Fay Index

At the third convention of the National Association of the Deaf in 1889 then-President Hodgson cited the need for statistical analysis about the Deaf to either refute or confirm Alexander Graham Bell's theory that intermarriage among the Deaf led to a greater chance for a couple to have Deaf children. Dr. Edward Allen Fay, an editor of the American Annals of the Deaf produced a 528-page report titled "Marriages of the Deaf"

Below are the links to Fay's Indexes.

Fay Index - Men

Please click on the first letter of the last name of the desired individual

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Fay Index - Women

Please click on the first letter of the last name (maiden name) of the desired individual

Go to: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |