Consolidated Addendum to April 25, 2004 - Pioneer Profiles: P

Pace, Fred

Fred Pace, a former member of the NWMP, operated a trading post at Standoff with Jimmy Murray in the 1880s. The post was located 2.5 miles above the junction of the Belly and the Kootenai Rivers.

Ref: Alberta History, published summer 1962.

Paje, Robert

Robert Paje, born in England, was recorded at the age of 21 a resident farmer in the District of Red Deer in the Census of 1891.

Parker, Henry

Henry Parker is recorded as an oldtimer of the 1880s located located south of Cowley in the Pincher Creek area.

Ref: History of the Early Days of Pincher Creek p. 26-28.

Parker, William. & Mary

William Parker, born August 15, 1853 at New Romney, Kent, came to Canada with an older brother in 1871. He joined the NWMP in 1874 and was posted to Fort Macleod October 23, 1876 where he accompanied The Treaty Commissioners to Blackfoot Crossing for the signing of Treaty No. 7. He married Mary Margaret Calder, a Metis girl, in August 1882, and they had three children, Maud, Gordon Sinclair, and Reginald John. In 1905, as Inspector, he was transferred to Medicine Hat to take charge of the District of Southern Saskatchewan and Alberta. Upon retirement he opened a Real Estate and Insurance office. He died 16 May, 1945 and was buried beside his wife Mary in Medicine Hats Hillside Cemetery.

Ref: SAPD files.

Parslow, Victoria.

Victoria Parslow came to Calgary in 1870.

Ref: SAPD membership application files, Re: William Harry Dalgleish, QC.

Paterson, Lieutenant.

Lieutenant Paterson who later married Robert L. Barker, was part of the advance guard of Salvationists, attendending the first meeting of the Salvation Army held in the 1880s held in the old Boynton Building on 8th Ave., Calgary.

Ref: The Calgary Herald, July 08, 1950.

Patrick, W.H.

Mr. W. H. Patrick was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge in 1885.

Patterson, Charles.

Charles Patterson homesteaded He homesteaded on the NE 1/4 of Sec.31-20-28 W4M located at the junction on the Sheep and Highwood rivers, in 1887 Ref: Sodbusters to Subdivisions.

Patterson, Rev. James.

Re. J. Patterson initially came to Winnipeg in 1879, then traveled to Battleford and later on to Fort Walsh where he was the first minister of any denomination in the area.

Ref: Early History of Medicine Hat Country.

Pavier, William.

William Pavier was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge in 1889.

Payant, Joseph Noi

Joseph Payant came west about 1881 as a construction worker for the CPR, a pursuit he continued with his involment with the construction of the railway in the Crowsnest Pass. He arrived in Pincher Creek about 1884 where he homesteaded a 160 acre parcel. He married Mary ODAigle and they had four children. They found homesteading not profitable, so they sold out and went to Salmo, BC, where he worked as a logger and miner. He died in 1939 and is buried in Salmo. His wife died in 1958.

Ref: Prairie Grass to Mountain Pass, p. 493.

Payne, William.

William Payne came to Winnipeg from England and joined the NWMP the on July12, 1884. He was sent to Regina that winter and then on to Prince Albert. After the Riel Rebellion he was posted to Lethbridge and Fort Macleod. When his five-year term was up he worked as a teamster for the Police between Lethbridge and Fort Macleod for a couple of years. He then worked for the Waldron Ranch in the Porcupine Hills and raised stock in the Mountain View District. He joined the LDS Church 1n 1897 where he held many positions until his death in 1949. He had seven boys and two girls and adopted one boy.

Ref: Hardwick Papers, Jan. 12/98.

Pearce, William

William Pearces name was inscribed on Memorys Roll of the SAPD with dates 1873-1883.

Pearson, Ezra

Ezra Pearson. located The Medicine Hat Ranching Co on the flat opposite Redcliff in 1884 after he had brought in 200 head of Shorthorns from Ontario. The ranch was located some eight miles south of Seven Persons. Here large herds of cattle ranged until 1909. He also brought the first string of twelve horses to Medicine Hat which he used to blaze a trail to Lethbridge and Fort Macleod.

