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Fay, Orlin Prentice

soldier, genealogist, was born Sept. 13, 1820, in Plattsburgh, N. Y. He received his education at the Franklin academy of his native city. He was a soldier in the union army during the civil war; and is now a pensioner.

For many years he has been a band teacher at Vermontville, Mich. He has been county and state deputy grand worthy chief Templar a of New York state; and has filled numerous other positions of trust. For several years he has been engaged on a Genealogy of the Fay Family, which will be published in 1898.

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