Stark Ray

1784 - 1866  (81 years)

• Name	Stark Ray
  Birth	18 Aug 1784	New Hampshire   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	According to the History of Chester NH: "he bought, with Edward Ray, the Oswego mill in Chester, drew their lumber to Martin's Ferry, rafted it to Newburyport and sold it for eight dollars per thousand." Stark Ray settled on the southwest half of Lot 83 in Chester, N.H. formerly occupied by Benjamin Crosset. From 1810-1840 living in Chester, Rockingham County, N.H. In 1850 census, Stark and wife Hannah residing in Auburn, Rockingham County, N.H.  [2]
  Death	04 Feb 1866	New Hampshire
  Person ID	I513983367	Walsh - Wilson Family Tree | Carolyn
  Last Modified	11 Nov 2008

  
  

  Father	John Ray,   b. Abt 1745   d. 22 Jan 1823, Manchester, New Hampshire (Age ~ 78 years)
  Mother	Mary Page Russell,   b. 26 Feb 1755, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts d. 08 Oct 1817 (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	1775
  	Obtained from a family tree on Ancestry.com, attributed to "J. Nelson Howell, grandson of Edith Spidle"
  Family ID	F505778177	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah Caldwell Wason,   b. 29 Sep 1791, Candia, Rockingham, New Hampshire d. 04 Jan 1877, Auburn, New Hampshire (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	14 Jun 1810	Chester, New Hampshire   [3]
  Children	+ 1. Rev. John Wason Ray,   b. 23 Dec 1814, Chester (now Auburn), New Hampshire d. 12 Apr 1901 (Age 86 years)
  Documents		Marriage Record - Stark Ray and Miss Hannah Wason Both residents of Chester, New Hampshire. Married by Rev. Nathan Bradstreet on 14 Jun 1810. Recorded at NH Vitals on 5 Feb 1907.
  Headstones		Monument at Valley Cemetery - Manchester, New Hampshire - Stark Ray and his wife Hannah C[aldwell Watson] Ray Photo courtesy of Jack Stanton
  Family ID	F505780887	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2008

  
  

• Documents		1860 United States Census - Rev. John W. Ray and Stark Ray and families - Ward 3, Manchester, New Hampshire The 1860 census report shows John W. Ray, a Congregational Clergyman (age 44), living with Grace Ray (age 29), Lucy H. Ray (7), George W. Ray (3 months), Emerline A. Babb (age 31, a domestic), and James Bussell (19, a labourer). Also on the census report are Stark Ray (age 75, a farmer), Hannah C. Ray (68), Ann C. Garland (46), Lucy A. Garland (13), and David Garland (11). Year: 1860; Census Place: Manchester Ward 3, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: M653_674; Page: 693; Image: 494. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls.
  		Birth certificate for Stark Ray Born in Derryfield (Manchester), New Hampshire on 18 Aug 1784.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4964] Janice Brown, Manchester N.H. History & Genealogy Web Site, (http://www.nh.searchroots.com/HillsboroughCo/Manchester/index.html) (Reliability: 3). Date of birth on Manchester History and Genealogy Website "about 1785." Date of birth on monument inscription 18 Aug 1784 [S4964] Janice Brown, Manchester N.H. History & Genealogy Web Site, (http://www.nh.searchroots.com/HillsboroughCo/Manchester/index.html) (Reliability: 2). [S4974] New Hampshire Div. of Vital Records Admin., 05 Feb 1907, Chester, N.H. Vol. 1, Page 344 (Reliability: 2). Married by Rev. Nathan Bradstreet.