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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Margaret IRWIN was born in in Iron Town; died in in Ireland.

    Family/Spouse: Robert PEARSON. Robert (son of Robert PEARSON and Elizabeth LYTTLE) was born on 1 Dec 1860 in Clar Lough Eske (Iron Town), Donegal, Ireland; died in in Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Elizabeth Mary (Sis) PEARSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Oct 1884; died on 23 Mar 1962 in Erdenheim, Pennsylvania.
    2. 3. Robert William (Bill) PEARSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 May 1885; died in in Hamilton, ON.
    3. 4. Anne PEARSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 May 1888; died in in Hamilton, ON.
    4. 5. Edith PEARSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Sep 1891; died in 1968.
    5. 6. Adam PEARSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Dec 1894; died on 1 Jan 1967 in Hamilton, ON.
    6. 7. Thomas PEARSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Jan 1897; and died.
    7. 8. John Joseph Kee PEARSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Oct 1901 in Clar Lough Eske, Donegal, Ireland; died on 8 Feb 1974 in Hamilton, ON; was buried in Hamilton, ON.
    8. 9. Samuel Herbert PEARSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 May 1903; and died.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Elizabeth Mary (Sis) PEARSON Descendancy chart to this point (1.Margaret1) was born on 27 Oct 1884; died on 23 Mar 1962 in Erdenheim, Pennsylvania.

    Elizabeth married Alexander MORROW on 11 Sep 1912. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Percy Alexander MORROW  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1914; died in 1953.
    2. 11. Thomas Edmund MORROW  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1915; died in 1958.
    3. 12. Robert Pearson MORROW  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1919; died in 1962.
    4. 13. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Robert William (Bill) PEARSON Descendancy chart to this point (1.Margaret1) was born on 8 May 1885; died in in Hamilton, ON.

    Notes:

    Bill had no children in either marriage.

    Bill said he left Ireland because the peat smoke made him ill.

    Family/Spouse: Jessie AITCHISON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Robert married Elsie HARDYMAN in Hamilton, ON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Anne PEARSON Descendancy chart to this point (1.Margaret1) was born on 30 May 1888; died in in Hamilton, ON.

    Family/Spouse: James MORAN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. George MORAN  Descendancy chart to this point died in in Hamilton, ON.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown TORRANCE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Edith PEARSON Descendancy chart to this point (1.Margaret1) was born on 18 Sep 1891; died in 1968.

    Family/Spouse: James MORROW. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Meta MORROW  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 16. Robert MORROW  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 17. George MORROW  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 18. Jim MORROW  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 19. Unknown MORROW  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 20. Unknown MORROW  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 21. Thomas MORROW  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 22. Ernest MORROW  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 6.  Adam PEARSON Descendancy chart to this point (1.Margaret1) was born on 19 Dec 1894; died on 1 Jan 1967 in Hamilton, ON.

    Adam married Anne (Annie) Bell ALLEN on 12 Sep 1922. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 24. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 25. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 7.  Thomas PEARSON Descendancy chart to this point (1.Margaret1) was born on 27 Jan 1897; and died.

    Family/Spouse: Sarah DOHERTY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 26. Greta PEARSON  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 27. Kathleen PEARSON  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 28. William PEARSON  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 29. Lily PEARSON  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 30. Edith PEARSON  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 31. Sadie PEARSON  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 32. June PEARSON  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 8.  John Joseph Kee PEARSON Descendancy chart to this point (1.Margaret1) was born on 13 Oct 1901 in Clar Lough Eske, Donegal, Ireland; died on 8 Feb 1974 in Hamilton, ON; was buried in Hamilton, ON.

    Notes:

    John Joseph Kee Pearson (aka Jack) emigrated in 1921, served as an Ensign on HMCS Port Hope and HMCS Wentworth.

