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James Leyland McKay 1925–2020 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jan 1925

Birth Location: Yankton, South Dakota, USA

Death Date: 7 Feb 2020

Death Location: CA,USA

Father: Francis McKenna

Mother: Madge Leyland

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Children(s):

James Leyland McKay was born in 1925 in Yankton, South Dakota, USA, the child of Francis Eugene Mckenna And Madge Leyland. James Leyland McKay passed away in 2020 in CA,USA.

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Biography

  • James Leyland McKay was born in 1925 in Yankton, South Dakota, USA, the child of Francis Eugene Mckenna And Madge Leyland.
  • James Leyland McKay passed away in 2020 in CA,USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis McKenna
1870–1939
Birth Location: Wisconsin
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Madge Leyland
1887–1929
Birth Location: Wisconsin, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James McKay's Ancestors

Self
James McKay
1925–2020
Birth Place: Yankton, South Dakota, USA
Parents
Francis Eugene McKenna
1870–1939
Wisconsin
Madge Leyland
1887–1929
Wisconsin, USA
Grandparents
Frank (Illingworth) Leyland
1860–
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Cora (Ennis) Rice
1866–1880
Oregon, Dane, Wisconsin, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Rice
1840–1893
Elizabeth Elder
1841–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gardner Rice
1804–1879
Frances Loomis
1807–1882

James McKay's Timeline

2 Records

1925
24 Jan 1925
Birth of James Leyland McKay in Yankton, South Dakota, USA
Yankton, South Dakota, USA
2020
7 Feb 2020
Age 95
Death of James Leyland McKay in CA,USA
CA,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Yankton, South Dakota, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Feb 2020
    Event Place: CA,USA
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