Caleb Peirce and Unknown

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Husband Caleb Peirce ^{1 2}

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           Born: 2 Feb 1727 1
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           Died: 12 Dec 1815 1
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         Father: Joshua Peirce (1684-1752) 2 3
         Mother: Rachel Gilpin (1696-1776) 2 4 5

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Wife Unknown

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Children

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1 M Jacob Peirce ²

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           Born: 1761 2
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           Died: 1801 2
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2 M Samuel Peirce ²

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           Born: 1766 2
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           Died: 1838 2
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3 M Joshua Peirce ²

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           Born: 1766 2
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           Died: 1851 2
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General Notes: Husband - Caleb Peirce

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He inherited the family homestead, and his two sons, Samuel (1766-1838) and Joshua (1766-1851), established the beautiful botanical garden or arboretem, surrounding the house known as Peirce's Park. Another son, Jacob Peirce (1761-1801), made a settlement on another part of the original estate and kept an interesting diary of his busy life.

1 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 679.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 426.

3 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 570, 655, 678.

4 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 570, 678.

5 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 338.