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Descendents of Thomas Speedy (unknown - unknown)
and Margaret Bone (unknown - unknown)

Third Generation
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10. Jane Speedy. Daughter of Thomas Speedy & Isabella Patterson. Born 7 Sep 1846 in Harvey. Christen 25 Oct 1846 in Harvey By Rev. Daniel McCurdy. Died 29 Mar 1939 in Denman Island, B.C.

2881. Undated tintype image of "Aunt Janie" Jane 'Janie' (Speedy) Piercy (1846-1939). Source: Darrell Messer, Harvey, Rephotographed by Tim Patterson. 26 Jul 2007. Medium Sized Pop-up Image Full Sized Pop-up Image For Printing

Undated photograph of Jane Speedy (b. 7 Sep 1846, Harvey Settlement; d.29 Mar 1933, Denman Is., BC). Medium Sized Pop-up Image 700 X 1075 jpeg; 202 k; 72 dpi Full Sized Pop-up Image 1216 X 1867 jpeg; 1333 k; 180 dpi

 

2930. Undated (possibly taken about 1900*) cabinet card incorrectly identified on back as "Mrs. Messer" (see caption on 2932 below). Actually an image of Jane Speedy, daughter of Thomas Speedy & Isabella Patterson. Wife of Thomas H. Piercy. Born 7 Sep 1846 in Harvey. Photographer:The Dominion Photo Company. Union, B.C. Source: Darrell Messer, Harvey, Rephotographed by Tim Patterson. 26 Jul 2007. Medium Sized Pop-up Image Full Sized Pop-up Image For Printing Jane Speedy lived on Denman Island BC. Union Bay is adjacent to the island. This is presumably where the photograph was taken. No record of a Dominion Photoraph Co. based in Union has been discovered. However, James Hoad and Son operated two firms under this name in 1899 and 1900 in Nelson and Kaslo, BC. Jane Speedy seems to be in her 50s in the photograph so perhaps the photograph was taken about the turn of the century.

2932. Back of undated (possibly taken about 1900*. See above) cabinet card of "Mrs. Messer" (see caption on 2930 above). Actually Jane Speedy, daughter of Thomas Speedy & Isabella Patterson. Born 7 Sep 1846 in Harvey. Wife of Thomas H. Piercy. Photographer:The Dominion Photo Company. Union, B.C. Source: Darrell Messer, Harvey, Rephotographed by Tim Patterson. 26 Jul 2007. Medium Sized Pop-up Image Full Sized Pop-up Image For Printing

 

 

 

    Jane and her husband Thomas H. Piercy moved to British Columbia in 1875.  The oldest four of their eleven children were born in N.B.  Further information on this family in "A Family Tree - Piercy - 1814-1979" Printed by Copy Cat Graphics Inc., Courtenay, B.C.

    She married Thomas H. Piercy, son of Matthew Piercy & Agnes Moffitt, 11 Mar 1867 in Waverley House, Fredericton By Rev. Dr. John M. Brooke . Born 29 Aug 1838 in Harvey, NB. Died 11 Dec 1904 in Denman Island, B.C.

    From New Brunswick Reporter, Fredericton,  15 Mar 1867:  "Married Waverley House, 11th inst., by Rev. Dr. Brooke, Thos H. Piercy and Miss Jane Speedy, both of Manners Sutton, York Co."

    Witnesses to marriage were Will McMillan and Margaret Piercy.
    Thomas and Jane with their oldest four children, moved to Gartley Beach on Vancouver Island, British Columbia in 1875 with other members of the Piercy family.  They spent the first winter with the Gartley family and then moved to a little place called Beechams on the east of the Back Road.  From  there they moved to the Muster's place and shared a large frame house with the families of Sam, Matt, and John Piercy.  The Tom Piercy family moved to Denman Island after several years pre-empting a tract of land on the west side of the island.  John Piercy pre-empted the adjoining section.  The Piercy children walked four miles through dense forest to attend school.  In 1883 they moved back to Comox to be nearer relatives and school.  In 1888 they returned to Denman.  Tom was a true pioneer of Denman being the first Justice of the Peace and first road foreman.  He was involved in planning improvements for roads, school, church and logging.  He also tended the lighthouse at Yellow Rock.  In 1902 he was appointed Postmaster and the post office was in their home.

    From The Gleaner, Fredericton, 18 Oct 1894:
   Harvey Station (York Co.) Oct 15 -- Amongst our latest arrivals are Mr and Mrs Thomas Piercy of Nanaimo, BC.  Mr and Mrs Piercy were formerly residents of this place and took up their abode in the west twenty years ago.

    They had the following children:
53 i. Matthew Alexander Piercy
54 ii. Isabella "Belle" Piercy
55 iii. Elizabeth Selena "Lena" Piercy
56 iv. Thomas "Wesley" Piercy
57 v. John Frederick Piercy
58 vi. Margaret Agnes Piercy
59 vii. Harvey Wilson Piercy
60 viii. James Walter B. Piercy
61 ix. Mary Ellen Jane Piercy
62 x. Edward Irvine Piercy
63 xi. Rose Lavina Piercy

 

 

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Entry last updated: 11 Jan 2009
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