John Dougal McKay

John Dougall McKay, born January 07, 1827 in Rainy Lake; died December 24, 1893 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was the son of 32. William McKay and 33. Julie Chalifoux. He married 17. Harriet McKay April 24, 1856.

17. Harriet McKay, born July 06, 1835 in Fort Ellice, Northwest Territories; died February 12, 1913 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. She was the daughter of 34. John Richards McKay and 35. Harriet Ballenden.

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Of interest to many might be the story of John Dougal McKay. the son of William McKay and the grandson of Donald McKay. John Dougal McKay is reported to be the grandson of John McKay/Mary Favell's brother Donald McKay. (we are still trying hard to verify they were in fact brothers). This is by Herbert Nelson McKay.(his grandson). He was called John Dougal, to identify him from the other John McKays. When he was 16 he was sent to England for more education in bookkeeping and carpenter training. On completion of his apprenticeship, he returned to Canada by boat via the Hudson Bay. On the voyage out, the ships purser died. The Captain knew John Dougal had bookkeeping training, so he was appointed Purser and was in charge of the ships records. He would collect the money for goods brought out from England and be in charge of all goods on the return trip. The job meant he had to return to England and come out the following year to work for the Hudson Bay Company. He married Harriet McKay, the daughter of John Richards McKay, and they are reported to have been 2nd cousins. They went to Portage la Prarie and in 1881, they moved to Prince Albert. He opened a store in partnership with his son William Charles that was located about 6 miles west of town.

Two of his sons went to the Yukon during the Gold Rush days. John Dougal passed away in 1893.Harriet great church worker, she also did beautiful bead work on leather. A sample of her work is in the Prince Albert Museum. Harriet passed away Feb. 12, 1913. Their children were Joseph McKay who married Flora A. McKay, William Charles,McKay, Julia McKay who married James Cusitor, Henry Malcom Watt McKay, who took cattle to the Yukon,Francis Mckay who joined the Northwest Mounted Police and is buried on the line between Alaska and the Yukon, Harriet Ann Mckay who married Walter Traill(retired to Victoria). John Dougal and Harriet also raised a pair of orphan twin boys named Willie and Jacob Beads.

More About John Dougall McKay:

Burial: at St Mary's, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada Fact 1: Source T. C. McCloy Papers Fact 2: FMN ID 3615, as Metis, Protestant Fact 3: Gail Morin's book page 768, 780 and 781

More About Harriet McKay:

Burial: February 14, 1913, St Mary's, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada Fact 1: Source T. C. McCloy Papers Fact 2: Gail Morin's book page 768, 780 & 781 Fact 3: married by contract

Children of John McKay and Harriet McKay are: i. Joseph McKay, born July 12, 1856 in St Andrews, RRS; died December 12, 1938 in St Mary's, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada; married Flora Ann McKay March 30, 1887 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada.