Mary (McKenzie) Simpson (1813 - 1888)

Born 17 May 1813 in Prince Edward Island

Wife of David F. Simpson — married 2 Mar 1836 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Descendants

Died 6 Mar 1888 at age 74 in Barneveld, Iowa, Wisconsin, United States

Problems/Questions Profile managers: Judith Chidlow [send private message] and Rod Thompson [send private message]

Biography

Mary McKenzie was born 17 May 1813 in Prince Edward Island.

David Simpson and Mary McKenzie were married 2 Mar 1836 in St. Paul Church of England in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island by L.C. Jenkins, rector. ^[1]"

They emigrated to Wisconsin. By 1860, children living at home were Mary Ann 19, Ed 17, Alex 16, Dd 14, Duncan 13, Wm 12; Theophilus 10, and Jane 9 all born Prince Edward Island, and Ervin 8; Catherine 6, Lemuel 3, and Edna Leonard, age 2 (male), all born Wisconsin. ^[2] Their son Lemuel who was born 16 Feb 1857 in Wisconsin and died 27 May 1863 was buried in White Church Cemetery, Barneveld, Iowa County, Wisconsin. ^[3]

In 1870, Mary was a widow with Theophilus, 20, Ewen, 17 and Kate, 15 at home on the farm. ^[4]

Mary was 57 in 1880. Theophilus was 29 and a farmer, and Jane 28. Also in the household was a granddaughter Zella, age 7. ^[5]

She died 6 Mar 1888 and was buried in White Church Cemetery in Barneveld, Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States of America. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ (Prince Edward Island), Marriages, "St. Paul Anglican Church, Marriage, Burial, Confirmation, Vestry Minutes 1827-1947," Simpson - McKenzie (1836) marriage; digital images, Ancestry (accessed 19 Jan 2022).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW9M-67R : 18 February 2021), Mary Simpson, 1860.
3. ↑ Find A Grave, memorial for Lemuel B. Simpson
4. ↑ 1870 U.S. census, Iowa, Wisconsin, population schedule, Ridgeway, p. 18, dwelling 125, family 136, Mary Simpson; digital images, Ancestry (accessed 10 Apr 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 1716.
5. ↑ 1880 U.S. census, Wisconsin, population schedule, Iowa, Ridgeway, enumeration district (ED) 159, p. 30, dwelling 251, family 246, Mary Simpson; digital images, Ancestry (accessed 5 Apr 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1429.
6. ↑ Find A Grave, memorial for Mary McKenzie Simpson

• Simpson Family History in "Cavendish, its history, its people" - Harold H. Simpson, 1973