Person Record
Metadata
Name |
McKay, James |
Born |
15 April 1818 |
Birthplace |
Belfast, Ireland |
Places of residence |
Albany, New York 1842 St. Paul, Oregon 1847 Goldfields, California 1848 |
Notes |
Came to America in 1842 from Ireland. Moved to St. Paul, Oregon in 1847 and purchased the Mission Mill. The Mission had gotten the Mill from the Hudson Bay Company in 1842, five years before McKay purchased it. |
Occupation |
Miller |
Spouse |
Cecilia Lawson |
Children |
William McKay Mary McKay John Neal McKay Catherine (McKay) McCormick James Hugh McKay Cecelia (McKay) Kirk |
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2011.1.5964 - Notecard
[copied] 849 B. McKay, William. fils legitime 1849 James McKay et Ceclia Lawson. p.303 [handwritten] 895
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