Alexander Howe Fay

Brief Life History of Alexander Howe

When Alexander Howe Fay was born on 5 December 1871, in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, his father, Charles Pompelli Fay Jr, was 27 and his mother, Elizabeth Seaman Howe, was 24. He married Neva Jeannette Whitney on 30 April 1891, in Kings, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States for about 15 years and East Lansdowne, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States in 1940. He died on 11 June 1946, in Upper Darby Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Arlington Cemetery, Drexel Hill, Upper Darby Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alexander Howe Fay
1871–1946
Neva Jeannette Whitney
1872–1954
Marriage: 30 April 1891
Whitney Howe Fay
1891–1968
Alexander Howe Fay
1894–1972
Geneva Jeanette Fay
1896–
Agnes Fay
1900–1900

Sources (23)

  • Alexander Fahy, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Fay, "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909"
  • Alex H Fay, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"

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Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, John Patrick, Donovan, Fergus, Kieran, Liam, Nuala.

English: nickname for a person believed to have supernatural qualities, from Middle English, Old French faie ‘fairy, witch’ (from Late Latin fata ‘fate, destiny’).

English: nickname for a trustworthy person, from Middle English, Old French fei ‘loyalty, trust’.

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

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