Descendants of Richard & Betsy PEARCE


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1. Richard PEARCE, son of William PEARCE and Elizabeth HILL, was born in 1793 in Week Saint Mary, , Cornwall, England,1 died on April 28, 1862 in Sullivan Twp, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada2 aged 69, and was buried in St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery, Chatsworth, Grey Co, Ontario.3

Events

• He immigrated from England about 1840 to Dixie, York Co, Ontario, Canada. 3

• Richard relocated to Lot 1, Con 1, Sullivan Twp, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada, in June 1842.

Richard married Elizabeth "Betsy" FRENCH, daughter of William FRENCH and Elizabeth HAMLYN,. Betsy was born on November 16, 1792 in , , Cornwall, England,2 died on January 18, 1872 in , , Ontario, Canada2 aged 79, and was buried in St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery, Chatsworth, Grey Co, Ontario.3 She was usually called Betsy.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 2 M    i. Edward PEARCE was born on September 21, 1817 in Week Saint Mary, , Cornwall, England,4 died on March 10, 18895 aged 71, and was buried in Paisley Cemetery, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

+ 3 M    ii. William Chatsworth PEARCE 3 was born in Week Saint Mary, , Cornwall, England6 and died on April 4, 1897.7

+ 4 F    iii. Mary PEARCE was born about 1824 in Week Saint Mary, , Cornwall, England and died on May 25, 1885 in , , Missouri, USA2 aged about 61.

   5 M    iv. Richard PEARCE was born about 1827 in Week Saint Mary, , Cornwall, England8 and died in 1834 in , , Cornwall, England2 aged about 7.

+ 6 M    v. Thomas PEARCE was born in 1829 in , , Devonshire, England,5 died on August 26, 1911 aged 82, and was buried in Paisley Cemetery, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

+ 7 M    vi. John D. PEARCE was born in 1833 in , , Devonshire, England,9 died on July 29, 1893 in Elderslie Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada10 aged 60, and was buried in Starkvale Cemetery Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

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