James McKay1

#28902, (circa 1844 - 15 September 1917)
Father*John McKay1 (c 1817 - b 1857)
Mother*Ann Murphy1 (c 1821 - )

Family

Mary Jane Haron b. c 1849, d. 1942
Children 1.Anne McKay8 (c 1872 - )
 2.Susan McKay+9 (1874 - 1918)
Birth*circa 1844He was born circa 1844 at Prince Edward IslandG.1 
Baptism15 September 1844He was baptized on 15 September 1844 at Chapelle de la baie du Chimougoui, Shemogue, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.2 
1851He appeared on the census of 1851 in the household of John McKay and Ann Murphy, age 6, b. NB; (neis. George and Johanna Joyce.)3 
1861He appeared on the census of 1861 in the household of Thomas Joyce and Ann Murphy, step son, age 17, b. PEI.4 
1871He appeared on the census of 1871 in the household of Thomas Joyce and Ann Murphy, age 27, b. PEI, domestique, Catholic.5 
Marriage*10 September 1871He married Mary Jane Haron, daughter of Michael Haron and Susanna Reilly, on 10 September 1871 at Ste-Thérèse d'Avila Church, Cap-Pelé, Botsford Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.6 
Death*15 September 1917He died on 15 September 1917 at Pugwash, Cumberland Co., Nova ScotiaG.7 

Citations

  1. [S80] 1861 New Brunswick Province Census.
  2. [S100] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Shemogue [Chimogoui, St-Barthélemi], Cte Westmorland, 1813-1855 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 69, B-44, img. 60/150. James McKay, son of John McKay and Ann Murphy, b. 30 Mar 1844, bapt. 15 Sep 1844 by Ant. Gagnon; sponsors John Downing and Françoise Downing. Online Ancestry.com.
  3. [S83] 1851 Canada Census (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). John (45), b. Ireland, farmer, entered Colony Jun 1826; Ann (28), Irish descent, entered Colony [ditto].
  4. [S80] 1861 New Brunswick Province Census. Thomas (62), b. Ireland, farmer, R.C.; Nancy [sic], (40), b. Newfoundland, R.C.
  5. [S84] 1871 Canada Census. Thomas Joice (70), b. Ireland, formier, Catholic; Anne (48), b. PEI, Irish descent, Catholic.
  6. [S1199] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection: Ste-Thérèse, Cap-Pelé/Cape Bald, Cte Westmorland, 1859-1899 (Montreal, Quebec: Institut Généalogique Drouin), p. 196, M-20, img. 104/426. James McKay, son of John McKay and Ann Murphy, and Mary Jane Herron, dau. of Michael Herron and Susann Riley, marr. 10 Sep 1871 by P Bradley; sponsors Edward Blanch and Catherine Blanch.
  7. [S1983] Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, online www.novascotiagenealogy.com, Year 1917, Book 39, p. 92, no. 359. James McKay, b. PEI, wid., carpenter, Methodist; d. Pugwash Asylum 17 Sep 1917, age 80 [sic], arteriosclerosis; bur. Amherst; inf. F M Brown.
  8. [S1199] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: Ste-Thérèse, Cap-Pelé/Cape Bald, 1859-1899, p. 255, B-33, img. 133/426. Ann McKay, dau. of James McKay and Mary Herron, age three weeks, bapt. 25 Oct 1872 by P Bradley; sponsors Ambrose Richard and Margaret Burk.
  9. [S1199] Gabriel Drouin, Drouin: Ste-Thérèse, Cap-Pelé/Cape Bald, 1859-1899, p. 255, B-33, img. 133/426. Susan McKay, dau. of James McKay and Mary Jane Herron, age two weeks, bapt. 12 Jun 1874 by P Bradley; sponsors Jude L Brun and Margaret Herron.