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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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63. George "Sterling" Brown. Son of George W. Brown & Alice Eleanor Messer. Born 29 Dec 1880 in Harvey. Died 4 Aug 1969 in Harvey Hospital. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Lumbering And Farming.

    Sterling and Mary were married at the homestead in York Mills, and had five children.

    From the Daily Gleaner, 1969:

    York Mills -- Funeral Service for G. Sterling Brown, one of York Mills oldest residents, was held at St. Andrews United Church, Harvey Station, following prayers at the home.   Rev. William Randall officiated, assisted by Rev. S. R. Jackson.   Interment was made in the Harvey community cemetery.

    Pallbearers, all nephews of the deceased were:   Milton Brown, Stanley Burrell, Roscoe Burrell, Harry Gass, Alden Gass and Hazen Patterson.

    Mr Brown died at the Harvey Community Hospital following a brief illness.   He was in his 89th year.   He was born at York Mills in 1880, a son of the late George and Alice (Messer) Brown.   He was a prominent and well known resident of the area where he was engaged in lumbering and farming for many years.

    He is survived by two daughters:   Mrs Bert Swan of Harvey Station, Mrs Don Maxwell of McAdam; three sons, Stanley of Oromocto, Woodrow and George of Harvey Station; one sister, Mrs Ida Burrell of Millinocket, Me., one brother, Stephen of North Surrey, BC., 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

    He was predeceased by his wife Mary (Milligan) Brown in 1958.

    He married Mary Anne Milligan, 1 Jul 1908 in York Co., NB. Born 29 Dec 1877 in Clogher, Co. Tyrone, Ireland. Died 17 Jun 1958 in Harvey Hospital. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.

    Daughter of James Milligan and Mary Anne.   The family came from Clogher, County Tyrone, Ireland.

    They had the following children:

  233   i.   Ida Jane Brown

  234   ii.   Stanley Winslow Brown

  235   iii.   George Walter Brown

  236   iv.   Woodrow Dougan Brown

  237   v.   Vernice Evelyn Brown

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