Brief Life History of Louis Boreia
Louis Boreia Pray was born on 9 June 1888, in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States as the son of Charles Pray and Bridget Jeffrey. He married Goldelia A Gardner on 21 November 1914, in Walla Walla, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Walla Walla, Washington, United States in 1920 and Mason City, Okanogan, Washington, United States in 1935. He died on 10 February 1972, in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States.
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Sources (19)
- Louis B Pray, "United States Census, 1920"
- Louis B Pray, "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917"
- Louis B Pray, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
Spouse and Children
1888–1972 Male
1887–1963 Female
Children (1)
1918–1996 Male
Parents and Siblings
– Male
–1898 Female
Siblings (2)
1888–1972 Male
1892– Male
World Events (8)
1889 · Washington Becomes a State
Age 1
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 2
1910 · The BSA is Made
Age 22
Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Préith, popularly believed to be from an ancient Pictish personal name of unexplained etymology, but more likely a reinterpretation of the descriptive phrase na préith ‘of the cattle-spoil’.
English: topographic name for someone who lived by a meadow, from Old French pray, French pré, from Latin pratum ‘meadow’.
Americanized form of German Prey .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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