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Ray Edgar Brigham 1891 – 1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Aug 1891

Birth Location: Shelby, Polk, Nebraska, USA

Death Date: 20 May 1977

Death Location: Shelby, Polk, Nebraska, USA

Father: Wilbur Brigham

Mother: Sarah Burritt

Spouse(s): Hazel Boardman

Children(s): William Brigham, Neal Brigham

In 1891, Ray Edgar Brigham entered the world in Shelby, Polk, Nebraska, USA, born to Wilbur James Brigham and Sarah Maretta Burritt. Ray Edgar Brigham married Hazel Dell Boardman, and had children including William James Brigham, Neal B Brigham. Ray Edgar Brigham passed away in 1977 in Shelby, Polk, Nebraska, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1891, Ray Edgar Brigham entered the world in Shelby, Polk, Nebraska, USA, born to Wilbur James Brigham and Sarah Maretta Burritt.
  • Ray Edgar Brigham married Hazel Dell Boardman, and had children including William James Brigham, Neal B Brigham.
  • Ray Edgar Brigham passed away in 1977 in Shelby, Polk, Nebraska, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wilbur Brigham
1857 – 1924
Birth Location: La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
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Sarah Burritt
1866 – 1946
Birth Location: St Vincent, Grey, Ontario, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Hazel Boardman
1889 – 1977
Birth Location: Nebraska, USA
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Children(s)

William Brigham
1918 – 2013
Birth Location: Shelby, Polk, Nebraska, USA
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Neal Brigham
1922 –
Birth Location: Polk, Nebraska, USA
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Ray Brigham's Ancestors

Self
Ray Brigham
1891 – 1977
Birth Place: Shelby, Polk, Nebraska, USA
Parents
Wilbur James Brigham
1857 – 1924
La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
Sarah (Maretta) Burritt
1866 – 1946
St Vincent, Grey, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Rufus Burritt
1831 – 1897
Burritts Rapids, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada
Martha Bull
1841 – 1917
Cobourg, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
George Bull
1809 – 1886
Phoebe Leavens
1811 – 1901
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Leavens
1789 – 1843
Delinda Burlingham
1789 – 1846

Ray Brigham's Descendants

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Ray (Edgar) Brigham (21 Aug 1891 – 20 May 1977) m. Hazel (Dell) Boardman (7 Sep 1889 – 5 Feb 1977)
  1. 1. William (James) Brigham (19 Jun 1918 – 24 Jan 2013) m. Marthe (Imogene) Burk (11 Feb 1921 – 8 Apr 2009)
  2. 2. Neal (B) Brigham (1922 – )

Ray Brigham's Timeline

2 Records

1891
21 Aug 1891
Birth of Ray Edgar Brigham in Shelby, Polk, Nebraska, USA
Shelby, Polk, Nebraska, USA
1977
20 May 1977
Age 86
Death of Ray Edgar Brigham in Shelby, Polk, Nebraska, USA
Shelby, Polk, Nebraska, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1891
    Event Place: Shelby, Polk, Nebraska, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 May 1977
    Event Place: Shelby, Polk, Nebraska, USA
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