Mary (Steep) McKay (abt. 1852 - 1944)

Born about Jul 1852 in Ballyriggen, Limerick, Ireland [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of George McKay — married 15 Mar 1877 in Auburn, Cayuga, NY, USA

Descendants

Died 13 Jun 1944 at about age 91 in Auburn, Cayuga, NY

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Biography

Mary Steep was born about 1853 in Ballyriggen, Limerick, Ireland the daughter of Michael Steep and Sarah Sherwood.^[1]

Mary Steep married George McKay on March 15, 1877.^[2]. The couple had five children. 1. Woolsey Irving McKay 2. Pietro McKay 3. Christina F. McKay 4. Sarah Elizabeth McKay 5. Bertha May McKay ^[3]

Mary passed away on June 14, 1944 at Auburn New York. She was 91 years old.^[4] She was buried in Soule Cemetery in Sennett, New York.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M43L-H78 : 7 April 2022), Mary Steep in household of Michael Steep, Thorold, Welland, Ontario, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
2. ↑ The Auburn Morning News, Auburn NY, 17 March 1877. Married McKay - Steep - In this city, at the residence of Mr. Peitro Mowray, March 15th, 1877, by Rev. John Brainard, D.D., Mr. George McKay and Miss Mary W. Steep, both of this city.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS66-SH6 : 22 January 2022), Mary Mc Kay in entry for George Mc Kay, 1900.
4. ↑ "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2Y-MRG7 : 4 March 2022), Mary W McKay, 1944.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102159894/mary-w-mckay: accessed 28 August 2022), memorial page for Mary W Steep McKay (1852–1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 102159894, citing Soule Cemetery, Sennett, Cayuga County, New York, USA;

Acknowledgements

Research Notes

1. 1900 US Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Auburn, Cayuga, NY; Rolls: T623; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 8.

Mary McKay, 118 Washington St, Wife, White, Female Jul 1851, 48, Married, 23 years, 5 Children, 5 Children Living, Ireland, Ireland, Ireland, reads, writes, speaks English.

Second Election District, Fourth Ward.

2. Obituary

Mrs. Mary McKay

Mrs. Mary McKay, 91, of 123 1/2 Osborne St. died Tuesday night in an Auburn nursing home after a long illness. Mrs. McKay had lived in Auburn for 70 years and was a member of th Second Presbyterian Church.

Mrs. McKay is survived by two sons, Woolsey and Pedro McKay of Auburn; three daughters Mrs. Arthur C. Wallace and Mrs. George Bloechinger of this city and Mres. Guy Merrick of Buffalo; one sister Miss Agnes Steep of St. Catherine's, Ont., Canada; 18 grandchildren, 31 great-grand children, and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 3:30 o'clock Fridayafternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Bloechinger 310 Franklin St., with Rev.Donald H. Mackenzie of Second Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will be at Soule Cemetery.