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Zachariah Ray 1788–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1788

Birth Location: Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 16 Jul 1876

Death Location: Cass, Missouri, United States

Father: Zachariah Ray

Mother: Mary Benge

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Zachariah Ray was born in 1788 in Kentucky, United States, the child of Zachariah A Ray And Mary Benge. Zachariah Ray passed away in 1876 in Cass, Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • Zachariah Ray was born in 1788 in Kentucky, United States, the child of Zachariah A Ray And Mary Benge.
  • Zachariah Ray passed away in 1876 in Cass, Missouri, United States.

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Zachariah Ray's Ancestors

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Zachariah Ray
1788–1876
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States
Parents
Zachariah A Ray
1760–1878
North Carolina, United States
Mary Benge
1773–1830
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Samuel (Ray (Rea)) **
1734–1788
Williamsburg, James, Virginia, USA
Jane ("Jean") Maupin
1734–1799
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
John (Trader "Jo Clear Sky) Benge
1734–1794
Albermarle, Virginia, United States
Wurteh (Ida Corntassel) Watts
1742–1814
Tasagi Town, Crockett, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Rea
1710–1757
Ursula Smith
1716–1783
Thomas (Cherokee)
1710–1750
Sarah Cherokee
1718–1763
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Smith
1696–1764
Katherine Smith
1695–1734
Robert Benge
1868–1937
Wurteh Blood
1660–1740

Zachariah Ray's Timeline

2 Records

1788
1788
Birth of Zachariah Ray in Kentucky, United States
Kentucky, United States
1876
16 Jul 1876
Age 88
Death of Zachariah Ray in Cass, Missouri, United States
Cass, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1876
    Event Place: Cass, Missouri, United States

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