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Jesse Lee Gay 1792–1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 June 1792

Birth Location: Knox County, Maine, USA

Death Date: 27 February 1844

Death Location: Newburg, Warrick, Indiana, USA

Father: Freedom Gay

Mother: Elizabrth Norton

Spouse(s): Nancy Sprinkle

Children(s): Jabez Gay, Mary Gay, Susanna Gay, David Gay, Timothy Gay, John Gay, Elizabeth Gay

The story of Jesse Lee Gay began in 1792 in Knox County, Maine, USA. Jesse Lee Gay married Nancy Ann Sprinkle, and had children including David Gay, Elizabeth Jane Gay, Jabez Franklin Gay, John D Gay, Mary Payson Gay, Susanna Gay, Timothy Gay. Jesse Lee Gay passed away in 1844 in Newburg, Warrick, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jesse Lee Gay began in 1792 in Knox County, Maine, USA.
  • Jesse Lee Gay married Nancy Ann Sprinkle, and had children including David Gay, Elizabeth Jane Gay, Jabez Franklin Gay, John D Gay, Mary Payson Gay, Susanna Gay, Timothy Gay.
  • Jesse Lee Gay passed away in 1844 in Newburg, Warrick, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Freedom Gay
1783–1815
Birth Location: Lincoln County, Maine, USA
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Elizabrth Norton
1790–1813
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Sprinkle
1798–1835
Birth Location: Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, USA
NS

Children(s)

Jabez Gay
1816–1863
Birth Location: Warrick County, Indiana, USA
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Mary Gay
1818–1886
Birth Location: Warrick County, Indiana, USA
MG
Susanna Gay
1820–
Birth Location: Newburg, Warrick, Indiana, USA
SG
David Gay
1826–
Birth Location: Warrick County, Indiana, USA
DG
Timothy Gay
1829–1891
Birth Location: Warrick County, Indiana, USA
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John Gay
1832–
Birth Location: Warrick County, Indiana, USA
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Elizabeth Gay
1834–1891
Birth Location: Pike County, Indiana, USA
EG

Jesse Gay's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Gay
1792–1844
Birth Place: Knox County, Maine, USA
Parents
Freedom Gay
1783–1815
Lincoln County, Maine, USA
Elizabrth (B) Norton
1790–1813
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jesse Gay's Descendants

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Jesse (Lee) Gay (1 June 1792–27 February 1844) m. Nancy (Ann) Sprinkle (18 July 1798–October 1835)
  1. 1. Jabez (Franklin) Gay 1816–1863
  2. 2. Mary (Payson) Gay 1818–1886
  3. 3. Susanna Gay 1820–
  4. 4. David Gay 1826–
  5. 5. Timothy Gay 1829–1891
  6. 6. John (D) Gay 1832–
  7. 7. Elizabeth (Jane) Gay 1834–1891

Jesse Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1792
1 June 1792
Birth of Jesse Lee Gay in Knox County, Maine, USA
Knox County, Maine, USA
1844
27 February 1844
Age 52
Death of Jesse Lee Gay in Newburg, Warrick, Indiana, USA
Newburg, Warrick, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 June 1792
    Event Place: Knox County, Maine, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 February 1844
    Event Place: Newburg, Warrick, Indiana, USA
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