Thomas H. Piercy. Son of Matthew Piercy & Agnes Moffitt. Born 29 Aug 1838 in Harvey, NB. Died 11 Dec 1904 in Denman Island, B.C. He married Jane Speedy, daughter of Thomas Speedy & Isabella Patterson, 11 Mar 1867 in Waverley House, Fredericton By Rev. Dr. John M. Brooke.
They had the following children:
Matthew Alexander Piercy
Isabella “Belle” Piercy
Elizabeth Selena “Lena” Piercy
Thomas “Wesley” Piercy
John Frederick Piercy
Margaret Agnes Piercy
Harvey Wilson Piercy
James Walter B. Piercy
Mary Ellen Jane Piercy
Edward Irvine Piercy
Rose Lavina Piercy
Thomas and Jane with their oldest four children, moved to Gartley Beach on Vancouver Island, British Columbia in 1875 with other members of the Piercy family. They spent the first winter with the Gartley family and then moved to a little place called Beechams on the east of the Back Road. From there they moved to the Muster’s place and shared a large frame house with the families of Sam, Matt, and John Piercy. The Tom Piercy family moved to Denman Island after several years pre-empting a tract of land on the west side of the island. John Piercy pre-empted the adjoining section. The Piercy children walked four miles through dense forest to attend school. In 1883 they moved back to Comox to be nearer relatives and school. In 1888 they returned to Denman. Tom was a true pioneer of Denman being the first Justice of the Peace and first road foreman. He was involved in planning improvements for roads, school, church and logging. He also tended the lighthouse at Yellow Rock. In 1902 he was appointed Postmaster and the post office was in their home.
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