Family
Thomas was born at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario in 1796, or perhaps 1797 or 1798.
His father was the fur trader Alexander MacKay. His mother was a Métis woman named Marguerite Wadin, the daughter of a Cree woman and Jean Etienne Wadin, a Swiss fur trader.
Read more about this topic: Thomas Mc Kay (fur Trader)
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