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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

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

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 (24 March 1687 – 9 March 1772) m. Joanna Poole (21 Dec 1688 – 17 March 1757)
    1. 1. Samuel Guy (1719 – 1793) m. Rebecca Kelly (1715 – 18 Apr 1774)
      1. 1. George Guy (1738 – )
      2. 2. Samuel Guy (10 Mar 1741 – 1806) m. Mary Bridge (1741 – 1818) m. Mary Bridge (1741 – 1818)
        1. 1. Tase Guy (Abt 1761 – )
        2. 2. Sarah (Long) Guy (1763 – 8 November 1820)
        3. 3. Enoch Guy (1768 – 1855) m. Sarah (E Burrell Coverdale) (Guy) (abt 1785 – Bef 1850)
        4. 4. Charlotte Guy (ABT 1772 – )
        5. 5. Elizabeth (Yates) Guy (ABT 1772 – )
        6. 6. Sampson Guy (ABT 1775 – )
        7. 7. Rhoda Guy (06 Jun 1775 – )
        8. 8. Kesiah Guy (ABT 1778 – )
        9. 9. Kesander (Ann) Guy (ABT 1782 – )
        10. 10. Edward Gay

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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