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Daniel Nathan Gay 1801–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1801

Birth Location: Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1857

Death Location: California, United States

Father: Charles Jr

Mother: Mary Baker

Spouse(s): Zarilda Miller

Children(s): Minerva Gay, Eliza Gay, William Gay, Zarilda Gay, Thomas Gay, Sarah Gay

Daniel Nathan Gay was born in 1801 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA, the child of Charles Gay Jr And Mary Baker. Daniel Nathan Gay married Zarilda Jane Miller, and had children including Eliza Ann Gay, Minerva Gay, Sarah F Gay, Thomas Gay, William P Gay, Zarilda Jane Gay. Daniel Nathan Gay passed away in 1857 in California, United States.

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Biography

  • Daniel Nathan Gay was born in 1801 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA, the child of Charles Gay Jr And Mary Baker.
  • Daniel Nathan Gay married Zarilda Jane Miller, and had children including Eliza Ann Gay, Minerva Gay, Sarah F Gay, Thomas Gay, William P Gay, Zarilda Jane Gay.
  • Daniel Nathan Gay passed away in 1857 in California, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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Daniel Gay's Ancestors

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Daniel Gay
1801–1857
Birth Place: Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA
Parents
Charles Gay Jr
1776–1842
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Mary Baker
1779–1823
, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Martin (V) Baker
1748–1806
Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (E) Young
1752–1796
Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Young
1712–1765
Abigail Scribner
1717–1756
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Scribner
1691–1756
Sarah Wadleigh
1694–1763

Daniel Gay's Descendants

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Daniel (Nathan) Gay (10 Oct 1801–1857) m. Zarilda (Jane) Miller (22 Feb 1800–18 Feb 1865)
  1. 1. Minerva Gay 1834–1910 m. Samuel (S.) Oakley 1830–1905
    1. 1. William (D.) Oakley 1859–
    2. 2. Thomas (W.) Oakley 1862–
    3. 3. Zarilda (Jane) Oakley 1865–1889 m. William (Albert) Epperson 1860–1929
      1. 1. Ernest (Edward) Epperson 1883–1975
      2. 2. Lula (Mae) Epperson 1885–1979 m. George (Frank) Hefley 1882–1971
        1. 1. Hazel (Dean) Hefley 1908–1909
        2. 2. Ernest (Carl) Hefley 1910–1996 m. Helen (K.) Hart 1917–1940
        3. 3. Paul (A) Hefley 1917–
        4. 4. Catheryn (E) Hefley 1919–
        5. 5. Rex Hefley 1921–1991
        6. 6. Ross (E) Hefley 1914–
        7. 7. Ruth (Hefley) Barner 1907–
      3. 3. William (Elmer) Epperson 1886–1984
    4. 4. Sam (S. Oakley) Jr 1867–1900
    5. 5. William Oakley 1870–
    6. 6. John (C.) Oakley 1873–
  2. 2. Eliza (Ann) Gay 1835–1917
  3. 3. William (P) Gay 1837–1902
  4. 4. Zarilda (Jane) Gay 1840–1919
  5. 5. Thomas Gay 1842–
  6. 6. Sarah (F) Gay 1850–

Daniel Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1801
10 Oct 1801
Birth of Daniel Nathan Gay in Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA
Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA
1857
1857
Age 56
Death of Daniel Nathan Gay in California, United States
California, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1801
    Event Place: Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1857
    Event Place: California, United States

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