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Mabel Vesper McKay 1885–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jun 1885

Birth Location: Perham, Aroostook, Maine

Death Date: 23 Jul 1951

Death Location: San Diego, San Diego, California

Father: Colin McKay

Mother: Laura Holts

Spouse(s): Leon Sylvester

Children(s): Erma Sylvester, Mae Sylvester, Hazel Sylvester, Fern Sylvester, Madeline Sylvester, Leona Sylvester, Leon Sylvester

Mabel Vesper McKay was born in 1885 in Perham, Aroostook, Maine, the child of Colin Campbell Mckay And Laura Anne Holts. Mabel Vesper McKay married Leon Ansel Sylvester, and had children including Erma Beatrice Sylvester, Fern Myrtle Sylvester, Hazel Laura Sylvester, Leon Ansel Bud Sylvester, Leona Effie Jimmy Sylvester, Madeline Hildred Sylvester, Mae Eva Sylvester. Mabel Vesper McKay passed away in 1951 in San Diego, San Diego, California.

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Biography

  • Mabel Vesper McKay was born in 1885 in Perham, Aroostook, Maine, the child of Colin Campbell Mckay And Laura Anne Holts.
  • Mabel Vesper McKay married Leon Ansel Sylvester, and had children including Erma Beatrice Sylvester, Fern Myrtle Sylvester, Hazel Laura Sylvester, Leon Ansel Bud Sylvester, Leona Effie Jimmy Sylvester, Madeline Hildred Sylvester, Mae Eva Sylvester.
  • Mabel Vesper McKay passed away in 1951 in San Diego, San Diego, California.

Immediate Family

Parents

Colin McKay
1860–1950
Birth Location: Lower Southampton, York, New Brunswick, Canada
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Laura Holts
1866–1928
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Aroostook, Maine
LH

Spouses(s)

Leon Sylvester
1882–1974
Birth Location: Woodland, Aroostook, Maine
LS

Children(s)

Erma Sylvester
1916–1995
Birth Location: Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine
ES
Mae Sylvester
1905–1972
Birth Location: Perham, Aroostook, Maine
MS
Hazel Sylvester
1907–2001
Birth Location: Perham, Aroostook, Maine
HS
Fern Sylvester
1909–2004
Birth Location: Perham, Aroostook, Maine
FS
Madeline Sylvester
1912–2005
Birth Location: Perham, Aroostook, Maine
MS
Leona Sylvester
1918–2001
Birth Location: Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine
LS
Leon Sylvester
1921–2003
Birth Location: Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, Maine
LS

Mabel McKay's Ancestors

Self
Mabel McKay
1885–1951
Birth Place: Perham, Aroostook, Maine
Parents
Colin Campbell McKay
1860–1950
Lower Southampton, York, New Brunswick, Canada
Laura (Anne) Holts
1866–1928
Bridgewater, Aroostook, Maine
Grandparents
John (Samuel) Holts
1843–1909
Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada
Rhoda (Ann) Ricker
1841–1910
Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Martin (Reiker)
1802–1870
Frances Sharpe
1812–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Sharp
1767–1804
Charity Loyalist
1779–1861

Mabel McKay's Descendants

1.
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Mabel (Vesper) McKay (15 Jun 1885–23 Jul 1951) m. Leon (Ansel) Sylvester (29 Jun 1882–14 Oct 1974)
  1. 1. Erma (Beatrice) Sylvester 1916–1995 m. Gerald (Wilson) McLaughlin 1913–1980
    1. 1. Gerald (Wilson) McLaughlin 1935–2004
  2. 2. Mae (Eva) Sylvester 1905–1972
  3. 3. Hazel (Laura) Sylvester 1907–2001
  4. 4. Fern (Myrtle) Sylvester 1909–2004
  5. 5. Madeline (Hildred) Sylvester 1912–2005
  6. 6. Leona (Effie [Jimmy]) Sylvester 1918–2001
  7. 7. Leon (Ansel [Bud]) Sylvester 1921–2003

Mabel McKay's Timeline

2 Records

1885
15 Jun 1885
Birth of Mabel Vesper McKay in Perham, Aroostook, Maine
Perham, Aroostook, Maine
1951
23 Jul 1951
Age 66
Death of Mabel Vesper McKay in San Diego, San Diego, California
San Diego, San Diego, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1885
    Event Place: Perham, Aroostook, Maine

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1951
    Event Place: San Diego, San Diego, California
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