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Col Ebenezer Gay 1725 – 1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Dec 1725

Birth Location: Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 16 Jul 1787

Death Location: Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Father: John Gay

Mother: Lydia Culver

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Fairbanks

Children(s): Ebenezer Gay

The story of Col Ebenezer Gay began in 1725 in Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA. Col Ebenezer Gay married Elizabeth Fairbanks, and had children including Ebenezer Gay. Col Ebenezer Gay passed away in 1787 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Col Ebenezer Gay began in 1725 in Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA.
  • Col Ebenezer Gay married Elizabeth Fairbanks, and had children including Ebenezer Gay.
  • Col Ebenezer Gay passed away in 1787 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Gay
1699 – 1792
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Lydia Culver
1700 – 1787
Birth Location: Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Fairbanks
1745 – 1827
Birth Location: Sharon, Litchfield County, CT
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Children(s)

Ebenezer Gay
1770 – 1829
Birth Location: Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
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Col Gay's Ancestors

Self
Col Gay
1725 – 1787
Birth Place: Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Parents
John Gay
1699 – 1792
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Lydia Culver
1700 – 1787
Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Mary Fisher
1673 – 1748
Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Sarah Backus
1663 – 1732
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Rebecca Woodward
1647 – 1727
William Backus
1630 – 1726
Elizabeth Pratt
1637 – 1663
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Woodward
1621 – 1676
Mary Gibson
1623 – 1659
Sarah Greer
1607 – 1676

Col Gay's Descendants

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Col (Ebenezer) Gay (26 Dec 1725 – 16 Jul 1787) m. Elizabeth Fairbanks (27 Sep 1745 – 8 Dec 1827)
  1. 1. Ebenezer Gay (17 Jun 1770 – 26 May 1829) m. Betsey Woodruff (Jun 07, 1773 – Feb 21, 1860) m. Betsey (S.) Woodruff (07 Jun 1773 – 21 Feb 1860)
    1. 1. Gilbert Gay (Jun 16, 1794 – 1870)
    2. 2. Harris (G) Gay (Dec 03, 1797 – 22 Jan 1883)
    3. 3. Milo Gay (1801 – 11 June 1861)
    4. 4. Ansel Gay (1806 – Mar 1880)
    5. 5. James Gay (Mar 01, 1808 – Sep 02, 1887)
    6. 6. Franklin Gay (16 Sep 1813 – Sep 04, 1887)
    7. 7. Eleanor Gay (26 Mar 1792 – 27 Jun 1892) m. Joshua Pettibone (9 Sep 1784 – )
      1. 1. Mary Pettibone (14 Feb 1825 – ) m. John (Eugene) Bartholomew (16 Jul 1815 – 4 Apr 1887)
        1. 1. William Bartholomew m. Friswilde Metcalf (9 Feb 1569 – 10 Dec 1647)

Col Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1725
26 Dec 1725
Birth of Col Ebenezer Gay in Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
1787
16 Jul 1787
Age 62
Death of Col Ebenezer Gay in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1725
    Event Place: Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1787
    Event Place: Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
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