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Samuel Howard Fay 1804–1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jul 1804

Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 16 Aug 1847

Death Location: Brooklyn, Kings, New York

Father: Samuel Fay

Mother: Harriet Howard

Spouse(s): Susan Shellman

Children(s): Harriet Fay

Samuel Howard Fay was born in 1804 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, the child of Samuel Prescott Phillips Fay And Harriet Howard. Samuel Howard Fay married Susan Shellman, and had children including Harriet Eleanor Fay. Samuel Howard Fay passed away in 1847 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York.

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Biography

  • Samuel Howard Fay was born in 1804 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, the child of Samuel Prescott Phillips Fay And Harriet Howard.
  • Samuel Howard Fay married Susan Shellman, and had children including Harriet Eleanor Fay.
  • Samuel Howard Fay passed away in 1847 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York.

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Samuel Fay's Ancestors

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Samuel Fay
1804–1847
Birth Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Parents
Samuel Prescott Phillips Fay
1778–1856
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Harriet Howard
1782–1847
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Jonathan Fay
1751–1811
Westboro, Worcester, Massachusetts
Lucy Prescott
1757–1792
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Fay
1724–1800
Joanna Phillips
1729–1788
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Fay
1700–1732
Hannah Child
1700–1788

Samuel Fay's Descendants

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Samuel (Howard) Fay (22 Jul 1804–16 Aug 1847) m. Susan Shellman (20 Feb 1808–12 Jan 1887)
  1. 1. Harriet (Eleanor) Fay 1829–1924 m. James (Smith) Bush 1825–1889
    1. 1. James (Freeman) Bush 1860–1913 m. Eliza (Heman) Allen 1845–1901 m. Mary Gorham 1858–
    2. 2. Harriet (Montford) Bush 1871–
    3. 3. Eleanor (Howard) Bush 1873–1929 m. Robert (Archey) Woods 1865–1925
    4. 4. George (H) Bush 1870–1945
    5. 5. Samuel (Prescott) Bush 1863–1948 m. Flora Sheldon 1872–1920
      1. 1. Mary (Eleanor) Bush 1897–2001
      2. 2. Margaret (Livingston) Bush 1899–1993
      3. 3. James Bush 1902–
      4. 4. Prescott (Sheldon) Bush 1895–1972 m. Dorothy Walker 1901–1992
        1. 1. Nancy Bush 1926–2001
        2. 2. Prescott (Sheldon) Bush 1922–1972
        3. 3. George (Herbert Walker) Bush 1924– m. Barbara Pierce 1925–

Samuel Fay's Timeline

3 Records

1804
22 Jul 1804
Birth of Samuel Howard Fay in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1840
1840
Age 36
Samuel Howard Fay resided here in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia
Savannah, Chatham, Georgia
1847
16 Aug 1847
Age 43
Death of Samuel Howard Fay in Brooklyn, Kings, New York
Brooklyn, Kings, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1804
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1804; Birth city: Cambridge; Birth state: MA.
    [2] New York Passenger Lists, Year: 1828; Arrival: , ; Microfilm serial: M237; Microfilm roll: M237_12; Line: 20; List number: 576.
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2665.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GCH.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Sep 1828
    Event Place: Liverpool, England
    Record Source: New York Passenger Lists, Year: 1828; Arrival: , ; Microfilm serial: M237; Microfilm roll: M237_12; Line: 20; List number: 576.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1828
    Event Place: New York, New York
    Record Source: New York Passenger Lists, Year: 1828; Arrival: , ; Microfilm serial: M237; Microfilm roll: M237_12; Line: 20; List number: 576.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Savannah, Savannah, Georgia; Roll: ; Page: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1847
    Event Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1804; Birth city: Cambridge; Birth state: MA.

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