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Jesse Gay 1808–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1808

Birth Location: Camden, Lincoln, Maine, USA

Death Date: 09 DEC 1868

Death Location: Grantville, Jefferson County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: GJ Gay

Mother: GJ McKay

Spouse(s): Mary Hunter

Children(s): Emily Gay, Sarah Gay, Alfred Gay, Harriet Gay, William Gay, Mary Gay, John Gay, Thomas Gay

Jesse Gay was born in 1808 in Camden, Lincoln, Maine, USA, the child of Gj Asa Gay And Gj Nancy Mckay. In 1850, Jesse Gay resided in Jackson, Gentry, Missouri, USA. Jesse Gay married Mary Ann Hunter, and had children including Alfred H Gay, Emily Joy Gay, Harriet Ann Gay, John Hunter Gay, Mary C Gay, Sarah C Gay, Thomas Miles Gay, William T Gay. Jesse Gay passed away in 1868 in Grantville, Jefferson County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jesse Gay was born in 1808 in Camden, Lincoln, Maine, USA, the child of Gj Asa Gay And Gj Nancy Mckay.
  • In 1850, Jesse Gay resided in Jackson, Gentry, Missouri, USA.
  • Jesse Gay married Mary Ann Hunter, and had children including Alfred H Gay, Emily Joy Gay, Harriet Ann Gay, John Hunter Gay, Mary C Gay, Sarah C Gay, Thomas Miles Gay, William T Gay.
  • Jesse Gay passed away in 1868 in Grantville, Jefferson County, Kansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

GJ Gay
1774–1854
Birth Location: Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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GJ McKay
1775–1820
Birth Location: Northern, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Hunter
1818–1909
Birth Location: , Illinois, USA
MH

Children(s)

Emily Gay
1842–1930
Birth Location: Gentry County, Missouri, USA
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Sarah Gay
1859–1909
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
SG
Alfred Gay
1840–
Birth Location: –
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Harriet Gay
1845–1877
Birth Location: Gentry County, Missouri, USA
HG
William Gay
1849–
Birth Location: Missouri
WG
Mary Gay
1854–
Birth Location: –
MG
John Gay
1839–1868
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Gay
1841–
Birth Location: –
TG

Jesse Gay's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Gay
1808–1868
Birth Place: Camden, Lincoln, Maine, USA
Parents
GJ Asa Gay
1774–1854
Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
GJ (Nancy) McKay
1775–1820
Northern, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
GJ (Ephraim) Gay
1734–1817
Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
GJ (Lois) Fisher
1736–1806
Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
GJ Gay
1706–1773
GJ Hall
1699–1777
GJ Daniels
1703–1744
2nd-Great-Grandparents
GJ Gay
1668–1758
GJ Fisher
1668–1748
GJ Daniels
1677–1767
GJ Partridge
1679–1706

Jesse Gay's Descendants

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Jesse Gay (1808–09 DEC 1868) m. Mary (Ann) Hunter (22 Apr 1818–24 Oct 1909)
  1. 1. Emily (Joy) Gay 1842–1930 m. Henry (Patton) Dills 1840–1934
    1. 1. Mary (M.) Dills 1865–
    2. 2. Joseph (W.) Dills 1867–1930 m. Celia Todd 1867–1954
      1. 1. John (Henry) Dills 1909–2006 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Gibbany 1912–1996
        1. 1. James (Curtis) Dills 1946–2000
      2. 2. Otis (Todd) Dills 1897–1957
      3. 3. Tressie (Fern) Dills 1899–1984
      4. 4. Ruth (Irene) Dills 1904–1976
      5. 5. Opal (L.) Dills 1907–1986
    3. 3. Sarah (Z.) Dills 1871–
    4. 4. James (F.) Dills 1873–
  2. 2. Sarah (C.) Gay 1859–1909 m. George (F.) Murphy 1857– m. Thomas Owens 1852–
    1. 1. Mary (E.) Owens 1875–
      1. 1. John Davis 1898–
  3. 3. Alfred (H.) Gay 1840–
  4. 4. Harriet (Ann) Gay 1845–1877 m. Marquis (de Lafayette) Devore 1845–1903
    1. 1. Effie (Ellen) DeVore 1874–
    2. 2. Ida (Mae) DeVore 1869–1950 m. Edgar (Rudolph) Feaster 1866–1944
      1. 1. George (Dewey) Feaster 1897–1965
      2. 2. Guy (Silas) Feaster 1893–1973
      3. 3. Jesse (Herman) Feaster 1899–1986
      4. 4. Rose (Dell) Feaster 1903–1984
      5. 5. William (McKinley) Feaster 1896–1979
      6. 6. Maude Feaster 1890–1920
      7. 7. Pearl Feaster 1891–1979
      8. 8. Grace (Belle) Feaster 1901–1979
      9. 9. Venetta (Alberta) Feaster 1907–1979
  5. 5. William (T.) Gay 1849–
  6. 6. Mary (C.) Gay 1854–
  7. 7. John (Hunter) Gay 1839–1868
  8. 8. Thomas (Miles) Gay 1841–

Jesse Gay's Timeline

7 Records

1808
1808
Birth of Jesse Gay in Camden, Lincoln, Maine, USA
Camden, Lincoln, Maine, USA
1808
1808
Birth of Jesse Gay in Camden, Lincoln, Maine, USA
Camden, Lincoln, Maine, USA
1850
1850
Age 42
Jesse Gay resided here in Jackson, Gentry, Missouri, USA
Jackson, Gentry, Missouri, USA
1860
1860
Age 52
Jesse Gay resided here in Township 64, Gentry, Missouri, USA
Township 64, Gentry, Missouri, USA
1866
1866
Age 58
Jesse Gay resided here in Kansas, USA
Kansas, USA
1868
9 Dec 1868
Age 60
Death of Jesse Gay in Jefferson, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA
Jefferson, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA
1868
09 DEC 1868
Age 60
Death of Jesse Gay in Jefferson, Kansas, USA
Jefferson, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1808
    Event Place: Camden, Lincoln, Maine, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1808
    Event Place: Camden, Lincoln, Maine, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 64, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: M653_620; Page: 841; Family History Library Film: 803620
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Jackson, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: M432_399; Page: 201A; Image: 404

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Jackson, Gentry, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Jackson, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: M432_399; Page: 201A; Image: 404

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Township 64, Gentry, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 64, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: M653_620; Page: 841; Family History Library Film: 803620

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1866
    Event Place: Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Se

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1868
    Event Place: Jefferson, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 DEC 1868
    Event Place: Jefferson, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grantville, Jefferson County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, Ca.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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