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Richard Francisco Clay 1849–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1849

Birth Location: Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine

Death Date: 1916

Death Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Father: Henry Clay

Mother: Susannah Sprague

Spouse(s): Edith Kelter

Children(s): Walter Clay, Helen Clay, Arthur Clay, Edna Clay

The story of Richard Francisco Clay began in 1849 in Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine. In 1880, Richard Francisco Clay resided in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Richard Francisco Clay married Edith Kelter, and had children including Arthur Stevenson Clay, Edna Howard Clay, Helen Clay, Walter Bradstreet Clay. Richard Francisco Clay passed away in 1916 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Francisco Clay began in 1849 in Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine.
  • In 1880, Richard Francisco Clay resided in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Richard Francisco Clay married Edith Kelter, and had children including Arthur Stevenson Clay, Edna Howard Clay, Helen Clay, Walter Bradstreet Clay.
  • Richard Francisco Clay passed away in 1916 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Clay's Ancestors

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Richard Clay
1849–1916
Birth Place: Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine
Parents
Henry True Clay
1817–1905
Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine
Susannah (Whitton) Sprague
1822–1905
Kennebec, Maine
Grandparents
Richard Clay
1780–1848
Buxton, York, Maine
Olive Bradstreet
1780–1818
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Clay
1745–1810
Jerusha Elwell
1750–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard* Clay
1713–1801
Rachel* Pennell
1721–1797

Richard Clay's Descendants

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Richard (Francisco) Clay (1849–1916) m. Edith Kelter (11 Mar 1854–13 Aug 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

3 Records

1849
1849
Birth of Richard Francisco Clay in Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine
Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine
1880
1880
Age 31
Richard Francisco Clay resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1916
1916
Age 67
Death of Richard Francisco Clay in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1849
    Event Place: Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1188; Family History Film: 1255188; Page: 296B; Enumeration District: 632

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1188; Family History Film: 1255188; Page: 296B; Enumeration District: 632

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1916
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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