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Joseph Ashmead Clay 1806–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jun 1806

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 18 Mar 1881

Death Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Joseph Esq

Mother: Mary Clay

Spouse(s): Cornelia Fletcher

Children(s): Cecil Clay, Richard Clay, Lieut Clay, Lewis Clay, Pvt Clay, Edward Clay, Corp Clay

Joseph Ashmead Clay was born in 1806 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Joseph Clay Esq And Mary Ashmead Clay. Joseph Ashmead Clay married Cornelia Fletcher, and had children including Cecil Clay, Corp Alfred Laussat Clay, Edward Cook Clay, Lewis Randolph Clay, Lieut Fletcher Clay, Pvt William Vaux Clay, Richard Wells Clay. Joseph Ashmead Clay passed away in 1881 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Joseph Ashmead Clay was born in 1806 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Joseph Clay Esq And Mary Ashmead Clay.
  • Joseph Ashmead Clay married Cornelia Fletcher, and had children including Cecil Clay, Corp Alfred Laussat Clay, Edward Cook Clay, Lewis Randolph Clay, Lieut Fletcher Clay, Pvt William Vaux Clay, Richard Wells Clay.
  • Joseph Ashmead Clay passed away in 1881 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Joseph Clay's Ancestors

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Joseph Clay
1806–1881
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Joseph Clay Esq
1769–1811
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary (Ashmead) Clay
1782–1871
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Curtis Clay
1747–1809
New Castle, Delaware
Margaret Wood
1751–1809
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Clay's Descendants

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Joseph (Ashmead) Clay (3 Jun 1806–18 Mar 1881) m. Cornelia Fletcher (8 Apr 1814–24 Dec 1880)
  1. 1. Cecil Clay 1842–1907 m. Anna (Wood) Kester 1840–1922
    1. 1. John (Cecil) Clay 1875–1930 m. Marie ((Maizie) Deschapelles) Bauduy 1878–1930
    2. 2. Cornelia Clay 1869–1909
    3. 3. Eleanor CLAY 1867–1886
    4. 4. Cecil (Livingston) CLAY 1866–1866
  2. 2. Richard (Wells) Clay 1847–1897
  3. 3. Lieut (Fletcher) Clay 1835–1862
  4. 4. Lewis (Randolph) Clay 1839–1841
  5. 5. Pvt (William Vaux) Clay 1844–1864
  6. 6. Edward (Cook) Clay 1851–1906
  7. 7. Corp (Alfred Laussat) Clay 1837–1909

Joseph Clay's Timeline

2 Records

1806
3 Jun 1806
Birth of Joseph Ashmead Clay in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1881
18 Mar 1881
Age 75
Death of Joseph Ashmead Clay in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1806
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1881
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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