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John Ray 1781 – 1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: March 1781

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 5 September 1865

Death Location: Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: John RAE

Mother: Eleanor Hatton

Spouse(s): Mary (Ray)

Children(s): George Ray

The story of John Ray began in 1781 in Ireland. John Ray married Mary Moore (Ray), and had children including George Washington Ray. John Ray passed away in 1865 in Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Ray began in 1781 in Ireland.
  • John Ray married Mary Moore (Ray), and had children including George Washington Ray.
  • John Ray passed away in 1865 in Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John RAE
1738 – 1790
Birth Location: Ardstraw Parish, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
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Eleanor Hatton
1740 – 1817
Birth Location: Tyrone County, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Mary (Ray)
1785 – 1855
Birth Location: Tyrone, Ireland
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Children(s)

George Ray
1823 – 1888
Birth Location: Green, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
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John Ray's Ancestors

Self
John Ray
1781 – 1865
Birth Place: Ireland
Parents
John RAE
1738 – 1790
Ardstraw Parish, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Eleanor ((Nellie)) Hatton
1740 – 1817
Tyrone County, Ireland
Grandparents
Matthew Rea
1691 – 1758
Ardstraw Parish, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Georges (Hedges) Hatton
Ireland
Mary (Jane) Harriott
1719 –
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
James Rae
1677 –
Margaret Ramsay
1678 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Ray's Descendants

1.
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John Ray (March 1781 – 5 September 1865) m. Mary (Moore) (Ray) (1785 – 1 Dec 1855)
  1. 1. George (Washington) Ray (03 Jun 1823 – 14 Aug 1888) m. Anna Lydick (8 Apr 1826 – 21 Jun 1907)
    1. 1. James (Moore) Ray (28 Oct 1855 – 13 Mar 1932) m. Emma (Samantha) Lear (18 Dec 1869 – 7 Mar 1937)
      1. 1. Leonard (Nixon) Ray (26 Mar 1893 – 21 March 1978)
      2. 2. Goldie (Anna) Ray (1 Mar 1895 – 12 Jul 1954)
      3. 3. Nettie (Mabel) Ray (Oct 1896 – )
      4. 4. Mabel Ray (8 October 1896 – 1 November 1980)
      5. 5. Talmage (T) Ray (Sep 1898 – )
      6. 6. Charles (M.) Ray (1900 – )
      7. 7. Blair (Peter) Ray (27 Feb 1902 – 15 APR 1974) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Fowler (14 May 1905 – 20 AUG 1983)
        1. 1. William (Edward) Ray (30 Sep 1928 – 19 Feb 2012) m. Rita Bonny m. Jocelyn Wilson (1936 – )
        2. 2. Darrell (Blair) Ray (23 May 1933 – 06 Jun 2018) m. Unknown
        3. 3. Joseph (Alton “Joe”) Ray (2 July 1935 – 27 August 2017)
        4. 4. John (N) Ray (1939 – 27 Oct 2022)
      8. 8. Robert (Banks) Ray (2 Nov 1903 – 16 October 1975)
      9. 9. Lydie Ray (2 Jun 1907 – 15 May 1994)

John Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1781
March 1781
Birth of John Ray in Ireland
Ireland
1865
5 September 1865
Age 84
Death of John Ray in Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: March 1781
    Event Place: Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 September 1865
    Event Place: Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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