    John married Mary Elizabeth WHITE on 6 Nov 1922 in Toronto, ON. Mary (daughter of Thomas James WHITE and Mary JEFFERS) was born on 15 Mar 1897 in Belfast, Ireland; died on 15 Oct 1993 in Winona, ON; was buried in Hamilton, ON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 33. John PEARSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Feb 1927 in Hamilton, ON; died on 30 Oct 1989 in Hamilton, ON; was buried in Hamilton, ON.
    2. 34. Robert William PEARSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Oct 1923 in Toronto, ON; died on 31 May 1936 in Hamilton, ON.
    3. 35. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 36. John (Jack) PEARSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Feb 1927 in Hamilton, ON; died on 30 Oct 1989 in Hamilton, ON; was buried in Hamilton, ON.
    5. 37. Gladys Margaret PEARSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Apr 1928 in Hamilton, ON; died on 20 Jul 1999 in Hamilton, ON; was buried in Stoney Creek, ON.
    6. 38. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 9.  Samuel Herbert PEARSON Descendancy chart to this point (1.Margaret1) was born on 22 May 1903; and died.

    Notes:

    Sam emigrated to Canada but lost an eye while working at Stelco in Hamilton, Ont. and returned to Ireland.

    Family/Spouse: Isabella BARTLEY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 39. Robert PEARSON  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 40. Margaret PEARSON  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 41. Kathleen PEARSON  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 10.  Percy Alexander MORROW Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Margaret1) was born in 1914; died in 1953.

    Family/Spouse: Burquin HATCH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 11.  Thomas Edmund MORROW Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Margaret1) was born in 1915; died in 1958.

    Family/Spouse: Mae BISSETT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 12.  Robert Pearson MORROW Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Margaret1) was born in 1919; died in 1962.

    Family/Spouse: Marilouise FORRER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 13.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Margaret1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 14.  George MORAN Descendancy chart to this point (4.Anne2, 1.Margaret1) died in in Hamilton, ON.

    Notes:

    Died:
    George died of a heart attack in his car in the Hamilton area during a severe snow storm.


  6. 15.  Meta MORROW Descendancy chart to this point (5.Edith2, 1.Margaret1)

    Family/Spouse: Andrew PERRY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 42. John PERRY  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 43. David (God Son)  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 16.  Robert MORROW Descendancy chart to this point (5.Edith2, 1.Margaret1)

    Family/Spouse: Estelle BROWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 17.  George MORROW Descendancy chart to this point (5.Edith2, 1.Margaret1)

    Family/Spouse: Gladys KEE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 18.  Jim MORROW Descendancy chart to this point (5.Edith2, 1.Margaret1)

  10. 19.  Unknown MORROW Descendancy chart to this point (5.Edith2, 1.Margaret1)

  11. 20.  Unknown MORROW Descendancy chart to this point (5.Edith2, 1.Margaret1)

  12. 21.  Thomas MORROW Descendancy chart to this point (5.Edith2, 1.Margaret1)

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth CHARLTON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  13. 22.  Ernest MORROW Descendancy chart to this point (5.Edith2, 1.Margaret1)

  14. 23.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (6.Adam2, 1.Margaret1)

  15. 24.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (6.Adam2, 1.Margaret1)

  16. 25.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (6.Adam2, 1.Margaret1)

  17. 26.  Greta PEARSON Descendancy chart to this point (7.Thomas2, 1.Margaret1)

  18. 27.  Kathleen PEARSON Descendancy chart to this point (7.Thomas2, 1.Margaret1)

  19. 28.  William PEARSON Descendancy chart to this point (7.Thomas2, 1.Margaret1)

  20. 29.  Lily PEARSON Descendancy chart to this point (7.Thomas2, 1.Margaret1)

  21. 30.  Edith PEARSON Descendancy chart to this point (7.Thomas2, 1.Margaret1)

  22. 31.  Sadie PEARSON Descendancy chart to this point (7.Thomas2, 1.Margaret1)

    Family/Spouse: Unknown LOVE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 44. Margaret LOVE  Descendancy chart to this point

  23. 32.  June PEARSON Descendancy chart to this point (7.Thomas2, 1.Margaret1)

    Notes:

    Note from Bob Moore 2018:

    Jane and I were just Facebook video chatting with Wilma and Clara's first cousin, June Haddock. She was at her daughter's (Caroline) in Portadown. We had a nice little chat, and she sent me a few pictures with more to follow. I have attached them for you. She turns 76 next Sunday and the family will be taking her for tea to a restaurant that is housed in the former Sinton knitting mills in Laurelvale where Nana worked after returning to Ireland!

    She tells me that her sister Greta has done a lot of the Pearson family tree, so there are resources to pursue. And I will :)

    Family/Spouse: Unknown HADDOCK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 45. Caroline HADDOCK  Descendancy chart to this point

  24. 33.  John PEARSON Descendancy chart to this point (8.John2, 1.Margaret1) was born on 16 Feb 1927 in Hamilton, ON; died on 30 Oct 1989 in Hamilton, ON; was buried in Hamilton, ON.

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  25. 34.  Robert William PEARSON Descendancy chart to this point (8.John2, 1.Margaret1) was born on 11 Oct 1923 in Toronto, ON; died on 31 May 1936 in Hamilton, ON.

    Notes:

    There was a note in a record stating only "multiple birth defects." It is unknown by the writer at this time what this may refer to.

    (More info should be recorded here re: the untimely death of "Billy.")


  26. 35.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (8.John2, 1.Margaret1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 46. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 47. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 48. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 49. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  27. 36.  John (Jack) PEARSON Descendancy chart to this point (8.John2, 1.Margaret1) was born on 16 Feb 1927 in Hamilton, ON; died on 30 Oct 1989 in Hamilton, ON; was buried in Hamilton, ON.

    John married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 50. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 51. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 52. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 53. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 54. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 55. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  28. 37.  Gladys Margaret PEARSON Descendancy chart to this point (8.John2, 1.Margaret1) was born on 7 Apr 1928 in Hamilton, ON; died on 20 Jul 1999 in Hamilton, ON; was buried in Stoney Creek, ON.

    Notes:

    The following was written and read by Jay Moore, Gladys' oldest son at a Mother's Day service of the First Unitarian Congregation of Waterloo, 10 May 1998.

    "My Mom was the best Mom in the neighbourhood when I was a boy. She could throw a baseball better than any other mom I knew. She was often the one to suggest we go out and play catch or hit a few grounders for practice. Dad didn't like sports much. When he wasn't cutting the back field or fixing the car, he liked to sleep with the newspaper . When the young peoples groups from our church came out to our place for a baseball game and cornroast, Mom would be the pitcher for her team. She was a good pitcher. She even owned her own baseball glove. I was so proud of her.

    "I was proud of her, too, when it came time in the church service for people to give their testimony. She would stand and speak longer and louder than any other mom and most of the dads. My dad was a very quiet and shy man who agonized every time he had to speak up in public but Mom had a real flair for public speaking. When she led prayers, she could string her thoughts together with the same flowery language that the minister used and her voice carried the strength and conviction of her unshakable faith. Sometimes I would peek during prayers and open my eyes to see her with her face pointed heaven-ward, eyes closed, earnest furrows in her brow urging her words through the ceiling to God. I always knew that she could have been a minister if there weren't any rules against women becoming ministers.

    "She could have been a lawyer, too. She was smart. When the Jehovah 's Witnesses came to the front door, Dad would be polite, listen a little and say "No thanks" but Mom relished a good fight for righteousness and truth. I was so proud. She could out talk them better than anyone I'd ever heard! She knew her scripture and she would thrust and parry with chapter and verse, foiling their lunges with a string of quotations of Bible verses delivered with such panache and conviction that they would retreat with their heads spinning. They didn't know what hit them and, if they didn't get out of there quickly, they might get converted to our faith by succumbing to this battling Christian soldier.

