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David William Gay 1851–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Feb 1851

Birth Location: Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 17 Nov 1918

Death Location: Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, United States

Father: Edward Gay

Mother: Mary Gay

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David William Gay was born in 1851 in Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, United States, the child of Edward William Long Gay And Mary Jane Gay. David William Gay passed away in 1918 in Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • David William Gay was born in 1851 in Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, United States, the child of Edward William Long Gay And Mary Jane Gay.
  • David William Gay passed away in 1918 in Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, United States.

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David Gay's Ancestors

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David Gay
1851–1918
Birth Place: Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, United States
Parents
Edward William Long Gay
1823–1898
Columbus, Burke Co, Ohio, United States
Mary (Jane) Gay
1825–1880
McDonough, IL
Grandparents
William (Joshua) TWITCHELL
1797–1864
Dummerston Center, Windham County, Vermont, United States of America
Uriah Twitchell
1805–1852
Saratoga, Saratoga County, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Twitchel
1750–1816
Sarah Miller
1760–1825
Eli Davis
1774–1857
Thussia Barnum
1784–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Twitchell
1722–1810
Susanna Stedman
1724–1809
Solomon Miller
1732–1811
Mary Townsend
1738–1811
Eliakim Davis
1742–1776
Hannah Benedict
1747–1786
Matthew Barnum
1764–1821
Mary Starr
1767–1807

David Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1851
21 Feb 1851
Birth of David William Gay in Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, United States
Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, United States
1918
17 Nov 1918
Age 67
Death of David William Gay in Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, United States
Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1851
    Event Place: Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1918
    Event Place: Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, United States

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