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Descendents of Alexander Hay (1784 - 20 Mar 1868)
and Jane Robinson (1794 - 22 Jun 1878)

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1. Alexander Hay . Born 01 Aug 1784 in Spittal & Ford, Northumberland. Died 20 Mar 1868 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer, Blacksmith. Religion Presbyterian.

    Alexander Hay and his wife Jane and a family of eight children ranging in age from 21 years to 1 year, left from the port Berwick-upon-Tweed on 28 May 1837 on the brig Cornelius of Sunderland, and arrived in Saint John, NB 12 Jul 1837.   They travelled to Fredericton on the steamer, Water Witch.   They received Land Grant Lot #13W, 92 acres, in Harvey Settlement and were among the first settlers of Harvey.   Their second child, Andrew, born 1817, died on 12 May 1838, as they were getting settled on their land grant.   (It is believed he died of appendicitis--from stories passed down through family tradition.)   Andrew was buried on their own land, and in the 1950s the gravestone was moved to Harvey Settlement Cemetery.

    He married Jane Robinson, 4 Jun 1815 in Ford, Parish Records & Dissenters, Eng. Born Approx 1794 in Eng. Died 22 Jun 1878 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.

    They had the following children:

  2   i.   William "Billy" Hay

  3   ii.   Andrew Hay

  4   iii.   Alexander Hay Jr.

  5   iv.   Mary Hay

  6   v.   John "Jack" Hay

  7   vi.   Jane Hay

  8   vii.   Isabel Hay

  9   viii.   Elenor "Ellen" Hay

 

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