William MCKEE

William MCKEE

Male 1808 - 1904  (95 years)

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  • Name William MCKEE 
    Birth 15 Mar 1808  , , Co. Wexford, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Emigration 1832 
    listed in 1901 census 
    Census 1851  Con 13 Lot 17 Wilberforce Twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1861  Con 13 Lot 16 Wilberforce Twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1891  Patterson Twp., Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    by self on same census page as sons Thomas & Wm; next to Thomas Smith bro in law 
    Census 1901  Patterson Twp., Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    with son Wm 
    Cause of Death (Facts Pg) Pneumonia From Falling Through The Ice In Winter Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Shoemaker Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 10 Feb 1904  Restoule, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Restoule, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Restoule Cemetery
    Restoule, Ontario 
    Person ID I1159  Whitewater Region Early Families
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2013 

    Family Christianne A SMITH,   b. 29 Feb 1836, Bromley Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1881 (Age 44 years) 
    Marriage 7 Apr 1851  Wilberforce Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth MCKEE,   b. 12 Aug 1852   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. William MCKEE, Jr.,   b. 2 Jul 1855, , Renfrew Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1940 (Age 84 years)
     3. Robert Smith MCKEE,   b. 14 Sep 1856, , Renfrew Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Apr 1954, Restoule, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years)
     4. Thomas Henry MCKEE,   b. 21 Jul 1860, Wilberforce Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jul 1954, Restoule, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)
     5. Mary MCKEE,   b. Aft 1861, , Renfrew Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. Ellen Jane MCKEE,   b. 28 Feb 1864, Eganville, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Apr 1947, Restoule, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    Family ID F822  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Jun 2008 

