Michael McKeever (McIver)^[1]

1837 - 1910  (73 years)

• Name	Michael McKeever (McIver)  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	Jan 1837	Drumagelvin, Tyholland, Monaghan, Ireland   [3, 4, 5]
  Christening	25 Jan 1837	Drumagelvin, Tyholland, Monaghan, Ireland
  	Baptized by Rev. Arthur Holland on January 25, 1837. The sponsors were Bernard McCourt and Mary McKeever. It is noted that he was "son of Hugh McKeever and Mary Quinn from Drumagelvin townland, Parish of Tyholland".
  Gender	Male
  Death	8 Feb 1910	Kelly's Cross, Prince Edward Island, Canada
  Burial	St. Malachy's Cemetery, Kinkora, Prince Edward Island, Canada
  Person ID	P252	The McIver Family Tree
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2023

  
  

  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

  
  

  Family	Susan McKenna,   b. 14 Apr 1854, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 25 Jul 1909, Kinkora, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	15 Jan 1875	Iona, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [5]
  	Type: Publication of banns
  Children	+ 1. Loretta M McIver,   b. 29 Jan 1876, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 8 Mar 1964, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Age 88 years) + 2. Mary Ann McIver,   b. 2 Oct 1877, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 7 Oct 1960, San Francisco, California, USA (Age 83 years) + 3. Michael Joseph McIver,   b. 6 Nov 1878, Newton, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 2 May 1958, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 79 years) + 4. Charles Hugh McIver,   b. 20 Jan 1881, Hampton, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 24 Feb 1954, Wollaston, Massachusetts, USA (Age 73 years) + 5. Zita May McIver,   b. 25 Oct 1882, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 4 May 1918, Caribou, Maine, USA (Age 35 years) + 6. Margaret Gertrude McIver,   b. 6 Aug 1884, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 6 Mar 1961, Oakland, California, USA (Age 76 years) + 7. Josephine McIver,   b. 10 May 1886, Hampton, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 11 Jan 1968, Hyde Park, Massachusetts, USA (Age 81 years) + 8. Eugene Lionel McIver,   b. 20 Oct 1888, Hampton, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 19 Nov 1962, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 74 years) + 9. Susan Cecilia McIver,   b. 1 Oct 1890, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 14 Sep 1931, San Francisco, California, USA (Age 40 years)
  Family ID	F330	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2021

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Baptismal Record - Michael McKeever Baptized on January 25th, 1837 by A. Holland in Tyholland, Diocese of Clogher, County of Monaghan, Ireland. Sponsors were Bernard McCourt and Mary McKeever. https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632903#page/13/mode/1up
  		Marriage Record - Susan McKenna and Michael McIver Publication of banns
  		Census - 1881 Census of Canada - Lot 29, Queens, Prince Edward Island
  		Census - 1891 Census of Canada - Lot 29, Queen's County, Prince Edward Island
  		Census - 1900 US Census - Caribou, Maine
  		Census - 1901 Census of Canada - Lot 29, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Page 37)
  		Death Record - Michael McKeever
  		Death Record - Michael McKeever Obituary published in a newspaper in February 1910.

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone - Michael McIver and Susan McKenna Located at St Malachy's Cemetery, Kinkora, Prince Edward Island, Canada

  
  

• Notes

  The baptismal record for Michael McKeever was found in County Monaghan, Ireland. This record includes the following information: “Michael McKeever, son of Hugh McKeever and Mary Quinn from Drumagelvin townland, Parish of Tyholland, was baptized 25 January 1837. The sponsors were Bernard McCourt and Mary McKeever. The priest was Rev. Arthur Holland” Discussion with a genealogist (Theo McMahon) in County Monaghan indicates that the church in which the baptism took place was newly opened in 1837 and is still open and in good condition. Family members have visited this church and pictures of the church will be placed on the web site. When the genealogist was asked why the family would have come back to Ireland, his response was that they were building a new canal in the area where the family was located and there was probably hope for work. Michael was 20 years of age when his father died in 1857. In his father’s will, he is designated to share Farm No. One in Lot 26 with his brother Peter when their mother died. Until that time, she was to own the property. His brother John was to have the farm joining to Farm No. One in Lot 26. In the 1880 Meacham Atlas both of these farms are in the possession of John, and Michael has a farm property in Hampton. It is not known at this time when Michael moved to Hampton and under what circumstances. It is interesting that it appears his mother continued to live with him, as it was in Michael’s home in Hampton where she died in 1876. At this time, Michael was married to Susan McKenna and they had one child. Michael and Susan went on to have nine children. As per the 1900 US Census, Michael, Susan, and two of their children, Charles Hugh and Zita, immigrated to the United States in 1898, and were living in Caribou, Maine, on a farm owned by Michael. In 1901, they were back in Hampton, Prince Edward Island, where their son, Michael J. was identified as the head of the household in the 1901 Census of Canada. Michael and Susan’s other children appear to have been under the care of Michael J. while they were in Caribou, Maine. Michael and Susan’s children all left the Island. Zita returned to Caribou, Maine, and both Josie (Josephine) and Michael J. Immigrated to nearby Van Buren, Maine. Josie settled in Massachusetts following her marriage, and Michael J. returned to PEI where he stabbed large potato farms based on the knowledge he brought back from the US. Laura (Loretta) and Charles Hugh settled in Massachusetts, and Mary Ann, Cecelia and Margaret all settled in San Francisco, California. Eugene seems to have travelled the most, living in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, followed by Butte, Montana. He returned to PEI following the death of his first wife, later travelling to the US with the intention of settling in Massachusetts, however he finally returned and settled in PEI. Michael and his wife Susan are buried in St. Malachy’s Cemetery in Kinkora, Prince Edward Island, where there is a beautiful headstone that also has their son Eugene’s name on it.

  
  

• Sources

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