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Richard Clay 1780–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 AUG 1780

Birth Location: Buxton, York, Maine

Death Date: 29 SEP 1848

Death Location: Oak Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine

Father: Daniel Clay

Mother: Jerusha Elwell

Spouse(s): Olive Bradstreet

Children(s): Nancy Clay, Emeline Clay, Olive Clay, Sarah Clay, James Clay, Henry Clay

In 1780, Richard Clay entered the world in Buxton, York, Maine, born to Daniel Clay And Jerusha Elwell. Richard Clay married Olive Bradstreet, Rebecca Purington, and had children including Emeline M Clay, Henry True Clay, James Arrington Clay, Nancy E Clay, Olive B Clay, Sarah N Clay. Richard Clay passed away in 1848 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine.

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Biography

  • In 1780, Richard Clay entered the world in Buxton, York, Maine, born to Daniel Clay And Jerusha Elwell.
  • Richard Clay married Olive Bradstreet, Rebecca Purington, and had children including Emeline M Clay, Henry True Clay, James Arrington Clay, Nancy E Clay, Olive B Clay, Sarah N Clay.
  • Richard Clay passed away in 1848 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Clay
1745–1810
Birth Location: Biddeford, York, Maine
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Jerusha Elwell
1750–1810
Birth Location: Maine
JE

Spouses(s)

Olive Bradstreet
1780–1818
Birth Location: –
OB

Children(s)

Nancy Clay
1806–1891
Birth Location: Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine
NC
Emeline Clay
1808–1891
Birth Location: Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine
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Olive Clay
1810–1886
Birth Location: Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine
OC
Sarah Clay
1812–1856
Birth Location: Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine
SC
James Clay
1814–
Birth Location: Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine
JC
Henry Clay
1817–1905
Birth Location: Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine
HC

Richard Clay's Ancestors

Self
Richard Clay
1780–1848
Birth Place: Buxton, York, Maine
Parents
Daniel Clay
1745–1810
Biddeford, York, Maine
Jerusha Elwell
1750–1810
Maine
Grandparents
Richard* Clay
1713–1801
York, Maine
Rachel* Pennell
1721–1797
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Richard Clay
1693–1732
Mary Knignt
1690–1766
Thomas* Pinel
1684–1723
Sarah* Durrell
1690–1776
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Clay
1665–1704
Jane Benton
1656–1718
Henry Hager
1670–1710
Hazel Goodwin
1670–
Philippe* Pinel
1627–1688
Ann* Lemontais
1629–1690
Moses* Durrell
1662–1753
Sarah* Sampson
1668–1734

