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Dr Samuel Leigh Gay 1662–1753 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Nov 1662

Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 22 February 1753

Death Location: Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Samuel Gay

Mother: Mary (Gay)

Spouse(s): Abigail Curtis

Children(s): Samuel Guy

Dr Samuel Leigh Gay was born in 1662 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Samuel Gay And Mary Ann Bridges Gay. Dr Samuel Leigh Gay married Abigail Curtis, and had children including Samuel Gay Guy. Dr Samuel Leigh Gay passed away in 1753 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Dr Samuel Leigh Gay was born in 1662 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Samuel Gay And Mary Ann Bridges Gay.
  • Dr Samuel Leigh Gay married Abigail Curtis, and had children including Samuel Gay Guy.
  • Dr Samuel Leigh Gay passed away in 1753 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Gay
1639–1718
Birth Location: Dedham, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary (Gay)
1637–1718
Birth Location: Roxbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Abigail Curtis
1666–1744
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Samuel Guy
1687–1772
Birth Location: Roxbury, MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Dr Gay's Ancestors

Self
Dr Gay
1662–1753
Birth Place: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Samuel Gay
1639–1718
Dedham, Massachusetts, USA
Mary (Ann Bridges) (Gay)
1637–1718
Roxbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Grandparents
John ((Guy)) Gay
1615–1688
Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
Joanna (Hooker) Borden
1612–1691
Lenham, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Edward Bridge
1601–1683
Braintree, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Blackwell) Bennett
1613–1677
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard (Guye)
1580–1688
Joan Cyll
1584–1691
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard (Guye)
1560–1583
Margaret Bowsie
1560–1583

Dr Gay's Descendants

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Dr (Samuel Leigh) Gay (04 Nov 1662–22 February 1753) m. Abigail Curtis (1666–1744)
  1. 1. Samuel (Gay,) Guy 1687–1772 m. Joanna Poole 1688–1757
    1. 1. Samuel Guy 1719–1793 m. Rebecca Kelly 1715–1774
      1. 1. Samuel Guy 1741–1806 m. Mary Bridge 1741–1818 m. Mary Bridge 1741–1818
        1. 1. Enoch Guy 1768–1855 m. Sarah (E Burrell Coverdale) (Guy) 1785–1850
        2. 2. Sarah (Long) Guy 1763–1820
        3. 3. Charlotte Guy 1772–
        4. 4. Sampson Guy 1775–
        5. 5. Elizabeth (Yates) Guy 1772–
        6. 6. Kesander (Ann) Guy 1782–
        7. 7. Rhoda Guy 1775–
        8. 8. Kesiah Guy 1778–
        9. 9. Tase Guy 1761–
      2. 2. George Guy 1738–

Dr Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1662
04 Nov 1662
Birth of Dr Samuel Leigh Gay in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1753
22 February 1753
Age 91
Death of Dr Samuel Leigh Gay in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Nov 1662
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 February 1753
    Event Place: Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
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