E-GEN: PEARCE

A collection of articles on the history of RICHARD AND SUSAN AUSTEN PEARCE (1813) and other ancestral families

of Bourne, England, and other origins that are e-mailed regularly to relatives around the world.

These are considered preliminary drafts and may be printed and shared with other members of our family for additions and corrections.

~DON'T FORGET TO REFER FREQUENTLY TO "THE ORIGINAL PEARCE-AUSTEN FAMILY NARRATIVE," SIMILAR DOCUMENTS, AND VARIOUS FAMILY TREES

FOR GREATER UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE COMMENTARY AND ANNOTATIONS~

(Click here for an "interactive" list of 31 ELECTRONIC SOURCES FOR DOING GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH or
here for WRITING YOUR OWN FAMILY NARRATIVE: A SHORT BIBLIOGRAPHY)

Please contact Larry Pearce with comments, corrections, additions to the mailing list, and new genealogical information.

(For revised and abbreviated versions, go to THE NEW E-GEN WEBSITE now under construction.)

INTRODUCTION

ORIGINAL FAMILY NARRATIVE

LARRY PEARCE'S INVERTED FAMILY TREE (c.1680-present)

COMMENTARY ON FAMILY NARRATIVE: PART I (The Napoleonic Wars)

COMMENTARY ON FAMILY NARRATIVE: PART II (Access to the Throne)

COMMENTARY ON FAMILY NARRATIVE: PART III (The Double Wedding/Coming to America)

THE TICE-PEARCE HERITAGE-1967 (Some Questions Answered)

THE AMBROSE AUSTEN FAMILY: BRITISH BEGINNINGS OF OUR GG-GRANDMOTHER SUSAN AUSTEN PEARCE

A VISIT TO BOURNE, ENGLAND (The Origin of Our Family?)

UPON THIS ROCK: PART I (The Origin of the Pearce Name)

UPON THIS ROCK: PART II (The Heraldry of the Pearce Name)

UPON THIS ROCK: PART III (Some of the Most Famous Pearces)

PEARCE LINES: PART I (English Branches Growing from Peter's Rock)

PROVIDING PREACHER COMFORTS AND DIGGING DEW PONDS

PEARCE LINES: PART II (American Branches Growing from Peter's Rock)

PITTSBURGH IN 1820 AND BEYOND: TWO FAMILIES' ATTRACTION

SINFUL SAVAGES OR JUST PART OF THE COMMUNITY?

FAITH OF OUR FATHERS(and Mothers): PART I(Religious Beliefs of the Pearces, Austens, and Related Families in England Before 1820)

FAITH OF OUR FATHERS(and Mothers): PART II(Religious Beliefs of the Pearces and Austens in America After 1820)

OUR QUAKER BEGINNINGS: SUSANNAH BEARD AUSTEN'S ANCESTORS

SETTLEMENT AT PINE CREEK: PART I (The Pearce & Austen Families at North Park)

SETTLEMENT AT PINE CREEK: PART II (Life at the mill and farm before 1927)

PEARCE MILLING COMPANY: THE STORY OF THE FAMILY BUSINESS (1820-1927

SETTLEMENT AT PINE CREEK: PART III (After 1927 and Eminent Domain)

THE MOVE TO MARS: THE LATER LIFE OF WESLEY HERRON PEARCE (1876-1955)

TREASURES IN AN OLD BOX

THE PEARCE BLANKET: PART I (Keeping the World Warm 1805-1904)

THE PEARCE BLANKET: PART II (The Second Century 1904-2001)

THE SONS OF WESLEY & BESSIE: WALTER EARL PEARCE (1911-97)

THE SONS OF WESLEY & BESSIE: HOWARD PEARCE (1914-90)

THE SONS OF WESLEY & BESSIE: RALPH HILL PEARCE (1917-2002)

THE GENTLE PHILOSOPHER: CARL DALE PEARCE (1942-2004)

ELLEN'S EVENING OF A LIFETIME: OPERATING A TV CAMERA AT HEINZ FIELD

THE SONS OF WESLEY & BESSIE: DALE NELSON PEARCE (1918-81)

FROM CHURCH PULPIT TO COLLEGE PRESIDENCY: McLEOD MILLIGAN PEARCE (1874-1948)

THEY FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT: FAMILY MILITARY MATTERS

SCOUNDRELS IN THE CLOSET OR HEROES IN HEAVEN?: "OTHER" PARTS OF THE PEARCE FAMILY

PEARCE FAMILY ASSOCIATIONS AND REUNIONS

THE PEARCES OF PORTAGE, PA: ONE FAMILY'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO A COMMUNITY

FROM ORPHAN TO ICE CREAM: THE STORY OF THE CLEARFIELD CO. PEARCES

THE MILLER'S TALE:TRIANGULATION FROM THE OFN, CHAUCER, AND THE INTERNET

THE REEVE'S TALE:TRIANGULATION FROM THE OFN, CHAUCER, AND THE INTERNET

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