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

Generation 4
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96. William Alexander Burrell. Son of Robert Burrell & Ann Piercy. Born 4 May 1865 in Harvey. Died 3 Jan 1914 in Vancouver, WA, USA.

From The Gleaner, Fredericton, 21 Mar 1890:
Harvey Station (York Co.) March 18 -- The Burrell Bros., John Burrell and William Burrell will start for Oregon on Thursday.

From The Gleaner, Fredericton, 16 Jul 1891:
John Burrell and William Burrell have returned from British Columbia to visit their old home at Manners Sutton (York Co.)

William travelled west on two occasions before his marriage and later emigrated to USA. The first was with his older brother John (date uncertain, but some time after 1881, both were listed in the Manners Sutton census of that year.) "John became sick, both returned to Harvey, where John died."--information in letter from Gladys Burrell Mason to Guy Burrell in 1971. In fact, John's wife Jennie died 2 1/2 years before he died; John's death left their daughter, Anna, an orphan. William went west again, presumably in 1892 after both Anna's parents had died, taking Anna with him to be raised by his brother Robert "Sim" and Cora, who were married and living in Portland, Oregon. William "returned to Harvey to marry".
William Alexander Burrell and Grave Winnifred Embleton's six children were born in Harvey, NB. Later they emigrated to the Oregon/Washington border area of USA in November 1903. Their children and grandchildren are scattered over the Northwest, some in Utah, California, Washington and Oregon.

Further information on this family starting on page 28 in "The Wilsons of Harvey 1798 - 1983" by Jocelean Swan Hall.

He married Grace Winnifred Embleton, daughter of Robert Wilson Embleton & Elizabeth "Bess" Piercy, 14 Dec 1892 in Harvey. Born 7 Oct 1873 in Harvey. Died 12 Oct 1940 in Portland, Oregon. Witnesses to marriage were Adam E. and Priscilla Hay.

They had the following children:
404 i. Robert "Odbur" Burrell
405 ii. John "Edgar" Burrell
406 iii. Gladys Elizabeth Burrell
407 iv. William Eldon Burrell
408 v. Wilbert Alexander Burrell
409 vi. Willis Embleton "Dutch" Burrell

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