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Joanna Gay 1645 – 1708 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Mar 1645

Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 26 Oct 1708

Death Location: Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: John Gay

Mother: Joanna Borden-Gay

Spouse(s): Nathaniel Whiting, John Ware

Children(s): Nathaniel Whiting, John Whiting, Samuel Whiting, Hezekiah Whiting, Joseph Ware, Abigail Throop, Zachariah Ware, Mary Ware, Hannah Fairbanks, Benjamin Ware, Joanna Whiting

In 1645, Joanna Gay entered the world in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, born to John (Bowsie) Gay and Joanna (Topley) Hooker Borden-Gay. Joanna Gay married Nathaniel (Dwight) Whiting, John Ware, and had children including Nathaniel Whiting, John Whiting, Samuel Whiting, Hezekiah Whiting, Joseph Ware, Abigail WARE Throop, Zachariah Ware, Mary Ware, Hannah (Gay) Ware Fairbanks, Benjamin (Gay) Ware, Joanna Whiting. Joanna Gay passed away in 1708 in Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1645, Joanna Gay entered the world in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, born to John (Bowsie) Gay and Joanna (Topley) Hooker Borden-Gay.
  • Joanna Gay married Nathaniel (Dwight) Whiting, John Ware, and had children including Nathaniel Whiting, John Whiting, Samuel Whiting, Hezekiah Whiting, Joseph Ware, Abigail WARE Throop, Zachariah Ware, Mary Ware, Hannah (Gay) Ware Fairbanks, Benjamin (Gay) Ware, Joanna Whiting.
  • Joanna Gay passed away in 1708 in Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Children(s)

Joanna Gay's Ancestors

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Joanna Gay
1645 – 1708
Birth Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
John (Bowsie) Gay
1615 – 1688
Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
Joanna ((Topley) Hooker) Borden-Gay
1612 – 1691
Headcorn, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Richard (John Gay) (Guye)
1580 – 1688
Suffolk, Durham, England
Joan Cyll
1584 – 1691
Newnham, North Hamptonshire Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joanna Gay's Descendants

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Joanna Gay (23 Mar 1645 – 26 Oct 1708) m. Nathaniel ((Dwight)) Whiting (26 July 1644 – 31 October 1676) m. John Ware (6 Oct 1646 – 07 Apr 1718)
  1. 1. Nathaniel Whiting (9 Sep 1667 – )
  2. 2. John Whiting (14 Sep 1669 – 27 Sep 1669)
  3. 3. Samuel Whiting (18 Jun 1671 – 2 Apr 1705)
  4. 4. Hezekiah Whiting (25 Aug 1673 – )
  5. 5. Joseph Ware (2 Jun 1681 – 20 Jan 1754) m. Hannah Wood (11 Feb 1689 – 4 Mar 1754)
    1. 1. Hannah Ware (10 Aug 1710 – 3 Oct 1773)
    2. 2. Zipporah Ware (22 Nov 1712 – 21 Dec 1794)
    3. 3. Abigail Ware (27 Apr 1715 – 16 May 1715)
    4. 4. John Ware (20 May 1717 – 18 Sep 1779)
    5. 5. Eleazer Ware (3 Nov 1719 – 18 Aug 1722)
    6. 6. Abigail Ware (07 Jan 1723 – 01 Mar 1788)
    7. 7. Joseph Ware (03 Aug 1725 – 31 Mar 1743)
    8. 8. Benjamin Ware (18 Apr 1730 – 20 February 1754)
  6. 6. Abigail (WARE) Throop (1 Jan 1680 – 25 Jul 1740)
  7. 7. Zachariah Ware (16 Nov 1683 – 13 Jan 1684)
  8. 8. Mary Ware (15 Nov 1684 – 27 Dec 1747)
  9. 9. Hannah ((Gay) Ware) Fairbanks (24 September 1686 – 8 June 1730) m. Lieut. (Joshua) Fairbanks (18 Mar 1682 – 11 Oct 1742)
    1. 1. Joseph Fairbank (9 October 1717 – 13 May 1801)
      1. 1. Rhoda Fairbanks (3 Dec 1749 – AFT 1791) m. John Carpenter (1745 – Abt 1825)
        1. 1. Sarah Carpenter (1773 – 1870) m. James Minyard (1768 – 1827)
  10. 10. Benjamin ((Gay)) Ware (8 Jul 1688 – 16 Jul 1744)
  11. 11. Joanna Whiting (26 Sep 1665 – 10 Oct 1739)

Joanna Gay's Timeline

3 Records

1645
23 Mar 1645
Birth of Joanna Gay in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
1664
29 March 1664
Age 19
Joanna Gay was married in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1708
26 Oct 1708
Age 63
Death of Joanna Gay in Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1645
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 61
    [4] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 315.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JAJ
    [6] Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 March 1664
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1708
    Event Place: Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Town Death Records, 1620-1850
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wrentham
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Town Death Records, 1620-1850

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