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Spring 20 12 The Vol. 20 • No. 1 NEWSLETTER OF THE GENEALOGY CLUB CPassaic Caounty Hsistortical Sl ocieety, LambGert Castle, Peatersonn, New iJersey Descendants of John Magee By William M. Glen CG(C) 1. John MAGEE. Dr. John Magee was noted in the Venago William Magee had leased the land on the 16th of November County, Pennsylvania History as having practiced medi cine in 1819. Was this William selling up prior to his move to America? the Belfast area of Ireland. It also stated that he lived in the same By the 18th of October 1827 William is no longer at Dunlarge. location. Nothing found yet in the Northern Ireland records sup port He arrived in New York, New York, U.S.A., on 8 Dec 1827. The that he was a medical doctor. He married Jane/Jean CAMP BELL , passenger list for the vessel Josephine listed William, aged 34, as a daughter of Jean CHAMBERS. He was noted signing a lease for physician. He was the only McGee on the vessel so was travel ling the lands Dunlarge, Keady, County Armagh, Ireland, 23 Oct alone. His family must have followed later. He wrote a letter to 1832. The lands had previously been in the possession of John his neice Anne Magee of Keady, Armagh, Ireland on 10 Aug and Robert Chambers by lease dated 6th September 1804. He 1838. His address at the time was in Paterson, Passaic County, died before 1845. New Jersey, U.S.A.. He noted in the letter that “I took hold of real 2. Dr. William MAGEE was born on 28 Apr 1792 in Ireland. A estate and my most sanguine expectations have been realized” William McGee was noted as having been at Edinburgh suggesting he had done quite well. This is probably how he University in the Medical Program in the years 1811 and in afforded to erect a gravestone to his parents and the Chambers 1815. He did not receive a degree from the University. This in Tassagh Cemetery near Keady. He appeared as an M.D. in the contradicts the information in the Venango County History. He 1840 U.S. census in Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, U.S.A.. married Mary Ann BREADIN, daughter of Tully BREADIN, on His household was composed of one male and one female under 17 Jul 1816 in Ireland. He was noted on 23 Mar 1823 in 5; two males between 5 and 10 probably William and Robert; Dunlarge, Keady, County Armagh, Ireland. one female between 10 and 15, probably Rachel; one male (Michael?) and three females between 15 and 20; as well as one William was selling the lease for 17 acres to William Kidd of male and one female between 40 and 50 presumably William and Dundrum for the sum of £235. The land had been leased by his wife Mary Ann. He died on 27 Dec 1849 in Flushing, Queens, William Chambers of Dunlarge on the 2nd of October 1760 and New York, U.S.A ., aged 57. His cause of death was noted as “cong. subsequently by John and Robert Chambers on the 6th of brain”. His death entry in the New York index noted he was a September 1804. physician. He had erected a gravestone in memory of his parents and the Chambers as well as his young daughter Jane in Tassagh Cemetery near Keady, Ireland. By the fall of 1843, Doctors Marsh, Binsee, Burr, Terhune and Riggs petitioned the Medical Society of New Jersey for the organization of The Passaic County Medical Society, and on January 16, 1855 at the Franklin House on Main Street the county society was formally organized with Garret Terhune , M.D. the first president, Dr. Burr, secretary, and Dr. Magee, treasurer. cont. on page 2 The Castle Genie Spring 2012 Club News Italian Americans of The Passaic County Historical Society Genealogy Club holds meetings 10:00 a.m. at Lambert Castle Museum on the second Northern New Jersey Saturday of the month from September through May (unless otherwise specified). Dr. Sandra Lee of Seton Hall University, author of “Italians of Belleville and Newark,” is gathering material Meeting dates for the 2012 year are as follows: for a new book, “Italians of Northern New Jersey.” Saturday, April 14, 2012 In addition to old photographs, Dr. Lee seeking informa tion 20th Century WWI & WWII Military Records about the immigration experience, Italian neighborhoods, Presented by Toni McKeen churches, Italian American organizations, Italian American newspapers, Italian American Solders, Columbus Day in Saturday, May 12, 2012 NJ, etc. Silent Cities, Graveyards, Churchyards and Cemeteries If you have information or material you would Presented by Peter Osborne like to share with Dr. Lee, she can be reached at: [email protected]; phone: 