MCVAY, Martin

1806 - 1889  (82 years)

• Name	MCVAY, Martin
  Birth	17 Sep 1806	Morris Township, Greene, Pennsylvania, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Biography	Martin McVay was born in Greene Co., PA, and moved with his parents to the Cleveland area about 1814. In 1830 he married Lucy Sumner. Martin's younger brother, Benjamin, had moved to Branch Co., Mich. at age 15, and he must have encouraged Martin to move also. Martin came to Mich. in 1834, but owing to poor health, went back to Ohio. In 1857 Martin moved his family to Quincy Twp where he settled on a 40 acre farm in Section 1, about 2 miles from Benjamin. He remained there until his death.
  Census (desc)	1810	Greene, Pennsylvania, United States
  Moved	1814	Greene, Pennsylvania, United States
  	Euclid, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
  Census (desc)	1820	Euclid, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
  Census (desc)	1850	East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
  	working as a farmer
  Census (desc)	1860	Quincy Township, Branch, Michigan, United States
  	working as a farmer
  Census (desc)	1870	Quincy Township, Branch, Michigan, United States
  	working as a farmer
  Census (desc)	1880	Quincy Township, Branch, Michigan, United States
  	living with his son George and working as a farmer
  _COLOR	8
  _UID	30DAE3988DFCF847993AE2070BD327223069
  Death	14 Jul 1889	Quincy Township, Branch, Michigan, United States   [2]
  Burial	Litchfield Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan   [3]
  	Address: Todd Town Cemetery
  Person ID	I349	Our Ancestry
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	MCVAY, Peter,   b. 1780, New Jersey, United States d. 1829, Euclid, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States (Age 49 years)
  Mother	JONES, Agnes,   b. 1780, New Jersey, United States d. 29 Nov 1859 (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	1800
  Family ID	F640	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	SUMNER, Lucy,   b. 10 Jul 1814, Westport, Essex, New York, United States d. 30 Mar 1891, Branch Township, Branch, Michigan, United States (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	7 Nov 1830	Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States   [4]
  	Address: Euclid Township
  Children	1. MCVAY, Eddy,   b. 1 Oct 1831, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States d. 11 Feb 1920, Quincy Township, Branch, Michigan, United States (Age 88 years) + 2. MCVAY, Harvey,   b. 12 Aug 1833, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States d. 14 Feb 1924, Quincy Township, Branch, Michigan, United States (Age 90 years)   3. MCVAY, Peter,   b. 6 Dec 1837, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States d. 13 Jun 1858, Quincy Township, Branch, Michigan, United States (Age 20 years) + 4. MCVAY, Harriet,   b. 1838, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States d. 1914 (Age 76 years) + 5. MCVAY, George Douglas,   b. 5 Dec 1839, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States d. 25 Aug 1900, Jasper Township, Midland, Michigan, United States (Age 60 years)   6. MCVAY, James Martin,   b. 12 Jan 1842, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States d. 11 Sep 1910, Butler Township, Branch, Michigan, United States (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F138	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Sep 1806 - Morris Township, Greene, Pennsylvania, United States Marriage - Address: Euclid Township - 7 Nov 1830 - Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States Census (desc) - working as a farmer - 1850 - East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States Census (desc) - working as a farmer - 1860 - Quincy Township, Branch, Michigan, United States Census (desc) - working as a farmer - 1870 - Quincy Township, Branch, Michigan, United States Census (desc) - living with his son George and working as a farmer - 1880 - Quincy Township, Branch, Michigan, United States Death - 14 Jul 1889 - Quincy Township, Branch, Michigan, United States Burial - Address: Todd Town Cemetery - - Litchfield Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

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• Sources

  [S30] Obituary, The Quincy Herald. [S1090] Death Record, Branch Co., MI death record, Volume B, Page 36. [S7] Gravestone. [S117] Marriage Record, Ohio, Vol. 1-6, Bk. III.