Louisa Corey

Spouse: William Gay
Marriage: 4 Jul 1842, Sturbridge, Worcester Co., MA

• Sturbridge, MA, Vital Records to 1850.

1. William Madison Gay, born 17 Feb 1849, Brookfield, Worcester Co, MA

Marie Philomine Deveau

Birth: 1889

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64489142/marie-p-gay: accessed 10 September 2022), gravestone photo for Marie P. Gay (1889–1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64489142, Brookfield Cemetery, Brookfield, Worcester Co, MA, maintained by Pauline Merrick (contributor 47600334).

Death: 19 Nov 1918, Worcester, Worcester Co, MA

• "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920," database with images, FamilySearch.com (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KB88-RPX : accessed 10 Sep 2022), Marie P. Deveau Gay death, Worcester deaths, vol. 139/1918 (deaths), p. 456; from Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64489142/marie-p-gay: accessed 10 September 2022), gravestone photo for Marie P. Gay (1889–1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64489142, Brookfield Cemetery, Brookfield, Worcester Co, MA, maintained by Pauline Merrick (contributor 47600334).

Burial: Brookfield Cemetery, Brookfield, Worcester Co, MA

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64489142/marie-p-gay: accessed 10 September 2022), gravestone photo for Marie P. Gay (1889–1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64489142, Brookfield Cemetery, Brookfield, Worcester Co, MA, maintained by Pauline Merrick (contributor 47600334).

Spouse: Arthur Harrell
Marriage: 29 Jul 1906, Sturbridge, Worcester Co, MA

• "Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1841-1910," database with image, AmericanAncestors.org (https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/191/massachusetts-vital-records-1841-1910 : accessed 10 Sep 2022), Sturbridge marriages, vol. 564, p. 425, Marie Philomine Deveau and Arthur Harrell; from Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.

Spouse: Adelbert Lorenzo Gay
Marriage: 10 Oct 1914, Webster, Worcester Co, MA

• "Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1911-1915," database with images, AmericanAncestors.ofg (https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/192/massachusetts-vital-records-1911-1915 : accessed 10 Sep 2022), Webster marriages, vol. 627, p. 554, Adelbert L Gay and Marie (Deveau) Harrel; from Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.

Notes:

Marie's record of marriage to Arthur identifies her parents as Joseph C. Deveau and Philomene Barron.

(--?--) Gay

Birth: 25 Sep 1876, Brookfield, Worcester Co, MA

• "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910," online database, AmericanAncestors.org (https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/191/massachusetts-vital-records-1841-1910 : accessed 9 Sep 2022), [Male] Gay, Brookfield Births, vol. 279, p. 268; from Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.

Father: William Madison Gay
Mother: Ursula S. Wheelock

Notes:

No further record, probably stillborn.

Adelbert Lorenzo Gay

Birth: 7 May 1874, Brookfield, Worcester Co, MA

• "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910," online database, AmericanAncestors.org (https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/191/massachusetts-vital-records-1841-1910 : accessed 9 Sep 2022), Adelbert L. Gay, Brookfield Births, vol. 261, p. 294; from Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.

Death: 5 Feb 1935, Oxford, Worcester Co, MA

• "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2495/ : accessed 10 Sep 2022), Holbrook Research Institute, Oxford Births, Marriages and Deaths, image 1966 of 1999, Adelbert Lorenzo Gay death; City clerk, Oxford, Worcester Co, MA.

Burial: Brookfield Cemetery, Brookfield, Worcester Co, MA

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64489137/adelbert-l-gay: accessed 10 September 2022), gravestone photo for Adelbert L. Gay (1874–1935), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64489137, Brookfield Cemetery, Brookfield, Worcester Co, MA, maintained by Pauline Merrick (contributor 47600334).

Father: William Madison Gay
Mother: Ursula S. Wheelock

Spouse: Carrie Rose
Marriage: 16 Dec 1898, New Haven, New Haven Co, CT

• "Connecticut, U.S., Marriage Index, 1620-1926," database, Ancestry.com; referencing database, "Connecticut Vital Records - Index of Marriages, 1897-2001," Connecticut State Library (https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/marriage-records/ : accessed 10 Sep 2022), Adelbert Gay and Carrie Rose.

