Margaret (Whiteside) McKee (abt. 1801 - abt. 1882)

Born about 1801 in Antrim County, Ireland

Descendants

Died about 1882 at about age 81 in Alma, Peel, Wellington, Ontario, Canada [uncertain]

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Biography

Margaret was born about 1801 in Ireland and died about 1882 in Guelph, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada. She was buried at Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.^[1]

Margaret married Archibald McKee (1795-1877) of Ireland about 1826/27. Their first child, Mary Ann was born about 1828 in Ontario Canada

Children of Archibald McKee and Margaret Whiteside include:

1. Mary Ann McKee was born in about 1828 in Ontario, Canada.
2. John McKee was born in about 1830 in Ontario, Canada.
3. George Archibald McKee was born in about 1832 in Ontario, Canada.
4. Elizabeth McKee was born in about 1834 in Ontario, Canada.
5. Robert McKee was born in about 1836 in Ontario, Canada.
6. Samuel McKee was born in about 1838 in Ontario, Canada.
7. Sarah McKee was born in about 1839 in Ontario, Canada.
8. William McKee was born in about 1842 in Ontario, Canada.
9. Margaret McKee was born in about 1845 in Ontario, Canada.
10. Rebecca McKee was born in about 1847 in Ontario, Canada.
11. Amelia McKee was born in about 1850 in Ontario, Canada.

In 1864, Margaret's father, George Whiteside passed away. Named in his will: Wife Jane Whiteside. Sons Joseph and Arthur (Arthur noted as being away with the US army). Step-son James Simpson. Daughters Mary, Alice and Eleanor (Eleanor noted as being unmarried). Also named sons William Whiteside and George Whiteside, and daughters Margaret McKee and Rebecca Gordon. ^[2]

In 1871 Margaret, 66 her husband Archibald, 76 their two children, William, 26, Amelia, 21 and their granddaughter, Caroline Amelia, 8 were living in Halton, Ontario, Canada.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKK9-Y35Q : 9 November 2015), Margaret Whitesid McKee, died 1882; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Woodlawn MemorialPark, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
2. ↑ George Whiteside's will found in the Land Registry Office in Guelph on 1 Stone Road. Wellington County Wills reel 1864-69 p.42
3. ↑ "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M47X-63W : 24 October 2018), Margaret Mc Kee in household of Archibald Mc Kee, Halton, Ontario, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.

Reference Notes

Very little information could be found on Margaret Whiteside with regard to birth, marriage and death records. She is found however in the 1871 Canadian Census where Ireland is listed as the country of her birth. Her headstone, pictured here shows 1801 as her birth year.

Photos courtesy of Marnie Muller, Marilyn Smith Favaro, Jill Lilley, Delores & Rawlins Lowndes [2012], William Cooke [2015], Ron Henderson. Additional names contributed by Ron Henderson. Indexed by Sherri Pettit, William Cooke. Image Used with Permission of Photographer.