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Jeremiah "Jerry" Gay 1838–1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Feb 1838

Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 3 Jul 1884

Death Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA

Father: Joshua Gay

Mother: SARAH BABB

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Jeremiah "Jerry" Gay was born in 1838 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA, the child of Joshua Gay And Sarah Sallie Salley Babb. Jeremiah "Jerry" Gay passed away in 1884 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Jeremiah "Jerry" Gay was born in 1838 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA, the child of Joshua Gay And Sarah Sallie Salley Babb.
  • Jeremiah "Jerry" Gay passed away in 1884 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA.

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Jeremiah Gay's Ancestors

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Jeremiah Gay
1838–1884
Birth Place: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Parents
Joshua Gay
1805–1840
Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
SARAH ((SALLIE, SALLEY)) BABB
1810–1881
Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Joshua (Gay) II
1742–1817
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Amelia ((Bulloch)) Gay
1770–1825
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Lemuel Babb
1766–1810
Sarah ("Sallie" Harkins (Babb)) *
1779–1819
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Lawrence
1693–1784
Sarah Babb
1710–1784
Robert Babb
1749–1781
Ann Hough
1751–1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jeremiah Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1838
22 Feb 1838
Birth of Jeremiah "Jerry" Gay in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
1884
3 Jul 1884
Age 46
Death of Jeremiah "Jerry" Gay in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1838
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1884
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA

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