| ![Show Contents]() McKeag History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Ireland The original Gaelic form of McKeag was Mac Taidh or Ó Taidhg. Early Origins of the McKeag familyThe surname McKeag was first found in County Galway (Irish: Gaillimh) part of the province of Connacht, located on the west coast of the Island, where they held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the McKeag familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our McKeag research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1493, 1583, 1589, 1772 and 1810 are included under the topic Early McKeag History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. McKeag Spelling VariationsBefore widespread literacy came to Ireland, a name was often recorded under several different variations during the life of its bearer. Accordingly, numerous spelling variations were revealed in the search for the origin of the name McKeag family name. Variations found include MacTeige, McTeige, MacTigue, McTigue, MacCaig, MacCaige, McCaig, McCaige, MacKaig, McKaig, MacKeague, McKeague, McKeage, MacTague and many more. Early Notables of the McKeag familyAnother 41 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early McKeag Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 McKeag migration to the United States | + |
During the 19th century thousands of impoverished Irish families made the long journey to British North America and the United States. These people were leaving a land that had become beset with poverty, lack of opportunity, and hunger. In North America, they hoped to find land, work, and political and religious freedoms. Although the majority of the immigrants that survived the long sea passage did make these discoveries, it was not without much perseverance and hard work: by the mid-19th century land suitable for agriculture was short supply, especially in British North America, in the east; the work available was generally low paying and physically taxing construction or factory work; and the English stereotypes concerning the Irish, although less frequent and vehement, were, nevertheless, present in the land of freedom, liberty, and equality for all men. The largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s. Research into passenger and immigration lists has brought forth evidence of the early members of the McKeag family in North America:
McKeag Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Patrick McKeag, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1811 1
- Sandy McKeag, aged 5, who arrived in New York in 1854 1
- William McKeag, aged 2, who landed in New York in 1854 1
- Catherine McKeag, aged 36, who arrived in New York in 1854 1
- Euphemia McKeag, who landed in New York in 1854 1
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| McKeag migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: McKeag Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Miss. William McKeag, aged 14 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Lotus" departing from the port of Liverpool, England but died on Grosse Isle in July 1847 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name McKeag (post 1700) | + |
- William John McKeag, Canadian Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba, also President, McKeag Harris Realty & Development Co. Ltd., Winnipeg, Manitoba
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Summum nec metuam diem nec optem
Motto Translation: May I neither dread nor desire the last day.
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 45)
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