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Sarah E Ray (abt. 1803 - 1906)

Sarah E Ray
Born about in Easton, Marylandmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at about age 103 in Baltimore, Maryland, United Statesmap
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Biography

Sarah Civil War Nurse.

Sarah E was born in 1803 in Easton, Maryland. She had one son with Andrew J Ray in 1844. She died having lived for more than 100 years. She died on February 23, 1906, in Baltimore, Maryland, at the age of 103. [1]

In the 1850 census Sarah (age 30) was in Baltimore Ward 8, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[2]

In the 1870 census Sarah (age 50) was in Baltimore Ward 7, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland.[3]

Death/Obituary

Died 28 February 1906 Baltimore, Maryland.

  • 28 Feb. 1906, Harrisburg Daily Independent, dateline Baltimore - Mrs. Sarah E. Ray age 102 died. She was a nurse in field and hospitals during the US Civil War. [4]

Research Notes

Found Clipping in Newspapers dot com and searched for relative, but found none.

Very interesting story of a nurse in the civil war (age 102) who died in Baltimore. found in Harrisburg newspaper.

CIVIL WAR NURSE DEAD by Associated Press Baltimore, Feb 28, 1906
"Mrs. Sarah E Ray, 102 years old, who served as a nurse in the field and hospitals throughout the Civil War, died to-day of the infirmities of old age." [5]

There is a story here, let's find it.

Sources

  1. Conner Family Tree-Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/12515/person/132124122153/facts
  2. 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
    The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Baltimore Ward 8, Baltimore, Maryland; Roll: 284; Page: 375a; Line Number: 28
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #15845995 (accessed 25 June 2023)
    Sarah Ray (30) in Baltimore Ward 8, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Born in Maryland.
  3. 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1870; Census Place: Baltimore Ward 7, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland; Roll: M593_574; Page: 175B
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #23273439 (accessed 25 June 2023)
    Sarah Ray (50) in Baltimore Ward 7, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland. Born in Maryland.
  4. Newspapers dot com subscription required https://www.newspapers.com/article/36242593/the_baltimore_sun/?xid=637&_gl=1*6x0x7*_gcl_au*MTM5ODk4ODU0NC4xNjgyNTI4ODcw*_ga*MTA4MTM4NjQwMS4xNjY0MzI2Nzcx*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*ZDk0YTQ1OGYtOWZmZC00MTExLThhNTQtMTc4YzNmMzZmNWY2LjE2OC4xLjE2ODc2ODk2NzkuNjAuMC4w&_ga=2.3782585.887427002.1673378137-1081386401.1664326771
  5. Newspapers com subscription required https://www.newspapers.com/article/81025029/civil-war-nurse-dead-feb-28-1906-age-102/




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