James Magee (1750 - 1801)

Born 1750 in Ireland

Husband of Margaret (Elliott) Magee — married 1783 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Died 4 Feb 1801 at about age 51 in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Private James Magee served with Massachusetts Navy during the American Revolution.

From Find A Grave: Capt. James Magee was born in County Down, Ireland. He emigrated to the colonies not long before the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, settling in Boston. In 1783 James Magee married Margaret Elliott of Boston. They had nine children, three sons and six daughters....We learn from the Massachusetts Historical Society Collections that "on December 26, 1778 the private armed brig General Arnold, Captain James Magee of Boston, ...His best known ship was the brig General Arnold, in the service of the Continental Navy. We learn from the Massachusetts Historical Society Collections that "on December 26, 1778 the private armed brig General Arnold, Captain James Magee of Boston,

Sources

• Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCQ1-HXG : 28 July 2021), James Magee, 1783.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH5Z-C2N : 10 November 2020), James Magee, 4 Feb 1801; citing Death, Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009473.
• The Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Volume 17 - Published by the Society, 1918 [p. 171]
• Morison, Samuel Eliot, 1887-1976. (1921). The maritime history of Massachusetts 1783-1860. With illustrations [B]. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0230514
• Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVK-LHFY : 10 September 2021), James Magee, ; Burial, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States of America, Burial Hill; citing record ID 19249514, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.