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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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34. Thomas Messer. Son of William Messer & Margaret Bell. Born 11 Apr 1863 in Tweedside, NB. Died 8 Oct 1940 in Tweedside . Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer. Religion Presbyterian.

    Copied from newspaper obituary - 1940:

 

    Late Thos. Messer

    Well known Resident of South Tweedside Passed Away in 79th year.

    South Tweedside, N.B., Oct 15 -- The community was saddened by the recent death of Thomas Messer which occurred at his home Tuesday, October 8th after a lingering illness of several months which he bore very patiently always having a smile and a joke for all who called to see him.

 

    He was in the 79th year of age, being born in Tweedside, son of the late William and Margaret Messer, he married Jennie Hood of Magaguadavic and they lived their entire life in South Tweedside, engaged in farming.   His wife predeceased him by two years.

 

    The late Mr Messer was a man of fine qualities, very generous and it can be said "that he lived in a house on the side of the road and was a friend to man".   His passing has left a vacancy that will be hard to fill.

 

    He leaves to mourn three daughters, Mrs Ernest Irvine, (Gertie) of Plaster Rock, N.B., Mrs Charles Cleghorn, (Maggie) Lake Road, N.B., Mrs Gates Piercy, (Annie) Tweedside, and three sons, Henry, of Tweedside, Robert and Thomas of South Tweedside.   One brother, George O., of McAdam and one sister, Mrs Charles Berry of Boston, also survive.   One brother William Messer of Tweedside predeceased him by a few months.

    He married Jane "Janie" Hood, 6 May 1889 in Harvey, York Co., NB . Born 23 Apr 1866 in Magaguadavic. Died 26 Sep 1938 in Tweedside . Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.

 

    They had the following children:

  149   i.   Gertrude Messer

  150   ii.   Henry William Messer

  151   iii.   James "Robert" Messer

  152   iv.   Margaret Jean "Maggie" Messer

  153   v.   John Spafford Messer

  154   vi.   Annie Isabel Messer

  155   vii.   Mary "Ellen" Messer

  156   viii.   Thomas George Messer

  157   ix.   Chester Harold Messer

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