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Descendents of Thomas Piercy (ca 1760 - unknown)
and Elizabeth Unknown (unknown)


Generation 3
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12. Walter Piercy. Son of Thomas Piercy & Mary Henderson. Born 19 May 1827 in Thornington, Northumberland, England. Christen 23 May 1827 in Crookham Presbyterian. Died 24 Jan 1914 in Harvey, N.B. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer. Religion Presbyterian.

Walter emigrated to New Brunswick with his parents, who were among the pioneer settlers of Harvey, in 1837. Walter was ten years old when he came to Canada, and he walked from Fredericton with his mother on a lumber road. His father and his brother Matt, 23 years old, being out first had a comfortable house built with a fire place.

Walter was a farmer, and he and his wife Sarah lived on the homestead farm on Tweedside Road. They had twelve children. For details on this family refer to the book, "The Swan Family (early 1800's - 1980)" by Jocelean Swan Hall and Margaret Swan Crozier.

From Saint Croix Courier, Saint Stephen, 4 Jun 1891:
Harvey Station (York Co.) - Walter Piercy and wife left this morn for Lake Winnipiscogen, N.H. where most of his family have been located for some time.

From The Gleaner, Fredericton, 29 Nov 1894:
Harvey Station (York Co.) Nov 27th -- Mr and Mrs Walter Piercy, Sr. have gone to Boston to spend the winter with their daughter, Mrs Geo Warden.

From newspaper obituary - 1914:
Walter Piercy, the oldest resident of this parish, died at his home at Tweedside on Saturday evening. He was in the 87th year of his age.

He was a native of Northumberland County, England, and came to Harvey with his parents among the first settlers in the year 1838. He grew up on a farm which he helped to make out of the virgin forest, and resided upon the farm until a short time ago, when he disposed of the farm to his son, and went to reside with his daughter at Tweedside.

He was well known in this section of the province as a man of sterling character and amiable disposition, and had many friends.

He married Sarah Swan, daughter of Henry Swan & Elizabeth Russell, 22 Jan 1851 in St. Pauls Church, Fredericton By Rev. Dr. John M. Brooke . Born 14 Jun 1829 in Old Heaton, Northumberland, Eng. Died 13 Aug 1902 in Harvey, N.B. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Religion Presbyterian.

Sarah emigrated to New Brunswick with her parents in March 1850.
From York Co. NB Marriage Register C 1850-1866 (PANB): Witnesses to marriage were John Shaw and Isabella M. Brooke.


They had the following children:
56 i. Elizabeth "Bess" Piercy
57 ii. Thomas Piercy
58 iii. Mary Piercy
59 iv. Henry "Harry" Piercy
60 v. Matthew Piercy
61 vi. Isabella Piercy
62 vii. Margaret Jane "Maggie" Piercy
63 viii. Walter Piercy
64 ix. Isabella Christina "Tina" Piercy
65 x. James Piercy (Twin)
66 xi. Sarah "Sadie" Piercy (Twin)
67 xii. George Alexander Piercy

 

Entry last updated: 10 Oct 2008
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