Janet McKay

   Cause of her death was a six months illness of pneumonia.

   Other names for Janet were Jenette, Jeanette Gallaway, Jeannett Gallaway, Jennet Gallaway, Jeanette Galloway, Jeannet Galloway, Jeannett Galloway, Jeannette Galloway, Jennett Galloway, Janet MacKay, Jeanette MacKay, Jennett MacKay, Jennett Mc Kay, Gennette McKay, Jeannett McKay, Jeannette McKay, Jenett McKay, Jennett McKay and Jennette McKay.

  General Notes:

Courier Democrat (Langdon, N.D.) 24 Dec 1914:
Mrs. M. Galloway, whose sons and daughters number among the first settlers of Fremont township, died Dec. 5th at Neche following a six months illness of pneumonia. She was a resident of Pembina county for thirty-five years and is survived by nine children.

  Events

• She has conflicting birth information of Feb 1836 and Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

• She has conflicting birth information of Apr 1837 and Quebec, Canada South.

• She appeared on the census on 14 Jan 1861 in Creemore, Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. Mathew Galloway, tailor, born in Canada W., Church of Scotland, 26, male, married, 1 death in 1860 (6 month old), log home (one story)
Janet Galloway, born in Canada E., Church of Scotland, 24, female, married
M. A. Galloway, born in Canada W., Church of Scotland, 4, female, single
James Galloway, born in Canada W., Church of Scotland, 3, male, single.

• She was Church of Scotland on 14 Jan 1861.

• She appeared on the census on 2 Apr 1871 in Watt & Cardwell, Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada. Galloway, Mathew, male, 38, born in Ontario, Prim. Methodist, Irish, farmer, married
Galloway, Janet, female, 36, born in Quebec, Prim. Methodist, Scotch, married
Galloway, Mary Anne, female, 13, born in Ontario, Prim. Methodist, Irish
Galloway, James, male, 12, born in Ontario, Prim. Methodist, Irish
Galloway, Catherine, female, 10, born in Ontario, Prim. Methodist, Irish
Galloway, William, male, 8, born in Ontario, Prim. Methodist, Irish
Galloway, Elizabeth, female, 7, born in Ontario, Prim. Methodist, Irish
Galloway, Jane, female, 5, born in Ontario, Prim. Methodist, Irish
Galloway, Margaret, female, 3, born in Ontario, Prim. Methodist, Irish
Galloway, Joseph, male, 1, born in Ontario, Prim. Methodist, Irish.

• She immigrated in Apr 1880 to Pembina County, Dakota Territory, United States. They took the boat from Parry Sound to Duluth, up the river to Pembina, N.D. and on to Neche by wagon. Within the year all the children, who had stayed with various people had arrived to join the family.

• Anecdote: She is keeping house, 1 Jun 1880, Pembina County, Dakota Territory, United States. Galloway, Mathew, white, male, 42, married, farmer, born in Canada, father born in Ireland, mother born in Ireland
Galloway, Jeannet, white, female, 43, wife, married, keeping house, born in Canada, father born in Scotland, mother born in Scotland
Galloway, Mary Ann, white, female, 23, daughter, single, at home, born in Canada, father born in Canada, mother born in Canada
Galloway, William, white, male, 18, son, single, at home, born in Canada, father born in Canada, mother born in Canada
Galloway, Jane, white, female, 14, daughter, single, at home, born in Canada, father born in Canada, mother born in Canada
Galloway, Joseph, white, male, 10, son, single, at home, born in Canada, father born in Canada, mother born in Canada
Galloway, Mathew, white, male, 9, son, single, born in Canada, father born in Canada, mother born in Canada
Galloway, Elisabeth, white, female, 16, daughter, single, born in Canada, father born in Canada, mother born in Canada
Galloway, Matilda, white, female, 7, daughter, single, born in Canada, father born in Canada, mother born in Canada
Galloway, Henry, white, male, 5, son, single, born in Canada, father born in Canada, mother born in Canada
Galloway, John, white, male, 2, son, single, born in Canada, father born in Canada, mother born in Canada.

• She appeared on the census on 1 Jun 1885 in Neche, Pembina County, North Dakota, United States. Mathew Galloway, 45, father,farmer, born in Canada, father born in Ireland, mother born in Scotland
Jennett Galloway, 53, mother, housekeeper, born in Canada, father born in Scotland, mother born in Scotland
Wm. Galloway, 22, son, farmer, born in Canada
Jane Galloway, 19, daughter, servant, born in Canada
Margaret Galloway, 17, daughter, servant, born in Canada
Joseph Galloway, 16, son, farmer, born in Canada
Mathew Galloway, 14, son, farmer, born in Canada
Tilda Galloway, 13, daughter, born in Canada
Henry Galloway, 11, son, born in Canada
John Galloway, 7, son, born in Canada
Caroline Galloway 4, daughter, born in Dakota.

• She owned land in 1893 in Neche, Pembina County, North Dakota, United States. 160 acres on section 8.

• Anecdote: She can read, write, and speak English, 12 Jun 1900.

• She appeared on the census on 12 Jun 1900 in Neche, Pembina County, North Dakota, United States. Galloway, Mathew, Head, white, male, born Dec 1835, 64, married for 40 years, born Canada E, father born in Ireland, mother born in Ireland, year of immigration 1880, 20 years in the United States, naturalized, farmer, can read and write and speak English
Galloway, Jeannette, Wife, white, female, born Apr 1837, 63, married for 40 years, mother of 13 children, 10 children still living, born Canada Fr, father born in Scotland, mother born in Scotland, year of immigration 1880, 20 years in the United States, can read and write and speak English
Galloway, John, Son, white, male, born Aug 1879, 28, single, born Canada E, father born in Canada E, mother born in Canada Fr, naturalized, farm labourer, can read and write and speak English.

• She had a residence on 16 Feb 1906 in North Dakota, United States.

• She appeared on the census on 30 Apr 1910 in Neche, Pembina County, North Dakota, United States. Galloway, Matthew, Head, male, white, 75, married for 54 years, father of 14 children, 11 children still living, born in Canada Eng, father born in Ireland, mother born in Ireland, year of immigration 1880, speaks English, farmer, employed, can read and write
Galloway, Jeanette, Wife, female, white, 72, married for 54 years, mother of 14 children, 11 children still living, born in Canada Eng, father born in Scotland, mother born in Scotland, year of immigration 1880, speaks English, can read and write
Galloway, Joseph, Son, male, white, 47, single, born in Canada Eng, father born in Canada, mother born in Canada, year of immigration 1880, speaks English, labourer, homefarmer, working on own account, can read and write.

• Newspaper: The Pioneer Express, on 2 Sep 1910, in Pembina County, Dakota Territory, United States. Mrs. Matthew Galloway near Neche, while lifting a boiler of hot water lost her hold and part of the contents splashed up and scalded her severely.

• She worked as a housewife on 5 Dec 1914 in Neche, Pembina County, North Dakota, United States.

Janet married Mathew Galloway, son of James Gallaway and Ann Pinkerton, circa 1856. (Mathew Galloway was born on 26 Dec 1834 in Ontario, Canada West, died on 6 Oct 1921 in Detroit, Becker County, Minnesota, United States and was buried in Oct 1921 in Neche, Pembina County, North Dakota, United States.). The cause of his death was chronic interstitial nephritis/arteric sclerosis.