Simon Ray

- 1737

• Name	Simon Ray
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	20 Dec 1638	Hundon, Suffolk, England   [1]
  Died	17 Mar 1736/37	Block Island, Rhode Island   [1]
  Buried	Common Burying Ground, New Shoreham, Block Island, Rhode Island
  	"This monument Is erected to the Memory Of Simon Ray Esquire, One of the original Proprietors Of this Island He was largely concerned In settling the Township, And was one of the chief Magistrates. And such was his Benevolence, That besides the Care which he took Of their civil Interests, He frequently instructed them, In the most important Concerns Of our Holy Religion. He was deprived of his Eyesight many Years, Chearfully submitting to the will of God, His life being in this trying Instance, As in all others, A lovely example of Christian Virtue. He died on the 17th of March 1737 In the 102nd year of his age." (His age is overstated by 2 years based on the date of his baptism)
  Person ID	I50369	Bryant
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2003

  
  

  Father	Simon Ray,   d. 30 Sep 1641, Braintree, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts
  Mother	Mary Rowning,   d. 1694, New Shoreham, Block Island, Rhode Island
  Married	1635	Little Wratting, Suffolk, England   [2, 3]
  Family ID	F1580	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Thomas,   b. Abt 1640,   d. Abt 1685
  Married	Abt 1664	Massachusetts   [1]
  Family ID	F3426	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth,   b. 1645
  Married	Bef 18 Oct 1690	New Shoreham, Block Island, Rhode Island   [1]
  Family ID	F3427	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Baptism - 20 Dec 1638 - Hundon, Suffolk, England Married - Abt 1664 - Massachusetts Married - Bef 18 Oct 1690 - New Shoreham, Block Island, Rhode Island Died - 17 Mar 1736/37 - Block Island, Rhode Island Buried - - Common Burying Ground, New Shoreham, Block Island, Rhode Island  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S13] NEHGR, NEHGR, (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society), 86:326. [S13] NEHGR, NEHGR, (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society), 86:325. [S13] NEHGR, NEHGR, (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society), 69:17-27.