Mckee

The Mckee line :)
I'm going to try my best NOT to confuse you (I said try lol...) If I confused you just shoot me an email and I will be glad to explain with more detail.  It would help to read my Mathews line first since that is what gives us Mckees. You see, the closest of MY relatives in this line is Christina McKee who married Harold Lovett Mathews in 1915. Starting with Christina McKee (my Great Great Grandma). Maiden names are in ( )

Christina Mathews (McKee)
Born: June 18,1892
In: Somerville, MA
Click here to see a copy of her birth
Parents: James Mckee & Christina Mclaren
Married: Harold Lovett Mathews on Aug. 3, 1915 in Somerville, MA
CLICK HERE TO SEE A COPY OF THEIR  MARRIAGE
Died: UNKNOWN 
Children: Harold Mathews born. 1917 (click on name to see the Mathews Line)
NOTES:
1900 US Census
1910 Census


James McKee
Born: Dec. 1862
In: Scotland 
Parents: John McKee & Ann (unknown maiden name)
Married: Christina Mclaren in 1885
Children: 
1. Isabella Day (McKee) b. 1888 m. Alonzo Gilman Day
2. Christina Mathews (McKee)


John McKee
(More info needed)


If you have any information on this Line especially John McKee and his wife Ann please email me at:
katierox4you(at)yahoo.com

Mathews

Mathews...Mathews...Mathews...

After some countless hours, days, and months of doing my genealogy I'm finally going to add some of my Mathews line. I hope you guys saved this blogs to your favorites because I add more info here and there under the different surnames. I do this because it takes me awhile to find the sources and documentation on some particular individuals and I don't want to lead anyone astray so I do not add these people until I do find them to be 100% accurate. 

Here we go:

Great Grandpa

Harold James Mathews

Born: 1917

IN: Mass.

Parents: Harold Lovett Mathews and Christina Mckee

Married: Marguerite Evelyn Doucett

Had 3 Children (All still living so I won't list them in order to protect their privacy)

NOTES:

1920 Census

name:	Harold J Mathews
residence:	Somerville City Ward 1 Precinct 2, Middlesex, Massachusetts
estimated birth year:	1917
age:	3
birthplace:	Massachusetts
relationship to head of household:	Son
gender:	Male
race:	White
marital status:	Single
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number:	1820717
digital folder number:	4301114
image number:	00673
sheet number:	9

1930 Census 

name:	Harold J Mathews
event:	Census
event date:	1930
event place:	Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts
gender:	Male
age:	13
marital status:	Single
race:	White
birthplace:	Massachusetts
estimated birth year:	1917
immigration year:
relationship to head of household:	Son
father's birthplace:	Massachusetts
mother's birthplace:	Massachusetts
enumeration district number:	0327
family number:	196
sheet number and letter:	9A
line number:	1
nara publication:	T626, roll 924
film number:	2340659
digital folder number:	4607660
image number:	00468

Harold Lovett Mathews

Born: June 30, 1893

In: Hull, MA

CLICK HERE TO SEE/PRINT/SAVE BIRTH RECORD

Parents:  David P. Mathews and Carrie Appleton Tenney

Married: Christina Mckee on Aug. 3, 1915 in Somerville, MA

Occupation: Bookbinder 

Died: Unknown (After 1930)

Children:

1. Harold James Mathews

NOTES:

1930 Census for Harold Lovett Mathews

David Herbert Mathews

Born: Nov. 20, 1866

In: Lancaster, MA

CLICK TO SEE BIRTH RECORD

Parents: David Mathews Catherine Broderick

Married: Carrie Appleton Tenney 

Died: Oct. 30, 1915

IN: Lancaster, MA

Cause of Death: Pneumonia 

Children:

1. Harold Lovett Mathews

NOTES:

1900 Census

David W. Mathews Jr.

Birth:  1842

In: Lancaster, Ma

Parents: David W. Mathews and Mary (maiden name currently unknown)

Married: Catherine A. Broderick (daughter of Richard Broderick) on Aug. 12, 1862 in Boston, MA

Click to see marriage info

Occupation: Laborer

Died: 1880

Children: David H. Mathews

David Mathews

Born: Oct. 14, 1814

IN: England

Parents: (Sumner Mathews?)

