David Lawrence McKay

Brief Life History of David Lawrence

When David Lawrence McKay was born on 30 September 1901, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, David Oman McKay, was 28 and his mother, Emma Ray Riggs, was 24. He married Mildred Dean Calderwood on 28 June 1928, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 5 years. He died on 27 October 1993, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Lawrence McKay
1901–1993
Mildred Dean Calderwood
1902–1994
Marriage: 28 June 1928
Midene McKay
1929–2020
Teddy Lyn McKay
1934–1999

Sources (37)

  • David L. McKay in household of David Omer McKay, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • David Lawrence Mckay, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • David Lawrence McKay, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"

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World Events (8)

1902 · So Much Farm Land

A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.

1909 · The Grand Opera House of Ogden Changes its name

Known as the Orpheum Theatre, the Opera House was built in 1890 because there was no play house located in the City. People came from all around to see the shows. When the name was changed to the Orpheum, different shows came about to please the viewers tastes and ideas.

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

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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