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SAMUEL Ray 1687 – 1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1687

Birth Location: Salem Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1744

Death Location: wrenthum, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: SAMUEL RAE

Mother: MARY SKELTON

Spouse(s): Helen Walker

Children(s): BENJAMIN RAY

The story of SAMUEL Ray began in 1687 in Salem Essex, Massachusetts, USA. SAMUEL Ray married Helen Walker, and had children including BENJAMIN ZELOTUS RAY. SAMUEL Ray passed away in 1744 in wrenthum, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of SAMUEL Ray began in 1687 in Salem Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • SAMUEL Ray married Helen Walker, and had children including BENJAMIN ZELOTUS RAY.
  • SAMUEL Ray passed away in 1744 in wrenthum, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

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SAMUEL Ray's Ancestors

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SAMUEL Ray
1687 – 1744
Birth Place: Salem Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
SAMUEL B RAE
1652 – 1718
salem, village, Massachusetts, USA
MARY SKELTON
1655 – 1747
MASSACHUSETTS
Grandparents
JOSHUA REA
1627 – 1701
,,,Scotland
Joseph Skelton
1641 – 1705
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
DANIEL REA
1597 – 1662
BETHIA (JONES)
1605 – 1662
Samuel Skilton\Skelton
1622 – 1663
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHN REA
1553 –
* (Jones)
1588 – 1630

SAMUEL Ray's Descendants

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SAMUEL Ray (1687 – 1744) m. Helen Walker (1697 – 1758)
  1. 1. BENJAMIN (ZELOTUS) RAY (1725 – 1787) m. Sarah Bragg (5 May 1743 – 16 Mar 1813)
    1. 1. Benjamin Ray (1763 – 1815) m. Rachel Jefcoat (1763 – after 1850)
      1. 1. Shanon (George) Ray (Abt 1798 – 01 Jan 1867) m. Elizabeth Sanders (Abt 1800 – 12 Sep 1849)
        1. 1. James (Ulysses) Ray (1 November 1830 – 24 March 1901) m. Mary (Magdalene) Collins (19 Jun 1836 – 8 May 1907)

SAMUEL Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1687
1687
Birth of SAMUEL Ray in Salem Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Salem Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1744
1744
Age 57
Death of SAMUEL Ray in wrenthum, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
wrenthum, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1687
    Event Place: Salem Essex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1744
    Event Place: wrenthum, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

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