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James C Gay 1853–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1853

Birth Location: New York

Death Date: 1919

Death Location: Lancaster, New York, USA

Father: Hiram Gay

Mother: Clarissa Hunt

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James C Gay was born in 1853 in New York, the child of Hiram L Gay And Clarissa Ann Hunt. James C Gay passed away in 1919 in Lancaster, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • James C Gay was born in 1853 in New York, the child of Hiram L Gay And Clarissa Ann Hunt.
  • James C Gay passed away in 1919 in Lancaster, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Gay's Ancestors

Self
James Gay
1853–1919
Birth Place: New York
Parents
Hiram L Gay
1811–1892
Connecticut
Clarissa (Ann) Hunt
1817–1906
Bolton, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Dyer Gay
1794–1861
Galen, Wayne, New York, USA
Mary (Polly) Preston
1798–1881
Torrington, Connecticut, USA
Captain (WIlliam) Hunt
1792–1876
Bolton, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Anna Scovil
1796–1838
Walpole, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Gay
1775–1841
Anna Dyer
1770–1869
Joseph Jr.
1768–1827
Roselinda Barber
1766–1839
William Hunt
1768–1841
Jerusha Keeney
1769–1854
Henry Scovil
1761–1847
Sarah -
1759–1821
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHN Gay
1728–1776
Mercy Bayley*
1730–1775
Judah II
1729–1778
Anna Harding
1733–1794
Joseph Preston
1744–1824
Joel Barber
1736–1824
Mary Drake
1735–1823
William II
1735–1817
Mary Crosby
1727–1813
Eldad\Eligha Keeney
1740–1808
Jerusha Johnson
1746–1815
Henry Scovil
1740–1763
Martha Taylor
1738–1816
Crafts Sr
1727–1762
Comfort Coleman
1727–1787

James Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1853
1853
Birth of James C Gay in New York
New York
1919
1919
Age 66
Death of James C Gay in Lancaster, New York, USA
Lancaster, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1853
    Event Place: New York

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Lancaster, New York, USA

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