Benjamin McKay

1856 - Bef 1910  (< 53 years)

• Name	Benjamin McKay  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	Dec 1856	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1, 3, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1878	USA   [1]
  	Border Crossing from Canada
  Occupation	1885	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [4]
  	Waiter
  Census	1900	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Death	Bef 1910	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [3]
  	Mary was widowed by 1910 census
  Person ID	I19408	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth Mears,   b. Mar 1866, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 Aug 1943, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	15 Feb 1887	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 6]
  Children	1. Louise E McKay,   b. 28 Mar 1892, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. Bef 1930 (Age < 37 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Benjamin Francis McKay, Sr,   b. 17 Jan 1890, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 7 Oct 1954, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Margaret McKay,   b. 20 Jun 1898, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 19 Mar 1899, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Stephen Alfred McKay,   b. 10 Dec 1888, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F7323	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Dec 1856 - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Occupation - Waiter - 1885 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 15 Feb 1887 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1900 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Death - Bef 1910 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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