H/o Elizabeth (Perkins) Fay, s/o James & Lydia (Child) Fay Sr.

FAY, Ruben
Spouse, Elizabeth Perkins
Marriage Date, June 11, 1767
Marriage Place, Braintree
Source, Vital Records of Braintree

Ruben of Hardwick, and Elizabeth Perkins, (daughter of William Perkins,) June 11, 1767. Intention not recorded. Reuben and Betsey Fay's deaths are on file with the Town Clerk in Gilbertville, Massachusetts.
A certified copy is in the Family File.

From Fay Family Book, by Orlin P. Fay:

Reuben Fay (James3, John2, John1) was born November 20, 1738/39 in Westboro, MA, and died October 26, 1800 in (Hardwick), MA. He married Elizabeth Perkins June 11, 1766 in (Hardwick), MA.

Notes for Reuben Fay:
He was taxed in Hardwick in 1776 to help bear the burdens of the war. [Fay (1898) p.28]

Children of Reuben Fay and Elizabeth Perkins:

1. Susanna, b: Oct 13, 1767 in Hardwick, MA; d: 1799.
m. 19 Dec 1790, Leonard Burt.
2. Jonas, b: November 11, 1768 in Hardwick, MA.
res. Barnard, Vt. [Fay (1898), p. 28]
3. Jonathan, b: 1771 in Hardwick, MA.
res. N. Y. City. [Fay (1898), p. 28]
4. Moses, b: Oct 13, 1773 in Hardwick, MA.
res. Shaftsbury, Vt. [Fay (1898), p. 28]
5. BETSEY, b: Feb 13, 1775 in Hardwick, MA.
m. 27 Nov 1800, James BABBITT. [Fay (1898), p. 29] Betty (Betsey) Fay's birthdate came from: Town of Hardwick Vital Records, Book 2. A certified copy is in the family files.
6. Josiah, b: Feb 21, 1777 in Hardwick, MA.
res. Philadelphia, Pa. [Fay (1898), p. 29]
7. Deborah, b: Aug 12, 1778 in Hardwick, MA; d: 1813.
unmarried.
8. William, b: Nov 12, 1780 in Hardwick, MA; d: July 31, 1840 in (Rutland) VT.
m., May 1805, Mrs. Lydia (Brewster) Smith of Middletown, Vt. She d. in Rutland, Vt, 1848, where they res. He was Editor & Proprietor of the Rutland Herald for nearly 40 yrs. 6 ch. born in Rutland: Mary, Julia Ann, Lydia L, Emily, Helen. [Fay (1898), p.46]
9. James, b: 1782 in Hardwick, MA. Lived in Hardwick.

3rd g-grandfather of Emma May (Stevens) Noland