    "As the years passed, I began to see things differently. The words of her dramatic prayers and testimony were no longer the words of my heart and her righteous, missionary zeal was no longer a way of life for me. Like my father, I don't like sports much anymore and his qualities of humility, gentleness and compassion gained importance over time, balancing the force of my mother's powerful single-mindedness. I have my own road to travel now and it's a different one but I will always be proud of her for so much that she did including throwing a baseball better than any other mom I knew."

    (Medical):Gladys' father and brother had heart conditions and died of heart attacks also. She did not experience "heart trouble" appeared to be in excellent health, having seen a doctor only a few times in over the last twenty years of her life. She said that about a week before the attack she experienced a small, unusual pain in her chest for few seconds. This is the only symptom she reported. She had the attack about 3 p.m. and died at 9 p.m. that evening.

    Died:
    Eulogy of

    Gladys Margaret Pearson

    7 April 1928 - 20 July 1999



    I am Jay, Gladys Moore's first born child and I'd like to welcome you here with us.

    I am grateful for so many things - for the wonderful expressions of sympathy and the sharing of so many memories from all the people who have come here yesterday and today; for all the members of our family and for my aunts and uncles who have all rallied round and been such a great support through this time of shock and separation; for all of you here today participating in this celebration of a life well-lived and helping us say good-bye to my mother. For all these things, I am grateful.

    Three years ago, I stood here in this same room and delivered the eulogy for my father. Most of you were here then, too. Little did any of us know that we'd be gathered together again for Gladys so soon. As I began to think of what I might say, I remembered the theme in my father's eulogy was "His Legacy." As I continued to think about Mom, a theme emerged and it was this: "Her Teachings." She taught us so much. She certainly taught through her words but I want to share with you today what she taught us through the example of her life.

    She taught us that life is fragile and she showed this knowledge through how she lived and how she died. She knew life could end at any time and she was prepared. She appreciated living and she accepted death.

    When I started to pull my thoughts together, the first word that came to mind was "fearless." I'm not saying she was never afraid but she approached so many things in life fearlessly. She didn't second guess herself and had very few doubts. By her actions, she taught us to have the courage of our convictions. She taught us that there is great strength in deep faith.

    As with all great strengths, however, there is a often a weakness hidden inside that strength. Sometimes that single-mindedness we experienced made it difficult for her to make room for another point of view and to have understanding about why someone might wish to do things differently. As she aged, she mellowed and accepting others became easier, although she was still biting her tongue sometimes. Some may say that she should have bitten her tongue more often than she did.

    Gladys Moore was not a hypocrite, even to a critical eye. She was a woman of principle - she said what she meant and meant what she said. This quality is more rare among us than it should be. We all know of people or perhaps know of ourselves that we may say one thing and do another, even in very innocent ways. This didn't happen very often with Mom. She taught us to have congruence, that is, to have our thoughts, feelings, beliefs and actions all match and to be true to ourselves.

    Another message she delivered by her actions was very similar to this: go with your strengths. She was not a sentimental or affectionate person and she didn't pretend to be. Her strengths were in reaching out to others, in making connections, in participating. I'd like to read an excerpt from something I wrote for Mother's Day last year.

    "My mom was the best mom in the neighbourhood when I was a boy. She could throw a baseball better than any other mom I knew. She was often the one to suggest we go out and play catch or hit a few grounders for practice. Dad didn't like sports much. When he wasn't cutting the back field or fixing the car, he liked to sleep with the newspaper. When the Young People's group from our church came out to our place for a baseball game and cornroast, Mom would be the pitcher for her team. She was a good pitcher. She even owned her own baseball glove. I was so proud of her."

    Another strength was in her thinking ability and she challenged us to think. The dinner table in our house when I was a boy and whenever we got together in later years was a place of debate, of probing, thoughtful questions that she would pose, a place of learning. She taught us to use our heads and to speak our minds. Even as late as two weeks ago, she and I had a conversation that was really a respectful debate about some issues that were unresolved between us for many years. True to herself, she was open, spoke her mind and listened and we came to an understanding with each other. I will always be grateful to her for giving me the opportunity to do this before she was so suddenly taken.

