Catherine (Morrison) MacKenzie (1807 - 1889)

Born 1807 in Sutherland, Scotland

Wife of Robert MacKenzie — married 22 Jan 1823 in Assynt. Sutherland. Scotland

Descendants

Died 17 Oct 1889 at about age 82 in Ontario, Canada

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Catherine (Morrison) MacKenzie migrated from Scotland to Canada.

Biography

Catherine (Morrison) MacKenzie is a member of Clan Morrison.

Timeline

1807 Catherine Morrison is born in Sutherland, Scotland.^[1]

1823 Catherine marries Robert MacKenzie on Jan. 22, 1823 in Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland.^[2]

1841 Catherine MacKenzie is listed in the household of her husband with their six children. Their home is Scownie Village, Eddrachillis, Sutherland.^[1]

1845 Between the births of Catherine and Robert's seventh and eighth children, she and her family travel to Canada and make their home in Ontario, Canada.^[3]

1851 Catherine is listed in the household of her husband with seven of their children. Her husband's occupation is listed as Farmer. Their home is in Nissouri East, Oxford, Canada West (Ontario).^[3]

1861 Catherine is listed with her husband and three of their eight children. Their home is in Nissouri, Oxford, Canada West (Ontario).^[4]

1880 Catherine age 73, listed as Widowed in the household of her son, Alexander MacKenzie. Catherine had lost her husband Robert in 1869. Also listed are her daughter-in-law, three of her grandchildren and her son's father-in law. The birth place of her parents is listed as Scotland. Their home is in Austin, Sanilac, Michigan, United States.^[5]

1889 Catherine dies on Oct. 17, 1889. She and Robert are buried at Kintore Cemetery in Nissouri, Oxford, Ontario.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Citing: Parish: Eddrachillis; ED: 2; Page: 11; Line: 680; Year: 1841 @ Ancestry.com Catherine MacKenzie age 35 in household of Robert Mckenzie, 1841 Scotland Census. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
2. ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database @ FamilySearch.com Katherine Morrison and Robert MacKenzie, 22 Jan 1823; citing Assynt,Sutherland,Scotland, reference ; FHL microfilm 990,560.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Citing: Year: 1851; Census Place: Nissouri East, Oxford County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11745; Page: 21; Line: 13. Catherine MacKenzie age 48 in household of Robert MacKenzie, 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia @ Ancestry.com Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
4. ↑ "Ontario Census, 1861," database @ FamilySearch.com Catherine McKenzie age 55, East Nissouri, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 7, line 11; Library and Archives Canada film number C-1060-1061, Public Archives, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,435,935. See also Ancestry.com
5. ↑ Citing: Year: 1880; Census Place: Austin, Sanilac, Michigan; Roll: 605; Family History Film: 1254605; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 325; Image: 0007; @ Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Catherine MacKenze age 73 in household of Alexander MacKenzie, 1880 United States Federal Census; Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
6. ↑ Image of grave stone; transcription: Robert McKenzie died April 15, 1869, age 82 yrs. Also his wife Catherine died Oct 17, 1889, age 81 yrs. 11 mos.; Kintore Cemetery in Nissouri, Oxford, Ontario. Gravestone photo @ Ancestry.com Courtesy of Wm. Carnegie, Feb. 11, 2011

Notes

• Possible birth record: "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQQT-785 : 8 December 2014), Katharine Morison, 20 Jul 1802; citing DURNESS,SUTHERLAND,SCOTLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 990,562.