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Benjamin Gray 1803–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1803

Birth Location: Harmony, Maine (Somerset)

Death Date: AFT 4 OCT 1881

Death Location: Saint Cloud, Minnesota (Stearns)

Father: John Gray

Mother: Mary Burton

Spouse(s): Mary Lovejoy

Children(s): Walter Gray, Belinda Gray, Lovina Gray, Henrietta Gray, Josephine Gray, Helena Gray, Benjamin Gray, Samuel Gray, Laura Gray, Isadore Gray, Mary Gray

In 1803, Benjamin Gray entered the world in Harmony, Maine (Somerset), born to John Sheldon Gray And Mary Burton. In 1850, Benjamin Gray resided in Wesley, Maine (Washington). Benjamin Gray married Mary S Lovejoy, and had children including Belinda Gray, Benjamin Gray, Helena Gray, Henrietta Elizabeth Gray, Isadore I Gray, Josephine Gray, Laura A Gray, Lovina Gray, Mary Stinson Gray, Samuel A Gray, Walter Gray. Benjamin Gray passed away in 1881 in Saint Cloud, Minnesota (Stearns).

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Biography

  • In 1803, Benjamin Gray entered the world in Harmony, Maine (Somerset), born to John Sheldon Gray And Mary Burton.
  • In 1850, Benjamin Gray resided in Wesley, Maine (Washington).
  • Benjamin Gray married Mary S Lovejoy, and had children including Belinda Gray, Benjamin Gray, Helena Gray, Henrietta Elizabeth Gray, Isadore I Gray, Josephine Gray, Laura A Gray, Lovina Gray, Mary Stinson Gray, Samuel A Gray, Walter Gray.
  • Benjamin Gray passed away in 1881 in Saint Cloud, Minnesota (Stearns).

Immediate Family

Parents

John Gray
1770–1832
Birth Location: Marblehead, Massachusetts (Essex)
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Mary Burton
1776–1854
Birth Location: Winslow, Maine (Kennebec)
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Spouses(s)

Mary Lovejoy
1807–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Walter Gray
1851–
Birth Location: Wesley, Maine (Washington)
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Belinda Gray
1831–
Birth Location: –
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Lovina Gray
1832–
Birth Location: Wesley, Maine (Washington)
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Henrietta Gray
1835–
Birth Location: Wesley, Maine (Washington)
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Josephine Gray
1837–
Birth Location: Wesley, Maine (Washington)
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Helena Gray
1840–
Birth Location: Wesley, Maine (Washington)
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Benjamin Gray
1841–
Birth Location: Wesley, Maine (Washington)
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Samuel Gray
1844–
Birth Location: Wesley, Maine (Washington)
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Laura Gray
1846–
Birth Location: Wesley, Maine (Washington)
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Isadore Gray
1848–
Birth Location: Wesley, Maine (Washington)
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Mary Gray
1830–1912
Birth Location: Wesley, Maine (Washington)
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Benjamin Gray's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Gray
1803–1881
Birth Place: Harmony, Maine (Somerset)
Parents
John Sheldon Gray
1770–1832
Marblehead, Massachusetts (Essex)
Mary Burton
1776–1854
Winslow, Maine (Kennebec)
Grandparents
John (Sheldon) Gray
1742–1842
Sheepscot, Maine
Elizabeth Roundy
1750–1840
Marblehead, Massachusetts (Essex)
Nathan Burton
1735–1820
Hopkinton, Rhode Island (Washington)
Hannah Dyre
1737–1817
South Kingstown, Rhode Island (Washington)
Great-Grandparents
John Gray
1707–
Elizabeth Winslow
1705–1754
Abraham Roundy
1723–1799
Content Bassett
1724–1799
Samuel Burton
1697–1782
Sarah Lamb
1701–
Charles Dyre
1716–1777
Penelope Gardner
1716–1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Gray
1680–1754
Elizabeth Freethy
1686–1754
Nathaniel Winslow
1678–
Elizabeth Holbrook
1678–
John Roundy
1681–1754
Elizabeth Savery
1699–1770
Michael Bassett
–1749
Huldah Hood
1697–1764
Peter Burton
1660–1727
Mary Lamphere
1668–1728
Ephraim Gardner
1693–1774
Penelope Eldred
1694–1783

