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Minerva A, Elizabeth E, and David McKay

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Description
Elizabeth E. McKay passed away on May 4th 1899 at the age of 62. Her husband, David McKay, passed away two years later in 1901 on August 28th at the age of 67. Their daughter Minerva A., married to George Wall, passed away on May 31st 1891 at the age of 28 years, 2 months, and 24 days. Elizabeth and David have another daughter, Catherine McKay, who is also buried at Papple Cemetery.
Notes
Papple Cemetery is an inactive cemetery in Brant County, under the jurisdiction of the Corporation of the County of Brant. It is located on Brant County Highway # 99, 2.5 kms east of the St George Road (Brant County Road # 13).

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Inscriptions
[Front]
MINERVA A.
DAU. OF
H. & E. McKAY
WIFE OF
GEORGE WALL
DIED
May 31, 1891
Aged 28 Yrs
2 Mos & 24 D's
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McKAY

[Side 1]
ELIZABETH E.
WIFE OF
DAVID McKAY
DIED MAY 4, 1899;
IN HER 62ND YEAR.
DAVID McKAY
DIED AUG. 28, 1901.
IN HIS 67TH YEAR.

[Side 2]
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MOTHER?

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Date of Publication
1834
Subject(s)
Collection
Cemeteries of Brant County
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Papple Cemetery:
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.2173325555575 Longitude: -80.209491237793
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
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