Wilfred Francis PEARSON

Wilfred married Jeanie Izetta ELLIOTT on 9 Jan 1933 in Aberdeen Parish, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. Jeanie (daughter of George McEwen ELLIOTT and Mary Augustina Stuart LEE) was born on 5 Apr 1914 in Glassville, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada; died in 1998; was buried in 1998 in United Church Cemetery, Glassville, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Murray Alvin PEARSON was born in 1937; died in 2009; was buried in 2009 in United Church Cemetery, Glassville, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada.
2. Mary Irene PEARSON was born on 23 Nov 1933 in Glassville, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada; died on 6 Apr 2012 in Upper River Valley Hospital, Waterville, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried in United Church Cemetery, Glassville, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada.
3. Margaret Ann PEARSON was born in 1943 in Glassville, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada; died in 1977; was buried in United Church Cemetery, Glassville, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada.
4. Elva PEARSON died before 2009.

Archibald married Mary Magdalene LAMONT on 17 Jul 1890 in West Glassville, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. Mary (daughter of Henry Robinson LAMONT and Mary LAING) was born in 1871 in West Glassville, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada; died on 2 Aug 1942 in Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

THE PEARSON FAMILY

Only a relatively small number of farms in the Glassville area have remained in the hands of the same family from earliest settler to the present day. One is the Pearson farm - the first south of the village, now owned by Murray Pearson.

By 1860 or at latest 1861, Richard D. Pearson, age 20, and his brother James A., 16, were in Glassville and probably living at first with the John Simpson family. Four hundred acres were granted to the Pearsons - Lot 26 to Richard's father Joseph (the original and present homestead Lot 26 to Richard, the farm later owned by the Lyons family Lot 30 to Richard's brother John, the farm immediately next to the village including the present church end cemetery area, and Lot 25, the farm on the west side of the road, later owned by Wesley McIntosh.

Joseph and his wife Mary had three sons in addition to Richard and James: John (1843), Joseph (1851), William (1853) and two daughters, Mary (1839) and Charlotte (1052). All seven children were born in Kings County, near Sussex.

Joseph was born in 1806 in Wigton, England near Carlisle. He came to New Brunswick in 1825 with his father John (1765), mother Jane Harden (1767), brother William and uncle Thomas. They settled in Pearsonville, a small community in the Kierstead Mountain area, near Sussex. Mary McDiarmid was born in Scotland in 1813 and also came out to Kings County with her family. Joseph and Mary were married in Sussex in 1638.

One of Mary's sisters, Jane, married John Simpson, who was born in Scotland in 1823 and came to Upham, Kings County in 1829 with his family.

About 1860, when word circulated throughout New Brunswick about the new settlement in Carleton County, the Pearsons, Simpson's and McDiarmid's decided to move on. It is not known who initiated the move; perhaps someone visited the area while the survey was in progress. Possibly someone in the families knew the Farley's, who were already living in Esdraelon. If not, the Pearson boys got to know them well later - both Richard and John married Farley girls.

John Simpson's brother James was granted Lot #24, the present Murray McIntosh farm, and John was granted Lot #22, the farm immediately south, later the Nixon farm. The McDiarmid's settled in the East Glassville range near the Glassville-Juniper road.

Mary, the eldest Pearson daughter, died at childbirth on December 25, 1875 leaving four children. Two of them, Archibald A. Pearson and McKay Warwick Mann, were given a home with their grandparents, uncle William and aunt Charlotte. Two daughters remained with their father Richard
Mann.

The eldest son, Richard, did not remain long in Glassville. He sold his farm in 1865 to William Lyon, a blacksmith who came from Banffshire, Scotland. Richard married Ellen Farley of Esdraelon, as mentioned. He owned and operated a mill at Beechwood, then later in Ferndale and Fortuna in California. Richard and Ellen had six daughters; the youngest born in California.

John (1843-1885) was the owner of the farm nearest the village, and donated the land for the first church and cemetery. He was still living at home in 1871 but married Matilda Fancy (1850-1926) not long after. After John's death, Matilda, with her son Sheppard, moved to California to be with her sister.

James (1845-1913), who at fifteen or sixteen had come to Glassville with his brother to start the family relocation process, may not have lived long in Glassville. He married Charlotte Augusta and took up farming in Upper Brighton. They had nine children, most of whom remained in Carleton County. One daughter, Mary, moved to Detroit.

Joseph Jr. (1851-1926) still living at home in 1871 and then twenty, married Matilda Jones soon after. They lived in Saint John and Beechwood where he ran a general store and may have been associated with his brother Richard in a lumbering business. After a period in California with Richard, he settled in Upper Brighton where he farmed and was active in local politics. Joseph and Matilda had two sons, Murray (1872) and Frank (1878), both of whom settled in Houlton, Maine.

Joseph Sr. died in 1881 at age 75. At that time the household consisted of his widow Mary, then 60, son William, 28, as head of the household, daughter Charlotte, 29, and grandsons Archibald Pearson and McKay Mann. Tragedy struck five years later when William was severely injured in a woods accident and died of his injuries at age 33.

