Ezekiel Pierce^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]}

- 1773

• Name	Ezekiel Pierce  [11]
  Birth	Windham, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
  Gender	Male
  Death	Aft. 1773	Wyoming, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
  Burial	Aft. 1773	Wyoming, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
  Person ID	I312684224570	Oswald Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family	Lois Stevens,   b. 21 Aug 1717, Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America d. 25 Jun 1762, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	11 Feb 1756	of Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut
  Family ID	F1315	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Birth date/Death date on Find A Grave Biography The Find A Grave Biography stated that the birth date was 6 January 1710. The death date is stated as being after 1773. No definite death date is known. Find A Grave Biography Ezekiel Pierce was born 6 Jan 1710 to Hannah Bradhurst Pierce. Ezekiel was a Major in the Mlitary as he was listed as Major Ezekiel Pierce when he married Lois Stevens 11 Feb 1736 in Plainfield Windham Conn. Received a very nice msg from CLH #47500533 Thank you. Information listed below. "Ezekiel was a Major in the Military as he was listed as Major Ezekiel Pierce when he married Lois Stevens 11 Feb 1736 in Plainfield Windham Conn. From the history of Wyoming, Major Ezekiel Pierce was the father of the Pierce family, and was the writer of early days and for a succession of years was clerk of the town, the records being in his handwriting. Two of his sons were commissioned in the Revolutionary War. Timothy and Phineas under Capt Spaulding. Timothy rode all night before the battle, arrived after the troops had marched out, followed and fell. Major Pierce was town clerk in Plainfield Connecticut from 1748 to 1754. He resided in both Plainfield, Connecticut and Wyoming Pennsylvania. He had 5 sons grown to manhood when he moved from Plainfield to Wyoming Pa in 1771. As of June 21,1773 Ezekiel Pierce was the town clerk for Wyoming, Pa. Date of death unknown" Major Ezekiel Pietce died sometime after 1773. Wyoming Pa. Date unknown. Burial in Wyoming County Pennsylvania. Gravesite Details Major ONE OF THE ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF THE SUSQ ONE OF THE ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF THE SUSQUEHANAH COMPANY, AND ONE OF THE ORIGINAL SETTLERS IN THE WYOMING VALLEY OF PENNSYLVANIA UNDER ITS AUSPICES IN 1763/64. UPON THE ORGANIZATION OF THE THOWN OF WESTMORELAND, PA WHICH INCLUDES THE WHOLE WYOMING REGION CLAIMED BY CONNECTICUT SETTLERS ON 1 MAR 1774. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE TWENTY-FORTH CONNECTICUT, OR WESTMORELAND REGIMENT, AND SURVIVED THE BATTLE AND MASSACRE OF WYOMING, 3 JULY 1778, DYING AT HIS HOME IN KINGSTON, NOW LUZERNE COUNTY, PA, 1779. COLONEL EXEKIEL WAS NAMED AS TOWN CLERK AND RECORDER OF DEEDS, WHICH OFFICES HE HELD UNTIL 1777/78. Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) indicated that Ezekiel Pierce married Lois Stevens on 11 Feb 1736. No record has been located of a second marriage to Ann. Seven Pierce Families by Harvey C. Pierc Seven Pierce Families by Harvey C. Pierce 1936 Pierce Genealogy 1882 Submitting Information: Naone Huntsman Fletcher, A-19 Verdeland Park, Layton, Utah From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. Find A Grave Ezekiel Pierce BIRTH 6 Jan 1710 Windham County, Connecticut, USA DEATH unknown Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, USA BURIAL Burial Details Unknown MEMORIAL ID 159158279 !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Lat !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA

  
  

• Sources

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