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Ira Benjamin Ray 1823–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 AUG 1823

Birth Location: Nelson, Madison, New York

Death Date: 4 DEC 1908

Death Location: Diamond Lake, Lake County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Robert Ray

Mother: Betsey Ray

Spouse(s): Emeline Sweet, Emeline Ray

Children(s): George Ray, Emma Ray, Frank Ray, William Ray, Charles Ray, Charles Ray, Albert Ray, Albert Ray, La Ray, William Ray, LaMott Ray, Adrian Ray, Adrian Ray, Harriet Ray

Ira Benjamin Ray was born in 1823 in Nelson, Madison, New York, the child of Robert J Ray And Betsey Ray. In 1850, Ira Benjamin Ray established residence. Ira Benjamin Ray married Emeline A Ray, Emeline Sweet, and had children including Adrian Lincoln Ray, Adrian Ray, Albert Frederick Ray, Albert Ray, Charles Aurthur Ray, Charles Ray, Emma Ray, Frank Ray, George Milton Ray, Harriet M Ray, La Motte Elmer Ray, Lamott Elmer Ray, William Eugene Ray, William Ray. Ira Benjamin Ray passed away in 1908 in Diamond Lake, Lake County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ira Benjamin Ray was born in 1823 in Nelson, Madison, New York, the child of Robert J Ray And Betsey Ray.
  • In 1850, Ira Benjamin Ray established residence.
  • Ira Benjamin Ray married Emeline A Ray, Emeline Sweet, and had children including Adrian Lincoln Ray, Adrian Ray, Albert Frederick Ray, Albert Ray, Charles Aurthur Ray, Charles Ray, Emma Ray, Frank Ray, George Milton Ray, Harriet M Ray, La Motte Elmer Ray, Lamott Elmer Ray, William Eugene Ray, William Ray.
  • Ira Benjamin Ray passed away in 1908 in Diamond Lake, Lake County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ira Ray's Ancestors

Self
Ira Ray
1823–1908
Birth Place: Nelson, Madison, New York
Parents
Robert J Ray
1788–1870
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Betsey Ray
1787–1869
Barnard, Windsor, Vermont, USA
Grandparents
Robert Ray
1756–1845
Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Chloe Ray
1760–1797
Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Nathaniel Wright
1688–1755
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Mehitable Wight
1744–1822
Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Ray
1718–1784
Mary Richardson
1722–1795
Ebenezer Guild
1724–1790
Margaret Pond
1724–1810
Joseph Wight
1729–1804
Mary Stearns
1661–1733
Jeremiah Fuller
1703–1782
Elizabeth Richardson
1719–1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Richardson
1691–1712
Sarah Johnson
1691–
John Guild
1690–1790
Mercy Foster
–1730
Ephraim Pond
1686–1760
Mary Colburn
1691–1742
Jonathan
1700–1773
Jerusha Wight
1699–1754
Nathaniel Stearns
1620–1684
Mary Stone
1621–1691
Jonathan Fuller
1665–1716
Mary Stevens
1667–1683
Samuel Wilmarth
1688–1720
Elizabeth Chub
1700–1755

Ira Ray's Descendants

1.
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Ira (Benjamin) Ray (22 AUG 1823–4 DEC 1908) m. Emeline Sweet (1828–15 February 1882) m. Emeline (A) Ray (1828–15 February 1882)
  1. 1. George (Milton) Ray 1851– m. Harriet Rouse 1860–1951
    1. 1. Will (Adrian) Ray 1886–1947
      1. 1. Jean (Halley) Ray 1914–1992
        1. 1. Philip (James) Hanna 1946–2001
      2. 2. Betty (Ruth) Ray 1933–2004
    2. 2. Gordon (M) Ray 1893–1987
    3. 3. Russell 1882–1899
    4. 4. Thomas (C) Ray 1875–1939
  2. 2. Emma Ray 1856–1940
    1. 1. Albert (Lyle) Andrews 1883–1964
      1. 1. Donald (R.) Andrews 1916–1979
  3. 3. Frank Ray 1849–1916
  4. 4. William (Eugene) Ray 1859–1949
  5. 5. Charles Ray 1852–1927
    1. 1. Raymond Ray 1902–
    2. 2. Edith Pattison 1893–
  6. 6. Charles (Aurthur) Ray 1853–1942
  7. 7. Albert Ray 1854–
  8. 8. Albert (Frederick) Ray 1855–1945
  9. 9. La (Motte Elmer) Ray 1866–1956
  10. 10. William Ray 1858–1873
  11. 11. LaMott (Elmer) Ray 1866–1952
  12. 12. Adrian Ray 1860–1881
  13. 13. Adrian (Lincoln) Ray 1861–1951
  14. 14. Harriet (M) Ray 1864–1958

Ira Ray's Timeline

8 Records

1823
22 AUG 1823
Birth of Ira Benjamin Ray in Nelson, Madison, New York, United States
Nelson, Madison, New York, United States
1823
22 AUG 1823
Birth of Ira Benjamin Ray in Nelson, Madison, New York
Nelson, Madison, New York
1850
1850
Age 27
Ira Benjamin Ray resided here
None
1863
1 JUL 1863
Age 40
Ira Benjamin Ray resided here
None
1870
1870
Age 47
Ira Benjamin Ray resided here in Libertyville, Libertyville, Lake, Illinois, USA
Libertyville, Libertyville, Lake, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 77
Ira Benjamin Ray resided here in Libertyville, Lake, Illinois, USA
Libertyville, Lake, Illinois, USA
1908
4 DEC 1908
Age 85
Death of Ira Benjamin Ray in Libertyville, Lake, Illinois, USA
Libertyville, Lake, Illinois, USA
1908
4 DEC 1908
Age 85
Death of Ira Benjamin Ray in Libertyville, Lake, Illinois
Libertyville, Lake, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 AUG 1823
    Event Place: Nelson, Madison, New York, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Libertyville, Lake, Illinois; Roll: 314; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0136; FHL microfilm: 1240314
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 AUG 1823
    Event Place: Nelson, Madison, New York

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [2] Age:
    26-27

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 JUL 1863
    Record Source: Age:
    39

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Libertyville, Libertyville, Lake, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Libertyville, Lake, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Libertyville, Lake, Illinois; Roll: 314; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0136; FHL microfilm: 1240314

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 DEC 1908
    Event Place: Libertyville, Lake, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [4] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [5] Age:
    85

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 DEC 1908
    Event Place: Libertyville, Lake, Illinois
    Record Source: Age: 85
    Age:
    85

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Diamond Lake, Lake County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index

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