Elizabeth (Jacka) Pearce (1827 - 1889)

Born 15 Aug 1827 in Germoe, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 18 Apr 1889 at age 61 in Calument, Houghton, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Elizabeth Jacka was born 15 August 1827 and baptised on 13 Sep 1828 in Germoe, Cornwall the daughter of James Jacka (smelter) and Mary Anne, the family were living in Kitchener at the time of his birth. ^[1][2]

1841 Census^[3]
The family were living in Ashton, Kerrier, in the Pariish of Breage.

1851 Census^[4]

Elizabeth aged 22, born in Germoe, Cornwall is living in Queen Street, Penzance, Cornwall and working for John & Mary Thorogood as a general.

Elizabeth married Richard Pearce before the 1861 Census.

1861 Census^[5]

Living in Ashton, Heltson in Cornwall with husband, daughter and unmarried sister.

The family emigrated to America in 1863 and arrived on the ship “City of New York” from England on 7 September 1863 at the port of New York, New York, USA.^[6]

1. Richard Pearce aged 25, ??, from Great Britian (passenger 200)
2. Elizabeth Pearce aged 35, wife (passenger 201)
3. Mary Pearce, infant (passenger 202)

1870 United States Census^[7]

living in Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, United States, with her husband, children & mother not far from her brother and his family.

living very close to

Elizabeth died 18 April 1889 in Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA and buried in Lake View Cemetery, Calumet, Houghton County, Michigan, USA.^[8]

Research Notes

Find A Grave gives Elizabeth's death as 15 August 1827, although this information has not yet been corroborated yet.

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6QZW-SPK?cc=1769414&wc=3CB4-FMZ%3A138123201%2C138780501%2C138780502 : 2 February 2018); Baptism of Elizabeth Jacka on 13 Sep 1828 , daughter of James(smelter) & Mary Anne Jacka residing in Kitchen, Germoe, Cornwall parish register entry 637, page 80, year 1828; Cornwall > Germoe > Baptisms, 1813-1831 > image 43 of 53; Cornwall Records Office, Truro.
2. ↑ Date of birth & place of birth gleaned from Find A Grave website - Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 27 October 2020), memorial page for Elizabeth Jacka Pearce (15 Aug 1827–18 Apr 1889), Find A Grave: Memorial #194864857, citing Lake View Cemetery, Calumet, Houghton County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by H Oliver (contributor 48074711) .
3. ↑ 1841 census of England, Cornwall, the household of James & Mary Ann Jacka, Ashton, Kerrier, Pariish of Breage. Citing PRO HO107 piece 136 Folio 29 page 16
4. ↑ 1851 English Census HO107/1918/755/1
5. ↑ 1861 English Census RG09/1574/116/20
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA Year: 1863; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Line: 49; List Number: 926 Ship or Roll Number: City of New York
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-XK5H-3SW?cc=1438024&wc=KG7B-7M9%3A518655401%2C519285801%2C519014601 : 12 June 2019), Household of George & Cordelia Michigan residing in Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, United States & the nearby household of Richard & Elizabeth Pearce > Houghton > Calumet > image 46 of 80; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 27 October 2020), memorial page for Elizabeth Jacka Pearce (15 Aug 1827–18 Apr 1889), Find A Grave: Memorial #194864857, citing Lake View Cemetery, Calumet, Houghton County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by H Oliver (contributor 48074711) .