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Henry 'Cliff' Gay 1796 – 1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1796

Birth Location: Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 1858

Death Location: Harlan County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Henry Sr,

Mother: Margaret Russell,

Spouse(s): Hannah Couch

Children(s): Edward Gay

The story of Henry 'Cliff' Gay Jr began in 1796 in Kentucky, USA. Henry 'Cliff' Gay Jr married Hannah Couch, and had children including Edward Gay. Henry 'Cliff' Gay Jr passed away in 1858 in Harlan County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry 'Cliff' Gay Jr began in 1796 in Kentucky, USA.
  • Henry 'Cliff' Gay Jr married Hannah Couch, and had children including Edward Gay.
  • Henry 'Cliff' Gay Jr passed away in 1858 in Harlan County, Kentucky, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Henry Gay's Ancestors

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Henry Gay
1796 – 1858
Birth Place: Kentucky, USA
Parents
Henry William 'Red' Gay Sr,
1748 – 1830
Greenbriar, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Margaret ('Peggy') Russell,
1780 – 1855
Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Dr (William Alexander 'Old Duke') Gay,
1705 – 1749
Cobbs, Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Bolling
1709 – 1766
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Martin Russell
1764 –
Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
Violet Grant,
1768 – 1873
Hawkins Co., Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Gay
1663 – 1737
Jane Lawrence
1664 – 1737
Maj Bolling,
1676 – 1729
Mary Kennon
1679 – 1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Gay
1639 – 1688
Joane Sanders
1641 – 1725
Col Bolling,
1646 – 1709
Jane Rolfe
1650 – 1676
Col Kennon
1650 – 1696
Elizabeth Worsham
1651 – 1743

Henry Gay's Descendants

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Henry ('Cliff') Gay (1796 – 1858) m. Hannah Couch
  1. 1. Edward Gay (Abt. 1839 – )

Henry Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1796
1796
Birth of Henry 'Cliff' Gay Jr in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1858
1858
Age 62
Death of Henry 'Cliff' Gay Jr in Harlan County, Kentucky, USA
Harlan County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Harlan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1858
    Event Place: Harlan County, Kentucky, USA

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