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Watson Gay 1835–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 SEP 1835

Birth Location: Woodford Co., Ky., USA

Death Date: 14 MAR 1857

Death Location: Woodford Co., Ky., USA

Father: James Gay

Mother: Catherine Claggett

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Watson Gay was born in 1835 in Woodford Co., Ky., USA, the child of James Gay And Catherine Claggett. Watson Gay passed away in 1857 in Woodford Co., Ky., USA.

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Biography

  • Watson Gay was born in 1835 in Woodford Co., Ky., USA, the child of James Gay And Catherine Claggett.
  • Watson Gay passed away in 1857 in Woodford Co., Ky., USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Gay
1781–1840
Birth Location: Lexington, Fayette Co., Ky., USA
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Catherine Claggett
1795–1867
Birth Location: Loudon Co., Va., USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Watson Gay's Ancestors

Self
Watson Gay
1835–1857
Birth Place: Woodford Co., Ky., USA
Parents
James Gay
1781–1840
Lexington, Fayette Co., Ky., USA
Catherine Claggett
1795–1867
Loudon Co., Va., USA
Grandparents
John Gay
Sarah Lockridge
Thomas Claggett
1761–1814
Hagerstown, Frederick Co., Md., USA
Mary Mason
1763–1836
Great-Grandparents
Charles Claggett
Mary MNU
Benjamin MASON
–1795
Ann BERKLEY
–1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William BERKLEY
1690–1762
Elizabeth HANCOCK
–1772

Watson Gay's Timeline

2 Records

1835
20 SEP 1835
Birth of Watson Gay in Woodford Co., Ky., USA
Woodford Co., Ky., USA
1857
14 MAR 1857
Age 22
Death of Watson Gay in Woodford Co., Ky., USA
Woodford Co., Ky., USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 SEP 1835
    Event Place: Woodford Co., Ky., USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 MAR 1857
    Event Place: Woodford Co., Ky., USA
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