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Margaret Dexter 1830–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 May 1830

Birth Location: Lower Ohio, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 5 October 1901

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

Father: John Dexter

Mother: Margaret Bower

Spouse(s): Alexander MacKay

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

In 1830, Margaret Dexter entered the world in Lower Ohio, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada, born to John Dexter And Margaret Bower. Margaret Dexter married Alexander Mackay, 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. Margaret Dexter passed away in 1901 in Clyde River, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1830, Margaret Dexter entered the world in Lower Ohio, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada, born to John Dexter And Margaret Bower.
  • Margaret Dexter married Alexander Mackay, 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.
  • Margaret Dexter passed away in 1901 in Clyde River, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Dexter
1802–1876
Birth Location: Shelburne, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
JD
Margaret Bower
1805–1868
Birth Location: Lower Ohio, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
MB

Spouses(s)

Alexander MacKay
1825–1894
Birth Location: Middle Clyde, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
AM

Children(s)

Cornelia McKay
1874–1941
Birth Location: Upper Clyde, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
CM
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
AM
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
TM
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

Margaret Dexter's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Dexter
1830–1901
Birth Place: Lower Ohio, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
John Dexter
1802–1876
Shelburne, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Margaret Bower
1805–1868
Lower Ohio, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Elisha Dexter
1747–1812
Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA
Rachel ((Demings \ DeMings) Dexter) Dexter
1776–1812
Shelburne, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Charles (William Bower) Loyalist✔️
1755–1842
Koblenz, Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Margaret (McGeorge Hamilton) Bower✔️
1772–1862
Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Dexter's Descendants

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Margaret Dexter (23 May 1830–5 October 1901) m. Alexander MacKay (26 October 1825–7 September 1894)
  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

Margaret Dexter's Timeline

2 Records

1830
23 May 1830
Birth of Margaret Dexter in Lower Ohio, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Lower Ohio, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
1901
5 October 1901
Age 71
Death of Margaret Dexter in Clyde River, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Clyde River, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 May 1830
    Event Place: Lower Ohio, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 October 1901
    Event Place: Clyde River, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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