Second Immigrant Generation
Descendents of Andrew Grey (ca 1785-94 – after 1861)
and 1. Mary Watson (unknown– aboard D'arcy summer, 1836)
and 2. Sarah Burgess ( ca 1810 – 11 Nov 1896)
First immigrant Generation
Descendents of William Messer (4 Dec 1799 – 21 Sep 1874)
and Alice (or Alison) Brown (~1795 – 19 Sep 1877)
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Descendents of William Messer (4 Dec 1799 – 21 Sep 1874)
and Alice (or Alison) Brown (~1795 – 19 Sep 1877)
Pre-emigrant Generation
00. Walter Messer
Married to Ann UNKNOWN. Ann’s maiden name is unknown, and a record of Walter and Ann’s marriage has not yet been found.
They had the following known children:
2A i Eleanor
3A (1) ii William
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Supplemental Information
Baptisms
Eleanor, daughter of Walter *Meser, (Taylor) and Ann his wife, was born in Tweedmouth 2 Jan 1796 and baptized 24 Jan 1796 by M. Blackhall, Minister, Golden Square Presbyterian Church, Berwick Upon Tweed records.
William, born in Tweedmouth, Northumberland, 4 Dec 1799, Eng. and baptized 19 Jan 1800 by Mr. Blackhall, Minister, Golden Square Presbyterian or Scotch Chruch, Berwick Upon Tweed records
*The spelling of the surname in these records is "Meser".
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Descendents of William Messer (4 Dec 1799 – 21 Sep 1874)
and Alice (or Alison) Brown (~1795 – 19 Sep 1877)
First Immigrant Generation
1. William Messer
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Son of Walter Messer and Ann UNKNOWN. Born in Tweedmouth, Northumberland, 4 Dec 1799, Eng. and baptized 19 Jan 1800 by Mr. Blackhall, Minister, Golden Square Presbyterian or Scotch Chruch, Berwick Upon Tweed records (The spelling of the surname in these records is "Meser"). Died 21 Sep 1874 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer. Religion Presbyterian. Based on William's obituary in the Daily Telegraph (below) his date of birth has often been erroneously listed as 1801.
Map and satellite imagery showing location of Ford, Northumberland where William Messer married Alison Brown in 1826 as well as places where he was born and (some) places where he was variously employed in the 1820's and 1830's based on christening listngs for his children. He worked as a hind at Downham Farm in 1827 and 1829 and at Paston (Pawston) Farm in 1832. See photographs and information on the history of these farms below. Many of his children were christened at Crookham. Google map compiled: Tim Patterson, 27 Nov 2007.a
In the marriage record for William Messer, his wife’s name was given as Alison Brown, married 24 Sep 1826 at Ford by Thomas Knight, Rector, and witnesses to the marriage were Walter Messer and William Brown.
The marriage record was signed by William Messer and Alison Brown, however it is interesting to note that in Sep 1843 NB Land Petition, when asking for land for his son Walter, William signed with an “X”.
William Messer, his wife Alice Brown, and children Elizabeth, 10 yr., Walter, 5 yr., William, 3 yr., and Thomas 9 mo., came to NB with the first settlers of Harvey in 1837. They were first granted Lot 6E, 100 acres in Harvey Settlement, which proved unsuitable for farming. In 1843 they moved to Lot V, fourth tract, north of Frog Lake.
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In the 1861 Census, William owned or occupied 80 acres improved and 120 acres unimproved land, cash value of farm, 250 pounds; value of implements and machinery, 14 pounds. Had 2 horses, 5 milch cows, 9 other neat cattle, 14 sheep, 3 swine, and slaughtered 250 lb. pork. Produced 300 lb. butter, 33 lb. wool, 17 tons hay, 300 bu. oats, 25 bu. buckwheat, 5 bu. timothy, 150 bu. turnips, 100 bu. potatoes, and 4 bu. carrots.
The farm that William Messer founded on Frog Lake Road. Source: Tim Patterson, 10 Nov 2007.
From Daily Telegraph, 26 Sep 1874:
Died Harvey Settlement, 21st. inst., William Messer, native of Northumberland, England and emigrated to America in 1837, one of the original number that formed the well known colony in which he died. Having reached the age of 73, he leaves a widow and numerous circle of children and grandchildren.
"The Descendants of William and Margaret Messer 1837-1985" was compiled by Doris Messer; and further research on the Walter Messer and Isabella Speedy family and various branches of the Messer family was compiled by Allen and Stella Messer in 1995. Much of the information from these two sources has been included here with additional information on pre-emigration families provided by Prof. Bruce Elliott, Carleton University.
He married Alice (also known as Alison) Brown, daughter of William Brown, 24 Sep 1826 in Ford, England. Born Approx 1795 in England. Died 19 Sep 1877 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Religion Presbyterian.
Undated tin type image of Alison Brown as an elderly woman (b. ca 1795, England - d. 19 Sep, 1877 Harvey Settlement). Source: Darryl Messer, Harvey, 26 Jul 2007
It was previously speculated that Alice was the daughter of James Brown and Martha Reed of Morpeth, but as more information has been discovered on the family of James Brown and Martha Reed, this possible link became less plausible. The listing of William Brown as Alice's father in the Crookham Presbyterian baptismal records now completely disproves the hypothesis.
Alice's brother, Thomas Brown was 37 years old, and single when he arrived in NB on the Cornelius of Sunderland, with the early settlers in 1837. Thomas Brown died 5 Aug 1859, aged 59 years, and is buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery in the same grave site as Alice and William Brown's infant son James, who died 27 Mar 1845 at age 1 year 6 months (see entry for James for image of grave marker).
They had the following children (see detailed baptismal records for some children below):
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2 i. Elizabeth Messer
*2a. ix. Ann b. 20 Feb 1829
3 ii. Nancy Messer
4 iii. Walter Messer
5 iv. William Messer
6 v. Thomas Messer
7 vi. Ann Isabel "Annie" Messer
8 vii. Alice Eleanor Messer
9 viii. James Messer
*Ann was previously undocumented and must have died young prior to emigration as another Ann was later born in New Brunswick. Ann's entry post dates the creation of the entry for the Messer family at this site. Thus the informal designation of 2a ix. She is also not found in the index. Numbering will be revised in the next update.
