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Eli FAY |
From 1850 Brooklyn Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Federal Census |
Dwelling 1094 Family 1210 |
Eli FAY | 22 M | **** | Blacksmith | **** | 400 | **** | **** | OH |
Lois | 42 F | **** | **** | **** | 400 | **** | **** | MA |
Amos | 20 M | **** | Farmer | **** | 400 | **** | **** | OH |
Henry | 18 M | **** | Farmer | **** | 400 | **** | **** | OH |
Lovell B. | 2 M | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | OH |
Lovina | 16 F | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | OH |
NOTE: Benajah FAY Jr. died in 1849. Lois HODGMAN was his wife. At one time,
I thought Lovina listed with the family was Benajah's sister (since the age
could have been 76), but on this census it lists Lovina as having attended
school within the year. It looks as if Benajah FAY Jr had a daughter in
addition to their other children.
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From 1860 Middleburgh Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Federal Census |
Dwelling 763 Family 786 |
Eli FAY | 32 M | **** | Farmer | 2500 | 500 | **** | **** | OH |
Henrietta | 31 F | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | OH |
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From 1880 Middleburgh Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Federal Census |
Dwelling 488 Family 492 |
FAY, Eli | W M 52 | married | Farmer | **** | **** | OH | NY | MA |
------, Betsey E. | W F 38 | married | Keep House | **** | **** | OH | NY | NY |
------, Ira | W M 12 | single | At home | **** | **** | OH | OH | OH |
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Eli FAY, son of Benajah FAY, Jr., grandson of Benajah FAY
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The grandfather of Ely FAY was the late Benajah FAY, who came
from Lewis
County, New York, with his family, to Cuyahoga County, Ohio in
1816, and
settled in Parma Township, where he died when he was about
eighty-five years
old. The father of Eli FAY was Benajah FAY Jr., who was born on
"York State"
in 1806, and consequently was ten years old when he came with his
father and
family to Cuyahoga County, Ohio. His youth spent in Parma
Township, and here
he was married to Miss Lois HODGMAN, who was born in Boardman,
Lincoln
County, a Mine*, in 1808. They first settled in Parma Township,
where they
lived for some time and then removed to Brooklyn Township, where
they
resided till their death. The father died with the cholera in
1849. The
mother lived until November 27, 1877. They had a family of four
sons and one
daughter.
Our subject was the eldest of the family. He was born in
Parma Township,
April 22, 1828. He was quite young when his parents moved to
Brooklyn
Township, where he grew to manhood and remained till he came to
Middleburgh
Township. He ws married to Mrs. Huldah TAYLOR. She died in
Middleburgh
Township in 1865. Mr. FAY was married to his second wife, Miss
Betsey E.
DUNHAM, April 4, 1866, in Rockport Township, this county. She was
born in
Middleburgh Township April 2, 1842, as a daughter of Almond and
Eunice
(CORBIN) DUNHAM. Mr. DUNHAM died in Middleburgh Township May 20,
1892. His
wife died in Rockport Township, November 24, 1876. Mr. and Mrs.
FAY have one
son, Ira E., who married Ida WEST.
Mr. FAY has not been an office seeker. In 1847 he went to
Cleveland and
learned the blacksmith's trade, which he has followed in
connection with
farming. He owns fifty-six and a half acres, which he has
improved, and
whereon he has erected good buildings. Mrs. FAY is a lady of
education and
intelligence, a member of the Congregational Church.
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SOURCE: Memorial Record of the County of Cuyahoga and City of Cleveland
Ohio, Illustrated pub. 1894 by The Lewis Publishing Company. Pg. 506-507.
NOTE: I will be capitalizing the surnames as a matter of genealogical netiquette. The bio is not written in this
manner.
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