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Samuel Ray 1798–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1798

Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Jul 1880

Death Location: Carter County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Benjamin Ray

Mother: Nancy Sutherland

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The story of Samuel Ray began in 1798 in Russell County, Virginia, USA. Samuel Ray passed away in 1880 in Carter County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Ray began in 1798 in Russell County, Virginia, USA.
  • Samuel Ray passed away in 1880 in Carter County, Kentucky, USA.

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Samuel Ray's Ancestors

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Samuel Ray
1798–1880
Birth Place: Russell County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Benjamin C Ray
1756–1841
North Carolina
Nancy (Wilson) Sutherland
1770–1830
Russell, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Jeremiah (Mize) Sr
1698–1775
Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Edith ("Edy") Wray
1736–1810
, Brunswick, Virginia, USA
John (William) Sutherland
1735–1817
Gt Partners, Dutchess, New York, United States
Mary Germond
1733–1791
Rochester, Ulster, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Jr
1690–1772
Joanna Avery
1705–1752
Isaac Esq.
1699–1763
Debora Nagel
1684–1733
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Germond
1681–1733
Margaret Germond
1671–1705

Samuel Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1798
1798
Birth of Samuel Ray in Russell County, Virginia, USA
Russell County, Virginia, USA
1880
Jul 1880
Age 82
Death of Samuel Ray in Carter County, Kentucky, USA
Carter County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Russell County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1880
    Event Place: Carter County, Kentucky, USA

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