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Henry “Harry” Piercy

Birth	:	10 Jan 1857 Harvey, York County, New Brunswick, Canada
Death	:	4 Apr 1950 Comox, Comox Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Burial	:	Courtenay Civic Cemetery, Courtenay, Comox Valley Regional District, Canada
Coordinate	:	49.7109700, -124.9906700
Plot	:	A-400b
Description	:	Henry "Harry" Piercy, son of Walter Piercy & Sarah Swan, 8 Dec 1885 in By Rev. James Christie, Comox, BC. Born 10 Jan 1857 in Harvey. Died 4 Apr 1950 in Courtenay, BC. Buried in Courtenay Civic Cemetery, Section A. Occupation Farmer, Blacksmith. Harry went to Comox Valley of British Columbia in 1878. He and Bob Cessford worked with a CPR survey crew in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. When winter snows stopped the work, they hiked to Vancouver and carried on to Comox by steamer to visit Harry's cousin Sam Piercy. Harry worked at Dove Creek in a logging show... Read More	Henry "Harry" Piercy, son of Walter Piercy & Sarah Swan, 8 Dec 1885 in By Rev. James Christie, Comox, BC. Born 10 Jan 1857 in Harvey. Died 4 Apr 1950 in Courtenay, BC. Buried in Courtenay Civic Cemetery, Section A. Occupation Farmer, Blacksmith. Harry went to Comox Valley of British Columbia in 1878. He and Bob Cessford worked with a CPR survey crew in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. When winter snows stopped the work, they hiked to Vancouver and carried on to Comox by steamer to visit Harry's cousin Sam Piercy. Harry worked at Dove Creek in a logging show and while there broke his leg and had to be taken to Nanaimo by canoe, which took three days. They arrived just in time to save amputation of the leg. He married Maggie on 8 Dec 1885, and lived on the Piercy homestead on Condensory Road until they moved to Texada Island with their family of five. Harry worked there as a blacksmith for a mining company. They returned to the farm after ten years, where they spent the rest of their days. From newspaper obituary - 1950: Henry (Harry) Piercy died in St. Joseph's Hospital, Comox, B.C. on April 4, 1950. Mr Piercy was born at Manners Sutton Jan 10, 1857, one of twelve children of Walter and Sarah (Swan) Piercy. He was one of the members of the survey party that mapped out the route for the Transcontinental railway in the 1870's and when winter halted their work he and his fellow workers went back to Calgary and then crossed the mountains through the United States to British Columbia on foot. He stayed in British Columbia for a time, later returned to New Brunswick but could not settle down. He went back to the Comox Valley and a few years later, in 1885, married Miss Margaret Grieve, also a native of Harvey. For a time he worked as a logger and later went to Texada Island at the height of the logging boom, where he worked as a blacksmith, having learned the trade in New Brunswick as an employee of the late Patrick (Paddy) McGinn of Fredericton. From Texada he returned to Comox Valley and took up farming on the Condensory Road, Courtenay. He retired from active farming work 25 years ago. For the past few years he made his home with his son George at Victoria, and with his daughters in Courtenay. Mrs Piercy passed away 20 years ago. Mr Piercy made several visits to New Brunswick in recent years, his last trip having been in 1936. They had the following children: Walter Wallace Piercy George Martin "Dodd" Piercy Lillian Jane Piercy Edith Sarah Piercy Bessie Lavina Piercy Alfred Warden "Ward" Piercy Minnie Irene Piercy .

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Henry “Harry” Piercy's memorial is located at: Courtenay Civic Cemetery, Courtenay, Comox Valley Regional District, Canada.
When did Henry “Harry” Piercy death?
Henry “Harry” Piercy death on 4 Apr 1950 in Comox, Comox Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
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Latitude: 49.7109700
Longitude: -124.9906700

Family Members:

Parent

Walter Piercy

(1827 - 1914)

Sarah Swan Piercy

(1829 - 1902)

Spouse

Margaret “Maggie” Grieve Piercy

(1863 - 1930)

Siblings

Elizabeth “Bess” Piercy Embleton

(1851 - 1890)

Matthew Piercy

(1859 - 1949)

Margaret Jane Piercy Fanjoy

(1861 - 1912)

Isabella Piercy

(1861 - 1861)

Walter Piercy

(1864 - 1939)

Christina Isabella “Tina” Piercy Burrell

(1865 - 1948)

Sarah “Sadie” Piercy Coburn

(1869 - 1962)

James Piercy Sr.

(1869 - 1947)

Children

Walter Wallace Piercy

(1886 - 1889)

Lillian Jane “Lily” Piercy Watkinson

(1889 - 1970)

Alfred Warden “Ward” Piercy

(1896 - 1980)

Minnie Irene Piercy Furnell

(1898 - 1990)

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