Gravestone (brown sandstone pillar) in Harvey Settlement Cemetery; Section A, Row 9, Plot 99
(left side)
William Messer, Died Sept 21, 1874 Aged 73 years, Native of Northumberland, England, His End Was Peace; and Alice, his wife, Died Sept 19 Aged 82 years
(facing woods)
Also Thomas, their son, Died July 20, 1860 Aged 23 Years
Supplemental Data
The scan of the letter below provided new information about the genealogical history of the Messer family has been made available by descendant Walter Messer, who had research done at the Northumberland Record Office in 1990. Source Dallas Davis, March 2007.
Baptisms
The Crookham Presbyterian fiche (C 1811-33, A.207) had some of the Messer family as well as the Robisons:
p. 60 MESSOR 25 June 1827 Elizabeth daughter of William Messor, Hind, Downham, and his wife Alice, daughter of William Brown, was born 17 June 1827
p. 69 MESSER 5 March 1829 Ann daughter of William Messer, Hind, Downham, and his wife Ann [sic], daughter of William Brown, was born 20 February 1829 [Ann must have died young, as another Ann was born in Canada in 1840 - BE]
p. 82 MESSER 9 April 1832 Walter son of William Messer, Hind, Paston, and his wife Alice, daughter of William Brown, was born 3 April 1832
William and Thomas, who were also born in Northumberland were not in the record. However, the fiche ends in 1833, so these two children might well be in the later register.
Note that the second entry gives the mother as Ann. This is probably a transcription error, but the three entries are consistent about the mother being the daughter of a William Brown, not the James Brown and Martha (Reed) of Morpeth as has been previously suggested.
mtDNA Test Results
Mitochodrial DNA (mtDNA) is only passed from mothers to their children. Thus all maternal descendants of Alice Brown will carry an exact copy of her mtDNA. Hypervariable Regions HVR1 + HVR2 mtDNA marker values have been otained for Roy Patterson, a direct maternal descendant of Alice Brown through the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation. Roy Patterson and his ancestor Alice Brown are part of Haplogroup T2. Haplogroup T arose in the Near East 45,000 years ago and was in Northern Italy by 17,000 years ago just at the end of the Last Glacial Maximum. Following the retreat of the ice sheets Haplogroup T (Clan Tara in Bryan Sykes - The Seven Daughers of Eve) spread through Europe with the rise of agriculture starting around 10,000 years ago. Haplogroup T is particularly common today in the Urals and other parts of Eurasia, and spottily elsewhere in places like Iceland, western Britain and Ireland where up to 10% of the population belong to this Haplogroup.
mtDNA marker values obtained for Roy Patterson passed down from direct maternal ancestor Alice Brown:
Descendents of William Messer (4 Dec 1799 – 21 Sep 1874)
and Alice (or Alison) Brown (~1795 – 19 Sep 1877
second Immigrant Generation
2. Elizabeth Messer
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Daughter of William Messer & Alice (Or Alison) Brown. Born 17 June 1827 in Downham, Northumberland, christened 25 June 1827, Crookham Presbyterian Church. Died 26 Sep 1904 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Religion Presbyterian.
Elizabeth came to NB with the pioneer settlers of Harvey Settlement in 1837.
She married Andrew Wood Cockburn (Coburn), son of John Cockburn (Coburn) & Elizabeth "Betsy" Lesley, 9 Mar 1850. Born 27 May 1827 in Eng. Christen 4 Jun 1827 in Norham. Died 19 Apr 1907 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer. Religion Presbyterian.
Andrew came to NB with his parents and siblings in 1837 and were among the pioneer settlers of Harvey Settlement.
Andrew and his wife Elizabeth Messer lived in Harvey and were farmers. (The farm was later known as the Fred Hanselpacker farm.)
The 1861 Census for Manners Sutton show that they owned or occupied 40 acres improved land and 260 acres unimproved land; cash value of farm was 200 pounds; value of implements and machinery, 14 pounds. They had 2 horses, 3 milch cows, 6 other neat cattle, 10 sheep, 2 swine, and slaughtered 300 lb. pork. Produced 200 lb. butter; 40 lb. wool; 16 tons hay; 200 bu. oats; 60 bu. buckwheat; 7 bu. timothy; 50 bu. turnips; and 100 bu. potatoes.
They had the following children:
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10 i. Alice Leslie Coburn
11 ii. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Coburn
12 iii. Margaret Ann "Maggie" Coburn
13 iv. Charlotte Isabella "Belle" Coburn
14 v. John Wood Coburn
15 vi. Eleanor "Ellen" Coburn
16 vii. William Thomas "Bill" Coburn
17 viii. Mary Jane Coburn
18 ix. Andrew Coburn
19 x. Susanna "Susy" Coburn
Supplementary Data
Baptism
The Crookham Presbyterian fiche (C 1811-33, A.207) had some of the Messer family:
p. 60 MESSOR 25 June 1827 Elizabeth daughter of William Messor, Hind, Downham, and his wife Alice, daughter of William Brown, was born 17 June 1827
Descendents of William Messer (4 Dec 1799 – 21 Sep 1874)
and Alice (or Alison) Brown (~1795 – 19 Sep 1877
second Immigrant Generation
3. Nancy Messer
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Daughter of William Messer & Alice (Or Alison) Brown. Born 9 Apr 1829 in Northumberland, Eng.
Nancy did not come to NB with her parents in 1837, and it is assumed that she died young in England.
Descendents of William Messer (4 Dec 1799 – 21 Sep 1874)
and Alice (or Alison) Brown (~1795 – 19 Sep 1877
second Immigrant Generation
4. Walter Messer
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Son of William Messer & Alice (Or Alison) Brown. Born 4 Apr 1832 in England. Died 7 Aug 1886 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer. Religion Presbyterian.
Much of the information on Walter Messer, his wife Isabella Speedy and their family is contained in a book, Messer History, put together by Stella Messer in 1995. Other sources used were newspaper obituaries, census reports, church records, and genealogies of other related families.
