Brief Life History of Alexander M
When Alexander M McKenzie was born on 14 February 1818, in Ardelve, Ross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Alexander McKenzie, was 45 and his mother, Janet Anne Macrae, was 37. He married Sarah Ann Gilhousen on 26 August 1855, in Warsaw Township, Rice, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 6 May 1887, in Smithland, Woodbury, Iowa, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Smithland, Woodbury, Iowa, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (15)
- Alex Mckenzie, "Iowa State Census, 1885"
- Alex. Mckinzie in entry for Arthur A. Mckinzie and Nellie E. Guerrier, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
- Alexander Mackenzie, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
Spouse and Children
1818–1887 Male
1838–1922 Female
Children (4)
1856–1935 Female
1858–1951 Female
1861–1942 Male
1875–1949 Male
Parents and Siblings
1773–1846 Male
1782–1855 Female
Siblings (7)
1806–1840 Male
1807–1895 Male
1811–1845 Female
1816– Male
1818–1887 Male
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 1
1820 · """The """"Radical War""""."""
Age 2
1843
Age 25
Name Meaning
Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Coinnich, a patronymic from the personal name Coinneach meaning ‘comely’, Anglicized as Kenneth. Compare the Irish form McKinney 2. The Scottish spelling with -z- indicates palatalization of the -n- (compare Menzies ).
History: This is the name of a Scottish Highland clan, historically associated with the mountainous district of Kintail in nortwestern Scotland, with Cromarty, and with Loch Seaforth (Loch Shiphoirt) on the Island of Harris.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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