When William McKenzie was born on 15 April 1864, in Wallace, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, Alexander McKenzie, was 38 and his mother, Agnes Welch, was 29. He married Margaret Ann Thornton on 7 January 1896. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Emery, Emery, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 7 May 1939, in Ferron, Emery, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Ferron, Emery, Utah, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1877: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1880: Emery, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Emery, Utah, United States
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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.
Possible Related NamesRemembering My Grandparents- The McKenzie’s I remember very little about Grandpa and Grandpa McKenzie. We made a trip to Ferron, each summer to visit the McKenzie’s. These trips were …
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