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

Matthew Gawn Christie was born in 1791 in Ballyclare, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, the child of William John Gawn Christie And Jane Mc Alister. Matthew Gawn Christie married Jane Higginson, Mary Jane Higginson, and had children including David Christie, Dorothy Dolly Christie, Elizabeth Eliza Christie, Margaret Ann Christie, Mary Jane Christie, Susanna Susan Christie, William John Jack Christie I. Matthew Gawn Christie passed away in 1873 in Matilda Twp, Dundas Co, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Matthew Gawn Christie was born in 1791 in Ballyclare, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, the child of William John Gawn Christie And Jane Mc Alister.
  • Matthew Gawn Christie married Jane Higginson, Mary Jane Higginson, and had children including David Christie, Dorothy Dolly Christie, Elizabeth Eliza Christie, Margaret Ann Christie, Mary Jane Christie, Susanna Susan Christie, William John Jack Christie I.
  • Matthew Gawn Christie passed away in 1873 in Matilda Twp, Dundas Co, Ontario, Canada.

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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 Christy
1740–1800
Ballyclare, Antrim, 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. David Christie 1826–1902 m. Jane Hess 1825–1898
    1. 1. David Christie 1861–1919 m. Mary Ellis 1863–1899 m. Margaret Dewland 1876–
      1. 1. Steward (Arthur) Christie 1890–1952 m. Mary (Myrtle) Beggs 1892–1973
        1. 1. Bazil (Cecil) Christie 1913–1988 m. Carrie (Bella May) Holliday 1907–1990
    2. 2. Mary (Jane Christie) j-gm 1849–1920
    3. 3. Elizabeth Christie 1851–1934
    4. 4. Jacob Christie 1854–1919
    5. 5. Gaun (Gawn) Christie 1856–1905
    6. 6. William (John) Christie 1858–1937
    7. 7. Mary Christie 1861–1881
    8. 8. Margaret (Ann) Christie 1869–1954
    9. 9. Edward Christie 1884–
    10. 10. Charlotte Christie 1864–1928
    11. 11. Daniel Christie 1862–
  2. 2. Elizabeth ("Eliza") Christie 1812–1889
  3. 3. Dorothy ("Dolly") Christie 1818–1892
  4. 4. William (John 'jack' Christie I) 🇨🇦 1820–1904
  5. 5. Mary (Jane) Christie 1822–1899
  6. 6. Margaret (Ann) Christie 1827–1913
  7. 7. Susanna ("Susan") Christie 1831–1904

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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