The 1861 Census showed that Walter and his wife Isabella, owned or occupied 60 acres of improved land and 100 acres of unimproved land. Cash value of farm 200 pounds, value of implements and machinery, 1 pound. They had 3 milch cows, 2 working oxen, 5 other neat cattle, 6 sheep and 3 swine. They slaughtered 200 lb. pork. Produced 200 lb. butter, 23 lb. wool, 14 tons hay, 240 bu. oats, 50 bu. buckwheat, 15 bu. timothy and 70 bu. potatoes.
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He married Isabella Speedy, daughter of Thomas Speedy & Isabella Patterson, 22 Apr 1856. Born 14 Dec 1836 in Berwick, Eng. Died 16 Sep 1930 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Religion Presbyterian.
2878. Undated tintype image of "Isabella Messer" Isabella (Speedy) Messer (1836-1930). See 2879 on the right for image of photograph removed from sleeve.
Source: Darrell Messer, Harvey,
Rephotographed by Tim Patterson. 26 Jul 2007.
2879. Undated tintype image of "Isabella Messer" Isabella (Speedy) Messer (1836-1930). See 2878 on the left for image of photograph in sleeve.
Source: Darrell Messer, Harvey,
Rephotographed by Tim Patterson. 26 Jul 2007.
4127. Undated large format crayon portrait photograph of Isabella Speedy b 14 Dec 1836 d. 16 Sep 1930 m. Walter Messer Source: Collection of Vercelia (Little) Gass, Tweedside, New Brunswick..
Rephotographed, cropped and contrast adjusted by Tim Patterson 6 August 2008.
Copied from newspaper obituary - (1930)
Mrs Isabel Messer
Harvey Station, York Co.- Sept 18--The death of Mrs Isabel Messer occurred suddenly at the home of her son, Allen Messer, on Tuesday at 2 p.m. after a few days illness. Mrs Messer was the widow of Walter Messer and was the daughter of Thomas and Isabel Speedy. She was born in Berwick, England, and came with her parents to this country when six years of age. If she had lived until December, she would have been 94 years of age.
Mrs Messer leaves to mourn Mrs Thomas McFarland, Tweedside; Thomas Messer, Coburn; Mrs Isaac Haines, Portland; Mrs Nell C. Clark, Boston; William Messer, Coburn; James Messer, Vancouver; Mrs Andrew Fisher, Boston; Walter Messer, Portland; and Allen Messer, of Harvey Station; also 32 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs Thomas Piercy, of Denman Island, B.C., and Mrs James Rutherford, Tweedside. Thomas Speedy of St. Stephen and John Speedy, Minneapolis, are brothers.
The funeral was held this morning from her late home with a short service at the house and service at Knox Presbyterian Church. Rev. George Knight had charge of the service. "All the Way My Savior Leads Me" and "I Hears the Voice of Jesus Say" were sung by the choir. Mr Knight sang as a solo, "Life's Railroad to Heaven." Pallbearers were six grandsons, Alexander and Wallace Wood, Howard McFarland, Ezra, Glen and Edwin Messer. The flowers were beautiful and numerous. Interment was made in Harvey Cemetery.
They had the following children:
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20 i. Alice Isabella Messer
21 ii. Thomas Brown Messer
22 iii. Margaret Ann "Maggie" Messer
23 iv. Elizabeth Messer
24 v. Eleanor "Nell" Messer
25 vi. William D. Messer
26 vii. James R. Messer
27 viii. Sarah "Sadie" Messer
28 ix. John "Allan" Messer
29 x. Walter Messer
30 xi. Walter Atkins Messer
Supplementary Data
Baptism
The Crookham Presbyterian fiche (C 1811-33, A.207) had some of the Messer family:
p. 82 MESSER 9 April 1832 Walter son of William Messer, Hind, Paston, and his wife Alice, daughter of William Brown, was born 3 April 1832
Descendents of William Messer (4 Dec 1799 – 21 Sep 1874)
and Alice (or Alison) Brown (~1795 – 19 Sep 1877
second Immigrant Generation
5. William Messer
Son of William Messer & Alice (Or Alison) Brown. Born 1834 in Northumberland, Eng. Died 1914 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer. Religion Presbyterian.
William was 3 years old when he came to NB with his parents and siblings in 1837, and the Messer family was among the pioneer settlers of Harvey Settlement.
In the 1861 Census, William was 28 years old, and his wife Margaret was 23 years old, and two children: James Bell, 4 years, and William, 8 mo. They owned or occupied 50 acres improved and 90 acres unimproved land. Cash value of farm was 150 pounds, value of implements and machinery 1 pound. They had 3 milch cows, 2 working oxen, 1 other neat cattle, 5 sheep, 2 swine, and slaughtered 200 lb. pork. Produced 100 lb. butter, 4 lb. wool, 3 tons hay, 200 bu. oats, 50 bu. buckwheat, 40 bu. timothy and 30 bu. potatoes.
For further information on this family see the book, "The Descendants of William and Margaret Messer, 1837 - 1985" by Doris Davis.
He married Margaret Bell, daughter of William Bell & Janet Oliver, 3 Sep 1856 in Harvey Presbyterian Church By Rev. Samuel Johnson . Born 1838 in Harvey. Died Dec 1918 in Tweedside. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Religion Presbyterian.
From York Co NB Marriage Register C 1850-1866 (PANB): Witness to marriage was Thomas Brown.
Undated photograph of elderly William Messer, b. 1834, Northumbrland, England, d. 1914, Harvey and his wife Margaret Bell, b. 1838, Harvey, d. Dec. 1918, Tweedside. Source: Dallas Davis, Fredericton, N.B. Dec. 30, 2008.
