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Matthew Gawn Christie 1791 – 1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1791

Birth Location: Ballyclare, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 28 Sep 1873

Death Location: Matilda Twp, Dundas Co, Ontario, Canada

Father: William Christie

Mother: Jane Alister

Spouse(s): Jane Higginson, Mary Higginson

Children(s): Elizabeth Christie, Dorothy Christie, William 🇨🇦, Mary Christie, David Christie, Margaret Christie, Susanna Christie

In 1791, Matthew Gawn Christie entered the world in Ballyclare, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, born to William John Gawn Christie and Jane Mc Alister. Matthew Gawn Christie married Jane Higginson, Mary Jane Higginson, and had children including Elizabeth "Eliza" Christie, Dorothy "Dolly" Christie, William John 'jack' Christie I 🇨🇦, Mary Jane Christie, David Christie, Margaret Ann Christie, Susanna "Susan" Christie. Matthew Gawn Christie passed away in 1873 in Matilda Twp, Dundas Co, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1791, Matthew Gawn Christie entered the world in Ballyclare, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, born to William John Gawn Christie and Jane Mc Alister.
  • Matthew Gawn Christie married Jane Higginson, Mary Jane Higginson, and had children including Elizabeth "Eliza" Christie, Dorothy "Dolly" Christie, William John 'jack' Christie I 🇨🇦, Mary Jane Christie, David Christie, Margaret Ann Christie, Susanna "Susan" Christie.
  • Matthew Gawn Christie passed away in 1873 in Matilda Twp, Dundas Co, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Matthew Christie's Ancestors

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Matthew Christie
1791 – 1873
Birth Place: Ballyclare, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Parents
William John Gawn Christie
1763 – 1820
Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Jane (Mc) Alister
1765 – 1840
Ballyclare, Antrim, Ireland
Grandparents
Robert Christie
1740 –
Ireland
Margaret Walker
1755 – 1820
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Christie's Descendants

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Matthew (Gawn) Christie (Sep 1791 – 28 Sep 1873) m. Jane Higginson (1792 – 1899) m. Mary (Jane) Higginson (27 Apr 1792 – 1887)
  1. 1. Elizabeth ("Eliza") Christie (14 Jul 1812 – 5 Jun 1889)
  2. 2. Dorothy ("Dolly") Christie (29 Oct 1818 – 10 Jan 1892)
  3. 3. William (John 'jack' Christie I) 🇨🇦 (26 Jun 1820 – 27 Mar 1904)
  4. 4. Mary (Jane) Christie (1822 – 9 Jan 1899)
  5. 5. David Christie (6 Jan 1826 – 3 Mar 1902) m. Jane Hess (1825 – 16 Mar 1898)
    1. 1. Mary (Jane Christie) j-gm (21 Jul 1849 – 20 Nov 1920)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Christie (13 Nov 1851-Jun 1853 – 10 Feb 1934)
    3. 3. Jacob Christie (10 March 1854 – 10 Oct 1919)
    4. 4. Gaun (Gawn) Christie (abt 1856 – 6 Mar 1905)
    5. 5. William (John) Christie (2 July 1858 – 19 Nov 1937)
    6. 6. Mary Christie (abt 1861 – aft 1881)
    7. 7. Daniel Christie (1862 – )
    8. 8. David Christie (Aug 1861 – 25 Feb 1919) m. Mary (Margaret) Ellis (10 Jun 1863 – 7 April, 1899) m. Margaret Dewland (Sep 1876 – )
      1. 1. Steward (Arthur) Christie (24 Jan 1890 – 1952) m. Mary (Myrtle) Beggs (27 Jan 1892 – 1973)
        1. 1. Bazil (Cecil) Christie (abt 1913 – 10 Mar 1988) m. Carrie (Bella May) Holliday (9 Jul 1907 – 5 Mar 1990)
    9. 9. Charlotte Christie (1864 – 1 January 1928)
    10. 10. Margaret (Ann) Christie (14 Jan 1869 – Nov 1954)
    11. 11. Edward Christie (About 1884 – )
  6. 6. Margaret (Ann) Christie (1 Aug 1827 – 22 Jul 1913)
  7. 7. Susanna ("Susan") Christie (6 Mar 1831 – 17 Mar 1904)

Matthew Christie's Timeline

4 Records

1791
Sept 1791
Birth of Matthew Gawn Christie in Ballyclare, Antrim, Ireland
Ballyclare, Antrim, Ireland
1791
Sep 1791
Birth of Matthew Gawn Christie in Ballyclare, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Ballyclare, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
1873
28 Sep 1873
Age 82
Death of Matthew Gawn Christie in Dundas County, Ontario, Canada
Dundas County, Ontario, Canada
1873
28 Sep 1873
Age 82
Death of Matthew Gawn Christie in Matilda Twp, Dundas Co, Ontario, Canada
Matilda Twp, Dundas Co, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sept 1791
    Event Place: Ballyclare, Antrim, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1791
    Event Place: Ballyclare, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1822
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1822; Page Number: 97

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1873
    Event Place: Dundas County, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1873
    Event Place: Matilda Twp, Dundas Co, Ontario, Canada

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