John Edward McKay, Sr b. 5 Jun 1916 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 12 Aug 1999 Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA: Smith Family Tree

John Edward McKay, Sr

1916 - 1999 (83 years)

Name	John Edward McKay [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
Suffix	Sr
Birth	5 Jun 1916	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA [1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10]
Gender	Male
Census	1920	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA [6]
	Relation to Head: Son; Residence Marital Status: Single
Census	1930	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA [7]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
Census	1940	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA [1]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
Military Draft Registration	1940	West Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA [10]
	Draft Registration - WWII
Census	1950	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA [8]
	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Never Married to Marie
Occupation	Pipe fitter for Local 537
Residence	1963	Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA [3]
	Marie and John
Death	12 Aug 1999	Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA [2, 4, 5, 11]
Burial	Holy Trinity Cemetery, Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA [11]
Person ID	I24831	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Benjamin Francis McKay, Sr, b. 17 Jan 1890, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 7 Oct 1954, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 64 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Helen Gertrude Meagher, b. 14 Sep 1889, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 Jul 1962, Wollaston, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 72 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	18 Jun 1913	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA [13, 14]
Family ID	F11284	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Marie Therese Price, b. 13 Jan 1928, Massachusetts, USA d. 25 Jan 2020, Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (Age 92 years)

Marriage 1949 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA [9]

Children

	1. John Edward McKay, Jr, b. 13 Jun 1961, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 22 Aug 2013, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA (Age 52 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Living
	3. Living
	4. Living
	5. Living

Family ID F10392 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 5 Jun 1916 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Son; Residence Marital Status: Single - 1920 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1930 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1940 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1940 - West Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
	Marriage - 1949 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Never Married to Marie - 1950 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
	Residence - Marie and John - 1963 - Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
	Death - 12 Aug 1999 - Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

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People

McKAY-Helen and Benjamin (family)
BACK: Helen Gertrude Meagher (1889-1962) and Benjamin Francis McKay (1890-1954) with FRONT: John Edward McKay (1916-1999), Benjamin Francis McKay 1914-1979 (Laurette Sylvia originally shared this on 14 Nov 2017)

Sources

[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01680; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 15-705.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01680; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 15-705
[S9507] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Number: 013-07-1651; Issue State: Massachusetts; Issue Date: Before 1951.
[S284] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;).

U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
[S645] Ancestry.com, Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2012;).
[S352] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;).
[S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Boston Ward 16, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_733; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 414.

1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Boston Ward 16, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_733; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 414
[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 950; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0365; FHL microfilm: 2340685.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 950; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0365; FHL microfilm: 2340685

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Boston, Suffolk, Mas.

1950 United States Federal Census
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Boston, Suffolk, Mas

[S11650] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).

Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970

[S9506] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), National Archives at St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Massachusetts, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 643.

U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Massachusetts, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 643

[S3674] FamilySearch - Find a Grave.
[S4531] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Helen McKay • Boston Globe - 2 Jul 1962, Helen Gertrude Meagher McKay -- The Boston Globe; Publication Date: 2 Jul 1962; Publication Place: Boston, Massachusetts.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/433418686/?article=37a41bca-31eb-4226-882d-c4b841148242&focus=0.6073452,0.8294884,0.72568995,0.8697954&xid=3355
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Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915
New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915
[S11650] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).

Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970

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