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Benjamin Bray 1775 – 1807 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1775

Birth Location: Marblehead, Essex, Masachusetts

Death Date: 28 Feb 1807

Death Location: at sea

Father: John Bray

Mother: Mary Lewis

Spouse(s): Sally Waitt, Hannah Waitt

Children(s): JOHN Bray, Sally Bray

Benjamin Bray was born in 1775 in Marblehead, Essex, Masachusetts, the child of John Bray and Mary Lewis. Benjamin Bray married Sally Waitt, Hannah Homan Waitt, and had children including JOHN Waitt Bray, Sally Waitt Bray. Benjamin Bray passed away in 1807 in at sea.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Bray was born in 1775 in Marblehead, Essex, Masachusetts, the child of John Bray and Mary Lewis.
  • Benjamin Bray married Sally Waitt, Hannah Homan Waitt, and had children including JOHN Waitt Bray, Sally Waitt Bray.
  • Benjamin Bray passed away in 1807 in at sea.

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Benjamin Bray's Ancestors

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Benjamin Bray
1775 – 1807
Birth Place: Marblehead, Essex, Masachusetts
Parents
John Bray
1740 –
Marblehead, Essex, Masachusetts
Mary Lewis
1747 –
Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts
Grandparents
John Bray
1714 – 1773
Marblehead, Essex, Masachusetts
Jean Elkins
Great-Grandparents
Robert Bray
1688 –
Alice Gifford
– 1753
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Bray
– 1693
Christian Collins

Benjamin Bray's Descendants

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Benjamin Bray (abt 1775 – 28 Feb 1807) m. Sally Waitt (26 July 1778 – 11 Feb 1801) m. Hannah (Homan) Waitt (abt 1781 – )
  1. 1. JOHN (Waitt) Bray (bp 19 May 1799 – 25 July 1876) m. NANCY Brown (13 Sept 1799 – 29 April 1877)
    1. 1. John (Brown) Bray (June 19, 1831 – 14 Aug 1839)
    2. 2. SARAH (A.) Bray (abt Sept 1834 – 29 March 1867) m. JAMES (Edwin) Brown (3 Jun 1834 – 1894)
      1. 1. Annie Brown (3 Jun 1857 – ) m. Frank (Carr) Stearns (26 Feb 1858 – 31 May 1906) m. William (Henry) Rodgers (Jan 1857 – 31 Jan 1905) m. SAMUEL (Thompson) Eustis (7 Jul 1857 – 23 Dec 1916)
        1. 1. Grace (Brown) Stearns (6 Feb 1881 – 15 Nov 1902) m. James (Frederic) Hathorne (28 Apr 1878 – 13 August 1932)
        2. 2. Frank (Smith) Stearns (20 Sept 1886 – October 1968)
      2. 2. John (Fielding) Brown (21 May 1859 – 1 Oct 1943) m. Maria (T) Clothey (1859 – )
        1. 1. Irvin (C) Brown (Dec 1887 – )
        2. 2. Elmer (B) Brown (Sep 1893 – )
      3. 3. still (born) Brown (20 Sept 1860 – 20 Sept 1860)
      4. 4. CHARLOTTE (Waite Lottie) Brown (27 Sep 1863 – 6 March 1905) m. SAMUEL (Thompson) Eustis (7 Jul 1857 – 23 Dec 1916)
        1. 1. Frank Eustis (3 July 1880 – 9 July 1880)
        2. 2. ELIZABETH ('Bessie' May) Eustis (18 May 1882 – 7 Jan 1938) m. GEORGE (Freeman) Blanchard (10 Mar 1881 – 19 May 1909) m. Michael (Joseph) Logan (25 Oct 1876 – 12 Feb 1939)
        3. 3. Sarah (Bray) Eustis (5 Nov 1885 – abt 1920)
        4. 4. 5th (Unknown child) Eustis (1888 – )
        5. 5. Alice (Clark) Eustis (24 Sept 1890 – 8 Aug 1891)
      5. 5. Sarah (E.) Brown (17 Mar 1867 – 24 Aug 1867)
    3. 3. John (Henry) Bray (12 July 1842 – 09 Mar 1869) m. Lucy (M) Twisden (abt 1845 – )
  2. 2. Sally (Waitt) Bray (11 Dec 1803 – ) m. John Roundey

Benjamin Bray's Timeline

3 Records

1775
abt 1775
Birth of Benjamin Bray in Marblehead, Essex, Masachusetts
Marblehead, Essex, Masachusetts
1775
15 Jan 1775
Benjamin Bray was baptized in Marblehead, Essex, Masachusetts
Marblehead, Essex, Masachusetts
1807
28 Feb 1807
Age 32
Death of Benjamin Bray in at sea
at sea

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1775
    Event Place: Marblehead, Essex, Masachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840???1911

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1775
    Event Place: Marblehead, Essex, Masachusetts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1807
    Event Place: at sea
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988

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