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Descendents of William Messer (4 Dec 1799 – 21 Sep 1874)
and Alice (or Alison) Brown (~1795 – 19 Sep 1877)

Third Immigrant Generation
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12. Margaret Ann "Maggie" Coburn. 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:

  72   i.   Edith Susanna Little

  73   ii.   Margaret Elizabeth "Lizzie" Little

  74   iii.   Jane "Janie" Little

  75   iv.   Maude Anna Little Williams

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