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Margaret Ray 1771–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Sep 1771

Birth Location: Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 27 December 1861

Death Location: Bethel, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America

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Spouse(s): John Howard

Children(s): Melatiah Howard, Louisa Howard

Margaret Ray was born in 1771 in Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Joseph Ray And Sarah. Margaret Ray married John Howard, and had children including Louisa Howard, Melatiah Cobb Howard. Margaret Ray passed away in 1861 in Bethel, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Margaret Ray was born in 1771 in Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Joseph Ray And Sarah.
  • Margaret Ray married John Howard, and had children including Louisa Howard, Melatiah Cobb Howard.
  • Margaret Ray passed away in 1861 in Bethel, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America.

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Margaret Ray
1771–1861
Birth Place: Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA
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Margaret Ray's Descendants

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Margaret Ray (23 Sep 1771–27 December 1861) m. John Howard (15 June 1778–25 August 1848)
  1. 1. Melatiah (Cobb) Howard 1808–1880 m. Charity Trask 1808–1885
    1. 1. Horace (Harrison) Howard 1845–1914 m. Frances Carr 1848–1909
      1. 1. Willis (Scott) Howard 1865–1942 m. Minnie (Estelle) Spaulding 1870–1944
        1. 1. Annie (Estella) Howard 1893–1919 m. Glenn (Alfred) Webster 1891–1963
        2. 2. Charles (Scott) Howard 1890–1979 m. Ruth (Lucinda) Howard 1893–1988
      2. 2. Roy (Harrison) Howard 1888–1951 m. Eva (Mildreth) Priest 1889–1965
        1. 1. Edward (Burton) Howard 1922–1999
  2. 2. Louisa Howard 1806–1837

Margaret Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1771
23 Sep 1771
Birth of Margaret Ray in Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA
Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA
1861
27 December 1861
Age 90
Death of Margaret Ray in Braintree, Orange County, Vermont, United States of America
Braintree, Orange County, Vermont, United States of America

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1771
    Event Place: Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Rhode Island, Vital Extracts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 December 1861
    Event Place: Braintree, Orange County, Vermont, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bethel, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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