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Ephraim Gay 1767–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1767

Birth Location: Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 1817

Death Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada

Father: David Gay

Mother: Thankful Hayward

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Carter

Children(s): Olive Gay, Esther Gay, Susannah Gay, Lewis Gay, Polly Gay, Ephraim Gay, Elizabeth Gay, Thankful Gay, Edward Gay

In 1767, Ephraim Gay entered the world in Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada, born to David Gay And Thankful Hayward. Ephraim Gay married Elizabeth Kidder Carter, and had children including Edward Gay, Elizabeth Gay, Ephraim Gay, Esther Gay, Lewis Gay, Olive Gay, Polly Gay, Susannah Gay, Thankful Gay. Ephraim Gay passed away in 1817 in Prince Edward Island, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1767, Ephraim Gay entered the world in Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada, born to David Gay And Thankful Hayward.
  • Ephraim Gay married Elizabeth Kidder Carter, and had children including Edward Gay, Elizabeth Gay, Ephraim Gay, Esther Gay, Lewis Gay, Olive Gay, Polly Gay, Susannah Gay, Thankful Gay.
  • Ephraim Gay passed away in 1817 in Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Gay
1738–1810
Birth Location: Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
DG
Thankful Hayward
1745–1810
Birth Location: Warren, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Carter
1773–1813
Birth Location: Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
EC

Children(s)

Olive Gay
1810–1889
Birth Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada
OG
Esther Gay
1806–
Birth Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Susannah Gay
1813–1828
Birth Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada
SG
Lewis Gay
1799–1883
Birth Location: Lincolnville, Maine, USA
LG
Polly Gay
1803–1891
Birth Location: Lincolnville, Waldo, Maine, USA
PG
Ephraim Gay
1794–1861
Birth Location: Lincolnville, Waldo, Maine, USA
EG
Elizabeth Gay
1796–1888
Birth Location: Lincolnville, Waldo, Maine, USA
EG
Thankful Gay
1802–1840
Birth Location: Lincolnville, Waldo, Maine, USA
TG
Edward Gay
1798–1828
Birth Location: Lincolnville, Waldo, Maine, USA
EG

Ephraim Gay's Ancestors

Self
Ephraim Gay
1767–1817
Birth Place: Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
David Gay
1738–1810
Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Thankful Hayward
1745–1810
Warren, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
David Gay
1707–1794
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah (Talbot) ♥
1712–1791
Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Ephraim (David) Hayward
1697–1770
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Joanna Wheeler
1708–1772
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Gay
1639–1718
Mary Bridge
1637–1718
John Lewis
1635–1686
Hannah Whiting
1651–1740
Peter Talbot
1654–1704
Hannah ♥
1646–1694
Daniel Turrell
1646–1699
Hannah Barrell
1651–1712
John Hayward
1640–1718
Anna White
1649–1714
John 2
1645–1711
Sarah Manning
1645–1710
Obadiah Wheeler
1648–1715
Elizabeth White
1652–1735
John ✔️
1660–1747
Hannah Emerson
1663–1751

