Charles McKay was a Rocky Mountain fur trapper of the

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who came to the

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in Oregon with a group of five other individuals on Christmas day in 1840. Article from the Oregonian on the founding of Glencoe Oregon (The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1910-08-28 [p 10
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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. 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."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.). Having originally been born in

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, he became an American citizen in 1851.

References

External links

Washington County Historical Society and Museum - Charles Richard McKay

Charles Richard McKay (1808-1873) - Red River Ancestry

Charles Richard McKay Sr. (1808-1873) - Find a Grave
1808 births 1873 deaths Pre-Confederation Canadian emigrants to the United States Champoeg Meetings Oregon pioneers People from Oregon Country Fur traders American cattlemen American people of Scottish descent {{Oregon-bio-stub