Henry Lewis Pierson
Henry Lewis Pierson was born on August 15, 1807, in Ramapo, New York, to Jeremiah Pierson. His father was a steel manufacturer who owned $87,000 of real estate by 1850. According to an early biographer, he “assisted on the survey that led to the building of the Erie Railroad,” and he served as a director of the Erie Company. He married Helen Maria Pierson on December 16, 1830, and they had at least five children: George, born around 1834; Helen, born around 1836; Charles, born on September 6, 1837; Sarah, born around 1838; and John, born on February 25, 1839. His wife died around 1845. He worked as a merchant in Ramapo, and he served as president of the Ramapo Iron Works. By 1860, he owned $50,000 of real estate and $200,000 of personal property. He supported the Whig Party and, later, the Republican Party, and he joined the Union League during the Civil War. He died in New York City, New York, on December 28, 1893.
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(4858)Pierson, Henry Lewis1807-08-151893-12-28
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 21

  • (13511) [recipient] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 26 April 1862
  • (13512) [recipient] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 1 October 1862
  • (13525) [recipient] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 5 October 1862
  • (13527) [recipient] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 9 October 1862
  • (13528) [recipient] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 17 October 1862
  • (13529) [recipient] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 1 November 1862
  • (13530) [recipient] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 13 November 1862
  • (13531) [recipient] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 23 November 1862
  • (13534) [recipient] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 25 November 1862
  • (13535) [recipient] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 26 December 1862
  • (13536) [recipient] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 13 May 1862
  • (13537) [recipient] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 27 December 1862
  • (13540) [recipient] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 31 December 1862
  • (13541) [recipient] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 2 January 1863
  • (13542) [recipient] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 14 January 1863
  • (13543) [recipient] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 30 January 1863
  • (13544) [recipient] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 3 April 1863
  • (13548) [recipient] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 11 June 1862
  • (13552) [recipient] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 24 July 1862
  • (13553) [recipient] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 11 August 1862
  • (13556) [recipient] ~ John F. Pierson to Henry L. Pierson, 25 August 1862

People - Records: 2

  • (4858) Pierson, Henry Lewis is the [parent of] (4681) Pierson, John Frederick
  • (4860) Pierson, Charles Theodore is the [child of] (4858) Pierson, Henry Lewis

Places - Records: 2

  • (3007) [birth] ~ Ramapo, Rockland County, New York
  • (78) [death] ~ New York City, New York

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Groups - Records: 2

  • (2) [member/supporter] ~ Whig Party
  • (3) [member/supporter] ~ Republican Party
SOURCES

1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Prominent Families of New York (New York, NY: The Historical Company, 1898); The New York Times, 29 December 1893