Sarah Gay

7 December 1710–23 July 1772 (Age 61)
Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

The Life Summary of Sarah

When Sarah Gay was born on 7 December 1710, in Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, John Gay, was 25 and her mother, Sarah Metcalf, was 28. She married Peter Thompson on 5 October 1734, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. She died on 23 July 1772, at the age of 61.

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Family Time Line

Jonathan Thompson
1700–1782
Sarah Gay
1710–1772
Marriage: November 1762

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    November 1762Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

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    Name Meaning

    English (southwestern), French, and Catalan: nickname for a lighthearted or cheerful person, from Middle English, Old French gai, Catalan gay ‘cheerful’. In Middle English the term could also mean ‘wanton, lascivious’ and this sense may lie behind the surname in some instances.English (of Norman origin): habitational name from any of the places in Normandy called Gaye, from an early proprietor bearing an ancient Germanic personal name cognate with Wade .Catalan: probably also from the personal name Gai (from Latin Gaius).

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

    Possible Related Names

    Gaj
    Wade
    Guay
    Gaye
    Dugay
    Gayman

    Sources (6)

    • Sarah Gay, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
    • Sarah Thompson in entry for Jonathan Thompson, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    • Sarah Gay, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

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