Charles McKay (Oregon pioneer)

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Charles Richard McKay Sr.
Born(1808-02-08)February 8, 1808
Brandon House, Manitoba, Canada
Died(1873-05-27)May 27, 1873
Glencoe, Washington, Oregon, United States
Burial placeHarrison Cemetery, Vadis, Washington County, Oregon, United States
NationalityScottish
CitizenshipAmerican
Occupation(s)Fur Trapper, Cattle rancher, Butcher
Known forEarly settlement of Oregon
SpouseLetitia (Bird) McKay (married Oct 2, 1827)
Children9
Father John Richards McKay

Charles McKay was an American 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

  1. 1 2 "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.
  2. ↑ 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
  3. ↑ A GABRIEL DUMONT INSTITUTE OF NATIVE STUDIES AND APPLIED RESEARCH http://www.metismuseum.ca/media/db/07427
  4. ↑ "History". North Plains Oregon. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  5. ↑ Article from the Oregonian on the founding of Glencoe Oregon (The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1910-08-28 [p 10](Web archive).)
  6. ↑ Dobbs, Caroline Conselyea. "Men of Champoeg; a record of the lives of the pioneers who founded the Oregon government". ir.library.oregonstate.edu. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  7. ↑ Parish registers: Manitoba : H-1344, image 341 of his marriage * https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_h1344/341?r=1&s=1
  8. ↑ "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.).
  9. ↑ "McKay, Letitia Bird (b. 1810) - [PDF Document]". fdocuments.in. Retrieved August 13, 2022.


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