The Descendants of James Phee


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Descendants of James Phee

Generation No. 1

1. JAMES PHEE was born in County Louth, Ireland, and died Abt. 1857 in Prince Edward Island, Canada. He married CATHERINE WOOD.

Notes for JAMES PHEE:

They emigrated first to Malpeque, Prince Edward Island and in about 1817 settled in Nail Pond, PEI on a farm formerly owned by the Reilly brothers.

The Mythology, Traditions and History of the MacDhubhisth - MacDuffie Clan

McAfie, McDuffie, MacFie, MacPhee, Duffy, etc. - Some Pioneers of our Clan

In Prince Edward Island, Canada 1767 - 1881, Volume VIII

Authors: Earle Douglas MacPhee and Barbara Redd MacPhee

IBSN: 0-88925-026-X

177 Pages, printed by Friesen Printers (long out of print!)

Note: Gord Pierce - [email protected] has this book, and is willing to do lookups.

According to the book, the name Phee is in the same family roots as

MacPhee. (There are errors in this reference.)

"In 1817, James Phee had come from County Louth, Ireland; and that

Catherine Woods had come from County Monaghan.

Whether they were married before emigrating we do not know, but they

moved to Norway and Nail Pond. (Pearson, Colonel Ralph; A History of the

Fee family, Austin, TX) James developed 95 acres and worked as a

fisherman. They had two children: Margaret, who married Maurice

Nelligan: (four children), and John, who married Mae Handrahan: (four

children). Margaret was interested in the Roman Catholic church and so

were her four children: Catherine, Ann, Hannah and Thomas. Catherine

Phee married John McGrath, whose father had come from Ireland in 1819.

One son was a priest, two were doctors, and the three girls married

local men.

Ann Phee, who married Henry Ready, had a grandson, Monseigneur Everett

Cahill of Winnipeg, MB.

Hannah Phee married Patrick O'Brien: one of their children became a

priest.

Thomas Phee, who married Sarah Hogan, had both a son and a daughter in

religious work. The great contribution that Margaret and Maurice

Nelligan made is outstanding.

JOhn Phee and Mae Handrahan's children: John Martin, Peter, Annie and

James.

John Martin Phee moved to Chicago as a policeman. He married May Hines.

They had six children.

Peter and his wife had five children.

Annie had four children, one of whom was Sister Marie.

In 1841 the census reported jame Phee.

In 1861, James J. and Michael Phee were listed.

In 1841, Michael Fee with a family of eight and Patrick Fee with a

family of twelve had come from Ireland.

Obviously the numbers of families in Lot 1 and especially in Lot 2, were

relatively small in North Cape, Tignish, Nail Pond, Cape Gage, but there

were large number of children. ...

Dr. MacPhee visited lots 1-4 in 1970 and 1973. He was told that Peter

Phee, a grandson of the original James, had moved to Harper Road (Lot

1). Clifford Phee and Mary Phee, a son and a daughter of Peter Phee,

lived in tignish. Patrick Phee also had moved to Tignish. The

relationship of these he did not try to determine. In 1973, three

McPhee, who had originally lived in Harper Road: Michael, Joseph and

Peter had moved to Tignish.

The 1881 census is the first reliable census, but many children had left

for the U.S.A. by that time. In that census there were listed Maurice,

John, Michael, Patrick, Martin and James as Phee or McPhee.

"Fee Family book: A History of the Fee family", Austin, TX)//Auth:Pearson, Colonel Ralph.

Children of JAMES PHEE and CATHERINE WOOD are:

2. i. MARY PHEE, b. Ireland.

3. ii. MICHAEL PHEE.

4. iii. CATHERINE PHEE.

5. iv. BRIDGET PHEE, d. November 27, 1923.

6. v. PATRICK PHEE, b. 1815, Ireland; d. May 08, 1883.

7. vi. MARGARET PHEE, b. 1818, Prince Edward Island, Canada; d. March 22, 1893.

8. vii. JAMES PHEE, b. 1822, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

9. viii. MARTIN PHEE, b. 1826, Prince Edward Island, Canada; d. 1876, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada.

10. ix. ELIZABETH PHEE, b. 1829, Prince Edward Island, Canada; d. January 03, 1918.

Generation No. 2

2. MARY PHEE (JAMES) was born in Ireland. She married JOHN KENNEDY May 26, 1832.

Notes for MARY PHEE:

On census of 1891 her son stated that she was born in Ireland.) In children's list, there could also be a Johanna and a Michael.

Children of MARY PHEE and JOHN KENNEDY are:

i. JAMES KENNEDY.

ii. PATRICK KENNEDY.

iii. JOHN KENNEDY.

iv. THOMAS KENNEDY.

v. MARY KENNEDY.

vi. CATHERINE KENNEDY.

vii. CORNELIUS KENNEDY.

viii. BRIDGET KENNEDY.

3. MICHAEL PHEE (JAMES). He married MARY WADE August 07, 1849, daughter of THOMAS WADE and ANASTASIA SHEARMAN. Witnesses at marriage were Martin Phee and Bridget Phee.

He originally lived on Harper Road, later moved to Tignish.

