Isaac Pierce was born 22 September 1763 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States to Nathan Pierce (1716-1793) and Lydia Martin (1718-1798) and died 26 November 1849 Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of unspecified causes. He married Anna Fitch (1763-1809) 7 October 1782 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. He married Mary Bowen (1779-1838) 1 November 1810 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. He married Elizabeth Carpenter (1767-) 1839 in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States.
Biography
His primary residence for most of his life was within 4 miles of his birthplace in Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
Revolutionary War Veteran
At age 16 he served for a short time in the Revolutionary Army diuring the British attack at Newport.
The Battle of Rhode Island, also known as the Battle of Quaker Hill and the Siege of Newport, took place on August 29, 1778. Continental Army and militia forces under the command of General John Sullivan were withdrawing to the northern part of Aquidneck Island after abandoning their siege of Newport, Rhode Island, when the British forces in Newport sortied, supported by recently arrived Royal Navy ships, and attacked the retreating Americans. The battle ended inconclusively, but the Continental forces afterward withdrew to the mainland, leaving Aquidneck Island in British hands.
Early Residence
After his marriage 1782 he lived with his grandfather, Mial Pierce (1693-1786) for two years, before returning to his father's homestead where he pursued farming for all of his life.
"He was industrious and economical, and though he had a large family was prosperous and well-to-do. He used to relate that when he was a boy there was not a vehicle of any kind in Rehoboth, except a few ox-carts, heavy, clumsy affairs. He often went to church in an oxcart, in which seats were arranged for the family. When he was eighteen he joined his father's church, but when he was twenty-five he was excoomunicated for attending a Universalist church.
Marriage and Family
1st Marriage: Anna Fitch
Anna Fitch daughter of Captain Amos Ritch of Swansea. She was buried in the Pierce burygrounds at Rehoboth.
2nd Marriage: Polly Bowen
He married Mary (Polly) Bowan by the hand of his brother Elder Preserved Pierce.
3rd Marriage: Elizabeth Carpenter
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Hannah Pierce (1783-1840) | |||
| Nancy Pierce (1786-1874) | |||
| Jeremiah Pierce (1787-) | |||
| Cyrus Pierce (1788-1789) | |||
| Isaac Pierce (1789-1864) | |||
| Penelope Pierce (1791-1866) | |||
| Mahala Pierce (1792-1869) | |||
| Angia Pierce (1794-1854) | |||
| Levi Pierce (1797-1838) | 8 June 1797 Rehoboth, Massachusetts, United States | 29 June 1838 Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts | Betsey Slade Wheeler (1800-1881) |
| Mary Pierce (1799-1809) | |||
| Waterman Pierce (1801-) | |||
| Hiram Piece (1804-1883) | |||
| Maxiam Pierce (1804-) | |||
| Lyman Pierce (1813-) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Lyman Pierce (1813-) | |||
| Holofanes Pierce (1815-1815) | |||
| Polly Pierce (1816-1875) | |||
| Jeremiah Pierce (1820-1866) | |||
| Delana Pierce (1823-1909) | |||
| Laura Ann Pierce (1825-) | |||
| Sophronia Anothy Pierce (1827-1903) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Joseph Pierce (1737-1793) | |||
| David Pierce (1739-) | |||
| Freelove Pierce (1742-1809) | |||
| Nathan Pierce (1744-1776) | |||
| Lydia Pierce (1745-1822) | 18 March 1745 Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | 11 December 1822 Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts | Asa Upham (1736-1826) |
| Benjamin Pierce (1747-1796) | |||
| Pardon Pierce (1748-1796) | |||
| Mary Pierce (1750-1827) | |||
| Marten Pierce (1752-1844) | |||
| Martha Pierce (1752-) | |||
| Judith Pierce (1753-1806) | |||
| Hezekiah Pierce (1755-1800) | |||
| Pegleg Pierce (1756-1828) | |||
| Preserved Pierce (1758-1828) | 28 July 1758 Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts | 29 June 1828 Swansea, Massachusetts | Sarah Lewis (1761-1823) Nancy Cushing (1762-) |
| Isaac Pierce (1763-1849) | 22 September 1763 Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States | 26 November 1849 Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States | Anna Fitch (1763-1809) Mary Bowen (1779-1838) Elizabeth Carpenter (1767-) |
| Chloe Pierce (1765-) | |||
References
- New England Families, Genealogical and Meorial Record - Vol 4 - Publ 1914, William Richard Cutter, pg 1809-1812 (Pierce Family) (Free on Google Books)
Footnotes (including sources)
| ‡ General |