Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary McKay was born on 25 December 1822, in Derrykeighan, Derrykeighan, County Antrim, Ireland, her father, Joseph McKay, was 23 and her mother, Martha Blair, was 23. She married John Young Smith on 14 June 1862, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1859 and lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 21 March 1909, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Mary Mc Kay in household of Joseph Mc Kay, "United States Census, 1860"
- Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910
- Mary Mckay Smith, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1845
The Irish Potato Famine. Many Irish emigrate to America. Irish population drops from 8 million to 6 million due to death from starvation or emigration.
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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