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Cornelia J McKay 1874–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 March 1874

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

Death Date: 1941

Death Location: Camp Hill Cemetery, Port La Tour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Alexander MacKay

Mother: Margaret Dexter

Spouse(s): George Swaine

Children(s): Iris Swaine, Charles Swaine, Harold Swaine, Janetta Swaine, John Swaine, Marguerite Swaine, Dorothy Swaine

The story of Cornelia J McKay began in 1874 in Upper Clyde, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. Cornelia J McKay married George Pierce Swaine, and had children including Charles Nickerson Swaine, Dorothy Geneva Betty Swaine, Harold Ashley Swaine, Iris Helen Swaine, Janetta Swaine, John Avery Swaine, Marguerite Swaine. Cornelia J McKay passed away in 1941 in Camp Hill Cemetery, Port La Tour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Cornelia J McKay began in 1874 in Upper Clyde, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Cornelia J McKay married George Pierce Swaine, and had children including Charles Nickerson Swaine, Dorothy Geneva Betty Swaine, Harold Ashley Swaine, Iris Helen Swaine, Janetta Swaine, John Avery Swaine, Marguerite Swaine.
  • Cornelia J McKay passed away in 1941 in Camp Hill Cemetery, Port La Tour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Cornelia McKay's Ancestors

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Cornelia McKay
1874–1941
Birth Place: Upper Clyde, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Alexander MacKay
1825–1894
Middle Clyde, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Margaret Dexter
1830–1901
Lower Ohio, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Donald ((alias Macuilam Machustian) MacKay) Sergeant
1772–1826
Sartigrim, Durness, Sutherland, Scotland
Elizabeth (Mary) Hamilton
1781–1850
Newburgh, Ulster, New York, USA
John Dexter
1802–1876
Shelburne, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Margaret Bower
1805–1868
Lower Ohio, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
James MacKay
1744–1786
Janet MacKay
1750–1816
James Capt.
1735–1823
Anna ✔️
1747–1833
Elisha Dexter
1747–1812
Rachel Dexter
1776–1812
Charles Loyalist✔️
1755–1842
Margaret Bower✔️
1772–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Cornelia McKay's Descendants

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Cornelia (J) McKay (15 March 1874–1941) m. George (Pierce) Swaine (22 Aug 1870–03 Oct 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

Cornelia McKay's Timeline

3 Records

1874
15 March 1874
Birth of Cornelia J McKay in Upper Clyde, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Upper Clyde, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
1941
18 Nov 1941
Age 67
Death of Cornelia J McKay in Port La Tour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Port La Tour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
1941
1941
Age 67
Burial of Cornelia J McKay in Camp Hill Cemetery, Port La Tour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Camp Hill Cemetery, Port La Tour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 March 1874
    Event Place: Upper Clyde, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1941
    Event Place: Port La Tour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: Camp Hill Cemetery, Port La Tour, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

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