GEN: SOUR Pierce, Frederic Beech, "The Pierce Genealogy, Being the Record of Posterity of Thomas Pierce, an Early Inhabitant of
GEN: Charlestown and afterwards Charlestown Village (Woburn)," 1882, Press of Chas. Hamilton, Worcester, pg. 125.
GEN: OCCU
GEN: PLAC Rev. and teacherResident of Brookfield Centre, CT.Per Frederic Beech Pierce, "The Pierce Genealogy....", pg. 215:"By the
GEN: death of his father he became an orphan when but six weeks old. In consequence of the largeness of his mother's family (the
GEN: four youngest born were two pairs of twins, with but fourteen months difference in age), he was taken when yet an infant into
GEN: the family of Mr. and Mrs. Lemuel Frissell of Peru, MA, with whom he spent most of his time until he was sixteen years of age,
GEN: though his mother did not resign her claim to him, and he remained with them by mutual consent. These earlier years were
GEN: devoted to ordinary farmer-boy pursuits."pg. 216:"He studied at Green Mountain Seminary, Monson Academy, and closed at Amherst
GEN: College."
