Benajah F. Fay Sr. (1773 - 1860)

Born 28 Jul 1773 in Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Died 15 Apr 1860 at age 86 in Parma Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Benajah was born in 1773. He was the son of Ebenezer Fay and Mary Mason. He passed away in 1862.

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Birth: 28 Jul 1773 Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Death: 15 Apr 1860 (aged 86) Parma Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio

Burial: Parma Heights Cemetery, Parma Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio

Bio: aged 85 years

Came to Parma in 1816. In 1819 opened B. Fay's Inn.

Married 1: Mary Ramsdell 2:Ruth Wilson 3:Rhoda Edwards

Born to Ebenezer Fay (1713-90) and Mary Mason (1744-97).

THE FAY FAMILY HOMEPAGE The year was 1816. Benejah, a native of Massachusetts, who came with his wife and ten children from Lewis county, NY and first settled on a division of the Western Reserve known as Township 6, Range 13. The purchase of Township 6 had been acquired by various proprietors, the Fay family were the first settlers locating themselves on the Blake Tract. Fay quickly started the task of clearing the land and with his three oldest sons, Asa 15, Joseph Mason 11, and Benejah Jr. 10, he built a cabin. It was actually a "double log house", with logs fifteen feet long. The cabin itself was 7 feet high. A remarkable construction accomplishment for three boys and a man. The new land earned the ignoble name of Greenbrier. Fay was a merchant, not a farmer, and his eye for business soon saw an opportunity. His property fronted a wagon trail leading to Medina and Columbus. In 1819 as the road was now becoming well traveled, he opened a tavern. Fay's Inn was the first tavern south of Cleveland on the Columbus Road and quickly became a favorite stopping place for meals, lodging, and spirits.

Benajah married 3 times: 1st wife was Mary Ramsdell in 1800 and 10 children were born to this union; 2nd wife Ruth Wilcox (1781-1831) in 1816 with 3 children born to this union; and 3rd wife was Rhoda Edwards on 18 May 1832 with 2 children born to this union.

Family Members

Parents

Ebenezer Fay 1713-1790

Mary Mason Fay 1739-1797

Spouses

Mary Ramsdell Caswell Fay Unknown-1815

Ruth Wilcox Fay 1781-1831

Rhoda Fay Edwards Rhoades 1798-1859

Siblings

Cyrus Fay 1749-1836

Thomas Fay 1751-1827

Sylvanus Fay 1770-1850

Mary Fay McCollister 1775-1840

Asenath Fay Gibbs 1777-1826

Lovina Fay 1781-1872

Half Siblings

Abigail Fay Janes 1742-1808

Elijah Fay 1742-1810

Johnathan Fay 1742-1833

Uriah Fay 1744-1822

Joel Fay 1746-1770

Infant Fay 1756-1756

Children

Asa Fay 1801-1871

Amanda Fay Valentine 1802-1859

Sophia Fay Dean 1802-1871

Joseph Mason Fay 1804-1889

Benajah Fay 1806-1849

Mary Fay Freeman 1808-1883

John Watson Fay 1813-1868

Lyman J. Fay 1815-1888

Mabel Truman Fay Humphrey 1820-1894

Ruth W. Fay Baldock 1822-1895

Jeremiah Wilcox Fay 1822-1913

George W Fay 1835-1846

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 9 February 2021), memorial page for Benajah F Fay Sr. (28 Jul 1773–15 Apr 1860), Find A Grave: Memorial #9116637, citing Parma Heights Cemetery, Parma Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Joyce (contributor 831) .

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See also:

• Orlin P.Fay book
• Record of Births, Marriages, and Deaths of the Town of Sturbridge (Geo. M. Whitaker, Southbridge, Mass., 1879) Page 26. Birth record.