Benjamin Gray's Descendants

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Benjamin Gray (1803–AFT 4 OCT 1881) m. Mary (S.) Lovejoy (ABT 1807–)
  1. 1. Walter Gray 1851–
  2. 2. Belinda Gray 1831–
  3. 3. Lovina Gray 1832– m. John (Wesley) Day 1832–1910
    1. 1. Cora Day 1856– m. David (H.) Willard 1852–
      1. 1. Irma Willard 1880–1976
        1. 1. William (Dixon) McCall 1911–1974
      2. 2. Paul (Day) Willard 1882– m. Ada (Darling) Adair 1883–
        1. 1. Jean (Adair) Willard 1911–
      3. 3. Constance Willard 1890–1964
      4. 4. Eugenia Willard 1892–1893
      5. 5. Lois (Gray) Willard 1894–1896
    2. 2. Ada (Florence) Day 1859–1912 m. Frank (Jay) Mackey 1852–
    3. 3. Eugene (Wesley) Day 1865–1893
    4. 4. Eugene (Harry) Day 1867–
      1. 1. Eugenia Day 1897–
      2. 2. Kingsley Day 1898–
      3. 3. John (Conkey) Day 1901–
    5. 5. C. (Benjamin) Day 1875–1876
  4. 4. Henrietta (Elizabeth) Gray 1835– m. Lorenzo ((Francis?)) Day 1835–1905
    1. 1. Leonora (Blanche) Day 1856– m. William (Edward) Lucas 1851–
      1. 1. Reuben Smith 1877– m. Marion (Morrison) McMillan 1879–
        1. 1. Warren (Day) Smith 1903–
        2. 2. Leonard (McMillan) Smith 1905–
      2. 2. Rena (Avis) Smith 1879–
      3. 3. Leonora Lucas 1888–
      4. 4. William (Edward) Lucas 1891–
    2. 2. Leonard (Austin) Day 1861– m. Mary (Elizabeth) Barry 1866–
      1. 1. Lorenzo (Barry) Day 1890–
      2. 2. Paul (Austin) Day 1892–
    3. 3. Mary (Lois) Day 1866– m. Charles (Comstock) Prindle 1856–
      1. 1. Wm. (Day) Prindle 1890–
      2. 2. Gertrude Prindle 1892–
      3. 3. Henrietta Prindle 1893–
      4. 4. Marion (Wells) Prindle 1901–
    4. 4. Florence (Elizabeth) Day 1872– m. Robert (Augustus) Parke 1856–
      1. 1. Florence Parke 1892– m. Edward (Stanley) Scriver 1892–
      2. 2. Richard (Averill) Parke 1893–
      3. 3. Dorothy Parke 1897–
      4. 4. Leonard (Day) Parke 1900–
  5. 5. Josephine Gray 1837–
  6. 6. Helena Gray 1840–
  7. 7. Benjamin Gray 1841–
  8. 8. Samuel (A.) Gray 1844–
  9. 9. Laura (A.) Gray 1846–
  10. 10. Isadore (I.) Gray 1848–
  11. 11. Mary (Stinson) Gray 1830–1912 m. Josiah (Eaton) Hayward 1826–1895
    1. 1. William (H.) Hayward 1859–1890 m. Hattie (M.) Russell –1929
    2. 2. Jean (Odell) Hayward 1867–1937 m. Clarendon (Parker) McClure 1862–1907
      1. 1. Delphine (Jean) McClure 1892–1974 m. Stuart (Albert) Cundiff –1960 m. Ingram (Armstrong) Howell 1885–1918
        1. 1. Priscilla (Jean) Howell 1914–1982 m. Chauncey (Thomas) Wheeler 1905–1982
        2. 2. Parker (McClure) Howell 1912– m. Martha Lawrence 1919– m. Virginia –1995
      2. 2. Clara (Louise) McClure 1890–1905
    3. 3. Daniel (Sheck) Hayward 1854–1929 m. Virginia ("Jennie" K.) Moore 1857–1904 m. Martha (A.) Patock 1861–1938
      1. 1. Mary ("Vernie") Hayward 1876–1904
      2. 2. Josiah (Eaton "Joe") Hayward 1890–1949 m. Margaret Kraemer 1899–1949
      3. 3. Laura (E.) Hayward 1891–1969 m. Howard (Emerson) Plimpton –1944
        1. 1. Martha Plimpton 1916–1917
      4. 4. Daniel (Sheck , Jr) Hayward 1895–1935 m. Jessie (Pauline) Elmore –1935
      5. 5. Mary (Martha) Hayward 1897–1970 m. Ross (Joseph) Carter –1945 m. Armit (C. "Red") Thomas 1892–1977
        1. 1. Audrey Carter 1924– m. E. (Walter "Jack") Rutledge 1907–1993
    4. 4. Samuel (L.) Hayward 1856–1936 m. Mary (A.) Locke 1854–1909
      1. 1. Mary (E.) Hayward 1886–1936
      2. 2. Corinne (Loretta) Hayward 1888–1909
      3. 3. John (E.) Hayward 1883–1936
      4. 4. Leonard (E.) Hayward 1884–1936
      5. 5. Mildred (L.) Hayward 1887–1936
    5. 5. Mary (Orinda) Hayward 1849–1917 m. John (S.) Coates 1844–1924
      1. 1. Frank (Hayward) Coates 1879–1935
      2. 2. Charles (A.) Coates 1872–1956 m. Isabell Bozart –1913 m. Emma Hausdorf –1901
        1. 1. Dorothy Coates 1899–1924 m. Frederick Haines 1902–1989
        2. 2. John (Hausdorf) Coates –1901
      3. 3. Harry (S.) Coates 1878–1945 m. Sarah ("Sadie" B.) Keyes 1879–1969 m. Euphemia Miller –1945
        1. 1. Dorothy (A.) Coates 1918–1953
        2. 2. John (C. "Jack") Coates 1906–1945
        3. 3. William (W.) Coates 1912–1945
      4. 4. Arthur (John) Coates 1882–1916
        1. 1. Dorothy Coates 1915–
      5. 5. Florence (M.) Coates 1886–1955 m. William (T.) Trauernicht 1871–1916
        1. 1. Richard (Avis "Dick") Trauernicht 1911–1982
        2. 2. John (William "Bill") Trauernicht 1908–1984 m. Grace (Alice "Gay") Williams 1918–
      6. 6. Lucille Coates 1887–1969 m. William (C.) Hammerel 1885–1954
        1. 1. Elora Hammerel 1922–1926
    6. 6. Clara (Hortense) Hayward 1851–1936 m. Daniel (Harris) Freeman 1849–1931
      1. 1. Warren (H.) Freeman 1874–1970 m. Caroline ("Mary") McClure 1876–1950
      2. 2. Willard (S.) Freeman 1879–1950 m. Grace (E.) Gardner 1872–1949
      3. 3. Zelah (M.) Freeman 1889–1977 m. Warren (H.) Stewart 1889–1959
        1. 1. Marjorie ("Peg") Stewart 1920–1959
        2. 2. Daniel (Freeman , M.D.) Stewart 1920–1977
        3. 3. Mary Stewart 1916–1977 m. James Beckman 1913–1978
        4. 4. Irene ("Jean") Stewart 1920–1977
        5. 5. Elora Stewart 1918–1941
      4. 4. Minnetta Freeman 1871–1873
      5. 5. Don (A.) Freeman 1900–1957 m. Grayce (S.) Simons 1876–1956
      6. 6. Ambrose Freeman 1872–1874
      7. 7. Son Freeman 1883–1900
    7. 7. Elora (H.) Hayward 1852–1926 m. Emmet (Clark , D.D.S.) Holden 1851–1908
      1. 1. Genevieve (H.) Holden 1884–1897
      2. 2. Paul (Martin Truzinski) Holden 1894–1938
    8. 8. John (A.) Hayward 1871–1876

