Pierson, George Wilson, -1880
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George Pierson, the fifth of the ten children of Nancy Crane (1775-1841) and Dr. Isaac Pierson (1770-1833), was born on October 16, 1805 in Orange, New Jersey. He graduated from Princeton College (now University) in 1823 and became the pastor at the First Presbyterian Church of Orange and then the First Presbyterian Church of Wantage, New Jersey. He married Eliza L. Day in Orange, New Jersey and with her and their family moved to Florida, New York, where be became the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church there.
George Wilson Pierson, George and Eliza's son, studied at the Flushing Institute from 1847-1849 and from there moved to Newark, New Jersey where he studied to become a doctor. He married Sarah C. Wheeler, and with her had at least two children: Charles W. and Eliza D.
From the description of Rev. George Pierson and George Wilson Pierson papers, 1824-1878. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 53375474
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