Edwin W. Pierce

b. between 1842 and 1843, d. 26 December 1864
  • Father: Mather A. Pierce
  • Mother: Frances [--?--]
  • Company: D
  • Edwin W. Pierce was born between 1842 - 1843 at Northborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Mather A. Pierce and Frances [--?--].
  • At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Edwin gave his occupation as mechanic (or moulder per MASSCW).

  • On 12 Jul 1861 Edwin mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
  • On 9 Oct 1863 Edwin ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts due to disability.

  • In 1864 Edwin W. Pierce was cabinet maker.
  • Starting 5 Jan 1864, Edwin also served in the 34th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, Co. C.
  • On 13 Oct 1864 Edwin W. Pierce was wounded at Cedar Creek, Accomack County, Virginia.
  • He died on 26 Dec 1864 at Winchester, Virginia, unmarried, of wounds, while serving with the 34th Regiment.
  • On 17 Sep 1870 Edwin W. Pierce was included on the Civil War memorial at Northborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • Last Edited: 19 Jan 2012

George Otis Pierce

b. 8 December 1841, d. 21 July 1862
  • Father: Otis Pierce b. 17 Mar 1809, d. 17 Oct 1877
  • Mother: Clarissa H. Davis b. 30 Oct 1812, d. 14 Feb 1897
  • Company: D
  • George Otis Pierce was born on 8 Dec 1841 at Paxton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Otis Pierce and Clarissa H. Davis.
  • George Otis Pierce was enumerated in the household of Otis Pierce and Clarissa H. Davis in the 1850 US Federal Census on 6 Sep 1850 at Paxton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
    Otis Pierce, 41, bootmaker, b. MA (as were all in the family)
    Clarissa, 37
    Helen D., 16
    Clarissa B., 12
    **George O., 8
    Sam'l Hapgood, 22, boot maker
    Lewis B. Earle, 20, boot maker.
  • At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, George gave his occupation as clerk.
  • In 1861 George was living at Paxton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

  • On 12 Jul 1861 George mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Paxton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 19 years, 7 months and 4 days old.
  • He died on 21 Jul 1862 at Harrison's Landing, Virginia, of typhoid fever. He was 20 years, 7 months and 13 days old.
  • His estate was probated in 1863 at Paxton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • He was buried at Center Cemetery, Paxton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • George Otis Pierce was included on the Civil War memorial at Paxton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • On 12 Jul 1888 Clarissa H. Davis received a pension to surviving family member in Massachusetts based on George's service; his mother, received certificate number 218730.
  • Last Edited: 28 Jul 2009

John Liberty Pierce

b. July 1839, d. 4 February 1915
  • Father: Leander Pierce
  • Mother: Lovina Laughlin
  • Company: H
  • John Liberty Pierce was born in Jul 1839 at Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Leander Pierce and Lovina Laughlin.
  • John Liberty Pierce was enumerated in the household of Leander Pierce and Lovina Laughlin in the 1850 US Federal Census on 17 Aug 1850 at Boylston, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
    Leander Pierce, 36, basket maker, b. MA (as were all in the family)
    Lovina, 28
    **John L., 10
    Marcus M., 7
    Charles, 8
    George H., 3.
  • In 1861 John was living at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, John gave his occupation as "none" in either Ford's history or the MASSCW.

  • On 25 Jul 1861 John mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 22 years old.
  • On 21 Oct 1861 John Liberty Pierce was wounded at The Battle of Ball's Bluff, Leesburg, Virginia, in the fingers.
  • On 30 Oct 1861 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, John Liberty Pierce was included among "The Killed Wounded and Missing of the Fifteenth Regiment," after Ball's Bluff.
  • On 27 Aug 1862 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, John Liberty Pierce was mentioned among the wounded as having arrived at New York from Fortress Monroe.
  • On 9 Oct 1862 John ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, due to disability.

  • On 11 May 1863 John Liberty Pierce, 23, married Laura Eliza Leland, 19, daughter of Benjamin Morse Leland and Sally S. Powers, at Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • John Liberty Pierce made application for a veteran's pension on 29 Mar 1864, and received certificate number 270305.
  • He and Laura Eliza Leland were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census on 1 Jun 1880 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
    Peirce, John L., 40, boot edge cutter, b. MA (as were all in the family)
    ---, Laura E., 36, wife
    ---, George W., 15, son, boot peg cutter, b. MA
    ---, Walter E., 12, son, b. MA
    ---, John H., 11, son, b. MA
    ---, Theodor E., 11, son, b. MA
    ---, Herbert A., 3, son, b. MA.
  • John Liberty Pierce was enumerated in the 1890 US Federal census, Veteran's Schedule in Jun 1890 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as having served in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Co. H.
  • On 21 Oct 1903 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, John L. Pierce attended the 37th annual regimental reunion with some eighty other veterans.
  • He and Laura Eliza Leland were enumerated in the 1910 US Federal Census on 30 Apr 1910 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
    Pierce, John L., 70, married 49 years, b. MA, own income
    ---, Laura E., wife, 66
    ---, Walter E., son, 45, married 2 years, edge maker in boot shop
    ---, Jennie, dau-in-law, 27, no children.
  • John Liberty Pierce died on 4 Feb 1915 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 75 years and 7 months old.
  • He was buried in Feb 1915 at Hope Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • Last Edited: 23 Jul 2009

