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Mary Polly Gay 1806–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jul 1806

Birth Location: Pownal, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Death Date: 21 Mar 1886

Death Location: Alexandra, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Father: David ⭐

Mother: Mary Knight

Spouse(s): William ♦

Children(s): Jenny Jones, Mary Jones, George Jones, David Jones, Abigail ✅, Hannah Jones, James Jones, Robert Jones, John Jones, William Jones

The story of Mary Polly Gay began in 1806 in Pownal, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada. In 1881, Mary Polly Gay resided in Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Mary Polly Gay married William Jones, and had children including Abigail Jones, David Jones, George Jones, Hannah Jones, James Benjamin Jones, Jenny Jane Jones, John G Jones, Mary Elizabeth Jones, Robert Vonclure Jones, William Jones. Mary Polly Gay passed away in 1886 in Alexandra, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Polly Gay began in 1806 in Pownal, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  • In 1881, Mary Polly Gay resided in Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  • Mary Polly Gay married William Jones, and had children including Abigail Jones, David Jones, George Jones, Hannah Jones, James Benjamin Jones, Jenny Jane Jones, John G Jones, Mary Elizabeth Jones, Robert Vonclure Jones, William Jones.
  • Mary Polly Gay passed away in 1886 in Alexandra, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Gay's Ancestors

Self
Mary Gay
1806–1886
Birth Place: Pownal, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Parents
David Gay ⭐
1769–1861
Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mary (Polly) Knight
1774–1874
Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Grandparents
David Gay
1738–1810
Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Thankful Hayward
1745–1810
Warren, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Thomas Knight
1741–1818
Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Abigail Seeley
1746–1791
Biddeford, York, Maine, USA
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
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Timothy Gay
1674–1719
Patience Lewis
1668–1768
George ♥
1688–1760
Mary ♥
1683–1736
George Hayward
1673–1725
Hannah Chadwick
1673–1716
Samuel Wheeler
1681–1761
Joanna ✔️
1687–1751
Nathaniel Knight
1667–1746
Mary Westbrook
1671–1749
Robert Munson
1687–1758
Abigail Littlefield
1698–1762
Thomas ✔️
1670–1718
Ann ✔️
1677–1710
Nathaniel Knight
1667–1746
Mary Westbrook
1671–1749

Mary Gay's Descendants

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Mary (Polly) Gay (14 Jul 1806–21 Mar 1886) m. William (Jones) ♦ (21 Jul 1804–21 Mar 1880)
  1. 1. Jenny (Jane) Jones 1832–1913
  2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Jones 1836–1890 m. John McPhail 1835–
    1. 1. Robert (Archibald Jonas) McPhail 1865–
  3. 3. George Jones 1839–1904
  4. 4. David Jones 1842–1930
  5. 5. Abigail (Jones) ✅ 1845–1916 m. Henry (Bourke) Burke 1837–1898
    1. 1. Henrietta ((Nettie)) Burke 1865–1951
    2. 2. Ezelia Burke 1868–1967
    3. 3. Clayton (Ralph) Burke 1866–1934
  6. 6. Hannah Jones 1827–1907
  7. 7. James (Benjamin) Jones 1849–1933
  8. 8. Robert (Vonclure) Jones 1834–1917
  9. 9. John (G.) Jones 1829–
  10. 10. William Jones 1830–1916

Mary Gay's Timeline

3 Records

1806
14 Jul 1806
Birth of Mary Polly Gay in Pownal, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Pownal, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
1881
04 Apr 1881
Age 75
Mary Polly Gay resided here in Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
1886
21 Mar 1886
Age 80
Death of Mary Polly Gay in Pownal, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Pownal, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1806
    Event Place: Pownal, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] TITLE
    [2] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Lot 49, Queens, Prince Edward Island;Roll:C_13164; Page: 69; Family No: 261

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 04 Apr 1881
    Event Place: Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Lot 49, Queens, Prince Edward Island;Roll:C_13164; Page: 69; Family No: 261

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1886
    Event Place: Pownal, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
    Record Source: TITLE

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Alexandra, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
    Record Source: TITLE

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