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John Abner Gay 1833–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1833

Birth Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada

Death Date: 05 Jun 1899

Death Location: Everett, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: George Gay

Mother: Catherine ♦

Spouse(s): Eliza Stuart, Mary Celestina, Elizabeth Anthony

Children(s): Walter Gay, Laura Gay, Elmer Gay, Margaret Gay, Aidna Gay, Ernest Gay, Harry Gay

John Abner Gay was born in 1833 in Prince Edward Island, Canada, the child of George Rene Gay And Catherine Moore. In 1860, John Abner Gay resided in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. John Abner Gay married Eliza M Stuart, Elizabeth Anthony, Mary Celestina, and had children including Aidna Winifred Gay, Elmer E A Gay, Ernest S Gay, Harry Frederick Gay, Laura Augusta Gay, Margaret Leona Gay, Walter Abner Gay. John Abner Gay passed away in 1899 in Everett, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • John Abner Gay was born in 1833 in Prince Edward Island, Canada, the child of George Rene Gay And Catherine Moore.
  • In 1860, John Abner Gay resided in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
  • John Abner Gay married Eliza M Stuart, Elizabeth Anthony, Mary Celestina, and had children including Aidna Winifred Gay, Elmer E A Gay, Ernest S Gay, Harry Frederick Gay, Laura Augusta Gay, Margaret Leona Gay, Walter Abner Gay.
  • John Abner Gay passed away in 1899 in Everett, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Gay's Ancestors

Self
John Gay
1833–1899
Birth Place: Prince Edward Island, Canada
Parents
George Rene Gay
1810–
Alberton, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Catherine (Moore) ♦
1812–1850
Grandparents
David (Gay) ⭐
1769–1861
Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mary (Polly) Knight
1774–1874
Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Captain (John) Moore
1760–1840
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David Gay
1738–1810
Thankful Hayward
1745–1810
Thomas Knight
1741–1818
Abigail Seeley
1746–1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Gay
1707–1794
Hannah ♥
1712–1791
Ephraim Hayward
1697–1770
Joanna Wheeler
1708–1772
Westbrook Knight
1708–1751
Abigail Munson
1720–1761
John Cilley
1699–1765
Hannah ♥
1700–1799

John Gay's Descendants

1.
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John (Abner) Gay (1833–05 Jun 1899) m. Eliza (M) Stuart (abt 1851–7 Apr 1929) m. Mary Celestina (abt 1835–) m. Elizabeth Anthony (–1862)
  1. 1. Walter (Abner) Gay 1856–1904 m. Annie M. 1860–
  2. 2. Laura (Augusta) Gay 1857–1910 m. William (H) Newcomb 1846–1917 m. George (H) Bailey 1853–
  3. 3. Elmer (E. A.) Gay 1858–1924 m. Sarah (M) Reed 1855–
  4. 4. Margaret (Leona) Gay 1884–1940
  5. 5. Aidna (Winifred) Gay 1879–1938
  6. 6. Ernest (S) Gay 1875–1906
  7. 7. Harry (Frederick) Gay 1882–1940

John Gay's Timeline

5 Records

1833
1833
Birth of John Abner Gay in Prince Edward Island, Canada
Prince Edward Island, Canada
1860
1860
Age 27
John Abner Gay resided here in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1885
1885
Age 52
John Abner Gay resided here in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1892
1892
Age 59
John Abner Gay resided here in Revere, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Revere, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1899
05 Jun 1899
Age 66
Death of John Abner Gay in Revere, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Revere, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1833
    Event Place: Prince Edward Island, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records
    [2] New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_492; Page: 129; Family History Librar
    [4] Massachusetts, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1963, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving At Boston, Massachusetts, 1820-1891; Record Group Title: Records of the U.s. Customs Service; Record Group Number: 36; Series Number: M277; NARA Roll
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1851
    Event Place: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1963, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving At Boston, Massachusetts, 1820-1891; Record Group Title: Records of the U.s. Customs Service; Record Group Number: 36; Series Number: M277; NARA Roll

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_492; Page: 129; Family History Librar

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1892
    Event Place: Revere, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S., Directories, 1890-1892

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Prince Edward Island, Canada
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1963, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving At Boston, Massachusetts, 1820-1891; Record Group Title: Records of the U.s. Customs Service; Record Group Number: 36; Series Number: M277; NARA Roll

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Jun 1899
    Event Place: Revere, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Everett, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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