McKay, Sylvester

McKay, Sylvester

Male 1801 - 1850  (49 years)

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  • Name McKay, Sylvester  [1
    Born 4 Mar 1801  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died Jun 1850  Colden, Erie County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I75937  Sackett | Descendants of Capt. Richard Sackett
    Last Modified 8 Dec 2022 

    Father McKay, Sylvester,   b. 2 Aug 1760, Amenia, Dutchess County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1804, Union, Broome County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Mother Bostwick / Bosthch, Elizabeth,   b. 7 Aug 1762, Mansfield, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 1826, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 13 Sep 1782  New Preston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Children 9 children 
     1. McKay, Silas,   b. 7 Jul 1783,   d. 30 Jun 1843  (Age 59 years)
     2. McKay, Philo,   b. 28 Jul 1785,   d. Unknown
    +3. McKay, Augustin Sr.,   b. 8 Jun 1787,   d. 21 Aug 1849  (Age 62 years)
    +4. McKay, Joseph Warren,   b. 12 Jul 1789, Albany, Albany County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1865, Erie County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     5. McKay, Betsey,   b. 1 Oct 1791,   d. Unknown
     6. McKay, Lois,   b. 25 Oct 1793,   d. Unknown
     7. McKay, Mary,   b. 28 Feb 1796,   d. Unknown
     8. McKay, Daniel,   b. 18 Jul 1798,   d. Unknown
     9. McKay, Sylvester,   b. 4 Mar 1801,   d. Jun 1850, Colden, Erie County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
     
    Family ID F5125  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S2929] Mortuary records with genealogical notes of the town of Spafford, Onondaga County, New York, (Ancestry.com), 174 (Reliability: 2), 8 Dec 2022.
      Sylvester McKay, by his wife Elizabeth Bostich, had the following children: Silas, born July 7, 1783, died June 30, 1843; Philo, born July 28, 1785; Augustus, born June 8, 1787, died August 21, 1849, married (1) October 15, 1809, Polly Partridge of Northampton, N.Y., and (2) June 16, 1839, Julia Chappel, widow of Dr. Ithamer C. Day; Betsey[,] born October 1, 1791; Joseph, born July 12, 1789; Lois, born October 25, 1793; Polly, born February 28, 1796; Daniel, [born] July 18, 1798; and Sylvester, born March 4, 1801, died in June, 1850, at Colden, N.Y.

      Transcribed by Ted Smith

    2. [S94] Early Connecticut Marriages, Bailey, Frederick W., (Source: Original data: Bailey, Frederick W. Early Connecticut Marriages. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997. Description: An extensive work, this is based on original records, mainly of the Congregational and Episcopal churches of the period 1651-1800. About 30,000 marriages are recorded, arranged by town and thereunder by church, and they give the full names of the brides and grooms, and the marriage dates. Each of the seven volumes is indexed.) (Reliability: 3), 7 Dec 2022.
      Name: Sylvester Mc Kay
      Gender: Male
      Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Bostwick
      Spouse Gender: Female
      Marriage Date: 13 Sep 1782
      Marriage Place: Washington, Litchfield

      Researched by Ted Smith

    3. [S985] Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3), 7 Dec 2022.
      Congregational Church at New Preston

      McKay, Sylvester, m. Eliza(bet)h Bostwick, b. of New Preston, Sept. 13, 1782

      Researched by Ted Smith


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