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Descendants of William and Rowena Carpenter Pierce

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Generation 1

1. William H Pierce (9) (Henry L (8), William (7), James (6), etc to Richard Pearce of Rhode Island) was born January 03, 1818 in Naples, Ontario County, NY, and died 1868 in Bristol, Ontario County, NY. He married (1) Dorcas Walford. He married (2) Rowena Carpenter in 1847, daughter of Robert and Phoebe McNair Carpenter.

Children of William and Dorcas Walford Pierce are:

1. Ellis Pierce b c 1840 married Cordelia Reed b 1846, d 1868 dau of Wm and Permelia Pool Reed

2. Helen Pierce who married Wm Reed

3. Sarah Agnes d31 July 1855 aged 12 yrs. Naples - Pierce Cemetery

Children of William and Rowena Carpenter Pierce are:

3 William EUGENE Pierce b July 03, 1849, d October 04, 1926

4. Robert MELVIN Pierce b January 09, 1851, d August 08, 1937

5. Daniel Webster Pierce b November 07, 1853, d August 15, 1929

6. Thomas BENTON Pierce b October 15, 1854, d November 11, 1938 Married (1) Mary Gilbert

(2) Carrie Wood. No children.

7. William Henry Pierce b July 30, 1856, d. July 10, 1917

8 James Hamilton Pierce b March 07, 1859, d October 07,1935

9 George Washington Pierce b April 19, 1861, d August 05,1951

10. Henry LEIGHTON Pierce b May 19, 1862, d May 31, 1943

Generation 2

3. William EUGENE Pierce (10) (William (9) etc) was born July 03, 1849 and died October 04, 1926. He married (1) Florence Bardon (2) Clara Parker dau of Walter and Helen Carpenter Parker.

Children:

i. Ralph D Pierce

ii. Harley I Pierce

iii.Allen Pierce d WW I

4. Robert Melvin Pierce (10) (William (9) etc) was born January 09, 1851, and died August 08, 1937 in Canandaigua, Ontario Co, NY. He married (1) Minerva Hannah Andrews December 31, 1873, daughter of Royal and Hannah Evarts Andrews. He married (2) Jennie Pierce March 19, 1879 daughter of Josiah and Elizabeth Johnson Pierce. He married (30 Ida M Pierce January 06, 1885 in Canandaigua, NY, daughter of Josiah and Elizabeth Johnson Pierce.

Child of Robert and Minerva Pierce is:

i. Minerva Hannah Pierce b March 05, 1875, Canandaigua, Ontario Co, NY, d February 12, 1914, Canandaigua, Ontario County, NY. Married 1905 Charles Francis Nott b 1872, d 1951

Child of Robert and Jennie Pierce is:

ii. Jessie Elizabeth Pierce b December 29, 1880 Canandaigua, Ontario Co, NY d January 19, 1921, Canandaigua, NY. Married 1910 Raymond Horace Case b 1882, d 1945.

Children of Robert and Ida Pierce are:

iii. Jennie Pierce b November 25, 1885 Canandaigua, Ontario Co, NY, d September 04, 1958. Married 1918 Carlton George McMillan b 1881, d 1958

iv. Mabel Cherry Pierce b June 06, 1887, Canandaigua, Ontario Co, NY, d May 09, 1965, Canandaigua, Ontario Co, NY. Married 1911 George Hamlin Sangster b 1888, d 1961

v. Leon Josiah Pierce b December 08, 1889, d January 19, 1959. Married Barbara Shearer b 1892, d 1969.

vi. Rollin Melvin Pierce b January 07, 1895, d April 14, 1963, Canandaigua, NY. Married 1919 Alice Marie Partise b 1898, d 1973.

5. Daniel Webster Pierce (10) (William (9), etc) born November 07, 1853 in Bristol, Ontario County, NY, died August 15, 1929. Married Madeline Rogers born November 17, 1848 in Michigan, died October 5, 1925. She was first cousin daughter of Clark and Nancy Carpenter Rogers. Nancy was Rowena Carpenter Pierce's sister.

Children of Daniel and Madeline Pierce are:

i. Perry R Pierce b 1878, d 1945 married Cora Smith

ii. Lena B Pierce b 1881, d 1961 single buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, NY

iii. Lulu P Pierce b 1883, d 1961 married Lee K Farnsworth

iv. William C Pierce b 1886, d July 08, 1964 married Mae E Preston

v. Roy C Pierce b 1880, d 1953 married Julia Furnam

6. William Henry Pierce (10) (William (9), etc) born July 30, 1856, died July 10, 1917. He married Eliza Lyda Hunn 1881.

Children of William and Eliza Hunn Pierce are:

i. Anna H Pierce married Bernie Ferrant

ii. Fred Pierce (twin to Frank)

iii Frank Pierce d November 24, 1942 @ 58 married Anna Saxton b 1885, d 1962

iv. Charles E Pierce b 1888 married 1912 Ethel Parsons. Married (2) Fanny Hunn DeSmith

v. Nathan S Pierce b 1889, d 1962. Married Gertrude Armstrong b 1893, d 1956.

vi. Nellie Pierce b 1886, d 1969

vii. Glenn Pierce b 1910, d 1967 married Beatrice Coliver

7. James Hamilton Pierce (10) (William (9) etc) born March 07, 1859, died October 17, 1935. Married Helen A Albro b 1857, d 1915. Daughter of Samuel and Betsy Gardner Albro.

Children of James and Helen Pierce are:

i. Murray Pierce b 1879, d 1887

ii. Rowena Pierce b 1880, d 1950 married 1904 Victor R Hurlbutt b 1881, d 1949

iii. Elmer Pierce b 1883, d 1957. Married 1904 Ruby Fisher b 1886, d 1975. Daughter of Mortimer and Carrie Tiffany Fisher.

iv. Carl Pierce b 1887, d 1938 Married Carrie B Wilson

v. Dorothy Pierce b 1890, d 1965. Married 1919 William Keyes

vi. Helen Pierce b 1893, d 1966. Married 1913 Frank A Gilbert b 1889, d 1972 son of George and Anna Reed Gilbert.

vii. Irene Pierce b 1896, d ????. Married 1919 George F Clark

8. George Washington Pierce (10) (William (9) etc) born April 19, 1861, died 1951. Married 1883 Fanny F Francis b 1865, d 1947 dau of John and Anne Briggs Francis.

Children of George and Fanny Pierce Are:

i. Howard Pierce b 1884, d 1952 married Cora Goodrich

ii. Irmin L Pierce b 1886, d 1962 married 1913 Isabel Fox b 1894, d 1979

iii. Clarence B Pierce b 1890, d 1918 married 1911 Elva B Bliss

iv. Ruth M Pierce b 1892, d 1960 married 1922 Louis B Cartwright

v. Marion C Pierce b 1894, d 1973 married (1)Alfred H Cade d 1928 @ 36, married (2) Wm Davis

vi. Lois M Pierce b ????, d ???? married (1) George F Coyne d 1962 married (2) Dr Harvey Jewett

vii. Esther F Pierce b ????, d 1962 @ 76 married Earl F Case