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Joseph Gay 1786–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 oct 1786

Birth Location: Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: Aft. 1869

Death Location: Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: JOSEPH GAY

Mother: ELIZABETH UNDERWOOD

Spouse(s): MARY RUGG

Children(s): Francis Gay, SILVIUS GAY, Joseph Gay, Mary Gay, William Gay

Joseph Gay was born in 1786 in Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Joseph Gay And Elizabeth Underwood. Joseph Gay married Mary Jane Rugg, and had children including Francis B Gay, Joseph H Gay, Mary Jane Gay, Silvius H Gay, William Gay. Joseph Gay passed away in 1869 in Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph Gay was born in 1786 in Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Joseph Gay And Elizabeth Underwood.
  • Joseph Gay married Mary Jane Rugg, and had children including Francis B Gay, Joseph H Gay, Mary Jane Gay, Silvius H Gay, William Gay.
  • Joseph Gay passed away in 1869 in Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Joseph Gay's Ancestors

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Joseph Gay
1786–1869
Birth Place: Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
JOSEPH GAY
1752–1829
Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
ELIZABETH UNDERWOOD
1759–1827
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
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Joseph Gay's Descendants

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Joseph Gay (9 oct 1786–Aft. 1869) m. MARY (JANE) RUGG (17 feb 1798–14 nov 1878)
  1. 1. Francis (B) Gay 1836–1915 m. Mary (Ann) Wier 1840–1912
    1. 1. Adelaide (Fansony “Addie”) Gay 1870–1943 m. Charles (Hudson) Mason 1857–1910
      1. 1. Eva (Louise) Mason 1907–1984 m. Lloyd (Albert) Whittaker 1906–1978
      2. 2. Florence (Hazel) Mason 1897–1898
      3. 3. Rowland (Hudson) Mason 1905–1966
      4. 4. Florence (Hazel) Mason 1899–1970
      5. 5. Prescott (Elmer) Mason 1909–1990
    2. 2. Frank (Ellsworth) Gay 1866–1923
    3. 3. Elmer (Burnside) Gay 1875–1938 m. Melvina (B.) Gay 1891–1930
    4. 4. Edgar (Adelbert) Gay 1869–1944
  2. 2. SILVIUS (H) GAY 1819–1891
  3. 3. Joseph (H) Gay 1826–1898
  4. 4. Mary (Jane) Gay 1834–1923
  5. 5. William Gay 1823–1913

Joseph Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1786
9 oct 1786
Birth of Joseph Gay in Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1869
Aft. 1869
Age 83
Death of Joseph Gay in Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 oct 1786
    Event Place: Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1869
    Event Place: Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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