Rebecca McGee

Brief Life History of Rebecca

When Rebecca McGee was born on 6 June 1804, in Virginia, United States, her father, John Ferguson McKay, was 30 and her mother, Rebecca Wickersham, was 26. She married Thomas Young on 16 September 1824, in Highland, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Floyd Township, Putnam, Indiana, United States in 1850. She died on 4 May 1862, in Bainbridge, Monroe Township, Putnam, Indiana, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Bainbridge, Monroe Township, Putnam, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Young
1797–1861
Rebecca McGee
1804–1862
Marriage: 16 September 1824
Emily Young
1825–
John Wesley Young
1827–1876
Martha Jane Young
1829–
Madison Young
1831–1852
Joel Young
1835–1873
Rhoda Ann Young
1836–1905
Thomas Young
1840–1912
Rebecca Young
1840–
Elizabeth Young
1844–1922
Reuben Young
1847–1928

Sources (8)

  • Rebecca Young in household of Thomas Young, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Rebecca McKee, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
  • Rebecca McKee McKee, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"

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1812 · Monumental Church Built

The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.

1816

Indiana is the 19th state.

1823

Historical Boundaries 1823: Putnam, Indiana, United States

Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mag Aoidh or Mag Aodha ‘son of Aodh’, an old personal name meaning ‘fire’, originally the name of a pagan god. See also McCoy .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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