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Joel M. Fay Jr.
 Oct. 18th 1866 -  Sept. 5th 1920
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1850

1850 Census

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Joel M Fay Sr.

Living in Concord, Pennsylvania

​Great grandpa wasn't even born yet in 1866. This sense is from 1850 shows other children.

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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

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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 born 1806

Rebecca (Main) Fay

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Joel M Fay Jr. (My GGGrandfather)

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1888

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1900

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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

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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

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1910

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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.

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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

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1920

Currently (Sept. 2025) trying to make connections with Spartanburg Pennsylvania, cemetery of actual grave location.

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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

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1946

Death of Great- grandma 
"Minnie May Fay" First husband Joel M. Fay and 2nd George Reese. 

Use this block for added description
 

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A temporary holding place for Joel M juniors brothers William and family
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This is a 4 generation picture of my Gpa Wiliam Maine Fayl,  my Dad Kenneth,  my Sister Winifred, and her Son William. I don't recognize the little guy on the porch.

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Ken Fay Union city, Pennsylvania

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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?).  

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