Jonathan S. Gray (1821 - 1895)

Born 1821 in New York

Died 17 Dec 1895 at about age 74 in Oregon, Lapeer County, Michigan

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Biography

Sources

• "Michigan, Deaths, 1867-1897," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N3K8-Q51 : accessed 20 Oct 2014), Alonzo Gray in entry for Jonathan Gray, 17 Dec 1895; citing p 143 rn 6550, Oregon, Lapeer, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2363833.

"United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MWDK-KJH : accessed 21 Oct 2014), Jonathan Gray, The Township Of Oregon, Lapeer, Michigan, United States; citing "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; p. 271, household ID 2033, NARA microfilm publication M653; FHL microfilm 803549.

Jonathan Gray M 39 New York Lydia A Gray F 32 New York Stephen D Gray M 17 New York Rhoda Gray F 15 Michigan Alanson Gray M 11 Michigan Alexander Gray M 9 Michigan Frances Gray F 6 Michigan Ward Gray M 0 Michigan

Indicates that he must have moved to Michigan between 1843 and 1845.

"United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHCM-FQR : accessed 21 Oct 2014), Jonathan S Gray, Michigan, United States; citing p. 10, family 76, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 000552183.

Jonathan S Gray M 49 New York Lydia A Gray F 44 New York Stephen D Gray M 28 New York Alonson U Gray M 21 Michigan Alexander E Gray M 19 Michigan Sarah F Gray F 16 Michigan Ward B Gray M 11 Michigan Catharine Gray F 81 Ireland Flora J Gray F 8 Michigan

"History of Lapeer County, Michigan: with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers"

H.R. Page & Co., 1884

Pages 162-163 - "Stephen D. Gray was born in Fulton, Schoharie County, New York in 1842, and when eighteen months of age came with his parents to Lapeer County, Michigan, and settled upon the farm now owned by the subject of this sketch. He has held the office of commissioner of highways four years. Mr. Gray was married in 1870 to Miss Abbie L. Sanborn, a resident of the township of Hadley, Lapeer County. They have one son."

Page 163 - "J.S. Gray was born in Schoharie County, N.Y., in 1821, and came to Michigan in 1844 and settled in the township of Oregon on forty acres of new land. Two years thereafter, he purchased forty acres of land where he now resides. He was married i 1842 to Miss Lydia A. Edwards, of the State of New York. They have six children, three sons and three daughters, all of whom are married and living within a radius of two miles of the homestead with the exception of one daughter."

"Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N3ZG-K5M : accessed 23 Oct 2014), Stephen Gray and Aby Sanborn, 25 Dec 1870; citing Mayfield, Lapeer, Michigan, v 2 p 180 rn577, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2342451.

"United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MF8N-QQV : accessed 23 Oct 2014), Stphen Gray in household of Jonathen Gray, Oregon, Lapeer, Michigan, United States; citing family 962, NARA microfilm publication M432.