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Howard Gay 1801–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Jul 1801

Birth Location: Northport, Waldo, Maine, USA

Death Date: 09 Jan 1879

Death Location: Pownal, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Father: David ⭐

Mother: Mary Knight

Spouse(s): Eliza ♦

Children(s): Margaret Gay, Mary Gay, Abner ✅, Rennie Gay, James Gay, George Gay, Maria Gay, Albert Gay, Hannah Gay, Robert Gay, Samuel Howatt

The story of Howard Gay began in 1801 in Northport, Waldo, Maine, USA. Howard Gay married Eliza Jones, and had children including Abner Gay, Albert Gay, George Gay, Hannah Gay, James Jones Gay, Margaret Gay, Maria Gay, Mary Jane Gay, Rennie Gay, Robert Donald Gay, Samuel Howatt. Howard Gay passed away in 1879 in Pownal, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Howard Gay began in 1801 in Northport, Waldo, Maine, USA.
  • Howard Gay married Eliza Jones, and had children including Abner Gay, Albert Gay, George Gay, Hannah Gay, James Jones Gay, Margaret Gay, Maria Gay, Mary Jane Gay, Rennie Gay, Robert Donald Gay, Samuel Howatt.
  • Howard Gay passed away in 1879 in Pownal, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

David ⭐
1769–1861
Birth Location: Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
D⭐
Mary Knight
1774–1874
Birth Location: Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA
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Spouses(s)

Eliza ♦
1806–1898
Birth Location: London, England
E♦

Children(s)

Margaret Gay
1828–1832
Birth Location: –
MG
Mary Gay
1836–1930
Birth Location: Birch Hill, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Abner ✅
1834–1912
Birth Location: –
A✅
Rennie Gay
1844–
Birth Location: –
RG
James Gay
1832–1919
Birth Location: Alberton, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
JG
George Gay
1830–1866
Birth Location: Alberton, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
GG
Maria Gay
1842–1880
Birth Location: Pownal, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
MG
Albert Gay
1848–1905
Birth Location: Alberton, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Hannah Gay
1839–1909
Birth Location: Pownal, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Robert Gay
1827–1871
Birth Location: Pownal, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
RG
Samuel Howatt
1849–1912
Birth Location: Pownal, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Howard Gay's Ancestors

Self
Howard Gay
1801–1879
Birth Place: Northport, Waldo, Maine, USA
Parents
David Gay ⭐
1769–1861
Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mary (Polly) Knight
1774–1874
Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Grandparents
David Gay
1738–1810
Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Thankful Hayward
1745–1810
Warren, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Thomas Knight
1741–1818
Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Abigail Seeley
1746–1791
Biddeford, York, Maine, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Gay
1707–1794
Hannah ♥
1712–1791
Ephraim Hayward
1697–1770
Joanna Wheeler
1708–1772
Westbrook Knight
1708–1751
Abigail Munson
1720–1761
John Cilley
1699–1765
Hannah ♥
1700–1799
2nd-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
Nathaniel Knight
1667–1746
Mary Westbrook
1671–1749
Robert Munson
1687–1758
Abigail Littlefield
1698–1762
Thomas ✔️
1670–1718
Ann ✔️
1677–1710
Nathaniel Knight
1667–1746
Mary Westbrook
1671–1749

