Daniel Webster Quay

Brief Life History of Daniel Webster

When Daniel Webster Quay was born on 6 August 1859, in Knox, Albany, New York, United States, his father, John Jacob Quay, was 49 and his mother, Emily M Warner, was 26. He married Idella Batcher in 1879, in Knox, Albany, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Berne, Albany, New York, United States in 1910 and Albany, Albany, New York, United States in 1920. He died on 22 January 1937, in Knox, Albany, New York, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Knox Cemetery, Knox, Albany, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Webster Quay
1859–1937
Bertha Mae Bradt
1896–1946
Marriage: about 1916
Thaddeus R Quay
about 1917–1989
Helen M Quay
1919–2017
Richard D. Quay
about 1928–
Donald Quay
1921–2008
Robert Quay
1923–2007
James Henry Quay
1925–1971
Rosemary Quay
1930–2011

Sources (16)

  • Daniel W Inay, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Daniel W Quay, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
  • Daniel Webster Quay in entry for Mr Robert Quay, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014", 2007

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

Scottish and Irish: shortened form of McKay or McKee .

English: variant of Kay .

French: topographic name for someone who lived in a house on a quayside, from Old French quai ‘quay’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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