Spouse: Marie Philomine Deveau
Marriage: 10 Oct 1914, Webster, Worcester Co, MA

• "Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1911-1915," database with images, AmericanAncestors.ofg (https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/192/massachusetts-vital-records-1911-1915 : accessed 10 Sep 2022), Webster marriages, vol. 627, p. 554, Adelbert L Gay and Marie (Deveau) Harrel; from Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.

Spouse: Caroline Turner Russell
Marriage: 28 May 1920, Charlton, Worcester Co, MA

• "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2495/ : accessed 10 Sep 2022), Holbrook Research Institute, Oxford Births, Marriages and Deaths, image 1785 of 1999, Adelbert Lorenzo Gay and Caroline Turner Russell; City clerk, Oxford, Worcester Co, MA.

Notes:

Research Notes:

In 1900 he was living in Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, with his wife, Carrie L. Gay, 23, and his parents-in-law, John Rose, 48, and his wife Harriett E. Rose, 46.

In 1910, his wife, Carrie L. Gay, age 33, was still living with her mother, Harriet Rose, 58, in Haddam. Adelbert was living with his parents in Brookfield, age 36.

Family trees at Ancestry.com state that his wife, Carrie (Rose) Gay married a William Parmelee before 1920. The 1920 census confirms this, with Carrie Parmelee, 43, living with William Parmelee, 43, in New London, Connecticut. Also in the household is William's mother-in-law, Harriet Rose, 68.

On 10 Oct 1914, Adelbert L. Gay, aged 40, married Marie (Deviau?) Harrell, of Webster, Mass, aged 26, second marriage for each. Her parents were Joseph and Phoebe Deauvou(?).

Adelbert's World War I draft registration card, dated 12 Sep 1918, identifies his nearest relative as Marie P. Gay, his wife.

In 1920, Adelbert was living with his brother, George B. Gay, in Oxford. He was 45 and widowed at the time.

In 1930, Adelbert, 56, salesman, was living in Oxford with his wife, Caroline T. Gay, 46.

Ethelyn Adele Gay

Birth: 24 Oct 1878, Brookfield, Worcester Co, MA

• "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2495/ : accessed 9 Sep 2022), Holbrook Collection, Etheyln Adele Gay birth, Brookfield Births, Marriages, and Deaths, image 862 of 1321; Brookfield Town Clerk's office, Brookfield, MA.

Death: 3 Jan 1920, Oxford, Worcester Co, MA

• "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2495/ : accessed 12 Sep 2022), Ethelyn Adele Gay death; Holbrook Collection, Oxford Births, Marriages, and Deaths, image 1762 of 1999; Oxford Town Clerk's office, Oxford, MA.

Burial: Brookfield Cemetery, Brookfield, Worcester Co, MA

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64489143/ethelyn-a-gay: accessed 12 September 2022), gravestone photo for Ethelyn A. Gay (1878–1920), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64489143, Brookfield Cemetery, Brookfield, Worcester Co, MA, maintained by Pauline Merrick (contributor 47600334).

Father: William Madison Gay
Mother: Ursula S. Wheelock

George Bradley Gay

Birth: 28 Sep 1877, Brookfield, Worcester Co, MA

• "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910," online database, AmericanAncestors.org (https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/191/massachusetts-vital-records-1841-1910 : accessed 9 Sep 2022), Geo. B. Gay, Brookfield Births, vol. 288, p. 262; from Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.

Death: 27 Jun 1944, Oxford, Worcester Co, MA

• "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2495/ : accessed 12 Sep 2022), George Gay death; Holbrook Collection, Oxford Births, Marriages, and Deaths, image 1992 of 1999; Oxford Town Clerk's office, Oxford, MA.

Burial: Brookfield Cemetery, Brookfield, Worcester Co, MA

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64489141/george-b-gay: accessed 12 September 2022), gravestone photo for George B. Gay (1876–1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64489141, Brookfield Cemetery, Brookfield, Worcester Co, MA, maintained by Pauline Merrick (contributor 47600334).

Father: William Madison Gay
Mother: Ursula S. Wheelock

Spouse: Catherine W, MacGregor
Marriage: about 1905

• 1910 U.S. census, Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, household of William and Ursula Gay.
• "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2495/ : accessed 12 Sep 2022), George Gay death; Holbrook Collection, Oxford Births, Marriages, and Deaths, image 1992 of 1999; Oxford Town Clerk's office, Oxford, MA.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64489141/george-b-gay: accessed 12 September 2022), gravestone photo for George B. Gay (1876–1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64489141, Brookfield Cemetery, Brookfield, Worcester Co, MA, maintained by Pauline Merrick (contributor 47600334).

