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Last Modified: July 2021
Created: August 2020

JOSEPH PIERSON
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BORN: December 1799, Canada 1855 1860 FAG
DIED: October 16, 1862 in Oshkoh, Winnebago, Wisconsin FAG
BURIED: Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. In the Catholic section, St. Joseph's, 9-10. OC-West FAG
The pilar Tombstone has a name on each side. Starting with the side with Joseph Pierson, moving clockwise around it, the next side has Agatha Gorsier Pierson, Joseph's wife. The next side has Frank X Pierson, their youngest son who never married and cared for Agatha for a time before she died. The 4th side has Adelia (Pierson) Minor, their widowed daughter.
PARENTS: unknown
RELIGION: Catholic
OCCUPATION: Farmer in 1860 1860
MARRIAGE: Agatha D. Gorsier (July 9, 1798 Canada-Jan, 30, 1884 Oshkosh, WI) Married about 1824. Her parents were born in Canada. Joseph and Agatha migrated to the US, probably New York, in 1850 and to Oshkosh in late 1855. 1855 1860 1870 1880 FAG 1


CHILDREN
NAME BORN DIED SPOUSE NUMBER OF CHILDREN NOTES
Josephine PIERSON GILBOE Aug. 12, 1825 Canada June 10, 1902 Oshkosh, WI Aken Gilboe 11
Joseph PIERSON June 2, 1827 Canada Feb. 14, 1909 Oshkosh, WI Virginia Lamoreaux Adrien 8 He was a ship's carpenter.
Charles PIERSON 1860 about 1834 Canada 1860 Lucy (1830 Canada) 1860 2 (Felix 1856 NY, Mathilda 1859 NY) 1860
Felix PIERSON 1899-o Feb. 1840 Canada May 10, 1918 Los Angeles, CA Julia Coughlin (1843 Ireland-?) 5
Adelia PIERSON MINOR Dec. 28, 1841 Canada possibly in 1912 James Minor 1
Frank Xavier John PIERSON 1860 1870p7 1880 Nov. 10, 1845 Canada 11 1860 1870p7 1880 Aug. 9, 1899 Oshkosh, WI 11 12 (never married) Marble Cutter in 1870, 1880 1870p7 1880
RESIDENCES: to about 1850 Canada 1855
1850-1855 Watervliet, Albany County, New York State 1855 would have to have been ca. 1852-1856
Oshkosh, Wisconsin at 55 Sherman St. 1860
NOTES: Josephine's daughter Agatha's godparents were Joseph and Eugenia Pierson. They could have been relatives. 4
SOURCES:
1855 1855 Census Watervliet, Albany County, New York on 3rd page. For Pierson: Joseph and Agatha, Phillip (Felix), Adelia, John (Frank Xavier).
1860 1860 Census Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin Page No. 161. For Pierson: Joseph and Agatha, Felix, Xavier.
1870 1870 Census Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin Page No. 54. For Pierson: Phillip (Felix) and Julia with Agatha.
1880 1880 Census Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin Page No. 14 B For Pierson: Frank, Agatha and Miner, Adelia and Mary
FAG Find-A-Grave Joseph Pierson, and Agatha Gorsier Pierson
1 1884 Obituary of Agatha Pierson - part 1; Obituary of Agatha Pierson - part 2

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1870p7 1870 Census Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin Page No. 7. For Pierson: Frank.
10 1879 Oshkosh City Directory
Gilboe Aken, mason, res. Graham, cor. Mill.
Minors Mrs. Mary, wid., res 38 Merritt.
Pierson Frank X., foreman marble cutter, res. 28 Leaf.
Pierson Joseph, ship carpenter, res. Main, n. e. cor. Baldwin.
11 1899 Obituary of Frank Xavier Pierson
12 1899 Wisconsin Death Index for Frank Xavier Pierson
13 1902 Death certificate info of Josephine Pierson Gilboe
14 1905 Golden Wedding Anniversary of Joseph Pierson and Virginia Lamoreaux
15 1909 Obituary of Joseph Pierson
16 1909 Obituary of Joseph Pierson on Oshkosh Northwestern Newspaper