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Ray Donald Dean 1922–2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Oct 1922

Birth Location: Bad Axe, Michigan

Death Date: 12 Aug 2009

Death Location: Harrison, Clare, Michigan, United States

Father: Melvin Dean

Mother: Grace Wakefield

Spouse(s): Joan Roth, Barbara Paxton

Children(s): Michael Dean

The story of Ray Donald Dean began in 1922 in Bad Axe, Michigan. Ray Donald Dean married Barbara Paxton, Joan R Roth, and had children including Dale E S Slager, Michael Ray Dean. Ray Donald Dean passed away in 2009 in Harrison, Clare, Michigan, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Ray Donald Dean began in 1922 in Bad Axe, Michigan.
  • Ray Donald Dean married Barbara Paxton, Joan R Roth, and had children including Dale E S Slager, Michael Ray Dean.
  • Ray Donald Dean passed away in 2009 in Harrison, Clare, Michigan, United States.

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Ray Dean's Ancestors

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Ray Dean
1922–2009
Birth Place: Bad Axe, Michigan
Parents
Melvin Edward Dean
1874–1947
Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
Grace (Jane) Wakefield
1882–1963
Bad Axe, Huron, Michigan, United States
Grandparents
Caroline Temple
1851–1931
Dorchester, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ray Dean's Descendants

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Ray (Donald) Dean (29 Oct 1922–12 Aug 2009) m. Joan (R) Roth (14 Oct 1925–Sep 1961) m. Barbara Paxton (1 Oct 1933–23 Dec 1999)
  1. 1. Michael (Ray) Dean 1947–2016

Ray Dean's Timeline

2 Records

1922
29 Oct 1922
Birth of Ray Donald Dean in Bad Axe, Michigan
Bad Axe, Michigan
2009
12 Aug 2009
Age 87
Death of Ray Donald Dean in Harrison, Clare, Michigan, United States
Harrison, Clare, Michigan, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1922
    Event Place: Bad Axe, Michigan

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Aug 2009
    Event Place: Harrison, Clare, Michigan, United States

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