Rev Preserved Pierce was born 28 July 1758 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts to Nathan Pierce (1716-1793) and Lydia Martin (1718-1798) and died 29 June 1828 Swansea, Massachusetts of unspecified causes. He married Sarah Lewis (1761-1823) 15 May 1784 in Bristol County, Massachusetts. He married Nancy Cushing (1762-) 10 May 1824 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
Biography
Rev Nathan Pierce (1716-1793) (but he always spelled it Perce) was pastor of the Baptist Church in Rehoboth, Massachusetts for 40 years and succeeded by his son, Rev Preserved Pierce who stayed another 40 years, making in total 80 years that father and son presided over the church there. This church was known for many years as the Pierce Meeting House.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Preserved Pierce (1785-1829) | |||
| Lillis Pierce (1788-1854) | |||
| Candus Pierce (1789-1870) | |||
| Patience Pierce (1792-1889) | |||
| Lewis Pierce (1794-1840) | |||
| Martin Pierce (1796-1872) | |||
| Polly Pierce (1799-) | |||
| Lydia Pierce (1802-1889) | |||
| Otis Pierce (1804-1871) | |||
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)