From newspaper obituary - 1918:
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Harvey Station, Dec 11 -- Margaret Messer, widow of the late William Messer, of Tweedside, died there at the residence of her son, William Messer, on Friday morning last. She was in her seventy-ninth year and has been in failing health for some time. She was a daughter of the late William Bell, one of the pioneers of Harvey. She is survived by six sons and three daughters. Her sons are James, William, Thomas, John, Walter and Oliver, all residing at Tweedside. Her daughters are Mrs Alice Rankine and Mrs Mary Barry, residing in Boston, and Mrs Janet Bulmer, residing at North Bay (Ont.). She is also survived by two brothers and four sisters, John Bell, of Tweedside, and George Bell, residing in Washington state; Mrs Mary Smith, of Thomaston, NB; Mrs T. Hicks (Hawkes?) and Mrs Levi Talbot, residing at Portland, and Mrs Isabel Wilson, residing here. She was a lady of very pleasant disposition and was held in high esteem throughout the community. The funeral, which was held on Saturday afternoon, was largely attended. The services were conducted by Rev. J. F. McKay.
They had the following children:
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31 i. James Bell Messer
32 ii. Janet Ann Messer
33 iii. William Messer
34 iv. Thomas Messer
35 v. Alice Brown Messer
36 vi. John Messer
37 vii. Walter Messer
38 viii. Jennette Olive "Janet" Messer
39 ix. Walter Messer
40 x. Ellen Isabel Messer
41 xi. Mary A. Messer
42 xii. George "Oliver" Messer
43 xiii. Margaret Ann Richardson Messer
Entry last updated: 31 Dec 2008
To report errors or to provide additional information please contact Tim Patterson
Descendents of William Messer (4 Dec 1799 – 21 Sep 1874)
and Alice (or Alison) Brown (~1795 – 19 Sep 1877
second Immigrant Generation
6. Thomas Messer
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Son of William Messer & Alice (Or Alison) Brown. Born 1836 in Eng. Died 20 Jul 1861 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.
Died at age 23 years.
Descendents of William Messer (4 Dec 1799 – 21 Sep 1874)
and Alice (or Alison) Brown (~1795 – 19 Sep 1877
second Immigrant Generation
7. Ann Isabel "Annie" Messer
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Daughter of William Messer & Alice (Or Alison) Brown. Born 1839 in Harvey. Christen 6 Mar 1840 in Harvey Settlement By Rev. Daniel McCurdy . Died 31 Aug 1891 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Religion Presbyterian.
She married John Wightman, son of John Wightman & Mary Davison, 9 Feb 1858 in Harvey Settlement, York Co. . Born Approx 1829 in Wooler, Eng. Died 23 Aug 1891 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer. Religion Presbyterian.
PANB #F15552, p. 296: "John Wightman to Ann Isabel Messer on Feb 9, 1858, by Samuel Johnson, witnesses Thomas Brown and Ralph Briggs."
From Centennial Corner, Daily Gleaner 1 Feb 1991 (from Daily Gleaner, 1 Feb 1891):
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"John Wightman, of Manners Sutton, is nearing death from a peculiar disease. Some time ago he was treated for cancer, a very successful operation being performed, and it was thought at the time that all danger from this terrible disease was past. But some of the cancer had been left, and caused a rupture of one of the facial arteries a few days since. He bled almost three quarts of blood. It is apparent that the next drainage will cause death, and his friends are dreading the time."
Gravestone in Harvey Settlement Cemetery: In memory of John Wightman died Aug 23, 1891 aged 62 yrs; his wife Annie died Aug 31, 1891 aged 52 yrs. Blessed with death who died in the Lord; (right side) Their daughter Margaret J. died June 10, 1901 aged 27 yrs; also Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Willett, died Oct 29, 1900 aged 24 years, also their infant son Harold. Asleep in Jesus.
They had the following children:
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44 i. Alice Isabel Wightman
45 ii. Mary Wightman
46 iii. John Alexander Wightman
47 iv. Mary Ann Wightman
48 v. Elizabeth Wightman
49 vi. William Wightman
50 vii. Eleanor "Ellen" Wightman
51 viii. Margaret Jane "Janie" Wightman
52 ix. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Wightman
Descendents of William Messer (4 Dec 1799 – 21 Sep 1874)
and Alice (or Alison) Brown (~1795 – 19 Sep 1877
second Immigrant Generation
8. Alice Eleanor Messer
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Daughter of William Messer & Alice (Or Alison) Brown. Born Feb 1841 in Harvey. Christen 13 Mar 1842 in Harvey By Rev. Daniel McCurdy. Died 25 Nov 1928 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.
Baptized by Rev. Daniel McCurdy, in Harvey on 13 Mar 1842, name Alison Eleanor.
From York Co NB Marriage Register C 1850-1866 (PANB): Witnesses to marriage were Thomas Messer and Jane Atkinson.
Copied from newspaper obituary (1928):
Mrs Alice Brown
York Mills, NB, Dec 3--The community was saddened by the death of Alice, wife of the late Geo Brown, which occurred Sunday, November 25, at the age of 88 years.
Deceased was one of the oldest residents of Harvey and had been in failing health for some time past. She has left a place in the hearts of her children which can never be filled, being a most devoted mother to all.
She is survived by three daughters and five sons: Mrs Patterson, Tweedside; Mrs Marshall Gass, York Mills; Mrs Simpson Burrell, Millinocket, Me.; Thomas, York Mills; Charles, Harvey; Walter, Boston; Sterling, at home; and Stephen, Vancouver, BC; also 36 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren.
All her children except Stephen, of British Columbia, were present at her funeral, which took place Tuesday, November 27, Rev. H. McLean officiating.
She married George W. Brown, 8 Nov 1859 in Harvey, York Co., NB . Born Apr 1836, Brighthampton, Oxfordshire. Son of Thomas Brown and Sophia Hissey. Christened 24 Mar 1837, Shifford Parish Church (Church of England). Died 23 Dec 1898 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer.
George W. Brown was born in Brighthampton, Oxfordshire, England, came to Harvey Settlement in the 1850s. This community is contiguous with Standlake to the immediate east where family lore indicates that he migrated from (listed as "Standlic* near Burford" in Maxwell and Brown, 1999).
More Information on this family is in a book compiled by the late George Maxwell and the late Ida Brown Swan, "George Walter Brown and Alice Eleanor Messer and Descendants, 1834-1999."
