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Margaret Davidson - MacKay 1771–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Feb 1771

Birth Location: Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland

Death Date: 30 Mar 1855

Death Location: Diamond, Scotsburn, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: John Polson

Mother: Margaret Polson

Spouse(s): Alexander McKay

Children(s): William MacKay, Andrew Mckay, William McKay, George McKAY, Isobel McKay, Adam MacKAY, Ann McKAY, Elizabeth McKAY, Hugh McKay, Hugh McKay

Margaret Davidson - MacKay was born in 1771 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland, the child of John Polson And Margaret Ferguson Polson. Margaret Davidson - MacKay married Alexander Mckay, and had children including Adam Mackay, Andrew Mckay, Ann Clunus Mckay, Elizabeth Mckay, George Mckay, Hugh Mckay, Hugh Spudgill Mckay, Isobel Mckay, William Mackay, William Mckay. Margaret Davidson - MacKay passed away in 1855 in Diamond, Scotsburn, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Margaret Davidson - MacKay was born in 1771 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland, the child of John Polson And Margaret Ferguson Polson.
  • Margaret Davidson - MacKay married Alexander Mckay, and had children including Adam Mackay, Andrew Mckay, Ann Clunus Mckay, Elizabeth Mckay, George Mckay, Hugh Mckay, Hugh Spudgill Mckay, Isobel Mckay, William Mackay, William Mckay.
  • Margaret Davidson - MacKay passed away in 1855 in Diamond, Scotsburn, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Margaret MacKay's Ancestors

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Margaret MacKay
1771–1855
Birth Place: Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland
Parents
John Polson
1724–1801
Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Margaret (Ferguson -) Polson
1734–1776
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret MacKay's Descendants

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Margaret (Davidson -) MacKay (8 Feb 1771–30 Mar 1855) m. Alexander McKay (5 Jul 1771–1837)
  1. 1. William MacKay 1803–1846 m. Elizabeth Munro 1801–1888
    1. 1. Daniel Mckay 1830– m. Susana Moore 1820–1859
      1. 1. Minnie MacKay 1876–1945 m. James Kennedy 1872–1952
        1. 1. Mary (Lavinia) Kent 1896–1984 m. Henry (Dickson) Kent 1893–1976
        2. 2. James (Arthur) Kennedy 1899–
        3. 3. Margaret (MacKay) Kennedy 1903–1979 m. John (Elwood) MacLeod 1894–1983
        4. 4. Clarence Kennedy 1907–
        5. 5. Beatrice Kennedy 1908–
      2. 2. Angus Mckay 1876–1913
    2. 2. Hector MacKay 1833–1904
    3. 3. Alexander MacKay 1831–1913
    4. 4. Jannet (Jennie) MacKay 1837–1930
    5. 5. John (Daniel (Donald) (WBRJ)) MacKay 1829–1911
  2. 2. Andrew Mckay 1808–1900
  3. 3. William McKay 1802–1846
  4. 4. George McKAY 1795–1867
  5. 5. Isobel McKay 1793–1834
  6. 6. Adam MacKAY 1796–1873
  7. 7. Ann (Clunus) McKAY 1800–1869
  8. 8. Elizabeth McKAY 1801–1851
  9. 9. Hugh (Spudgill) McKay 1800–1846
  10. 10. Hugh McKay 1788–1871

Margaret MacKay's Timeline

3 Records

1771
8 Feb 1771
Birth of Margaret Davidson - MacKay in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland
Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland
1771
08 Feb 1771
Margaret Davidson - MacKay was baptized in Old Machar,Aberdeen,Scotland
Old Machar,Aberdeen,Scotland
1855
30 Mar 1855
Age 84
Death of Margaret Davidson - MacKay in Diamond, Scotsburn, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
Diamond, Scotsburn, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1771
    Event Place: Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 08 Feb 1771
    Event Place: Old Machar,Aberdeen,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Nova Scotia, Canada; Year: 1815; Page Number: 245

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1855
    Event Place: Diamond, Scotsburn, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada

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