Welcome to our new Christie Family Tree - the New York Chapter!  To have information added to the family tree please contact the Website  Administrator on the Contact Me page. We hope you enjoy learning about the  Christie Family as much as we enjoy being members!

HISTORY OF THE CHRISTIE FAMILY

The Christie Family originated in Nassau, Bahamas - three brothers, Willie,  Charles, James and a sister Beatrice. 
 In 1915, the Christie Family came to the United States. The three brothers  settled in Florida, while Beatrice and her husband Randolph Bowen settled in  Brooklyn New York and had five children, Roselyn, Edward, Ruth, Iva and  Charles.

In 1924, Randolph Bowen died and left Beatrice a widow with five young  children. During the difficult years that followed, Beatrice was helped and  supported by her brothers Willie, Charles and James as well as her parish  church, St Peter Claver's in Brooklyn New York.

In 1930, Beatrice married Aloysius Hanst and had a daughter named Helen. They  also took into the family and raised Elizabeth (Betty) Boring, Margaret Hayle,  Joan Williams and Denise (Ximora) Hayes.

Fast forward to July 1985 when the Christie families of Willie and James  gathered with friends on Stuart's Causeway for a barbeque. All had such a  wonderful time that it was suggested that in 1986 all of the Christie families  be invited to Florida for a day of fellowship and fun, in other words  a "Christie Family Reunion".
 Thanks to James Christie Jr. and his perseverance, the first Christie Family  Reunion was held on July 4 1986 in Miami Florida; hosted by the Charles  Christie Family. The New York family was represented by Charles Bowen and  Betty Higginson, who brought back all the information and asked the New York  family to host the 1987 Reunion; they did and the reunions have continued to  be held ever since.

So here we are today, with many descendants of Willie, Charles, James and  Beatrice, celebrating fellowship and love. May we continue to "Pass It On!"

- Charles F. Bowen