Newfoundland's Grand Banks Genealogy Site
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This is mostly the work of Uncle Willy (son of Norman Bray and Sophie Morrissey).  He wrote letters to family in Newfoundland.  Once I was given all these letters, everything fell into place for the Bray Family.  Obviously there's still work to be done, but there always is!!
Descendants of
William Bray & Ann Courage
1788 - 2006
Generation No. 1
1. WILLIAM1 BRAY was born 1788, and died 1863. He married ANNE COURAGE November 20, 1813.
Children of WILLIAM BRAY and ANNE COURAGE are: 2. i. RICHARD2 BRAY, b. 1827; d. 1908. ii. JOHN BRAY, b. 1814. iii. WILLIAM BRAY, b. 1816. iv. JAMES BRAY, b. 1818; d. 1880. v. ANN BRAY, b. 1825; d. 1826. vi. MARTHA BRAY, b. 1830. vii. JOSIAH BRAY, b. 1832. viii. AMBROSE BRAY, b. 1838. ix. JOSEPH BRAY, b. 1839. BAPTISM INFORMATION FOUND AT:http://ngb.chebucto.org/Parish/st-pauls-ang-bap-1-hg.shtml
Generation No. 2
2. RICHARD2 BRAY (WILLIAM1) was born 1827, and died 1908. He married RACHEL BESSER 1851.
**http://ngb.chebucto.org/Parish/st-pauls-ang-mar-brides-1-hg.shtmlChildren of RICHARD BRAY and RACHEL BESSER are: 3. i. HUGH WILLIAM3 BRAY, b. 1856; d. 1907. ii. MELINA BRAY, b. 1854. iii. AMBROSE BRAY, b. 1859. iv. RICHARD BRAY, b. 1861.
Generation No. 3
3. HUGH WILLIAM3 BRAY (RICHARD2, WILLIAM1) was born 1856, and died 1907. He married ELIZABETH MARTHA HUSSEY. **http://ngb.chebucto.org/Parish/st-pauls-ang-mar-brides-1-hg.shtml
Children of HUGH BRAY and ELIZABETH HUSSEY are: 4. i. NORMAN4 BRAY, b. February 16, 1885. 5. ii. HARVEY BRAY, b. February 03, 1886; d. November 20, 1980. iii. JOHN BRAY. 6. iv. WILLIAM CHARLES BRAY, b. July 08, 1888. 7. v. WALTER BRAY, b. 1890. 8. vi. WINIFRED BRAY, b. October 11, 1892; d. May 21, 1983. 9. vii. EFFIE MAY BRAY, b. November 28, 1894. 10. viii. BELLE BEATRICE BRAY, b. May 04, 1897; d. 1981. 11. ix. LEANDER BRAY, b. March 12, 1900. 12. x. SELBY BRAY, b. August 08, 1882.
BAPTISM INFORMATION FOUND AT: http://ngb.chebucto.org/Parish/st-pauls-ang-bap-1-hg.shtml
Generation No. 4
4. NORMAN4 BRAY (HUGH WILLIAM3, RICHARD2, WILLIAM1) was born February 16, 1885. He married SOPHIE MORRISSEY, daughter of PATRICK MORRISSEY and ELLEN FAHEY.
Children of NORMAN BRAY and SOPHIE MORRISSEY are: 13. i. JOHN P.5 BRAY, b. September 07, 1914. 14. ii. FRANCIS BRAY, b. June 29, 1907, Newfoundland. iii. NELLIE BRAY. 15. iv. WILLIAM BRAY, b. July 12, 1912; d. January 31, 1993, Stanfordville, Dutchess, New York.
5. HARVEY4 BRAY (HUGH WILLIAM3, RICHARD2, WILLIAM1) was born February 03, 1886, and died November 20, 1980. He married MAMIE SIMMS.
Children of HARVEY BRAY and MAMIE SIMMS are: i. JESSIE SIMMS5 BRAY, b. July 06, 1919. ii. JOHN SIMMS BRAY BRAY, b. December 07, 1921. iii. HARVEY JR. BRAY, b. June 05, 1924. iv. ETHEL MAY SIMS BRAY, b. November 06, 1931.
6. WILLIAM CHARLES4 BRAY (HUGH WILLIAM3, RICHARD2, WILLIAM1) was born July 08, 1888. He married CLARA BUCKLEY.
** http://ngb.chebucto.org/C1921/21-hbr-grace-w-side-hg.shtml dwelling 99 Children of WILLIAM BRAY and CLARA BUCKLEY are: i. CYRIL5 BRAY. ii. UNA BRAY. iii. HAZEL BRAY. iv. BEATRICE BRAY. v. JENNIE BRAY. ** http://ngb.chebucto.org/C1921/21-hbr-grace-w-side-hg.shtml dwelling 99 dwelling 99
7. WALTER4 BRAY (HUGH WILLIAM3, RICHARD2, WILLIAM1) was born 1890. He married LENA GROVES.
Children of WALTER BRAY and LENA GROVES are: 16. i. DORIS5 BRAY. ii. MILDRED BRAY.
