When Carrie I Ray was born on 4 June 1852, in Shoreham, Addison, Vermont, United States, her father, Eli Ray, was 34 and her mother, Priscilla May Waite, was 29. She died on 27 September 1852, in her hometown, at the age of 0, and was buried in Shoreham, Addison, Vermont, United States.
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 .
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