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Person
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MacKay, Andrew, 1845-1934
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Description area
Dates of existence
1845-1934
History
Andrew MacKay was born at Elmfield, Pictou County, Nova Scotia on 13 April 1845, the son of Angus and Helen (Murray) MacKay. He succeeded his father as the postmaster at Elmfield and also worked as a reviser and assessor in the district. He is most noted for conducting “Singing Schools” in Pictou and Colchester counties. He died in Meadowville, Nova Scotia, on 29 June 1934 and was buried in Bethel Cemetery in Scotsburn, Nova Scotia.