• Elijah McCoy was
born in Colchester, Ontario in
Canada. He was born to George and Emilla
McCoy on May 2nd 1844. His parents were former slaves that had escaped from Kentucky. They had came to Canada in search of freedom and a new home.
• Elijah grew up on a farmland of one hundred sixty acres. His father was given the land because of his loyalty to Canada in the 1837 Rebel war.
• (The Real McCoy)
By: Wendy Towle