Farmer.
Born at Sterling, Scotland on 15 July 1850, son of Robert McAree and Elizabeth Grant, he emigrated to Manitoba in 1874, worked for four years in Winnipeg, then moved to Minnedosa where he took up a homestead claim south of the town in Section 16, Township 15W. He cleared the property of bush, built a home and other buildings, grew grain and raised cattle, swine, and horses. He also invested in real estate in the town of McAuley.
On 24 May 1877, he married Charlotte Catherine Miller (1854-1940) at Winnipeg. They had ten children: George McAree (1878-1970), Robert Grant McAree (1879-1953), Ernest McAree (1881-?), Henry Gray “Harry” McAree (1883-1968), Lawrence Murray McAree (1885-1959), Charles Miller McAree (1887-1972), John Grant McAree (1888-?), James Westhope McAree (1889-?), Elsie Ellen McAree (1890-?, wife of John Campbell), and Cecil McAree (1894-1968). He was a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen and the Presbyterian church.
He died at Minnedosa on 5 October 1926 and was buried in the Minnedosa Cemetery.
Birth registrations [Ernest McAree, Henry Gray McAree, Lawrence Murray McAree, Charles Miller McAree, John Grant McAree, James Westhope McAree, Elsie Ellen McAree, Cecil McAree], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
The Story of Manitoba by F. H. Schofield, Winnipeg: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913.
Marriage registration [Elsie Elle McAree, John Campbell], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Death registration [Robert Grant McAree], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“R. G. McAree dies,” Minnedosa Tribune, 7 October 1926, page 3.
“Mrs. R. G. McAree dies Tuesday,” Minnedosa Tribune, 21 November 1940, page 1.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 16 May 2024
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