Benjamin Wray

Born [date unknown] in Scotland

Descendants

Died 1845 in At Sea

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Biography

Benjamin Wray. Given Name: Benjamin. Surname: Wray. ^[1] Ray. Given Name: Benjamin. Surname: Ray. ^[2][3] Found multiple versions of name. Using Benjamin Wray.

Born Scotland^[4]

Died Abt 1845. At Sea. ^[5][6]

Residence Londonderry, Northern Ireland. ^[7]

Religion: Protestant. ^[8]

Note: #NI6624. ^[9]

Notes

Note NI6624In the Scottish Highlands Benjamin has been used as an Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Beathan. 1

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S1977
2. ↑ Source: #S1685
3. ↑ Source: #S1686
4. ↑ Source: #S1686
5. ↑ Source: #S1978
6. ↑ Source: #S1979
7. ↑ Source: #S1978
8. ↑ Source: #S1978
9. ↑ Source: #S1980

• Source: S1685 Media: Cemetery Lake View Cemetery, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan Delta County Genealogical Society Publication: Lake View Cemetery - From County Clerk ecords Escanaba City Cemeteries http://www.grandmastree.com/society/cemetery/escanaba_city/lakeview_CC/g-h.htm Located in section 30, 2110 3rd Avenue South, Escanaba, Delta County, Michigan. Organized in 1878 and active. Operated by an association. Includes interments from Rose Park Cemetery. Oldest stone is dated 1870. The property was donated by Nelson Ludington and named Lake View because of the view of Lake Michigan at the time of founding. There are two separate indexes for this cemetery. One created from cemetery clerk records and one from tombstone readings. This index is from cemetery clerk records. Deceased: Green, Margaret Father: Ray, Benjamin Mother: Christie, Sarah Co Book: B228 Funeral Home: OL Block: 12 Lot: 19 Grave: 0 Sex: F Born Day: 13 Born Mo: 1 Born Yr: 1827 Death Day: 13 Death Mo: 1 Death Yr: 1913 Comments: Widow-Scotland Death Age Yr: 86 Death Age Mo: Death Age Da: Deceased: Greene, Martha E. Father: Greene, Patrick Mother: Rea, Margaret Co Book: C091 Funeral Home: AL Block: 0 Lot: 0 Grave: J00 Sex: F Born Day: 3 Born Mo: 11 Born Yr: 1868 Death Day: 30 Death Mo: 7 Death Yr: 1934 Comments: Single-Wisc Death Age Yr: 65 Death Age Mo: 8 Death Age Da: 27 Deceased: Groesbeck, Albert Henry Father: Groesbeck, Silas Mother: Shepherd, Emma Co Book: C049 Funeral Home: AF Block: 0 Lot: 0 Grave: J00 Sex: M Born Day: 27 Born Mo: 7 Born Yr: 1876 Death Day: 12 Death Mo: 7 Death Yr: 1939 Comments: Widower-Wisc Death Age Yr: 62 Death Age Mo: 11 Death Age Da: 15 Deceased: Groesbeck, Mary Marston Father: Marstom, Charles M Mother: Greene, Mary M Co Book: C042 Funeral Home: AF Block: 0 Lot: 0 Grave: J00 Sex: Born Day: 11 Born Mo: 10 Born Yr: 1880 Death Day: 26 Death Mo: 1 Death Yr: 1938 Comments: Married-Wisc Death Age Yr: 57 Death Age Mo: 3 Death Age Da: 15 Deceased: Marsten, Charles H. Father: Marsten, Warren Mother: Pearce, Co Book: B104 Funeral Home: WI Block: 0 Lot: 0 Grave: J00 Sex: M Born Day: 16 Born Mo: 4 Born Yr: 1852 Death Day: 15 Death Mo: 7 Death Yr: 1905 Comments: Married-Wisc Death Age Yr: 53 Death Age Mo: 2 Death Age Da: 29 Deceased: Marston, Mary Father: Green, Patrick Mother: Ray, Margaret Co Book: C187 Funeral Home: AL Block: 0 Lot: 0 Grave: J00 Sex: F Born Day: 29 Born Mo: 1 Born Yr: 1850 Death Day: 27 Death Mo: 6 Death Yr: 1925 Comments: Widow-Ny Death Age Yr: 75 Death Age Mo: 4 Death Age Da: 28 Deceased: Greene, Verne L. Father: Greene, George L. Mother: Fay, Carrie Co Book: B060 Funeral Home: WI Block: 0 Lot: 0 Grave: J00 Sex: M Born Day: 12 Born Mo: 10 Born Yr: 1893 Death Day: 28 Death Mo: 3 Death Yr: 1903 Comments: Child-Wisc Death Age Yr: 9 Death Age Mo: 5 Death Age Da: 16 Deceased: Greene, George L. Mrs. Father: Mother: Co Book: C096 Funeral Home: AL Block: 0 Lot: 0 Grave: K00 Sex: Born Day: Born Mo: Born Yr: Death Day: 21 Death Mo: 8 Death Yr: 1937 Comments: Nr Death Age Yr: Death Age Mo: Death Age Da: Repository: #R42
