George Archibald Mckee (1832 - 1918)

Born 4 Aug 1832 in Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Milne) McKee — married about 1855 in Ontario, Canada West

Descendants

Died 17 Feb 1918 at age 85 in Ancaster, Hamilton-Wentworth, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

George McKee was born in Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada on 4 Aug 1832. His parents, Archibald "Archie" McKee and Margaret Whiteside were from County Antrim, Ireland and came to Ontario, Canada about 1827.

George, a farmer, married Margaret Isobel Milne about 1855 in Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada when he was 23 and she was 21. Margaret, born 27 September 1834 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland, was daughter of Charles Milne (1803-1868) and Elizabeth Ross (1812-1897) of Scotland.

George and his wife were members of the Church of England, known as Anglicans. Anglicans and Catholics were one in the same until Henry VIII broke from the Catholic Church. The difference is that the Anglican Church eschews hierarchy while the Catholic Church embraces it. In addition the Church of England allows married clergy. Much of the mass is the same, but Catholics believe the bread and wine is actually the body and blood of Christ. ^[1]

In 1861 the McKees were residing in Peel, Wellington, Canada West with their three children. By 1886 they would have eight more children all born in Ontario, Canada. The youngest, Caroline, was born when her mother was 53 years old.^[2]

In 1900 George and Margaret were living in Kinross, Chippewa, Michigan with their youngest child, Caroline who was fourteen years old. (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVN9-2LC : 20 May 2019), George McKee, Grey, Ontario, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing George Mckee, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.

George passed away in Ancaster, Hamilton-Wentworth, Ontario, Canada on 17 Feb 1918. He was 85 years old.^[3]He was buried at Lakeview Cemetery in Kinross, Chippewa, Michigan where his wife was buried in 1904.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Ferrante, Joan (2010). Sociology: A Global Perspective. Cengage Learning. p. 408. ISBN 978-0-8400-3204-1. Retrieved 9 November 2012. the Church of England [Anglican], which remains the official state church.
2. ↑ "Ontario Census, 1861," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQQ1-GHQ : 9 March 2018), George Mckee, Peel, Wellington, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 72, line 27; Library and Archives Canada film number C-1084, Public Archives, Toronto; FHL microfilm 349,333.
3. ↑ "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6DK-THP : 26 March 2020), George Mckee, 17 Feb 1918; citing Ancaster, Wentworth, Ontario, yr 1918 cn 43027, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,862,887.
4. ↑ "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHXF-DZW : 16 January 2020), Margaret McKell, 1904.