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Thankful Knight Gay 1797–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Feb 1797

Birth Location: Northport, Waldo, Maine, USA

Death Date: 30 May 1868

Death Location: Alexandra Baptist Church Cemetery, Alexandra, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Father: David ⭐

Mother: Mary Knight

Spouse(s): James Wood

Children(s): Henry Wood, Howard Wood, Jane Wood, Susanna Wood, Thankful Wood, James Wood, Joseph Wood, Theophilus Wood, David Wood

In 1797, Thankful Knight Gay entered the world in Northport, Waldo, Maine, USA, born to David Gay And Mary Polly Knight. In 1855, Thankful Knight Gay resided in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. Thankful Knight Gay married James W Wood, and had children including David Wood, Henry Wood, Howard Wood, James W Wood, Jane Wood, Joseph Wood, Susanna Knight Wood, Thankful Caroline Wood, Theophilus M Wood. Thankful Knight Gay passed away in 1868 in Alexandra Baptist Church Cemetery, Alexandra, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1797, Thankful Knight Gay entered the world in Northport, Waldo, Maine, USA, born to David Gay And Mary Polly Knight.
  • In 1855, Thankful Knight Gay resided in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Thankful Knight Gay married James W Wood, and had children including David Wood, Henry Wood, Howard Wood, James W Wood, Jane Wood, Joseph Wood, Susanna Knight Wood, Thankful Caroline Wood, Theophilus M Wood.
  • Thankful Knight Gay passed away in 1868 in Alexandra Baptist Church Cemetery, Alexandra, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thankful Gay's Ancestors

Self
Thankful Gay
1797–1868
Birth Place: Northport, Waldo, Maine, USA
Parents
David Gay ⭐
1769–1861
Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mary (Polly) Knight
1774–1874
Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Grandparents
David Gay
1738–1810
Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Thankful Hayward
1745–1810
Warren, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Thomas Knight
1741–1818
Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Abigail Seeley
1746–1791
Biddeford, York, Maine, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Gay
1707–1794
Hannah ♥
1712–1791
Ephraim Hayward
1697–1770
Joanna Wheeler
1708–1772
Westbrook Knight
1708–1751
Abigail Munson
1720–1761
John Cilley
1699–1765
Hannah ♥
1700–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Timothy Gay
1674–1719
Patience Lewis
1668–1768
George ♥
1688–1760
Mary ♥
1683–1736
George Hayward
1673–1725
Hannah Chadwick
1673–1716
Samuel Wheeler
1681–1761
Joanna ✔️
1687–1751
Nathaniel Knight
1667–1746
Mary Westbrook
1671–1749
Robert Munson
1687–1758
Abigail Littlefield
1698–1762
Thomas ✔️
1670–1718
Ann ✔️
1677–1710
Nathaniel Knight
1667–1746
Mary Westbrook
1671–1749

Thankful Gay's Descendants

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Thankful (Knight) Gay (20 Feb 1797–30 May 1868) m. James (W) Wood (1789–1877)
  1. 1. Henry Wood 1825–1918
  2. 2. Howard Wood 1836–1898
  3. 3. Jane Wood 1819–1892
  4. 4. Susanna (Knight) Wood 1833–1906
  5. 5. Thankful (Caroline) Wood 1841–1878
  6. 6. James (W) Wood 1818–1908
  7. 7. Joseph Wood 1820–1911 m. Catharine (Best) ♦ 1822–
    1. 1. Robert Wood 1845–
    2. 2. Eleanor Wood 1843–
  8. 8. Theophilus (M.) Wood 1824–1891 m. Margaret (JANE Burhoe) ♦ 1826–1907
    1. 1. David Wood 1848–
    2. 2. Delia (Maria) Wood 1850–1921 m. Matthew (Pope) Wood 1850–1925
    3. 3. Sarah (Evelyn) Wood 1861–1951 m. William (Brecken) Wood 1861–1930
      1. 1. Harold (V.) Wood 1884–1885
      2. 2. Edna (Marie) Wood 1886–1970 m. Ira (Roswell Collins) ♦ 1885–1964
        1. 1. Barbara (Lucille Collins) ✔️ 1916– m. Paul (C Stuart) ♦ 1916–
        2. 2. Irven (Matthew) Collins 1910–1988 m. Beatrice (Annie Minty) Collins 1910–1996
        3. 3. Victor (Wood) Collins 1913–2003
        4. 4. Gertrude (Millis) Collins 1914–1995
        5. 5. Miriam (Velma Collins) ✔️ 1919–2011 m. William (Connelly) Sievers 1921– m. Lester (Dayton) Pratt 1915–1952 m. Hubert (Kittrell) Lindsey 1916–1999 m. James (W) Taylor 1919–
        6. 6. Paul (Wilfred) Collins 1921–1962
        7. 7. Alice (E. Collins) ✔️ 1927–2014
      3. 3. Gertrude (E.) Wood 1892–1916
      4. 4. William (Theophilus) Wood 1895–1967
  9. 9. David Wood 1827–

Thankful Gay's Timeline

3 Records

1797
20 Feb 1797
Birth of Thankful Knight Gay in Northport, Waldo, Maine, USA
Northport, Waldo, Maine, USA
1855
1855
Age 58
Thankful Knight Gay resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1868
30 May 1868
Age 71
Death of Thankful Knight Gay in Squaw Bay, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Squaw Bay, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1797
    Event Place: Northport, Waldo, Maine, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] TITLE
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Massachusetts, State Census, 1855

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, State Census, 1855

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1868
    Event Place: Squaw Bay, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Alexandra Baptist Church Cemetery, Alexandra, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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