Undated sepia photographic portraits of George Walter Brown and his wife Alice Eleanor Messer. These photographs are interesting in that the crayon composite portrait of this couple below is based on these photographs. It is not known whether the composite was created at the same time as these photographs or at a later date. Source: Carol Brown, April 14, 2007.
Undated large format colorized crayon photographic portrait of George Walter Brown and wife Alice Eleanor Messer. Image on left was rephotographed in black and white in 1984 by Tim Patterson when the image was in the collection of Hazen Patterson of Tweedside. Image had suffered water damage. Image on right was scanned in October 2006 from one of the facscimile prints made in 1984 and the water damage was digitally repaired. The originale image has now gone into the collection of another family. When it can be found and rephotographed a color version will be included here.
They had the following children:
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54 i. William Brown
55 ii. Sarah Ann "Annie" Brown
56 iii. Thomas Messer Brown
57 iv. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Brown
58 v. Charles Lister Brown
59 vi. Alice "Ellen" Brown
60 vii. Henry Brown
61 viii. Walter Brown
62 ix. Henry Brown
63 x. George "Sterling" Brown
64 xi. Stephen Brown
65 xii. Ida Isabelle Brown
*In discussions with local people in the Brighthampton-Standlake area in the summer of 2007 it was noted that the general pronunciation in the area was close to 'Standlic' suggesting that scribing of oral history resulted in the mispelling.
Descendents of William Messer (4 Dec 1799 – 21 Sep 1874)
and Alice (or Alison) Brown (~1795 – 19 Sep 1877
second Immigrant Generation
9. James Messer
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Son of William Messer & Alice (Or Alison) Brown. Born 1843 in Harvey. Christen 27 Oct 1844 in Harvey By Rev. Daniel McCurdy. Died 27 Mar 1845 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.
Gravestone in Harvey Settlement Cemetery; Section A, Row 9, Plot 100 (facing highway on north edge of gravel road # 1).
In memory of
THOMAS BROWN
died 5th Aug 1859
Aged 59 years
Also James
son of Wm &
Alison Messer,
died
27th March, 1845,
Aged 1 year & 6 mo
Descendents of William Messer (4 Dec 1799 – 21 Sep 1874)
and Alice (or Alison) Brown (~1795 – 19 Sep 1877
Third Immigrant Generation
10. Alice Leslie Coburn
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Daughter of Andrew Wood Cockburn (Coburn) & Elizabeth Messer. Born 18 Apr 1851 in Harvey. Died 14 Sep 1930 in Vancouver. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.
Alice raised one child, the daughter of her sister Margaret Ann (d. 4 Nov. 1884) and John D. Little: Maud Anna, b. 16 Oct 1884, in Harvey, and d. 1972 in Vancouver. Both Alice and Maud Anna are buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.
Copied from newspaper obituary - 1930:
Mrs Alice Williams
Harvey Station, York Co., Oct 13 -- On the arrival of the Montreal train Thursday morning, the body of Mrs Alice Williams, accompanied by her daughter, Miss Maude Williams, arrived and was taken to the home of Fred Hanselpacker, where the funeral was held at 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon. Mrs Williams and daughter lived in Vancouver. Harvey was Mrs Williams' home when a girl. She was 79 years of age and was the eldest daugher of the late Andrew Coburn and Elizabeth Coburn. She leaves to mourn, Miss Maude Williams, three sisters and one brother, Mrs Alex Burrell and Mrs John Grieve, of Harvey; Mrs Wallace Burpee, Fredericton, and John Coburn, of Vancouver, besides a great number of nieces and nephews and friends. Burial was at the Harvey cemetery, with many lovely flowers from friends in this part of the province. The service was in charge of Rev. J. H. MacLean, of the United Church, assisted by the choir.
She married Thomas Williams, 24 May 1882 in Harvey.
Descendents of William Messer (4 Dec 1799 – 21 Sep 1874)
and Alice (or Alison) Brown (~1795 – 19 Sep 1877
Third Immigrant Generation
11. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Coburn
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Daughter of Andrew Wood Cockburn (Coburn) & Elizabeth Messer. Born 17 Aug 1853 in Harvey, York Co., NB. Died 13 Apr 1920 in Boston, Mass. Buried in St. Stephen Rural Cemetery.
From Daily Telegraph, 8 May 1874: "Married at residence of bride's father, by Rev. Samuel Johnson, 7th inst., James Swan and Elizabeth Cockburn, daughter of Andrew W. Cockburn, all of Harvey."
Witnesses to marriage were James Swan and Maggie Coburn.
She married James Thomas Swan, son of James Swan & Jane Moody, 7 May 1874 in Harvey, York Co., NB By Rev. Samuel Johnson . Born 1852 in Harvey, York Co, NB. Died 4 Sep 1920 in Princeton, Maine. Buried in St. Stephen Rural Cemetery. Occupation General Store Business.
James was nicknamed "Waxy Jim", probably because of the type of moustache he wore. Jim and his wife Lizzie Coburn moved to Princeton, Maine when their children were young.
Copied from newspaper obituary - 1920:
There died at Princeton on Saturday, Sept 4, a man loved and respected by the whole community, Mr James Swan, aged 67 years. Funeral services were held at the house on Monday, the 6th, under the auspices of Lewy's Island Lodge F. & A. M., Rev. William Williams, chaplain, officiating. The burial took place in the St. Stephen Rural Cemetery beside his wife, who preceded him by a few short months. Mr Swan was an active worker in the church and in the Masonic Lodge, generous, genial and friendly towards everybody. He had no enemies at all. He came to Princeton from Harvey, N.B. about thirty years ago, bought and managed the Princeton House for several years. Later on he purchased the general store business of the H. L. Buck, where he continued in business to the time of his death. Mr Swan suffered influenza during the past winter and while still weak, Mrs Swan was taken to a Boston hospital for a serious operation from which she passed on. Mr Swan never recovered from the shock of her death and his sickness of the winter. Other bodily complications set in and he gradually wasted away. We shall miss James Swan more and more as a business associate, brother and friend. His rest will be peaceful, no troublesome dreams, worldly worries, can reach him now. He leaves to mourn their loss his sons, Charles H., District Supt. of Schools, A. C., store manager and Guy W., Post Master at Princeton, his daughter, Mrs Fred B. Larner, his brothers, Henry and Alexander, and his sister, Mrs Jas. Coburn of Harvey, N.B. and friends without number all around.