William willed the family homestead to Charlotte and their nephew McKay Warwick Mann, and seventy-five acres, the remaining paaart of John's original farm next to the cemetery, to nephew Archibald. This was conditional upon Charlotte and Archibald caring for his mother, and Archibald being head of the household until Warwick (as Richard called him) became of age. Mother Mary died in the following year, 1887, at age 74.

By 1891, Archibald had married Mary Lamont and in 1892 Charlotte married Peter Millie. McKay, who had been with his aunt from infancy, moved to the Millie household and spent the rest of his life with her and her son John Peter. On Charlotte's marriage, the homestead and farm passed to Archibald. Charlotte lived on the Millie farm with her son until her death in 1935. Her daughter Isa married James Scott and they, with their daughter Charlotte Millie Scott., lived just a few farms south.

Archie and Mary had three children. Harry married Elizabeth (Lizzie) McIntosh and lived in Bath for most of his life. Mary (Mamie) married William McIntosh and lived for many years in Kenneth before moving to Glassville and the farm directly across the road from the old homestead. This is the property now owned by their daughter Elsie. Wilfred, the youngest, married Jean Elliott and lived the rest of his life on the homestead, passing away in 1973. Their son Murray, the present owner is therefore the fifth generation of the family to live and farm on the land first granted to the Pearsons in 1861.

IEM
Nov 12, 1989

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Joseph married Mary MCDIARMID on 3 May 1838 in Sussex, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada. Mary (daughter of Duncan MCDIARMID and Ann CAMPBELL) was born on 4 May 1813 in Parish of Kilninver and Kilmelford, Argyleshire; died on 4 May 1887 in Glassville, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried in 1887 in United Church Cemetery, Glassville, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1881 Canada Census:
Name Marital Status Gender Ethnic Origin Age Birthplace Occupation Religion
William PEARSON Male English 28 N. B. Farmer C. Presbyterian
Mary PEARSON W Female Scottish 68 Scotland C. Presbyterian
Charlotte PEARSON Female English 26 N. B. C. Presbyterian
Archy PEARSON Male English 18 N. B. Far'S Son C. Presbyterian
McKay PEARSON Male Scottish 6 N. B. C. Presbyterian
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Source Information:
Census Place Aberdeen, Carleton, New Brunswick
Family History Library Film 1375818
NA Film C-13182, District 31, Sub-district H, Page 26, Household 108
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Daniel F Johnson : Volume 67 Number 400

Date : May 16, 1887
County : Saint John
Place : Saint John
Newspaper : The Daily Telegraph

Glassville (Carleton Co.) May 12 - Death has again entered the neighborhood and removed one of the old settlers, Mrs. Joseph PEARSON. Within the last few years she was called upon to weep over the loss of her husband and several members of her family cut down in the promise of their days. Her remains were followed to the grave Friday 6th. The funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Bearisto, Presbyterian. Mrs. Pearson, whose maiden name was Mary McDIARMID was a native of Glasgow, Scotland and came with her father, mother and family to Miramichi when she was four years of age. The family afterwards removed to Kings Co. where she was married to the late Joseph PEARSON, a native of Northumberland, England. She, her husband, and family came to Glassville 24 years ago.
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Henry married Mary LAING on 20 Oct 1862 in Glassville, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. Mary (daughter of Father LAING and Mother LAING) was born in 1842 in Scotland; died on 5 Jun 1902 in West Glassville, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried in 1902 in United Church Cemetery, Glassville, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Jane HARDEN on 5 Apr 1786 in Wigton, England. Jane was born on 14 Jan 1767 in Wigton, England; was christened on 14 Jan 1767 in Wigton, Cumberland, England; died in in Kings County, New Brunswick. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Daniel F. Johnson : Volume 24 Number 1409

Date April 4 1866
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper Morning News

d. Sussex (Kings Co.) 22nd inst., Duncan McDIARMID, age 87, native of Perthshire, Scotland.

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per 1851 Census of New Brunswick, Kings County, Sussex Parish, page 105: Widower, arrived in NB in 1816 *********************************************************** possible immigration record per Ancestry: Canadian Immigrant Records, Part Two about Duncan McDiarmid Name: Duncan McDiarmid Marital Status: Total in party: one settler plus two children under 12 years of age Year of Record: 1818 Comments: From Glenarlen, Parish of Comrie Reference: Transcribed from (film of) original documents held in the collection of the National Archives of Canada [Ottawa]: RG 7 G1, vol. 10, pages 67 to 73,reel C-126. Source/Event: Settlers from Scotland embarked from the Port of Greenock (letter relating to list sent to His Grace the Duke of Richmond by Henry Goulbourn, Downing Street, in the absence of Lord Bathurst, dated July 4, 1818). ***************************************************************************

Duncan married Ann CAMPBELL on 17 Jan 1808 in Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland. Ann was born on 31 Jan 1779 in Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland; died in in Sussex, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Father married Mother LAING. Mother was born before 1820 in Scotland; died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]