Family:Pierce, Ephraim (1700-a1773)

Ephraim Pierce (Mary³ Whitney, Joshua², John¹), son of Ephraim and Mary³ (Whitney) Pierce, was born 12 Mar 1700, Groton, MA,^[1] and died after 1773.^[2]

He married firstly, 30 Oct 1721, Groton, MA, Esther Shedd, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Bowers) Shed. She was born 24 Mar 1702/3, Groton, MA, and died 28 Jun 1768, Lunenburg, MA.

He married secondly, 12 Jan 1773, Lunenburg, MA, Huldah (Martin) Wetherbee, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Gove) Martin. She was born 27 Apr 1711, Marlborough, MA, and died after 1790, Rindge, NH. She had married firstly, 23 Apr 1728, Marlborough, MA, Hezekiah Wetherbee.

Children of Ephraim and Esther (Shedd) Pierce, all born Groton, MA:

i.	Esther Pierce, b. 29 May 1722; m.(1) Benjamin Gould; m.(2) Joseph Hammond.
ii.	Jonathan Pierce, b. 27 Nov 1724; m. Sarah Dodge.
iii.	Ephraim Pierce, b. 13 Mar 1726/7; m.(1) Sarah Norcross; m.(2) Olive Goodridge.
iv.	Amos Pierce, b. 8 Jul 1729; d. 11 Jan 1740/1, Lunenburg, MA.
v.	Sarah Pierce, b. 27 Nov 1731; m. John Lovejoy.
vi.	Mary Pierce, b. 5 Mar 1733/4; m. Phineas Hartwell.
vii.	Benjamin Pierce, b. 3 Jun 1736; d. 23 Dec 1751 or 1757.
viii.	Prudence Pierce, b. 6 Feb 1738/9; m. Reuben Smith.
ix.	Oliver Pierce, b. 17 Jul 1741; m. Mary Smith.
x.	Kezia Pierce, b. 4 Dec 1743; m. Ephraim Wetherbee.
xi.	Elizabeth Pierce, b. 25 Mar 1748; m. Jacob Stewart.

Ephraim and Huldah (Martin)(Wetherbee) Peirce had no children.

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