NEVER MARRIED

Susan Pierce, dau. of Kirk Dearborn Pierce and Mary Collins, was b. in Hillsborough, New Hampshire on Dec. 16,1880. She lived all her life in Hillsboro. She d. Feb. 1,1974 at the NH State Hospital in Concord, New Hampshire and is buried at Pine Hill Cemetery, Hillsboro, NH.

'At some point in time she adopted the middle name of Hawthorne and retained that the rest of her life.'

Grand niece of Pres Franklin Pierce, Susan and her sister, daughters of Kirk Pierce and Mary Collins Pierce, lived their lives at the Pierce Homestead in Hillsboro NH..

Well respected by the Hillsborough community they both were active in local events.

The Homestead was donated to the State of New Hampshire. Restored in 1945-50 and again in the early 1960's, it was presented to the National Register of Historic Places for approval as a Historical Home and was given Historic Status on July 4,1961 and accepted by the National Register on Nov 24.1978. The Pierce sisters served as hostesses at the Homestead for over 40 years and participated greatly in the towns Centennial Program in 1953. Both received commendations from Gov John King for their services to the State of NH.

Susan herself was a school teacher for many years in the Hillsboro area, a member of the New Hampshire Teachers Assoc, the Eunice Baldwin Chapter of the DAR, a charter and lifelong member of the NH Historical Society and a member of the Ladies Aid Society.

• 1900 census: Susan A. (20), b. NH; in Hillsboro NH w parents and sister Mary K. (18).
• 1910 census: Susie A. (29), b. NH; in Hillsboro NH w parents and sister Mary K. (27).
• 1920 census: Susan H. (39), b. NH; in Hillsboro NH w father and sister Mary K. (36).
• 1940 census: Susan (59), b. NH; in Hillsboro NH w sister Mary K. (57)
• History of Hillsboro 1735-1921 by George Waldo Browne
• History of Hillsboro 1921-1963 by Dr H C Baldwin
• Obits from Manchester Union Leader and Hillsboro Messenger
• Cemetery records Pine Ave, Hillsboro NH
• National Register of Historic Homes/Nomination and approval form and stamped approval.
• Photos provided courtesy of the Manahan-Phelps-McCullock collection of the Hillsborough Historical Society, Hillsborough, New Hampshire. NOT FOR COMMERCIAL USE.