1822 - 1900 (~ 78 years)
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Name |
Neil Snr. McKay |
Born |
Jan 1822 |
Edderton, Scotland, United Kingdom |
Gender |
Male |
Emigration |
1853 |
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
Emigration |
1865 |
Michigan, United States of America |
Occupation |
Farmer [1] |
Residence |
18 Jun 1880 |
Bingham, Huron, Michigan, United States of America [1] |
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Died |
29 May 1900 |
Buried |
Laurel Hill Cemetry, San Fransisco, California, United States of America |
Notes |
- “It was, I think, while they [Neil & Sarah] were still living in Scotland that my great grandparents “left the church”. The cause for the break was the clergymans sermon on the occasion of their going to church after the loss of a baby - who had not been baptised. Neil arose during the sermon so clearly directed at them, took his wife and walked out. He never went back nor did Sarah until after his death - and the family grew up without church affiliations.” - Elliot Evans
Grandfather McKay [Neil McKay] lost in being swindled in a real estate scam in Canada in 1860’s. Then they went to Michigan where they stayed for 12 years or more. He was in the lumber business there, burned out twice in forest fires of 1861 and 1871. They saved themselves by going to the river and covering the little ones with the mud - all over their eyes. It dried in the heat and kept eyes from being harmed.
Neil was a highlander from Aberdeen and Sarah was a Lowland girl from Sutherland County (they spoke different Scottish accents).
Neil was in the Riyal Scots Grey regiment in Scotland.
In Michigan (Huron County), Neil served as a supervisor, assessor and one term as Justice of the Peace.
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Person ID |
I444 |
McKay/Bushee Family Tree |
Last Modified |
10 Jul 2018 |
Family |
Sarah Fullerton, b. Mar 1826, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom , d. 24 May 1902 (Age ~ 76 years) |
Married |
14 May 1841 |
Edderton, Scotland, United Kingdom |
Children |
| 1. Sarah McKay, b. 1844, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom , d. Oct 1924 (Age 80 years) |
| 2. Hugh McKay, b. 1 Jul 1846, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom , d. 26 Jan 1926, San Jose, California, United States of America (Age 79 years) |
| 3. Neil McKay, b. 8 Nov 1849, Balmoral Castle, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom , d. 10 May 1926, Midland, Michigan, United States of America (Age 76 years) |
| 4. Mary/Maria McKay, d. 1842 or 1843 |
| 5. Alexanderina McKay, b. Abt 1856, Canada  |
| 6. Josephine W McKay, b. 29 Jun 1862, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada  |
| 7. Matilda Imogen McKay, b. 9 Jan 1864, Hamilton, Canada  |
| 8. Flora Violet McKay, b. 19 Apr 1868, Huron County, Michigan, United States of America  |
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Last Modified |
10 Jul 2018 |
Family ID |
F49 |
Group Sheet |
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Sources |
- [S106] 1880 United States Federal Census - Michigan, Huron, Bingham, Ancestry.com.
- [S1] http://www.familysearch.org, Internet - FamilySearch.
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