Children of MICHAEL PHEE and MARY WADE are:

i. JAMES PHEE, b. October 15, 1851, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada; d. February 09, 1871, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada.

Notes for JAMES PHEE:

St. Simon and St. Jude Cemetery : Plot 912. "James Phee, died Feb 9, 1871 age 19 years, 4 months. Frederick M. died March 17, 1895, age 5. Peter John, died Mar 27, 1875, age 7. Josephine A. died March 30, 1875, age 2 years, 3 months. Children of Michael and Mary Phee."

11. ii. THOMAS PHEE, b. January 23, 1854, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada.

iii. CATHERINE PHEE, b. May 25, 1856, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada; d. October 24, 1923; m. TIMOTHY CONWAY.

Notes for CATHERINE PHEE:

Buried: St. Simon and St. Jude RC Cemetery at Tignish, PEI.

Plot 720. Catherine Phee, Wife of Timothy Conway, died Oct 24, 1923 age

67.

iv. JOHN PHEE, b. April 22, 1859, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada; d. February 18, 1867.

Chr: St. Simon & Jude Church

v. HENRY PHEE, b. December 13, 1860, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada; m. HELEN G. ELLSWORTH.

Chr: St. Simon & Jude Church

vi. HUGH FRANCIS PHEE, b. October 20, 1863, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada.

Chr: St. Simon & Jude Church

vii. MELINDA PHEE, b. April 06, 1866, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada; Chr: St. Simon & Jude Church; m. MCHUGH.

viii. PETER JOHN PHEE, b. June 29, 1868, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada; d. March 27, 1875, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada.

Buried: St. Simon and St. Jude RC Cemetery at Tignish, PEI. Plot 912. Peter John, died Mar 27, 1875, age 7.

Chr: St. Simon & Jude Church

ix. FREDERICK MICHAEL PHEE, b. October 09, 1870, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada; d. March 17, 1875, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada.

Buried: St. Simon and St. Jude Cemetery: Plot 912. Frederick M. died March 17, 1895 (probably 1875) , age 5.

Chr: Abt. October 09, 1870, St. Simon & Jude Church

x. ELIZABETH ?? PHEE, b. Abt. 1871.

Notes for ELIZABETH ?? PHEE:

Age 10 on 1881 census, listed as a servant. (Perhaps a relative's child?)

xi. JOSEPHINE AMANDA PHEE, b. December 10, 1872, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada; d. March 30, 1875, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada. Chr: St. Simon & Jude Church; Bur: St. Simon and St. Jude cemetery

xii. MARY JOSEPHINE PHEE, b. August 02, 1876, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada; m. MCHUGH. She was a teacher.

Chr: St. Simon & Jude Church

4. CATHERINE PHEE (JAMES). She married MARTIN DOYLE.

Children of CATHERINE PHEE and MARTIN DOYLE are:

i. MARTIN A. DOYLE.

ii. GERTRUDE DOYLE, m. GALLANT.

iii. MARY ANN DOYLE, m. MCHUGH.

5. BRIDGET2 PHEE (JAMES1) died November 27, 1923. She married (1) MCINTYRE. She married (2) JAMES O'BRIEN February 20, 1852.At marriage to O'Brien, their witnesses were Martin Phee and Eliza Phee.

Children of BRIDGET PHEE and JAMES O'BRIEN are:

i. EDWARD3 O'BRIEN, b. May 13, 1854; m. ROCHE-ROACH-ROCHA.

ii. JAMES O'BRIEN, b. August 05, 1856.

Chr: August 09, 1856

iii. DANIEL NEIGAN? O'BRIEN, b. October 17, 1858.

iv. FRANCIS O'BRIEN, b. February 22, 1861.

v. JOHN O'BRIEN, b. November 02, 1952.

6. PATRICK PHEE (JAMES) was born 1815 in Ireland, and died May 08, 1883. He married MARGARET DOYLE February 06, 1842.

He later moved to Tignish. Marriage witnesses were Patrick Doyle and Sara Holland. "A History of the Fee Family" shows no Martin but does show a Rita.)

St. Simon and St. Jude Cemetery: Plot 910. Patrick Phee, d. May 8, 1883, age 68. His wife Margaret Doyle, died Jan 15, 1887, age 68.

Children of PATRICK PHEE and MARGARET DOYLE are:

i. MILDRED PHEE.

ii. MARTIN PHEE, unmarried

12. iii. JOHN PHEE.

iv. PETER PHEE. Unmarried, died young.

13. v. MARY FRANCES PHEE.

14. vi. PATRICK PHEE.

15. vii. JAMES PHEE, b. 1842; d. 1918.

viii. CATHERINE PHEE, b. January 26, 1843, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada. Chr: St. Simon and St. Jude Church

16. ix. MARY ANN PHEE, b. October 16, 1844.

17. x. ELLEN/HELEN PHEE, b. September 11, 1846; d. May 25, 1931.

18. xi. ELIZABETH CAROLINE PHEE, b. August 16, 1849, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada; d. 1939.

xii. MARGARET JANE "JANE" PHEE, b. January 03, 1855, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada; m. KING. Chr: St. Simon & Jude Church

xiii. MARGARET PHEE, b. June 20, 1857, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada. Chr: St. Simon & Jude Church

xiv. MARTHA ADELINA PHEE, b. May 13, 1859, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada.

