Peter McKeever (McIver)^[1]

1839 - 1921  (81 years)

• Name	Peter McKeever (McIver)  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	14 Nov 1839	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  	Baptism record shows Peter was 10 days old at the time of his baptism at St. Dunstan's Basilica per PEI Records Database.
  Christening	24 Nov 1839	St. Dunstan's Basilica, Prince Edward Island, Canada
  	Baptismal record from the Prince Edward Island Archives (PARO) shows Peter's last name as "McEver". Officiating clergy was Father M. Reynolds. The notes indicate that Peter was 10 days old when he was baptized. PARO record book number 1, page 227.
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Aug 1921	Newton, Prince Edward Island, Canada
  Burial	St. Malachy's Cemetery, Kinkora, Prince Edward Island, Canada
  Person ID	P246	The McIver Family Tree
  Last Modified	10 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Hugh McKeever (McIver),   b. Ireland d. 24 Mar 1857, Newton, Prince Edward Island, Canada
  Mother	Mary Quinn,   b. Ireland d. 19 May 1876, Crapaud, Prince Edward Island, Canada
  Marriage	1825	Ireland
  Family ID	F36	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Baptismal Record - Peter McKeever Copy of actual baptismal record from church records. Shows that Peter was baptized on November 24, 1839. The priest was Fr. Malachi Reynolds. The sponsors seem to be Francis and Mary McWade.
  		Baptismal Record - Peter McKeever Baptized on November 24, 1839 by Father M. Reynolds at St. Dunstan's Basilica in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Notes indicate that Peter was 10 days old when he was baptized.
  		Census - 1881 Census of Canada - Lot 29, Queens, Prince Edward Island
  		Census - 1891 Census of Canada - Lot 26, Prince, Prince Edward Island (Newton)
  		Census - 1901 Census of Canada - Lot 26, Prince, Prince Edward Island (Newton)- Page 8
  		Census - 1911 Census of Canada - Lot 26, Prince, Prince Edward Island (Newton)
  		Census - 1921 Census of Canada, Newton, Prince Edward Island (previously Lot 26)
  		Death Record - Peter McKeever Death Record from the Prince Edward Island Archives, confirming the date of death as August 30, 1921 in Newton, PEI.

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone - Peter and Susan McKeever, Annie Kelly and John McCarville Headstone located at St. Malachy's Cemetery, Kinkora, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Note that Peter's year of birth is noted as 1840 on the headstone, however his Baptismal record confirms that he was born in 1839.

  
  

• Notes

  Peter McIver was the seventh child born to Hugh McKeever and Mary Quinn. He was born in November 1839 on Prince Edward Island, which is confirmed by his baptismal record from November 24, 1839 at St. Dunstan’s Basilica, which noted that he was 10 days old when he was baptized. It was previously thought that Peter was born in Ireland, until the baptismal record was located for Peter in Prince Edward Island. In the record, his name is shown as Peter McEver. Peter was eighteen years old when his father died in 1857. Hugh’s will stipulated that Farm No. One on Lot 26 was to go to his wife Mary and that on her death the farm and contents were to be divided between Peter and Michael. However, the 1880 Meacham Atlas indicated that John had ownership of the original homestead as well as the farm he received in the will. The 1881 Census shows that Peter was living with his brother Michael, at Michael’s farm in Hampton (Lot 29). Following his brother Owen’s death, Peter and Susan were residing on Lot 26, and in 1886, they welcomed a two-year-old youngster into their home, Annie Kelly, daughter of their sister and her husband, Margaret McIver and Francis Kelly. Annie remained in this home all her life. In 1911, Annie married John A. McCarville, who grew up on the farm next door. Susan died in 1918 and Peter died in 1921. When Peter died, he willed the farm to Annie Kelly McCarville. Peter, Susan, Annie and John are buried together in St. Malachy’s Cemetery in Kinkora, Prince Edward Island.

  
  

• Sources

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