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Genevieve Shields Lay

American, 1888 - 1969

BiographyGenevieve Shields Lay (1888-1969) was born in Manchester, Connecticut. She married John Edward Lay. They had at least seven children, including Muriel Lay Gilman.

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Muriel Lay Gilman

American, 1912 - 2002

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Howard Smith Gilman

American, 1900 - 1978

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Col. Frank W. Cheney

American, 1832 - 1909

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Prudence Amelia Hayden

American, 1795 - 1880

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Governor Robert Treat

Anglo-American, 1622 - 1710

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Horace Lay

American, 1823 - 1862

Horace E. Lay

American, 1851 - 1928

1842 - 1900

American, 1925 - 1940

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Catharine Wayne Cole

American, 1910 - 1993

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William H. Cheney

American, 1833 - 1888

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Adella S. Smolensky

American, 1909 - 2001

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