Married: Mary G.(Last name Unknown)

Died: 1894 

IN: Lancaster, MA

Occupation: Carpenter

Children:

David W. Mathews, JR.

NOTES:

1850 US Census

Surname Doucett or Doucet

So I have a funny story to share about this last name. Supposedly, my Great-Great Grandmother Evelyn Tait (Doucett) swore that the man she married Elsmore Guy Doucett was not of the French Doucett's and in fact was an English man. However, that was not found to be the case at all. He was in fact Canadian/French and his ancestors came from France. I guess maybe it was the time period when the English didn't like the French because Evelyn herself was English and marring a French guy was probably a "No-No". Now I'm going to move forward with the Doucett (which the last name changes a few times through history but is of the same origin). As always, if you have any comments/corrections or questions don't hesitate to let me know!
This means later shown in post
Starting with the closest Doucett in my line

Elsmore Guy Doucett 

Born: Nov. 19, 1883

In: New Brunswick, Canada

Parents: James Wellington Doucett and Sarah Pearson 

Occupation: Worked for Southern Pacific Co. Conductor

Died: May 1953

In: Reno, NV

Married: Evelyn F. Tait on Dec. 27,1911 in Boston, MA (Later Divorced)

Children:

Marguerite Evelyn b. 1915 d. 2002

Winifred Madeline Doucett (Born: 10 Nov 1913) (Died Young)

Notes:

Remarried to:

Catherine "Carrie" J.

Lived in Nevada for 33 years

James Wellington Doucett
Born: March 22, 1853
In: New Brunswick, Canada
Parents: Joseph Doucett and Phoebe Brewster
Married: Sarah Pearson on Nov. 18, 1876 in New Brunswick, Canada
Occupation: Ship Carpenter
Religion: Baptist
Nationality: French
Died: Date currently Unknown
Children:
1.Elsmore Guy Doucett (shown above)
Notes:

Also mispelled as doucette or dowsett. Info and all dates match.

1910 Lived at:
East Eagle St., Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

1922:
21 Lexington St., East Boston, Massachusetts, USA


Joseph Doucett (Dowsett)
Born: 1808
In: Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents: Pierre Doucett Jr. and Isabelle Pitre
Married: Phoebe Brewster in 1849 in New Brunswick, Canada
Died: Feb 13, 1893
In: New Brunswick, Canada
Buried:Marys Point, Harvey Parish
Children:
1. Martha Ann
2. William Ambrose
3. Joseph E.
4. James Wellington


Pierre Doucet, Jr.
Born: April, 6,1776
In: Miscou, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Baptized:  29 Sep 1776 
At: SAINTE ANNE DE RITIGOUCHE CATHOLIC, CARLETON, BONAVENTURE, QUEBEC
Parents: Pierre Doucett, Sr and Marie Hache Gallant
Married: Isabelle Pitre Aug. 21, 1820 in Saint Pierre-Aux-Liens, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick
Died: Date Unknown
IN: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Children:
1. Joseph Doucett

Notes: In desperate need of a copy of this birth certificate and any other info relating to how this person went on in life and the date/cause of death.

Pierre Doucett, Sr.
Born: 1751
IN: Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents: Charles Doucett and Anne Arsenault








More to come on this post

My 99 Genealogy Things

I found this awesome thing on Nick Gombash's Genealogy Blog so I decided to do it as well!

Key:

Things you have already done or found – bold type

Things you would like to do or find – italics

Things you have not done or found /don’t care to.

