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Rachel Carpenter 1754 – 1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Apr 1754

Birth Location: Radstock, Somerset, England

Death Date: 14 Nov 1841

Death Location: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England

Father: Simon Carpenter

Mother: Elizabeth Besley

Spouse(s): John Gay

Children(s): John Gay, Judith Gay, Simon Gay, Felix Gay, William Gay, Ann Gay, Theodocia Gay, Bathsheba Gay

Born in 1754 in Radstock, Somerset, England, Rachel Carpenter was the child of Simon Carpenter and Elizabeth Besley. In time, Rachel Carpenter married John Gay, and they raised a family that included John Gay, Judith Gay, Simon Carpenter Gay, Felix Gay, William Gay, Ann Gay, Theodocia Gay and Bathsheba Gay. Rachel Carpenter died in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England in 1841.

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Parents

Simon Carpenter
1739 – 1786
Birth Location: Radstock, Somerset, England
SC
Elizabeth Besley
1735 – 1805
Birth Location: Radstock, Somerset
EB

Spouses(s)

John Gay
1756 – 1822
Birth Location: Wellow, Somerset, England
JG

Children(s)

John Gay
1781 – 1866
Birth Location: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
JG
Judith Gay
1780 – 1841
Birth Location: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
JG
Simon Gay
1788 –
Birth Location: Somerset, England
SG
Felix Gay
1789 – 1862
Birth Location: Radstock, Somerset, England
FG
William Gay
1791 – 1800
Birth Location: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
WG
Ann Gay
1794 – 1860
Birth Location: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
AG
Theodocia Gay
1799 – 1884
Birth Location: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
TG
Bathsheba Gay
1802 – 1841
Birth Location: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
BG

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 09 Apr 1754
    Event Place: Radstock, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece 939; Book: 17; Civil Parish: Midsomer Norton; County: Somerset; Enumeration District: 6; Folio: 20; Page: 14; Line: 13; GSU roll: 474596.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1841
    Event Place: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece 939; Book: 17; Civil Parish: Midsomer Norton; County: Somerset; Enumeration District: 6; Folio: 20; Page: 14; Line: 13; GSU roll: 474596.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 14 Nov 1841
    Event Place: Midsomer Norton, Somerset, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

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