They had the following children:
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66 i. Elizabeth "Etta" Swan
67 ii. Arthur James Andrew Swan
68 iii. Lula Jane Swan
69 iv. Charles Henry Swan
70 v. Andrew Coburn Swan
71 vi. Guy Webber Swan
Descendents of William Messer (4 Dec 1799 – 21 Sep 1874)
and Alice (or Alison) Brown (~1795 – 19 Sep 1877
Third Immigrant Generation
12. Margaret Ann "Maggie" Coburn
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Daughter of Andrew Wood Cockburn (Coburn) & Elizabeth Messer. Born 11 Oct 1855 in Harvey. Died 4 Nov 1884 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.
Maggie had four daughters: Edith Susanna, Margaret Elizabeth "Lizzie", Jennie and Maude.
She married John D. "Jack" Little, son of David Little & Margaret Ann Herbert, 21 Mar 1877. Born 13 Apr 1847 in Harvey. Christen 27 Apr 1847 in Harvey By Rev. Daniel McCurdy. Died 23 Sep 1905 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer.
John did not have a middle name but took the initial "D" as a middle name to distinguish him from other John Little in Harvey at that time. He inherited from his father Lot 5 in the village of Harvey. (Original land granted to William Embleton, and later sold to David Little.)
John was married first to Margaret Coburn and had four children. After her death he married Martha Wilson, and had five children in second marriage.
John and Margaret had the following children:
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72 i. Edith Susanna Little
73 ii. Margaret Elizabeth "Lizzie" Little
74 iii. Jane "Janie" Little
75 iv. Maude Anna Little Williams
Descendents of William Messer (4 Dec 1799 – 21 Sep 1874)
and Alice (or Alison) Brown (~1795 – 19 Sep 1877
Third Immigrant Generation
13. Charlotte Isabella "Belle" Coburn.
Daughter of Andrew Wood Cockburn (Coburn) & Elizabeth Messer. Born 12 Oct 1857 in Harvey. Died 19 Dec 1945 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Religion Presbyterian.
Belle suffered a broken hip four years before her death and although operated on she was never able to walk again.
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She married John Henry "Jack" Grieve, son of Patrick Turnbull Grieve & Mary Piercy, 3 Dec 1879 in Harvey, York Co., By Edward Roberts . Born 4 Jun 1855 in Parish Of Manners Sutton, NB. Died 8 Aug 1925 in Victoria Public Hospital, Fredericton. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer And Lumber. Religion Presbyterian.
Witnesses to marriage were James Whittle and Alice S. Coburn.
Jack was born on Lot E ( with Pratt Brook running through it) on the Magaguadvic River about half-way between Thomaston Corner and Brockway. He was a farmer and was involved in lumbering. He was also a financier as he held a number of mortgages at various times.
Jack was driving a team of horses when he touched one with a stick to increase speed. The horse kicked and drove the stick against Jack's abdomen causing internal injuries. His injuries resulted in death after several days.
They had the following children:
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76 i. Frederick Andrew Grieve
77 ii. Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Grieve
78 iii. Alice Bertha "Bertie" Grieve
79 iv. John "Oswald" Coburn Grieve
Descendents of William Messer (4 Dec 1799 – 21 Sep 1874)
and Alice (or Alison) Brown (~1795 – 19 Sep 1877
Third Immigrant Generation
14. John Wood Coburn
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Son of Andrew Wood Cockburn (Coburn) & Elizabeth Messer. Born 30 Aug 1859 in Harvey. Died 13 May 1939 in Vancouver, BC. Occupation Lumberman.
John and his first wife, Ellen Little, and family moved to Vancouver Island, BC, approximately 1885. He was a lumberman, and after Ellen's death he married Ellen Cowie in 1899 in Victoria, BC. From his second marriage he had two sons, one was Wallace Coburn, a medical doctor.
In 1901 Census, for Victoria, BC, John was living in Victoria and his occupation was listed as Railroad, passenger con.
From "The Herald", 14 Oct 1893: "John Coburn, of Victoria, BC, is here on a visit to his many friends and relatives. Mr Coburn formerly resided here, but left about 8 years ago, and he now holds a lucrative position on the Vancouver Island Railway."
From "Nanaimo, The Story of a City", published by Nanaimo and District Museum Society, 100 Cameron Road, Nanaimo, British Columbia, 1983. Page 16: "John Coburn, a well-known logger, operated a sawmill at Cassidy in the early 1900's. In 1908 he opened a new logging operation known as the New Ladysmith Lumber Company in East Wellington. His railway covered a total of 12.00 miles with two locomotives and five logging cars. The logs were hauled from Mount Benson to the mill at East Wellington where lumber was sawn. The lumber was then loaded on to railway cars to be transported to Brechin Point Rail Siding. A widely known and colorful engineer on this operation was Charlie Snowdon, nicknamed "Broom Handle Charlie". He ran the first "lokey" on Vancouver Island. In 1926, the business was sold to Nanaimo Lumber Company and the mill was relocated at Quarterway."
(Information from Annabel Cowie to Kenneth L. Coburn -- The BC Archives in Victoria has John Wood Coburn's diaries and papers, which are most interesting. It is not possible to remove them from the Archives so you must travel to Victoria to look at them.)
He first married Eleanor "Ellen" Christina Little, daughter of David Little & Margaret Ann Herbert, 13 Dec 1882 in York Co., NB By Robert Nairn, Presbyterian. Born 3 Oct 1861 in Harvey. Died 6 Nov 1895 in Nanaimo, B.C.
Witnesses to marriage were Ebenezer Little and Ellen Coburn.
Listed in BC Vital Stats as Christina. Died at Nanaimo, BC at age 34 years, on 6 Nov 1895.
