Charles McKay (Oregon pioneer)
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Captain Charles Richard McKay Sr. | |
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| Born | February 8, 1808 Brandon House, Manitoba, Canada |
| Died | May 27, 1873 Glencoe, Washington, Oregon, United States |
| Burial place | Harrison Cemetery, Vadis, Washington County, Oregon, United States |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Citizenship | American |
| Occupation(s) | Fur Trapper, Cattle rancher, Butcher |
| Known for | Early settlement of Oregon |
| Spouse | Letitia (Bird) McKay (married Oct 2, 1827) |
| Children | 9 |
| Father | John Richards McKay |
Charles McKay was a Rocky Mountain fur trapper of the Hudson Bay Company who came to the Tualatin Valley in Oregon with a group of five other individuals on Christmas day in 1840.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The party was formed in an effort to gain a foothold for England in the contested Oregon Territory. The journey was difficult and they made stops at Fort Spokane and originally settled near the town of Dupont before resettling in Oregon.[6] After arriving in Oregon he was one of those alleged to have voted for the creation of a provisional government at what were known as the Champoeg Meetings. He was the founder and first to settle Glencoe, Oregon.
He was married to Letitia Bird, daughter of the governor and former chief factor of the Hudson's Bay Company.[7][8][9] Having originally been born in Manitoba, Canada, he became an American citizen in 1851.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Federal writers' project. Oregon, End of the Trail. Portland, Oregon: Binfords and Mort, 1940. 549 p. $2.50". Science Education. 25 (6): 356–357. 1941. Bibcode:1941SciEd..25V.356.. doi:10.1002/sce.3730250648. ISSN 0036-8326.
- ^ Clark County Genealogical Society, Trail Breakers, volume 38, page 20 https://www.ccgs-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ccgs-trail-breakers-vol-38-2012.pdf
- ^ A GABRIEL DUMONT INSTITUTE OF NATIVE STUDIES AND APPLIED RESEARCH http://www.metismuseum.ca/media/db/07427
- ^ "History". North Plains Oregon. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- ^ Article from the Oregonian on the founding of Glencoe Oregon (The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1910-08-28 [p 10](Web archive).)
- ^ Dobbs, Caroline Conselyea. "Men of Champoeg; a record of the lives of the pioneers who founded the Oregon government". ir.library.oregonstate.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
- ^ Parish registers: Manitoba : H-1344, image 341 of his marriage * https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_h1344/341?r=1&s=1
- ^ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHHW-G4M : 21 December 2020), Charles McKay, Washington, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ^ "McKay, Letitia Bird (b. 1810) - [PDF Document]". fdocuments.in. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
External links
[edit]- Washington County Historical Society and Museum - Charles Richard McKay
- Charles Richard McKay (1808-1873) - Red River Ancestry
- Charles Richard McKay Sr. (1808-1873) - Find a Grave
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