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Henry True Clay 1817–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Apr 1817

Birth Location: Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine

Death Date: 26 Oct 1905

Death Location: West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania

Father: Richard Clay

Mother: Olive Bradstreet

Spouse(s): Susannah Sprague

Children(s): Ella Clay, Sarah Clay, Marcellus Clay, Josephine Clay, Richard Clay

In 1817, Henry True Clay entered the world in Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine, born to Richard Clay And Olive Bradstreet. In 1880, Henry True Clay resided in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Henry True Clay married Susannah Whitton Sprague, and had children including Ella Eugenia Clay, Josephine Augusta Clay, Marcellus Loring Clay, Richard Francisco Clay, Sarah Elizabeth Clay. Henry True Clay passed away in 1905 in West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • In 1817, Henry True Clay entered the world in Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine, born to Richard Clay And Olive Bradstreet.
  • In 1880, Henry True Clay resided in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Henry True Clay married Susannah Whitton Sprague, and had children including Ella Eugenia Clay, Josephine Augusta Clay, Marcellus Loring Clay, Richard Francisco Clay, Sarah Elizabeth Clay.
  • Henry True Clay passed away in 1905 in West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Clay
1780–1848
Birth Location: Buxton, York, Maine
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Olive Bradstreet
1780–1818
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Susannah Sprague
1822–1905
Birth Location: Kennebec, Maine
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Children(s)

Ella Clay
1847–1933
Birth Location: Kennebec, Maine
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Sarah Clay
1841–1922
Birth Location: Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine
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Marcellus Clay
1839–1893
Birth Location: Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine
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Josephine Clay
1844–1912
Birth Location: Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine
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Richard Clay
1849–1916
Birth Location: Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine
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Henry Clay's Ancestors

Self
Henry Clay
1817–1905
Birth Place: Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine
Parents
Richard Clay
1780–1848
Buxton, York, Maine
Olive Bradstreet
1780–1818
Grandparents
Daniel Clay
1745–1810
Biddeford, York, Maine
Jerusha Elwell
1750–1810
Maine
Great-Grandparents
Richard* Clay
1713–1801
Rachel* Pennell
1721–1797
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Clay
1693–1732
Mary Knignt
1690–1766
Thomas* Pinel
1684–1723
Sarah* Durrell
1690–1776

Henry Clay's Descendants

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Henry (True) Clay (16 Apr 1817–26 Oct 1905) m. Susannah (Whitton) Sprague (16 Apr 1822–28 Mar 1905)
  1. 1. Ella (Eugenia) Clay 1847–1933
  2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth) Clay 1841–1922
  3. 3. Marcellus (Loring) Clay 1839–1893 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Livingston 1838–1901
    1. 1. Henry (Harry) Clay 1868–1924 m. Isabelle Gakle 1866–1931
      1. 1. Lidda (E) Clay 1888–
      2. 2. Wallace (Loring) Clay 1888–1961 m. Margaret (M.) Noble 1890–1977
        1. 1. Donald (Noble) Clay 1913–2001
        2. 2. William (Loring) Clay 1917–2011
    2. 2. Susan (Livingston) Clay 1865–1945 m. Omar Fisher 1864–1943
      1. 1. Omar (Dayton) Fisher 1890–1951 m. Ida (Belle) Simpson 1888–
        1. 1. Vyonna (E) Fisher 1917–1992
      2. 2. Marcellus (Loring) Fisher 1886–1958 m. Jeanne (June) Jones 1885–1942
        1. 1. William (Loring) Fisher 1910–
        2. 2. Jeanne Fisher 1913–
        3. 3. Rosanna (June "Rose") Fisher 1916–1999 m. James (Samuel) Saxton 1914–1967
        4. 4. Georgianna (Martha) Fisher 1918–1992 m. Howard (Arthur) Summerson 1916–1974
        5. 5. Elizabeth (Annie) Fisher 1920–1921
      3. 3. Martha (Olive) Fisher 1887–1962 m. George (Armstrong) Markle 1883–1968
        1. 1. Omer (Clay) Markle 1910–1996
        2. 2. George (Hammond) Markle 1914–1993
        3. 3. Suzanne (Olive Elizabeth) Markle 1917–1999
      4. 4. Horace (Billings Parker) Fisher 1899–1981 m. Gertrude (Miriam) Smith 1902–
        1. 1. Donald (L) Fisher 1922–1941
        2. 2. Paul (Kimball) Fisher 1923–2012
  4. 4. Josephine (Augusta) Clay 1844–1912 m. Richardson (S.) Reeve 1840–1909
    1. 1. Herbert (Ely) Reeve 1878– m. Clara (Louisa) Hosback 1877–
      1. 1. Helen (Smith) Reeve 1906–1992 m. Uljas (Oscar) Riik 1907–1982
        1. 1. Claire (Anne) Riik 1935–2013
      2. 2. Frances (J.) Reeve 1914–
    2. 2. Maria (Susan) Reeve 1880–1964 m. John (Bartram) Hutchinson 1880–1958
      1. 1. Anna (Warrington) Hutchinson 1903–1951
    3. 3. Richardson (Henry) Reeve 1883–1954 m. Katherine (Elizabeth) Troxell 1886–1964
  5. 5. Richard (Francisco) Clay 1849–1916 m. Edith Kelter 1854–1933
    1. 1. Walter (Bradstreet) Clay 1877–1912
    2. 2. Helen Clay 1886–1887
    3. 3. Arthur (Stevenson) Clay 1881–1956 m. Laura (Sheldon) Moyer 1882–1968
      1. 1. Arthur (Stevenson Clay) Jr. 1913–1944
    4. 4. Edna (Howard) Clay 1887–1953 m. Austin (Grexton Greer) Jr. 1882–
      1. 1. Richard (Francisco) Greer 1914–2002
      2. 2. Eleanor (Margaret) Greer 1906–1906
      3. 3. Dorothy (Edith) Greer 1905–
      4. 4. Laure (E) Greer 1918–

Henry Clay's Timeline

3 Records

1817
16 Apr 1817
Birth of Henry True Clay in Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine
Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine
1880
1880
Age 63
Henry True Clay resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1905
26 Oct 1905
Age 88
Death of Henry True Clay in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1817
    Event Place: Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1186; Family History Film: 1255186; Page: 267C; Enumeration District: 587
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1186; Family History Film: 1255186; Page: 267C; Enumeration District: 587

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1905
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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