  • Notes 
    • !SOURCE: 1. SMITH FAMILY TREE
      2. REFLECTIONS OF RESTOULE 1850-1990
      3. PIONEER REMINISCENSES OF THE UPPER OTTAWA VALLEY
      4. 1851 CENSUS-WILBERFORCE
      5. THE MARRIAGE REGISTER OF UPPER CANADA VOL 5 BATHURST DISTRICT
      !MARRIAGE: 7 APR 1851 BY REV. THOMAS HANNA; WIT: OZIAS BENNING & RALPH LETT(5)
      !OCCUPATION: SHOEMAKER BY TRADE, SAILOR BY CHOICE, FARMER FOR A SHORT TIME, ADVENTURER(2)
      !DEATH: BILLY HAD MOVED TO A CABIN ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF COMMANDA LAKE AND IN FEB 1904, WHILE CROSSING THE LAKE TO VISIT HIS FRIENDS JIM A ND CARRIE MCVEETY HE FELL THROUGH THE ICE WITHIN SIGHT OF THEIR HOME. J IM RAN TO HIS RESCUE, BUT BY THE TIME JIM GOT HIM TO THE HOUSE, BILLY'S LO NG WHITE BEARD WAS FROZEN STIFF. THE ORDEAL PROVED TO BE TOO MUCH FOR BIL LY WHO CONTRACTED PNEUMONIA AND DEPARTED FROM THIS LIFE A FEW DAYS LATER AT AGE 96(2)
      !HOME: WILLIAM ADN CHRISTIANNA LIVED IN A LOG HOUSE BUILT IN WILBERFORCE TWP. IN 1854 AND HAD 3 CHILDREN BY 1861(3( SHORTLY AFTER HE AND SPOUSE SEPARATED HE AND THE CHILDREN CAME TO RESTOULE, ABT. 1868. A MIDDLE AGED MAN WITH FIVE YOUNG CHILDREN WM. JR. 14; MARY 12; ROBERT 10; TOM 8; ELLEN ALMOST 5 STARTIN O UT ON AN ADVENTURE WITH NO MAP, ONLY VERBAL DIRECTIONS TO GUIDE THEM TO TH EIR DESTINATION; A SPOT SOUTH OF LAKE NIPISSING. BILLY AN IRISH IMMIGRAN T, FROM THE PEMBROKE AREA THEY CAME BY STEAMER TO CHALK RIVER, THEN LOAD ED THEIR BELONGINGS INTO TWO INDIAN WAR CANOES, PICKED UP THEIR PADDLES A ND HEADED UP THE OTTAWA RIVER. THE THRILL AND EXCITEMENT OF PREPARATION SO ON GAVE WAY TO REALITY AS MUSCLES ACHED FROM LONG HOURS OF PADDLING AND CA RRYING THEIR BELONGINGS ACROSS PORTAGES, BUT THE JOURNEY HAD BEGUN ADN THE RE WAS NO TURNING BACK. THEYU FOLLOWED THE VOYAGEURS' HIGHWAY UP THE OTTA WA RIVER, MATTAWA RIVER, TROUT LAKE, AND LAVASSE RIVER, THEN ACROSS LAKE N IPISSIN TO THE MOUTH OF SOUTH RIVER, A JOURNEY OF SEVERAL WEEKS. NO LI FE JACKETS PROTECTED THOSE YOUNSTERS AS THEY BUFFETTED THE TREACHEROUS WAV ES OF LAKE NIPISSING. ONLY THE DETERMINATION AND RELENTLESS URGING OF BIL LY ENCOURAGED THE BOYS AS THEY PLIED THEIR PADDLES AND STRUGGLED FORWAR D. AT THE TINY SETTLEMENT OF NIPISSING, THEY RESTED BEFORE STRIKING O UT ON FOOT FOR THE HEAD WATERS OF RESTOULE RIVER, FOLLOWING BLAZES ON T HE TREES. APPARENTLY, ANOTHER MAN WALKED WITH THEM AS A GUIDE. EDITH(TENN ANT) STACEY TELLS OF HER MOTHER, THE YOUNGEST MEMBER OF THE MCKEE FAMI LY , DESCRIBING THE JOURNEY TO HER MANY TIMES AND RECALLING HOW WEARY S HE WAS. ELLEN ALSO TOLD OF HEARING "THE MAN" SAY "WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRAI L, THERE'S THE BLAZE", LITTLE ELLEN WAS PERPLEXED AS OLDER MEMBERS OF T HE FAMILY WATCHED FOR BLAZES. TO HER BLAZES MEANT FIRE AND SHE KEPT ASKI NG HER DAD TO SHOW HER THE BLAZE. AT THE DINNERING PLACE (HOTHAM), THEY C OOKED A MEAL BEFORE CONTINUING. THE YEAR WAS 1868. NO DOUBT THEY WERE EXH AUSTED, BUT THEIR ENTHUSIASM WAS UNDAUNTED. RETOULE'S *FIRST* SETTLERS H AD ARRIVED SAFELY! WITH THE HELP OF FRIENDLY INDIANS, THE MCKEES BUILT TH EIR LOG CABIN ON THE WEST BANK OF RESTOULD RIVER. THE MEN MADE A TRIP BA CK TO PEMBROKE FOR MORE SUPPLIES BEFORE WINTER SET IN AND BILLY MCKEE'S T WO YOUNG DAUGHTERS WERE TAKEN TO STAY WITH FRIENDS UNTIL LIVING CONDITIO NS HERE COULD BE IMPROVED(2)
      !DOB:1908? ; AGE 34 MAR 15 IN 1851(4)

      1871 - Living in Matawan West Township, Nipissing District, Ontario. Willi am, 52, born in Ireland, Church of England, Irish, Farmer; Christien, 3 5, born in Ontario, Church of England, Scotch; children: William, 16, Robe rt, 14, Thomas, 10, Mary, 7, Ellen, 5. All the children were born in Onta rio. William owns 50 acres of land with 5 acres improved. The family li ve in a shanty.(from Sharon Weller) 1861 Wm 43; christianna 25, wm 7, robert 5, thomas 1

      WM McKee suspected of killing his wife prior to going north. He claimed s he ran away. There was never a trace of her. He was also suspected of killing a man while up north.