• Repository: R42 David B Stearns 7830 Westview Drive Lakewood, Colorado 80214 David B Stearns Lakewood State: Colorado 80214
• Source: S1686 Media: Vital Michigan Death Record: Green, Mrs. Margaret Publication: STATE OF MICHIGAN, COUNTY OF DELTA RECORD OF DEATHS STATE OF MICHIGAN, COUNTY OF DELTA RECORD OF DEATHS No. 19 Date of Death Month: Jan Day: 13 Year: 1913 Full name of the Deceased: Mrs. Margaret Green Sex and Color: Female, white Married, Single or Widowed: Widow Age Years: 86 Months: - Days: - Place of Death: Escanaba Disease or Cause of Death: Senility Birthplace: Scotland Occupation: - Parents Names: Benjamin Ray, Sarah Christie Parents Residence: Scotland Date of Record: Jan 15, 1913
• Source: S1977 Media: Personal Witherall Family Tradition
• Source: S1978 Media: Letter Correspondence: Breidenbach, Susan - Letter from Ethel Witherall Sweet Publication: Sent via email from Susan Briedenbach to David Stearns on October 24, 2007 LETTER WRITTEN BY ETHEL WETHERELL SWEET TO EFFIE PETERSON McINTYRE "HISTORY OF THE WRAY FAMILY" The Wray family was Protestant and lived in Londonderry in Northern Ireland. The Catholics from southern Ireland came up and burned many homes including that of the Wray family. Mrs. Wray was pregnant at the time and the shock caused her death. Then Mr. Wray took his three daughters to the United States where his sister was living in Vermont. Mr. Wray died aboard ship crossing over and was buried at sea. His sister met the ship and took the three girls into her home and reared them. The one named, Sarah, was our grandmother who married Rudophus Wetherell in Vermont where Eva Wetherell Peterson was born. The family moved to Wisconsin where Wm. and Rudolphus Jr. and Mamie were born. Wm. (Dick) was born in Fond du Lac, another one of those three girls lived in Northern Wisconsin and was married. I visited her in the small village but I've forgotten the name of it. The third girl was married to a man named Green, and lived in Escanaba, Mich. I visited my fathers cousin John Green in Huron, So. Dakota one afternoon. He told me there were two boys as well as the three girls. He said he had visited them. The awful tradegy is still going on in Ireland will it ever end?
• Source: S1979 Media: Census/Tax 1900 United States Federal Census, Enscaba Ward 2, Delta, Michigan Publication: Image source: Year: 1900; Census Place: Enscaba Ward 2, Delta, Michigan; Roll: T623 708; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 35. 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Margaret Green Home in 1900: 619 Elmore Street South, Enscaba Ward 2, Delta, Michigan Age: 73 Estimated birth year: Feb 1827 Birthplace: Ireland Relationship to head-of-house: Head Race: White Father's birthplace: Scotland Mother's birthplace: Ireland Dwelling Number: 287 Family Number: 305 Immigration year: 1845, 55 years in US Age when immigrated: 18 Occupation: None Own or Rent: Own, Free, Home Marital status: Widow No. Children: 10 born, 9 living Children at home: Mary Marston, dau, Jan 1849 New York, married, 5 born, 1 living, no occupation Thomas Green, son, 49, b. Apr 1851 Wisconsin, divorced, locomotive engineer Marlie Green, dau, 31, b. Nov 1868 Wisconsin, single, no children, no occupation. Other household members: None Neighbors: Charles Shaddish, Phillip Sullivan Enumeration date: 15 Jun 1900
• Source: S1980 Media: Internet Ancestry.com Name Meaning and Origin Publication: Ancestry.com Name Meaning and Origin A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0192800507 http://www.ancestry.com/facts/-name-meaning.ashx?fn=Benjamin&yr=