Research Notes: Kee Descendants Notes

Descendants of Matthew Kee



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Generation 1
04 Oct 2008

1. Matthew1 KEE; born circa 1760 at Gortileck townland, Donaghedy parish, Co. Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland.[1]

Children of Matthew1 Kee and an unknown spouse were as follows:

  • 2. i. William2 Kee, born circa 1788 at Magheracoltan townland, Ardstraw Parish, Co. Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland; married Mary Jane (--?--).

  • 3. ii. Samuel Kee, born 15 May 1790 at Ardstraw Parish, Co. Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland; married Mary Dunlap.

  • iii. Fanny Kee;[2] born circa 1791 at Magheracoltan townland, Ardstraw Parish, Co. Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland.[1]



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Generation 2
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2. William2 KEE (child of Matthew1);[2] born circa 1788 at Magheracoltan townland, Ardstraw Parish, Co. Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland;[1] married Mary Jane (--?--) circa 1813 at Magheracoltan townland, Ardstraw Parish, Co. Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland;[3] died 11 Aug 1889.[4]

Children of William2 Kee and Mary Jane (--?--) all born at Magheracoltan townland, Ardstraw Parish, Co. Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland, were as follows:

  • i. William3 Kee;[2],[2] born circa 1814.[1]

  • ii. Matthew Kee;[2],[2] born circa 1816.[1]

  • iii. Joseph Kee;[2],[2] born circa 1818.[1]

  • iv. Mary Kee;[2],[2] born circa 1820.[1]

  • v. Sarah Kee;[2],[2] born circa 1822.[1]



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3. Samuel2 KEE (child of Matthew1);[5] born 15 May 1790 at Ardstraw Parish, Co. Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland;[6] married Mary Dunlap, daughter of Gabriel Dunlap, May 1811 at Strabane, Co. Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland;[7] died 1 May 1872 at age 81.[8]

Mary DUNLAP[9] was born in 1792 at Strabane, Co. Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland.[10] She died in May 1840.[11]

Children of Samuel2 Kee and Mary Dunlap were as follows:

  • 4. i. John3 Kee, born 7 Mar 1812 at Ardstraw Parish, Co. Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland; married Jane McKeown.

  • ii. Matthew Kee;[2],[2] born circa 1813 at Magheracoltan townland, Ardstraw Parish, Co. Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland.[1]

  • iii. Dunlap Kee;[2],[2] born circa 1815 at Magheracoltan townland, Ardstraw Parish, Co. Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland.[1]

  • iv. Robert Kee;[2],[2] born circa 1816 at Magheracoltan townland, Ardstraw Parish, Co. Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland.[1]

  • v. Mary Kee;[2],[2] born circa 1818 at Magheracoltan townland, Ardstraw Parish, Co. Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland.[1]

  • vi. David Kee;[12],[12] born May 1819 at Ardstraw Parish, Co. Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland;[13] died 28 Oct 1884 at age 65.[14]

  • vii. Elenor Kee;[12],[12] born May 1823 at Ardstraw Parish, Co. Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland;[13] died 28 Oct 1876 at age 53.[14]

  • viii. Elizabeth Kee;[12],[12] born 1824 at Ardstraw Parish, Co. Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland;[13] died 21 Feb 1914.[14]



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Generation 3
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4. John3 KEE (child of Samuel2, Matthew1);[15],[16] born 7 Mar 1812 at Ardstraw Parish, Co. Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland;[17],[18],[19],[20] married Jane McKeown 12 Dec 1837 at Toronto, York Co., Upper Canada (Ontario), British North America (Canada); in a Wesleyan Methodist service;[21],[22] died where John (93) was an Irish born farmer, died of old age, cared for by Dr. Allison 22 Jan 1905 at Albion Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada, at age 92.[23],[19]

He emigrated in 1832 to British North America (Canada).[24] He lived in 1837 at Chinguacousy Twp., Peel Co., Upper Canada (Ontario), British North America (Canada).[25] He and Jane McKeown appeared on the census of 1851 at Albion Twp., Peel Co., Canada West (Ontario), British North America (Canada); where John (40) was a farmer, and Jane (30), both born Ire., Samuel (13), Joseph (11), John (9), Rob (5), Jane (7), David (3), and Mary (2) were present, Wesleyan Methodist, all children b. Ont.[26] He and David Kee lived in 1873 at lot 12, con 4, Albion Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada.[27] He lived in 1877 at lot 12 W½, con 1, Albion Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada.[28] He and Jane McKeown appeared on the census of 1881 at Albion Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada; where John (69) was Irish born farmer, Jane (63) also Irish born, Jane (28), and William N (22) were present.[29] He appeared on the census of 1901 at Albion Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada; where John (89), and his son's family: Nelson (42), Alsina (42), Florence M (5), and Mildred V. (3), and John U. N. (new born) were present. The family were Methodist.[30]