Chr: St. Simon & Jude Church

xv. TERESA/MELISONEE PHEE, b. April 27, 1862, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada. Chr: St. Simon & Jude Church

7. MARGARET PHEE (JAMES) was born 1818 in Prince Edward Island, Canada, and died March 22, 1893. She married MAURICE NELLIGAN, son of NELLIGAN.

Notes for MARGARET PHEE:

Family was in PEI in Nail Pond by 1817.She died at age 75 and is buried with Maurice in plot 1 864, Sts. Simon and Jude Cemetery, Tignish, Lot 1, PEI. Buried in Plot 864.

Notes for MAURICE NELLIGAN:

Nephew to Patrick Nelligan who arrived in Tignish, Prince Co. Prince Edward Island in 1832. Maurice arrived in Tignish about 1839. Name likely from Cos. Cork or Kerry.

Plot 864 Sts Simon & Jude Cemetery, Tignish, PEI., Died Mar 15, 1890, age 75.

Children of MARGARET PHEE and MAURICE NELLIGAN are:

i. JAMES NELLIGAN, m. MARY HANRAHAN.

ii. JOHANNA NELLIGAN, m. PATRICK O'BRIEN.

One of their children became a priest.

iii. ELIZABETH NELLIGAN, m. MIKE GARVIN.

iv. CATHERINE NELLIGAN, m. JOHN MCGRATH-MCGROTH.

Notes for JOHN MCGRATH/MCGROTH:

His father came from Ireland in 1819, (from "The Mythology, Traditions & History of MacDhubhsith-MacDuffie Clan by Earle Douglas MacPhee & Barbara Redd MacPhee.

Six children: one son was a priest, two were doctors and the three girls married local men.

v. MARY NELLIGAN, m. MAURICE DORGAN.

vi. MARGARET NELLIGAN, m. JAMES DUNVILLE.

vii. EVA NELLIGAN.

(Antal-Nelligan info didn't mention this child.)

19. viii. MICHAEL NELLIGAN, b. January 06, 1846, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada; d. April 17, 1935, Helena, Lewis and Clark Co., MT.

20. ix. ANN NELLIGAN, b. 1850; d. October 01, 1931, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada.

x. PETER NELLIGAN, b. 1855, , , Canada; d. February 19, 1913; m. QUINLAN.Bur: Conrad cemetery, Big Fork, Flathead Co. MT

xi. THOMAS NELLIGAN, b. 1862; d. 1940, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada; m. (1) ANGELINA "LINNIE" DOYLE; m. (2) SARAH HOGAN.

Bur: 1940, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada

Notes for ANGELINA "LINNIE" DOYLE:

Died age 34. Buried in Plot 865 Sts. Simon and Jude Cemetery, Tignish, PEI.

8. JAMES PHEE (JAMES) was born 1822 in Prince Edward Island, Canada. He married MARY HANDRAHAN June 15, 1851, daughter of WILLIAM HANDRAHAN and MARY WOODS.

Notes for JAMES PHEE:

Four children.

PEI Marriage Index FHL film #1630092: Witnesses were Martin Phee and Bridget Phee, married by Peter McIntyre at Catholic Church.

Children of JAMES PHEE and MARY HANDRAHAN are:

i. WILLIAM PHEE, b. July 13, 1853, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada. Chr: St. Simon & Jude Church

ii. JAMES PHEE, b. October 01, 1854, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada. Chr: St. Simon & Jude Church

iii. MARY PHEE, b. August 08, 1856, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada. Chr: St. Simon & Jude Church

iv. JOHN MARTIN PHEE, b. January 04, 1860; m. MAUDE/MAY HINES-HYNES. Moved to Chicago as a policemen. They had six children.

v. MARGARET PHEE, b. April 28, 1862, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada; d. September 09, 1928; m. JAMES CADDIGAN. Twin.

Chr: St. Simon & Jude Church

vi. CATHERINE PHEE, b. April 28, 1862.

Twin. Unmarried.

vii. DONALD PHEE, b. June 22, 1864, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada. Chr: St. Simon & St. Jude Church

21. viii. ANNIE PHEE, b. March 25, 1866, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada; d. August 23, 1947.

22. ix. PETER PHEE, b. January 06, 1868, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada; d. November 02, 1940.

x. FRANCIS JOSEPH PHEE, b. November 29, 1872, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada; d. 1902.

Both the LDS computer and "A History of the Fee Family" show this name, as a son of James. Died at age 29.

Chr: St. Simon & Jude Church

9. MARTIN PHEE (JAMES) was born 1826 in Prince Edward Island, Canada, and died 1876 in Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada. He married ANASTASIA WADE February 24, 1857, daughter of THOMAS WADE and ANASTASIA SHEA.

Their witnesses were Michael Brennan and Margaret Wade.

Buried at St. Simon & Jude Cemetery: Plot 926. Anastasie Phee, died Nov 22, 1881, age 19 years, 8 months (and father) Martin Phee, died Nov 28, 1876 age 50.