862-520-5383. Saturday, June 9, 2012 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/italianheritage. Bus Trip to Bucks County Pennsylvania. On June 9, 2012, the Genealogy Club will sponsor a bus trip to historic Bucks County Pennsylvania. The cost of the trip is $55 and includes lunch. The bus will leave the Castle at 8:45 a.m. and will return at approximately 5 p.m. The first stop will be at the unique Byer’s Choice facility. Then it’s on to the historic Plumsteadville Inn for a delicious lunch. Our final stop Introduction will be the Pearl S. Buck House and Historic Site. Originally built in 1835, the Bucks County, Pennsylvania farmhouse was home to Pearl S. Buck and her international family for 38 years. to The trip is open to everyone, so if you plan to join us, please return your reservation form early. See the enclosed flyer and reservation form for more information. Genealogy For more information about any of these events, please contact the PCHS office at 973-247-0085 extension 200. Tueswday, A pril 17 & Wedn esd ay A p ril 18 7:30 pm at R ingw ood Li b rary Passaic County Historical Society Genealogy C lub m ember D iane W inters Genealogy Club A is conducting an Introduc tion to Genealogy program Lambert Castle, Valley Road, Paterson, New Jersey 07503 at the Ringw ood L ib r ary. This h ands on pro gram is (973) 247-0085 • FAX (973) 881-9434 sponsore d by the P CH S G en ealog y C lu b . www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Enjpchsgc/ Ages 12 and up are welcome. w OFFICERS The program will be held o n two successive President .................................. Annita Zalenski e ven ings: T ue s d a y, Apri l 17 an d We dn esda y A p ril 18 Vice President .......................... Judi Bonzkowski at 7:30 p m. The f irst n i ght will be a “how-to” with Recording Secretary ................ Pat Van Steyn A s om e t im e a t the en d of the evening set aside for Treasurer .................................. Marie Mahler R rese arc h. The second session will be devoted to Corresponding Secretary ........ John Koontz se arc hing fre e w eb sites. All Members are invited and encouraged to submit material for publication in The Castle Genie . We will try to publish at If any c lub members are interested in assisting least a portion of everything we receive. Information is pub - Diane with this outreach project, lished as submitted and has not been verified. Material will be printed as space permits. When information is extracted from pl ease conta ct he r at: seas [email protected]. another publication, please give proper credit. Send materia l to: Passaic County Historical Society Genealogy Club Ringwood Library Lambert Castle, 3 Valley Road, Paterson, New Jersey 0R7503 30 Cannici Drive, Ringwood, NJ 07456 For Membership information , please contact the 973-962-6256 ringwoodlibrary.org PCHS office at 973-247-0085. 2 The Castle Genie Spring 2012 4. William Magee BRUNDRED was born in 1851. He died in 1856. John Magee cont. from page 1 4. Mary Elizabeth BRUNDRED was born in 1853. She died in 1855. Transactions of the Medical Society of New Jersey, 1880, page 126. A comment that In 1843 Dr. William Magee, of Paterson. who then had the 4. Charlotte Louise BRUNDRED . Her married name was LOOMIS . She largest practice of any physician in this vicinity. was born in 1855 in New Jersey. She married Stanley LOOMIS on 8 Oct 1873. She was recorded in the 1880 census in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, 3. Jane MAGEE was born on 23 Aug 1818 in Dunlarge, Keady, County Pennsylvania. She was living with her husband, and two children and a Armagh, Ireland. She died in Jun 1819 in Dunlarge, Keady, County Armagh, servant. She died in 1887. Ireland. 4. Lizzie BRUNDRED was born in 1857. She died in 1869. 3. John MAGEE was born circa 1822 in Ireland. He was noted as being at university and was almost finished his degree on 10 Aug 1838. He was noted 4. Kate BRUNDRED was born in 1860. She died in 1860. as a physican in the 1850 census in Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, 3. Michael MAGEE was born on 10 Jul 1826 in Dunlarge, Keady, County U.S.A.. He was living with his mother and four siblings. He also noted as Armagh, Ireland. He may have died before 10 Aug 1838 as he is not men - having real estate valued at $3,000. He died on 26 Jan 1851 in Paterson, tioned in his father’s letter to relatives in Ireland. Passaic County, New Jesrey, U.S.A.. There is conflicting information as to whether he was married or not and whether he died on the 26th or the 28th.