John Nay, Jr.

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John Nay, Jr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Brandon Rutland County Vermont
Death: October 01, 1892 (88)
Monroe, Sevier County, Utah Territory, United States
Place of Burial: Monroe, Sevier County, Utah, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Nay, Sr. and Betsey Nay
Husband of Lucy Thankful Nay and Thirza Teressa Angeline Nay
Father of Myron Winslow Nay; George J. Nay; Elmer Carr Nay; Alonzo Putnam Nay; William Edwin Nay and 6 others
Brother of Russel Nay; Mary Wood; Betsey Felt; Esther Cross; James Nay and 4 others

Occupation: Farmer
Managed by: Gwyneth Potter McNeil
Last Updated:

About John Nay, Jr.

Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 Allen Weeks Company (1852) Age 48

Departure: 13 July 1852 Arrival: 12 October 1852

Company Information: About 226 individuals were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs).

Pioneer Information: with 9 family members



Was married to Thirza 1833 and after she abandoned the family with a Soldier who had deserted named "Morley". (This is the reason Thirza was denied burial with the family) John then married Lucy, 1859


John Nay, Jr. (1804-1892) is the patriarch of most, if not all all Nays rooted in Utah. Some dedicated members of the Nay/McNee family have compiled a book on the lives and posterity of John and his wives, Thirza Angelina Hale (1814-1895) and Lucy Thankful Pine (1831-1897).

He is husband of Lucy Thankful Nay (1831-1897)

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John Nay, Jr.'s Timeline

1804
April 17, 1804
Brandon Rutland County Vermont
1835
November 22, 1835
Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States
1838
August 31, 1838
Antrim, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States
1841
January 5, 1841
Petersboro, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States
1843
March 20, 1843
Peterborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
1845
May 12, 1845
Peterborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
1847
April 30, 1847
Harris Grove, Pottawattamie, Iowa
1850
April 25, 1850
Harris Grove, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States
1852
September 3, 1852
Cedar Valley, Utah, Utah, United States