William McKenzie

Brief Life History of William

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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Family Time Line

William McKenzie
1864–1939
Margaret Ann Thornton
1877–1932
Marriage: 7 January 1896
Nova Belle McKenzie
1896–1946
Lydia Yvonne Mc Kenzie
1903–1977
William Thornton McKenzie
1911–1977
Joseph Alexander McKenzie
1914–1987
Welch Christensen McKenzie
1916–1998
Margaret Elise Mc Kenzie
1918–1976

Sources (23)

  • William Mckenzie in household of Alexander Mckenzie, "Canada Census, 1871"
  • William Mckensie, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • William Mckenzie, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

1877

Historical Boundaries: 1877: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1880: Emery, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Emery, Utah, United States

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

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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Memories of the McKenzie's written by LaRae Garis Stewart Gillman

Remembering 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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