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17. Alice Brown Messer . Daughter of William Messer & Margaret Bell. Born 24 Jan 1865 in Tweedside.
    She married James Rankine. Born 11 Sep 1863. Died 2 Feb 1937.

    They had the following children:
95 i. LeRoy Messer Rankine

18. John Messer . Son of William Messer & Margaret Bell. Born 24 Mar 1867 in Tweedside, NB. Died 26 Sep 1937 in Tweedside . Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer.
    He married Margaret Agnes "Maggie" Moffitt, daughter of Andrew Moffitt & Margaret "Jane" Piercy, 25 Jul 1888 in York Co., NB . Born 30 Jul 1867 in Harvey, York Co, NB. Died 5 Jun 1921 in Saint John . Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.

    Copied from newspaper obituaries - 1921:
Messer -- At the resident of her daughter, Mrs W. Fred Clifford, 96 Portland Street, on June 5, Maggie, wife of John Messer, of Tweedside, York County, N.B., leaving her husband, six sons, five daughters, four brothers and four sisters to mourn.   Interment will take place at Manners Sutton, York Co.

    Mrs John Messer
   The death of Mrs John Messer, of Tweedside, York County, N.B., occurred yesterday morning at the resident of her daughter, Mrs W. Fred Clifford.   Mrs Messer came to visit her daughter a few days ago to receive medical treatment.   The news of her death will come as a great shock to her many friends.   She was a native of York County and was fifty-four years of age.   The body will be taken to Manners Sutton for interment.   Besides her husband, Mrs Messer leaves six son--Norman and Roy at Coburn, York County; Andrew, of Regina; and George, Leonard and Donald, at home at Tweedside; five daughters--Mrs Fred W. Clifford, of this city; Mrs Charles Bell, of Lake George, York County; Mrs Walter Steed, of Chapleau, Ont., and Emma......(rest of clipping missing)

    They had the following children:
96 i. Jannie Maud Messer
97 ii. Margaret "Belle" Messer
98 iii. Norman Alwood Messer
99 iv. Mary "Alice" Victoria Messer
100 v. John "Andrew" Moffat Messer
101 vi. Roy William Messer
102 vii. George Connell Messer
103 viii. Harry "Leonard" Messer
104 ix. Emma Elizabeth Ellen Messer
105 x. Doris Mildred Christina Messer
106 xi. Donald Charles Frederick Messer

19. Walter Messer . Son of William Messer & Margaret Bell. Born 21 Mar 1869. Died 22 Feb 1872.
    From church records:   Died 22 Feb 1872, age 3 yr.

20. Jennette Olive "Janet" Messer . Daughter of William Messer & Margaret Bell. Born 15 May 1871. Died 1934 in North Bay, Ont.
    She married George Gordon Bulmer, 27 Sep 1893. Born 1875. Died 1965.

    They had the following children:
107 i. Margaret Olive Bulmer
108 ii. Mary Ann Bulmer
109 iii. (Male) Bulmer

21. Walter Messer . Son of William Messer & Margaret Bell. Born 19 Jun 1873. Died 12 Aug 1932 in York Co., NB . Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.

    Killed in a truck accident at Rooth.
    He married Elsie Mary Stewart, 21 Nov 1905 in Charlotte Co., NB . Died 25 Aug 1932 in York Co., NB . Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.    Elsie died as a result of injuries received in the same truck accident at Rooth that killed her husband.

    They had the following children:
110 i. Dorothy Mabel Marguerite Messer

22. Ellen Isabel Messer . Daughter of William Messer & Margaret Bell. Born 7 Jan 1876. Died 19 May 1901 in Tweedside.

    Copied from newspaper clipping (1901): Terribly Burned
    Mrs Wm Bell of Tweedside Badly Injured--Clothing Caught Fire.
   Harvey Station, York Co., May 1 -- A terrible occurrence was reported from Tweedside, this county, yesterday.   While Mrs William Bell was attending to her household about noon, her clothing caught fire from the stove.
   She made every effort to extinguish the blaze, but was unsuccessful.   In great fright she rushed out of the house, seeking the aid of her husband, who was at work in the field close by.   Attracted by her cries, he was horrified to find his wife enveloped in flames.   With difficulty he got the fire put out, but not before most of his wife's clothing was burned off.
    Dr. Keith was sent for and attended at once.   He found the unfortunate woman in a terrible condition, being burned nearly all over the body.   He did all he could to relieve her suffering, but very little hope of her recovery is entertained.

