William Hallett Ray M.P. (1825 - 1909)

Born 20 May 1825 in Clementsport, Annapolis, Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Husband of Henrietta Abigail (Ditmars) Ray — married 28 Dec 1848 in Clementsport, Annapolis, Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died 7 May 1909 at age 83 in Clementsport, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

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William Hallett Ray was born on 20 May 1825 in Clementsport, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, son of William Loutret Ray (1789–1853) and Mary Magdalen Ditmars (1798–1863).

His siblings were:

1. Dow Ditmars Ray (1821–1843)
2. Rachel Ray (1823–1855)
3. Edward Ray (1826–1850)
4. Mary Amelia Weeks Ray (1828–1911)
5. Gilbert Thomas Ray (1830–1854)
6. William Thomas Ray (1831–1911)
7. Margaretta Willett Ray (1834–1856)
8. James Hawes Ray (1836–1926)
9. Charles Frederick Ray (1837–1868)

William (23) married Henrietta Abigail Ditmars (20) (born in 1827 in Clementsport; daughter of Isaac Ditmars and Elizabeth (Spurr) Ditmars) on 28 Dec 1848 in Clementsport. Their known children were:

1. Edward Ray (1850–1850)
2. William Clarence Ray (1851–1854)
3. Mary Elizabeth Ray (1853– )
4. Gilbert Thomas Ray (1855–1858)
5. Amelia Ray (1857–1858)
6. Otis Hallet Ray (1859–1912)
7. Emma Alberta Ray (1860–1881)
8. Alice Ray (1861– )
9. James Taylor Ray (1862–1946)
10. Charles Frederick Ray (1863– )

William died on 7 May 1909 in Clementsport, Canada, aged 83.

Sources

• William Hallett Ray, in W.A. Calnek and A.W. Savary, "History of the County of Annapolis", 1897, p.292
• Wikipedia: William Hallett Ray
• William Hallett Ray, M.P.

See Also:

• FamilySearch Person: LHZ5-VQD
• ANNAPOLIS CO. FACES, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA James Hawes Ray