When Nancy Ann Ray was born on 9 August 1797, in Ohio, United States, her father, John Robert Ray, was 26 and her mother, Hannah Maria Neher, was 33. She married John Lee on 23 March 1815, in Butler, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 5 February 1871, in Van Buren Township, Grant, Indiana, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Lee Saint Joseph Cemetery, Van Buren, Van Buren Township, Grant, Indiana, United States.
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English: from the Middle English personal name Ray or Rey, perhaps a pet form of names beginning in Ray or Rey, especially Raymond .
English: nickname from Old French rei ‘king’, denoting someone who behaved in a regal fashion, one with the bearing of a king, or referring to the mock king or lord in festive games and pageants, e.g. at Christmas, May Day, or harvest. Compare Roy and King .
English: nickname from Middle English ræghe (Old English rǣge) ‘female roe deer’ or in northern England more likely northern Middle English rā, raa, rae, ray (Old English rā) ‘roe deer’, perhaps for a timid person or swift runner. Compare Roe .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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