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Joseph Ray 1868–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1868

Birth Location: Italy

Death Date: Dec 1963

Death Location: Woburn Massachusetts, United States

Father: Joseph Ray

Mother: Antonin Cessi

Spouse(s): Angelina Chester

Children(s): Lena Ray, Mary Ray, Lucy Ray, Florence Ray, Joseph Ray, Anna Ray

The story of Joseph Ray began in 1868 in Italy. Joseph Ray married Angelina Cestara Chester, and had children including Anna Marguerite Ray, Florence Ruth Ray, Joseph T Ray, Lena Elizabeth Ray, Lucy Ray, Mary A Ray. Joseph Ray passed away in 1963 in Woburn Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Ray began in 1868 in Italy.
  • Joseph Ray married Angelina Cestara Chester, and had children including Anna Marguerite Ray, Florence Ruth Ray, Joseph T Ray, Lena Elizabeth Ray, Lucy Ray, Mary A Ray.
  • Joseph Ray passed away in 1963 in Woburn Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Ray's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Ray
1868–1963
Birth Place: Italy
Parents
Joseph Calcedonio Sessi Ray
1867–
Palermo, Palermo, Sicilia, Italy
Antonin (L) Cessi
1872–1971
Termine Palermo Italy
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Ray's Descendants

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Joseph Ray (abt 1868–Dec 1963) m. Angelina (Cestara) Chester (1907–1945)
  1. 1. Lena (Elizabeth) Ray 1914–1994 m. John Cardaleen 1914–
  2. 2. Mary (A) Ray 1917–1985
  3. 3. Lucy Ray 1918–2007
  4. 4. Florence (Ruth) Ray 1920–1953 m. Charles (Joseph) Meehan 1913–1964
    1. 1. Thomas (Joseph) Meehan 1948–2011
  5. 5. Joseph (T) Ray 1921–2000
  6. 6. Anna (Marguerite) Ray 1923–1982 m. Edmund (J) Massaro 1922–

Joseph Ray's Timeline

10 Records

1868
abt 1868
Birth of Joseph Ray in Italy
Italy
1892
1 Aug 1892
Age 24
Birth of Joseph Ray in Palermo Sicily Italy
Palermo Sicily Italy
1910
1910
Age 42
Joseph Ray resided here in Woburn Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Woburn Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 49
Joseph Ray resided here in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1920
1920
Age 52
Joseph Ray resided here in Woburn Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Woburn Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1930
1930
Age 62
Joseph Ray resided here in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1935
1935
Age 67
Joseph Ray resided here in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1940
1940
Age 72
Joseph Ray resided here in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 83
Joseph Ray resided here in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
1963
Dec 1963
Age 95
Death of Joseph Ray in Woburn Massachusetts, United States
Woburn Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1892
    Event Place: Palermo Sicily Italy
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Massachusetts; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M2090
    [2] U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Index to Naturalization Petitions and Records of the U.S. District Court, 1906-1966, and the U.S. Circuit Court, 1906-1911, for the District of Massachusetts; Microfilm Serial: M1545; M
    [3] Massachusetts, State and Federal Naturalization Records, National Archives at Boston; Waltham, Massachusetts; ARC Title: Petitions and Records of Naturalization , 81845 - 121911; NAI Number: 3000057; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01622; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 9-654
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0552; FHL microfilm: 2340666
    [7] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Massachusetts; Registration County: Middlesex
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Woburn Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_607; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 1076; FHL microfilm: 1374620

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1868
    Event Place: Italy
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Woburn Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_607; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 1076; FHL microfilm: 1374620

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1891
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0552; FHL microfilm: 2340666

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1892
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Woburn Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_607; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 1076; FHL microfilm: 1374620

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 29 May 1893
    Event Place: New York, New York
    Record Source: Massachusetts, State and Federal Naturalization Records, National Archives at Boston; Waltham, Massachusetts; ARC Title: Petitions and Records of Naturalization , 81845 - 121911; NAI Number: 3000057; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Woburn Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Woburn Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_607; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 1076; FHL microfilm: 1374620

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Massachusetts; Registration County: Middlesex

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Woburn Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0552; FHL microfilm: 2340666

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01622; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 9-654

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01622; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 9-654

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1940
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, State and Federal Naturalization Records, National Archives at Boston; Waltham, Massachusetts; ARC Title: Petitions and Records of Naturalization , 81845 - 121911; NAI Number: 3000057; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Massachusetts; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M2090

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Index to Naturalization Petitions and Records of the U.S. District Court, 1906-1966, and the U.S. Circuit Court, 1906-1911, for the District of Massachusetts; Microfilm Serial: M1545; M

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1963
    Event Place: Woburn Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

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