They had the following children:
80 i. Lila Maude Coburn
81 ii. Dora Pauline Coburn
He second married Ellen Cowie, daughter of Alexander Cowie & Sarah Hastings, 8 Feb 1899 in Victoria, BC (At The Home Of Her Sister, Mary King). Born 1868 in Ont. Died 4 Jul 1950 in Vancouver, BC.
They had the following children:
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82 i. Lorna Mae Coburn
83 ii. Wallace Andrew Coburn (Dr.)
84 iii. Glenn Gideon Coburn
Descendents of William Messer (4 Dec 1799 – 21 Sep 1874)
and Alice (or Alison) Brown (~1795 – 19 Sep 1877
Third Immigrant Generation
15. Eleanor "Ellen" Coburn.
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Daughter of Andrew Wood Cockburn (Coburn) & Elizabeth Messer. Born 25 Sep 1861 in Harvey. Died 21 Feb 1934 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Religion Presbyterian.
Copied from newspaper obituary - 1934:
Mrs Alexander S. Burrell
Harvey Station, York Co., Feb 27 -- The death occurred, after a lingering illness, of Ellen Burrell, wife of Alexander Burrell, at her home in Harvey Station on Feb 21. She was the daughter of the late Elizabeth and Andrew Coburn, and was born at Harvey, on Sept 25, 1861. She was a devoted member of the Presbyterian and later the St. Andrew's United Church, and until ill health prevented was an interested and active worker in all women's organizations connected with the church.
She leaves to mourn her husband, three daughters, Mrs Arthur E. Mowatt and Mrs Fred B. Hanselpacker, Harvey Station, and Mrs Harry L. Hicks, Sackville; two sons, Arthur G., Moncton, and Hazen W., with whom she resided; two sisters, Mrs Belle Grieve, Harvey Station, and Mrs Mary Burpee, Nashwaaksis, one brother, John W. Coburn, Nanaimo, BC, and 12 grandchildren.
She married Alexander Smith Burrell, son of Robert Burrell & Ann Piercy, 24 Jun 1885 in St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Fredericton By Rev. A. J. M. Born 10 Nov 1856 in Harvey. Died 6 May 1935 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer. Religion Presbyterian.
Witnesses to marriage were Robert Moffat and Mary J. Coburn.
From newspaper obituary - 1935:
Alex S. Burrell, aged 79, Passed Away at Harvey
Harvey, NB, May 9 -- Alex S. Burrell, 79 years, passed away on the 6th inst. He was predeceased by his wife about 15 months ago. Deceased was born and lived all his life at Harvey and leaves three daughters, Mrs Harry Hicks, Sackville; Mrs Fred Hanselpacker, and Mrs Arthur Mowatt, Harvey; and two sons, Arthur of Moncton and Hazen at home, with whom he was living. Funeral was held Wednesday. Service at home was conducted by Rev. A. MacKay, assisted by a quartette composed of Mrs George Speedy, Mrs Edgar Coburn, Robert V. Dorcas and G. Wesley Coburn. Interment in Harvey Cemetery. Pallbearers were Fred Grieve, Albert Hay, Saint John; Russell Moffitt, Arthur Mowatt, Fred Hanselpacker and Gordon Burrell
They had the following children:
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85 i. Arthur Alexander Gordon Burrell
86 ii. Alice "Maude" Burrell
87 iii. Russell Coburn Burrell
88 iv. Bessie Louise Burrell
89 v. Annie Norah Burrell
90 vi. Wallace "Hazen" Burrell
Descendents of William Messer (4 Dec 1799 – 21 Sep 1874)
and Alice (or Alison) Brown (~1795 – 19 Sep 1877
Third Immigrant Generation
16. William Thomas "Bill" Coburn
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Son of Andrew Wood Cockburn (Coburn) & Elizabeth Messer. Born 12 Oct 1863 in Harvey. Died 22 Sep 1914. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer.
Bill farmed his father's farm, which was later farmed by Fred Hanselpacker. Bill and his wife Hepsy did not have any children.
He married Hepzibah P. "Hepsy" Burpee, daughter of John Burpee & Hannah Savage, 2 Apr 1891 in York Co., NB . Born 12 Mar 1865. Died 1921 in Fredericton. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.
Copied from newspaper obituary:
Died from Pneumonia
The death occurred yesterday afternoon at the home of Byron H. Kinghorn, 206 Smythe Street, of Mrs Hepsie Coburn, after a short illness with pneumonia. Deceased was 55 years of age and belonged to Harvey, but for some time has made her home with Mr Kinghorn's family. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs S. B. Jewett, of Sheffield, and Mrs Jackson, of Scotch Lake, and three brothers, George, Miles and Wallace Pickard, of Nashwaaksis. A short service will be conducted at the home of Mr Kinghorn this afternoon at 4 o'clock by Rev J. S. Sutherland, assisted by Rev Z. L. Fash. The remains will be taken to Harvey tomorrow morning by C.P.R., where interment will be made on the arrival of the train.
Descendents of William Messer (4 Dec 1799 – 21 Sep 1874)
and Alice (or Alison) Brown (~1795 – 19 Sep 1877
Third Immigrant Generation
17. Mary Jane Coburn
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Daughter of Andrew Wood Cockburn (Coburn) & Elizabeth Messer. Born 30 Nov 1865 in Harvey. Died 3 Jan 1947.
She married John "Wallace" Burpee, son of John Burpee & Hannah Savage, 30 Sep 1886 in York Co., NB By Rev. A. J. Mowatt, Presbyterian . Born 16 Sep 1858.
Witnesses to marriage were Robert Moffat and Mary J. Coburn.
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Mary Jane and Wallace Burpee had five children: Roy Coburn, Helen Elizabeth, Jennie Muriel, Howard Andrew, and John Wallace. (John Wallace Burpee d. 10 Apr 1990. His wife was Nancy Hildebrand.)
Descendents of William Messer (4 Dec 1799 – 21 Sep 1874)
and Alice (or Alison) Brown (~1795 – 19 Sep 1877
Third Immigrant Generation
18. Andrew Coburn
Son of Andrew Wood Cockburn (Coburn) & Elizabeth Messer. Born 30 Mar 1868 in Harvey. Died 26 Feb 1891. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Student.
