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Samuel Gay 1638 – 1718 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Mar 1638

Birth Location: Dedham

Death Date: 15 Apr 1718

Death Location: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Gay

Mother: Joanna Borden-Gay

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In 1638, Samuel Gay entered the world in Dedham, born to John (Bowsie) Gay and Joanna (Topley) Hooker Borden-Gay. Samuel Gay passed away in 1718 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1638, Samuel Gay entered the world in Dedham, born to John (Bowsie) Gay and Joanna (Topley) Hooker Borden-Gay.
  • Samuel Gay passed away in 1718 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Samuel Gay's Ancestors

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Samuel Gay
1638 – 1718
Birth Place: Dedham
Parents
John (Bowsie) Gay
1615 – 1688
Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
Joanna ((Topley) Hooker) Borden-Gay
1612 – 1691
Headcorn, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Richard (John Gay) (Guye)
1580 – 1688
Suffolk, Durham, England
Joan Cyll
1584 – 1691
Newnham, North Hamptonshire Suffolk, England
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Samuel Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1638
10 Mar 1638
Birth of Samuel Gay in Dedham
Dedham
1718
15 Apr 1718
Age 80
Death of Samuel Gay in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1638
    Event Place: Dedham
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1718
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

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