Joseph Fay

1738–1777 · Male · died at 39

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Gershom Fay Jr.1703–1784Father Hannah Oak1707–1806Mother

Joseph Fay1738–1777Lucy Warren1742–1834Wife

Holland Fayborn 1769Son Mary Fay1771–1797Daughter Reuben Fay1776–1865Son Lucy Fayborn 1767Daughter Levi Fay1764–1855Son Joseph Fayborn 1762Son and 1 more

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Service

Revolutionary War · Continental Army · 1776–1777 Likely

Sergeant in Col. Bedel's New Hampshire regiment, February 1776; from November 8, 1776, ensign in Capt. John Gregg's company of the 3rd New Hampshire. Wounded at the second battle of Stillwater (Bemis Heights), he died at the Albany hospital on November 2, 1777, after his leg was amputated (Cutter, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs, 1910; DAR lineage book). New Hampshire's printed rolls list Joseph Fay of Walpole as ensign of Gregg's company (vol. I, p. 644). A son of Hannah (Oak) Fay; Likely: the roll gives no birth or family, and the tie to him rests on family histories and the town.

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Parents

Father: Gershom Fay Jr. 1703–1784
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Mother: Hannah Oak 1707–1806
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Wife: Lucy Warren 1742–1834
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Son: Holland Fay born 1769
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Daughter: Mary Fay 1771–1797
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Son: Reuben Fay 1776–1865
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Daughter: Lucy Fay born 1767
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Son: Levi Fay 1764–1855
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Son: Joseph Fay born 1762
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Daughter: Achsah Fay born 1773
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Life events

Born	27 SEP 1738, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Unconfirmed evidence: show why Why: From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed. Review: not yet reviewed. What the labels mean
Died	2 Nov 1777, Albany, Albany, New York, USA Likely evidence: show why Why: Fay Genealogy (1898) says he died on 2 Nov 1777 'in Albany hospital'; Cutter's Memoirs (1910) gives the same date and place and says he died of a wound received at the second battle of Stillwater. Both are compiled family histories; no hospital or muster record has been seen. Records: Orlin P. Fay, Fay Genealogy: John Fay of Marlborough and His Descendants (Cleveland, 1898): genealogy sketches 20, 68, 425 and 950 (Joseph Fay, Levi Fay, Orlando Prentice Fay, Orlin Prentice Fay) and the biographies of Orlando P. Fay and Orlin P. Fay (view at Internet Archive) William Richard Cutter and William Frederick Adams, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts (New York, 1910), p. 1365, Fay family: (IV) Ensign Joseph Fay, b. Westborough 27 Sep 1738, d. Albany Hospital 2 Nov 1777; sergeant, Capt. Jason Wait's company, Col. Bedel's New Hampshire regiment, Feb 1776; ensign from 8 Nov 1776 in Capt. John Gregg's company, 3rd New Hampshire regiment; wounded in the thigh at the second battle of Stillwater (Bemis Heights), leg amputated at Albany, bled to death (view at Google Books) Review: assessed 10-21-2026; evidence: Published transcription or compiled genealogy examined. Earlier: Unconfirmed (10-21-2026, imported tree): From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed. What the labels mean
Marriage	1761, Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, with Lucy Warren 1742–1834
Military service	BET FEB 1776 AND 2 NOV 1777
Military service	Revolutionary War: sergeant in Capt. Jason Wait's company, Col. Bedel's New Hampshire regiment, February 1776; from 8 Nov 1776 ensign in Capt. John Gregg's company, 3rd New Hampshire Regiment; wounded in the thigh at the second battle of Stillwater (Bemis Heights), his leg amputated at the Albany hospital, where he died, Feb 1776 Likely evidence: show why Why: New Hampshire's printed rolls list 'Joseph Fay, Ensign' of Walpole among the officers of Capt. John Gregg's company in Col. Alexander Scammell's regiment, the 3rd New Hampshire, in 1777. Cutter's Memoirs (1910) give the same rank and company for the Joseph Fay born at Westborough in 1738, who had moved to Walpole, with his earlier sergeancy in Bedel's regiment and his wound at the second battle of Stillwater; a DAR lineage book (1919) says he 'was mortally wounded in service', and Fay Genealogy (1898) records his death in the Albany hospital in November 1777. The roll itself is Confirmed; that the ensign is this Joseph Fay is Likely, resting on the family histories and the town of Walpole. Records: Isaac W. Hammond, ed., Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary War, vol. I (New Hampshire State Papers, vol. XIV, 1885), p. 644: muster and pay roll of Capt. John Griggs's [Gregg's] company, Col. Alexander Scammell's regiment (3rd N.H.), 1777; officers: Gregg, Capt. [Keene]; William Ellis, 1st Lieut. [Keene]; Benjamin Ellis, 2d Lieut. [Keene]; Joseph Fay, Ensign [Walpole] (view at Google Books) William Richard Cutter and William Frederick Adams, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts (New York, 1910), p. 1365, Fay family: (IV) Ensign Joseph Fay, b. Westborough 27 Sep 1738, d. Albany Hospital 2 Nov 1777; sergeant, Capt. Jason Wait's company, Col. Bedel's New Hampshire regiment, Feb 1776; ensign from 8 Nov 1776 in Capt. John Gregg's company, 3rd New Hampshire regiment; wounded in the thigh at the second battle of Stillwater (Bemis Heights), leg amputated at Albany, bled to death (view at Google Books) Daughters of the American Revolution, Lineage Book, vol. 49 (1919), p. 295: 'Joseph Fay (1738-77) was mortally wounded in service' (search snippet; entry not read in full) Orlin P. Fay, Fay Genealogy: John Fay of Marlborough and His Descendants (Cleveland, 1898): genealogy sketches 20, 68, 425 and 950 (Joseph Fay, Levi Fay, Orlando Prentice Fay, Orlin Prentice Fay) and the biographies of Orlando P. Fay and Orlin P. Fay (view at Internet Archive) Review: assessed 10-21-2026; evidence: Index or transcription examined; Published transcription or compiled genealogy examined. What the labels mean

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