Husband Andrew McKee 1
Born: 1747 - Ireland 1
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Died: 1835 - West Franklin Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 1
Buried: - Cowansville, Washington Twp, Armstrong Co, PA
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Wife Mary Blanford 1
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Buried: - Cowansville, Washington Twp, Armstrong Co, PA
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1 M William McKee 1
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Cause of Death: Construction accident
Buried: - Union Cemetery, Cowansville, Washington Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 2
2 M John McKee 2
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3 M James McKee 2
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4 M Joseph McKee 2
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Spouse: Jane [Unk] ( - ) 2
5 M Rev. Andrew McKee 2
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6 M Thomas McKee 3 4
Born: 1 Mar 1790 - Cumberland Co, PA 2
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Died: 8 Aug 1865 - Armstrong Co, PA 2
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Spouse: Margaret Blaine (1793-1859) 5
7 F Polly McKee 2
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Spouse: [Unk] Stewart ( - ) 2
8 F Jane McKee 2
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Spouse: [Unk] Henry ( - ) 2
9 F Nancy McKee 2
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Spouse: [Unk] Hanna ( - ) 2
General Notes: Husband - Andrew McKee
He was born in Ireland, and coming to America prior to the Revolution, settled in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, near Car-lisle. He served in the Revolutionary war from the beginning to the close, in two regiments, in March, 1776, becoming a private in the company of Captain Adams, Colonel Ir-win's regiment, Pennsylvania troops, with which he served sixteen months. In June, 1780, he again enlisted, this time in Captain Ziegler's company, Colonel Stewart's regi-ment, and served to the end of the war. Afterward he came to Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, settling at what is now McKeesport, named after another branch of this family. After several years' residence there he moved to Armstrong County, first living in what is now East Franklin township, near where Mont-gomeryville now stands, and there building what was originally known as McKee's mill, later the Christman mills. He settled on a heptagonal tract of 403 acres, 136 perches, probably about 1797, and in 1805 and 1806 was assessed at $131, with 400 acres, one horse and one cow. By virtue of his im-provement, settlement and residence on that tract he had a joint interest in it with Fran-cis Johnston, and in the partition between them McKee took the southern part, most of which is now in East Franklin township. In the latter part of 1814, or early in 1815, McKee and John Christman agreed to sell and purchase the former's interest, and the latter built his gristmill on Limestone run, with which, 400 acres, one horse and one cow he was first assessed in the last mentioned year, at $307. He built his sawmill five years later. McKee obtained the patent April 19, 1820, and conveyed to Christman 201 acres, 148 perches, June 27, for $1,100. Charles Campbell conveyed to Robert Orr, Sr., and John Patton 100 acres, 36 perches, which he had agreed to sell to James Fulton, in trust for the persons claiming under Fulton, which they conveyed to Andrew McKee, Sr., Dec. 25, 1820, who had agreed to purchase, and had paid the purchase money for the same. It appears 140 acres of this tract was vested in John Brown, for he conveyed that quantity to Andrew and Thomas McKee, Oct. 25, 1819, for $775, which became vested in the latter, who conveyed 115 acres to his son, Thomas V. McKee, July 17, 1855, for $800. Andrew McKee conveyed 100 acres, 36 perches, to Andrew Rodgers Dec. 27, 1830, for $800, which, with another parcel, his heirs conveyed to Joseph and Samuel Rodgers, Nov. 17, 1849, for $1 "as well as other good considerations." By his will, dated Dec. 1, 1860, and registered March 13, 1862, he de-vised his real estate equally to his daughters. The Johnston purpart is chiefly in what is now Washington township. McKee's name appears in several land transactions in Sugar Creek township. From East Franklin town-ship Andrew McKee removed to West Franklin, settling where his grandson, James B. McKee, would later live (and which place was eventually owned by his great-grandson, James H. McKee) and where he died when eighty-eight years of age. He held several local offices of trust. He had a large funeral, all who attended riding horseback or walk-ing; the roads to the cemetery at Cowansville, four miles distant, were so bad that the re-mains were hauled on a half wagon, the front wheels, on which was a bed on which the coffin was placed. His grave was decorated by the Sons of the American Revolution of the State of Pennsylvania; he was a gallant patriot. [HAC 1914, 321]
General Notes: Wife - Mary Blanford
She was, by act of Pennsylvania Assembly, December, 1838, granted a pension as the widow of a soldier of the Revolutionary and Indian wars.