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Joseph A Ray 1812–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 December 1812

Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 18 Aug 1903

Death Location: Union, Dodge, Nebraska

Father: John Ray

Mother: Jean Smith

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Joseph A Ray was born in 1812 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Patterson Ray And Jean Jane Smith. Joseph A Ray passed away in 1903 in Union, Dodge, Nebraska.

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Biography

  • Joseph A Ray was born in 1812 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Patterson Ray And Jean Jane Smith.
  • Joseph A Ray passed away in 1903 in Union, Dodge, Nebraska.

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Joseph Ray's Ancestors

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Joseph Ray
1812–1903
Birth Place: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Patterson Ray
1780–1862
North Carolina, USA
Jean (Jane) Smith
1782–1820
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Andrew Ray
1732–1801
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
Jane Cochran
1740–1801
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
Abraham Smith
1760–1818
Pitt, Pitt, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Cox
1760–1820
Pitt, Pitt, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Ray
1702–1757
Mary\Marion Murdoch
1702–1772
Thomas Cochran
1744–1794
Sarah Flenniken
1740–1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ray
1670–1757
Margaret Jaffrey
1675–
David Rea
1665–1727
Janet Burgess
1669–1725
William Cochran
1710–1777
Helen Wilson
1714–
James Sr
1700–1765
Jane (Gillespie)
1710–1779

Joseph Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1812
18 December 1812
Birth of Joseph A Ray in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
1903
18 Aug 1903
Age 91
Death of Joseph A Ray in Union, Dodge, Nebraska
Union, Dodge, Nebraska

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 December 1812
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1903
    Event Place: Union, Dodge, Nebraska

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