Children of MARTIN PHEE and ANASTASIA WADE are:

i. MARTIN PHEE. A Jesuit priest, taught at Quigley Seminary, Chicago, IL

ii. MARY ANN PHEE.

iii. LAWRENCE PHEE, b. December 26, 1857, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada. (or possibly born 1854)

Chr: St. Simon & Jude Church

iv. THOMAS PHEE, b. September 21, 1859, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada. Chr: St. Simon & Jude Church

v. ANASTASIA PHEE, b. February 23, 1862, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada; d. November 22, 1881, Chicago, Cook, IL. Chr: St. Simon and St. Jude Church. She was a teacher.

St. Simon & Jude Cemetery: Plot 926. Anastasie Phee, died Nov 22, 1881, age 19 years, 8 months (and father) Martin Phee, died Nov 28, 1876 age 50.

vi. ROSEANNA PHEE, b. April 15, 1864, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada. Chr: St. Simon & Jude Church

vii. ELIZABETH ANGELINA PHEE, b. December 12, 1866.

viii. CATHERINE ADELAIDE PHEE, b. March 20, 1869; m. READY.

Notes for CATHERINE ADELAIDE PHEE:

**NOTE- Have found 2 Catherine Adelaide's for Martin & Anastasia, in the book of

"The Mythology, Traditions & History of MacDhubhsith-MacDuffie Clan"

The above Catherine I believe died before 1875, the 2nd Catherine Adelaide was born Aug. 1, 1875. This 2nd date relates to the 1881 census of Catherine being 5. Have seen no more on the 1st Catherine born in 1869.

**NOTE- Also in the same book they list both an Elizabeth & an Eliza, so it looks like they are the real names & that they are sisters, I can only assume that Elizabeth like her sister Catherine I died early too.

ix. JAMES ALPHONSUS PHEE, b. February 05, 1871; m. AHEARN.

x. ELIZA ANGELINA PHEE, b. March 13, 1873.Possibly named for a deceased sister.

  1. CATHERINE ADELAIDE PHEE, b. August 01, 1875.

10. ELIZABETH PHEE (JAMES) was born 1829 in Prince Edward Island, Canada, and died January 03, 1918. She married PETER DOYLE February 07, 1856 in St. Simon and St. Jude Church, son of MARTIN DOYLE and CATHERINE O'SULLIVAN.

Witnesses at wedding were Martin Phee and Anastasia Wade.

Will Abstract: DOYLE, Peter (Lot 1) - brother William; mother Catherine; sister Gertrude (not 21); sister Ellen; sister Mary Ann; executors uncle Peter DOYLE and John McGRATH, both of Lot 1; witnesses Patrick PHEE and Tranquille LeCLERC; written 7 Nov 1878

Children of ELIZABETH PHEE and PETER DOYLE are:

i. ANNIE DOYLE, m. 1 MURPHY.

ii. LAWRENCE DOYLE, d. August 23, 1919.

iii. CLARENCE DOYLE, d. March 21, 1915.

iv. ELIZABETH DOYLE, d. May 12, 1959.

23. v. MARY ANN DOYLE, b. January 16, 1858; d. January 15, 1915.

vi. MARTIN DOYLE, b. November 09, 1860; d. August 31, 1933; m. MARY ELLEN KILBRIDE, 1889. They lived in Norway, PEI.

24. vii. ELLEN/HELEN DOYLE, b. July 13, 1862.

viii. MARGARET DOYLE, b. September 01, 1865; m. 2 MURPHY.

ix. PETER ALBERT DOYLE, b. Abt. January 16, 1869; d. May 21, 1936; m. HARRINGTON. Christened at two months of age.

Chr: March 16, 1869

x. CATHERINE DOYLE, b. June 20, 1869; d. May 21, 1921. Unmarried, last in family to die.

xi. LAURA DOYLE, b. July 20, 1871.

Generation No. 3

11. THOMAS PHEE (MICHAEL, JAMES) was born January 23, 1854 in Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada. Chr: St. Simon & Jude Church

He married CLARA B. KILBRIDE November 30, 1883, daughter of JAMES KILBRIDE and MARY CALLAGHAN, from Lot 11. Witnesses were Elizbeth Kilbride and Henry Phee.

Children of THOMAS PHEE and CLARA KILBRIDE are:

i. MAY A. PHEE, b. 1885; m. GRAVER.

ii. FREDERICK PHEE, b. 1886; m. STACIA.

iii. DELLA IRENE PHEE, b. August 29, 1892; m. EDWARD PHEE, 1918, Kentucky.

25. iv. WILLIAM RAYMOND PHEE, b. May 14, 1895, Cook, Chicago, IL; d. September 06, 1965, Chicago, Cook, IL.

12. JOHN3 PHEE (PATRICK2, JAMES1). He married JOSEPHINE LOCO.

Children of JOHN PHEE and JOSEPHINE LOCO are:

i. JAMES4 PHEE, m. WARREN.

ii. HELEN PHEE, b. September 11, 1846, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada; m. GALLANT. Chr: St. Simon & Jude Church

13. MARY FRANCES PHEE (PATRICK, JAMES). She married J. BOLGER.

Children of MARY PHEE and J. BOLGER are:

i. VERNON4 BOLGER, m. CURREN.

ii. PATRICK BOLGER, m. (1) MCEACHERN; m. (2) WARD.

iii. KATHLEEN BOLGER.

