John
William
Wray
Born in Woodbridge, Vaughan, York, Canada West
Ancestors 
Son of John Wray Jr.
and Grace (Harland) Wray
Brother of
Mary Ann (Wray) Smith, Grace (Wray) Ellerby [half], William Wray [half], Harriet Wray [half], Elizabeth (Wray) Gardhouse [half], Martin Wray [half], Sarah Ann (Wray) McCallum [half], Rebecca Wray [half], Annie Wray [half] and Lavina (Wray) McCallum [half]
Husband of
Emma Rachel (Farr) Wray Baumwart
— married
24 Sep 1877 in Woodbridge, Vaughan, York, Ontario, Canada
Descendants 
Father of
Hannah (Wray) Duncan, Laura Verina Wray, Frederick Wray, Frederick Wray, Lee Roy Wray, Cecil Farr Wray and Zelpha Wray
Died
at age 49
in Cartwright, MB
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Jan 2018
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Biography
John was born in 1856 to John Wray and Grace Harland. He passed away in 1904.
"John Wray came from England as early as 1829, and bought the east half of Lot 1, Concession 9 from James Armstrong. He cleared the land of virgin forest. John died in 1846 and his wife, Rebecca Marr, in 1863. They were buried in a family plot on the farm. The farm was taken over in 1854 by their son, John, Jr., who was twice married, first to Grace Harland, then to Mary Pumphrey. He had two children by his first wife -- Mary (Mrs. William Smith) and John --- and ten by his second wife -- Grace (Mrs. Jonathan Ellerby), William, Harriet, George, Elizabeth (Mrs. Charles Gardhouse), Martin, Rebecca, Sarah (Mrs. Neil McCallum), Annie, and Vina (Mrs. Elmer McCallum)." [1]
Sources
- ↑ A History of Vaughan Township, G. Elmore Reaman, 1971
- Canada Census, 1871: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M47N-7YL
- Canada Census, 1901: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHVR-B25
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93628003
- Memories Along the Badger Revisited Cartwright and District, 1885-1985, Cartwright And District History Committee
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