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Charles Richard McKay Sr.
Born (1808-02-08)February 8, 1808
Brandon House, Manitoba, Canada
Died May 27, 1873(1873-05-27)
Glencoe, Washington, Oregon, United States
Burial place Harrison Cemetery, Vadis, Washington County, Oregon, United States
Nationality Scottish
Citizenship American
Occupation Fur Trapper, Cattle rancher, Butcher
Known for Early settlement of Oregon
Spouse(s) Letitia (Bird) McKay (married Oct 2, 1827)
Children 9

Charles McKay was a Rocky Mountain fur trapper of the Hudson Bay Company who came to the Tualatin Valley in Oregon with a group of five other individuals on Christmas day in 1840.

He founded and was 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.

Having originally been born in Manitoba, Canada, he became an American citizen in 1851.

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