Fairmont, W. Va. She also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Julia A. Kingan and Mrs. John Reed, both of Dunbar, and a brother George Hennessey of Mather. There are 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

The funeral will be held Monday the time of the service to be announced later. Burial will be made in Hill Grove Cemetery.
From Death Certificate
Date of Birth: 1865
Middle Initial: S
Father: Cornelius Hennessey born in Ireland
Mother: Mary E. Bodkin born in Pennsylvania
Spouse: Charles H. Pierce
Informant: Samuel Pierce, Washington, PA

Obituary: The Daily Courier
April 7, 1939

Mrs. Sarah Jane Pierce, 76 years old, died at 11:35 o'clock Thursday night at her home, 214 South Prospect street, of complications. She had only been ill since last Saturday.

a native of Dunbar she had spent her entire life in Fayette County. She was born April 26, 1862, a daughter of Cornelius and Mary Elizabeth Hennessey. In 1886 she was married to Charles H. Pierce who proceeded her in death March 7, 1930. For the past 22 years she had been a resident of Connellsville and was a member of the Methodist Protestant Church.

She is survived by three children, J. C. Pierce and Mrs. Carl Lincoln of Connellsville and William Pierce of Fairmont, W. Va. She also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Julia A. Kingan and Mrs. John Reed, both of Dunbar, and a brother George Hennessey of Mather. There are 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

The funeral will be held Monday the time of the service to be announced later. Burial will be made in Hill Grove Cemetery.


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  • Created by: Mary Green Kerr
  • Added: May 17, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90302550/sarah_j-pierce: accessed ), memorial page for Sarah J. Hennessey Pierce (26 Apr 1862–6 Apr 1939), Find a Grave Memorial ID 90302550, citing Hill Grove Cemetery, Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Mary Green Kerr (contributor 47386241).