Died at age 23 years, while a student.
Descendents of William Messer (4 Dec 1799 – 21 Sep 1874)
and Alice (or Alison) Brown (~1795 – 19 Sep 1877
Third Immigrant Generation
19. Susanna "Susy" Coburn.
Daughter of Andrew Wood Cockburn (Coburn) & Elizabeth Messer. Born 3 Sep 1871 in Harvey. Died 29 May 1877 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.
Susy died of diphtheria at age of 5 years 9 months.
Descendents of William Messer (4 Dec 1799 – 21 Sep 1874)
and Alice (or Alison) Brown (~1795 – 19 Sep 1877
third Immigrant Generation
20. Alice Isabella Messer
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Daughter of Walter Messer & Isabella Speedy. Born 29 May 1857 in Harvey. Died 3 Dec 1955 in Tweedside. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Religion Presbyterian.
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She married Thomas McFarland, 28 Apr 1880 in Harvey Presbyterian Church By Edward Roberts . Born 1853. Died 9 Jan 1931 in Tweedside. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer. Religion Presbyterian.
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Witnesses to marriage were Samuel McFarlane and Jennie Robertson. Name is spelled "McFarlane" in marriage records.
2889. Undated tintype image of "Aunt Alice McFarland" Alice Isabella (Messer) McFarland (1857-1955). Source: Darrell Messer, Harvey, Rephotographed by Tim Patterson. 26 Jul 2007.
4121. Undated cabinet card of family of Thomas McFarland (b. 1853. d. 9 Jan 1931, Tweedside) and wife Alice Isabella Messer (b. 29 May 1857, Harvey; d. 3 Dec 1955, Tweedsid), d.aughter of Walter Messer & Isabella Speedy. and five of their seven children; John Emery Adams McFarland; Howard Thomas McFarland; Lottie May McFarland; Olive Isabelle McFarland; Harold "Oswald" McFarland
Source: Collection of Vercelia (Little) Gass, Tweedside, New Brunswick.. Rephotographed, cropped and contrast adjusted by Tim Patterson 6 August 2008.
4104. Undated photograph of Alice Isabella Messer (b. 29 May 1857, Harvey; d. 3 Dec 1955, Tweedside), daughter of Walter Messer & Isabella Speedy.
Source: Collection of Vercelia (Little) Gass, Tweedside, New Brunswick.. Rephotographed, cropped and contrast adjusted by Tim Patterson 6 August 2008.
4099. Alice (Messer) McFarland at her 90th Birthday (May, 1947) with siblings and their spouses and children and their spouses.
Source: Collection of Vercelia (Little) Gass, Tweedside, New Brunswick.. Rephotographed, cropped and contrast adjusted by Tim Patterson 6 August 2008.
4099. Alice (Messer) McFarland at her 90th Birthday (May, 1947) with siblings and their spouses and children and their spouses.
Source: Collection of Vercelia (Little) Gass, Tweedside, New Brunswick.. Rephotographed, cropped and contrast adjusted by Tim Patterson 6 August 2008.
4101. Undated World War I era photograph of Howard McFarland, son of Thomas McFarland (b. 1853. d. 9 Jan 1931, Tweedside) and wife Alice Isabella Messer (b. 29 May 1857, Harvey; d. 3 Dec 1955, Tweedside), Source: Collection of Vercelia (Little) Gass, Tweedside, New Brunswick.. Rephotographed, cropped and contrast adjusted by Tim Patterson 6 August 2008.
They had the following children:
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91 i. Adeline McFarland
92 ii. Walter "Wilbert" McFarland
93 iii. John Emery Adams McFarland
94 iv. Howard Thomas McFarland
95 v. Lottie May McFarland
96 vi. Olive Isabelle McFarland
97 vii. Harold "Oswald" McFarland
Descendents of William Messer (4 Dec 1799 – 21 Sep 1874)
and Alice (or Alison) Brown (~1795 – 19 Sep 1877
third Immigrant Generation
21. Thomas Brown Messer
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Son of Walter Messer & Isabella Speedy. Born 17 Apr 1860 in Harvey. Died 28 Mar 1939 in Coburn, NB . Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.
2888. Undated tintype image of "Thomas" Thomas Brown Messer (1860-1939). Source: Darrell Messer, Harvey, Rephotographed by Tim Patterson. 26 Jul 2007.
Copied from newspaper obituary - 1939:
Thomas Messer Dead. Well Known Resident of Harvey Station Died at Home of Nephew.
Harvey Station, April 6 -- Friends of Thomas Messer will learn with regret of his passing on March 28th, at the home of his nephew, Ezra Messer, Coburn, N.B. He was ill for a few days of grippe and complications and his death came as a shock to his relatives and friends. He was 78 years of age, a son of the late Walter and Isabelle (Speedy) Messer, and had spent his life here. Mr Messer is survived by four sisters and three brothers, Mrs Haines and Mrs Nellie Clark of Portland, Me.; Mrs S. Fisher of Boston; Mrs Thomas McFarland of South Tweedside; Walter Messer of Portland, Me.; James Messer living in British Columbia and J. Allen Messer of Harvey Station. The late William Messer of Coburn was also a brother.
The funeral was held on March 29th with a short service at the home of Ezra Messer, followed by a public service at 2.30 at Knox Presbyterian Church with Mr Gibson officiating. The choir sang favorite hymns. Pall-bearers were six nephews, Wallace Wood, Ezra Messer, Edwin Messer, Alexander Wood, Basil Messer and Linton Vail. Interment was made in Harvey cemetery.
Descendents of William Messer (4 Dec 1799 – 21 Sep 1874)
and Alice (or Alison) Brown (~1795 – 19 Sep 1877
third Immigrant Generation
22. Margaret Ann "Maggie" Messer
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Daughter of Walter Messer & Isabella Speedy. Born 17 Jul 1862 in Harvey. Christen in Harvey Presbyterian Church. Died 10 Aug 1956. Buried in Woodford's Cemetery, Portland, Maine.