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Ellen Gay 1632–1654 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 January 1632

Birth Location: Hillsborough, Down, Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 1654

Death Location: Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland

Father: Samuel Gay

Mother: Elizabeth Hull

Spouse(s): John Paterson

Children(s): Margaret Patterson

The story of Ellen Gay began in 1632 in Hillsborough, Down, Ulster, Ireland. Ellen Gay married John Watson Paterson, and had children including Margaret Hannah Patterson. Ellen Gay passed away in 1654 in Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland.

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Biography

  • The story of Ellen Gay began in 1632 in Hillsborough, Down, Ulster, Ireland.
  • Ellen Gay married John Watson Paterson, and had children including Margaret Hannah Patterson.
  • Ellen Gay passed away in 1654 in Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ellen Gay's Ancestors

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Ellen Gay
1632–1654
Birth Place: Hillsborough, Down, Ulster, Ireland
Parents
Samuel Osgood Gay
1605–1685
Down, Ulster, Ireland
Elizabeth (Alden) Hull
1610–1710
Down, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
George Hull
1590–1659
Crewkerne, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Thomasine Mitchell
1592–1655
Stockland, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hull
1547–1636
Joan Peson
1551–1629
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ellen Gay's Descendants

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Ellen Gay (4 January 1632–1654) m. John (Watson) Paterson (18 Apr 1615–23 Aug 1712)
  1. 1. Margaret (Hannah) Patterson 1650–1700 m. John Burns 1640–1673
    1. 1. James Burns 1672–1735 m. Margaret Tait 1673–1735
      1. 1. James Burns 1697– m. Marion Thompsone 1701–
        1. 1. George Burns 1722– m. Helen Pearson 1718–
    2. 2. Archibald Burns 1671–1712
    3. 3. Jean Burns 1671–1749
    4. 4. Mary (Rebeka) Burns 1668–1749

Ellen Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1632
4 January 1632
Birth of Ellen Gay in Hillsborough, Down, Ulster, Ireland
Hillsborough, Down, Ulster, Ireland
1654
1654
Age 22
Death of Ellen Gay in Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 January 1632
    Event Place: Hillsborough, Down, Ulster, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1654
    Event Place: Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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