Reverend John Magee was an American Episcopal priest, best known for his work in Nanking as a missionary, and for the films and pictures he shot during the Nanking Massacre. He is credited with saving the lives of more than 200,000 Chinese soldiers and civilians.
Reverend Magee went to school at Yale University and then on to divinity school in Massachusetts. A missionary in China, he was the minister at an Episcopal mission in Nanking from 1912 to 1940.
While in China he married a missionary from Helmingham, Suffolk, England named Faith Emmeline Backhouse. They had four sons: John Jr., Hugh, David and Christopher. John Jr., went on to write the famous poem, "High Flight."
His brother was aviator and Congressman James McDevitt Magee.
Received from contributor Erin in November 2018.
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Name: John Gillespie Magee
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 68
Birth Date: 10 Oct 1884
Birth Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 9 Sep 1953
Death Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: Frederick M Magee
Mother: Hannah Mary Gillespie
Certificate Number: 75740
Marriage:
19 Jul 1921 Kuling, Dehua, Fujian, China
Reverend Magee went to school at Yale University and then on to divinity school in Massachusetts. A missionary in China, he was the minister at an Episcopal mission in Nanking from 1912 to 1940.
While in China he married a missionary from Helmingham, Suffolk, England named Faith Emmeline Backhouse. They had four sons: John Jr., Hugh, David and Christopher. John Jr., went on to write the famous poem, "High Flight."
His brother was aviator and Congressman James McDevitt Magee.
Received from contributor Erin in November 2018.
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Name: John Gillespie Magee
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 68
Birth Date: 10 Oct 1884
Birth Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 9 Sep 1953
Death Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: Frederick M Magee
Mother: Hannah Mary Gillespie
Certificate Number: 75740
Marriage:
19 Jul 1921 Kuling, Dehua, Fujian, China
Reverend John Magee was an American Episcopal priest, best known for his work in Nanking as a missionary, and for the films and pictures he shot during the Nanking Massacre. He is credited with saving the lives of more than 200,000 Chinese soldiers and civilians.
Reverend Magee went to school at Yale University and then on to divinity school in Massachusetts. A missionary in China, he was the minister at an Episcopal mission in Nanking from 1912 to 1940.
While in China he married a missionary from Helmingham, Suffolk, England named Faith Emmeline Backhouse. They had four sons: John Jr., Hugh, David and Christopher. John Jr., went on to write the famous poem, "High Flight."
His brother was aviator and Congressman James McDevitt Magee.
Received from contributor Erin in November 2018.
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Name: John Gillespie Magee
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 68
Birth Date: 10 Oct 1884
Birth Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 9 Sep 1953
Death Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: Frederick M Magee
Mother: Hannah Mary Gillespie
Certificate Number: 75740
Marriage:
19 Jul 1921 Kuling, Dehua, Fujian, China
Reverend Magee went to school at Yale University and then on to divinity school in Massachusetts. A missionary in China, he was the minister at an Episcopal mission in Nanking from 1912 to 1940.
While in China he married a missionary from Helmingham, Suffolk, England named Faith Emmeline Backhouse. They had four sons: John Jr., Hugh, David and Christopher. John Jr., went on to write the famous poem, "High Flight."
His brother was aviator and Congressman James McDevitt Magee.
Received from contributor Erin in November 2018.
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Name: John Gillespie Magee
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 68
Birth Date: 10 Oct 1884
Birth Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 9 Sep 1953
Death Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: Frederick M Magee
Mother: Hannah Mary Gillespie
Certificate Number: 75740
Marriage:
19 Jul 1921 Kuling, Dehua, Fujian, China
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