John Fay was born at the family home on Monroe St. He went west to San Francisco in the 1840s and was successful in mining.
He took over the family soap business in SF in 1856.
In about 1860 he married Bridget McAvoy in San Pablo, California, the daughter of Bernard McAvoy and Isabella Gallagher and niece of Fathers Hugh Patrick and Joseph A. Gallagher.
John served as the City Supervisor of San Francisco from 1863-1865 and as a California State Senator from 1893-1895.
While visiting his sister Mary Jane (Mrs John Scott) in NY, he took ill with Bright's disease and died.
He took over the family soap business in SF in 1856.
In about 1860 he married Bridget McAvoy in San Pablo, California, the daughter of Bernard McAvoy and Isabella Gallagher and niece of Fathers Hugh Patrick and Joseph A. Gallagher.
John served as the City Supervisor of San Francisco from 1863-1865 and as a California State Senator from 1893-1895.
While visiting his sister Mary Jane (Mrs John Scott) in NY, he took ill with Bright's disease and died.
John Fay was born at the family home on Monroe St. He went west to San Francisco in the 1840s and was successful in mining.
He took over the family soap business in SF in 1856.
In about 1860 he married Bridget McAvoy in San Pablo, California, the daughter of Bernard McAvoy and Isabella Gallagher and niece of Fathers Hugh Patrick and Joseph A. Gallagher.
John served as the City Supervisor of San Francisco from 1863-1865 and as a California State Senator from 1893-1895.
While visiting his sister Mary Jane (Mrs John Scott) in NY, he took ill with Bright's disease and died.
He took over the family soap business in SF in 1856.
In about 1860 he married Bridget McAvoy in San Pablo, California, the daughter of Bernard McAvoy and Isabella Gallagher and niece of Fathers Hugh Patrick and Joseph A. Gallagher.
John served as the City Supervisor of San Francisco from 1863-1865 and as a California State Senator from 1893-1895.
While visiting his sister Mary Jane (Mrs John Scott) in NY, he took ill with Bright's disease and died.
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