This may "Sister Martha"

iv. THOMAS BOLGER.

v. DONNA BOLGER.

vi. KATHEEN ? BOLGER.

vii. JOSEPH BOLGER.

viii. GERALD BOLGER, b. 1925; d. 1931.

14. PATRICK PHEE (PATRICK, JAMES). He married MARION REID.

Children of PATRICK PHEE and MARION REID are:

i. JOSEPH4 PHEE, m. MORAN.

ii. REID PHEE, m. MCDONALD.

15. JAMES PHEE (PATRICK, JAMES) was born 1842, and died 1918. He married MARY ANN HOGAN.

St. Simon and St. Jude RC Cemetery at Tignish, PEI.

Plot 328. James Phee, 1842 - 1918. His wife Mary A. Hogan 1860-1930

Children of JAMES PHEE and MARY HOGAN are:

i. MARTIN4 PHEE.

ii. CLAIR/CLARA PHEE, m. DELANEY.

Lived in Boston. "A History of the Fee Family" qv., has her name as Clara.

iii. MARIE PHEE, m. CLARK.

iv. WILFRED PHEE.

Never married. "A History of the Fee Family" shows this name as Winnifred, not Wilfred.

v. MILLICENT PHEE, m. HARPER.

vi. CATHERINE PHEE, m. SCHNEIDER.

vii. DOYLE PHEE.

viii. JAMES PHEE, b. June 11, 1885; d. July 10, 1947.

Lived in Boston? (A History of Fee Family shows dec'd in NY)

ix. ALBERT PHEE, b. April 19, 1886; d. August 23, 1977. Never married

26. x. FRANCES "FANNY" PHEE, b. March 04, 1890; d. December 17, 1969.

16. MARY ANN PHEE (PATRICK, JAMES) was born October 16, 1844. She married JOHN GAVIN.

Children of MARY PHEE and JOHN GAVIN are:

i. FRED4 GAVIN.

ii. LAWRENCE GAVIN.

iii. GIRL GAVIN, m. SKERRY.

17. ELLEN/HELEN PHEE (PATRICK, JAMES) was born September 11, 1846, and died May 25, 1931. She married FELIX MCKENNA.

She was a schoolteacher. Their witnesses were Dennis Carroll and Catherine McKenna.

Bur: St. Ann's Cemetery, Indian River, PEI

Notes for FELIX MCKENNA:

!BURIAL://Type:Church//Name:St. Ann's Cemetery, Indian River, PEI

Children of ELLEN/HELEN PHEE and FELIX MCKENNA are:

i. AMY4 MCKENNA, m. MULHERN.

ii. MARGARET IDA MCKENNA, b. April 03, 1873; d. April 10, 1874.

iii. ADA MCKENNA, b. June 13, 1878; d. 1946; m. PATRICK BULGER.

27. iv. CHARLOTTE HENRIETTA MCKENNA, b. 1881; d. 1963.

18. ELIZABETH CAROLINE3 PHEE (PATRICK2, JAMES1) was born August 16, 1849 in Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada, and died 1939. Chr: St. Simon & Jude Church

She married JOHN DOYLE Witnesses at marriage were John Mattison and Ellen Doyle.

They are buried at St. Mark's cemetery Lot 7, PEI

Children of ELIZABETH PHEE and JOHN DOYLE are:

i. ALFRED DOYLE.

ii. WILFRED DOYLE.

iii. HAROLD DOYLE.

iv. THOMAS DOYLE.

v. REGINA DOYLE.

vi. MILDRED DOYLE.

vii. ANNIE JANE DOYLE.

19. MICHAEL NELLIGAN (MARGARET PHEE, JAMES) was born January 06, 1846 in Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada, and died April 17, 1935 in Helena, Lewis and Clark Co., MT. He married (1) ANNIE GIFFORD. He married (2) BRIDGET (PEARL) MCCOY September 05, 1897, daughter of PATRICK MCCOY and KATHERINE MCNULTY.

Notes for MICHAEL NELLIGAN:

Obituary: Michael NELLIGAN age 89 died listed in The Boulder Monitor dated 04/20/1935. He was a resident of Clancy, Montana and was buried in the Resurrection

Cemetery in Helena, Montana. He died in Helena, Montana. He was born at Prince

Edward Island, Canada. His daughter's were: B. CONNERS; G. RIELLEY; Mrs. E. C. REILLEY.

Family information says: buried at Mt. Olivet Cem. Great Falls. ??

More About MICHAEL NELLIGAN:

Bur: April 22, 1935, Resurrection, Helena, Lewis and Clark, MT

Notes for BRIDGET (PEARL) MCCOY:

Obituary: "Pearl NELLIGAN aged 74 died at Helena, Montana. She was a former Clancy

resident. She was born 05/10/1874 at WI. She was married to Michael NELLIGAN

who died in 1935. She was buried at the Resurrection Cemetery in Helena.

