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Cyrus Winthrop Gray 1827–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Oct 1827

Birth Location: Barry, Pike Co., Illinois, USA

Death Date: 03 Aug 1896

Death Location: Carlinville, Macoupin, Illinois, USA

Father: Stephen Gray

Mother: Sabrina Bentley

Spouse(s): Kate Whittaker, Catherine Whittaker, Sarah Long

Children(s): Paul Gray, Florence Gray, Frank Gray, Helen Gray, Sarah Gray, Mary Gray, George Gray, Robert Gray

Cyrus Winthrop Gray was born in 1827 in Barry, Pike Co., Illinois, USA, the child of Stephen Rix Gray And Sabrina Bentley. In 1822, Cyrus Winthrop Gray resided in Sharon, Connecticut, USA. Cyrus Winthrop Gray married Catherine Whittaker, Kate W Whittaker, Sarah Anne Elizabeth Long, and had children including Florence Isabelle Gray, Frank Merrill Gray, George P Gray, Helen Lucille Gray, Mary L Mollie Gray, Paul Whitaker Gray, Robert E Gray, Sarah A Gray. Cyrus Winthrop Gray passed away in 1896 in Carlinville, Macoupin, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Cyrus Winthrop Gray was born in 1827 in Barry, Pike Co., Illinois, USA, the child of Stephen Rix Gray And Sabrina Bentley.
  • In 1822, Cyrus Winthrop Gray resided in Sharon, Connecticut, USA.
  • Cyrus Winthrop Gray married Catherine Whittaker, Kate W Whittaker, Sarah Anne Elizabeth Long, and had children including Florence Isabelle Gray, Frank Merrill Gray, George P Gray, Helen Lucille Gray, Mary L Mollie Gray, Paul Whitaker Gray, Robert E Gray, Sarah A Gray.
  • Cyrus Winthrop Gray passed away in 1896 in Carlinville, Macoupin, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Gray
1804–1889
Birth Location: Berlin, Rensselaer, New York, USA
SG
Sabrina Bentley
1804–1877
Birth Location: Hoosick, Rensselaer County, New York, United States of America
SB

Spouses(s)

Kate Whittaker
1841–1914
Birth Location: Perry, Pike, Illinois, USA
KW
Catherine Whittaker
1842–
Birth Location: Perry, Pike, Illinois, USA
CW
Sarah Long
1831–1862
Birth Location: St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA
SL

Children(s)

Paul Gray
1870–1945
Birth Location: Pos Carlinsville, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
PG
Florence Gray
1872–1966
Birth Location: Pos Carlinsville, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
FG
Frank Gray
1877–1945
Birth Location: Pos Carlinsville, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
FG
Helen Gray
1874–1945
Birth Location: Pos Carlinsville, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
HG
Sarah Gray
1858–1862
Birth Location: St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA
SG
Mary Gray
1860–1928
Birth Location: St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA
MG
George Gray
1853–1854
Birth Location: , Pike, Illinois, USA
GG
Robert Gray
1855–1855
Birth Location: Pos St louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA
RG

Cyrus Gray's Ancestors

Self
Cyrus Gray
1827–1896
Birth Place: Barry, Pike Co., Illinois, USA
Parents
Stephen Rix Gray
1804–1889
Berlin, Rensselaer, New York, USA
Sabrina Bentley
1804–1877
Hoosick, Rensselaer County, New York, United States of America
Grandparents
Daniel (Gray) Lieut
1756–1830
Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Jemima Rix
1773–1840
Preston, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
William Bentley
1784–1845
Berlin, Rensselaer County, New York
Teresa (Deborah) Greene
1790–1843
Berlin Township, Rensselaer, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
John III
1707–1763
Katherine Niles
1725–1772
James Sr
1723–1788
Hannah Safford
1732–1808
Captain BENTLEY
1742–1827
Mary Hewitt
1760–1840
Jonathan Greene
1754–
Patience Terry
1755–1809
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel II
1677–1766
MARY* HANNAH
1682–1765
Sgt. Rix
1692–1771
Jerusha Tracy
1696–1785
Joseph Hewitt
1731–1784
Joseph Greene
1727–1824
Phoebe Langford
1734–1778

Cyrus Gray's Descendants

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Cyrus (Winthrop) Gray (29 Oct 1827–03 Aug 1896) m. Kate (W) Whittaker (18 Aug 1841–14 May 1914) m. Catherine Whittaker (1842–) m. Sarah (Anne Elizabeth) Long (Abt. 1831–21 Mar 1862)
  1. 1. Paul (Whitaker) Gray 1870–1945 m. Elizabeth (Bonham) Merriman 1868–1950
    1. 1. Charles (Merriman) Gray 1898–1970 m. Lois Harris 1903–1976
      1. 1. Lois (Katherine "Kay") Gray 1929–2003 m. Donald (Lee) Gilbert 1927–2007
  2. 2. Florence (Isabelle) Gray 1872–1966
  3. 3. Frank (Merrill) Gray 1877–1945
  4. 4. Helen (Lucille) Gray 1874–1945
  5. 5. Sarah (A) Gray 1858–1862
  6. 6. Mary (L (Mollie)) Gray 1860–1928
  7. 7. George (P) Gray 1853–1854
  8. 8. Robert (E) Gray 1855–1855

Cyrus Gray's Timeline

7 Records

1822
Jul 1822
Cyrus Winthrop Gray resided here in Sharon, Connecticut, USA
Sharon, Connecticut, USA
1827
29 Oct 1827
Birth of Cyrus Winthrop Gray in Berlin, Rensselaer, New York, USA
Berlin, Rensselaer, New York, USA
1827
29 Oct 1827
Birth of Cyrus Winthrop Gray in Barry, Pike Co., Illinois, USA
Barry, Pike Co., Illinois, USA
1850
1850
Age 23
Cyrus Winthrop Gray resided here in St Louis Ward 3, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri, USA
St Louis Ward 3, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri, USA
1860
1860
Age 33
Cyrus Winthrop Gray resided here in St Louis Ward 5, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri, USA
St Louis Ward 5, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri, USA
1880
1880
Age 53
Cyrus Winthrop Gray resided here in Carlinville, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
Carlinville, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
1896
03 Aug 1896
Age 69
Death of Cyrus Winthrop Gray in Carlinville, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
Carlinville, Macoupin, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1827
    Event Place: Berlin, Rensselaer, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1827; Birth city: Berlin; Birth state: NY
    [3] Family Data Collection - Births
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Carlinville, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: 232; Page: 99C; Enumeration District: 111
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: St Louis Ward 5, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Roll: M653_651; Page: 53; Family History Library Film: 803651
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: St Louis Ward 3, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Roll: M432_416; Page: 332A; Image: 114

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1827
    Event Place: Barry, Pike Co., Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Jul 1822
    Event Place: Sharon, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: St Louis Ward 3, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: St Louis Ward 3, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Roll: M432_416; Page: 332A; Image: 114

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: St Louis Ward 5, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: St Louis Ward 5, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Roll: M653_651; Page: 53; Family History Library Film: 803651

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Carlinville, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Carlinville, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: 232; Page: 99C; Enumeration District: 111

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Aug 1896
    Event Place: Carlinville, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
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