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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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15. Eleanor "Ellen" Coburn. 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:

  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

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