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Capt. Abiel Pierce

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Capt. Abiel Pierce

Birth
Wilton, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Death
30 Nov 1870 (aged 79)
Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Big Bend, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.8600298, Longitude: -88.2437682
Memorial ID
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Aged: 80y 8m 10d.
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The name "Abiel" means, "bee" (in French).
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See also, F.A.G. memorial #73197267, Rural Home Cemetery, Big Bend, Waukesha Co., WI. [Was his one of the graves which were exhumed, and re-interred?]
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Capt. Abiel Pierce {Benjamin, William, Sommers, William, Thomas, Thomas), b. Mar. 21, 1791 ; m. July 20, 1717, Nancy Holt, b. Nov. 24, 1793, d. Jan. 13, 1828; m. 2nd, Apr. 13, 1830, Hannah K. Manning, b. Sept. 4, 1792, d. Jan. 1, 1878. He d. Nov. 30, 1871. Res. Andover, YT., and Dodge's Corner, Wis. Abiel Pierce was born in Wilton, N. H. When he was four years old his parents moved to Andover, Windsor Co., VT. When old enough to leave home and care for himself he bought a farm in Andover, and remained there until 1838, when he moved to Vernon, Wis., where he lived the remainder of his life. He was Captain of the State Militia for a number of years and was familiarly known as "Captain Pierce." He was one of the first settlers in Waukesha Co., WI.

SOURCE: Pierce Genealogy, Being The Record Of The Posterity Of Thomas Pierce, An Early Inhabitant Of Charlestown, And Afterwards Charlestown Village (Woburn), In New England.
By: Worcester: Press Of Chas. Hamilton, 311 Main Street. 1882.
Aged: 80y 8m 10d.
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The name "Abiel" means, "bee" (in French).
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See also, F.A.G. memorial #73197267, Rural Home Cemetery, Big Bend, Waukesha Co., WI. [Was his one of the graves which were exhumed, and re-interred?]
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Capt. Abiel Pierce {Benjamin, William, Sommers, William, Thomas, Thomas), b. Mar. 21, 1791 ; m. July 20, 1717, Nancy Holt, b. Nov. 24, 1793, d. Jan. 13, 1828; m. 2nd, Apr. 13, 1830, Hannah K. Manning, b. Sept. 4, 1792, d. Jan. 1, 1878. He d. Nov. 30, 1871. Res. Andover, YT., and Dodge's Corner, Wis. Abiel Pierce was born in Wilton, N. H. When he was four years old his parents moved to Andover, Windsor Co., VT. When old enough to leave home and care for himself he bought a farm in Andover, and remained there until 1838, when he moved to Vernon, Wis., where he lived the remainder of his life. He was Captain of the State Militia for a number of years and was familiarly known as "Captain Pierce." He was one of the first settlers in Waukesha Co., WI.

SOURCE: Pierce Genealogy, Being The Record Of The Posterity Of Thomas Pierce, An Early Inhabitant Of Charlestown, And Afterwards Charlestown Village (Woburn), In New England.
By: Worcester: Press Of Chas. Hamilton, 311 Main Street. 1882.


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  • Created by: Robert Kuhmann
  • Added: May 23, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90629668/abiel-pierce: accessed ), memorial page for Capt. Abiel Pierce (21 Mar 1791–30 Nov 1870), Find a Grave Memorial ID 90629668, citing Dodge's Corners Cemetery, Big Bend, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Robert Kuhmann (contributor 46567652).