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Alexander MacKay 1825–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 October 1825

Birth Location: Middle Clyde, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 7 September 1894

Death Location: Upper Clyde, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Donald Sergeant

Mother: Elizabeth Hamilton

Spouse(s): Margaret Dexter

Children(s): Cornelia McKay, Elisha MacKay, Amanda MacKay, James MacKay, William MacKay, Thomas MacKay, Frederick MacKay, Joseph MacKay, Samuel MacKay

In 1825, Alexander MacKay entered the world in Middle Clyde, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada, born to Donald Alias Macuilam Machustian Mackay Sergeant And Elizabeth Mary Hamilton. Alexander MacKay married Margaret Dexter, and had children including Amanda Melvina Mackay, Cornelia J Mckay, Elisha John Dexter Mackay, Frederick Charles Glenburn Mackay, James Alexander Mackay, Joseph Milton Mackay, Samuel Benjamin Davis Mackay, Thomas Gideon Mackay, William Mcgeorge Hamilton Mackay. Alexander MacKay passed away in 1894 in Upper Clyde, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1825, Alexander MacKay entered the world in Middle Clyde, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada, born to Donald Alias Macuilam Machustian Mackay Sergeant And Elizabeth Mary Hamilton.
  • Alexander MacKay married Margaret Dexter, and had children including Amanda Melvina Mackay, Cornelia J Mckay, Elisha John Dexter Mackay, Frederick Charles Glenburn Mackay, James Alexander Mackay, Joseph Milton Mackay, Samuel Benjamin Davis Mackay, Thomas Gideon Mackay, William Mcgeorge Hamilton Mackay.
  • Alexander MacKay passed away in 1894 in Upper Clyde, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Donald Sergeant
1772–1826
Birth Location: Sartigrim, Durness, Sutherland, Scotland
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Elizabeth Hamilton
1781–1850
Birth Location: Newburgh, Ulster, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Dexter
1830–1901
Birth Location: Lower Ohio, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Children(s)

Cornelia McKay
1874–1941
Birth Location: Upper Clyde, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Elisha MacKay
1856–1893
Birth Location: Upper Clyde, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
EM
Amanda MacKay
1859–1916
Birth Location: Middle Clyde, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
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James MacKay
1857–1937
Birth Location: Clyde River, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
JM
William MacKay
1854–1914
Birth Location: Upper Clyde, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
WM
Thomas MacKay
1869–1872
Birth Location: Upper Clyde, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Frederick MacKay
1865–1942
Birth Location: Upper Clyde, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
FM
Joseph MacKay
1871–
Birth Location: Middle Clyde, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
JM
Samuel MacKay
1862–1915
Birth Location: Middle Clyde, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
SM

Alexander MacKay's Ancestors

Self
Alexander MacKay
1825–1894
Birth Place: Middle Clyde, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Donald (alias Macuilam Machustian) MacKay Sergeant
1772–1826
Sartigrim, Durness, Sutherland, Scotland
Elizabeth (Mary) Hamilton
1781–1850
Newburgh, Ulster, New York, USA
Grandparents
James ((alias Macen mhicDohl)) MacKay
1744–1786
Inveran, Durness, Sutherland, Scotland
Janet ((alias Nin Dholiceorish)) MacKay
1750–1816
Sartigrim, Durness, Sutherland, Scotland
James (Hamilton) Capt.
1735–1823
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Anna ((McGeorge) Hamilton) ✔️
1747–1833
Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander MacKay's Descendants

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Alexander MacKay (26 October 1825–7 September 1894) m. Margaret Dexter (23 May 1830–5 October 1901)
  1. 1. Cornelia (J) McKay 1874–1941 m. George (Pierce) Swaine 1870–1948
    1. 1. Iris (Helen) Swaine 1896–1979 m. George (Aubrey) Hipson 1908–1983 m. Joseph (Edward (Napoleon)) Gagnon 1894–1980
      1. 1. George (Peter) Gagnon 1925–2008 m. Carmel (Theresa) Bowes 1915–2004
      2. 2. Iris (Jeanette) Gagnon 1922–1994 m. Eugene (Hedley) Blades 1918–2005
        1. 1. Joanne (Barbara) Blades 1949–2013
        2. 2. Kent (Arthur) Blades 1949–1949
        3. 3. Elliott ("Eddie" Henry) Blades 1944–2011
      3. 3. John (Edward) Gagnon 1916–1991 m. Ruth (Muriel) Verge 1920–1991
      4. 4. Rose Gagnon 1923–2007
      5. 5. Eugene (Leslie) Hipson 1931–1960
      6. 6. William (Gerald "Bill" Hipson) Cpl 1930–2007 m. Mary (Burdette) Christie 1923–2001
      7. 7. Robert (Earl) Hipson 1936–1937
    2. 2. Charles (Nickerson) Swaine 1908–1967 m. Viola (May) Adams 1914–1997
    3. 3. Harold (Ashley) Swaine 1910–1992 m. Florence ("Flossie" Hilda) Smith 1913–1993 m. Ruth (Avonelle) MacDonald 1916–1995
      1. 1. Marguerite ("Flossie") Swaine 1932–2018 m. Lawrence (Wilfred) Crowe 1923–2015
    4. 4. Janetta Swaine 1916–1988 m. Ross (Bryson) Beckwith 1908–1986
    5. 5. John (Avery) Swaine 1898–1975 m. Louise Swaine 1892–
    6. 6. Marguerite Swaine 1900–1910
    7. 7. Dorothy (Geneva Betty) Swaine 1906–1972
  2. 2. Elisha ("John" Dexter) MacKay 1856–1893
  3. 3. Amanda (Melvina) MacKay 1859–1916
  4. 4. James (Alexander) MacKay 1857–1937
  5. 5. William (McGeorge Hamilton) MacKay 1854–1914
  6. 6. Thomas (Gideon) MacKay 1869–1872
  7. 7. Frederick (Charles Glenburn) MacKay 1865–1942
  8. 8. Joseph (Milton) MacKay 1871–
  9. 9. Samuel (Benjamin Davis) MacKay 1862–1915

Alexander MacKay's Timeline

2 Records

1825
26 October 1825
Birth of Alexander MacKay in Middle Clyde, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Middle Clyde, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
1894
7 September 1894
Age 69
Death of Alexander MacKay in Upper Clyde, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Upper Clyde, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 October 1825
    Event Place: Middle Clyde, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 September 1894
    Event Place: Upper Clyde, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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