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Lemuel Gay 1744–1809 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 FEB 1744/5

Birth Location: Stoughton, Massachusetts (Norfolk)

Death Date: 10 AUG 1809

Death Location: Sharon, Massachusetts (Norfolk)

Father: David Gay

Mother: Hannah Talbot

Spouse(s): Abigail Davenport

Children(s): Mary Gay

The story of Lemuel Gay began in 1744 in Stoughton, Massachusetts (Norfolk). Lemuel Gay married Abigail Davenport, and had children including Mary Gay. Lemuel Gay passed away in 1809 in Sharon, Massachusetts (Norfolk).

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Biography

  • The story of Lemuel Gay began in 1744 in Stoughton, Massachusetts (Norfolk).
  • Lemuel Gay married Abigail Davenport, and had children including Mary Gay.
  • Lemuel Gay passed away in 1809 in Sharon, Massachusetts (Norfolk).

Immediate Family

Parents

David Gay
1707–1794
Birth Location: Dedham, Massachusetts (Norfolk)
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Hannah Talbot
1712–1791
Birth Location: Stoughton, Massachusetts (Norfolk)
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Spouses(s)

Abigail Davenport
1749–1824
Birth Location: Milton, Massachusetts (Suffolk)
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Children(s)

Mary Gay
1772–1852
Birth Location: Stoughton, Massachusetts (Norfolk)
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Lemuel Gay's Ancestors

Self
Lemuel Gay
1744–1809
Birth Place: Stoughton, Massachusetts (Norfolk)
Parents
David Gay
1707–1794
Dedham, Massachusetts (Norfolk)
Hannah Talbot
1712–1791
Stoughton, Massachusetts (Norfolk)
Grandparents
Timothy Gay
1674–1719
Dedham, Massachusetts (Norfolk)
Patience Lewis
1666–1766
Lancaster, Massachusetts (Worcester)
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Gay
1638–1738
Mary Bridges
1637–1718
John Lewis
1646–
Martha Whiting
1846–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lemuel Gay's Descendants

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Lemuel Gay (4 FEB 1744/5–10 AUG 1809) m. Abigail Davenport (16 AUG 1749–5 JAN 1824)
  1. 1. Mary Gay 1772–1852 m. Abner Bird 1771–1837
    1. 1. Lemuel (Gay) Bird 1810–1891 m. Sylvia Williamson 1813–1874
      1. 1. Adeline (Augusta) Bird 1842–1918 m. Cyrus (Franklin) Copeland 1843–1914
        1. 1. Agnes (Marion) Copeland 1872–1960 m. Ulysses (Grant) Hussey 1867–1949
        2. 2. Lawrence (B.) Copeland 1879–

Lemuel Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1744
4 FEB 1744/5
Birth of Lemuel Gay in Stoughton, Massachusetts (Norfolk)
Stoughton, Massachusetts (Norfolk)
1809
10 AUG 1809
Age 65
Death of Lemuel Gay in Sharon, Massachusetts (Norfolk)
Sharon, Massachusetts (Norfolk)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 FEB 1744/5
    Event Place: Stoughton, Massachusetts (Norfolk)
    Record Source: Ancestry.com Family Trees, Davenport-Bell Family Tree, owner Louise E. Holzman

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: BET 1776 AND 1779
    Event Place: the Revolutionary War, 1775 - 1783
    Record Source: Ancestry.com Family Trees, Davenport-Bell Family Tree, owner Louise E. Holzman

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 AUG 1809
    Event Place: Sharon, Massachusetts (Norfolk)
    Record Source: Ancestry.com Family Trees, Davenport-Bell Family Tree, owner Louise E. Holzman
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