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William Emerson Ray 1845 – 1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1845

Birth Location: Maine, United States

Death Date: 23 Jan 1896

Death Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Father: George Ray

Mother: Eleanor Emerson

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The story of William Emerson Ray began in 1845 in Maine, United States. William Emerson Ray passed away in 1896 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Emerson Ray began in 1845 in Maine, United States.
  • William Emerson Ray passed away in 1896 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.

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William Ray's Ancestors

Self
William Ray
1845 – 1896
Birth Place: Maine, United States
Parents
George Whitefield Ray
1818 – 1849
Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine, United States
Eleanor (E) Emerson
1817 – 1854
Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States
Grandparents
Mathew Ray
1784 – 1866
Surry, Hancock, Maine, USA
Roxanna Nickerson
1792 – 1828
Orland, Hancock, Maine, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Ray
1756 – 1818
Hannah Flood
1756 – 1818
William Nickerson
1736 – 1805
Roxanna Hopkins
1762 – 1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ray
1728 – 1818
Mary Macy
1733 –
Andrew Flood
1726 – 1791
Sarah Hopkinson
1732 – 1806
William Nickerson
1701 – 1763
Sarah Covel
1701 – 1790
Barzillai Hopkins
1730 – 1816
Lydia Eldridge
1739 – 1773

William Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1845
1845
Birth of William Emerson Ray in Maine, United States
Maine, United States
1896
23 Jan 1896
Age 51
Death of William Emerson Ray in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1845
    Event Place: Maine, United States
    Record Source: Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1896
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922

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