Jane MCKEOWN was born circa 1815 at Ardstraw Parish, Co. Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland.[31],[32],[33] She died on 28 Jul 1894 at Albion Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada.[19],[34] She lived in 1837 at Toronto, York Co., Upper Canada (Ontario), British North America (Canada).[25]

Children of John3 Kee and Jane McKeown were as follows:

  • i. Samuel4 Kee;[35],[35] born 28 Sep 1838 at Sandhill, Peel Co., Upper Canada (Ontario), British North America (Canada);[36],[37] married Eliza K. Wardlaw 28 Dec 1887 at Etobicoke Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada; where Samuel (49) was a widower and farmer in Mono Twp;[38] died 24 Feb 1918 at age 79.[39]

  • ii. Joseph Kee;[40],[40] born 12 May 1840 at Sandhill, Peel Co., Canada West (Ontario), British North America (Canada);[37] died 6 Jun 1919 at age 79.[39]

  • iii. John Kee;[40],[40] born 13 Feb 1842 at Sandhill, Peel Co., Upper Canada (Ontario), British North America (Canada);[37] married Elizabeth Davidson 11 Jan 1876 at Cheltenham, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada;[41] died 14 Dec 1907 at age 65.[39]

  • iv. Robert Kee;[40],[40] born 31 Jan 1844 at Sandhill, Peel Co., Canada West (Ontario), British North America (Canada);[37] died 16 Oct 1922 at age 78.[39]

  • v. Jane Kee;[42],[42] born 10 Mar 1846 at Sandhill, Peel Co., Canada West (Ontario), British North America (Canada);[43],[37] died 1 Nov 1906 at age 60.[39]

  • 5. vi. David Kee, born 26 Jun 1848 at Sandhill, Peel Co., Canada West (Ontario), British North America (Canada); married Sarah McClure.

  • vii. Mary Kee;[40],[40] born 25 Jul 1850 at Sandhill, Peel Co., Canada West (Ontario), British North America (Canada);[37] died 24 Jan 1929 at age 78.[39]

  • viii. Matilda Ann Kee;[40],[40] born 26 Nov 1852 at Sandhill, Peel Co., Canada West (Ontario), British North America (Canada);[37] married James Wardlaw;[44] died 13 May 1926 at age 73.[39]

  • ix. Rebecca Ellen Kee;[40],[40] born 15 Jun 1855 at Sandhill, Peel Co., Canada West (Ontario), British North America (Canada);[37] died 1 Nov 1874 at age 19.[39]

  • x. William Nelson Kee;[45],[45] born 1 May 1858 at Sandhill, Peel Co., Canada West (Ontario), British North America (Canada);[24],[37] married Ruth Alysina Rutherford 28 Nov 1894 at Peel Co., Ontario, Canada;[46],[47] died 15 Feb 1939 at age 80.[39]



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Generation 4
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5. David4 KEE (child of John3, Samuel2, Matthew1);[48],[49] born 26 Jun 1848 at Sandhill, Peel Co., Canada West (Ontario), British North America (Canada);[37],[50],[51],[52] married Sarah McClure, daughter of David McClure and Elizabeth Skelton, 9 Mar 1876 at 4th Line West, Chinguacousy Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada; where David (26) was a farmer and Primative Methodist, Sarah (25) was Presbyterian;[53],[54] died of heart failure, and interstitial nepheristis 3 May 1911 at Lot 31, Con 1, Albion Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada, at age 62.[39],[19],[55]

