Hiram L. Ray and Olive Rosina Knapp

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Husband Hiram L. Ray [1953] ¹

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      Born: 28 Jun 1832 - , of Livonia, Livingston, NY ^{2 3}
 Christened:
      Died: 23 Jun 1898 - , East Bethany, Genesee, NY ^{3 4} Cause of Death: illness
     Buried: 1898 - Union Cemetery, Livonia, Livingston, NY ^{2 3}

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Father: Abel Ray [1848] (1794-1873)
Mother: Betsy Brown [6446] (1803-1845)

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    Married:

More records for this person:
Obituary ^{5 6}
Other references ⁷

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Wife Olive Rosina Knapp [1948]

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      Born: 19 Mar 1831 - , of Warsaw, Genesee, NY ^{2 3 8}
 Christened:
      Died: 10 Aug 1884 - at home, Livonia, Livingston, NY ^{2 3}
     Buried: 1884 - Union Cemetery, Livonia, Livingston, NY ²

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Father: Harley Knapp Col. [1341] (1800-1842)
Mother: Fanny K. Morris [1635] (1805-1871)

More records for this person:
Other references ^{7 9}

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Children

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1 M Herbert H. Ray [4191]

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      Born: 13 May 1860 - , of Rochester, Monroe, NY ^{1 2}
 Christened:
      Died: 17 Dec 1884 ²
     Buried: 1884 - Union Cemetery, Livonia, Livingston, NY ²

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2 M Elmer K. Ray [4192] ⁴

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      Born: 1870 - , , , NY ¹
 Christened:
      Died:
     Buried:

1 C87. United States Federal Census, year 1870.

2 CM076. Find-A-Grave (cemetery records) as contributed by the public; published on the internet at http://www.findagrave.com/.

3 N155. The Livonia Advertiser (Livonia, NY), published on the internet by fultonhistory.com.

4 N132. "The Daily News" (Batavia, NY), (newspaper) digital scans published on the internet at fultonhistory.com.

5 N132. "The Daily News" (Batavia, NY), (newspaper) digital scans published on the internet at fultonhistory.com, 1898, June 24, page 6. "Hiram L. Bay of Bethany Dead.
Hiram L. Ray of East Bethany died yesterday after an illness of about a year, from a complication of diseases, aged 65 years. He was born in Livonia and lived there until about a year ago, when he removed to Bethany. He is survived by one son, Elmer K, with whom he lived, and two brothers, John and Henry Ray of Michigan. The funeral will be held from the house at 2 p.m. tomorrow."

6 N155. The Livonia Advertiser (Livonia, NY), published on the internet by fultonhistory.com, 1898 Jul. 1. "Hiram L. Ray, who was for a good many years a resident of Livonia, died at his home in East Bethany last Friday. The remains were brought here, the interment took place Sunday. Mr. Ray had many friends in Livonia. He was a good citizen and was held in the highest regard."

7 B042. History of the Town of Warsaw, New York, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, by Young, Andrew White (Press of Sage: Buffalo NY, 1869); a scanned copy is available on the internet at http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/History_of_the_Town_of_Warsaw_New_York_from_Its_First_Settlement_to_the_1000365114/373, p. 288.

8 C85. United States Federal Census, year 1850.

9 B160. Wyoming County NY Probate Records, 1841-1900, (abstracts), by Samuelen, David, compiler, (Kokaubeam Company: Salt Lake City UT, 1988), p. 4.

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