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Francis Lawrence Ray 1930–2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Sep 1930

Birth Location: Porter, Westchester Township, Porter, Indiana, United States

Death Date: 2 Mar 2008

Death Location: Chesterton Cemetery, Westchester Township, Porter, Indiana, United States

Father: Joseph Ray

Mother: Stazie None

Spouse(s): Joanne Ray, Joanne Blakley

Children(s):

Francis Lawrence Ray was born in 1930 in Porter, Westchester Township, Porter, Indiana, United States, the child of Joseph Anton Ray And Stazie. In 1935, Francis Lawrence Ray resided in Same House, , ,. In 1940, Francis Lawrence Ray resided in Porter, Westchester Township, Porter, Indiana, Uni. Francis Lawrence Ray married Joanne Blakley, Joanne E Blakley Ray, and had children including Denise Eleanor Ray. Francis Lawrence Ray passed away in 2008 in Chesterton Cemetery, Westchester Township, Porter, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • Francis Lawrence Ray was born in 1930 in Porter, Westchester Township, Porter, Indiana, United States, the child of Joseph Anton Ray And Stazie.
  • In 1935, Francis Lawrence Ray resided in Same House, , ,.
  • In 1940, Francis Lawrence Ray resided in Porter, Westchester Township, Porter, Indiana, Uni.
  • Francis Lawrence Ray married Joanne Blakley, Joanne E Blakley Ray, and had children including Denise Eleanor Ray.
  • Francis Lawrence Ray passed away in 2008 in Chesterton Cemetery, Westchester Township, Porter, Indiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Ray
1894–1977
Birth Location: Felső-Bisztricze, Zala, Somogy, Hungary
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Stazie None
1903–1976
Birth Location: Horovice, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic
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Spouses(s)

Joanne Ray
1936–2012
Birth Location: Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, United States
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Joanne Blakley
1934–2012
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Francis Ray's Ancestors

Self
Francis Ray
1930–2008
Birth Place: Porter, Westchester Township, Porter, Indiana, United States
Parents
Joseph Anton Ray
1894–1977
Felső-Bisztricze, Zala, Somogy, Hungary
Stazie
1903–1976
Horovice, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic
Grandparents
István (Stephen) Raj
1859–
Cserfõld, Cserencsócz, Črenšovci, Slovenia
Magdolna Peterka
1867–
Felső-Bisztricze, Zala, Somogy, Hungary
Bedrich ("Fredrick") Tabor
1879–1928
Tribram, Bohemia
Frantiska ("Frances") Puzman
1883–1927
Horovice, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic
Great-Grandparents
Martinus Raj
1830–1896
Catharina Kusztecz
1835–1896
John Tabor
1857–
Joseph Puzman
1863–
Anastasia Puzman
1862–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Ray's Timeline

9 Records

1930
4 Sep 1930
Birth of Francis Lawrence Ray in Porter, Westchester Township, Porter, Indiana, United States
Porter, Westchester Township, Porter, Indiana, United States
1935
1935
Age 5
Francis Lawrence Ray resided here in Same House, , ,
Same House, , ,
1940
1940
Age 10
Francis Lawrence Ray resided here in Porter, Westchester Township, Porter, Indiana, United States
Porter, Westchester Township, Porter, Indiana, United States
1949
1949
Age 19
Francis Lawrence Ray resided here in Porter, Westchester Township, Porter, Indiana, United States
Porter, Westchester Township, Porter, Indiana, United States
1949
1949
Age 19
Francis Lawrence Ray resided here in United States, , ,
United States, , ,
1950
10 Apr 1950
Age 20
Francis Lawrence Ray resided here in Porter, Westchester Township, Porter, Indiana, United States
Porter, Westchester Township, Porter, Indiana, United States
1954
13 Nov 1954
Age 24
Francis Lawrence Ray resided here in Chesterton, Carmel, Clay Township, Hamilton, Indiana, United States
Chesterton, Carmel, Clay Township, Hamilton, Indiana, United States
2008
2 Mar 2008
Age 78
Francis Lawrence Ray resided here in Milton, , ,
Milton, , ,
2008
2 Mar 2008
Age 78
Death of Francis Lawrence Ray in Milton-Freewater, Umatilla, Oregon, United States
Milton-Freewater, Umatilla, Oregon, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1930
    Event Place: Porter, Westchester Township, Porter, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Same House, , ,

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Porter, Westchester Township, Porter, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Porter, Westchester Township, Porter, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: United States, , ,

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1950
    Event Place: Porter, Westchester Township, Porter, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1954
    Event Place: Chesterton, Carmel, Clay Township, Hamilton, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Mar 2008
    Event Place: Milton, , ,

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Mar 2008
    Event Place: Milton-Freewater, Umatilla, Oregon, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chesterton Cemetery, Westchester Township, Porter, Indiana, United States
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