Elias Seeley Pierce
Private
Company H
43rd Pennsylvania Infantry, aka 43rd U.S. Colored Infantry
Tombstone of Elias Seeley Pierce, Cuff Cemetery, Canton, Salem, New Jersey
Photo by B&R Terry
Photo by B&R Terry
Enlisted: March 29, 1865, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honorably Discharged: October 20, 1865, Brownsville, Texas
Born: 1829 (per various affidavits)
Died: September 30, 1902, buried Cuff Cemetery (note from personal file)
Married: Elizabeth S. Hufman at Salem, NJ on January 27, 1852
Elizabeth S. Pierce, died April 1869, in Quinton Township, Salem County, New JerseyChildren (Per affidavit dated April 1898):
Nathaniel M. Pierce, Born May 27, 1854
Elias Pierce, Born August 11, 1859
Ida Boardley, Born December 28, 1867
Description: 5'6" / Dark Complexion / Dark Hair
Occupation: Farmer
Affidavits:
William Henry Simpson
John Berry
Phineas SmithDisability:
Scurry, Diarrhea, RheumatismPension:
Post Office: Quinton Township, County of Salem, State of New Jersey
Age 61
March 1891Post Office: Town of Quinton, County of Salem, State of New Jersey
Age 73
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OTHER ITEMS PERTAINING TO ELIAS SEELEY PIERCE NOT FROM THE PENSION RECORDS:
Here's alittle more about Elias from my files:
Elias Pierce (1829-9/30/1902), son of John Pierce and Mary Murray.
Elias and Elizabeth Children:
Prudence Pierce (1852 - died young)
Nathaniel Pierce (5/27/1854-12/28/1937), married Emeline Coombs (1856-1919) buried Gouldtown
Mary E. Pierce (1856 - died young)
Elias S. Pierce (8/11/1859-1934), buried Board Street Cemetery
Charles Pierce (3/1/1863-before 1898), marrried Adeline Cuff (1867-1945)
Ida Pierce (12/28/1867) married Benjamin Bordley
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For those who may be new to the list, a few of these Civil War pension extractions have been posted previously, extracted by either John Carter, Paul Johnson or Joseph Romeo. To view some of the others, as well as an explanatory note, please see the following page of the Mitsawokett site: http://www.mitsawokett.com/MilitaryService/DelmarvaAreaCivilWarPensions.htm (Once on the page, scroll down below the Index to see the Overview.)
Please e-mail Paul Johnson if anyone has any questions or corrections to this extraction of Elias Pierce's pension file.
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