He and John Kee lived in 1873 at lot 12, con 4, Albion Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada.[27] He and Sarah McClure lived in 1877 at 13 E½, con 1, Albion Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada.[56] He and Sarah McClure appeared on the census of 1881 at Sunnidale Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada; where David was a 30 year old Methodist farmer, and Sarah (28), Joanna (4), John (2), and Elizabeth (1 mo. b. Mar 1881) were present, and all Ontario born.[57] He and Sarah McClure appeared on the census of 1901 at Albion Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada; where David (50) a farmer, Sarah (47), John D. (22) a "farmer's son", Olive B (20), Wilbert (13), Lawrence (13) were present. The family was Methodist.[58] He and Sarah McClure lived in 1911 at Lot 31, Con 1, Albion Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada.[59],[60]

Sarah MCCLURE[61],[62] was born on 21 Aug 1854 at Norval, Chinguacousy Twp., Peel Co., Canada West (Ontario), British North America (Canada).[63],[64],[50],[65],[66] She died of atherosclerosis on 21 Mar 1925 at lot 13, con 5, Caledon Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada, at age 70.[19],[67] She was buried on 23 Mar 1925 at Caledon East Public Cemetery, Lot 9, Con. 6E, Caledon Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada.[68] She appeared on the census of 1911 at Albion Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada; where Sarah (58), Joanna (34), Lawrence (23) and Wilbert (23) were present.[69] She lived circa 1922 at lot 13, con 5, Caledon Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada.[70]

Children of David4 Kee and Sarah McClure were as follows:

  • i. Joanna5 Kee;[71],[71] born 18 Dec 1876 at Peel Co., Ontario, Canada.[72],[73],[74]

  • 6. ii. John David Kee, born 6 Mar 1879 at Ontario, Canada; married Margaret Ellen Martin.

  • iii. Elizabeth Kee;[75],[75] born Mar 1881 at Ontario, Canada.[76]

  • iv. Olive Beatrice Kee;[77],[77] born 12 Mar 1881 at Ontario, Canada;[78] married Edward Francis Rossney 6 Nov 1909 at St. Michael's Cathedral, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada;[79],[80] died 27 Apr 1964 at age 83;[81] buried at St. John's Cemetery, Albion Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada.[82]

    She and Edward Francis Rossney appeared on the census of 1911 at 34 Kensington Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; where Edward (30) and Olive (29) were present.[83]

  • v. James Kee;[84],[84] born circa 1883;[85] died "aged 4" 1887.[85]

  • vi. Wilbert Kee;[77],[77] born 5 Apr 1888 at Albion Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada; the twin of Lawrence;[78],[86] died 1968.[87]

  • vii. Lawrence Kee;[77],[77] born 5 Apr 1888 at Ontario, Canada; the twin of Wilbert;[78] died 1959.[88]



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Generation 5
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6. John David5 KEE (child of David4, John3, Samuel2, Matthew1);[89],[90] born 6 Mar 1879 at Ontario, Canada;[91],[92] married Margaret Ellen Martin, daughter of James Martin and Anne McDonald, 20 Sep 1911 at Albion Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada; where John David (32) was a bachelor farmer, Methodist, and Margaret (23) was a spinster, Presbyterian, both of Albion Twp. witnessed by Wesley Kee of Mono Twp., and Wm Patterson of Amaranth Twp., at the Caledon East Prebyterian church;[93],[94] died 14 Mar 1943 at Albion Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada, at age 64.[95]

He appeared on the census of 1911 at Albion Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada; where only John (32) was present.[96]

Margaret Ellen MARTIN[97],[98] was born on 4 Sep 1888 at Mono MIlls, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada.[99],[100],[101] She died of heart failure, with "maternity" concerns, fibroid adhesions on 13 Aug 1923 at lot 28, con. 1, Albion Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada, at age 34.[95],[102] She was buried on 15 Aug 1923 at Caledon East Cemetery, Caledon Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada.[103]

Children of John David5 Kee and Margaret Ellen Martin were as follows:

  • 7. i. John Kenneth6 Kee, born 18 Feb 1913 at Adjala Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada; married Daisy Alvira Newlove.

  • 8. ii. Margaret Edith Kee, born 12 Mar 1920; married Charles Henry Lyness.

  • 9. iii. Mildred Kee, married Henry Herbert Henderson.



