Angus and Sarah (Finlayson) McKay and 7 children came to Cape Breton in Dec. 1820. I have not found records
of their arrival in Canada but expect they would have come to the Pictou area, sailed from there on a smaller boat
to Washabuck, Victoria County Cape Breton in December, 1820. On Dec 15, 1820 prior to landing Angus died
and Sarah begged the Captain not to bury him at sea. They arrived in Washabuck where she found herself in a
Roman Catholic settlement and being a good Presybterian she did not want her husband buried there. She
questioned where was the nearest Presbyterian settlement. Middle River being the nearest several men in the
community offered to take her and the family there. They had to cross the Bras d'Or Lake and sail up the river,
which was quite a distance, where there was a small settlement and a newly built church and cemetery. Angus
was the very first person to be buried in that cemetery. His gravestone still stands today although the writing is
unreadable.
of their arrival in Canada but expect they would have come to the Pictou area, sailed from there on a smaller boat
to Washabuck, Victoria County Cape Breton in December, 1820. On Dec 15, 1820 prior to landing Angus died
and Sarah begged the Captain not to bury him at sea. They arrived in Washabuck where she found herself in a
Roman Catholic settlement and being a good Presybterian she did not want her husband buried there. She
questioned where was the nearest Presbyterian settlement. Middle River being the nearest several men in the
community offered to take her and the family there. They had to cross the Bras d'Or Lake and sail up the river,
which was quite a distance, where there was a small settlement and a newly built church and cemetery. Angus
was the very first person to be buried in that cemetery. His gravestone still stands today although the writing is
unreadable.
Angus and Sarah (Finlayson) McKay and 7 children came to Cape Breton in Dec. 1820. I have not found records
of their arrival in Canada but expect they would have come to the Pictou area, sailed from there on a smaller boat
to Washabuck, Victoria County Cape Breton in December, 1820. On Dec 15, 1820 prior to landing Angus died
and Sarah begged the Captain not to bury him at sea. They arrived in Washabuck where she found herself in a
Roman Catholic settlement and being a good Presybterian she did not want her husband buried there. She
questioned where was the nearest Presbyterian settlement. Middle River being the nearest several men in the
community offered to take her and the family there. They had to cross the Bras d'Or Lake and sail up the river,
which was quite a distance, where there was a small settlement and a newly built church and cemetery. Angus
was the very first person to be buried in that cemetery. His gravestone still stands today although the writing is
unreadable.
of their arrival in Canada but expect they would have come to the Pictou area, sailed from there on a smaller boat
to Washabuck, Victoria County Cape Breton in December, 1820. On Dec 15, 1820 prior to landing Angus died
and Sarah begged the Captain not to bury him at sea. They arrived in Washabuck where she found herself in a
Roman Catholic settlement and being a good Presybterian she did not want her husband buried there. She
questioned where was the nearest Presbyterian settlement. Middle River being the nearest several men in the
community offered to take her and the family there. They had to cross the Bras d'Or Lake and sail up the river,
which was quite a distance, where there was a small settlement and a newly built church and cemetery. Angus
was the very first person to be buried in that cemetery. His gravestone still stands today although the writing is
unreadable.
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