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Robert Lay 1654–1742 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 MAR 1654

Birth Location: Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut Colony

Death Date: 1742

Death Location: probably, Essex, Middlesex County, CT, United States

Father: Robert Lay

Mother: Sarah Fenner

Spouse(s): Mary Stanton

Children(s): Robert Lay, Buckingham None, Mary Lay, Griswold None

Robert Lay was born in 1654 in Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut Colony, the child of Robert Lay And Sarah Fenner. Robert Lay married Mary Stanton, and had children including Buckingham, Griswold, Mary Lay, Robert Lay. Robert Lay passed away in 1742 in probably, Essex, Middlesex County, CT, United States.

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Biography

  • Robert Lay was born in 1654 in Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut Colony, the child of Robert Lay And Sarah Fenner.
  • Robert Lay married Mary Stanton, and had children including Buckingham, Griswold, Mary Lay, Robert Lay.
  • Robert Lay passed away in 1742 in probably, Essex, Middlesex County, CT, United States.

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Robert Lay's Ancestors

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Robert Lay
1654–1742
Birth Place: Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut Colony
Parents
Robert Lay
1617–1689
England
Sarah Fenner
1615–1676
Horley, Surrey, England
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Robert Lay's Descendants

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Robert Lay (6 MAR 1654–1742) m. Mary Stanton (1660–1743)
  1. 1. Robert Lay 1680–1738
  2. 2. Buckingham 1682–1751
  3. 3. Mary Lay 1685–1726
  4. 4. Griswold 1691–1773

Robert Lay's Timeline

2 Records

1654
6 MAR 1654
Birth of Robert Lay in Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut Colony
Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut Colony
1742
1742
Age 88
Death of Robert Lay in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut Colony
Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 MAR 1654
    Event Place: Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut Colony

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: probably, Essex, Middlesex County, CT, United States

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