Family: Laura Eliza Leland b. Jan 1844

  • George William Pierce b. 23 Sep 1864
  • Theodor E. Pierce b. 20 Dec 1867
  • Walter E. Pierce b. Dec 1868
  • John Henry Pierce b. 18 Apr 1869
  • Herbert A. Pierce b. between 1876 - 1877

Joseph Franklin Pierce

b. 8 May 1840, d. 20 December 1926
  • Father: Royal S. Pierce b. between 1811 - 1812, d. 30 May 1870
  • Mother: Thirza Janes b. 22 May 1811, d. 6 Mar 1893
  • Company: D
  • Joseph Franklin Pierce was born on 8 May 1840 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Royal S. Pierce and Thirza Janes.
  • Joseph Franklin Pierce was enumerated in the household of Royal S. Pierce and Thirza Janes in the 1860 US Federal Census on 15 Jun 1860 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
    R. S. Pierce, 45, b. MA (as were all in the family)
    Thirza (sic), 42
    **Edward L., 21, moulder
    **Joseph F., 20, moulder.
  • At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Joseph gave his occupation as moulder.

  • On 12 Jul 1861 Joseph mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He was 21 years, 2 months and 4 days old.
  • Joseph Franklin Pierce and Edward Levi Pierce, brothers, served together in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry joining Co. D.
  • On 28 Jul 1864 Joseph ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts due to completion of his term of service.

  • On 30 Nov 1865 Joseph Franklin Pierce, 25, married Jennie E. H. Hampson, 24, daughter of Matthias Hampson and Mary [--?--], at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  • Joseph Franklin Pierce and Jennie E. H. Hampson were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census on 1 Jun 1880 at Belle Plaine, Benton County, Iowa, as:
    Pierce, Joseph, 40, foundry, b. MA
    ---, Jennie, 40, wife, b. RI
    ---, Maud, 9, daur, b. MA
    ---, Elmer, 6, son, b. MA
    ---, Edward, 42, brother, widower, foundry, b. MA.
  • Joseph Franklin Pierce was enumerated in the 1890 US Federal census, Veteran's Schedule in Jun 1890 at 38 Benefit Street, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as having served in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Co. D.
  • He made application at Massachusetts for a veteran's pension on 25 Aug 1890, and received certificate number 848571.
  • On 21 Jul 1891 his brother, Edward Levi Pierce, died at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, a suicide by chloroform inhalation at age 52.
  • Joseph Franklin Pierce and Jennie E. H. Hampson were enumerated in the 1900 US Federal census on 7 Jun 1900 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, where he works in a foundry. Of their children, only Maud is still living.
  • On 23 Jun 1901 his daughter, Maud Mary Pierce, died unmarried at age 29.
  • On 21 Oct 1901 at Grand Army Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts, Joseph F. Pierce attended the 35th annual regimental reunion, which was reported the following day in the Worcester Daily Spy.
  • On 21 Oct 1903 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Joseph F. Pierce attended the 37th annual regimental reunion with some eighty other veterans.
  • On 22 Apr 1909 Jennie E. H. Hampson, his wife, died at age 67.
  • Joseph Franklin Pierce was enumerated in the 1910 US Federal Census on 18 Apr 1910 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
    Pierce, Joseph F., 69, widower, b. MA.
  • On 22 Oct 1926 at "The Webster Evening Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Joseph F. Pierce was mentioned as attending the 60th reunion of Company I.
  • He died on 20 Dec 1926 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 86 years, 7 months and 12 days old.
  • He was buried in Dec 1926 at Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, with his brother and parents.
  • Last Edited: 28 Jul 2009

Family: Jennie E. H. Hampson b. Jul 1841, d. 22 Apr 1909

  • Maud Mary Pierce b. 20 Jan 1872, d. 23 Jun 1901
  • Elmer Pierce b. between 1873 - 1874

Walter Webster Pingree

b. 27 February 1832, d. 16 September 1864

Gravemarker of Walter W. Pingree
  • Father: John Pingree b. 26 Aug 1800, d. 15 Nov 1871
  • Mother: Elizabeth Herrick b. 8 Jan 1796, d. 13 Mar 1881
  • Company: 1_SS
  • Walter Webster Pingree was born on 27 Feb 1832 at Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, son of John Pingree and Elizabeth Herrick.
  • Walter Webster Pingree was enumerated in the household of John Pingree and Elizabeth Herrick in the 1850 US Federal Census on 30 Aug 1850 at Georgetown, Essex County, Massachusetts, as:
    John Pingrey, 49, farmer, b. MA (as were all)
    Elizabeth, 54
    Robert C Harlutt, 40
    John W Pingry, 22
    **Walter W., 18
    Isaac C., 15
    Phineas N D., 13.
  • At the time of his enlistment, Walter gave his occupation as Farmer.
  • In 1862 Walter was living at Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts.

  • On 17 Mar 1862 Walter W. Pingree mustered into service with the 1st Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters. He was 30 years and 18 days old.
  • He died on 16 Sep 1864 at Harwood Hospital, Washington, DC, of typhoid fever. He was 32 years, 6 months and 20 days old.
  • He was buried in 1864 at Union Cemetery, Georgetown, Essex County, Massachusetts.
  • Walter Webster Pingree is mentioned the History of the 1st MA Sharpshooters by Dave McGlaughlin. Click HERE.
  • Last Edited: 28 Jan 2011
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