When Thomas Evans McKay was born on 29 October 1875, in Huntsville, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, David McKay, was 31 and his mother, Jennette Eveline Evans, was 25. He married Fawn Robertson Brimhall on 11 September 1912, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1940 and lived in Huntsville Election Precinct, Weber, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 15 January 1958, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Huntsville Cemetery, Huntsville, Weber, Utah, United States.
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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.
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