Edward McKay (1824 - 1884)

Born 11 May 1824 in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada

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Died 29 Nov 1884 at age 60 in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

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Biography

• Father John Richard McKay b: 10 Aug 1792 in Albany Factory
• Mother Harriet Ballendine b: 1799 in York Factory, Canada

• Marriage 1 Caroline Cook b: 1827 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Married: 1845 in Mapleton Parish, Manitoba, Canada

• Children
• Alexander McKay b: 20 Nov 1846 in Red River Settlement c: 7 Jun 1847 in St John's, Red River Settlement
• Elizabeth McKay b: 1847 c: 28 Jan 1848 in St John's, RRS
• Colin McKay b: 23 Mar 1851 c: 23 Mar 1851 in St John's, Red River Settlement
• Samuel McKay b: Dec 1853 in Headingly
• Maria McKay b: 1855
• Jemima McKay b: Jan 1859 in Fort Ellice
• Rachel McKay b: Dec 1859 in Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
• Emma McKay b: 1 Jan 1859
• Clara McKay b: ABT 1861
• Edwin McKay b: 1865
• William Edward "Billie" McKay b: 25 Jan 1868 in Hudson Bay, Fort Pembina
• Thomas McKay b: 7 Oct 1868 in St Andrew's, Manitoba, Canada
• Arthur McKay b: Sep 1869 in Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada

• Edward McKay was born on May 11, 1824, at Brandon House, the son of John Richards McKay and Harriet Ballenden. In 1845 he married Caroline Cook (b. 1827), the daughter of Joseph Cook Sr. and Catherine Sinclair. His father John Richards McKay (1792-1877) was born at Albany Factory on August 10, 1792, the son of John McKay Sr., a Scottish fur trader and Mary Favel, a Métis. He was educated in England before joining the HBC in 1808. He worked initially at Brandon House under his father.

Sources

• https://www.scribd.com/document/51902493/McKay-Edward-b-1824

• https://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=marinalaska&id=I37

• Title: Metis Families, A Genealogical Compendium. Author: Gail Morin, Publication: Quinton Publications, Pawtucket, Rhode Island 1996(fact imported into family tree by Tom Edworthy) Repository: Media: Book Page: v1-603, v1-220, v2-776,