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Descendants of Ira Gay.
Generation No. 1
1. IRA1 GAY was born Bet. 1796 - 1803 in of Northbridge MA, and died 12 Nov 1863 in Keene NH. He married MARY NORCROSS 19 Jun 1830 in Sutton MA. She was born 1804 in MA, and died 1885.
Children of IRA GAY and MARY NORCROSS are:
i. MARY JANE2 GAY, b. 01 Jan 1833, Gardner MA; d. Aft. 1855.
2. ii. ELIZABETH GAY, b. 14 Jul 1834, Gardner MA; d. Aft. 1870.
3. iii. LYMAN GAY, b. 23 Sep 1835, Gardner MA; d. 02 Mar 1918, Fall River MA.
iv. LUCY GAY, b. 16 Jun 1838, Gardner MA; d. 19 Feb 1913, Upton MA; m. (1) GEORGE FISHER, 17 Jun 1857, Fitchburg MA; b. Abt. 1824, Warwick MA; d. 19 Feb 1872, Warwick MA; m. (2) ELBRIDGE W EDDY, 14 Sep 1872, Athol MA; b. Abt. 1832, MA; d. 19 Nov 1881; m. (3) WALTER S WILSON, 13 May 1883, Orange MA; b. 31 Oct 1854, Mendon MA; d. Aft. 1883.
4. v. MARTHA B GAY, b. 11 May 1840, Gardner MA; d. Aft. 1880.
vi. ADALINE GAY, b. 11 Oct 1841, Gardner MA; d. 11 Jun 1847, Gardner MA.
Generation No. 2
2. ELIZABETH2 GAY (IRA1) was born 14 Jul 1834 in Gardner MA, and died Aft. 1870. She married WILLIAM FARRAR WHITCOMB 28 Oct 1854 in Ashburnham MA, son of DEXTER WHITCOMB and REBECCA GRIFFIN. He was born 04 Jan 1830 in Nelson/Marlborough NH, and died 29 Dec 1899 in Keene NH.
Children of ELIZABETH GAY and WILLIAM WHITCOMB are:
i. WILLIAM IRVING3 WHITCOMB, b. 11 Nov 1860, Keene NH; d. 19 Oct 1863, NH.
ii. CARRIE MAY WHITCOMB, b. 07 Jun 1865, Keene NH; d. 20 May 1944, Keene NH.
3. LYMAN2 GAY (IRA1) was born 23 Sep 1835 in Gardner MA, and died 02 Mar 1918 in Fall River MA. He married (1) SARAH A MORSE 23 Sep 1857 in Townsend MA. She was born 1836 in NH, and died 04 Jun 1874 in Keene NH. He married (2) EMMA J CALEF Abt. 1876, daughter of JOHN CALEF and REBECCA PAGE. She was born 18 Aug 1853 in Keene NH, and died 15 Mar 1910 in Keene NH.
Children of LYMAN GAY and SARAH MORSE are:
i. CARRIE EVA3 GAY, b. 04 Oct 1858, Townsend MA; d. 07 Apr 1864, Townsend MA.
ii. MARTHA DORA GAY, b. 06 Sep 1860, Keene NH; d. 11 Apr 1864, Townsend MA.
iii. ERNEST SHERIDAN GAY, b. 03 Mar 1865, Keene NH; d. 27 Jan 1884, NH.
5. iv. EDITH M GAY, b. 14 May 1868, Keene NH/Townsend MA; d. Aft. 1920.
6. v. EDWARD LYMAN GAY, b. 26 May 1874, Keene NH - raised by Lewis & Julia Bridge; d. Aft. 1940.
Children of LYMAN GAY and EMMA CALEF are:
vi. EMMA GRACE3 GAY, b. Abt. 1878, Keene NH; d. Aft. 1901; m. FRED W MAYNARD, 19 Aug 1901, VT.
7. vii. CLINTON CALEF GAY, b. 25 Aug 1884, Keene NH; d. 29 Oct 1975, Danvers MA.
4. MARTHA B2 GAY (IRA1) was born 11 May 1840 in Gardner MA, and died Aft. 1880. She married DWIGHT A NEWTON 18 Oct 1860 in Brattleboro VT. He was born Abt. 1835 in NH, and died 12 Jun 1882 in Keene NH.
Children of MARTHA GAY and DWIGHT NEWTON are:
8. i. WILLIS A3 NEWTON, b. Sep 1864, NH; d. Bet. 1930 - 1940.
ii. LOUISE M NEWTON, b. Abt. 1871, NH; d. Aft. 1880.
Generation No. 3
5. EDITH M3 GAY (LYMAN2, IRA1) was born 14 May 1868 in Keene NH/Townsend MA, and died Aft. 1920. She married JOHN E BLACKMAN 20 Oct 1890 in Fitchburg MA. He was born May 1868 in Machias ME, and died Aft. 1920.
