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Henry Clay 1798 – 1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 JUN 1798

Birth Location: Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 20 JUN 1890

Death Location: Kentucky, USA

Father: Col Clay,

Mother: Margaret Helm

Spouse(s): Henrietta Bittinger, Elizabeth Scott, Mary Chadwell

Children(s): Clay None, Samuel Clay, Margaret Clay, Joseph Clay, Sarah Clay, Ann Clay, Letitia Clay, George Clay, John Clay

The story of Henry Clay began in 1798 in Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA. Henry Clay married Henrietta Olivia Bittinger, Elizabeth Scott, Mary Chadwell, and had children including Clay, Samuel Scott Clay, Margaret Helm Clay, Joseph Helm Clay, Sarah E. Clay, Ann R. Clay, Letitia Clay, George Clay, John Walker Clay. Henry Clay passed away in 1890 in Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Clay began in 1798 in Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA.
  • Henry Clay married Henrietta Olivia Bittinger, Elizabeth Scott, Mary Chadwell, and had children including Clay, Samuel Scott Clay, Margaret Helm Clay, Joseph Helm Clay, Sarah E. Clay, Ann R. Clay, Letitia Clay, George Clay, John Walker Clay.
  • Henry Clay passed away in 1890 in Kentucky, USA.

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Henry Clay's Ancestors

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Henry Clay
1798 – 1890
Birth Place: Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Col Henry Clay,
1779 – 1863
Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Margaret ('Peggy') Helm
1779 – 1863
Lincoln, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Dr (Henry) Clay,
1736 – 1820
Southam Parish, Cumberland, Virginia, USA
Rachel ("Polly") Povall
1739 – 1820
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, British Colonies
Joseph Helm
– 1834
Rebecca Larue
1760 –
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Henry Clay
1711 – 1764
Lucy Green
1717 – 1764
Richard Povall
1710 – 1771
Tabitha Hudspeth
1723 – 1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Clay
1672 – 1760
Margaret Mitchell
1692 – 1777
Thomas Green
1665 – 1730
Elizabeth Marston
1672 – 1759
John Povall,
1684 – 1749
Elizabeth Woodson
1689 – 1740

Henry Clay's Descendants

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Henry Clay (4 JUN 1798 – 20 JUN 1890) m. Henrietta (Olivia) Bittinger (ABT 1792 – 1823) m. Elizabeth Scott (ABT 1805 – 1834) m. Mary Chadwell (1815 – 1859)
  1. 1. Clay (BET 1821 AND 1823 – 1823)
  2. 2. Samuel (Scott) Clay (1829 – OCT 1917)
  3. 3. Margaret (Helm) Clay (ABT 1832 – )
  4. 4. Joseph (Helm) Clay (1834 – )
  5. 5. Sarah (E.) Clay (1837 – 30 SEP 1916)
  6. 6. Ann (R.) Clay (1839 – )
  7. 7. Letitia Clay (22 MAY 1842 – 8 NOV 1933)
  8. 8. George Clay (1843 – )
  9. 9. John (Walker) Clay (1846 – )

Henry Clay's Timeline

2 Records

1798
4 JUN 1798
Birth of Henry Clay in Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
1890
20 JUN 1890
Age 92
Death of Henry Clay in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 JUN 1798
    Event Place: Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 JUN 1890
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Age:
    92

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