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Edward William Long Gay 1823–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1823

Birth Location: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 04 Apr 1898

Death Location: Oakland, Schuyler, Illinois, USA

Father: Lemuel Gay

Mother: Hannah ♦

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Edward William Long Gay was born in 1823 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA, the child of Lemuel Gay And Hannah Pierce. Edward William Long Gay passed away in 1898 in Oakland, Schuyler, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Edward William Long Gay was born in 1823 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA, the child of Lemuel Gay And Hannah Pierce.
  • Edward William Long Gay passed away in 1898 in Oakland, Schuyler, Illinois, USA.

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Edward Gay's Ancestors

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Edward Gay
1823–1898
Birth Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Parents
Lemuel Gay
1781–
Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Hannah (Pierce) ♦
1786–
Montville, Waldo, Maine, USA
Grandparents
David Gay
1738–1810
Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Thankful Hayward
1745–1810
Warren, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Gay
1707–1794
Hannah ♥
1712–1791
Ephraim Hayward
1697–1770
Joanna Wheeler
1708–1772
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Timothy Gay
1674–1719
Patience Lewis
1668–1768
George ♥
1688–1760
Mary ♥
1683–1736
George Hayward
1673–1725
Hannah Chadwick
1673–1716
Samuel Wheeler
1681–1761
Joanna ✔️
1687–1751

Edward Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1823
1823
Birth of Edward William Long Gay in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
1898
04 Apr 1898
Age 75
Death of Edward William Long Gay in Oakland, Schuyler, Illinois, USA
Oakland, Schuyler, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Apr 1898
    Event Place: Oakland, Schuyler, Illinois, USA

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