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

Second Immigrant Generation
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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. Medium Sized Pop-up Image 700 X 995 jpeg; 252 k; 72 dpi Full Sized Pop-up Image 951 X 1352 jpeg; 1020 k; 200 dpi

 

    From newspaper obituary - 1918:

    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:

  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
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