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The history of the Pierce family, ten generations of whom lived in the Pierce House, highlights important aspects of social history, community history, and New England history. On the most direct level it tells the story of a New England family over the course of three hundred and fifty years. The Pierces, like other families of their class, worked hard to provide for themselves and their children and to preserve their legacy; to do so they continually had to adapt to changing circumstances. They took part in both local and national events; during the American Revolution , for example, Colonel Samuel Pierce (1736–1815), participated in the fortification of Dorchester Heights. Now the Pierce House is used by Historic New England for school and youth programs. |
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