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Descendents of John Moffitt (28 Jun 1791 - 8 Aug 1859)
and Ellen "Nellie" Davidson (1792 - 12 Nov 1879)

Third Immigrant Generation
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6. Eleanor "Ellen" Piercy . Daughter of Matthew Piercy & Agnes Moffitt. Born 15 Nov 1842 in Harvey. Christen 8 Jan 1843 in Harvey By Rev. Daniel McCurdy . Died 21 Feb 1925 in McAdam. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.

 

    Copied from newspaper obituary - 1925:

    Mrs Ellen Lister

    McAdam, Feb 23 -- The death of Mrs Ellen Lister occurred at her home on the 21st inst., after a brief illness.   Deceased was the widow of the late James Lister, of York Mills, and was in the 83rd year of her age.   Being of a quiet and kindly disposition she was beloved by all who knew her.   She is survived by five daughters, Mrs Margaret A. Little, Mrs Albert Little, Mrs George Little of Harvey Station, Mrs Alex Skene and Mrs James Piercy, of McAdam, and three sons, David E. and DeWitt T., of McAdam, and Ward M., of Vancouver, B.C.; also two sisters, Mrs Henry Swan of Harvey Station, and Mrs Wm Grieve, of Sandwick, B.C.   Interment was made in the cemetery at Harvey.   The funeral service was at the church in Harvey, and was conducted by Rev. Harold Tompkinson, assisted by Rev. J. H. MacLean.

 

    She married James M. Lister, son of Nicholas Lister & Margaret Heughan, 3 Aug 1858 in Harvey Settlement By Rev. Samuel Johnson . Born 22 Dec 1832 in Dumfries, Scot. Died 25 Feb 1912 in McAdam, N.B. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Sawyer.

 

    From York Co NB Marriage Register C 1850-1866 (PANB):   Witnesses to marriage were Edward Lister and Thomas H. Piercy.   

 

    James came to America from Annan, Scotland with his parents and siblings in 1843.   James and Ellen lived at York mills where James operated mills. In the 1861 Census, James was 28 years old, Scotch, Sawyer, and Presbyterian.   Eleanor was 18 years old, and daughter Jane Agnes was 4 months old.   Servant Nancy Christie, 17 years, lived in their household.   They had 2 cows and one pig.

 

   Listed in the Manners Sutton Subscribers Directory in the Atlas of York County, New Brunswick, published by Halfpenny & Co., Fredericton, N.B. in 1878 (Reprinted by Mika Publishing, Belleville, Ontario 1973) - "James Lister, Proprietor of Grist Mill, Harvey Mills."   (Harvey Mills later became York Mills.)

 

    Copied from newspaper obituary - 1912:

    James Lister

    McAdam Junction, Feb 26 -- The death of James Lister occurred at his home, York Mills, on Sunday the 25th Inst.   He was in his 80th year and had been in failing health for two months.   He was a native of Dumfries, Scotland, and came to this country when but ten years old.   For over fifty years he had been a resident of York Mills, where he was engaged in the mining business.   He was a man of sterling principles and was respected by all who knew him.   He is survived by a widow, three sons and five daughters.   The sons are David E., at home; Ward M. of Vancouver, and DeWitt T., of McAdam.   The daughters are Mrs Margaret A. Little, Mrs Albert Little and Mrs George Little of Manners Sutton, and Mrs Alex Skene and Mrs James Piercy of McAdam.

 

    They had the following children:

  47   i.   Nicholas Lister

  48   ii.   Jane Agnes Lister

  49   iii.   Margaret   Ann Lister

  50   iv.   Jane Agnes Lister

  51   v.   Mary Isabel Lister

  52   vi.   Eleanor "Ellen" Lister

  53   vii.   Elizabeth Piercy "Lizzie" Lister

  54   viii.   Matthew Henry "Harry" Lister

  55   ix.   David Edward Lister

  56   x.   Ward M. Lister

  57   xi.   James "DeWitt" Talmage Lister

 

 

7. Mary Ann Piercy . Daughter of Matthew Piercy & Agnes Moffitt. Born 25 Apr 1845 in Harvey. Christen 25 May 1845 in Harvey By Rev. Daniel McCurdy . Died 15 Nov 1911 in Harvey Sta. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.

 

    Copied from newspaper obituary:

    Death of Mrs Mary Ann Lister

    The death of Mrs Mary Ann Lister, widow of Edward Lister, occurred last Thursday at her home at Harvey Station.   She was seventy years old and a daughter of the late Matthew Piercy, one of the pioneer settlers in Harvey.   Her children are N. E. Lister, Matthew, John, and Thomas H. of Harvey; Mrs Eben Little, Mrs Fred Little, Mrs Kenneth Embleton, Mrs Ford Messer, and Miss Ida, of Harvey.   Mrs Henry Swan of Manners Sutton, and Mrs James Lister of York Mills are sisters, and two brothers and one sister in British Columbia.

 

    She married Edward Irving Lister, son of Nicholas Lister & Margaret Heughan, 15 Apr 1863 in Harvey Settlement, Rev. Samuel Johnson . Born 14 Sep 1834 in Annan, Scotland. Died 1 Apr 1898 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer.

 

    From York Co NB Marriage Register C 1850-1866 (PANB):   Witnesses to marriage were George G. Grant and Jane Piercy.

    Edward came to America from Annan, Scotland with his parents and siblings in 1843.   He was a farmer on his father's homestead farm.

 

     Dates of births, marriages and deaths for Edward Lister, his wife Mary Ann, and their children are written in his family Bible.   (Held by Georgie Lister in 1999.)

 

    They had the following children:

  58   i.   Nicholas E. Lister

  59   ii.   Matthew Henry Lister

  60   iii.   Mary Agnes Lister

  61   iv.   Margaret "Ellen" Lister

  62   v.   John Edward Lister

  63   vi.   Thomas Harvey Lister

  64   vii.   Isabel Victoria Lister

  65   viii.   Elizabeth Jane "Lizzie" Lister

  66   ix.   Isabella Victoria "Bell" Lister

  67   x.   Lottie Selena Lister

  68   xi.   Ida May Lister

  69   xii.   Annie Piercy Lister

 

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