Ephraim Gay's Descendants

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Ephraim Gay (12 Mar 1767–1817) m. Elizabeth (Kidder) Carter (30 Sep 1773–Aft. 1813)
  1. 1. Olive Gay 1810–1889
  2. 2. Esther Gay 1806–
  3. 3. Susannah Gay 1813–1828
  4. 4. Lewis Gay 1799–1883 m. Catherine (Ross) ♦ 1800–1877
    1. 1. Ephraim Gay 1827–1881 m. Elizabeth Weatherbie 1833–1880
      1. 1. Harriet Gay 1864–1930 m. Stephen (D) Hatch 1846–1906 m. Richard Turner 1866–
      2. 2. Emily (Matilda Tweedy) Gay 1869–
      3. 3. Mary (Ann) Gay 1857–1881
      4. 4. Margaret Gay 1859–1881
      5. 5. Samuel (Cephas) Gay 1860–1949
      6. 6. Edward Gay 1853–1901
      7. 7. Catherine (Jane) Gay 1854–1940
      8. 8. Donora (Elizabeth) Gay 1866–1881
    2. 2. Edward Gay 1832–1912 m. Harriet Weatherbie 1837–1917
      1. 1. Henry (Hudson) Gay 1879–1880
      2. 2. Hannah (Jane) Gay 1877–1924 m. Ronald McDonald 1868–1955
        1. 1. Florence (Jane) MacDonald 1896–1996 m. Stephen (Joseph) Boylan 1891–1953
        2. 2. Loretta (Mc) Donald 1904–
        3. 3. Victoria (Adelaid) McDonald 1901–1991
        4. 4. Adelia McDonald 1895–1974
        5. 5. Lottie McDonald 1910–
        6. 6. Melville McDonald 1906–
        7. 7. Louisa (Homer) McDonald 1907–2003
        8. 8. Russel (William) McDonald 1910–1963
        9. 9. Walter McDonald 1898–
      3. 3. Seymour (George Frederic) Gay 1867–1881
      4. 4. Josephine Gay 1864–
      5. 5. Adeliade (Victoria) Gay 1858–
      6. 6. Theophilus (Wellington) Gay 1864–1905
      7. 7. William (Seymour Gay) ✅ 1860–1941
      8. 8. Miriam (May) GAY 1871–1967 m. Colin MACKAY 1870–1949
        1. 1. Basil (Earl) MACKAY 1914–1930
        2. 2. Wellington (John) MACKAY 1910–1992
        3. 3. Ernest (Addison) MACKAY 1908–1993
        4. 4. Winston (Churchill) MACKAY 1907–1983
        5. 5. Warry (Mc) Kay –1905
        6. 6. Ira (Garfield) MACKAY 1903–1964
        7. 7. Mary (Irene) MACKAY 1902–1904
        8. 8. Percy (Mc) Kay 1900–1980 m. Florence (Jean) MacDougall 1916–2007
        9. 9. Harry (Stanley MacKay) ✔️ 1898–1969 m. Margaret (Louise) Wilson 1919–1942 m. Mabel (Jeannette) Wilson 1915–2003
        10. 10. Howard (Lorne) McKay 1897–1964
        11. 11. Ernest (I) Mackay 1895–1980
        12. 12. Everett (Mc) Kay 1895–
        13. 13. Warrie MacKay 1910–
      9. 9. Adelia (Lovern) Gay 1874–1958
      10. 10. Lester (Lewis Lemuel) Gay 1869–1959
      11. 11. Priscilla Gay 1863–1888
      12. 12. Victoria (Adelaide) Gay 1880–1963 m. James (Eduard) Sample 1867–1909 m. Brenton (Lodge) Wood 1890–1981
        1. 1. Harriet (Loveren May) Sample 1905–1987
        2. 2. Bernice Wood 1922–
        3. 3. Russell Sample 1900–1935
        4. 4. Clarence (Edward Seymour) Sample 1902–
        5. 5. Adelaide (Miriam) Sample 1907–2001
    3. 3. Mary Alice 1830–1872 m. Samuel (Reaney) Gay 1833–1867
      1. 1. Theophilus (Adelbert Gay) ♦ 1856–1922 m. Hannah (Matilda) Coles 1859–1953
        1. 1. Alice (Hollis) Gay 1883–
        2. 2. Harold (Rene) Gay 1888–
        3. 3. Preston (Adelbert) Gay 1897–1951
        4. 4. Harry (Parker) Gay 1895–1926
        5. 5. Stephen (Coles) Gay 1891–1981
        6. 6. George (Walter) Gay 1884–1954 m. Anna (Etta Pullen) ♦ 1883–1973
      2. 2. Addie (E. Gay) ♦ 1862–1907 m. William Lund 1860–1906
        1. 1. Ella (Blanche) Lund 1887–1973 m. William (Henry Palmer) ♦ 1882–1958
        2. 2. Charles (Gay) Lund 1890–1975 m. Ethel (Mary Frances Irwin) ♦ 1892–1965
      3. 3. Thomas (Franklin) Gay 1859–1915
      4. 4. Ella (J) Gay 1864–
      5. 5. George (Franklin) Gay 1854–1857
      6. 6. James (Alfred) Gay 1866–1957
  5. 5. Polly Gay 1803–1891
  6. 6. Ephraim Gay 1794–1861
  7. 7. Elizabeth Gay 1796–1888
  8. 8. Thankful Gay 1802–1840
  9. 9. Edward Gay 1798–1828

Ephraim Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1767
12 Mar 1767
Birth of Ephraim Gay in Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
1817
1817
Age 50
Death of Ephraim Gay in Prince Edward Island, Canada
Prince Edward Island, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1767
    Event Place: Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Prince Edward Island, Canada
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