Joseph Fay (1753 - 1803)

Born 11 Sep 1753 in Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Dewey) Fay — married 8 Dec 1774 in Bennington, Vermont

Descendants

Died 26 Oct 1803 at age 50 in New York, New York, United States

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Biography

Private Joseph Fay served with Capt. Samuel Robinson's Company, Vermont Republic Militia during the American Revolution.

20 July 1781 Joseph Fay was Vermont's new commissioner of prisoners. He had fought in the battle of Bennington. His father Stephen Fay was landlord of Catamount Tavern. His brother Jonas Fay was a surgeon in Seth Warner's Regiment on the retreat from Quebec. ^[1]

Note

Note: #NI422

Sources

1. ↑ Page 202 "Those Turbulent Sons of Freedom, Ethan Allen's Green Mountain Boys...," Christopher S Wren. 2018. Simon & Schuster, New York, London. Pages 198-9. Call 973.3443 WRE

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80738286/joseph-fay: accessed 16 October 2023), memorial page for Col Joseph Fay (11 Sep 1753–26 Oct 1803), Find a Grave Memorial ID 80738286; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Gillian Wilson (contributor 46591196).
• Goodrich, John E. The State of Vermont, Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783, Rutland, Vt The Tuttle Company, 1904., pp. 220 for details of units and soldiers; pp. 27, 786.

Notes

Note NI422His first wife was Margaret Dewey, daughter of Rev. Jedediah Dewey, who was the first settled minister in Bennington.

Col. Fay came to Bennington with his father in 1766. He was secretary of the "Council of Safety" from Sept 1777 to 1778 and the State Council from Sept 1778 to 1794. He was Secretary of State from the resignation of Thomas Chandler. (Supposed to be in Nov 1778) to 1781. Rev L R Paige in his History of Hardwidk says "Joseph was first Secretary of State".

He was the associate of Ira Allen in conducting the famous negotiation with Gen. Frederick Haldimand (Gov. General of Canada) by which the operations of the enemy were paralyzed and the Northern frontier protected from invasion during the last three years of the Revolutionary War.

He was a man of very respectable talents and acquirements, agreeable manners and address, well calculated to manage such a diplomatic adventure with adroitness and ability.

He built the house, occupied in 1859 by Truman Squier, next north of the Court House. In 1794 he moved to New York City as a merchant where he was successful and maintained one of the most hospitable establishments in that city. Three additional children by first wife whose names were not recorded. in Orlin's book

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