Daughter's R. RIELLY, G. RIELLY, T. CONNER, L. CHRISTIANSEN." The Boulder

Monitor dated 09/18/1948.

Children of MICHAEL NELLIGAN and ANNIE GIFFORD are:

i. JOSEPHINE4 NELLIGAN, b. June 04, 1863, of Clancy, MT; d. September 23, 1926; m. AMOS MACKEY, Abt. October 28, 1910, Boulder, MT.

Notes for JOSEPHINE NELLIGAN:

We did have Josephine as a daughter of Michael Nelligan and Bridget (Peatl) McCoy, however the dates don't match. She was born too early even to be the daughter of Annie (22 years to birth of Annies first child -and born when Annie was one year old.) Michael may have had a wife even before Annie.

Notes for AMOS MACKEY:

F. MACKEY of Clancy married Josephine NELLIGAN, of Clancy, at Boulder, Montana. The Boulder AGE dated 10/28/1910. (also in The Jefferson Sentinel dated 10/29/1903 - Also listed in The Basin, Montana paper dated 10/31/1903).

Divorced Apr 6 1911.

ii. ROSE NELLIGAN, b. May 16, 1885; d. March 16, 1977; m. EDWARD REILLY, November 20, 1914.

iii. GERTRUDE NELLIGAN, b. March 09, 1887, of Clancy, MT; d. July 02, 1969; m. JOHN REILLY, June 24, 1917, Helena, , lewis and Clark Co., Mt.

"Jack REILLY, Butte, Montana married Gertrude NELLIGAN, of Clancy at Helena." The Boulder Monitor dated 06/28/1913.

iv. CATHERINE NELLIGAN, b. April 30, 1891, of Alhambra; d. August 08, 1976; m. THOMAS R. CONNERS, January 07, 1913, Helena, , lewis and Clark Co., Mt.

"Thomas R. CONNORS, of Clancy, married Catherine NELLIGAN of Alhambra, Montana at Helena. Brides parents were M. NELLIGAN. "The Boulder Monitor dated 01/18/1913.

Children of MICHAEL NELLIGAN and BRIDGET MCCOY are:

v. FRANK4 NELLIGAN.

Not knowing his dates, we cannot determine at this time which wife was his mother. 2-1-98

28. vi. MAURICE S. NELLIGAN, b. March 10, 1898, Alhambra, Montana; d. October 25, 1958, Sunset Mem. Cem., Helena, Lewis and Clark Co., MT.

29. vii. JOHN RAYMOND NELLIGAN, b. April 17, 1900, Helena, , Mt; d. January 20, 1955, Kennewick, , WA.

30. viii. MARGARET NELLIGAN, b. January 05, 1911.

20. ANN NELLIGAN (MARGARET PHEE, JAMES) was born 1850, and died October 01, 1931 in Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada. She married HENRY READY.

Buried in Plot 795.St. Simon & St. Jude Cemetery, Abt. October 04, 1931, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada

Notes for HENRY READY:

He died age 84 and is buried in Sts. Simon & Jude Cemetery, Tignish, Lot 1, PEI. Had a grandson, Monseigneur Everett Cahill of Winnipeg, MB.Buried in Plot 795.

Children of ANN NELLIGAN and HENRY READY are:

i. MARY ELLEN4 READY, b. March 12, 1868, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

ii. MARGARET ANN READY, b. August 31, 1869, Prince Edward Island, Canada; d. July 04, 1934, Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada.

Buried in Plot 795.

iii. LAURA READY, b. March 15, 1871, Prince Edward Island, Canada

31. iv. CATHERINE READY, b. November 24, 1873, Prince Edward Island, Canada; d. 1947.

v. JOHN READY, b. October 17, 1874, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Notes for JOHN READY:

  1. vi. ELIZABETH READY, b. January 25, 1876, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  2. SARAH JANE READY, b. November 11, 1877, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

21. ANNIE PHEE (JAMES, JAMES) was born March 25, 1866 in Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada, and died August 23, 1947. Chr: St. Simon and St. Jude cemetery. She married J. ALBERT BRENNAN.Annie and her husband had four children, one of whom was Sister Marie.

St. Simon and St. Jude RC Cemetery at Tignish, PEI.

Plot 798. "J. Albert Brennan, died Jan 30, 1932 Age 46. His wife Annie

Phee, died Aug 23 1947, age 81."

Children of ANNIE PHEE and J. BRENNAN are:

i. MAE BRENNAN. Sister Marie, a religious, in Western Canada.

ii. KATHLEEN BRENNAN.

In the post office for 49 years.

iii. RITA BRENNAN, m. PRAUGHT.

iv. ESTELLA BRENNAN, m. MCDONALD.

22. PETER PHEE (JAMES, JAMES) was born January 06, 1868 in Tignish, Prince, Prince Edward I., Canada, and died November 02, 1940. Chr: St. Simon & Jude Church

He married GERTRUDE HOGAN.

Peter and his wife had five children. In 1970 and 1973 Doctor MacPhee visited Lots 1-4. He was told that Peter Phee, a grandson of the original James had moved to Harper Road then later moved to Tignish. They lived in Norway, PEI.\

The 1881 census of PEI is the first reliable census, by then many children had left for the USA. In the census were listed Maurice, John, Michael, Patrick, Martin and James as Phee or McPhee.

