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Joseph Thomas Ray 1921–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Nov 1921

Birth Location: Woburn, Massachusetts

Death Date: 30 Dec 2000

Death Location: Massachusetts, USA

Father: Joseph Ray

Mother: Angelina Chester

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Children(s):

Joseph Thomas Ray was born in 1921 in Woburn, Massachusetts, the child of Joseph Sessi Ray And Angelina Cestara Chester. In 1930, Joseph Thomas Ray resided in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. In 1935, Joseph Thomas Ray resided in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Joseph Thomas Ray passed away in 2000 in Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Thomas Ray was born in 1921 in Woburn, Massachusetts, the child of Joseph Sessi Ray And Angelina Cestara Chester.
  • In 1930, Joseph Thomas Ray resided in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • In 1935, Joseph Thomas Ray resided in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
  • Joseph Thomas Ray passed away in 2000 in Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Ray
1892–1963
Birth Location: Palermo, Sicilia, Italy
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Angelina Chester
1907–1945
Birth Location: Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Ray's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Ray
1921–2000
Birth Place: Woburn, Massachusetts
Parents
Joseph Sessi Ray
1892–1963
Palermo, Sicilia, Italy
Angelina (Cestara) Chester
1907–1945
Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Angelina (Cestara) Chester
1907–1945
Massachusetts, United States
Domenico (Cestara) Chester
1865–1927
Italy
Maddalena Rescinito
1865–1934
Italy
Great-Grandparents
Domenico Chester
1865–1927
Maddalena Rescinito
1865–1934
Gorna Cestara
1845–
Angela Essolana
1845–
Angelio Rescinito
1834–1910
Francesca Pepe
1828–1909
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gorna Cestara
1845–
Angela Essolana
1845–
Angelio Rescinito
1834–1910
Francesca Pepe
1828–1909
Domenico Rescinito
1799–
Marguerite Amabile
1799–
Antonio Pepe
1801–1886
Maria Alfano
1806–1866

Joseph Ray's Timeline

5 Records

1921
11 Nov 1921
Birth of Joseph Thomas Ray in Woburn, Massachusetts
Woburn, Massachusetts
1930
1930
Age 9
Joseph Thomas Ray resided here in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1935
1935
Age 14
Joseph Thomas Ray resided here in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1940
1940
Age 19
Joseph Thomas Ray resided here in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
2000
30 Dec 2000
Age 79
Death of Joseph Thomas Ray in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1921
    Event Place: Woburn, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01622; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 9-654
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0552; FHL microfilm: 2340666
    [3] Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003
    [4] U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, Ca., National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    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: 1B; Enumeration District: 0552; FHL microfilm: 2340666

    Genealogy Event 3
    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 4
    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 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Dec 2000
    Event Place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003
    [2] U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, Ca., National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, Ca., National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
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