Archibald McKee (abt. 1795 - 1877)

Born about 1795 in Ireland

Descendants

Died 10 Mar 1877 at about age 82 in Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Archibald McKee was born about 1795 in Ireland.^[1] When Archibald was 31 years old he married married Margaret Whiteside who was born about 1801 in Ireland. Archibald and Margaret resided in Guelph, Ontario, Canada where they raised twelve children.

1. Mary Ann Mckee
2. George Archibald McKee
3. Samuel McKee
4. Sarah McKee
5. Margaret McKee
6. Amelia McKee

Archibald passed away in Wellington, Ontario on 10 March 1877 at the age of 83. He was buried at Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. ^[2]Margaret passed away five years later and was buried next to her husband at Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

Sources

1. ↑ "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JN8Q-B3V : 26 March 2020), Archibald Mckee, 10 Mar 1877; citing Peel, Wellington, Ontario, 1877 cn 16270, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,853,222.
2. ↑ "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKK9-Y3P2 : 27 June 2019), Archibald McKee, died 1877; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

Research Notes

Although a record of birth has not been located for Archibald McKee, the Canada 1871 census lists Archibald as 76 years old; Birth Date: 1795; Birth Place: Ireland; Residence Place: Nassagaweya, Halton, Ontario. "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M47X-PX9 : 24 October 2018), Archibald McKee, Halton, Ontario, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.

Archibalds handwritten death record can be found in the Archives of Ontario, Canada, Collection: MS935; Reel: 17 Registrations of Deaths, 1869-1948 (MS 935, reels 1-694) and provided on-line by Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010: Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas,1869-1948 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA. While the original handwritten death registrar lists r Archie as 83 years old at the time of his death, the transcription in Family Search was transcribed incorrectly listing "53" as his age at the time of death.