99 Genealogy Things

1. Belong to a genealogical society.
2. Joined a group on Genealogy Wise. 
3. Transcribed records (All the time!)
4. Uploaded headstone pictures to Find-A-Grave or a similar site
5. Documented ancestors for four generations (self, parents, grandparents, great-grandparents)
6. Joined Facebook.
7. Cleaned up a run-down cemetery.
8. Joined the Genea-Bloggers Group.
9. Attended a genealogy conference. (Haven't done it but would love to!)
10. Lectured at a genealogy conference.
11. Spoke on a genealogy topic at a local genealogy society/local library’s family history group. (Repeat of 10, no?)
12. Joined the National Genealogical Society. (Really want to!)
13. Contributed to a genealogy society publication
14. Served on the board or as an officer of a genealogy society.
15. Got lost on the way to a cemetery.
16. Talked to dead ancestors.
17. Researched outside the state in which I live.
18. Knocked on the door of an ancestral home and visited with the current occupants. 
19. Cold called a distant relative.
20. Posted messages on a surname message board.
21. Uploaded a gedcom file to the internet. 
22. Googled my name.
23. Performed a random act of genealogical kindness.
24. Researched a non-related family, just for the fun of it. (Who hasn't? :)  )
25. Have been paid to do genealogical research. 
26. Earn a living (majority of income) from genealogical research.
27. Wrote a letter (or email) to a previously unknown relative.
28. Contributed to one of the genealogy carnivals.
29. Responded to messages on a message board.
30. Was injured while on a genealogy excursion.
31. Participated in a genealogy meme.
32. Created family history gift items.
33. Performed a record lookup.
34. Took a genealogy seminar cruise.
35. Am convinced that a relative must have arrived here from outer space. (LOL. Especially the one's that are hard!)
36. Found a disturbing family secret. (Oh ya)
37. Told others about a disturbing family secret.
38. Combined genealogy with crafts (family picture quilt, scrapbooking).
39. Think genealogy is a passion and/or obsession not a hobby. (Oh, it's definitely an obsession...I feel like a detective lol)
40. Assisted finding next of kin for a deceased person.
41. Taught someone else how to find their roots.
    
42. Lost valuable genealogy data due to a computer crash or hard drive failure.
43. Been overwhelmed by available genealogy technology.
44. Know a cousin of the 4th degree or higher. 
45. Disproved a family myth through research. (I def. have done this...but I've found way cooler information along the way!)
    
46. Got a family member to let you copy photos.
47. Used a digital camera to “copy” photos or records.
    
48. Translated a record from a foreign language
49. Found an immigrant ancestor’s passenger arrival record.
50. Used microfiche
    
51. Have researched in church records.
52. Visited the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. (Hopefully someday..)
53. Used Google+ for genealogy. 
54. Visited a church or place of worship of one of your ancestors.
55. Taught a class in genealogy.
56. Traced ancestors back to the 18th Century. 
57. Traced ancestors back to the 17th Century.)
58. Traced ancestors back to the 16th Century. 
59. Can name all of your great-great-grandparents. (Most definitely!!)
60. Know how to determine a soundex code without the help of a computer.
61. Have found many relevant and unexpected articles on internet to “put flesh on the bones”. 
62. Own a copy of Evidence Explained by Elizabeth Shown Mills. 
63. Helped someone find an ancestor using records you had never used for your own research.
64. Visited the main National Archives building in Washington, DC.
65. Have an ancestor who came to America as an indentured servant.
66. Have an ancestor who fought in the Revolutionary War, War of 1812 or Civil War
67. Taken a photograph of an ancestor’s tombstone.
68. Can “read” a church record in Latin. 
69. Have an ancestor who changed his/her name, just enough to be confusing.
70. Joined a Rootsweb mailing list.
71. Created a family website.
72. Have a genealogy blog.
73. Was overwhelmed by the amount of family information received from someone.
74. Have broken through at least one brick wall.
75. Done genealogy research at a court house.
76. Borrowed microfilm from the Family History Library through a local Family History Center(s). 
77. Found an ancestor in an online newspaper archive. 
78. Have visited a NARA branch. (I actually need to. There's one actually 20 minutes from me.)
79. Have an ancestor who served in WWI or WWII.
80. Use maps in my genealogy research.
81. Have a blacksheep ancestor.
82. Found a bigamist amongst my ancestors. 
83. Attended a genealogical institute.
84. Taken online genealogy (and local history) courses.
    
85. Consistently (document) and cite my sources.( 80 % of the time)

1. Visited a foreign country (i.e. one I don’t live in) in search of ancestors
   
2. Can locate any document in my research files within a few minutes. 
3. Have an ancestor who was married four times
4. Made a rubbing of an ancestor’s gravestone.
5. Followed genealogists on Twitter.
6. Published a family history book.
7. Learned of a death of a fairly close family relative through research. 
8. Offended a family member with my research. (Yep, especially when they were hoping to find something else)
9. Reunited someone with precious family photos or artifacts.
10. Have a paid subscription to a genealogy database. (
11. Submitted articles for FamilySearch Wiki.
12. Organized a family reunion.
13. Used Archives in countries where my ancestors originated. 
14. Converted someone new to the love of all things genealogy.