    She married William A. "Bill" Bell, son of John Alexander "Jack" Bell & Jane "Jean" Cleghorn, 25 Dec 1895 in Harvey, York Co., NB . Born 1 Nov 1867 in South Tweedside. Died 29 Jan 1933.
    Bill lived on a farm in South Tweedside.

    They had the following children:
111 i. George Louis "Louie" Bell
112 ii. Mary Jane Agnes "Aggie" Bell
113 iii. Margaret Ellen Bell

23. Mary A. Messer . Daughter of William Messer & Margaret Bell. Born 9 Mar 1878.
    Mary and her husband Charles Barry lived in Roxbury, MA, and had two sons, Everett and Cortland.
    She married Charles T. Barry, 13 Sep 1905 in Harvey, York Co., NB . Born in Boston.

24. George "Oliver" Messer . Son of William Messer & Margaret Bell. Born 22 Jul 1880 in Tweedside, NB. Died 6 Nov 1944 in York Co., NB . Buried in Rockland Cemetery, McAdam.
    Oliver worked for the CPR in McAdam, and lived in McAdam most of his life.
    Death date in PANB records:   6 Nov 1944.
    He first married Jessie R. Taylor, 18 Mar 1903 in Harvey, York Co., NB . Born in Lawrence Sta.

They had the following children:
114 i. Everett Taylor Messer

    He second married Mary Apple.
    He third married Mabel Karney.

25. Margaret Ann Richardson Messer . Daughter of William Messer & Margaret Bell. Born 29 Sep 1882. Died 23 Sep 1884.

26. Luke Craig Johnston . Son of Christopher Johnston & Agnes "Nancy" Bell. Born 24 Feb 1859 in Harvey. Died 18 Feb 1934 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Stonemason And Farmer.

     Birth date from 1901 Census:   22 Feb 1859.

    Luke and Mary Jane had four children.

    From newspaper obituary - 1934:
    Died Suddenly at Harvey.
    Friends here and elsewhere will learn with regret of the sudden death at Harvey on Sunday of Luke Johnston, at the age of 74 years.   Deceased was in his usual good health but was suddenly seized with an attack of acute indigestion and died almost immediately.   He was well known and highly respected and is survived by a large family.   The funeral took place this afternoon from his late home with interment at Harvey.

    He married Mary Jane Embleton, daughter of Robert Embleton & Elizabeth "Betsy" Wilson, 31 Mar 1891 in York Co., NB. Born 2 Nov 1858 in Harvey. Died 31 Oct 1924 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.

    Birth date from 1901 Census:   1 Nov 1859, however on gravestone in Harvey Settlement Cemetery:   1858-1924.

    They had the following children:
115 i. Hillard Christopher Johnston
116 ii. Beulah Elizabeth Johnston
117 iii. Dellas Embleton Johnston
118 iv. James Cephas Johnston

27. Jennette "Janet" Johnston . Daughter of Christopher Johnston & Agnes "Nancy" Bell. Born 9 Jun 1861 in Harvey. Died 2 Jan 1890 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Religion Presbyterian.

     She married John Robert Burrell, son of Robert Burrell & Ann Piercy, 3 Apr 1884 in St. Paul's, Fredericton By Rev. A. J. Mowatt, Presbyterian. Born 10 Mar 1861 in Harvey. Died 10 Jul 1892 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.
    Witnesses to marriage were Alexander Burrell and Ellen Coburn.

    They had the following children:
119 i. Agnes Burrell
120 ii. Anna Burrell

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