Brief Life History of Howard
When Howard Coray was born on 6 May 1817, in Dansville, Steuben, New York, United States, his father, Silas Coray, was 28 and his mother, Mary Stephens, was 25. He married Martha Jane Knowlton on 6 February 1841, in Bear Creek Township, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900. His occupation is listed as clerk for the prophet joseph smith in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. He died on 16 January 1908, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Howard Cory, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Howard Coray - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Howard Coray
- Howard Coray, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
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1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
Irish: variant of Cody . This surname is now rare in Britain and Ireland.
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