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Samuel Howard Fay 1804–1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jul 1804

Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 16 Apr 1847

Death Location: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA

Father: Samuel Phillips

Mother: Harriet Howard

Spouse(s): Susan Shellman

Children(s): Ann Fay, Susan Fay, Clara Fay, Harriett Fay, Clara Fay, William Fay

Samuel Howard Fay was born in 1804 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Samuel Prescott Phillips And Harriet Howard. Samuel Howard Fay married Susan Montfort Shellman, and had children including Ann Maria Fay, Clara Fay, Clara Montfort Fay, Harriett Eleanor Fay, Susan Elliott Fay, William Gaston Fay. Samuel Howard Fay passed away in 1847 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel Howard Fay was born in 1804 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Samuel Prescott Phillips And Harriet Howard.
  • Samuel Howard Fay married Susan Montfort Shellman, and had children including Ann Maria Fay, Clara Fay, Clara Montfort Fay, Harriett Eleanor Fay, Susan Elliott Fay, William Gaston Fay.
  • Samuel Howard Fay passed away in 1847 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Phillips
1778–1856
Birth Location: Concord (MA) USA
SP
Harriet Howard
1782–1847
Birth Location: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
HH

Spouses(s)

Susan Shellman
1808–1887
Birth Location: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States
SS

Children(s)

Ann Fay
1828–
Birth Location: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States
AF
Susan Fay
1842–1854
Birth Location: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States
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Clara Fay
1845–1881
Birth Location: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States
CF
Harriett Fay
1829–1924
Birth Location: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States
HF
Clara Fay
1844–
Birth Location: New York, United States
CF
William Fay
1838–1927
Birth Location: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States
WF

Samuel Fay's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Fay
1804–1847
Birth Place: Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Samuel Prescott Phillips
1778–1856
Concord (MA) USA
Harriet Howard
1782–1847
Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Jonathan FAY
1752–1811
Westboro,,Massachusetts,USA
Lucy (Prescott) (X)
1757–1792
Concord,,Massachusetts,USA
Great-Grandparents
Joanna PHILLIPS
1729–1788
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary SMITH
1698–

Samuel Fay's Descendants

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Samuel (Howard) Fay (21 Jul 1804–16 Apr 1847) m. Susan (Montfort) Shellman (20 Feb 1808–13 Jan 1887)
  1. 1. Ann (Maria) Fay 1828–
  2. 2. Susan (Elliott) Fay 1842–1854
  3. 3. Clara (Montfort) Fay 1845–1881
  4. 4. Harriett (Eleanor) Fay 1829–1924 m. James (Smith (Rev )) Bush 1825–1889
    1. 1. Eleanor (Howard Bush) Woods 1873–
    2. 2. Samuel (Prescott) Bush 1863–1948 m. Florence ("Flora") Sheldon 1872–1920
      1. 1. George (Herbert) Walker 1874–1953
      2. 2. Prescott (Sheldon Bush) (Senator) 1895–1972 m. Dorothy (Wear) Walker 1901–1992
        1. 1. Nancy (Walker) Bush 1926–2001
        2. 2. George (Herbert Walker *FS* Bush (41 st US) President) 1924–2018 m. Barbara (A Pierce First Lady of the United States 1989-1993 to President George Herbert Walker Bush\Mother of President George Walker) Bush 1925–2018
        3. 3. Prescott (Sheldon Bush) Jr 1922–2010
        4. 4. William (Henry Trotter "Bucky") Bush 1938–2018
        5. 5. Jonathan (James) Bush 1931–2001
      3. 3. Mary (Eleanor) Bush 1897–2001
      4. 4. Robert (Sheldon) Bush 1896–1900
      5. 5. Margaret (Livingston) Bush 1899–1978
      6. 6. James (Smith) Bush 1901–1978
    3. 3. Harold (Levingston) Bush 1871–1945
    4. 4. James (Freeman) Bush 1860–1913
    5. 5. Harriet (Montford) Bush 1871–1945
    6. 6. George (H) Bush 1870–1945
    7. 7. Mary Bush 1856–
    8. 8. Elijah Bush 1861–
    9. 9. Samuel (Prescott) Bush 1872–1920
    10. 10. Laura Bush 1866–
  5. 5. Clara Fay 1844–
  6. 6. William (Gaston) Fay 1838–1927

Samuel Fay's Timeline

2 Records

1804
21 Jul 1804
Birth of Samuel Howard Fay in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1847
16 Apr 1847
Age 43
Death of Samuel Howard Fay in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1804
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1847
    Event Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
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