8. WINIFRED4 BRAY (HUGH WILLIAM3, RICHARD2, WILLIAM1) was born October 11, 1892, and died May 21, 1983. She married (1) RONALD KNIGHT. She married (2) GEORGE LYNCH.
Child of WINIFRED BRAY and RONALD KNIGHT is: i. RONALD JR.5 KNIGHT.
Children of WINIFRED BRAY and GEORGE LYNCH are: ii. ALICE5 LYNCH, b. March 17, 1923. iii. KENNETH LYNCH, b. February 03, 1927. iv. SELBY LYNCH, b. March 24, 1935. v. JACK LYNCH, b. March 04, 1925.
9. EFFIE MAY4 BRAY (HUGH WILLIAM3, RICHARD2, WILLIAM1) was born November 28, 1894. She married ALLAN PIKE.
Children of EFFIE BRAY and ALLAN PIKE are: i. BILL5 PIKE, d. 1991; m. MARY. ii. ISABELL PIKE. iii. HUBERT PIKE.
10. BELLE BEATRICE4 BRAY (HUGH WILLIAM3, RICHARD2, WILLIAM1) was born May 04, 1897, and died 1981. She married DAVID K. LYNCH.
Children of BELLE BRAY and DAVID LYNCH are: i. MYRTS5 LYNCH. ii. DAVID LYNCH. iii. GEORGE LYNCH. iv. HARVEY LYNCH. v. SARAH LYNCH. vi. CALVIN LYNCH. vii. VERNA LYNCH. viii. MARY LYNCH, m. BILL PIKE. ix. MARK LYNCH. x. REBECCA LYNCH. xi. EFFIE LYNCH. xii. SADIE LYNCH. xiii. SYLVIA LYNCH.
11. LEANDER4 BRAY (HUGH WILLIAM3, RICHARD2, WILLIAM1) was born March 12, 1900. He married BESSIE HICKS.
Children of LEANDER BRAY and BESSIE HICKS are: 17. i. JOHN5 BRAY. 18. ii. PHYLLIS BRAY. iii. BARBARA BRAY, m. CALVIN BUH. iv. REGINALD BRAY, m. GAE LEDREW. v. JEAN BRAY, m. DONALD BULLOCK. vi. LORRAINE BRAY, m. NESTER SCHURE. vii. LEANDER EDWARD BRAY, m. JACKIE ELLIOTT. viii. BETTY BRAY, m. RON FORSTBURG. ix. ROBERT BRAY, m. MELVINA CALBOURNE.
12. SELBY4 BRAY (HUGH WILLIAM3, RICHARD2, WILLIAM1) was born August 08, 1882. He married (1) SADIE ????. He married (2) HAZEL WYATT.
Children of SELBY BRAY and SADIE ???? are: i. LYDIA5 BRAY. ii. VIOLET BRAY. iii. MARY BRAY. iv. RONALD BRAY. v. GORDON BRAY. vi. DONALD BRAY. Children of SELBY BRAY and HAZEL WYATT are: vii. LOUISE5 BRAY. viii. SADIE BRAY. ix. SELBY BRAY. x. HERB BRAY. xi. CALVIN BRAY.
Generation No. 5
13. JOHN P.5 BRAY (NORMAN4, HUGH WILLIAM3, RICHARD2, WILLIAM1) was born September 07, 1914. He married CATHERINE KELLEY January 30, 1937, daughter of JOHN KELLEY and SOPHIE WILKINS.
Children of JOHN BRAY and CATHERINE KELLEY are: 19. i. DENNIS RICHARD6 BRAY, b. 1944. 20. ii. JOHN JAMES BRAY, b. 1941. 21. iii. ROBERT BRAY, b. 1946. 22. iv. KATHLEEN BRAY, b. 1953.
14. FRANCIS5 BRAY (NORMAN4, HUGH WILLIAM3, RICHARD2, WILLIAM1) was born June 29, 1907 in Newfoundland. He married CLARA LOUISA UNKNOWN.
Child of FRANCIS BRAY and CLARA UNKNOWN is: 23. i. LULU6 BRAY.
15. WILLIAM5 BRAY (NORMAN4, HUGH WILLIAM3, RICHARD2, WILLIAM1) was born July 12, 1912, and died January 31, 1993 in Stanfordville, Dutchess, New York. He married ETHEL.
Child of WILLIAM BRAY and ETHEL is: 24. i. JOAN ANN6 BRAY.
16. DORIS5 BRAY (WALTER4, HUGH WILLIAM3, RICHARD2, WILLIAM1). She married ??? MERCER.
Children of DORIS BRAY and ??? MERCER are: i. ROSS6 MERCER. ii. MICHELE MERCER.
17. JOHN5 BRAY (LEANDER4, HUGH WILLIAM3, RICHARD2, WILLIAM1). He married JOYCE.
Child of JOHN BRAY and JOYCE is: i. LYNN6 BRAY.
