Nancy Ann Ray

Brief Life History of Nancy Ann

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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Family Time Line

John Lee
1787–1863
Nancy Ann Ray
1797–1871
Marriage: 23 March 1815
William David Lee
1815–1876
Stephen Dawes H. Lee
1836–1858
Lewis Ray Lee
1818–1905
John Lee Jr.
1820–1899
Sarah Jane Lee
1822–1896
Elizabeth Ann Lee
1825–1873
Alexander Morgan Lee
1826–
Joseph W. Lee
1829–1916
James Ray Lee
1831–1913
Mary Matilda Lee
1834–1881
Enoch Milton Lee
1838–1925

Sources (7)

  • Nancy Lee in household of John Lee, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Nancy Ray, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
  • Nancy Lee, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1803

Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

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 , raa, rae, ray (Old English ) ‘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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