Alexander McKay

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• _UID: A4C968DAE36B460DB2E2A88E380F2362E660

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Birth:
MCKAY
ALEXANDER
JOHN MC KAY ANNE MC PHERSON FR 69 (FR69)
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17/05/1747
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10 62
Dornoch

Alexander married Margaret Matheson on 5 Jan 1786 in Old Burying Ground / Pioneer Cemetery, Craig Street, Perth, Ontario, Canada. Margaret was born in <1746>; was christened on 17 Aug 1746 in Old Burying Ground / Pioneer Cemetery, Craig Street, Perth, Ontario, Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• 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
041/
30 7
Thurso
Vie

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/210157453

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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• _UID: FC3B1ABE7DEB4A85BB97732D3DB0DAEAE9FB
• Census: 1851, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1851, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; attorney
• Census: 1861, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1861, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Clerk

John married Elizabeth McKay on 19 Nov 1860 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth was born about 1819 in Quebec, Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Isabella Reid on 2 Nov 1842 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Isabella was born on 5 Jul 1819 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died on 14 Jan 1854 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: AD6DB8C82A8740738F51022C0E6309DC62A1
• Census-Household Member: 1851, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1861, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

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Died:
Dies at Age of 93 (Special to The Gazette.) Ottawa. July 26. Deatn. of Miss Rhoda Griffin McKay, member of one of the Ottawa district's old-time families, occurred this aftorncon at her home, 274 Daly avenue. She was 93 years of age. There are no surviving relatives. Her parents, the late Captain and Mrs. J. McKay, were early residents of Perth.

The Gazette
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
27 Jul 1937, Tue ? Page 9

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• Occupation: clerk, Hull, Outaouais Region, Quebec, Canada; when marrired
• _UID: 19B03F88435F4A149B83FC7500AAD241DC8C
• Census-Household Member: 1851, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1861, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Residence: 1873, Hull, Outaouais Region, Quebec, Canada; when married

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John married Jessie S. M. Webster on 25 Jun 1873 in Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada. Jessie (daughter of Robert Webster and Jane Young) was born in 1848 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 4051FD5512AB49A4B208DD69BFDB618C1493
• Census-Household Member: 1851, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1861, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

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• _UID: BC2972FED16E4312B890B737D840B18A7228
• Census-Household Member: 1851, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1861, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

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• _UID: CFBDA5DCA80C420F99959D518FD83FA77BBB
• Census-Household Member: 1861, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

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• _UID: AE56A0DF3F9B4EB083E859F263111C993AA6
• Occupation: 1834, Arnprior, McNab Twp, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada; retired, Lumber agent for Booth
• Census-Household Member: 1861, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

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Died:
Name?tab?William George Mckay
Gender Male
Age 79
Birth Date 1855
Birth Place Ontario
Death Date 11 Oct 1934
Death Place Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
Father?tab?John Mckay
Mother?tab?Isabella Reid
Page number?tab?462
Lumber Agent for Booth