Eliza COUSINS

1793 - 1875  (81 years)

• Name	Eliza COUSINS
  Birth	4 Oct 1793	, Park Corner, Queens County, Prince Edward Island   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1798	, Lot 20, Park Corner, Queens County, St. John's Island   [3]
  	enumerated in the household of John Cousins (age 39) were his wife Mary Townsend (age 30), their children James (age 9), Sarah (age 8), Eliza (age 5), John (age 3) and Alexander (age 1). St. John's Island, or the Island of St. John, was named Prince Edward Island a year later in 1799. Role: Daughter
  Name	Eliza McKay
  Death	12 Jan 1875	, Malpeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [2]
  Burial	, the Peoples Cemetery, Malpeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 46.53006,-63.68706   [4]
  	marker broken in two pieces, next to that of her husband, John McKay. Inscription: In memory of / Eliza / Jan. 12, 1875, / Æ. 82.
  Person ID	I39924	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John COUSINS,   b. 1759   d. 26 Jan 1840 (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Mary TOWNSEND,   b. 1768, ,, Berkshire, England d. 17 Aug 1850 (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	23 Oct 1786	, Prince Edward Island   [1, 5]
  		John Cousins Senr
  Family ID	F6261	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John MCKAY,   b. 20 Mar 1778, , Princetown (now Malpeque), Prince County, Prince Edward Island d. 14 Oct 1850, , Princetown (now Malpeque), Prince County, Prince Edward Island (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	9 Aug 1809  [2]
  Children	1. Margaret MCKAY,   b. 16 Oct 1811   d. 16 Apr 1892 (Age 80 years)   2. James MCKAY,   b. 11 Oct 1813   d. 11 Oct 1853, , Darnley, Prince County, Prince Edward Island (Age 40 years)   3. Mary MCKAY,   b. 4 Sep 1815   d. 1879 (Age 63 years)   4. Neil MCKAY,   b. 8 Feb 1818   5. Sarah MCKAY,   b. 11 Mar 1820   d. 10 May 1899 (Age 79 years)   6. John MCKAY,   b. 29 Sep 1822   d. 6 Apr 1876 (Age 53 years)   7. Nancy MCKAY,   b. 1 Feb 1824   d. 18 Dec 1899 (Age 75 years)   8. Eliza MCKAY,   b. 10 Mar 1828   d. 15 Jun 1913 (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F6263	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S9674] Church List of Families - John Cousins Sr., 9674. (Reliability: 3). [S9675] The Descendants of John MacKay, 9675. (Reliability: 2). [S12159] History of Prince Edward Island by Duncan Campbell, 12159. (Reliability: 3). page 209 [S7735] Cemetery Transcripts: People's Cemetery, Malpeque, 7735. (Reliability: 3). [S2123] Cemetery Marker: John Cousins, 2123. (Reliability: 3).