Lieut. Pierson Titcomb was born on 2 August 1776.1 He was the son of John Titcomb and Elizabeth Pierson.1 Lieut. Pierson Titcomb married firstly Marcrat (Peggy) Morrill on 6 April 1800 at Newburyport, Massachusetts.1,3 Lieut. Pierson Titcomb married secondly Anne Maria de Les Dernier, daughter of Peter Francis Christian de Les Dernier and Elizabeth Ellis, after 1801.4 Lieut. Pierson Titcomb died on 11 December 1855 in Dedham at the age of 79.5
Child of Lieut. Pierson Titcomb and Marcrat (Peggy) Morrill
o Edgar Titcomb6 b. Jun 1800, d. Jun 1800
Children of Lieut. Pierson Titcomb and Anne Maria de Les Dernier
o Elizabeth Dordin Titcomb4 d. Sep 1864
o Margaret Morrill Titcomb4
o Mary Dean Titcomb4
o Silas Betton Titcomb4
o Henry Hope Titcomb4
o John Pierson Titcomb4
o Adelaide Ann Titcomb4
o Robert Dinsmore Titcomb4
o Edward Ellis Titcomb4 b. c 24 Nov 1804, d. 31 Jan 1851
o Edgar Morrill Titcomb4 b. 4 Aug 1805
o Louis Frederick Titcomb+4 b. 8 Jul 1809
o Harriet Prescott Titcomb4 b. c 1811, d. 23 Mar 1886
Citations:
1. Sarah Elizabeth Titcomb, Early New England People, p. 157.
2. Sarah Elizabeth Titcomb, Early New England People, p.15.
3. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850.
4. Sarah Elizabeth Titcomb, Early New England People, p.158.
5. Sarah Elizabeth Titcomb, Early New England People, p.160.
6. Website findagrave.com (http://www.findagrave.com/) "# 6912810."
Pierson Titcomb entered the Army in 1799 as a cadet in the 2nd Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers, and in 1801, received a first lieutenant's commision. He was stationed at the forts on the New England coast, being at all of them, at different times, between Fort Adams at Newport and the fort opposite Portland,those included. Of some of them he had the command.
He married Margaret Morrill of Newburyport. They had one child who died in infancy. Margaret died shortly afterward.
While stationed at Fort Adams, Newport, R. I., He became acquainted with and married Anne Maria, daughter of Peter Francis Christian and Elizabeth (Dordin, nee Ellis) de Les Dernier of that place (see account of Ellises). (Dordin de Les Dernier supposedly being her first husband.) The home of the de Les Derniers was on the corner of Prospect Hill Street and what is now Bellevue Avenue, a few rods from the old stone mill. The house, which was a large gambrel roofed building, was taken down a few years since. The estate is still owned by descendants of Mrs. de Les Dernier by her first marriage.
Child of Lieut. Pierson Titcomb and Marcrat (Peggy) Morrill
o Edgar Titcomb6 b. Jun 1800, d. Jun 1800
Children of Lieut. Pierson Titcomb and Anne Maria de Les Dernier
o Elizabeth Dordin Titcomb4 d. Sep 1864
o Margaret Morrill Titcomb4
o Mary Dean Titcomb4
o Silas Betton Titcomb4
o Henry Hope Titcomb4
o John Pierson Titcomb4
o Adelaide Ann Titcomb4
o Robert Dinsmore Titcomb4
o Edward Ellis Titcomb4 b. c 24 Nov 1804, d. 31 Jan 1851
o Edgar Morrill Titcomb4 b. 4 Aug 1805
o Louis Frederick Titcomb+4 b. 8 Jul 1809
o Harriet Prescott Titcomb4 b. c 1811, d. 23 Mar 1886
Citations:
1. Sarah Elizabeth Titcomb, Early New England People, p. 157.
2. Sarah Elizabeth Titcomb, Early New England People, p.15.
3. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850.
4. Sarah Elizabeth Titcomb, Early New England People, p.158.
5. Sarah Elizabeth Titcomb, Early New England People, p.160.
6. Website findagrave.com (http://www.findagrave.com/) "# 6912810."
Pierson Titcomb entered the Army in 1799 as a cadet in the 2nd Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers, and in 1801, received a first lieutenant's commision. He was stationed at the forts on the New England coast, being at all of them, at different times, between Fort Adams at Newport and the fort opposite Portland,those included. Of some of them he had the command.
He married Margaret Morrill of Newburyport. They had one child who died in infancy. Margaret died shortly afterward.
While stationed at Fort Adams, Newport, R. I., He became acquainted with and married Anne Maria, daughter of Peter Francis Christian and Elizabeth (Dordin, nee Ellis) de Les Dernier of that place (see account of Ellises). (Dordin de Les Dernier supposedly being her first husband.) The home of the de Les Derniers was on the corner of Prospect Hill Street and what is now Bellevue Avenue, a few rods from the old stone mill. The house, which was a large gambrel roofed building, was taken down a few years since. The estate is still owned by descendants of Mrs. de Les Dernier by her first marriage.
