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flag female ancestor  Nancy  MCKAY

Born
11 May 1831 ,  Fort-Rupert, Northwest Territories, Canada
Died
abt. 1867 ,  St. Clements, Manitoba, Canada
Nancy  married  Samuel TAYLOR 2 February 1847 in Moose Factory, Cochrane, Ontario, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Samuel TAYLOR  was born 22 December 1812 in Orkney, Scotland.  Samuel died 17 November 1894
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Father
William Thomas MCKAY
Mother
Mary BUNN

Grandparents of Nancy MCKAY

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John MCKAY Mary FAVEL
Maternal grandparents
Thomas BUNN Sarah MCNAB


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Nancy  married  Samuel TAYLOR 2 February 1847 in Moose Factory, Cochrane, Ontario, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Samuel TAYLOR  was born 22 December 1812 in Orkney, Scotland.  Samuel died 17 November 1894
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Nancy MCKAY married flag male ancestor Samuel TAYLOR
Marriage date: 2 February 1847
Marriage place: Moose Factory, Cochrane, Ontario, Canada

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BirthBirth — 1831
11 May 1831
Fort-Rupert, Northwest Territories, Canada
News1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
marriage1847 Marriage / Partner
Nancy MCKAY and Samuel TAYLOR 2 February 1847, Moose Factory, Cochrane, Ontario, Canada

She was 15 years old.
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
1852 Birth of Child
Jane TAYLOR was born 28 August 1852, Moose Factory, James Bay, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada

Nancy was 21 years old.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
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