Ramsay, John Sr.
| Birth Name | Ramsay, John Sr. |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 84 years, 3 months, 13 days |
Notes
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Son of Malcolm Ramsay and Mary Murphy.
A ship-builder.
Gravestone says 1789-1873, and married McKay.
He might one of the two men named John Ramsay who were fence viewers in 1828 - one was in Lot 16, the other in Lot 17/19.
Ada McLeod claimed that John Ramsay Sr., "father of the shipbuilding Ramsays of Summerside", worked out a plan of drafting and moulding that was much simpler than the English method, and taught it to his four sons - John, Donald, Hugh and George, so that at the age of sixteen all were competent draftsmen.
Obit - Prince Edward Islander May 16, 1873
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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| Birth | 1789 | Lot 16, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada | ||
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| Death | April 14, 1873 | Prince Edward Island, Canada | dates from find a grave, Wilmot Valley PEI | |
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Ramsay, Malcolm - Lot 16 &17 | about 1757 | 1841 | |
| Mother | Murphy, Margaret Mary | about 1761 | September 22, 1839 | |
| Sister | Ramsay, Janet Jennie | about 1782 | ||
| Sister | Ramsay, Helen Nellie | about 1784 | June 5, 1875 | |
| Ramsay, John Sr. | 1789 | April 14, 1873 | ||
| Brother | Ramsay, Donald | about 1790 | before 1826 | |
| Sister | Ramsay, Margaret | about 1792 | March 11, 1875 | |
| Sister | Ramsay, Mary | about 1794 | December 3, 1862 | |
| Brother | Ramsay, Archibald - Lot 4 | about 1796 | October 26, 1886 | |
| Brother | Ramsay, William | about 1801 | ||
| Brother | Ramsay, Charles S. | January 4, 1804 | September 30, 1889 | |
| Brother | Ramsay, James | March 6, 1806 | April 8, 1894 |
Families
Family of Ramsay, John Sr. and McKay, Coy Coie |
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| Married | Wife | McKay, Coy Coie ( * 1798 + April 22, 1867 ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| Ramsay, Jennie | 1818 | May 5, 1887 |
| Ramsay, Isabella | September 10, 1819 | January 16, 1912 |
| Ramsay, Catherine | October 1823 | January 20, 1902 |
| Ramsay, Mary | May 2, 1825 | July 12, 1911 |
| Ramsay, Hugh | about 1828 | April 15, 1900 |
| Ramsay, John Jr. | February 5, 1828 | November 1907 |
| Ramsay, Donald - Lot 17 | 1831 | November 28, 1898 |
| Ramsay, George | about 1837 | 1926 |
| Ramsay, Major | October 24, 1844 | March 3, 1883 |