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Portrait and biographical album of Mecosta County, Mich. containing
portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative
citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the
governors of Michigan and of the presidents of the United States: also
containing a complete history of the county, from its earliest settlement
to the present time.

Published by Chapman Bros., Chicago, IL, 1883

Judith Anne Weeks Ancell
April 30, 2011
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Page 204, 207
PIERCE, Alfred
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Alfred Pierce, farmer, sec. 1, Hinton Tp, was born Dec. 31, 1841, in St.
Lawrence Co., N. Y.  His parents, David and Polly (Day) Pierce, were also
natives of St. Lawrence co., N. Y.  He started out alone in the warfare of
life at the age of 15 years.  His parents had previously removed to
Walworth co., Wis., and in the spring of 1856 he came to Michigan with the
family of Wm. Egbert (now deceased) and

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located in Berrien Co., Mich., remaining with them until 21 years of age,
engaged in farming and speculating.  In the spring of 1863, he went to
Minnesota and bought a farm, which he managed for five years, and meanwhile
was one year engaged in conducting a hotel at Rochester, Minn.  He sold the
farm and came to Mecosta County, where he bought 80 acres of wild land, in
Morton Tp., which he sold in the fall of 1881.  In the spring of 1880 he
bought 80 acres of forest land in Hinton Tp., where he now resides, with 20
acres under cultivation.  In politics Mr. Pierce is a Republican; has held
the office of Justice of the Peace four years, and was Highway Commissioner
three years in Morton Tp.

Mr. Pierce was married in Berrien Co., Mich., Nov. 26, 1863, to Mary E.,
daughter of Israel B. and Hannah Sackett, natives of Michigan.  Mrs. Pierce
was born in Dec. 25, 1840.  Her father died when she was ten years old, and
she was thrown upon her own resources for support.  Of ten children born to
Mr. and Mrs. Pierce, eight survive, four of them being twins; Charles A.
was born Nov. 10, 1864; Fred L., Aug. 16, 1866; Walter, Dec. 16, 1868;
Frank, Oct. 14, 1869; Etta, July 18, 1872; Harry, May 14, 1877’; Nathan,
Aug. 13, 1879; and Alfred, Nov. 15, 1882; Annie, born July 18, 1872, died
Dec. 26, 1880; Gertrude, born July 17, 1874, and died Dec 30, 1880.  Mr.
and Mrs. Pierce are both members of the M. E. Church, with which they
united at an early day.  Mr. Pierce is an earnest advocate of the
temperance cause, and is prominent in all the reforms of the day.

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