    But the flipside to this strength in her ability to think was that sometimes emotions were a mystery and not only the emotions of others, which sometimes just didn't make sense to her, but I think her own emotions were perhaps the most mysterious. A recent example of this is how she experienced the time after the death of my father. Many of us know that, when one loses a spouse, the pain may never go away. I'm sure that Gladys thought that, after a respectable period, she would pick herself up, dust herself off and get on with life. On the outside, that's what she did but on the inside there was always a large hole in her heart, a deep sadness, a place that was empty without Joe and those who knew her well could see it. Many of us understand and accept these normal emotions but she seemed surprised sometimes by her own feelings of grief. What she taught us by her actions was the importance of love between two people. Their marriage was a testament to that deep and abiding love. They were in love to the very end.

    Mom was in charge. She took charge of whatever needed to be taken charge of and when she wasn't in charge, she wished she was. She was in charge right to the end. In fact, she's still in charge today. A few weeks ago, she wrote out her funeral service and we are all following her directions in this service, including me as I give this eulogy. The last time I saw her in the hospital after the heart attack, she was graceful, composed and "in charge," giving instructions to the nurses, happy and prepared for the next adventure.

    Mom was a traveler. She was always going somewhere and never to the same place twice. For Mom, this was one more journey. Her bags were packed and she was ready to go. In my mind's eye I can see her smiling and waving, off on her next adventure saying, "

    Gladys married Joseph Lorne MOORE, U.E. on 7 Apr 1948 in Hamilton, ON. Joseph (son of James Lorne MOORE and Edith FERN) was born on 9 Jan 1924 in Hamilton, ON; died on 11 Jul 1996 in Stoney Creek, ON; was buried on 13 Jul 1996 in Stoney Creek, ON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 56. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 57. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 58. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  29. 38.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (8.John2, 1.Margaret1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 59. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 60. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 61. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 62. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  30. 39.  Robert PEARSON Descendancy chart to this point (9.Samuel2, 1.Margaret1)

  31. 40.  Margaret PEARSON Descendancy chart to this point (9.Samuel2, 1.Margaret1)

  32. 41.  Kathleen PEARSON Descendancy chart to this point (9.Samuel2, 1.Margaret1)


Generation: 4

  1. 42.  John PERRY Descendancy chart to this point (15.Meta3, 5.Edith2, 1.Margaret1)

  2. 43.  David (God Son) Descendancy chart to this point (15.Meta3, 5.Edith2, 1.Margaret1)

  3. 44.  Margaret LOVE Descendancy chart to this point (31.Sadie3, 7.Thomas2, 1.Margaret1)

  4. 45.  Caroline HADDOCK Descendancy chart to this point (32.June3, 7.Thomas2, 1.Margaret1)

  5. 46.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (35.Living3, 8.John2, 1.Margaret1)

  6. 47.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (35.Living3, 8.John2, 1.Margaret1)

  7. 48.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (35.Living3, 8.John2, 1.Margaret1)

  8. 49.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (35.Living3, 8.John2, 1.Margaret1)

  9. 50.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (36.John3, 8.John2, 1.Margaret1)

  10. 51.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (36.John3, 8.John2, 1.Margaret1)

  11. 52.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (36.John3, 8.John2, 1.Margaret1)

  12. 53.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (36.John3, 8.John2, 1.Margaret1)

  13. 54.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (36.John3, 8.John2, 1.Margaret1)

  14. 55.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (36.John3, 8.John2, 1.Margaret1)

  15. 56.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (37.Gladys3, 8.John2, 1.Margaret1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 63. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  16. 57.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (37.Gladys3, 8.John2, 1.Margaret1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 64. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 65. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  17. 58.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (37.Gladys3, 8.John2, 1.Margaret1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 66. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  18. 59.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (38.Living3, 8.John2, 1.Margaret1)

  19. 60.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (38.Living3, 8.John2, 1.Margaret1)

  20. 61.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (38.Living3, 8.John2, 1.Margaret1)

  21. 62.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (38.Living3, 8.John2, 1.Margaret1)