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Jesse Elijah Gay 1844–1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1844

Birth Location: Saul, Perry, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 4 Nov 1875

Death Location: Bullskin Creek, Clay, Alabama, United States

Father: Nelson Gay

Mother: Hannah Barger

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In 1844, Jesse Elijah Gay entered the world in Saul, Perry, Kentucky, United States, born to Nelson Gay And Hannah Barger. Jesse Elijah Gay passed away in 1875 in Bullskin Creek, Clay, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1844, Jesse Elijah Gay entered the world in Saul, Perry, Kentucky, United States, born to Nelson Gay And Hannah Barger.
  • Jesse Elijah Gay passed away in 1875 in Bullskin Creek, Clay, Alabama, United States.

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Jesse Gay's Ancestors

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Jesse Gay
1844–1875
Birth Place: Saul, Perry, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Nelson Gay
1812–1900
Gay's Creek, Shoal, Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Hannah Barger
1818–1866
Bowlingtown, Perry, Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
William (Henry "Red") Gay
1748–1830
Augusta, Virginia, United States of America
Margaret Russell
1780–1855
Hawkins, Tennessee, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Pocahontas)
1705–1749
Walter Esquire
1764–1848
Violet Grant
1768–1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jesse Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1844
1844
Birth of Jesse Elijah Gay in Saul, Perry, Kentucky, United States
Saul, Perry, Kentucky, United States
1875
4 Nov 1875
Age 31
Death of Jesse Elijah Gay in Bullskin Creek, Clay, Alabama, United States
Bullskin Creek, Clay, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1844
    Event Place: Saul, Perry, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1875
    Event Place: Bullskin Creek, Clay, Alabama, United States

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