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Jesse Henry Clay 1875–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jan 1875

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Death Date: 8 Dec 1966

Death Location: Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts

Father: Rufus Clay

Mother: Mary Larrabee

Spouse(s): Edith Copeland

Children(s): Bernice Clay, Gladys Clay, Eleanor Clay, Roger Clay

Jesse Henry Clay was born in 1875 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, the child of Rufus Choate Clay And Mary Eliza Larrabee. In 1880, Jesse Henry Clay resided in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. In 1935, Jesse Henry Clay resided in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts. Jesse Henry Clay married Edith Lincoln Copeland, and had children including Bernice Marion Clay, Eleanor Louise Clay, Gladys Edna Clay, Roger Carl Clay. Jesse Henry Clay passed away in 1966 in Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Jesse Henry Clay was born in 1875 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, the child of Rufus Choate Clay And Mary Eliza Larrabee.
  • In 1880, Jesse Henry Clay resided in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • In 1935, Jesse Henry Clay resided in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts.
  • Jesse Henry Clay married Edith Lincoln Copeland, and had children including Bernice Marion Clay, Eleanor Louise Clay, Gladys Edna Clay, Roger Carl Clay.
  • Jesse Henry Clay passed away in 1966 in Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jesse Clay's Ancestors

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Jesse Clay
1875–1966
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Parents
Rufus Choate Clay
1836–1884
Buxton, York, Maine
Mary (Eliza) Larrabee
1842–1920
Maine
Grandparents
James Clay
1814–1885
Buxton, York, Maine
Catherine Flood
1816–1895
Maine
Great-Grandparents
John Clay
1786–1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Clay
1747–1839
Esther Flood
1757–1830

Jesse Clay's Descendants

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Jesse (Henry) Clay (2 Jan 1875–8 Dec 1966) m. Edith (Lincoln) Copeland (1877–Feb 1961)
  1. 1. Bernice (Marion) Clay 1902–1979 m. Archie (Merrill) Simons 1896–1989
    1. 1. Merrill (Clay) Simons 1925–1995
    2. 2. Jean (Edith) Simons 1930–1996
  2. 2. Gladys (Edna) Clay 1907–1916
  3. 3. Eleanor (Louise) Clay 1912–1994
  4. 4. Roger (Carl) Clay 1913–1976

Jesse Clay's Timeline

5 Records

1875
2 Jan 1875
Birth of Jesse Henry Clay in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
1880
1880
Age 5
Jesse Henry Clay resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1935
1935
Age 60
Jesse Henry Clay resided here in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 65
Jesse Henry Clay resided here in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1966
8 Dec 1966
Age 91
Death of Jesse Henry Clay
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1875
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1695; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 19-9
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 552; Family History Film: 1254552; Page: 118C; Enumeration District: 580

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 552; Family History Film: 1254552; Page: 118C; Enumeration District: 580

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1695; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 19-9

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1695; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 19-9

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1966

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts

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