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Samuel Gay 1605–1685 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1605

Birth Location: Down, Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 1685

Death Location: Donegal, Ireland

Father: Calvin Gay

Mother: Patience Chaffee

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gaylord

Children(s): Ellen Gay

Samuel Gay was born in 1605 in Down, Ulster, Ireland, the child of Calvin Gay And Patience Chaffee. Samuel Gay married Elizabeth Gaylord, Elizabeth Hull, and had children including Ellen Gay. Samuel Gay passed away in 1685 in Donegal, Ireland.

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Biography

  • Samuel Gay was born in 1605 in Down, Ulster, Ireland, the child of Calvin Gay And Patience Chaffee.
  • Samuel Gay married Elizabeth Gaylord, Elizabeth Hull, and had children including Ellen Gay.
  • Samuel Gay passed away in 1685 in Donegal, Ireland.

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Samuel Gay's Ancestors

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Samuel Gay
1605–1685
Birth Place: Down, Ulster, Ireland
Parents
Calvin Gay
1585–1605
Ireland
Patience Chaffee
1587–1605
Grandparents
Calvin Gay
1746–
of Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Gay's Descendants

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Samuel Gay (1605–1685) m. Elizabeth Gaylord (1617–1680)
  1. 1. Ellen Gay 1632–1654 m. John (Patterson) Jr 1622–1704
    1. 1. John Patterson 1645– m. Anne Knox 1640–
      1. 1. Arthur Patterson 1695–1763 m. Anne Scott 1699–1792
        1. 1. Arthur Patterson 1730–1803 m. Elizabeth Patterson 1735–1803

Samuel Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1605
1605
Birth of Samuel Gay in Down, Ulster, Ireland
Down, Ulster, Ireland
1685
1685
Age 80
Death of Samuel Gay in Donegal, Ireland
Donegal, Ireland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1605
    Event Place: Down, Ulster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Donegal, Ireland

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