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Melissa Ray 1841–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1841

Birth Location: Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 14 APR 1895

Death Location: Atchison County, Missouri

Father: David *

Mother: Nancy CARPENTER

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In 1841, Melissa Ray entered the world in Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, USA, born to David James James David Ray And Nancy Jane Carpenter. Melissa Ray passed away in 1895 in Atchison County, Missouri.

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Biography

  • In 1841, Melissa Ray entered the world in Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, USA, born to David James James David Ray And Nancy Jane Carpenter.
  • Melissa Ray passed away in 1895 in Atchison County, Missouri.

Immediate Family

Parents

David *
1822–1880
Birth Location: Tennessee
D*
Nancy CARPENTER
1831–1858
Birth Location: Illinois
NC

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Melissa Ray's Ancestors

Self
Melissa Ray
1841–1895
Birth Place: Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, USA
Parents
David James \ James David ray *
1822–1880
Tennessee
Nancy (Jane) CARPENTER
1831–1858
Illinois
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Melissa Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1841
1841
Birth of Melissa Ray in Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, USA
Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, USA
1895
14 APR 1895
Age 54
Death of Melissa Ray in Atchison County, Missouri
Atchison County, Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 APR 1895
    Event Place: Atchison County, Missouri
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