| 1. | Lt. John McKay was born in 1787 in Old Burying Ground / Pioneer Cemetery, Craig Street, Perth, Ontario, Canada; was christened on 15 Mar 1787 in Old Burying Ground / Pioneer Cemetery, Craig Street, Perth, Ontario, Canada (son of Alexander McKay and Margaret Matheson); died on 4 Mar 1840 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Old Burying Ground / Pioneer Cemetery, Craig Street, Perth, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
- FindaGrave Memorial ID: 210157453
- _UID: A88A9DE9F5614633848AF72A0F24E89869C1
- Land & Property: 1816, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Concession 11 Lot 9 NE
- Location: 1816, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Concession 11 Lot 9 NE
- Residence: 1820, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; 9 Mill Street
- Occupation: 1842, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; teacher
- Occupation: 1842, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; teacher
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Christened:
MACKAY
JOHN
HUGH MACKAY/JANET GORDON FR562 (FR562)
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19/04/1782
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20 307
Thurso
MACKAY
JOHN
HUGH MACKAY/JANET GORDON FR586 (FR586)
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19/04/1782
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30 7
Thurso
Vie
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Residence:
McKay House (c1820) - # 9 Mill Street -
Built in about 1820 for half-pay officer Lieutenant John McKay (1789-1840), this property is the oldest surviving stone building in Perth.
In 1822 he was named among the inaugural list of Bathurst District Magistrates. He was shortly thereafter appointed Bathurst District's first Deputy Clerk of the Court, but never performed those duties, choosing to delegate them to Charles H. Sache (1793-1862) by power of attorney. In 1832 McKay became Treasurer of Bathurst District, a post he held until his death.
McKay sold #9 Mill Street in about 1832 and in 1834 it became the law office of John Glass Malloch (1806-1873) and served the same purpose for Attorney Simon Fraser Robertson (1806- 1847) from 1836. At about the same time McKay House was built, another stone building, a combined house and shop, was built for John 'Craigdorrach' Ferguson (1780-1857) at #80 Foster Street.
Which of these might have been the first stone building in Perth is uncertain, but the Ferguson building was torn down in 1835 leaving #9 Mill Street as the oldest surviving stone building of any kind in the town. Perth's oldest surviving building is the log-built 'Red House' at 55 Craig Street, constructed in 1816 by John Adamson (1755-c1841) as a tavern and inn (see below).
Died:
Lt. in Glengarry Regiment of Light Infantry (Glengarry Fencibles) [Rev. Wm. Bell]
Died aged 53 years of Enteritis [wife's pension application]
Treasurer of the Bathurst District, aged 48 years at death [Death Notice]
McKay, born in Scotland, arrived in Canada as a Sergeant Major in the Royal Regiment of Artillery but was commissioned an Ensign and transferred to the Glengarry Light Infantry Fencible Regiment in 1812 as Adjutant. During the War of 1812 he was wounded commanding the artillery at the raid on Ogdensburg in February 1813 and fought in the Niagara Campaign of 1813-1814. Promoted Lieutenant in July 1815, McKay was placed on the half-pay list when the GLI was disbanded in June 1816. By the following month he was at the Perth Military Settlement, receiving location tickets for the 500 acres of land due him as a retired Lieutenant.
In 1822 he was named among the inaugural list of Bathurst District Magistrates. He was shortly thereafter appointed Bathurst District's first Deputy Clerk of the Court, but never performed those duties, choosing to delegate them to Charles H. Sache (1793-1862) by power of attorney. In 1832 McKay became Treasurer of Bathurst District, a post he held until his death.
John married Rhoda Griffin on 23 Dec 1819 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Rhoda was born in 1787 in Quebec, Canada; died on 25 Feb 1854 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Old Burying Ground / Pioneer Cemetery, Craig Street, Perth, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Married:
On the 23rd of Decr., 1819, I married in the bride's house, Lt. John McKay, and Mrs. Rhoda Park, by special License. Wm. Bell, Minister
[Pg. 16, First Presbyterian Church, Register 1]
Children:
- John McKay was born on 28 Jan 1821 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; and died.
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1787 - 1840 (53 years)