Benjamin Gray's Timeline

4 Records

1803
1803
Birth of Benjamin Gray in Harmony, Maine (Somerset)
Harmony, Maine (Somerset)
1850
11 SEP 1850
Age 47
Benjamin Gray resided here in Wesley, Maine (Washington)
Wesley, Maine (Washington)
1881
4 OCT 1881
Age 78
Death of Benjamin Gray in Saint Cloud, Minnesota (Stearns)
Saint Cloud, Minnesota (Stearns)
1881
AFT 4 OCT 1881
Age 78
Burial of Benjamin Gray in Saint Cloud, Minnesota (Stearns)
Saint Cloud, Minnesota (Stearns)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1803
    Event Place: Harmony, Maine (Somerset)
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 Census
    [2] Www.findagrave.com, search on Henry Dearborn Pollard 10282020

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 11 SEP 1850
    Event Place: Wesley, Maine (Washington)
    Record Source: 1850 Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 OCT 1881
    Event Place: Saint Cloud, Minnesota (Stearns)
    Record Source: Www.findagrave.com, search on Henry Dearborn Pollard 10282020

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: AFT 4 OCT 1881
    Event Place: Saint Cloud, Minnesota (Stearns)
    Record Source: Www.findagrave.com, search on Henry Dearborn Pollard 10282020

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
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