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Generation 6
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7. John Kenneth6 KEE (child of John5, David4, John3, Samuel2, Matthew1);[104],[105] born 18 Feb 1913 at Adjala Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada;[95] married Daisy Alvira Newlove, daughter of William Allison Newlove and Pearl Assels, 19 May 1945 at Albion Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada;[106] died 21 Jan 2000 at Shelburne District Hospital, Shelburne, Ontario, Canada, at age 86;[19],[107] buried 25 Jan 2000 at Caledon East Cemetery, Caledon Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada, after a service at Caledon East United Church.[19],[108]

Daisy Alvira NEWLOVE[109],[110] was born on 3 Aug 1919 at Albion Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada.[95] She died on 26 Jul 1993 at Dufferin Area Hospital, Orangeville, Ontario, Canada, at age 73.[19],[111],[112] She was buried on 29 Jul 1993 at Caledon East Cemetery, Caledon Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada, after a service in the chapel of Egan Funeral Home, Bolton.[95],[113]

Children of John Kenneth6 Kee and Daisy Alvira Newlove are as follows:



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8. Margaret Edith6 KEE (child of John5, David4, John3, Samuel2, Matthew1);[114],[114] born 12 Mar 1920;[115],[116] married Charles Henry Lyness;[117] died 20 Jun 2003 at Headwaters Health Care Centre, Orangeville, Ontario, Canada, at age 83;[118] buried at Adjala United Church, #1608 Concession Road 4, Adjala Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada.[119]

She lived in 2000 at Loretto, Ontario, Canada.[107]

Charles Henry LYNESS was born on 9 Oct 1912.[116] He died on 8 Jul 1982 at age 69.[120],[116] He was also known as Harry.[121]

Children of Margaret Edith6 Kee and Charles Henry Lyness are as follows:



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9. Mildred6 KEE (child of John5, David4, John3, Samuel2, Matthew1);[114],[114] married Henry Herbert Henderson;[117] died 1996.[124]

Henry Herbert HENDERSON died in 1998.[125]

Children of Mildred6 Kee and Henry Herbert Henderson are as follows:

  • i. Allen7 Henderson[126],[126] is living.

  • ii. Marjory Henderson[126],[126] is living.

  • iii. Pat Henderson[126],[126] is living.

  • iv. Gary Henderson[126],[126] is living.

  • v. Lincoln Henderson[126],[126] is living.



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Generation 7
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10. Barbara Elaine7 KEE (child of John6, John5, David4, John3, Samuel2, Matthew1) is living.

Paul Robert SNEYD is living.

Children of Barbara Elaine7 Kee and Paul Robert Sneyd all born at Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, are as follows:



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11. Brian Douglas7 KEE (child of John6, John5, David4, John3, Samuel2, Matthew1)[127],[127] is living.

Valerie (--?--) is living.

Children of Brian Douglas7 Kee and Valerie (--?--) are as follows:

  • i. Douglas8 Kee[128],[128] is living.

  • ii. Jeanine Kee[128],[128] is living.



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12. Eleanor7 LYNESS (child of Margaret6Kee, John5, David4, John3, Samuel2, Matthew1)[129],[129] is living.

Keith PORTER is living.

Children of Eleanor7 Lyness and Keith Porter are as follows:

  • i. Brian8 Porter[130],[130] is living.

  • ii. Michael Porter[131],[131] is living.

  • iii. Julie Porter[132],[132] is living.

  • iv. Dianne Porter[133],[133] is living.



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Generation 8
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13. Susan Pauline8 SNEYD (child of Barbara7Kee, John6, John5, David4, John3, Samuel2, Matthew1) is living.

Donald William Martyn BONE is living.

Children of Susan Pauline8 Sneyd and Donald William Martyn Bone both born at Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, are as follows:

  • i. Oscar William Martyn9 Bone is living.

  • ii. Malcolm Donald Albery Bone is living.



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14. James Herbert Kenneth8 SNEYD (child of Barbara7Kee, John6, John5, David4, John3, Samuel2, Matthew1) is living.

Kimberly Dawn UPTON is living.

Children of James Herbert Kenneth8 Sneyd and Kimberly Dawn Upton are:

  • i. Mackenzie Kameron9 Sneyd is living.



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15. Stephen Christopher8 SNEYD (child of Barbara7Kee, John6, John5, David4, John3, Samuel2, Matthew1) is living.

Megan Catherine MACDONALD is living.

Children of Stephen Christopher8 Sneyd and Megan Catherine MacDonald are:

  • i. Madeleine Bella9 Sneyd is living.