Mary Ann “Betsey” Ray–
- Name
- Mary Ann “Betsey” Ray
- Given names
- Mary Ann
- Surname
- Ray
- Married name
- Mary Ann Williams
- Nickname
- Betsey
 Birth | |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
 Marriage | John R Williams — View this family March 27, 1805 |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Martha Williams 1808 |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mary Williams 1809 |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
| Birth of a son #3 | Lewis Williams calculated 1815 |
| Birth of a son #4 | Lazarus M “Ladd” Williams July 1827 |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | George Patton Williams May 13, 1858 |
| Marriage of a child | Lazarus M “Ladd” Williams — Mary Jeanette Cooper — View this family July 19, 1858 |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Margie Cooper Williams September 28, 1860 |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Zebedee Williams June 1863 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Loville Williams 1864 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | John Williams 1867 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Mary Williams estimated 1871 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a daughter | Martha Williams after 1880 |
| Death of a daughter | Mary Williams after 1880 |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with John R Williams |
| husband |
John R Williams Birth: about 1786 — Virginia, United States Death: |
| herself |
Mary Ann “Betsey” Ray Birth: Virginia, United States Death: |
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Marriage: March 27, 1805 — Brunswick, Virginia, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Martha Williams Birth: 1808 22 — Virginia, United States Death: after 1880 — Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Mary Williams Birth: 1809 23 — Virginia, United States Death: after 1880 — Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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7 years son |
Lewis Williams Birth: calculated 1815 29 — Virginia, United States Death: |
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13 years son |
Lazarus M “Ladd” Williams Birth: July 1827 41 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 23, 1910 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |