Re: Durgy/Durkee? Indiana-1860
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In reply to:
Durgy/Durkee? Indiana-1860
11/15/99
I was told by my grandmother that the first Durkee's to come to America/Canada was a young man from Scotland.He was brought here as a slave because his family was poor and they sold there children.Anyways, his last name was Durgy and he wanted to marry a Protestant Princess (French Canadian)but couldn't because the name Durgy was not Protestant.So he changed his last name to Durkee so they could be wed.This is all I know from what my grandmother, Isabelle Durkee, told me.