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Benjamin Franklin Ray 1833 – 1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jan 1833

Birth Location: Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States

Death Date: 7 Oct 1910

Death Location: Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA

Father: Mathew Ray

Mother: Harriett Hinckley

Spouse(s): Vesta Ray

Children(s): Jessie Stout

Benjamin Franklin Ray was born in 1833 in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States, the child of Mathew Ray and Harriett Horton Hinckley. In 1863, Benjamin Franklin Ray resided in Hampden, Maine, United States. In 1870, Benjamin Franklin Ray resided in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA. Benjamin Franklin Ray married Vesta L. Ray, and had children including Jessie Burnett Stout. Benjamin Franklin Ray passed away in 1910 in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Ray was born in 1833 in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States, the child of Mathew Ray and Harriett Horton Hinckley.
  • In 1863, Benjamin Franklin Ray resided in Hampden, Maine, United States.
  • In 1870, Benjamin Franklin Ray resided in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA.
  • Benjamin Franklin Ray married Vesta L. Ray, and had children including Jessie Burnett Stout.
  • Benjamin Franklin Ray passed away in 1910 in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Ray's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Ray
1833 – 1910
Birth Place: Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States
Parents
Mathew Ray
1784 – 1866
Surry, Hancock, Maine, USA
Harriett (Horton) Hinckley
1803 – 1847
Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine, United States
Grandparents
John Ray
1756 – 1818
Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Flood
1756 – 1818
Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Ray
1728 – 1818
Mary Macy
1733 –
Andrew Flood
1726 – 1791
Sarah Hopkinson
1732 – 1806
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Flood
1689 – 1780
Mary Stevens
1688 – 1766
John Hopkinson
1706 –
Sarah Carleton
1710 – 1747

Benjamin Ray's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Ray (15 Jan 1833 – 7 Oct 1910) m. Vesta (L.) Ray (2 May 1839 – 3 March 1908)
  1. 1. Jessie (Burnett) Stout (1870 – 22 September 1932)

Benjamin Ray's Timeline

4 Records

1833
15 Jan 1833
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Ray in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States
Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States
1863
1 July 1863
Age 30
Benjamin Franklin Ray resided here in Hampden, Maine, United States
Hampden, Maine, United States
1870
1870
Age 37
Benjamin Franklin Ray resided here in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA
Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA
1910
7 Oct 1910
Age 77
Death of Benjamin Franklin Ray in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA
Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1833
    Event Place: Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Death Records, 1897-1920, The Library of Michigan; Michigan Death Records, 1897-1920; Rolls: 1-302; Archive Barcode/Item Number: 30000008532420; Roll Number: 138; Certificate Number: 548
    [2] U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Bay City, Bay, Michigan; Roll: M593_662; Page: 428B; Family History Library Film: 552161
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Hampden, Maine, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Bay City, Bay, Michigan; Roll: M593_662; Page: 428B; Family History Library Film: 552161

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1910
    Event Place: Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Death Records, 1897-1920, The Library of Michigan; Michigan Death Records, 1897-1920; Rolls: 1-302; Archive Barcode/Item Number: 30000008532420; Roll Number: 138; Certificate Number: 548
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bay City, Bay County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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