Joseph Gray (1812 - 1882)

Born 1812 in Rode, Somerset, England

Descendants

Died 28 Oct 1882 at about age 70 in Rode, Somerset, England

Biography

Joseph Gray, son of Edwin Gray, lived and died in the village of Rhode, England. He was born in 1812, died October 28, 1882. He was a cloth fuller by trade, and worked in the linen and cotton mills all the active years of his life. He and his wife belonged to the Church of England. He married Sarah Silcox, born in Rhode in 181 1, died there August 31, 1889. Children: i. Edwin, deceased, was for many years a soldier in the English army, and in his later years a shoemaker. 2. Isaac, served in the British navy in his younger days, taking part in the bombardment of Sebastopol ; later was in the mining business in Wales. 3. Thomas, married Ann Jenkins, a daughter of Thomas and Eliza (Morgans) Jenkins

he was a coal miner in Wales, and after coming to McKeesport, Pennsylvania,

followed the same occupation until his death in 1905. 4. Elizabeth, died unmarried in England. 5. Joseph, now deceased ; was a soldier in the English army in India for seventeen years. 6. John S., of further mention.

Sources

• Genealogical and personal history of western Pennsylvania Vol II (1915) by Jordan, John W. (John Woolf), 1840-1921, ed New York, Lewis historical publishing company (https://archive.org/details/genealogicalpers02injord)