Lieut. Pierson Titcomb was born on 2 August 1776.1 He was the son of John Titcomb and Elizabeth Pierson.1 Lieut. Pierson Titcomb married firstly Marcrat (Peggy) Morrill on 6 April 1800 at Newburyport, Massachusetts.1,3 Lieut. Pierson Titcomb married secondly Anne Maria de Les Dernier, daughter of Peter Francis Christian de Les Dernier and Elizabeth Ellis, after 1801.4 Lieut. Pierson Titcomb died on 11 December 1855 in Dedham at the age of 79.5
Child of Lieut. Pierson Titcomb and Marcrat (Peggy) Morrill
o Edgar Titcomb6 b. Jun 1800, d. Jun 1800
Children of Lieut. Pierson Titcomb and Anne Maria de Les Dernier
o Elizabeth Dordin Titcomb4 d. Sep 1864
o Margaret Morrill Titcomb4
o Mary Dean Titcomb4
o Silas Betton Titcomb4
o Henry Hope Titcomb4
o John Pierson Titcomb4
o Adelaide Ann Titcomb4
o Robert Dinsmore Titcomb4
o Edward Ellis Titcomb4 b. c 24 Nov 1804, d. 31 Jan 1851
o Edgar Morrill Titcomb4 b. 4 Aug 1805
o Louis Frederick Titcomb+4 b. 8 Jul 1809
o Harriet Prescott Titcomb4 b. c 1811, d. 23 Mar 1886
Citations:
1. Sarah Elizabeth Titcomb, Early New England People, p. 157.
2. Sarah Elizabeth Titcomb, Early New England People, p.15.
3. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850.
4. Sarah Elizabeth Titcomb, Early New England People, p.158.
5. Sarah Elizabeth Titcomb, Early New England People, p.160.
6. Website findagrave.com (http://www.findagrave.com/) "# 6912810."
Pierson Titcomb entered the Army in 1799 as a cadet in the 2nd Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers, and in 1801, received a first lieutenant's commision. He was stationed at the forts on the New England coast, being at all of them, at different times, between Fort Adams at Newport and the fort opposite Portland,those included. Of some of them he had the command.
He married Margaret Morrill of Newburyport. They had one child who died in infancy. Margaret died shortly afterward.
While stationed at Fort Adams, Newport, R. I., He became acquainted with and married Anne Maria, daughter of Peter Francis Christian and Elizabeth (Dordin, nee Ellis) de Les Dernier of that place (see account of Ellises). (Dordin de Les Dernier supposedly being her first husband.) The home of the de Les Derniers was on the corner of Prospect Hill Street and what is now Bellevue Avenue, a few rods from the old stone mill. The house, which was a large gambrel roofed building, was taken down a few years since. The estate is still owned by descendants of Mrs. de Les Dernier by her first marriage.
Child of Lieut. Pierson Titcomb and Marcrat (Peggy) Morrill
o Edgar Titcomb6 b. Jun 1800, d. Jun 1800
Children of Lieut. Pierson Titcomb and Anne Maria de Les Dernier
o Elizabeth Dordin Titcomb4 d. Sep 1864
o Margaret Morrill Titcomb4
o Mary Dean Titcomb4
o Silas Betton Titcomb4
o Henry Hope Titcomb4
o John Pierson Titcomb4
o Adelaide Ann Titcomb4
o Robert Dinsmore Titcomb4
o Edward Ellis Titcomb4 b. c 24 Nov 1804, d. 31 Jan 1851
o Edgar Morrill Titcomb4 b. 4 Aug 1805
o Louis Frederick Titcomb+4 b. 8 Jul 1809
o Harriet Prescott Titcomb4 b. c 1811, d. 23 Mar 1886
Citations:
1. Sarah Elizabeth Titcomb, Early New England People, p. 157.
2. Sarah Elizabeth Titcomb, Early New England People, p.15.
3. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850.
4. Sarah Elizabeth Titcomb, Early New England People, p.158.
5. Sarah Elizabeth Titcomb, Early New England People, p.160.
6. Website findagrave.com (http://www.findagrave.com/) "# 6912810."
Pierson Titcomb entered the Army in 1799 as a cadet in the 2nd Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers, and in 1801, received a first lieutenant's commision. He was stationed at the forts on the New England coast, being at all of them, at different times, between Fort Adams at Newport and the fort opposite Portland,those included. Of some of them he had the command.
He married Margaret Morrill of Newburyport. They had one child who died in infancy. Margaret died shortly afterward.
While stationed at Fort Adams, Newport, R. I., He became acquainted with and married Anne Maria, daughter of Peter Francis Christian and Elizabeth (Dordin, nee Ellis) de Les Dernier of that place (see account of Ellises). (Dordin de Les Dernier supposedly being her first husband.) The home of the de Les Derniers was on the corner of Prospect Hill Street and what is now Bellevue Avenue, a few rods from the old stone mill. The house, which was a large gambrel roofed building, was taken down a few years since. The estate is still owned by descendants of Mrs. de Les Dernier by her first marriage.
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