William RayAge: 79 years1724–1804
- Name
- William Ray
- Given names
- William
- Surname
- Ray
 Birth | May 4, 1724 |
 Marriage | Mary Clasby — View this family October 4, 1746 (Age 22 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Nathaniel Ray about 1751 (Age 26 years) |
 Historical Event | The French & Indian War between 1754 and 1763 (Age 29 years)Note: The French and Indian War is the American name for the North American theater of the Seven Years War, fought primarily between the colonies of British America and New France - http://goo.gl/SiIuNc |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1775 and 1776 (Age 50 years)Note: In 1775, there was an epidemic of unknown cause in North America (especially New England,) followed in 1775-1776 by what is described as one of the worst worldwide influenza epidemics - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics |
| Historical Event | The American Revolution from 1775 to 1783 (Age 50 years)Note: The Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the United States of America - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Hix Jones Ray April 7, 1798 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 68 years)Note: 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 1803 (Age 78 years)Note: 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 |
 Death | February 27, 1804 (Age 79 years) |
| Family with Mary Clasby |
| himself |
William Ray Birth: May 4, 1724 — Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States Death: February 27, 1804 — Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States |
| wife |
Mary Clasby Birth: September 29, 1722 — Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States Death: |
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Marriage: October 4, 1746 — Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States |
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5 years son |
Nathaniel Ray Birth: about 1751 26 28 — Virginia, United States Death: |