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Jesse L. Gay 1840–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Aug 1840

Birth Location: Taylorsville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 14 Oct 1909

Death Location: Linton, Coshocton, Ohio, USA

Father: Eliphalet Gay

Mother: Catherine None

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bennett, Eva Clark, Elizabeth Duff

Children(s): Anna Gay, Andrew Gay, David Gay, Gilda Gay, Jesse Gay, John Gay, Rebecca Gay, William Gay

The story of Jesse L. Gay began in 1840 in Taylorsville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA. Jesse L. Gay married Elizabeth Bennett, Elizabeth Duff, Eva R Clark, and had children including Andrew Jackson Gay, Anna E Gay, David Mcclellan Gay, Gilda Harrison Gay, Infant Daughter Gay, Jesse W Gay, John Rudolph Gay, Rebecca Catherine Gay, William E Gay. Jesse L. Gay passed away in 1909 in Linton, Coshocton, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jesse L. Gay began in 1840 in Taylorsville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA.
  • Jesse L. Gay married Elizabeth Bennett, Elizabeth Duff, Eva R Clark, and had children including Andrew Jackson Gay, Anna E Gay, David Mcclellan Gay, Gilda Harrison Gay, Infant Daughter Gay, Jesse W Gay, John Rudolph Gay, Rebecca Catherine Gay, William E Gay.
  • Jesse L. Gay passed away in 1909 in Linton, Coshocton, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Eliphalet Gay
1807–1850
Birth Location: Camden, Lincoln, Maine, USA
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Catherine None
1814–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Bennett
1837–1894
Birth Location: Noble/Guernsey County, Ohio, USA
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Eva Clark
1849–1923
Birth Location: Ohio, Ohio, USA
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Elizabeth Duff
1849–1899
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Anna Gay
1873–1924
Birth Location: –
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Andrew Gay
1867–1935
Birth Location: Ohio, Ohio, USA
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David Gay
1864–1938
Birth Location: Guernsey Co., Ohio, USA
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Gilda Gay
1869–1937
Birth Location: Ohio, Ohio, USA
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Jesse Gay
1871–1940
Birth Location: Ohio, Ohio, USA
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John Gay
1877–1943
Birth Location: Guernsey County, Ohio, USA
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Rebecca Gay
1875–
Birth Location: Muskingum County, Ohio, USA
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William Gay
1858–1918
Birth Location: Ohio, Ohio, USA
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Jesse Gay's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Gay
1840–1909
Birth Place: Taylorsville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA
Parents
Eliphalet Gay
1807–1850
Camden, Lincoln, Maine, USA
Catherine
1814–
Grandparents
GJ (Asa) Gay
1774–1854
Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
GJ (Nancy) McKay
1775–1820
Northern, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
GJ Gay
1734–1817
GJ Fisher
1736–1806
2nd-Great-Grandparents
GJ Gay
1706–1773
GJ Hall
1699–1777
GJ Daniels
1703–1744

Jesse Gay's Descendants

1.
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Jesse (L.) Gay (25 Aug 1840–14 Oct 1909) m. Elizabeth Bennett (15 Jul 1837–4 Aug 1894) m. Eva (R) Clark (November 1849–9 May 1923) m. Elizabeth Duff (1849–May 1899)
  1. 1. Anna (E.) Gay 1873–1924 m. William (S.) Thompson 1871–1925
    1. 1. Ora (E.) Thompson 1894–1952 m. Joseph (Gilbert) Jones 1893–1964
      1. 1. William (Richard) Jones 1917–2004 m. Dora (Eileen) Mills 1924–1999
        1. 1. William (Joseph) Jones 1947–2017
  2. 2. Andrew (Jackson) Gay 1867–1935
  3. 3. David (Mcclellan) Gay 1864–1938
  4. 4. Gilda (Harrison) Gay 1869–1937
  5. 5. Jesse (W) Gay 1871–1940
  6. 6. John (Rudolph) Gay 1877–1943 m. Edna (Idella) Meyers 1880–1970
    1. 1. Arthur (Gilbert) Gay 1906–
    2. 2. Wilma (Irene) Gay 1908–1965 m. Harry (Kenneth) Luce 1901–1953
      1. 1. Joan (Carral) Luce 1930–2005
      2. 2. Mary (Lou) Luce 1932–1972
    3. 3. Violet (Idella) Gay 1913–
    4. 4. Robert (John) Gay 1915–
    5. 5. Dean (Woodrow) Gay 1921–2007 m. Georgia (Lenora) Terrell 1925–
  7. 7. Rebecca (Catherine) Gay 1875–
  8. 8. William (E) Gay 1858–1918

Jesse Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1840
25 Aug 1840
Birth of Jesse L. Gay in Taylorsville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA
Taylorsville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA
1909
14 Oct 1909
Age 69
Death of Jesse L. Gay in Linton, Coshocton, Ohio, USA
Linton, Coshocton, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1840
    Event Place: Taylorsville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1909
    Event Place: Linton, Coshocton, Ohio, USA
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