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Margaret Gray 1795–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Feb 1795

Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland

Death Date: 5 Apr 1883

Death Location: Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, United States of America

Father:

Mother: Margaret Murray

Spouse(s): Joseph Machray

Children(s): Barbara Machray, James Machray, Peter Machray

Margaret Gray was born in 1795 in Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland, the child of John Gray And Margaret Murray. In 1880, Margaret Gray resided in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA. Margaret Gray married Joseph Machray, and had children including Barbara Machray, James Machray, Peter Machray. Margaret Gray passed away in 1883 in Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Margaret Gray was born in 1795 in Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland, the child of John Gray And Margaret Murray.
  • In 1880, Margaret Gray resided in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA.
  • Margaret Gray married Joseph Machray, and had children including Barbara Machray, James Machray, Peter Machray.
  • Margaret Gray passed away in 1883 in Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Margaret Murray
–1810
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Joseph Machray
1794–1828
Birth Location: St. Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
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Children(s)

Barbara Machray
1822–1902
Birth Location: Saint Nicholas, Aberdeen, Scotland
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James Machray
1824–1913
Birth Location: Saint Nicholas, Aberdeen, Scotland
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Peter Machray
1827–1863
Birth Location: Scotland
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Margaret Gray's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Gray
1795–1883
Birth Place: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland
Parents
Margaret Murray
–1810
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Gray's Descendants

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Margaret Gray (5 Feb 1795–5 Apr 1883) m. Joseph Machray (5 July 1794–1828)
  1. 1. Barbara Machray 1822–1902 m. James Watt 1821–1870
    1. 1. Ann (Bruce) Watt 1858–1952
    2. 2. Barbara (Edith) Watt 1865–1957
    3. 3. Dr. (James J) Watt 1844–1891 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Ames 1853–1898
      1. 1. James (Watt) MD 1877–1945 m. Roberta (B) Bach 1878–1960
        1. 1. Robert (Bach) Watt 1906–1967
        2. 2. Margaret (M) Watt 1907–
        3. 3. James (Watt) Jr 1899–1927
    4. 4. Peter (M.) Watt 1849–1909 m. Ella (Clymena) Woodcock 1853–1937
      1. 1. Carrie (Viola) Watt 1873–1877
      2. 2. Frank (Roy) Watt 1883–1886
      3. 3. Martha (Wilbour "Mattie") Watt 1878–1973
      4. 4. Emma (Clifton) Watt 1876–1973
      5. 5. Harry (V) Watt 1874–
    5. 5. George Watt 1851–1935 m. Emma (Frances) Wykes 1851–1941
      1. 1. Adeline (Gaylord) Watt 1878–1966
    6. 6. Joseph (Machray) Watt 1854–1855
    7. 7. Thomas (Mearns) Watt 1854–1855
    8. 8. Robert Watt 1856–1935 m. Mary (E) Skelly 1856–
      1. 1. Mabel (A) Watt 1880–
      2. 2. Eugene Watt 1881–
      3. 3. Robert (Allen) Watt 1888–
    9. 9. Thomas Watt 1861–1906 m. Ella (A) Brown 1862–1950
      1. 1. Henry (Harry Bird) Watt 1882–1944
      2. 2. Edna (Machray) Watt 1888–1944
      3. 3. Ella (Brown) Watt 1893–1975
    10. 10. Eugene (Berri) Watt 1867–1871
    11. 11. William Watt 1846–1915 m. Ada Bowers 1843–1917
      1. 1. William Watt 1881–1952
      2. 2. Emma (Bowers) Watt 1876–1966
      3. 3. Frederick Watt 1885–1930
      4. 4. Ada (Eliza) Watt 1871–1873
      5. 5. Alice (Barbara) Watt 1873–1877
    12. 12. Margaret Watt 1865–
  2. 2. James Machray 1824–1913 m. Virginia (Rose Thibaut) (Anderson?) 1825–1877 m. Julia (Ana) Barnes 1836–1908
    1. 1. Barbara (Mahoney) Kearney 1851–1919
    2. 2. Joseph Machray 1865–1942
    3. 3. Peter Machray 1846–1930
    4. 4. James Machray 1850–1852
    5. 5. Andrew Machray 1858–1858
  3. 3. Peter Machray 1827–1863

Margaret Gray's Timeline

3 Records

1795
5 Feb 1795
Birth of Margaret Gray in Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland
Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland
1880
1880
Age 85
Margaret Gray resided here in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
1883
5 Apr 1883
Age 88
Death of Margaret Gray in Brooklyn, Kings County Brooklyn, New York, USA
Brooklyn, Kings County Brooklyn, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1795
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1883
    Event Place: Brooklyn, Kings County Brooklyn, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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