Brief Life History of Henry McDonald
When Henry McDonald Gee was born about 1831, in Randolph, Missouri, United States, his father, Thomas Gee, was 38 and his mother, Elizabeth Hammons, was 36. He married Elizabeth Shoush on 29 April 1852, in Macon, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Macon, Macon, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Richmond, Ray, Missouri, United States in 1870.
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- McDonald Gee, "United States Census, 1870"
- Henry Mc Donal Gee, "Missouri, Marriages, 1750-1920"
- McDonald Gee in household of Thos Gee, "United States Census, 1850"
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1852
Historical Boundaries: 1852: Macon, Missouri, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Irish: pronounced originally with a hard /g/, a shortened form of McGee , Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Aodha ‘son of Aodh’ (see McCoy ).
English: pronounced with a soft g, /dʒ/; generally a variant of Jay .
French (Gée): habitational name from any of several places called Gée or Gé, for example in Maine-et-Loire, derived from the Gallo-Roman domain name Gaiacum. Compare Ge .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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