Thomas McKay

Male Abt 1797 - Abt 1849  (~ 52 years)


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  1. 1.  Thomas McKay was born about 1797 in Fort William, Kaministiquia River, Ontario, Canada (son of Alexander McKay and Dame Marguerite Wadin); died about 1849 in Marion County, Oregon, United States; was buried in McKay-McPherson Burial Site, Scappoose, Columbia County, Oregon, United States.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 55244926
    • _UID: EF92E265431D46D88A724E4686E0E3416011
    • Land & Property: 1846, Champoeg County, Oregon, United States

    Notes:

    (Research):b Scotland
    ?i?unigift shared on Ancestry 5 Jun 2015?/i?
    Thoma McKay and Isabelle Montour, December 31, 1838. Thomas McKay, a member of the Protestant Religion in the service of the Honorable Hudson's Bay Company and resident of Fort Vancouver, and Miss Isabelle Montour, member of the Roman Catholic Church. Daughter of Nicolas Montour and Susanne Humpherville on the other part, giving their united promise of marriage, we the undersigned priest, Vicar General, by the pagreement of the parents respectively, and by virtue of the extraordinary power granted by his Highness Monseigneur Joseph Norbert Provencher, Archbishop of Juliopolis, have received their mutural consent of marriage in the presence of James Douglas, Esquire; William Rae, witnesses, and many others, parents, and friends who have not signed with the spouses. The woman spouse has declared that she does not know how to sign and has made her mar,. Contracting parties Isabelle (X) Montour, Thomas McKaky. Witnesses, James Douglas, W. G. Rae, N. Montour, John Tod, John McLoughlin, Chs. Forrest, G.V.B. Roberts, W.F. Tolmie, C.M. Walker, F.N. Blanchet.

    Birth:
    At the entrance to Lake Superior, now near the City of Thunder Bay.

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55244926

    Land & Property:
    Found in Oregon Secretary of State, Early Oregonian Search
    https://secure.sos.state.or.us/prs/profile.do?ancRecordNumber=105260

    Buried:
    Cemetery is on private property. Permission to visit is required.
    ?i?Inscription:?/i?
    This marker is dedicated to the memory of Thomas McKay, Oregon Pioneer. 1797-1849. Presented by Mount St. Helens Chapter Daugters of The American Revolution 1967.

    Note: His original grave was two rocks stacked on top of the grae. The stones are still there. The tree has grown around them. Marker is bronze on a stone shaft. GPS Coord. listed w/ county records are T3N R1W S31

    Thomas married Princess T-Ikul Timmee before 1824 in Oregon, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Joseph McKay
    2. Margaret McKay
    3. William Cameron McKay
    4. John T. McKay
    5. Alexander McKay

    Thomas married She-Who-Rides-Like-the-Wind Umatilla about 1834 in Oregon, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Donald McKay was born in 1810 in Reay Parish, Caithness, Sutherland County, Highland Region, Scotland; was christened on 25 Jun 1810 in Reay Parish, Caithness, Sutherland County, Highland Region, Scotland; and died.

    Thomas married Elizabeth "Isabelle" Montour on 31 Dec 1838. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Maria McKay
    2. Thomas McKay

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Alexander McKay was born about 1770; died about 1811.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 9CAABEE14966486E8A7ACD19C1D5D03CD653

    Alexander married Dame Marguerite Wadin. Marguerite was born about 1775 in Montr?al (city/cit?), Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada; died on 28 Feb 1860 in Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon, United States; was buried in McLoughlin House Gravesite, Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Dame Marguerite Wadin was born about 1775 in Montr?al (city/cit?), Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada; died on 28 Feb 1860 in Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon, United States; was buried in McLoughlin House Gravesite, Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon, United States.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 5405030
    • Name: McLoughlin
    • Name: Wadden
    • _UID: D9F535E67B4A4D0DB71157BB35A1EFD37A30

    Notes:

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5405030

    Buried:
    Marguerite (Wadin) McKay~McLoughlin was born to Jean Etienne Wadin and Marie Josephte DeGuire about 1775 at St Lawrence, Montreal, Canada. Her second marriage was to John McLoughlin. She was originally buried at St John's Church in Oregon City, then later moved along with John to their current grave location.

    Children:
    1. 1. Thomas McKay was born about 1797 in Fort William, Kaministiquia River, Ontario, Canada; died about 1849 in Marion County, Oregon, United States; was buried in McKay-McPherson Burial Site, Scappoose, Columbia County, Oregon, United States.
    2. Nancy McKay was born about 1801 in Fort William, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada; died on 13 Dec 1889 in Bay City, Bay County, Michigan, United States.




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