John McKay

Abt 1791 - 1881  (~ 90 years)

• Name	John McKay
  Birth	Abt 1791	Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
  	one place indicates  (Newfoundland and Labrador)
  Gender	Male
  Land & Property	27 Aug 1822
  	Petition for land
  	(202) To His Excellency Sir Pererine Maitland K. C. B. Major General Commanding the Forces &c. &c. &c. In Upper Canada. And the Honle. Council. The humble Petition of John McKay Sheweth. That your petitioner having served as an Artificer in H. M. Dockyards at Kingston in the Province of Upper Canada, and being desirous of settling in the Country. Humbly prays that such portion of land may be assigned him as has heretofore been granted to persons of similar station. And as in duty bound Your Petitioner will ever pray (signed) John McKay. Date 27 Aug 1822 Location Kingston, Midland Dist., Upper Canada (Ontario), Canada Upper Canada Petition of John McKay; image 44/1039; Film: c-2204; Petition 202; Upper Canada Land Petitions; "M" Bundle 13, 1818-1823 (RG 1, L3, Vol. 345); Library and Archives Canada
  Census	1851	Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Canada
  Occupation	1851	Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	weaver
  Residence	1851	Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	C4 L15
  Census	1861	Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Canada
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	167282486
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167282486
  Occupation	1861	Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Shipright
  Occupation	1881	Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	ship carpenter indicated on death certificate
  _UID	3D3F4EBC265146D2968C05173ED2DBDA18C5
  Death	27 Jun 1881	Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	"Death of an Old Settler. Among the records in the death-roll this week will be found that of Mr. John McKay, who died at Perth, at the age of ninety years. Deceased was a Scotchman by birth, and in his younger days was a ship-carpenter in Her Majesty's navy, and on his retirement therefore drew a pension up to his death. He settled on the 6th concession of the township of Bathurst, where he lived up to a few years ago. He was the father-in-law of Mr. John Menzies, Bathurst." [Col. 6, Pg. 2; The Perth Courier, Friday, 1 Jul 1881, Vol. XLVII, No. 42] "DIED McKay. On Monday, 27th June, Mr. John McKay, Perth, aged 90 years." [Col. 7, Pg. 2; The Perth Courier, Friday, 1 Jul 1881, Vol. XLVII, No. 42] John McKay of Bathurst Twp. a Shipwright born at Lower Canada (Qu?ebec) who married Isabella Catherine Lowry sometime before 1823 and died 27 Jun 1881 at Perth.
  		John McKay Death
  Burial	Old Burying Ground / Pioneer Cemetery, Craig Street, Perth, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I9538	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2021

  
  

  Father	Living
  Family ID	F14638	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isabella Catherine Lowry,   b. Abt 1801, Ireland d. Bef 1870, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 68 years)
  Children	+ 1. Robert Horatio McKay,   b. 29 May 1823, Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada d. 17 Apr 1915, Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada (Age 91 years) + 2. Sarah McKay,   b. 1826, Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada d. 12 Nov 1887, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 61 years)   3. Anna McKay,   b. 12 Dec 1829, Kingston (city/cit?e), Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada d. 10 Jan 1903, Fulton County, New York, United States (Age 73 years) + 4. Catherine Isabella "Kate" McKay,   b. 21 Feb 1834, Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada d. 15 Aug 1911, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 77 years) + 5. Isabella McKay,   b. 17 Nov 1835, Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada d. 7 Feb 1911, Bay City, Bay County, Michigan, United States (Age 75 years)   6. John McKay,   b. 12 Nov 1837, Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada d. 4 Jun 1860, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 22 years)   7. Elizabeth "Eliza" McKay,   b. 5 Nov 1839, Kingston (city/cit?e), Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada d. 10 Jan 1903, Fulton County, New York, United States (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F3055	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

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  Birth - Abt 1791 - Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Census - Canada - 1851 - Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Occupation - weaver - 1851 - Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Residence - C4 L15 - 1851 - Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - 1861 - Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Shipright - 1861 - Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Occupation - ship carpenter indicated on death certificate - 1881 - Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 27 Jun 1881 - Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - - Old Burying Ground / Pioneer Cemetery, Craig Street, Perth, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth