Elias Bernard McKenzie
Elias Bernard McKenzie
Male 1848 - 1888

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Born 25 May 1848 Greenville TWSP, Somerset County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
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Died 24 Sep 1888 Calverton, Baltimore, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location
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Elias was ordained a priest in St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland. Ordained Dec. 22, 1877.

McKeansey, Eliam (Jos./Marg. Klingeman) b. 5-25-1848 bp 11-10-1851 at the church at Fairfield gp: Jacob Stoeser/omitted ;

(BAPTISMS OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, NEW BALTIMORE, PA., 1850-1857)Catholic Vital Records of Central PA- Vol 4 Albert Ledoux p. 80

CHRISTENING: Albert Ledoux, Catholic Vital Records of Central Pennsylvania
Volume III p. 364

MCKENZIE, Eliam (Jos/Marg. Klingeman) b. 5-25-1848 bp. 11-10-1851 gp: Jacob
Stoeser/omitted JTZ Baptisms of Saints Philip + James Meyersdale, PA 1850-1857
1850 Census Somerset County Greenville Township
McKinsey, Joseph 30?33 Farmer born in Maryland
McKinsey, Margaret 27 born in PA
McKinsey, Harriet 9
McKinsey, Cyrus 8
McKinsey, George 5
McKinsey, Ann 4
McKinsey, Elias 2

1860 Census MCKINSEY, JOSEPH
State:PAYear:1860
County:Somerset CountyRecord Type:Federal Population Schedule
Township:Greenville Township.Page:190
Database:PA 1860 Federal Census Index

Joseph Mckinsey Age in 1860: 43 Birthplace: Maryland

Home in 1860: Greenville, Somerset, Pennsylvania Gender: Male Roll: M653_1183 Page: 190 Year: 1860

JOSEPH MCKINSEY 43 MARYLAND
MARGARET MCKINSEY 37 PENNSYLVANIA
HARRIET MCKINSEY 20 PENNSYLVANIA
CYRUS MCKINSEY 18 PENNSYLVANIA
GEORGE MCKINSEY 15 PENNSYLVANIA
ANN MCKINSEY 13 PENNSYLVANIA
ELI MCKINSEY 12 PENNSYLVANIA
EPHRAIGM MCKINSEY 8 PENNSYLVANIA
MATILDA MCKINSEY 5 PENNSYLVANIA
CATHARINE MCKINSEY 3 PENNSYLVANIA

1880 Census Place:8th Ward, Precinct 3, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
Source:FHL Film 1254500 National Archives Film T9-0500 Page 75C
RelationSexMarrRaceAgeBirthplace
Joseph MCMANUSSelfMSW57IRE
Occ:Catholic PriestFa: IREMo: IRE
James MCDEVITTOtherMSW49IRE
Occ:Catholic PriestFa: IREMo: IRE
Elias MCKENZIEOtherMSW32PA
Occ:Catholic PriestFa: MDMo: PA
Patrick HUGHESOtherMSW60IRE
Occ:Sexton St. John'S ChurchFa: IREMo: IRE
Mary PARALLOtherFSW57IRE
Occ:ServantFa: IREMo: IRE
Cath MCCANNOtherFSW25IRE
Occ:ServantFa: IREMo: IRE

SISTERS OF CHARITY OF SETON HILL
OFFICE OF ARCHIVES
Seton Hill, Greensburg, PA 15601
March 31, 1978

Dear Archivist,

Long before the publication of ROOTS, my sister and I collaborated on collecting whatever material we could from Mother's notes and other material to write family histories of our father's family (Breig) and our mother's (McKenzie). A year ago my sister died, and I have been trying to complete the histories.
I found a death card for Father Eli McKenzie (our uncle) who was born May 25, 1848 and died Sept. 24, 1888. In an autobiography of Archbishop James Roosevelt Bayley, 8th Archbishop of Baltimore, I read that the Archbishop died October 3, 1877. The death card for Father McKenzie states he was ordained in Baltimore December 22, 1877. Can you give me any further information on Father Eli McKenzie? I seem to remember that my Mother said Father was the first pastor to St. Agnes' Church (in what I think is now Catonsville). I remember that an aunt who lived in Baltimore took me to this church when I
was a teenager and there was a plaque about Father McKenzie in the vestibule. Unfortunately I didn't copy the data on the plaque. When one is young, one isn't much interested in ancestors. But I feel we have every reason to be proud to belong to the McKenzie family. I enclose a newspaper zerox copy of what I feel is a remarkable conversion. Since Archbishop Bayley died before Father Mac, as Mother always called him, was ordained, do you have a record of who did ordain him?

I shall be very much appreciative of any information you can give me.

Sincerely,

Sister Regina Clare Breig
ARCHDIOCESE OF BALTIMORE ARCHIVES
320 CATHEDRAL ST.
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21201
APRIL 15, 1978

Dear Sister Regina,

I can't add very much to what you already know about Father McKenzie. The "Record of Ordination" gives 1877 for Elias McKenzie and then this: "Very good talent, serious mind, studious habits, very conscientious, a good and kind temper: self relying, forward and lacking tact." He was stationed at St. John's, Valley St. after ordination until he was made pastor of St. Agnes in Catonsville. However, St. Agnes was founded in 1853 and Father Edward Caton was the first pastor. Father Caton was buried in front of the church and a small monument was erected. I helped out there on Sundays 1945-1954 (when the new church was erected." I remember no plaque. I would presume Archbishop Gibbons ordained him.

Success!

Sincerely,

John J. Tierney


McKenzie, Rev. Elias Bernard, pastor of St. Edward's Catholic Church, Calverton, Baltimore, while walking on a veranda in front of his residence early Saturday evening last reading his office, fell insensible from an apoplectic stroke. He died Monday, without regaining consciousness. He was 45 years of age and a native of Somerset Co., PA (September 29, 1888).

Sources:

1. Albert Ledoux, Catholic Vital Records of Central Pennsylvania Volume III, 364, Jan 28 2000.
"7959 Ester Sophia (Ambrosii/Marg Patton, Americans of Somerset Co. b. 10-25-1849; bp 2/9/1850; gp Sophia Suhry/omitted AUR.".
"MC KENZIE, Eliam (Jos/Marg. Klingeman) b. 5-25-1848 bp. 11-10-1851 gp: Jacob Stoeser/omitted JTZ."

2. Obituary

"McKenzie, Rev. Elias Bernard, pastor of St. Edward's Catholic Church, Calverton, Baltimore, while walking on a veranda in front of his residence early Saturday evening last reading his office, fell insensible from an apoplectic stroke. He died Monday, without regaining consciousness. He was 45 years of age and a native of Somerset Co., PA (September 29, 1888)."
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