John W MCKAY
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Born: 1839 December 10 in Colville, Stevens, Washington Territory, USA
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
John W married Sophia Rose CAILLÉ dite BISCORNET 6 October 1857 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sophia Rose CAILLÉ dite BISCORNET was born October 1842 in St. Paul, Marion, Oregon Territory, USA. Sophia Rose died 15 April 1905 in Woodburn, Marion, Oregon, USA. Sophia Rose was the child of Paschal CAILLE dit BISCORNET and Louise KAWITSCHIN.
John W MCKAY died 1908 October 12 in Woodburn, Marion, Oregon, USA.
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Recorded occupation: Farmer
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Spouse & Children of John W MCKAY
Marriage date: 6 October 1857
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Sophia Rose CAILLÉ dite BISCORNET was the child of Paschal CAILLE dit BISCORNET and Louise KAWITSCHIN
Children of John W MCKAY and Sophia Rose CAILLÉ dite BISCORNET
Died: 1921 February 10, Portland, Oregon, USA
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1839 December 10
Colville, Stevens, Washington Territory, USA
Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
John W MCKAY and Sophia Rose CAILLÉ dite BISCORNET 6 October 1857,
He was 17 years old.
1864 Birth of ChildMoses MCKAY was born 1864 February 01, St. Louis, Oregon, USA
John W was 24 years old.
Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
Sophia Rose CAILLÉ dite BISCORNET died 15 April 1905, Woodburn, Marion, Oregon, USA
1908 October 12
Woodburn, Marion, Oregon, USA
He died at the age of 68.
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Last updated: 4/28/2026 5:35:44 PM
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