Joseph Fay Sr (abt. 1738 - abt. 1777)

Born about 27 Sep 1738 in Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Lucy (Warren) Fay — married 24 Jul 1762 in Westborough, Worchester, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died about 2 Nov 1777 at about age 39 in Albany, Albany County, New York

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Biography

Ensign Joseph Fay Sr served with 3rd New Hampshire Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Joseph Fay Sr is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 157059
Rank: Ensign

Joseph Fay Sr is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A039523.

Joseph Fay was born on September 27, 1738 in Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts. His parents were Gershom Fay and Hannah Oaks. ^{[1] [2]}

He married Lucy Warren on July 24, 1762. ^{[1] [2]}

Together they had these children:

1. Joseph Fay, b. 1762 in Westborough.^[1][3][2]
2. Levi Fay, b. 1764 in Bolton.^[3]
3. Lucy Fay, b. 1767 in Boloton.^[3]
4. Holland Fay, b. 1769 in Bolton.^[3]
5. Mary Fay, b. 1771 in Winchendon.^[4]
6. Achsah Fay, b. 1773 in Winchendon.^[4]
7. Reuben Fay, b. 1776 in Walpole, NH.^[5]

He died on November 02, 1777 in Albany, Albany County, New York.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Vital Records of Bolton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Vital Records of Winchendon, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849
5. ↑ New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900

• Sources from Ancestry.com

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed December 15, 2021), "Record of Joseph Fay Sr", Ancestor # A039523.

• Fay, Orlin P Fay Genealogy: John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants (Higginson Book Co, Salem, Massachusetts, 199-); p. 334

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GQ-5BM : 10 November 2020), Joseph Fay, 27 Sep 1738; citing Birth, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009543.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4G7-1RW : 10 November 2020), Joseph Fay, 27 Sep 1738; citing Birth, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009543.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHZ8-8PB : 10 November 2020), Joseph Fay, 24 Jul 1762; citing Marriage, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009543.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHZZ-88W : 10 November 2020), Joseph Fay, 24 Jul 1762; citing Marriage, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009543.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GQ-RH4 : 10 November 2020), Joseph Fay in entry for Joseph Fay, 28 Dec 1762; citing Birth, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009543.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GW-MZS : 10 November 2020), Joseph Fay in entry for Joseph Fay, 28 Dec 1762; citing Birth, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009543.

• "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLGM-NRL : 23 February 2021), Joseph Fay in entry for Reuben Fay, 03 Apr 1776; citing Walpole, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,941.

• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-NL1D : 1 March 2021), Joseph Fay, Feb 1776; citing Military Service, , Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 102229258.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QRHQ-JD2M : 1 March 2021), Joseph Fay, 8 Nov 1776; citing Military Service, New Hampshire, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140774.

• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFJB-GMZ : 19 February 2021), Joseph Fay in entry for Reuben Fay, 1865.

• Vital Records of Bolton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Franklin P. Rice, Worcester, Mass., 1910); p. 27

• Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Franklin P. Rice, Worcester, Mass., 1903); p. 40, p. 148

• Vital Records of Winchendon, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Franklin P. Rice, Worcester, Mass., 1909); p. 30

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/38332703/joseph-fay : accessed 10 August 2021), memorial page for Ens Joseph Fay (27 Sep 1738–2 Nov 1777), Find A Grave: Memorial #38332703, citing Walpole Village Cemetery, Walpole, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA ; Maintained by the moo (contributor 46834101) .