Jane McKay

Brief Life History of Jane

When Jane McKay was born on 25 April 1837, in Strabane, County Tyrone, Ireland, her father, Joseph McKay, was 38 and her mother, Martha Blair, was 37. She married Andrew Smith on 24 October 1859, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 1 January 1894, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Andrew Smith
1837–1921
Jane McKay
1837–1894
Marriage: 24 October 1859
Martha McKay Smith
1860–1861
Jane May Smith
1862–1951
Andrew Smith Jr.
1864–1944
Alexander Laughlin Smith
1865–1895
Mary Ellen Smith
1867–1902
Joseph McKay Smith
1870–1880
Robert Nephi Smith
1872–1885
James Blair Smith
1873–1918
Elizabeth Young Smith
1875–1957
Hyrum McKay Smith
1877–1904
Joseph Ephraim Smith
1880–1910

Sources (49)

  • Jean Mckay in household of Joseph Mckay, "Scotland Census, 1851"
  • Janet Smith, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
  • Jane Mckay Smith, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (13)

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World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

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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Andrew Smith

Andrew Smith (Taken from, “Tell My Story, Too” by Jolene S. Allphin) Born: 1837 Age: 19 Willie Handcart Company Andrew Smith was the son of Alexander Smith and Elizabeth Young. He was baptized …

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