Yuma County, Colorado Photographs

Yuma County Pioneer Photographs:

Bennett W. and Margaret (Hannon) Pierce, Wray


In 1850 Southbury, New Haven, Connecticut, Bennett W "Peirce" is 9, with Russel 47 and Sarah A. 39. Caroline M. is 18, Daniel E. 16, Truman H. 12, Bennet 9, and Eliza A. 4.

"Bennett W. Pierce, Southbury, Nov. 27, 1861; re-enlisted as Veteran Feb. 29, 1864. "

Bennett and Margaret Hannon married October 24, 1866 in Litchfield Connecticut.

Bennett Pierce, 28 and Margaret 34 are in Washington, Litchfield, Connecticut in 1870, where he's a farm laborer.

In 1875 B.W. Pierce is a precinct justice in Eight Mile Grove, Cass County, Nebraska.

In 1880 Plattsmouth, Nebraska, Bennett is 39, a laborer born in Connecticut, with Margaret 41 born in Ireland.

Bennett proved up 160 acres in sections 2 and 3, 1N 44W in 1890, and had an entry for a timber claim in 2N 44W, but the timber claim wasn't completed.
Bennett proved up a quarter in section 34, 2N 44W in 1897.

July 1898 "Frank Carroll has put in a new dam on the Pierce farm, that puts some sixty more acres of land on that place under irrigation."

Sgt. Bennett W. Pierce 1841-1894 is buried in Plattsmouth, Nebraska # 57664568.

In 1898 Maggie Pierce of Plattsmouth was granted a widow's pension.

Margaret is in Bridgeport Connecticut in 1910, aunt of Patrick, 59 or Ellen 48 Ferestelle.

She died August 26, 1910 in New Milford, Connecticut.
"She actually died at 42 Douglas Street, New York City and she is buried in New Milford Connecticut. Her death certificate shows that she was born in Ireland and her parents were John Hannon and and Catherine Fletcher. At the time of her death, she had been in the U.S. for about 60 years."


One relative wrote "my father's great Aunt was Maggie Hannon. She was married in New Preston, Connecticut on October 24, 1866 to Bennett W. Pierce. He was a Civil War Soldier. In papers where she applied for a pension it said her brother in law (Maggie's sister's husband) was Daniel Connolly and she was an Aunt to John Carroll. Daniel Connolly was living in Marbledale, Litchfield Cty. Ct. and John was living in New Milford, Ct. When Bennett got out of the service he bought over 160 acres of land in Denver, Colorado. Maggie is listed in the census as living in the Fort Collins area. They then moved to Plattesmouth, Cass Cty Nebraska where Bennett W. Pierce died on March 18, 1894 at the age of 51. Maggie died in Plattesmouth, Cass Cty., Nebraska on August 24, 1910 at the age of 55. I do not know any information of her family other than having a sister who married Daniel Connolly. Also I have papers showing that she and Bennett W. Pierce were married in New Preston, Ct. in 1866. The papers also said that her nephew John Carroll worked for Bennett from 1872 - 1873. It does not say where or what he did. "
Plattsmouth Cemetery : Whalen, Mollie, died 05 Dec 1897, age 36 yrs lot 11 section 4

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