Howard Gay's Descendants

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Howard Gay (07 Jul 1801–09 Jan 1879) m. Eliza (Jones) ♦ (05 Apr 1806–16 Feb 1898)
  1. 1. Margaret Gay 1828–1832
  2. 2. Mary (Jane) Gay 1836–1930
  3. 3. Abner (Gay) ✅ 1834–1912 m. Christiana Nicholson 1836–1863 m. Catherine MacDonald 1842–1918
    1. 1. Danial Gay 1879–
    2. 2. Christina Gay 1877–
    3. 3. Hannah Gay 1876–
    4. 4. Katherine Gay 1870–1961
    5. 5. Flora (Ann) Gay 1866–
    6. 6. Norman Gay 1862–
    7. 7. Samuel (Spurgeon) Gay 1860–1932
    8. 8. John (Robertson) Gay 1882–
    9. 9. Maggie (M) Gay 1884–
    10. 10. Christie (Eliza) Gay 1867–1934
    11. 11. Phoebe (Sarah) Gay 1874–1899
    12. 12. Archibald (Salmade) Gay 1880–
  4. 4. Rennie Gay 1844–
  5. 5. James (Jones) Gay 1832–1919
  6. 6. George Gay 1830–1866
  7. 7. Maria Gay 1842–1880
  8. 8. Albert Gay 1848–1905
  9. 9. Hannah Gay 1839–1909
  10. 10. Robert (Donald) Gay 1827–1871 m. Annie Whyatt\Whyard 1835–1883
    1. 1. John (J) Gay 1855–
      1. 1. Charles (A) Gay 1884–
      2. 2. John (B.) Gay 1883–
      3. 3. David (Ella) Gay 1883–
      4. 4. William (Frederick) Gay 1879–1963 m. Alice (Harriet) Craig 1884–
        1. 1. William (Bernard ALWYN Gay) ✔️ 1914–1969 m. Isabel (Dickieson Haslam) ✔️ 1915–2004
        2. 2. Winnifred (Monica Gay) ✔️ 1904–
        3. 3. Lorna (Agatha) Gay 1907–
        4. 4. James (Harold) Gay 1908–
        5. 5. Verna (Cecilia) Gay 1910– m. John (E. Schurman) ♦ 1907–
        6. 6. Rita (Anne Gay) ✔️ 1906–1978 m. Alexander (Hamilton) ♦ 1894–1973
    2. 2. James (Bulpit) Gay 1870–1966 m. Catherine (Myrtle) Cameron 1873–1956
      1. 1. Myrtle (Anne Victoria) Gay 1902–1981 m. George (Delno) Carver 1912–1981 m. Lionel (James) Ivory 1901–
      2. 2. Kenneth (Cameron) Gay 1898–
      3. 3. Robert (Elmer) Gay 1900–1955
      4. 4. Evelyn (Belle) Gay 1911–
  11. 11. Samuel Howatt 1849–1912 m. Maria Gay 1853–1941 m. Jane Jenkins 1852–1878
    1. 1. Winifred (Lavinia) Gay 1893–1928 m. Fritz (Fred Henry) Campbell 1884–1970
      1. 1. Frank (Henry Campbell) ✔️ 1921–2018 m. Lauretta (L.) Putz 1920–2000
      2. 2. Bernice (Louise) Campbell 1923–2000
    2. 2. Eliza (Beatrice) Howatt 1880–1976
    3. 3. Reaney Gay 1882–1919 m. Lilly (May Van) Iderstine 1886–
      1. 1. Herbert (Foch) Gay 1919–1920
      2. 2. Robert Gay 1913–
    4. 4. Helena Howatt 1886–1974
    5. 5. Eva (Loretta) Howatt 1883–1890
    6. 6. Perley (Gladstone) Gay 1899–1978 m. Winnifred (V.) Carver 1903–1938
      1. 1. Reaney Gay 1920–
      2. 2. Ivy (Blanche) Gay 1923–
      3. 3. Austin Gay 1925–
      4. 4. Earl Gay 1926–
    7. 7. Hattie (Martha) Gay 1891–1995 m. Robert (Wallace) Jones 1877–1955
      1. 1. Wallace (Bruce) Jones 1925–2001
    8. 8. Vernon (Alexander) Gay 1889–1967 m. Mary (Catherine) Gay 1895–
      1. 1. Marian Gay 1916–
      2. 2. Vernon (Wellington) Gay 1919–
      3. 3. John (Gordon) Gay 1923–
    9. 9. Ella Gay 1885–1890
    10. 10. Frances (Amelia) Gay 1889–1907
    11. 11. Hensley Gay 1894–1895

Howard Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1801
07 Jul 1801
Birth of Howard Gay in Northport, Waldo, Maine, USA
Northport, Waldo, Maine, USA
1879
09 Jan 1879
Age 78
Death of Howard Gay in Macomb, Mcdonough, Illinois, USA
Macomb, Mcdonough, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Jul 1801
    Event Place: Northport, Waldo, Maine, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Jan 1879
    Event Place: Macomb, Mcdonough, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pownal, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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