Ref: Early History of Medicine Hat Country p. 68-69.

Peel, J. F.

Mr. J. F. Peel and Mr. Sparrow started Calgarys first brickyard in 1886. It was located where the Roxboro District is now. The Sisters of St. Boniface were offered 25,000 bricks from this yard to build a new hospital.

Ref: Bricks of Alberta.

Pennefather, Percival W.

Percival Pennefather arrived in Calgary in 1885 and joined the NWMP where he served on detached duties in connection with the construction of the CPR. He served in Calgary until 1888 when he was promoted to Corporal and was transferred to Regina.

Ref: Alberta Past & Present p. 214.

Penner, Isabrand.

Isabrand Penner is listed in the 1890 homesteader files.

Ref: The Gleichen Call.

Pepper, William (additional information)

William Pepper and Harriet (nee Cowan), a widower of Hugh Pepper, with three of her children settled in the Bushy Ridge and Jumping Pound area in 1885.

Ref: Big Hill Country, p. 256.

Peterson, Charles Walter.

Charles W. Peterson, born in Copenhagen, Denmark, on June 28, 1868, came to Manitoba in 1886, and on to Calgary in 1890 as an employee of the Dominion Land Office. He began ranching in Calgary and later became Deputy Minister of Agriculture in 1898, Superintendent of Irrigation, C.P. Irrigation & Colonization Co., Calgary 1906. (Ref: SAPD membership application re: Ann Marie Peterson and MacRaes History of Alberta.

Pettite, F.W.

Mr. F. W. Pettite was an Insurance Agent and agent for the Cunard Line with his office next door to Dr. Lindsays, on Stephen avenue east.

Ref: Calgary, Her Industries & Resources March, 1885.

Pilling, Richard & Catherine

Richard Pilling, born November 28, 1883 in Waddington, Yorkshire, England, came with his parents to the USA in 1850. After living in Missouri and Iowa for several years, he moved to Utah where he married Miss Catherine Adams in 1857. They farmed at Layton, Utah until 1889 when he moved his family with eight of his ten children to Cardston, Alberta, arriving July 13, 1889. They brought 100 head of Durham cattle and about 50 head of horses where he homesteaded the S 1/2 of Sec.30-2-24-W4M. Eventually owning 1,600 acres in the area. Richard died December 28, 1906.

Ref: Hardwick Papers.

Pinhorn, Stanley.

Stanley Pinhorn managed The Oxley Ranch when it was reorganized as the New Oxley in 1885.

Ref: Leaves from the Medicine Tree p. 256..

Pipes, Ames Brown.

Ames Pipes came to Lethbridge in 1885.

Ref: SAPD membership application files, Re: Jean Pamela Fuller.

Pollinger, Polly

Polly Pollinger was reported to be a famous Stage Coach driver on the Macleod to Lethbridge in the 1880s.

Ref: Leaves from the Medicine Tree.

Pope, T. F.

Mr. T. F. Pope, born in Quebec in 1845, joined the army at 18 years of age and entered Quebec Rifles in 1863, and in 1870 he was sent to combat in the Riel Rebellion. In 1873 the militia was transferred to the first NWMP force where he served until Fort Macleod was established in 1874. Pope remained there until 1882 when he retired and went ranching. He was granted a 1/4 section of land on Mill Creek and he homesteaded the adjoining 1/4 section. In 1929 he moved to Pincher Creek where he lived until his passing in 1931 at age 86. His wife predeceased him in 1915, they had eleven children.

Ref: Prairie Grass to Mountain Pass, p.567.

Porter, R.

Mr. R. Porter drove Mr. Adsit from Irvine to the Cypress Hills where the Adsit family established a ranch in the 1880s.

Ref: Early History of Medicine Hat Country p. 60.

Powell, Hunter

Hunter Powell came from Montana in 1884 and was considered one of the smoothest and best of cowboys. He worked for the Bar U from 1884 until 1888, then ran the Mosquito Creek wagon and worked for the Stock Association until 1894 when he left the country.

Ref: Leaves from the Medicine Tree p. 274.

Power, J. W.

Mr. J. W. Power was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge in 1889.

Pratt, Robert & Andrew

Robert born in 1846 and Andrew born in 1847, came from Kingskettle, Fifeshire, Scotland to the Pine Creek District in 1883. Andrew homesteaded the NE 1/4 of Sec.14-22-1-W5M and Robert SE 1/4 of Sec.14-22-1-W5M. Blacksmiths by trade they were both active at farming. They also acquired the SW 1/4 of Sec.13-22-1-W5M and by 1899 they had bought W 1/2 of Sec.14-22-1-W5M. They were active in Church and School affairs, and Roberts offer of the site for the proposed Presbyterian Church was accepted at a congregational meeting in 1889. After the death of Andrew in 1900, Robert returned to Scotland and brought his sister, Margaret Anderson and family, back to the farm. Robert died in 1929.

Ref: Sodbusters to Subdivisions, p. 406.

Prestwich, Harold & Florence

Harold Prestwich, born at Yorkshire, England in 1868, came to Gleichen in 1890. He squatted on NE 1/4 of Sec.2-23-23-W4M and remained there until the land was legally homesteaded. He married Florence Wakefield in London , England in 1899, and they returned with a son in 1901. Harold lost his arm in 1926 but continued farming and eventually had to rent his land. There were five boys and two girls in the their family. Mrs. Prestwich died in 1951.

Ref: The Gleichen Call.

Prestwich, Percy & Elizabeth

Percy Prestwich, born in Yorkshire, England in 1864, came to Gleichen in 1884. He homesteaded SE 1/4 of Sec.24-22-23-W4M in 1890 and resided in the Gleichen district until 1912. In 1909 he married Elizabeth Wagstaff, who was born in England in 1876. They had a family of three boys and three girls. He served with the military from 1916 to 1918. He was Indian Agent at Standoff, Alberta for the Blood Indian Reserve, 1919-1920. He farmed at Delburne, Alberta but in 1920 he returned to Fort Macleod where he joined APP as a stock detective and brand inspector. He retired to Calgary in 1923. He died in 1944 and his wife died in 1949.

Ref: The Gleichen Call, p. 66.

Primeau, Joseph.

Joseph Primeau from Quebec to Pincher Creek in 1890. He worked on Alberta Ranchs and he raised six children.

Ref: History of the Early Days of Pincher Creek .

Primrose, P. C. H.

Mr. P. C. Primrose was Superintendent of the NWMP in the Macleod district in the 1880s.

Ref: Leavings by Trail- Granum by Rail.

Prince, John Enoch.

John Prince, born at Eau Claire, Minnesota, came to Calgary as Chief Engineer at Eau Claire Sawmills in 1886. He helped Calgary Water Power in 1899. The company continued to supply light to the City until it was purchased by The Calgary Power Co. in 1926. His wife, Marie, had two daughters and one son.

Ref: Calgary Herald Obituary, SAPD Files.

Pritchard, Solomon.

Solomom Pritchard, born in 1863 at the HBC Fort at Rocky Mountain House, lived near the Sharphead Reservation prior to 1885, where his father worked for the HBC. During the Riel Rebellion of 1885, Solomon and his family members were held captive for two months by the Indians. Between 1885 and 1905 Solomon hauled freight, by Red River Cart, between Swift Current and Battleford. After 1905 he went to Havre, Montana and for many years worked on area ranches. He had a family of ten children. His wife died in 1944. .

Ref: Article by Henry Stelfox, SAPD Files.

Pruden, James.

James Pruden homsteaded on W 1/2 of Sec.32-34-1-W5M in May, 1888.

Ref: Olds First.

Pruen, W. B. T.

Mr. W. B. Pruen was a lessor shareholder of the Military Colonization Company and occupied the eastern part of the property in 1885. He was granted a homestead there in 1888.

Ref: Tales of Two Townships, the Story of Dalemead, Indus & Shepard.

Pullar, William

William Pullar is listed as the father of Glen Pullar born in Calgary in 1883.

Ref: Alberta Index for Birth, Marriage and Death Registrations 1870-1905.