 1873 - 1964 (91 years)
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| Name |
Alexander Rintoul McKay |
| Born |
6 Jan 1873 |
Lanark Highlands Township, Ontario, Canada  |
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| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
28 Sep 1964 |
Souris, Manitoba, Canada |
| Buried |
Sinclair Cemetery, Sinclair, Rural Municipality of Pipestone, Manitoba, Canada |
| Person ID |
I29459 |
Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
5 Jan 2025 |
| Father |
Thomas J. McKay, b. 4 May 1845, Lanark Highlands Township, Ontario, Canada , d. 26 Nov 1932, Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada (Age 87 years) |
| Mother |
Ann Rintoul, b. 14 Jan 1845, Lanark Highlands Township, Ontario, Canada , d. 31 Mar 1927, Lanark Highlands Township, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years) |
| Married |
28 Nov 1868 |
Middleville, Ontario, Canada |
| Family ID |
F0892 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Margaret Langstaff, b. 14 Jun 1880, Lanark Highlands Township, Ontario, Canada , d. 29 Nov 1968 (Age 88 years) |
| Married |
3 Jul 1900 |
Lanark Highlands Township, Ontario, Canada |
- Darling Township, Ontario
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| Children |
| | 1. Allan Thomas McKay, b. 14 Jan 1903, Rural Municipality of Grassland, Manitoba, Canada , d. 22 Jan 1980, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Age 77 years) |
| + | 2. Mary Ann McKay, b. 31 Aug 1905, Sinclair, Manitoba, Canada , d. 25 Sep 2003, San Diego, California, USA (Age 98 years) |
| + | 3. Cecil John McKay, b. 27 Sep 1907, Rural Municipality of Pipestone, Manitoba, Canada , d. 1986, Sinclair, Manitoba, Canada (Age 78 years) |
| + | 4. Harvey William McKay, b. 4 Jan 1909, Sinclair, Manitoba, Canada , d. 26 Apr 1996, Manitoba, Canada (Age 87 years) |
| | 5. Evelyn McKay, b. 10 Nov 1911, Rural Municipality of Pipestone, Manitoba, Canada , d. 2 Apr 1918, Rural Municipality of Pipestone, Manitoba, Canada (Age 6 years) |
| | 6. Olive McKay, b. 31 Aug 1914, Rural Municipality of Pipestone, Manitoba, Canada , d. 13 Apr 1918, Rural Municipality of Pipestone, Manitoba, Canada (Age 3 years) |
| | 7. Vera R. McKay, b. 9 Sep 1914, Rural Municipality of Pipestone, Manitoba, Canada , d. 9 Feb 1918, Rural Municipality of Pipestone, Manitoba, Canada (Age 3 years) |
| | 8. Douglas Wellington McKay, b. 1917, d. 27 Mar 1999 (Age 82 years) |
| + | 9. Helen Jean McKay, b. 5 Mar 1921, Rural Municipality of Pipestone, Manitoba, Canada , d. 7 Apr 2011, Seattle, Washington, USA (Age 90 years) |
| | 10. Mabel McKay, b. 8 Apr 1910, Rural Municipality of Pipestone, Manitoba, Canada , d. 2 Sep 1910, Rural Municipality of Pipestone, Manitoba, Canada (Age 0 years) |
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| Last Modified |
5 Jan 2025 |
| Family ID |
F758 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Born - 6 Jan 1873 - Lanark Highlands Township, Ontario, Canada |
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| Married - 3 Jul 1900 - Lanark Highlands Township, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Died - 28 Sep 1964 - Souris, Manitoba, Canada |
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 | Buried - - Sinclair Cemetery, Sinclair, Rural Municipality of Pipestone, Manitoba, Canada |
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| Pin Legend |
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| Headstones |
 | Alexander McKay
In Loving Memory
Of
Alexander McKay
1873 - 1964
At Rest |
| Obituary & Death Notice |
 | Alexander McKay, Sinclair pioneer, buried Thursday
Alexander McKay, Sinclair pioneer, buried Thursday
SINCLAIR -Among the last of the district's first homesteaders, Alexander McKay, passed away in the Souris Hospital on Sept. 28th at the age of 91.
He was born in Lanark County, Ontario in January 1873, the eldest son of the late Thomas and Annie McKay.
Mr. McKay, affectionately known to young and old alike, as 'Pa', first came west in 1896 to Reston. He returned to the east several times but in 1901 came west to Minto and in March 1903 moved to the Sinclair district to the farm now occupied by Ernest Rhodes. He farmed there successfully until November, 1943. Since then he has spent his time with his sons Douglas and Cecil at Sinclair, until November 1962,
when he suffered a stroke. Since then he had been in the Assiniboine Hospital in Brandon, and for the past six months in the Riverbend Home, at Souris.
He married the former Margaret Langstaffe in 1900, and she now lives at the Sherwood, in Virden. Also surviving are his four sons, Allan of Squamish, B.C., Harvey of Moline, Douglas and Cecil of Sinclair, and two daughters, Mrs. D. F. Cameron (Mary) of San Diego, Calif, Mrs. James Cross (Helen) of Seattle, Wash. Four small daughters predeceased him.
He also leaves two brothers, Carles and Welland, of Almonte, Ont, three sisters, Mrs. Hattie Rogers and Mrs. Margaret Reid, of Almonte, and Mrs. Esther Mealy of Brandon. Two brothers, Thomas and John, and a sister, Mrs. Jack Robertson predeceased him.
There are thirteen grandchildren and five great grand children.
The funeral was held in the United Church, Sinclair, at which he had been a faithful attender, on Thursday, October 1st. Rev. Henderson officiated. Active pallbearers were: Gordon Pickett, Cecil Brownlee, Neil Chester, Bill Pearson, Lou Mayert and Gordon Mitchell. Honorary pallbearers were Ken Hayward, Chas, Dyon, Ted Jones, Wilfred Bulloch, J. D. Bulloch and Geo. Hooper. Burial was in Sinclair cemetery.
Those attending the funeral from a distance were: Mrs. Helen Cross, Seattle; Mr. and Mrs. Harvey McKay, Moline; Mr. and Mrs. Jake Dyck, Portage; Mrs. Steve Rudniski, Virden; Yvonne McKay, Winnipeg, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Stewart, Lillyfield; Mr. and Mrs. Everett Kruger, Oak Lake; Miss Heather McKay, Rapid City: Mrs. Esther Mealy and Mrs. L. Penman, Brandon; Mr. and Mrs. Welland Mealy, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Mealy, Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Halliday, all of Fairfax; Mr. and Mrs Tom Craig, Headingly, Bob Colquhoun, Virden, Mrs. L and K Cameron and Mrs. Wilf Forsyth, Wood north.
--Reston Recorder, Reston, Manitoba, 1964 |
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