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William Pierson 1844–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 June 1844

Birth Location: Whitby Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 22 Sept 1883

Death Location: Rivers, Brandon Census Division, Manitoba, Canada

Father: Robert Pierson

Mother: Elizabeth Hodgson

Spouse(s): Hannah Collins

Children(s): William Pierson, Mary Pierson, Charles Pierson, Annie Pierson, Frank Peirson

William Pierson was born in 1844 in Whitby Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada, the child of Robert Pierson And Elizabeth Hodgson. In 1871, William Pierson resided in Woodstock, Oxford North, Ontario. William Pierson married Hannah Collins, and had children including Annie Pierson, Charles H Pierson, Frank Russell Peirson, Mary Ethel Pierson, William Alfred Pierson. William Pierson passed away in 1883 in Rivers, Brandon Census Division, Manitoba, Canada.

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Biography

  • William Pierson was born in 1844 in Whitby Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada, the child of Robert Pierson And Elizabeth Hodgson.
  • In 1871, William Pierson resided in Woodstock, Oxford North, Ontario.
  • William Pierson married Hannah Collins, and had children including Annie Pierson, Charles H Pierson, Frank Russell Peirson, Mary Ethel Pierson, William Alfred Pierson.
  • William Pierson passed away in 1883 in Rivers, Brandon Census Division, Manitoba, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Pierson's Ancestors

Self
William Pierson
1844–1883
Birth Place: Whitby Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada
Parents
Robert Pierson
1813–1896
Lastingham (Cropton), Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Hodgson
1813–1878
Great Musgrave, Westmorland, England
Grandparents
Thomas Pierson
1764–1848
Bedworth, Warwickshire, England
Ann (Nancy) Ingle
1781–1832
Kirkby Mooreside, Yorkshire, England
William Hodgson
1786–1821
st. michaels (bongate), appleby, Westmorland, England
Isabella ((Isabellow)) Collinson
1791–1847
Great Musgrave Westmorland, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Pierson
1719–1786
Mary Moon
1731–1815
Thomas Hodgson
1746–
Ann Sumner
1751–
William Collinson
1728–1812
Elizabeth Robinson
1745–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Moon
1700–1771
Elizabeth Smith
1701–
John Hodgson
1722–1792
Mary Bell
1722–1801
Joseph Collinson
1698–1772
Agnes Middleton
1700–1793

William Pierson's Descendants

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William Pierson (10 June 1844–22 Sept 1883) m. Hannah Collins (28 Nov 1844–16 Sep 1928)
  1. 1. William (Alfred) Pierson 1867–1946
  2. 2. Mary (Ethel) Pierson 1870–1889
  3. 3. Charles (H) Pierson 1866–1945
  4. 4. Annie Pierson 1871–1876
  5. 5. Frank (Russell) Peirson 1878–1878

William Pierson's Timeline

3 Records

1844
10 June 1844
Birth of William Pierson in Whitby Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada
Whitby Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada
1871
abt 1871
Age 27
William Pierson resided here in Woodstock, Oxford North, Ontario
Woodstock, Oxford North, Ontario
1883
22 Sept 1883
Age 39
Death of William Pierson in Brandon Manitoba died in a shooting accident
Brandon Manitoba died in a shooting accident

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 June 1844
    Event Place: Whitby Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Woodstock, Oxford North, Ontario; Roll: C-9913; Page: 97; Family No: 369
    [2] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; County Marriage Registers, 1858-June 1869; Reel: 10
    [3] Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871
    [4] Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers
    [5] Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1871
    Event Place: Woodstock, Oxford North, Ontario
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Woodstock, Oxford North, Ontario; Roll: C-9913; Page: 97; Family No: 369
    [2] Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford North
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Woodstock
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; County Marriage Registers, 1858-June 1869; Reel: 10
    [2] Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sept 1883
    Event Place: Brandon Manitoba died in a shooting accident
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rivers, Brandon Census Division, Manitoba, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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