Children of PETER PHEE and GERTRUDE HOGAN are:

i. DORA4 PHEE, m. MURRAY. She was a teacher.

ii. CAROLINE PHEE, b. September 19, 1869.

(Discrepancy : Caroline PHEE (F)..................... B: 19 Sep 1869 Father: James PHEE St. Simon And St. Jude, Tignish, So: 0884771

Mother: Mary HENDRAHAN Princes, Prince Edward Island)

32. iii. ANASTASIA PHEE, b. 1872; d. February 04, 1956.

iv. SUSANA PHEE, b. Abt. 1881. On 1881 census, 6 months old.

33. v. FRANCIS JOSEPH (FRANK) PHEE, b. August 31, 1903; d. August 05, 1990.

vi. CLIFFORD PATRICK PHEE, b. February 02, 1906; d. September 11, 1990, Alberton, PEI; m. HELEN RYAN.

In 1970 or 1973, lived in Tignish. Later in Norway, PEI. he was a fisherman. He died at Western Hospital, Alberton.

BURIAL: St. Simon & St. Jude Cemetery, Tignish, PEI//Sure:3//

vii. MARY PHEE, b. April 03, 1907.

In 1970 or 1973, living in Tignish, unmarried.

viii. JORDAN PHEE, b. 1909; d. July 04, 1934.

34. ix. JAMES EDWARD PHEE, b. June 23, 1910; d. June 05, 1966.

23. MARY ANN DOYLE (ELIZABETH PHEE, JAMES) was born January 16, 1858, and died January 15, 1915. She married (1) MORRISSEY. She married (2) HARPER.

Children of MARY DOYLE and HARPER are:

i. CLARENCE4 MORRISSEY, m. ZITA KINCH.

35. ii. FRANCES MORRISSEY.

24. ELLEN/HELEN DOYLE (ELIZABETH PHEE, JAMES) was born July 13, 1862. She married JAMES GAVIN. They lived in Tignish.

Children of ELLEN/HELEN DOYLE and JAMES GAVIN are:

i. ANN4 GAVIN, RN, never married.

ii. ELIZABETH GAVIN. never married.

iii. MARY GAVIN.

Notes for MARY GAVIN:RN

iv. FRANK ? GAVIN.

v. LEO GAVIN.

Generation No. 4

25. WILLIAM RAYMOND PHEE (THOMAS, MICHAEL, JAMES) was born May 14, 1895 in Cook, Chicago, IL, and died September 06, 1965 in Chicago, Cook, IL. He married THELMA HORTENSE CLARKSON September 03, 1922 in Chicago, Cook, IL.

Children of WILLIAM PHEE and THELMA CLARKSON are:*


26. FRANCES "FANNY" PHEE (JAMES, PATRICK, JAMES) was born March 04, 1890, and died December 17, 1969. She married HARRY DAWSON.

Children of FRANCES PHEE and HARRY DAWSON are:*


27. CHARLOTTE HENRIETTA MCKENNA (ELLEN/HELEN PHEE, PATRICK, JAMES) was born 1881, and died 1963. She married THOMAS MCGUIGAN.

Uncle of Cardinal McGuigan.

Children of CHARLOTTE MCKENNA and THOMAS MCGUIGAN are:*

28. MAURICE S. NELLIGAN (MICHAEL, MARGARET2PHEE, JAMES) was born March 10, 1898 in Alhambra, Montana, and died October 25, 1958 in Sunset Mem. Cem., Helena, Lewis and Clark Co., MT. He married GRACE ELIZABETH WILLIAMS February 16, 1925 in Great Falls, Montana, daughter of WILLIAM WILLIAMS and IDA.

Notes for MAURICE S. NELLIGAN:

"Maurice NELLIGAN, of Clancy, Married Grace WILLIAMS of Boulder (her parents W.O. WILLIAMS) at Great Falls on 02/16/1925." The Boulder Monitor dated

02/21/1925.

Obituary: "Maurice S. NELLIGAN age 60 died in Helena. He was a resident of Boulder and his father was named Michael NELLIGAN and his mother was Pearl Mc Coy. He was born 03/10/1898 at Alhambra, Montana. He married Grace Elizabeth WILLIAMS on02/17/1925. He was buried at Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Helena, Montana. Daughter: GIBSON. Sisters: CHRISTIANSEN, CONNERS, REILLY." The Boulder Monitor dated 11/01/1958.

Notes for GRACE ELIZABETH WILLIAMS:

Obituary: Grace E. NELLIGAN aged 87 died at Missoula, Montana. She was a resident of Boulder. She was born 11/17/1900 at Jefferson City, Montana. She was married

to Maurice NELLIGAN (who died 1958) at Great Falls, Montana on 02/16/1925. Her

parents were William and Ida WILLIAMS. Daughter's: E. GIBSON, Sisters: M.

NELSON and Ida BELL." The Boulder Monitor dated 03/17/88.

