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Bernice Marion Clay 1902–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Mar 1902

Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 13 Mar 1979

Death Location: Walnut Grove Cemetery, Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts

Father: Jesse Clay

Mother: Edith Copeland

Spouse(s): Archie Simons

Children(s): Merrill Simons, Jean Simons

Bernice Marion Clay was born in 1902 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, the child of Jesse Henry Clay And Edith Lincoln Copeland. In 1935, Bernice Marion Clay resided in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts. In 1940, Bernice Marion Clay resided in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Bernice Marion Clay married Archie Merrill Simons, and had children including Jean Edith Simons, Merrill Clay Simons. Bernice Marion Clay passed away in 1979 in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Bernice Marion Clay was born in 1902 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, the child of Jesse Henry Clay And Edith Lincoln Copeland.
  • In 1935, Bernice Marion Clay resided in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts.
  • In 1940, Bernice Marion Clay resided in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Bernice Marion Clay married Archie Merrill Simons, and had children including Jean Edith Simons, Merrill Clay Simons.
  • Bernice Marion Clay passed away in 1979 in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bernice Clay's Ancestors

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Bernice Clay
1902–1979
Birth Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
Parents
Jesse Henry Clay
1875–1966
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Edith (Lincoln) Copeland
1877–1961
Massachusetts
Grandparents
Rufus (Choate) Clay
1836–1884
Buxton, York, Maine
Mary (Eliza) Larrabee
1842–1920
Maine
Great-Grandparents
James Clay
1814–1885
Catherine Flood
1816–1895
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Clay
1786–1822

Bernice Clay's Descendants

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Bernice (Marion) Clay (30 Mar 1902–13 Mar 1979) m. Archie (Merrill) Simons (14 May 1896–19 Feb 1989)
  1. 1. Merrill (Clay) Simons 1925–1995
  2. 2. Jean (Edith) Simons 1930–1996

Bernice Clay's Timeline

4 Records

1902
30 Mar 1902
Birth of Bernice Marion Clay in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
1935
1935
Age 33
Bernice Marion Clay resided here in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 38
Bernice Marion Clay resided here in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1979
13 Mar 1979
Age 77
Death of Bernice Marion Clay
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1902
    Event Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1695; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 19-9
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1695; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 19-9

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1695; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 19-9

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1979
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Walnut Grove Cemetery, Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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