Nathan Fay was born 5 October 1750 in Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts to Benjamin Fay (1712-1777) and Martha Mills (1719-1761) and died 8 June 1825 Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire of unspecified causes. He married Persis Harrington (1753-1794) 1 January 1771 in Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He married Margaret Newton 9 October 1800 in Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
Biography
Nathan Fay married his first wife in 1771 in Westboro MA and then shortly after the end of the Revolutionary War he moved to East Alstead, New Hampshire, where he cleared a farm and established what became known as the Fay Homestead.
He had 8 children with his first wife and five more from the second.
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Jesse Fay (1772-) | |||
Eli Fay (1774-1776) | |||
Elizabeth Fay (1776-1847) | |||
Persis Fay (1779-1840) | |||
Nathan Fay (1781-1848) | |||
Benjamin Fay (1784-1805) | |||
Ruth Fay (1786-) | |||
Lydia Fay (1788-1795) |
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Mary Giles Fay (1801-1879) | |||
Hubbard Newton Fay (1803-1882) | 11 April 1803 East Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire | 21 October 1882 East Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire | Eunice Willis (1801-1881) |
Charles Miles Fay (1804-1880) | |||
John Milton Fay (1806-1894) | |||
Serena Church Fay (1808-1845) |
Siblings
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Elizabeth Fay (1740-1777) | 9 December 1740 Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts | 18 August 1777 | Eli Whitney (1740-1807) |
Martha Fay (1742-1772) | |||
Benjamin Fay (1744-1834) | |||
Esther Fay (1746-) | |||
John Fay (1748-1837) | |||
Nathan Fay (1750-1825) | 5 October 1750 Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts | 8 June 1825 Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire | Persis Harrington (1753-1794) Margaret Newton |
Lucy Fay (1752-1837) | |||
Stephen Fay (1754-1828) | |||
James Fay (1756-) | |||
Mehitable Fay (1758-1846) | |||
Charles Fay (1761-c1764) |
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Charles Fay (1766-1818) | |||
Joel Fay |
References
- Genealogical and Family History of New Hampshire: Vol II by Stearns, Whitcher & Parker - pg 661-662 - Free on Google Books.
- John Fay 1641 List of Famous Descendants