Brief Life History of Andrew Corbet
When Andrew Corbet McKay was born on 25 July 1870, in Mount Thom, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, Alexander McKay, was 28 and his mother, Sarah Robison, was 27. He married Isabella Mae Sutherland in 1914, in Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Nova Scotia, Canada in 1911 and Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1914. He died on 3 March 1923, in Mount Thom, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 52, and was buried in Mount Thom Cemetery, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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- Andrew C. McKaye in household of Alexander McKaye, "Canada Census, 1881"
- Andrew Corbet McKay, "Nova Scotia Births, 1864-1877"
- Andrew Corbett McKay, "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918"
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World Events (3)
1871
British Columbia joins the confederation.
1909 · First Canadian Flight
The Silver Dart was the first recorded flight in Canada. It took off from Baddeck, Nova Scotia, on February 23, 1909, and was piloted by John Alexander Douglas McCurdy.
1921 · Racing Schooner Launched
The Bluenose racing schooner was launched on March 26, 1921, in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. It was evident that the ship was nothing like other ships that had been launched.
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Aoidh ‘son of Aodh’, an old personal name meaning ‘fire’. Etymologically, this is the same name as McKee , McGee , McCoy , and McHugh .
History: This is the surname of several Irish and Scottish families, including Clan Mackay, a Highland clan traditionally associated with Sutherland in the far northwest of Scotland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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