Richard Clay's Descendants

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Richard Clay (17 AUG 1780–29 SEP 1848) m. Olive Bradstreet (1780–6 SEP 1818)
  1. 1. Nancy (E.) Clay 1806–1891 m. John Plaisted 1798–1879
    1. 1. Richard (Clay) Plaisted 1843–1936 m. Sarah (M.) Lancaster 1844–1923
    2. 2. Emeline (Clay) Plaisted 1827–1918 m. James (S.) Steward 1826–1874
    3. 3. Ichabod Plaisted 1834–1869
    4. 4. James (Jerone) Plaisted 1824–1831
    5. 5. Georgiana (B.) Plaisted 1841–1842
    6. 6. Winslow (Church) Plaisted 1829–1851
    7. 7. Charlotte (I.) Plaisted 1838–1858
    8. 8. James (Jerome) Plaisted 1831–1859
    9. 9. Samuel (Roger) Plaisted 1850–1866
    10. 10. John (Macomber) Plaisted 1836–1865
  2. 2. Emeline (M.) Clay 1808–1891 m. Charles (F.) Gardiner 1811–1873
    1. 1. Olive (Louise) Gardiner 1837–1909
    2. 2. Henry (R.) Gardiner 1838–
  3. 3. Olive (B.) Clay 1810–1886 m. Nathan (B.) Norton 1813–1891
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth G.) Norton 1851– m. Francis (A.) Sawyer 1849–
      1. 1. George (L.) Sawyer 1875–
  4. 4. Sarah (N.) Clay 1812–1856 m. Samuel Springer 1803–1877
    1. 1. John (Marcellus) Springer 1831–1832
    2. 2. George (Marcellus) Springer 1833–1904
    3. 3. Henrietta (C) Springer 1838–
    4. 4. Olive (Loring) Springer 1836–1922 m. Charles (Edgar) Crandall 1830–1898
      1. 1. Daisy (Bianca) Crandall 1860–1933
      2. 2. Olive (Henrietta) Crandall 1863–1938
  5. 5. James (Arrington) Clay 1814– m. Emily Stevens 1815–
    1. 1. James (Arrington Clay) Jr. 1836–1918 m. Emma (Adelaide) Godfrey 1854–1895 m. Annie (H. Mrs.) Pearl 1850–1927
      1. 1. Clarence (Hopkins) Clay 1880–1936 m. Aimee (Ireta) Nichols 1882–1944
      2. 2. Charles (Irvin) Clay 1885–1970 m. Frances (Adelaide) Griffin 1888–1964
        1. 1. Helen (Belle) Clay 1911–1989
        2. 2. Margaret (Emma) Clay 1908–1991 m. Carl (C) Guiott 1905–1974 m. Dirk (Peter) Vantol 1920–2001
        3. 3. Carol (Lee) Clay 1914–2005
        4. 4. Blythe (Ladell) Clay 1915–2000
    2. 2. Emily (Carentine) Clay 1838–1919 m. Marcus (Sterling) Hopkins 1840–1914
      1. 1. Clarence Hopkins 1877–
      2. 2. Mabel Hopkins 1869–
    3. 3. William (Henry) Clay 1840–1841
  6. 6. Henry (True) Clay 1817–1905 m. Susannah (Whitton) Sprague 1822–1905
    1. 1. Ella (Eugenia) Clay 1847–1933
    2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth) Clay 1841–1922
    3. 3. Marcellus (Loring) Clay 1839–1893 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Livingston 1838–1901
      1. 1. Henry (Harry) Clay 1868–1924 m. Isabelle Gakle 1866–1931
        1. 1. Lidda (E) Clay 1888–
        2. 2. Wallace (Loring) Clay 1888–1961 m. Margaret (M.) Noble 1890–1977
      2. 2. Susan (Livingston) Clay 1865–1945 m. Omar Fisher 1864–1943
        1. 1. Omar (Dayton) Fisher 1890–1951 m. Ida (Belle) Simpson 1888–
        2. 2. Marcellus (Loring) Fisher 1886–1958 m. Jeanne (June) Jones 1885–1942
        3. 3. Martha (Olive) Fisher 1887–1962 m. George (Armstrong) Markle 1883–1968
        4. 4. Horace (Billings Parker) Fisher 1899–1981 m. Gertrude (Miriam) Smith 1902–
    4. 4. Josephine (Augusta) Clay 1844–1912 m. Richardson (S.) Reeve 1840–1909
      1. 1. Herbert (Ely) Reeve 1878– m. Clara (Louisa) Hosback 1877–
        1. 1. Helen (Smith) Reeve 1906–1992 m. Uljas (Oscar) Riik 1907–1982
        2. 2. Frances (J.) Reeve 1914–
      2. 2. Maria (Susan) Reeve 1880–1964 m. John (Bartram) Hutchinson 1880–1958
        1. 1. Anna (Warrington) Hutchinson 1903–1951
      3. 3. Richardson (Henry) Reeve 1883–1954 m. Katherine (Elizabeth) Troxell 1886–1964
    5. 5. Richard (Francisco) Clay 1849–1916 m. Edith Kelter 1854–1933
      1. 1. Walter (Bradstreet) Clay 1877–1912
      2. 2. Helen Clay 1886–1887
      3. 3. Arthur (Stevenson) Clay 1881–1956 m. Laura (Sheldon) Moyer 1882–1968
        1. 1. Arthur (Stevenson Clay) Jr. 1913–1944
      4. 4. Edna (Howard) Clay 1887–1953 m. Austin (Grexton Greer) Jr. 1882–
        1. 1. Richard (Francisco) Greer 1914–2002
        2. 2. Eleanor (Margaret) Greer 1906–1906
        3. 3. Dorothy (Edith) Greer 1905–
        4. 4. Laure (E) Greer 1918–

Richard Clay's Timeline

2 Records

1780
17 AUG 1780
Birth of Richard Clay in Buxton, York, Maine
Buxton, York, Maine
1848
29 SEP 1848
Age 68
Death of Richard Clay in Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine
Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 AUG 1780
    Event Place: Buxton, York, Maine
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 SEP 1848
    Event Place: Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oak Grove Cemetery, Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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