1. Marion Louise Gay, born 29 Dec 1905, Brookfield, Worcester Co, MA
2. Irene Annabel Gay, born 20 Jun 1907, Springfield, Hampden Co, MA

Arthur Harrell

Spouse: Marie Philomine Deveau
Marriage: 29 Jul 1906, Sturbridge, Worcester Co, MA

• "Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1841-1910," database with image, AmericanAncestors.org (https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/191/massachusetts-vital-records-1841-1910 : accessed 10 Sep 2022), Sturbridge marriages, vol. 564, p. 425, Marie Philomine Deveau and Arthur Harrell; from Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.

Catherine W, MacGregor

Birth: calculated 10 Dec 1885, Scotland

• "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2495/ : accessed 12 Sep 2022), Catherine W. (MacGregor) Gay death; Holbrook Collection, Oxford Births, Marriages, and Deaths, image 1984 of 1999; Oxford Town Clerk's office, Oxford, MA; Aged 55 years 10 months 1 day.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64489139/catherine-w-gay: accessed 12 September 2022), gravestone photo for Catherine W. McGregor Gay (1885–1941), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64489139, Brookfield Cemetery, Brookfield, Worcester Co, MA, maintained by Pauline Merrick (contributor 47600334).

Death: 11 Oct 1941, Oxford, Worcester Co, MA

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64489139/catherine-w-gay: accessed 12 September 2022), gravestone photo for Catherine W. McGregor Gay (1885–1941), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64489139, Brookfield Cemetery, Brookfield, Worcester Co, MA, maintained by Pauline Merrick (contributor 47600334).
• "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2495/ : accessed 12 Sep 2022), Catherine W. (MacGregor) Gay death; Holbrook Collection, Oxford Births, Marriages, and Deaths, image 1984 of 1999; Oxford Town Clerk's office, Oxford, MA.

Burial: Brookfield Cemetery, Brookfield, Worcester Co, MA

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64489139/catherine-w-gay: accessed 12 September 2022), gravestone photo for Catherine W. McGregor Gay (1885–1941), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64489139, Brookfield Cemetery, Brookfield, Worcester Co, MA, maintained by Pauline Merrick (contributor 47600334).

Father: John MacGregor
Mother: Mary Weighton

Spouse: George Bradley Gay
Marriage: about 1905

• 1910 U.S. census, Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, household of William and Ursula Gay.
• "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2495/ : accessed 12 Sep 2022), George Gay death; Holbrook Collection, Oxford Births, Marriages, and Deaths, image 1992 of 1999; Oxford Town Clerk's office, Oxford, MA.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64489141/george-b-gay: accessed 12 September 2022), gravestone photo for George B. Gay (1876–1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64489141, Brookfield Cemetery, Brookfield, Worcester Co, MA, maintained by Pauline Merrick (contributor 47600334).

1. Marion Louise Gay, born 29 Dec 1905, Brookfield, Worcester Co, MA
2. Irene Annabel Gay, born 20 Jun 1907, Springfield, Hampden Co, MA

John MacGregor

Partner: Mary Weighton

1. Catherine W, MacGregor, born calculated 10 Dec 1885, Scotland

Carrie Rose

Spouse: Adelbert Lorenzo Gay
Marriage: 16 Dec 1898, New Haven, New Haven Co, CT

• "Connecticut, U.S., Marriage Index, 1620-1926," database, Ancestry.com; referencing database, "Connecticut Vital Records - Index of Marriages, 1897-2001," Connecticut State Library (https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/marriage-records/ : accessed 10 Sep 2022), Adelbert Gay and Carrie Rose.

Caroline Turner Russell

Spouse: Adelbert Lorenzo Gay
Marriage: 28 May 1920, Charlton, Worcester Co, MA

• "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2495/ : accessed 10 Sep 2022), Holbrook Research Institute, Oxford Births, Marriages and Deaths, image 1785 of 1999, Adelbert Lorenzo Gay and Caroline Turner Russell; City clerk, Oxford, Worcester Co, MA.

Notes:

Caroline's Social Security Application identifies her birth date as 9 Mar 1880 in Andover, Massachusetts; her parents were John B. Russell and Julia Poor.