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William Brian Kay 1778–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1778

Birth Location: Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Death Date: 20 Nov 1861

Death Location: The Glades, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Robert Kay

Mother: Elizabeth Seaman

Spouse(s): Charity Kay, Charity 3rd

Children(s): Abigail Mitton, John Kaye, May Kay, Robert Kay, William Kay, Alexander Kay, James Kay, Early Kay, Jane Steeves, Margaret Colpitts, Judith Stiles, Jerusha Kay, Elizabeth Kay, Amy Kay, Leah Kay

William Brian Kay was born in 1778 in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada, the child of Robert Kay And Elizabeth Seaman. William Brian Kay married Charity Wheaton 3Rd, Charity Wheaton Kay, and had children including Abigail Mitton, Alexander Kay, Amy Kay, Early Kay, Elizabeth Kay, James Absalom Kay, Jane Kay Steeves, Jerusha Kay, John Kaye, Judith Ann Kay Stiles, Leah Kay, Margaret Kay Colpitts, May A Kay, Robert Kay, William Brian Kay. William Brian Kay passed away in 1861 in The Glades, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Biography

  • William Brian Kay was born in 1778 in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada, the child of Robert Kay And Elizabeth Seaman.
  • William Brian Kay married Charity Wheaton 3Rd, Charity Wheaton Kay, and had children including Abigail Mitton, Alexander Kay, Amy Kay, Early Kay, Elizabeth Kay, James Absalom Kay, Jane Kay Steeves, Jerusha Kay, John Kaye, Judith Ann Kay Stiles, Leah Kay, Margaret Kay Colpitts, May A Kay, Robert Kay, William Brian Kay.
  • William Brian Kay passed away in 1861 in The Glades, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Kay's Ancestors

Self
William Kay
1778–1861
Birth Place: Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Parents
Robert Kay
1732–1820
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Seaman
1733–
Grandparents
James Kay
1690–1770
Osmotherley, Yorkshire, England
Hannah Jackson
1685–1775
Kirby Fleatham, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Kay
1648–
Jean Clarke
1650–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Kay
1620–1674
Janet Broun
1622–

William Kay's Descendants

1.
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William (Brian) Kay (Sep 1778–20 Nov 1861) m. Charity (Wheaton) Kay (15 Feb 1787–1857) m. Charity (Wheaton) 3rd (15 Feb 1787–1857)
  1. 1. Abigail Mitton 1807–1853 m. Robert (Mitton) Sr 1783–1869
    1. 1. Thomas Mitton 1833–1916 m. Sarah Eversidge 1855–1930
      1. 1. Zina Mitton 1863–
      2. 2. Sophia Mitton 1881–
      3. 3. Joseph Mitton 1875–
      4. 4. Myles Mitton 1871–
      5. 5. Jane Mitton 1873–1891
      6. 6. Manning (Munroe) Mitton 1879–1940
      7. 7. George (W Mitton aka) Mitten 1872–
      8. 8. Delilah Mitton 1868–
      9. 9. James (C) Mitton 1864–1932
      10. 10. Zirah (aka Sinah) Mitton 1863–
    2. 2. Earley Mitton 1851–1935
    3. 3. Charity Mitton 1848–
    4. 4. George Mitton 1842–
    5. 5. Roland Mitton 1846–1938
    6. 6. Enoch Mitton 1844–1926
    7. 7. William Mitton 1838–1919
    8. 8. Jane Mitton 1823–1898
    9. 9. John Mitton 1814–1880
  2. 2. John Kaye 1813–1895
  3. 3. May (A) Kay 1829–
  4. 4. Robert Kay 1815–1881
  5. 5. William (Brian) Kay 1818–1887
  6. 6. Alexander Kay 1819–1896
  7. 7. James (Absalom) Kay 1804–1885
  8. 8. Early Kay 1823–1906
  9. 9. Jane (Kay) Steeves 1807–1904
  10. 10. Margaret (Kay) Colpitts 1809–
  11. 11. Judith (Ann Kay) Stiles 1808–1885
  12. 12. Jerusha Kay 1826–
  13. 13. Elizabeth Kay 1826–
  14. 14. Amy Kay 1817–
  15. 15. Leah Kay 1828–1890 m. Malcolm O'Brien 1829–
    1. 1. Mary (Jane) O'Brien 1857–1928
    2. 2. Alexander O’Brien 1847–1925
    3. 3. Wesley (James) O'Brien 1856–1934
    4. 4. Eliza (A) O'Brien 1849–1864
    5. 5. George O'Brien 1866–1866

William Kay's Timeline

2 Records

1778
Sep 1778
Birth of William Brian Kay in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
1861
20 Nov 1861
Age 83
Death of William Brian Kay in New Brunswick, Canada
New Brunswick, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1778
    Event Place: Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1861
    Event Place: New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: The Glades, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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