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Ruth Simonds Thompson Pierce (1730-1811) wrote a last will and testament in 1811 to detail the distribution of her estate.
Her son Josiah Pierce (1756-1830), one of the earliest residents of Baldwin, was executor of the estate.
She was first married to Benjamin Thompson, who died in 1755. She then married Josiah Pierce (1720-1799) of Woburn, Massachusetts. She lived in Windham at the time of her death.
A son by her first marriage was Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford.
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About This Item
- Title: Will of Ruth Thompson Pierce, 1807
- Creation Date: 1807-03-19
- Subject Date: 1807-03-19
- Location: Windham, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 4210
- Collection: Pierce family collection
- Object Type: Text
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