Children of MAURICE NELLIGAN and GRACE WILLIAMS are:*


29. JOHN RAYMOND NELLIGAN (MICHAEL, MARGARET PHEE, JAMES) was born April 17, 1900 in Helena, , Mt, and died January 20, 1955 in Kennewick, , WA. He married SYBLE MARIE GREEN June 04, 1927 in Alhambra, or Clancy, Mt, daughter of JOHN GREEN and FRANCES WELDON.

They lived in Alhambra, MT, 3 children born, moved to Clancy where the next 7 were born. John left his family in Clancy to serve war duty. The summer of 1945 the family reunited in Richland, WA. They bought land in Kennewick, WA, to build home. In all 1952, they moved into house.

Obituary:John R. NELLIGAN died in The Boulder Monitor dated 01/22/1955. He was a former resident of Clancy, Montana. He was a veteran. he died at Kennewick, WA. His birthdate was 04/17/1900 at Helena, Montana. He married Syble GREEN in 1927. His daughter's last name was ANTEL. His sister's last names were CHRISTIANSEN, REILLY, CONNORS"

Notes for SYBLE MARIE GREEN:

Syble NELLIGAN aged 75 died at Kennewick, WA. She was a resident of Kennewick, WA. Her father's name was GREEN. She was married to John NELLIGAN who died 18 years ago. She was married 06/07/1927 at Clancy. She was buried at Kennewick, WA. She was born in WI. The Boulder Monitor dated 11/13/1975.

Children of JOHN NELLIGAN and SYBLE GREEN are:*


30. MARGARET NELLIGAN (MICHAEL, MARGARET PHEE, JAMES) was born January 05, 1911. She married LES CHRISTIANSON December 24, 1937 in Three Forks, Montana.

Leslie CHRISTIANSEN of Boulder married Margaret NELLIGAN of Boulder (Brides

parents: Pearl NELLIGAN). They married 12/24/1937 at Three Forks, Montana. The Boulder Monitor dated 01/01/1938.

Child of MARGARET NELLIGAN and LES CHRISTIANSON is:*

31. CATHERINE READY (ANN NELLIGAN, MARGARET PHEE, JAMES) was born November 24, 1873 in Prince Edward Island, Canada, and died 1947. She married MARK HANDRAHAN, son of JOHN HANDRAHAN and MARY WOODS.

Child of CATHERINE READY and MARK HANDRAHAN is:

i. GERALD HANDRAHAN, b. April 02, 1907; m. DELVIA CAHILL.

They lived in Christopher's Cross, PEI/ He was the manager and founding member of the Tignish Co-op.

32. ANASTASIA PHEE (PETER, JAMES, JAMES) was born 1872, and died February 04, 1956. She married THOMAS MOCKLER.

Children of ANASTASIA PHEE and THOMAS MOCKLER are:*


33. FRANCIS JOSEPH (FRANK) PHEE (PETER3, JAMES2, JAMES1) was born August 31, 1903, and died August 05, 1990. He married DORIS MCINNIS.

Notes for FRANCIS JOSEPH (FRANK) PHEE: They lived in Norway, PEI.

Children of FRANCIS PHEE and DORIS MCINNIS are:*

iii. LORRAINE M. PHEE, b. Abt. 1947; d. January 18, 1998; m. LEON LEFEBVRE.

Notes for LORRAINE M. PHEE:

Obituary: From the Summerside Journal-Pioneer on Jan. 20 1998:

LEFEBVRE -The death occured at the Lady Minto Hospital in Cochrane, Ontario, on Sunday Jan. 18 1998, of Lorraine M. Lefebvre, formrly of Tignish, PEI, aged 51 years. She was the daughter of the late Francis (Frank) and Doris mcInnis Phee. Besides he loving husband, Leon, she is survived by stepsons Robert (Cathy), Luke (Anita), and Pierre (Yvette) and by six grandchildren. Also surviving her is a brother Bruce (Carol), and a sister, Cindy Callaghan, both of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and an aunt Mary Phee of Tignish. Besides her parents, she was also predeceased by a brother Curt in 1985. Resting at the Brisson Funeral Home in Cochrane, Ont. until Tuesday, then to Transfiguration Church in Cochrane, Ont., for funeral mass at 2 p.m.Interment in church cemetery. Visiting hours Tuesday 11 am to 1:30 pm. As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations can be made to the Lady Monto Villa Building Fund at P.O. Box 4000, Cochrane, Ont. P0L 1C0.

iv. CURTIS PHEE, b. May 02, 1949; d. July 09, 1985. Not married.

34. JAMES EDWARD PHEE (PETER, JAMES, JAMES) was born June 23, 1910, and died June 05, 1966. He married MILDRED.

St. Simon and St. Jude RC Cemetery at Tignish, PEI. Plot 34. James Edward Phee, June 23, 1910 - June 15 1966.

Child of JAMES PHEE and MILDRED is:

i. MARY ANNE PHEE, b. 1940; d. 1941.

35. FRANCES MORRISSEY (MARY ANN3 DOYLE, ELIZABETH2 PHEE, JAMES1). She married FRASER.

Children of FRANCES MORRISSEY and FRASER are:*

Note: Information on some of the children in Generation Number 4 removed to protect the privacy of those who might still be living.


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