Cooking and Drinking
Cooking and Drinking
​Utilizing the monkey see monkey do approach
Cooking and Drinking
Cooking and Drinking
Cooking and Drinking
Cooking and Drinking
Joel M.Fay Jr.
Oct. 19th 1866 - Sept. 5th 1920 (52)
Wife: Minnie May Babcock June 16th 1874 - July 24th 1946 (73)
NOTE
Minnie-May Babcock was born June 16th 1874
And married on December 31st 1888 making her 15 years old- age 15 is also confirmed through a 1930 census report asking age of first marriage, 15. She noted.
1850
1850 Census
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Shows Joel M Fay Sr.
Living in Concord, Pennsylvania.
​My my Great grandpa “Joel Jr.) was not born until 1866.
* This census is from 1850 which is good for showing us his other children.
1870
1870 Census
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A good find. Shows Joel M Fay Senior at 64 years old. And my great grandfather Joel M Fay Junior at three years old. Census says that Joel Senior was born in. New York and Junior was born in Pennsylvania can never tell how accurate these things are until I see birth certificates
1880
Joel M fay Sr. G-G-Grandfather
Joel M Fay Jr. GGrandfather
Claude W Fay Grandfather
1880 Census
Concord Pennsylvania
This census shows my Great, Great Grandfather
Joel M Fay Sr. born 1806
Rebecca (Main) Fay
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Joel M Fay Jr. (My GGGrandfather)
Brother William​
Sister Mary R.
Sister Martha​
This 1880 Census also shows Joel Sr. was born in NY and father was born in Massachusetts and his mother was born in Connecticut
FATHER MOTHER
If you ever needed to do a deep dive on Rebecca Maine, Fay note that both of her parents were born in Connecticut
1880
1880 census Crawford, Pennsylvania dated June 21st. 1880- this town is in the north east Central part of Pennsylvania just below Corning and Elmira, NY.
​Minnie May Babcock, age 6
Born Pennsylvania
1888
Minnie-May Babcock was born June 16th 1874
And married on December 31st 1888 making her 15 years old- age 15 is also confirmed through a 1930 census report asking age of first marriage, 15. She noted.
1900
1900 Census
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Notice how Ernest is here at six years old in 1910 but at age 16 in the 1910 senses, he is missing so he must have already been shot before the age of 16 in before the date of 1910. Family rumor has it that he was accidentally shot in a hunting accident. By one of his brothers, but the only one old enough at that time to go out hunting would be Frank. Claude is younger than Ernest or Frank. then again Claude would have been somewhere around 13 or 14 years old and going out with his older brother Ernest Claude could still have been the one that accidentally shot his older brother
1903
Frank Fay was the one who shot his little brother and killed him.
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See this newspaper clipping from the Buffalo news August 5th, 1903 Shooting took place in Corry, PA
1910
1910 Census
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​The first thing that jumps out at me is Ernest is not in this census. He must have already been accidentally shot by 1910.
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​Among the notable things in this 1910 census that great grandpa lists his father as have been born in Scotland
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Also Minnie says the age at marriage was 15.
1914
Joel Sr.+ Rebecca
Joel Jr. + Minnie
Claude + Evelyn
Frank + Shirley
ME
1914 March 3rd.
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Death of Great-Great Grandma Joel M. Fay Sr. Wife.
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Madian name Rebecca Jane Maine
1920
Currently (Sept. 2025) trying to make connections with Spartanburg Pennsylvania, cemetery of actual grave location.
1921
Joel M Fay passes in Sept. 1920 and Minnie remarries May of 1921- 9 months later :-/
1930
1930 Census
1930 PA censu
George Reese head "Age at first marriage 22"
Minnie Mae Reese wife "Age at first marriage 15"
Lucy Step-dauhter to George
Living at: 298 It says "Rexford town" in the street address block. Town of Otto PA
1946
Death of Great- grandma
"Minnie May Fay" First husband Joel M. Fay and 2nd George Reese.
Use this block for added description
Joel M Fay's brothers William and family
From a family member:
This is a 4 generation picture of my Gpa Wiliam Maine Fay, my Dad Kenneth, my Sister Winifred, and her Son William. I don't recognize the little guy on the porch.
Ken Fay Union city, Pennsylvania
Bill Fay- 2nd infantry division, my oldest brother, Bill, first of three children born to my dad (ken Fay) and his first wife, Florence Irini (sp?).