Person:Donald McKenzie (9)

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Donald John McKenzie
b.15 Jun 1866 Muskoka, Ontario
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Name Donald John McKenzie
Gender Male
Birth[1] 15 Jun 1866 Muskoka, Ontario
Death[2] 19 Jun 1943 Orillia, Ontario, Canada


1881 Canadian Census Charles McKenzie, age 41, born in Quebec is living in Morrison, Muskoka, Ontario. He is a hotel keeper. His ethnic origin is Scottish. His wife is Mary M. McKenzie, 40, born in Ontario and of Irish origin. She is also Presbyterian. They are living with their children: John, 14, Charles, 12, Isabella Maude, 10, Flora, 8, Ida, 6, Annie, 2, and William Robert, 1. There is one servant living with them as well as two labourers and two shoe makers.

According to family tree by Pat Hill, his address was 298 East St. Orillia, Ontario.

From Cecil Porter: Donald John McKenzie was born on July 15, 1866 at Severn Bridge. Much of his working life was spent in Sudbury, Ontario, where he he had the responsibility of supervising the care of teams of horses used to transport passengers and merchandise in northern Ontario. In later life, he moved to Orillia, where he died on June 17, 1943. He was buried in the McKenzie plot in St. Andrew's Cemetery.

His brother, Charles Jr., was born on July 12, 1868. He left Canada to live in the U.S.A. He died at Chicago, illinois on Feb 22, 1920. He too is buried with the McKenzies in St. Andrew's Cemetery. Along with J.M. Higgins, he managed the Hotel Flint, located in Pana, Illinois, about 250 miles from Chicago. ( Somewhere, I have the business card naming the hotel and Higgins and McKenzie. If I find the thing, I'll send you a photocopy. )

References
  1. Patricia M. Hill Tree for McKenzie Family.
  2. Patricia M. Hill Tree for McKenzie Family.