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Josiah Gay 1790–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1790

Birth Location: Burke County, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 27 Nov 1865

Death Location: Laurens, Georgia, United States

Father: Henry records

Mother: Rebecca Henderson

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In 1790, Josiah Gay entered the world in Burke County, Georgia, United States, born to Henry William Red Gay Sr American War For Independence Battle Of Yorktown Bodyguard To General George Washington Guye On Tax Records And Rebecca Jane Henderson. Josiah Gay passed away in 1865 in Laurens, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1790, Josiah Gay entered the world in Burke County, Georgia, United States, born to Henry William Red Gay Sr American War For Independence Battle Of Yorktown Bodyguard To General George Washington Guye On Tax Records And Rebecca Jane Henderson.
  • Josiah Gay passed away in 1865 in Laurens, Georgia, United States.

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Josiah Gay's Ancestors

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Josiah Gay
1790–1865
Birth Place: Burke County, Georgia, United States
Parents
Henry William 'Red' Gay Sr, American War for Independence: Battle of Yorktown, bodyguard to General George Washington, GUYE on tax records
1748–1830
Greenbriar, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Rebecca (Jane) Henderson
1764–1801
Augusta, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Dr (William Alexander 'Old Duke' Gay, a justice of Henrico in 1737, sheriff in) 1745
1705–1749
Cobbs, Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Bolling
1709–1766
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Lt. (James Jonas) Henderson
1733–1801
Augusta, Virginia, USA
Isabella King
1741–1832
Augusta, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry II
1663–1737
Jane Lawrence
1664–1737
1676–1729
Mary Kennon
1679–1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Gay
1639–1688
Joane Sanders
1641–1725
Col Burgesses
1646–1709
Jane (Bolling)
1650–1676
Col Sr
1650–1696
Elizabeth Worsham
1651–1743

Josiah Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1790
1790
Birth of Josiah Gay in Burke County, Georgia, United States
Burke County, Georgia, United States
1865
27 Nov 1865
Age 75
Death of Josiah Gay in Laurens, Georgia, United States
Laurens, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Burke County, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1865
    Event Place: Laurens, Georgia, United States

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