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Genealogy Research - Joseph Pearce family
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Alison Pearce fonds
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 2006
- Accession Number
- 2017-06
- Storage Location
- C4 Sh4 B5 F8
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Alison Pearce fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Accession Number
- 2017-06
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 105
- Storage Location
- C4 Sh4 B5 F8
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 2006
- Series
- Alison Pearce fonds - Pearce Family Genealogy series
- Physical Description
- 0.4 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Joseph Pearce was born on February 10, 1852 in Tyrconnell and died on April 4, 1897 from typhoid fever. He was married to Elizabeth "Lizzie" Atwell on August 30, 1888 in Howard Township. She was born on July 20, 1863 in Ireland and died in 1913 in Pennington, South Dakota. Joseph and Elizabeth had three sons, including Victor, John and George. Upon Joseph's death in 1897, Elizabeth moved their children to South Dakota, where they lived with her brother, John Atwell.
George Pearce married Lillian Roth and had four children, including Dale Warren Pearce. Dale died in 1943 in Tunisia during the Second World War at 19 years old.
- Scope and Content
- File contains records collected by Alison Pearce during her genealogical research project, which informed the publication "The Pearces of Little Ireland". Includes miscellaneous reference material relating to Joseph Pearce, youngest son of John Pearce 2nd, and his family, including his wife Elizabeth Atwell and their three sons Victor, John and George. Also includes photocopies of vital records and a transcript of the Last Will and Testament of Joseph Pearce.
- Name Access
- Pearce (family)
- Pearce, Alison
- Tyrconnell (Ont.)
- Subject Access
- Genealogy
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