Died: 26 June 1646, Schelistadt, France - Franciae Province (FRA)

◆ In Chronological Catalogue Sheet

◆ CATSJ A-H has RIP 26 July 1646 Schelistadt, Francs

Born: 1722 County Westmeath or Cornwall
Entered: 07 September 1742, Watten, Belgium - Angliae Province (ANG)
Died: 02 August 1746, Liège, Belgium - Angliae Province (ANG)

Alias West

◆ Fr Edmund Hogan SJ “Catalogica Chronologica” :
DOB Westmeath; Ent c 1720; RIP post 1727
Most probably a son of Sir Henry Pierce of Tristernagh
He is mentioned in the history of the Irish Colleges in IER.
1727 Seems he was in Dublin

◆ In Old/16

◆ George Oliver Towards Illustrating the Biography of the Scotch, English and Irish Members SJ
PEARCE, FRANCIS. This Scholastic was consigned to an early tomb, dying at Liege on the 2nd of August, 1746, aet. 24. Soc. 4.

Born: Waterford City, County Waterford
Entered: 1603, Bordeaux, France
Died: 1606-1609, Ireland

◆ In Chronological Catalogue Sheet as Ent “ante 1602”

◆ Old/15 (1) has “Patrick Stoney” corrected to “Strong” Ent 1603

◆ Old/16 has : “P Patrick Strong”; DOB Waterford; Ent 1603; RIP 1606 & 1609

◆ Fr Edmund Hogan SJ “Catalogica Chronologica” :
Two Entries

DOB Waterford; Ent c 1603 or 1602; RIP 1606-1609

He is mentioned by Holywood in a letter 29/06/1604 as having been lately been sent to Bordeaux, a prudent man, to reside there, to be the medium of conveying correspondence to and fro. In another letter 30/06/1606, he informs George Duras that Mr Strong had returned from Bordeaux, and three days before he narrowly escaped capture in Dublin when waling the streets incautiously by day. (cf Oliver, Stonyhurst MSS)

Many of his family were Mayors and Sherriffs of Waterford (cf Foley’s Collectanea)

◆ George Oliver Towards Illustrating the Biography of the Scotch, English and Irish Members SJ
STRONG, PATRICK. In a letter of F. Holiwood, dated the 30th of June 1604, he says, “we have sent lately to Bourdeaux Mr. Patrick Strong, a prudent man, to reside there, to be the conveyer to and fro of our correspondence”. In a letter of the 30th of June, 1606, he informs F. George Duras that Mr. Strong had returned from Bordeaux, and that but three days ago he was nearly captured in the streets of Dublin, whilst unadvisedly walking in the day time.

◆ Henry Foley - Records of the English province of The Society of Jesus Vol VII
STRONG, PATRICK, Father (Irish), born in Waterford; entered the Society about 1602. (Hogan's Ibernia.) Father Christopher Holiwood, in a letter dated June 29, 1604, mentions having lately sent Mr. Patrick Strong to Bordeaux, a prudent man, to reside there, to be the medium of conveying correspondence to and fro. In another letter of June 30, 1606, he informs Father George Duras that Mr. Strong had returned from Bordeaux, and three days before had a narrow escape from arrest when walking incautiously in the streets of Dublin by day. (Oliver, from Stoyhurst I/$) He dicd berwcen 1606 and 1609. (Hogan's list.)