Posted by Mike McGraw
on 9/9/2009, 4:12 pm, in reply to "McKee's County Down, Northern Ireland"
136.181.195.42
Lots of mcKees in southern Ontario dating back to the early 1800s. Also found a McKee cemetery
near Fergus Ontario. Let me know. Port Huron Michigan is also an epicenter of McKees.
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: McKee
: Hello this info is updated from the last
: message I put online.
: I am researching my McKee family history.
: My Mother's parents were both born in
: Northern Ireland. My Grandma Molly (Mary
: Elizabeth Mullan) was born in Belfast about
: 1908 and my Grandpa William James McKee was
: born in Bangor, County Down, Northern
: Ireland. My Grandpa and Grandma McKee were
: both long gone before I was born.
: They both moved to Windsor, Ontario, Canada
: at different times and married in Detroit,
: Michigan, USA, but lived in Windsor,
: Ontario, Canada.
:
: I know that my Grandpa's father was James
: William McKee born Born: October 30, 1862 in
: Bangor and Died: May 23, 1919.
: James' wife was Jane McGowan McKee born Oct
: 25, 1866
: Birthplace: Holywood, County Down, Northern
: Ireland and Died: July 4, 1934. Here
: parents were Hugh McGowan & Mary Agnew
: McGowan.
: James and Jane had four boys, My Grandpa
: William James (Bill), John Wesley (Wesley),
: and twins Marshall & George. My Grandpa
: and Wesley's family all lived in Canada, but
: the twins stayed in Bangor. And they
: relatives mainly live there now.
:
: The above James William McKee's parents
: were: John McKee
: Born to: William McKee & Agnes McKee
: Born: 1835
: Birthplace: Bangor, County Down, Northern
: Ireland
: Died: July 24, 1920 at the age of 85 years
: Died in: New Zealand?????? There was no
: record in Ireland
: Buried:??????
: Married to: Sarah McKee (Maiden Name???????)
: Born: 1833
: Birthplace: Demense area of Bangor, County
: Down, Northern Ireland
: Died: July 14, 1870 at the age of 37 years
: Died in: Bangor, County Down, Northern
: Ireland
: Parents Of: John, James, Margaret
: More?????????
:
: Don't know if John remarried in New Zealand
: and who raised the kids once he
: left??????????
:
: The above John's parents: William McKee or
: William John McKee or John William McKee
: Parents???????????/
: Born: 1788 (1785)
: Birthplace: Bangor, County Down, Northern
: Ireland
: Died: April 13, 1856 at the age of 68 years
: Died in: Bangor, County Down, Northern
: Ireland
: Married to: Agnes McKee (Maiden Name????)
: Parnets:???????????
: Born: 1807
: Birthplace: Bangor, County Down, Northern
: Ireland
: Died: March 1, 1885 at the age of 78 years
: Parnets of: All I know is John....if
: more??????
:
: If anyone could help me or tell me how to
: find any further information on these
: McKee's or MacGowan's or Agnew's I would
: really appreciate it. I have no idea how to
: find out more information about the family
: or how to find any further information about
: the MacGowan family. I would love to find
: any living relatives too, since I am also
: putting together the genetic history for
: these families.
: Thank you
: Marjorie Munroe
: London, Ontario, Canada
: Email: maplenation@sympatico.ca
:
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