[or-roots] Charles Richard McKay & Letitia Bird

[Nancy Adams]

Carma,
 
Hi, Found this at:   www.gencircles.com  When it opens / Please write in
your family's name: Charles Richard McKay.
                                                                            
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on this site.


Husband:  Charles McKay Sr.
Birth:         8 Feb. 1808 in Brandon House, Rupert's Land (Man)
Death:       28 Feb. 1873 in Glencoe, Washington County, Oregon
Sex:          M
Marriage:  2 Oct. 1827 in Red River Settlement Hudson Bay Company Terr.
Canada
Father:     John Richard McKay b. 1753 in Clyne or Brora, Sutherlandshire,
Scotland 
Mother:     Mary Favell b. About: 1775 in Henley House, Rupert's Land
                                                                            
       [more family history for both parents at:    www.gencircles.com 


Individual:                                                                 
  Notes:
Born on Assiniboin River 1808.
Mother died when he was about 2 years old and his father shortly thereafter.
Arrived in Oregon Territory October 1842.
Voted with Joe Meek at Champoeg pushing affiliation with the United States.
10 Oct 1845 took oath of office as one of the three captains of the miltia.
For more see: CHILDREN OF THE FUR TRADE by John C. Jackson.
 
Wife:         Letitia Bird
Death:       Feb. 16 1897
Sex:           F
Father:      James C. Bird b. 1775 in Action, Middlesex, England
Mother:      Elizabeth (Montour) b. 1789 in Canada
Baptism:    13 May 1821 St. Johns Anglican Church, Man, by John West
Marriage Ending in Status: Death of one Spouse

Children: 
  Marie McKay................b. 1831
  Elizabeth McKay...........b. 1835
  Mary McKay.................b. 1839 in Canada
  Isabelle McKay.............b. 1833 in Canada
  Charles Richard McKay. b. 1829 in Canada

Notes:
Letitia Bird McKay: Educated at Red river Academy.
She could trace her a remarkable lineage that included roots in the Cree,
Shawnee, Oneida, Iroguois and Algonquin tribes, through her mother.
She was a midwife and nurse and foster mother of as many as twenty two
orphans and foundlings. She raised her granddaughter Maria Isabelle Brooks.
When she died, she was the last survivor of the overland colonist of: 1841.
for more read: CHILDREN OF THE FUR TRADE by John C. Jackson.
She was Christened 13 May 1821
Children also all baptised at St. Johns Ang. Church Copy of marriage
certificate # 130; performed by David Jones, Chaplain of the Hudson Bay Co.
2 day October 1827 witness by James Bird and Robert Sandison(his mark). Copy
mailed Nov. 16, 1981 in hands on complier.

When you go to: www.gencircles.com  there is a lot more family history.

  Also.. In Scappoose Columbia County, Oregon, Our first pioneer here was:
Thomas McKay. As you first drive into Scappoose you will see a big totem
pole off to your left and a Historical marker board that reads about: Thomas
McKay and how he was involved with: Fort Vancouver & Hudson Bay Co. He is
also related through marriage to: Dr John McLoughlin / also called (The
Father of Oregon) His last days he lived in: Oregon City, Oregon with his
native American Wife: Marguerite.                    Nancy
 
 
 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: CarmaMcKay at aol.com 
To: or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us 
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 11:41 PM
Subject: [or-roots] Charles Richard McKay & Letitia Bird


Hello Everyone,
 
I'm a newbie to the list and am wondering if any of you might be related. 
My ggg-grandparents left the Red River Settlement in Canada and went to
Oregon in 1841.  Their names were Charles Richard McKay (b. Feb 8, 1808) and
Letitia Bird (Feb 10, 1810).  They are both buried at the Harrison Cemetery
in North Plains about 20 miles west of Portland.
 
Oregon history about this family is somewhat different from the Canadian
research that I've done.  I'll be happy to share it if it turns out that
anyone is interested.
 
Take care,
Carma McKay
 
 
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