18. PHYLLIS5 BRAY (LEANDER4, HUGH WILLIAM3, RICHARD2, WILLIAM1). She married ERNEST MANUEL.
Children of PHYLLIS BRAY and ERNEST MANUEL are: i. RICHARD6 MANUEL. ii. JERRY MANUEL.
Generation No. 6
19. DENNIS RICHARD6 BRAY (JOHN P.5, NORMAN4, HUGH WILLIAM3, RICHARD2, WILLIAM1) was born 1944. He married (1) JUNE LYNN SCOTT 1965, daughter of CLIFFORD SCOTT and MARIE LENNERT. He married (2) NANCY GARBOLINO.
Children of DENNIS BRAY and JUNE SCOTT are: 25. i. CHRISTINE MARIE7 BRAY, b. 1966. ii. KEVIN SCOTT BRAY, b. 1968. iii. JODI PATRICE BRAY, b. 1971; m. STEPHEN SCHILLINGER. iv. MATTHEW JOHN BRAY, b. 1974; m. HEATHER SZASZY.
20. JOHN JAMES6 BRAY (JOHN P.5, NORMAN4, HUGH WILLIAM3, RICHARD2, WILLIAM1) was born 1941. He married ANNA STEFURYN.
Children of JOHN BRAY and ANNA STEFURYN are: 26. i. KIMBERLY7 BRAY, b. 1975. 27. ii. JENNIFER BRAY, b. 1978. iii. DOUGLAS BRAY, b. 1977.
21. ROBERT6 BRAY (JOHN P.5, NORMAN4, HUGH WILLIAM3, RICHARD2, WILLIAM1) was born 1946. He married PATRICIA TRAVIS 1970, daughter of RAYMOND TRAVIS and JULIA DONAHUE.
Children of ROBERT BRAY and PATRICIA TRAVIS are: i. KELLY7 BRAY, b. 1973. 28. ii. SHANNON BRAY, b. 1978. iii. SEAN BRAY, b. 1980.
22. KATHLEEN6 BRAY (JOHN P.5, NORMAN4, HUGH WILLIAM3, RICHARD2, WILLIAM1) was born 1953. She married JEFFREY REYNOLDS SPIERS 1976.
Children of KATHLEEN BRAY and JEFFREY SPIERS are: i. GREGORY REYNOLDS7 SPIERS, b. 1982. ii. ANDREW JAMES SPIERS, b. 1986.
23. LULU6 BRAY (FRANCIS5, NORMAN4, HUGH WILLIAM3, RICHARD2, WILLIAM1). She married UNKNOWN HODEL.
Child of LULU BRAY and UNKNOWN HODEL is: i. ANDREA7 HODEL.
24. JOAN ANN6 BRAY (WILLIAM5, NORMAN4, HUGH WILLIAM3, RICHARD2, WILLIAM1). She married ALFRED L. WHELAN.
Children of JOAN BRAY and ALFRED WHELAN are: i. ALFRED L. WHELAN7 JR., m. LOUISE DEMICK. ii. BARBARA ANN WHELAN, m. CHESTER ARTHUR. iii. DONNA MARIE WHELAN, m. CHRISTOPHER MCEWAN. iv. WILLIAM KENNETH WHELAN. v. JOHN ANDREW WHELAN. vi. DENISE ANN WHELAN. vii. CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL WHELAN. viii. THOMAS MICHAEL WHELAN. ix. EUGENE MICHAEL WHELAN, d. September 11, 2001, Twin Towers NYC. x. ROBERT THOMAS WHELAN.
Generation No. 7
25. CHRISTINE MARIE7 BRAY (DENNIS RICHARD6, JOHN P.5, NORMAN4, HUGH WILLIAM3, RICHARD2, WILLIAM1) was born 1966. She married JOSEPH WITTREICH 1993, son of ALOIS WITTREICH and WILMA JAINDL.
Children of CHRISTINE BRAY and JOSEPH WITTREICH are: i. JOSEPH PATRICK8 WITTREICH, b. 1996. ii. SHANNON MARIE WITTREICH, b. 1998.
26. KIMBERLY7 BRAY (JOHN JAMES6, JOHN P.5, NORMAN4, HUGH WILLIAM3, RICHARD2, WILLIAM1) was born 1975. She married JERRY HENRY.
Children of KIMBERLY BRAY and JERRY HENRY are: i. EMILY CATHERINE8 HENRY, b. 2003. ii. JASON MICHAEL HENRY, b. 2006.
27. JENNIFER7 BRAY (JOHN JAMES6, JOHN P.5, NORMAN4, HUGH WILLIAM3, RICHARD2, WILLIAM1) was born 1978. She married RICHARD LAMPING.
Child of JENNIFER BRAY and RICHARD LAMPING is: i. RICHARD8 LAMPING, b. 2005.
28. SHANNON7 BRAY (ROBERT6, JOHN P.5, NORMAN4, HUGH WILLIAM3, RICHARD2, WILLIAM1) was born 1978. She married CHRIS HANABURGH November 2000.
Child of SHANNON BRAY and CHRIS HANABURGH is: i. ELLA MACKENZIE8 HANABURGH, b. 2005.
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