Brief Life History of Ida Valeria
When Ida Valeria Mckee was born on 11 July 1871, in Glanford Station, Hamilton, Hamilton-Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, her father, Philip Mc Kee, was 26 and her mother, Catherine Yeager, was 28. She married David Wesley Kett on 19 August 1891. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Glanford, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years and Kent, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years. She died on 23 November 1937, in Tilbury East, Kent, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 66, and was buried in Tilbury, Essex, Ontario, Canada.
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Family Time Line
Sources (27)
- Ida Mckee in entry for Orleph Kett, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
- Idia Kett in household of David Kett, "Canada Census, 1901"
- Ida Mckee in entry for Francis Andrew Farr and Idella Mae Kett, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
Spouse and Children
1864–1911 Male
1871–1937 Female
Children (12)
1892–1964 Female
1893–1895 Female
1894–1895 Male
1896–1943 Female
1897– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1845–1917 Male
1842–1915 Female
Siblings (4)
1867–1874 Female
1868–1874 Female
1871–1937 Female
1872–1934 Male
World Events (4)
1883 · Mining Boom
Age 12
1886 · First Workmen's Comp Act
Age 15
1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario
Age 35
Name Meaning
Irish (northern): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Aodha or Mac Aoidh ‘son of Aodh’, an old personal name meaning ‘fire’. Thus, this name has the same origin as McKay , McGee , McCoy , and McHugh .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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