Children of EDITH GAY and JOHN BLACKMAN are:
9. i. CARL LYMAN4 BLACKMAN, b. 28 Feb 1892, Haverhill MA; d. Aft. 1940.
10. ii. RALPH CYRUS BLACKMAN, b. 24 Nov 1893, Haverhill MA; d. Aft. 1942.
iii. GERTRUDE MARY BLACKMAN, b. 22 Dec 1894, Haverhill MA; d. Aft. 1910.
iv. FRANK HERMAN BLACKMAN, b. 14 Aug 1899, Haverhill MA; d. Aft. 1920.
6. EDWARD LYMAN3 GAY (LYMAN2, IRA1) was born 26 May 1874 in Keene NH - raised by Lewis & Julia Bridge, and died Aft. 1940. He married GERTRUDE PIERCE 20 Oct 1897 in Dublin NH. She was born Nov 1877 in NH, and died Aft. 1940.
Child of EDWARD GAY and GERTRUDE PIERCE is:
i. RICHARD L4 GAY, b. Abt. 1909, NH; d. Aft. 1930.
7. CLINTON CALEF3 GAY (LYMAN2, IRA1) was born 25 Aug 1884 in Keene NH, and died 29 Oct 1975 in Danvers MA. He married LENA ETHEL BULL 12 May 1908 in Fitchburg MA. She was born Abt. 1883 in RI, and died Aft. 1940.
Child of CLINTON GAY and LENA BULL is:
i. MARJORIE G4 GAY, b. 30 May 1909, Fall River MA; d. Aft. 1930.
8. WILLIS A3 NEWTON (MARTHA B2 GAY, IRA1) was born Sep 1864 in NH, and died Bet. 1930 - 1940. He married FANNIE MAY GERTZ 25 Dec 1890 in Everett MA. She was born Jun 1865 in MA, and died Aft. 1940.
Children of WILLIS NEWTON and FANNIE GERTZ are:
11. i. WALDO E4 NEWTON, b. 07 Jun 1891, Everett MA; d. Aft. 1940.
12. ii. HAZEL MAE NEWTON, b. 06 May 1893, Everett MA; d. Aft. 1940.
Generation No. 4
9. CARL LYMAN4 BLACKMAN (EDITH M3 GAY, LYMAN2, IRA1) was born 28 Feb 1892 in Haverhill MA, and died Aft. 1940. He married IOLA JOHNSON GRUBER 03 Jul 1911 in Leominster MA, daughter of CONRAD GRUBER. She was born Abt. 1893 in MA, and died Aft. 1940.
Children of CARL BLACKMAN and IOLA GRUBER are:
i. PAUL R5 BLACKMAN, b. 07 Apr 1912, Leominster MA; d. Aft. 1942.
ii. PHYLLIS I BLACKMAN, b. Abt. 1921, MA; d. Aft. 1930.
10. RALPH CYRUS4 BLACKMAN (EDITH M3 GAY, LYMAN2, IRA1) was born 24 Nov 1893 in Haverhill MA, and died Aft. 1942. He married HELEN MERRITT WHEELER 21 Sep 1915 in East Templeton MA, daughter of WILLIAM WHEELER and CORA MERRITT. She was born 06 Jul 1894 in Templeton MA, and died Aft. 1940.
Child of RALPH BLACKMAN and HELEN WHEELER is:
i. RALPH C5 BLACKMAN, b. Abt. 1917, RI; d. Aft. 1940.
11. WALDO E4 NEWTON (WILLIS A3, MARTHA B2 GAY, IRA1) was born 07 Jun 1891 in Everett MA, and died Aft. 1940. He married HELEN B ?. She was born Abt. 1900 in MA, and died Aft. 1940.
Children of WALDO NEWTON and HELEN ? are:
i. WALDO EARL5 NEWTON, b. Abt. 1923, VT; d. Aft. 1940.
ii. MARJORIE H NEWTON, b. Abt. 1927, MA; d. Aft. 1940.
iii. DWIGHT A NEWTON, b. Abt. 1937, MA; d. Aft. 1940.
12. HAZEL MAE4 NEWTON (WILLIS A3, MARTHA B2 GAY, IRA1) was born 06 May 1893 in Everett MA, and died Aft. 1940. She married HENRY J PREW 27 Apr 1913 in Chelsea MA. He was born Abt. 1891 in MA, and died Aft. 1940.
Children of HAZEL NEWTON and HENRY PREW are:
i. LUCIELLE N5 PREW, b. 08 Dec 1913, Everett MA; d. Aft. 1930.
ii. LORETTA M PREW, b. Abt. 1916, MA; d. Aft. 1930.