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Samuel Sheckles Ray 1776–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jul 1776

Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: May 1860

Death Location: Marion County, Kentucky

Father: Joseph %

Mother: Mary %

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In 1776, Samuel Sheckles Ray entered the world in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA, born to Joseph Poutney Ray And Mary Martha Sheckles. Samuel Sheckles Ray passed away in 1860 in Marion County, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • In 1776, Samuel Sheckles Ray entered the world in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA, born to Joseph Poutney Ray And Mary Martha Sheckles.
  • Samuel Sheckles Ray passed away in 1860 in Marion County, Kentucky.

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Samuel Ray's Ancestors

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Samuel Ray
1776–1860
Birth Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Parents
Joseph Poutney Ray %
1736–1819
, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Mary (Martha Sheckles) %
1745–1826
Saint James Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Grandparents
John (Shekell or) Sheckles
1704–1787
Saint James Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Frances (Billingsley BIRKHEAD) Sheckles
1716–1783
Saint James Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Shekel
1679–1722
Mary Budd
1679–1740
Abraham Quaker
1671–1750
Rebecca Billingsley
1677–1755
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Immigrant
1655–1757
Mehitabel Sheckles
1659–1774
KATHERINE RUSSELL
1665–1750
Abraham Birckhead
1635–1685
Francis Billingsley
1653–1695
Susanna Gover
1657–1723

Samuel Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1776
13 Jul 1776
Birth of Samuel Sheckles Ray in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
1860
May 1860
Age 84
Death of Samuel Sheckles Ray in Marion County, Kentucky
Marion County, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1776
    Event Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1860
    Event Place: Marion County, Kentucky

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