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Samuel Gay 1639 – 1718 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Mar 1639

Birth Location: Dedham, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 15 April 1718

Death Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: John Gay

Mother: Joanna Borden

Spouse(s): Mary (Gay)

Children(s): Dr Gay

Samuel Gay was born in 1639 in Dedham, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John (Guy) Gay and Joanna Hooker Borden. Samuel Gay married Mary Ann Bridges (Gay), and had children including Dr Samuel Leigh Gay. Samuel Gay passed away in 1718 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Samuel Gay was born in 1639 in Dedham, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John (Guy) Gay and Joanna Hooker Borden.
  • Samuel Gay married Mary Ann Bridges (Gay), and had children including Dr Samuel Leigh Gay.
  • Samuel Gay passed away in 1718 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Gay
1615 – 1688
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
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Joanna Borden
1612 – 1691
Birth Location: Lenham, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
JB

Spouses(s)

Mary (Gay)
1637 – 1718
Birth Location: Roxbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Dr Gay
1662 – 1753
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
DG

Samuel Gay's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Gay
1639 – 1718
Birth Place: Dedham, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John (Guy) Gay
1615 – 1688
Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
Joanna (Hooker) Borden
1612 – 1691
Lenham, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Grandparents
Richard (John Gay) (Guye)
1580 – 1688
Suffolk, Durham, England
Joan (S Alham) Cyll
1584 – 1691
Newnham, North Hamptonshire Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard (Guye)
1560 – 1583
Margaret Bowsie
1560 – 1583
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir (Guye)
1534 – 1597
Isabelle Garland
1537 – 1598

Samuel Gay's Descendants

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Samuel Gay (10 Mar 1639 – 15 April 1718) m. Mary (Ann Bridges) (Gay) (18 Nov 1637 – 13 Apr 1718)
  1. 1. Dr (Samuel Leigh) Gay (04 Nov 1662 – 22 February 1753) m. Abigail Curtis (1666 – 1744)
    1. 1. Samuel (Gay,) Guy (24 March 1687 – 9 March 1772) m. Joanna Poole (21 Dec 1688 – 17 March 1757)
      1. 1. Samuel Guy (1719 – 1793) m. Rebecca Kelly (1715 – 18 Apr 1774)
        1. 1. George Guy (1738 – )
        2. 2. Samuel Guy (10 Mar 1741 – 1806) m. Mary Bridge (1741 – 1818) m. Mary Bridge (1741 – 1818)

Samuel Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1639
10 Mar 1639
Birth of Samuel Gay in Dedham, Massachusetts, USA
Dedham, Massachusetts, USA
1718
15 April 1718
Age 79
Death of Samuel Gay in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1639
    Event Place: Dedham, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 April 1718
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
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