Miles Pierce

1842 - 1929  (87 years)

• Name	Miles Pierce  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	7 Apr 1842	Rawdon, Montcalm, Québec, Canada   [8]
  Christening	8 Apr 1842	St-Patrice de Rawdon, Montcalm, Québec, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Name	Myles Pierce  [9]
  _UID	C6DEB9631DF5470CA77FD05C58041D4838E7
  Burial	Aug 1929	Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [10]
  Death	20 Aug 1929	Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [10]
  Person ID	I9305	broderick
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Daniel Pierce,   b. Abt 1805, Ireland d. 16 Oct 1879, Rawdon, Montcalm, Québec, Canada (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Rose McKane,   b. Abt 1816, Ireland d. 4 Aug 1875, Rawdon, Montcalm, Québec, Canada (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	2 Mar 1829	Balliboy and Killoughy, Meath, Ireland   [11, 12]
  Family ID	F1679	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Ford,   b. Loughrea, Galway, Ireland d. 2 May 1889, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
  Marriage	14 Jul 1881	Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [13]
  Children	1. Annie Louise Pierce,   b. 12 Jun 1882, Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 22 May 1908, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 25 years)   2. Mary Jane Pierce,   b. 27 Feb 1885, Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. Feb 1940, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F3793	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Nora Kelley,   b. 1855, Ireland d. 16 Jun 1891, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	1890  [14]
  Children	1. John K. Pierce,   b. 23 Mar 1891, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 2 Aug 1915, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 24 years)
  Family ID	F3797	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 3
  Children	1. Frances Pierce,   b. 1895   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3800	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Apr 1842 - Rawdon, Montcalm, Québec, Canada Christening - 8 Apr 1842 - St-Patrice de Rawdon, Montcalm, Québec, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S116] Ancestry.com, Census of Canada, 1851, (Database on line, 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. Note - enumeration form numbers lines 23 and 24 as line 24 (repeated).), Canada East, Leinster, ED 13, St Patrice de Rawdon, p 83 (41), img 83, ln 23 (Reliability: 3). Miles Pierce, occ. Labourer, born Canada, age 9, single. [S88] Ancestry.com, Census of Canada, 1861, (Database on line, 1861 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.), Canada East, Montcalm, ED 7, Parish of St. Patrick of Rawdon, p 30, img 82, ln 35 (Reliability: 3). Name: Miles Pierce Occ.: (none) Gender: Male Age: 17 Marital Status: Single Birth Year: abt 1842 Birthplace: Canada Home in 1861: Montcalm, Canada East Religion: Catholic Film Number: C-1297-1298 Page Number: 90 Household Members: Name Age Danial Pierce 56 Rosan Pierce 45 Miles Pierce 17 Danial Pierce 15 Thomas Pierce 13 Ann Pierce 11 [S87] Ancestry.com, Census of Canada, 1871, (Database on line, 1871 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.), Québec, Montcalm, ED 17, St Patrick of Rawdon, p 42, img 22, ln 10 (Reliability: 3). Name: Miles Pierce Gender: Male Age: 28 Birth Year: abt 1843 Birth Place: Quebec Occ. Farmer. Religion: Catholic Origin: Irish Province: Quebec District: Montcalm District Number: 101 Subdistrict: St Patrick Subdistrict Number: f Household Members: Name Age Danial Pierce 66 Rose Pierce 60 Miles Pierce 28 Danial Pierce 26 Thomas Pierce 24 Anne Pierce 22 Sarah Herman 27 [S89] Ancestry.com, Census of Canada, 1881, (Ancestry.com, database on-line. Census images provided by Library and Archives Canada.), Québec, Montcalm, St Patrick de Rawdon, p 2, iimg 2, ln 15 (Reliability: 3). Name: Miles Pierce Gender: Male Age: 37 Birth Year: 1844 Birthplace: Quebec Religion: Catholic Nationality: Irish Occupation: Farmer Province: Quebec District Number: 89 District: Montcalm Sub-District Number: F Subdistrict: St Patrick de Rawdon Household Members: Name Age Miles Pierce 37 [S6] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 12th, 1900, (Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), Massachusetts, Middlesex, Waltham Ward 02, District 0975, sht 10A, img 19, ln 22 (Reliability: 3). Name Miles Pierce Birthplace Canada [Canada English] Home in 1900 Waltham Ward 2, Middlesex, Massachusetts Ward of City 2 Street Gormans Lane House Number 1 Sheet Number 10 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation 112 Family Number 197 Race White Gender Male Immigration Year 1878 Relation to Head of House Head Marital Status Widowed Father's Birthplace Canada English Mother's Birthplace Canada, England Years in US 22 Naturalization Alien Occupation Cigar Maker Months Not Employed 0 Can Read Y Can Write Y Can Speak English Y House Owned or Rented Own Farm or House H Neighbors Household Members (Name) Age Relationship Miles Pierce Head Annie Pierce 16 Daughter Mary Pierce 15 Daughter John Pierce 9 Son Jennie Roach 24 Niece [S15] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 13th, 1910, (Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), Massachusetts, Middlesex, Waltham Ward 2, District 1041, sht 22A, img 42, ln 30 (Reliability: 3). Name Miles Pierce Age in 1910 61 Birth Date 1849 [1849] Birthplace Canada [Canada English] Home in 1910 Waltham Ward 2, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Sheet Number 22a Street School Street House Number Rear 163 Race White Gender Male Immigration Year 1878 Relation to Head of House Head Marital Status Widowed Father's Birthplace Canada [Canada English] Mother's Birthplace Ireland Native Tongue English Occupation Odd Jobs Industry Organ Factory Employer, Employee or Other Wage Earner Home Owned or Rented Own Home Free or Mortgaged Mortgaged Farm or House House Naturalization Status Naturalized Able to read Y Able to Write Y Enumeration District Number 1041 Out of Work N Number of Weeks Out of Work 0 Enumerated Year 1910 Household Members (Name) Age Relationship Miles Pierce 61 Head Mary Pierce 25 Daughter John Pierce 19 Son Frances Pierce 15 Daughter [S605] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1798-1950, ( Source Citation National Archives at Boston; Waltham, Massachusetts; ARC Title: Copies of Petitions and Records of Naturalization in New England Courts, 1939 - ca. 1942; NAI Number: 4752894; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: RG 85 Source Information Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1798-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Naturalization Records. National Archives at Boston, Waltham, Massachusetts.), First District Court, Middlesex County, Waltham Petitions, V. 3, P. 333-476, 1901-1904, img 471-472 (Reliability: 3). Name Miles Pierce Petition Age 40 Record Type Naturalization Petition Birth Date 7 Apr 1852 Birth Place Rowdon, Canada Departure Place Rawdon Arrival Date 28 Mar 1873 Arrival Place Boston Petition Date 3 Nov 1892 Petition Place Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA [S25] Parroissioux de St-Patrice de Rawdon, Registres Parroissioux de St-Patrice de Rawdon, (FamilySearch.org. Québec Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1900. Database online, with images of original parish registers.), 1842, p3, B, Microfilm #1293145. (Reliability: 3). [S7] Ancestry.com, Québec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967., ([database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008. Includes images of the actual copies of parish registers submitted to the central authorities.), Ste-Julienne, 1860, p 10v, B-46, img 11 (Reliability: 3). On 14 Oct 1860 was baptized James Patrick, born about 5 days previously to John Pierce, farmer, and Ann Roache of the parish of Rawdon. Sponsors were Myles Pierce and Marguerite Roache. Godfather signed "Myles Pierce" [S47] FindAGrave.com, (http://www.findagrave.com), Memorial ID 262236972 (Reliability: 3). Myles Pierce Birth 7 Apr 1852 Rawdon Gold Mines, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada Death 20 Aug 1929 (aged 77) Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Burial Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Memorial ID 262236972 Family Members Spouses Mary Ford Pierce unknown– 1889 (m. 1881) Nora Kelly Pierce 1855– 1891 (m. 1890) Children Annie Louise Pierce Peters 1882– 1908 Mary Jane Pierce Sutton 1885– 1940 John K. Pierce 1891– 1915 [S116] Ancestry.com, Census of Canada, 1851, (Database on line, 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. Note - enumeration form numbers lines 23 and 24 as line 24 (repeated).), Canada East, Leinster, ED 13, St Patrice de Rawdon, p 83 (41), img 83, ln 22 (Reliability: 3). John Pierce, occ. Labourer, born Ireland, age 21, single. [S607] Ancestry.com, Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, ( Source Citation Catholic Parish Registers, The National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 04991 / 05 Source Information Ancestry.com. Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Catholic Parish Registers, National Library of Ireland, Ireland. Published under the National Library of Ireland's Terms of Use of Material made available on registers.nli.ie.), Meath, Balliboy and Killoughy, 1821-1833, img 119 (Reliability: 3). Name Danel Pierce Gender Male Event Type Marriage Marriage Date 2 Mar 1829 Marriage Place Balliboy and Killoughy, Ireland, Ireland Parish Variants Balliboy, Ballyboy, Ballyboy and Killoughy, Kilcormac, Killoughey, Killoughy Diocese Meath Spouse Rose Mc Kane [S690] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915, (Original data: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. The index for the years 1911-1915 was received from NEHGS. Earlier years were transcribed by Ancestry.com.), _Up Through 1910, 1881, p 11, no. 2, img 718 (Reliability: 3). Name Myles Pierce Age 28 Birth Year abt 1853 Birth Place Rawdon, Canada Marriage Date 14 Jul 1881 Marriage Place Weston, Massachusetts, USA Father Daniel Pierce Mother Rosanna McKeen Spouse Mary Ford ***** Name Mary Ford Age 30 Birth Year abt 1851 Birth Place Ireland Marriage Date 14 Jul 1881 Marriage Place Weston, Massachusetts, USA Father Thomas Ford Mother Mary Manton Spouse Myles Pierce [S47] FindAGrave.com, (http://www.findagrave.com), Memorial ID 16433244 (Reliability: 3). Nora Kelly Pierce Birth 1855 Death 16 Jun 1891 (aged 35– 36) Burial Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Memorial ID 16433244 Gravesite Details Name on headstone is spelled Pearce incorrectly. Family Members Spouse Myles Pierce 1852– 1929 (m. 1890) Children John K. Pierce 1891– 1915