Person:Nancy LaRue (4)

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Nancy Jane LaRue
b.10 Aug 1794 Newtown, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
d.16 Jan 1883 Niles, Berrien, Michigan, United States
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  1. Nancy Jane LaRue1794 - 1883
Spouse and Children
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m. 1808
  1. Hester Wray1814 -
  2. Franklin Wray1816 -
  3. Tobias Wray1818 -
  4. Caleb Perry Wray1821 - 1906
  5. Margaret Wray1823 - 1887
  6. Elizabeth Wray1825 -
  7. William Montgomery Wray, II1828 -
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Name Nancy Jane LaRue
Alt Name[1] Nancy Jane Rue
Gender Female
Birth[1] 10 Aug 1794 Newtown, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Marriage 1808 Xenia, Greene, Ohio, USAto William Montgomery Wray
Residence[1][2] 1850 Berrien, Michigan, United States
Residence[3] 1860 Niles (township), Berrien, Michigan, United States
Residence? College Corner, Butler, Ohio, United States
Residence[1] Mill, Ohio, United States
Residence[1] Xenia, Greene, Ohio, United States
Death[1][4] 16 Jan 1883 Niles, Berrien, Michigan, United States

"She was born not far from Cincinnati into a prominent family. Her father came from France with General Lafayette who assisted George Washington during the War of Independence. The family settled in Virginia then moved to near Cincinnati, Ohio. She was just 14 when she Married William Montgomery Wray, a man 25 years older than she. After their marriage they moved from place to place in Ohio, always moving north. Her husband left her with several children and went to Niles, Berrien County, Michigan looking for a place to settle. He returned and moved his family in the dead of winter with an oxen team and wagon, undergoing much hardship, to Michigan.

She lived 37 years longer than her husband. Family legend has it she was only 4 feet 11 inches tall and had red hair almost up until she died.

A copy of her obituary appeared in the Niles Mirror dated January 21, 1883 and told much about her life."S1

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Clayton Wray. Descendants of Moses Wray I
    2.
  2. ↑ United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432)
    Roll M432_346; Page: 158; Image: 307, 1850.
  3. ↑ United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653)
    1860.
  4. ↑ Michigan. Secretary of State. Death Records, 1867-1897. (Lansing, Michigan).

    Name: Nancy Wray
    Death date: 16 Jan 1883
    Death place: Niles Twp, Berrien, Michigan
    Gender: Female
    Age at death: 88 years 6 months 6 days
    Estimated birth year: 1795
    Birthplace: Ohio
    Marital status: Widowed
    Father's name: Abram Rue
    Mother's name: Margaret Rue
    Occupation: Housewife
    Film number: 2363671
    Digital GS number: 4207807
    Image number: 1412
    Reference number: p 93 rn 97
    Collection: Michigan Deaths 1867-1897

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