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Joseph Ray 1723–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 April 1723

Birth Location: Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 16 April 1798

Death Location: Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Samuel Sr.

Mother: (Meriam) Smith

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1723, Joseph Ray entered the world in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA, born to Samuel Ray Sr And Meriam Miriam Smith. Joseph Ray passed away in 1798 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1723, Joseph Ray entered the world in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA, born to Samuel Ray Sr And Meriam Miriam Smith.
  • Joseph Ray passed away in 1798 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Sr.
1687–1744
Birth Location: Salem, Essex Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
SS
(Meriam) Smith
1689–1746
Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Colony
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Ray's Ancestors

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Joseph Ray
1723–1798
Birth Place: Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Samuel Ray Sr.
1687–1744
Salem, Essex Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
(Meriam) (Miriam) Smith
1689–1746
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Colony
Grandparents
Samuel Rea
1652–1715
Salem, Essex Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Skelton
1660–1746
Salem, Essex Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1723
30 April 1723
Birth of Joseph Ray in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
1798
16 April 1798
Age 75
Death of Joseph Ray in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 April 1723
    Event Place: Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 April 1798
    Event Place: Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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