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Franklin Pierce Pray (1852 - 1918)

Franklin Pierce Pray
Born in Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 26 Jan 1876 in Tremont, Hancock, Maine, United Statesmap
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Died at age 66 in Tremont, Hancock, Maine, United Statesmap
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Biography

Franklin Pierce Pray was born on 5 May 1852 in Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, United States. [1] His father is Ephraim Pray (1806–1889) and his mother is Rebeckah P Norton (1816–1896).

He Married Ann Thurston on 27 Apr 1876. [2]
They had 4 sons and 4 daughters.

He died on October 28th, 1918 in Tremont, Hancock, Maine, United States[3] and was buried in Benson Cemetery, Bernard, Hancock, Maine, United States.

Children:

  1. Arthur Pray, b; June 1877 at Mount Desert, Maine. He married Emma B. Field on 7 Aug 1920 at South West Harbor, ME. His 3rd marriage and her 4th marriage. [4]
  2. Mae Bette Pray, b; July 1880 at Mount Desert Maine. She married Frank Irving Hanscom on 12 May 1906 at Bar Harbor, Maine. [5]
  3. Frank Whitney Pray, b; 07 April 1882 at Mount Desert, Maine. [6]
  4. Rebecca Pray, b; May 1884 in Mount Desert, Maine. She married Leroy Harriman on 7 Aug 1902 in Mount Desert, Maine. [7]
  5. Wendell Benson Pray, b; 1887 in Bar Harbor, Maine. He married Arlie M. Beals on 3 Oct 1917 in Arburn, Maine. She was 29 and he was 27. [8]
  6. Eliza Pray, b; 1889 in Bernard, Maine. She married Walter E. Guthrie on 3 Jul 1913 in Boston, Massachusettes. [9]
  7. James Ephraim Pray Jr. b; 26 Apr 1892 in Bernard, Maine. [10] He married Mary Eliza Wilson on 28 Jun 1932 in Manhattan, New York. [11]
  8. Ruth Pray, b; 18 Dec 1894 in Tremon, Maine. [12]

Census Data

Census Data w/parents
Year US: 16 Jun 1860 [13] US: 28 Jun 1870 [14]
Name Mount Desert, ME Mount Desert, ME Other Info
F: Ephraim Pray 53 63 1870: Sea Captain
M: Rebecca P. 44 53
B: Charles B. 24 1860: Farmer
B: Samuel N. 22 1860: Farmer
B: Ephraim H. 18 1860: Farmer
B: Harry D. 15
Si: Mary A. 17
Si: Rebeca 10
'PR: Frank P. 8 18 1870: Sailor
B: Albion R. 5 15 1870: Sailor
B: Edward L. 8
NR: Marya Langley 23 1870: No work
UNK: Edrima 2

Census Data
Year 10 Jun 1880 [15] 13 Jun 1900 [16] 28 Apr 1910 [17]
Name Mount Desert, ME Eden, ME Eden, ME Other Info
PR: Frank P. Pray 28 47 55 1900: born May 1853/Gardner
W: Annie M. 22 44 53 1900: born Dec 1855/Shows married at 24
S: Arthur E. 23 1900: Born Jun 1877, ME/Bicycle Prof
D: Mae Bette 19 1900: Born July 1880, ME/Book keeper
S: Frank W. 18 1900: Born April 1882, ME/Bicycle Clerk
D: Rebeca 16 1900: Born May 1884, ME
D: Lida 13 23 1900: Born Mar 1887, ME
S: Wendell B. 11 20 1900: Born Jan 1889, ME
S: James E. 8 17 1900: Born April 1892, ME
D: Ruth 5 15 1900: Born Dec 1884, ME
OR: James Thurston * 76 1900: Born Oct 1823, ME/Retired Sea Captain
* Her father

Sources

  1. ↑ Birth': "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900" citing FHL microfilm: 11572; FamilySearch Record: F44W-P4K Franklin P Pray born on 5 May 1852, son of Ephraim Pray & Rebecca P. Norton, in Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, United States.
  2. ↑ Marriage: [1] Jean's Maine Genealogy Page Index of DEATHS and MARRIAGES as published in the ELLSWORTH HERALD its successor, the ELLSWORTH AMERICAN on APRIL 27, 1876: Jan. 25, at the residence of the bride's father, by Rev. A. R. Plumer, Capt. FRANK P. PRAY and Miss ANNIE M. THURSTON, both of Tremont.
  3. ↑ Death: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
    citing Tremont, Hancock, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
    FamilySearch Record: Q24N-Y25L (accessed 27 June 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRYK-KGH Image number 03249
    Franklin P Pray death 28 Oct 1918 (age 65), son of Ephraim Pray & Rebecca Norton, in Tremont, Hancock, Maine, United States.
  4. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24N-YR7R : Wed Mar 06 07:36:43 UTC 2024), Entry for Arthur E Pray and Frank P Pray, 7 August 1920.
  5. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", , FamilySearch Record: VZQ8-P68 : Wed Mar 06 07:16:43 UTC 2024), Entry for Hanscom and Sylvanus L Hanscom. Pages 2380-2381
  6. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch Record: 2HKX-DCD : 2 March 2021), Franklin Pierce Pray in entry for Frank Whitney Pray, 07 Apr 1882; citing Mount Desert, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
  7. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZQD-LC3 : Sun Mar 10 21:43:14 UTC 2024), Entry for Harriman and John N Harriman, 1902. Pages 446-447
  8. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24N-YFH7 : Sat Mar 09 04:24:42 UTC 2024), Entry for Wendell Benson Pray and Franklin P Pray, 3 October 1917.
  9. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Z7-4KSZ : 8 November 2022), Annie Thurston in entry for Walter E Guthrie and Eliza Pray, 1913. Cert: 4010
  10. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", , FamilySearch Record: KCDD-GR6 : Sun Mar 10 08:24:21 UTC 2024), Entry for and Frank P Pray, 26 Apr 1892.
  11. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24DZ-574 : Tue Feb 20 19:36:33 UTC 2024), Entry for James Ephriam Prey and Mary Eliza Wilson, 28 Jun 1932.
  12. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", , FamilySearch Record: KCDD-Y9H : Sun Mar 10 03:45:39 UTC 2024), Entry for Ruth Pray and Frank P Pray, 18 Dec 1894. Shows she is the 8th child.
  13. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch Record: MDHV-GNS : Sat Mar 09 15:27:51 UTC 2024), Entry for Ephraim Pray and Rebecca P Pray, 1860.
  14. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch Record: M6DV-96D Tue Mar 05 08:14:22 UTC 2024), Entry for Ephraim Tray and Rebecca Tray, 1870.
  15. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch Record: MF3G-RR3 Fri Mar 08 20:16:11 UTC 2024), Entry for Frank P. Pray and Annie M. Pray, 1880.
  16. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch Record: MMLJ-TYP Thu Apr 11 20:35:58 UTC 2024), Entry for Franklin P Prey and Anne M Prey, 1900.
  17. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch Record: MR3Q-GYQ Thu Mar 07 05:06:24 UTC 2024), Entry for Frank P Pray and Anne M Pray, 1910.




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