George Washington LAY

Male 1798 - 1860  (61 years)


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  1. 1.  George Washington LAY was born in Dec 1798 in Westbrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; died in 1860.

    Notes:

    Excerpt from NEHG Reg 1908, Vol 62: Graduated at Hamilton College, NY, in 1817, studied law at Batavia, NY, and was in law practice there. He was elected in 1832 to the US House of Representatives, 23rd and 24th Congress, where he was on intimate terms with Adams, Webster, and other public men, and was Representative in 1842, from Genesee Co., to the New York Assembly. He served as U.S. minister to Sweden and Norway, and received the honorary degree of A.M. from Yale in 1860.

    Family/Spouse: ? UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Albert Tracy LAY  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 3. George Wasthington LAY  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 4. John Foote LAY  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Albert Tracy LAY Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: A lumber merchant and contractor, in Chicago, Illinois


  2. 3.  George Wasthington LAY Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Education: 1841; A.B., Yale


  3. 4.  John Foote LAY Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Education: 1841; A.B., Yale