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Governor Benjamin Pierce, Jr.

Governor Benjamin Pierce, Jr.

Male 1757 - 1839  (81 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Governor Benjamin Pierce, Jr. was born on 25 Dec 1757 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA; was christened on 12 Dec 1756 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA (son of Benjamin Pierce and Elizabeth Merrill); died on 1 Apr 1839 in Hillsborough, Hillsborough County, NH.

    Benjamin married Anna Kendrick on 1 Feb 1790 in Amherst, Hillsborough County, NH. Anna (daughter of Benjamin Kendrick and Sarah Harris) was born on 30 Oct 1768 in Amherst, Hillsborough County, NH; died on 7 Dec 1838 in Hillsborough, Hillsborough County, NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. President Franklin Pierce was born on 23 Nov 1804 in Hillsborough, Hillsborough County, NH; died on 8 Oct 1869 in Concord, Merrimack County, NH.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Benjamin Pierce was born on 25 Nov 1726 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA (son of Stephen Pierce and Esther Fletcher); died on 16 Jun 1764 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA.

    Benjamin married Elizabeth Merrill after 2 Aug 1746 in Methuen, Essex County, MA. Elizabeth (daughter of Abel Merrill and Sarah Bodwell) was born on 22 Feb 1728 in Methuen, Essex County, MA; died on 16 Jun 1764 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth Merrill was born on 22 Feb 1728 in Methuen, Essex County, MA (daughter of Abel Merrill and Sarah Bodwell); died on 16 Jun 1764 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA.
    Children:
    1. Rebecca Pierce was born on 24 Feb 1746/1747 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA.
    2. Jesse Pierce was born on 21 Dec 1748 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA.
    3. Phebe Pierce was born on 21 Dec 1748 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA.
    4. Lydia Pierce was born on 11 Sep 1750 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA.
    5. Elizabeth Pierce was christened on 22 Oct 1752 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA.
    6. 1. Governor Benjamin Pierce, Jr. was born on 25 Dec 1757 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA; was christened on 12 Dec 1756 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA; died on 1 Apr 1839 in Hillsborough, Hillsborough County, NH.
    7. Merrill Pierce was born on 29 Jan 1764 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Stephen Pierce was born on 10 Apr 1679 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA (son of Stephen Pierce, Sr. and Tabitha Parker); died on 9 Sep 1749 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA.

    Stephen married Esther Fletcher on 5 Jan 1707 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA. Esther (daughter of William Fletcher, II and Sarah Richardson) was born in 1685 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA; died on 21 Sep 1767 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Esther Fletcher was born in 1685 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA (daughter of William Fletcher, II and Sarah Richardson); died on 21 Sep 1767 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA.
    Children:
    1. Esther Pierce was born in 1700; died on 11 Nov 1727 in Woburn, Middlesex County, MA.
    2. Robert Pierce was born on 19 Jan 1708 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA.
    3. Oliver Pierce was born on 15 May 1709 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA; died on 27 May 1784 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA.
    4. Esther Pierce was born on 24 Apr 1711 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA; died on 2 Sep 1803 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA.
    5. Remembrance Pierce was born on 11 Feb 1719 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA.
    6. Sarah Pierce was born on 10 Jan 1720/1721 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA; died before 1783 in Massachusetts.
    7. Mary Pierce was born on 14 Dec 1722 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA.
    8. 2. Benjamin Pierce was born on 25 Nov 1726 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA; died on 16 Jun 1764 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA.

  3. 6.  Abel Merrill was born in 1690 in Newbury, Essex County, MA (son of John Merrill and Lucy Webster); died on 29 Mar 1753 in Methuen, Essex County, MA.

    Abel married Sarah Bodwell on 15 Nov 1714 in Haverhill, Essex County, MA. Sarah was born on 1 Dec 1694 in Andover, Essex County, MA; died on 4 Feb 1737 in Methuen, Essex County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Sarah Bodwell was born on 1 Dec 1694 in Andover, Essex County, MA; died on 4 Feb 1737 in Methuen, Essex County, MA.
    Children:
    1. John Merrill was born on 29 May 1716 in Methuen, Essex County, MA.
    2. Mary Merrill was born on 29 May 1718 in Methuen, Essex County, MA.
    3. Phebe Merrill was born on 3 Jul 1722 in Methuen, Essex County, MA.
    4. Ann Merrill was born on 21 Jan 1725/1726 in Methuen, Essex County, MA.
    5. 3. Elizabeth Merrill was born on 22 Feb 1728 in Methuen, Essex County, MA; died on 16 Jun 1764 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Stephen Pierce, Sr. was born on 16 Jul 1651 in Woburn, Middlesex County, MA (son of Sgt. Thomas Pierce and Elizabeth Cole); died on 10 Jun 1733 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA.

    Stephen married Tabitha Parker on 18 Nov 1676 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA. Tabitha (daughter of Jacob Parker and Sarah) was born on 28 Feb 1658/1659 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA; died on 31 Jan 1741/1742 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Tabitha Parker was born on 28 Feb 1658/1659 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA (daughter of Jacob Parker and Sarah); died on 31 Jan 1741/1742 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA.
    Children:
    1. Jacob Pierce was born in 1677 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA; died in Sep 1749 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA.
    2. 4. Stephen Pierce was born on 10 Apr 1679 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA; died on 9 Sep 1749 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA.
    3. Tabitha Pierce was born on 24 Feb 1688/1689 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA; died on 6 Feb 1741/1742 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA.

  3. 10.  William Fletcher, II was born on 21 Feb 1656 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA (son of Ensign William Fletcher and Lydia Bates); died on 23 May 1712 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA.

    William married Sarah Richardson on 19 Sep 1677 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA. Sarah (daughter of Captain Josiah Richardson and Remembrance Underwood) was born on 25 Mar 1659/1660 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA; died on 30 Jan 1748. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Sarah Richardson was born on 25 Mar 1659/1660 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA (daughter of Captain Josiah Richardson and Remembrance Underwood); died on 30 Jan 1748.
    Children:
    1. 5. Esther Fletcher was born in 1685 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA; died on 21 Sep 1767 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA.
    2. William Fletcher, III was born on 1 Apr 1688 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA; died on 27 Jan 1741/1742 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA.
    3. Phoebe Fletcher was born on 24 Nov 1700 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, MA; died on 21 Jan 1743 in Westford, Middlesex County, MA.

  5. 12.  John Merrill was born on 16 Feb 1662/1663 in Newbury, Essex County, MA (son of Nathaniel Merrill and Joanna Kinney Ninian); died on 15 May 1705 in Haverhill, Essex County, MA.

    John married Lucy Webster. Lucy (daughter of John Webster and Anna Batt) was born on 19 Dec 1664 in Newbury, Essex County, MA; died after 1718. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Lucy Webster was born on 19 Dec 1664 in Newbury, Essex County, MA (daughter of John Webster and Anna Batt); died after 1718.
    Children:
    1. Hannah Merrill was born in 1686 in Bradford, Essex County, MA; died on 9 Jun 1747 in Arundel, York County, ME.
    2. Nathaniel Merrill was born on 26 Jul 1687 in Newbury, Essex County, MA.
    3. 6. Abel Merrill was born in 1690 in Newbury, Essex County, MA; died on 29 Mar 1753 in Methuen, Essex County, MA.
    4. Abigail Merrill was born about 1695 in Massachusetts; died after 1730 in New Hampshire.
    5. Stephen Merrill was born on 10 Sep 1700 in Haverhill, Essex County, MA.
    6. Enoch Merrill was born on 23 Jun 1702 in Haverhill, Essex County, MA.