David John Wray

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RCAF in 1942
1945 bought bakery
1948 sold bakery
1948-1953 RM of Roblin
1953 - 1967 Wray's Washed Sand and Gravel - Construction and gravel business with Gary and Raymond
1967 - 1976 Pool Room and Barber Shop
Village of Cartwright until retirement

David married Doris Ruth Gower on 10 Mar 1946. Doris (daughter of Robert Gower) was born in Snowflake, Manitoba, Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living
2. Living
3. Living
4. Living

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1913-1915 - Badger, MB and Cartwright, MB
1915 Holmfield, MB worked at Harrison's Milling and Grain Co. and did barbering
Moved to the Dave Duncan farm
Also lived on the Macklem farm and their grandmother McMillan's farm
1934 - Cartwright - trucking business, fire chief and town constable
Oddfellow
Talented musician

?b?Woodridge?/b? is located on the ?u?Ontario ?/u?side of the ?u?Ottawa River?/u? about a mile upstream from the ?u?Quyon Ferry?/u?. Its name was changed from Whetstone Point in 1898.

Lee married Mary Ann Menarey on 17 Dec 1913 in Killarney, Southwestern Census Division, Manitoba, Canada. Mary (daughter of John Menarey and Catherine Mary McMillan) was born on 30 Dec 1891 in Hazeldell, Manitoba, Canada; died in 1996; was buried in Cartwright Cemetery, Cartwright, Pilot Mound Census Division, Manitoba, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buried:
She was in her 105th year when she died. Burial information obtained from Cartwright Cemetery Records transcribed in the local history book

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?b?Woodridge?/b? is located on the ?u?Ontario ?/u?side of the ?u?Ottawa River?/u? about a mile upstream from the ?u?Quyon Ferry?/u?. Its name was changed from Whetstone Point in 1898.

John Wray married Emma Rachel Farr on 24 Sept 1877 at Woodbridge Ontario. They came to Manitoba with four small children in about 1891, farming in the East Mountain District southwest of the village of Cartwright. When he died, John left a widow, two married daughters and four children ranging in ages from 5 to 16 years old. His widow remarried in 1908.

John's story is told in the local history book "Memories Along the Badger Revisited" (1985) page 525. His death is recorded under registration number 1906-005330 at Manitoba Vital Statistics. His birth date originates from the 1901 Canada census.

John married Emma Rachel Farr on 24 Sep 1877 in Woodridge, Leeds & Grenville County, Ontario, Canada. Emma was born on 4 Aug 1857 in Weston, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; died on 15 Mar 1933 in Manitoba, Canada; was buried in Cartwright, Cartwright-Roblin, Pilot Mound Census Division, Manitoba, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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?b?Woodridge?/b? is located on the ?u?Ontario ?/u?side of the ?u?Ottawa River?/u? about a mile upstream from the ?u?Quyon Ferry?/u?. Its name was changed from Whetstone Point in 1898.

Emma married John Wray on 24 Sept 1877 in Woodbridge Ontario. They came to Manitoba with four small children in about 1891, farming in the East Mountain District southwest of the village of Cartwright. When John died, two of their daughters were married but Emma had four children ranging in ages from 5 to 16 years old to raise.

She married John Asa Baumwort on 11 Nov 1908 in Winnipeg. They relocated to a farm near Badger Manitoba until returning to Cartwright where three of Emma's children had remained with their own families.

The family's story is well told in the local history book "Memories Along the Badger Revisited" (1985) page 525. Emma's death is recorded under registration number 1933-012168 in Manitoba Vital Statistics.

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John married Catherine Mary McMillan. Catherine and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
John Wray married Grace Harland in 1851 and had 2 children ? Following Grace's death, John Wray married Mary Pomphrey on January 20, 1858.
Initially buried at PineRidge(Humber) Cemetery. Later, in 1913, as per his daughters' , John Wray was re-interred in Prospect Cemetery.

Buried:
Inscription
[east side]
In memory of John Wray
Born June 17, 1828
Died Jan. 26, 1897
I know that my Reademer [sic] liveth
Also his wife
Mary
Departed to be with Christ
Dec. 5, 1913
In her 77th year
At home with the Lord
Which is far better.
Wray

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Neil McCallum
March 21, 1857
April 21, 1931
His wife
Sarah Ann Wray
February 20, 1869
April 2, 1950
Annie Wray
Aug. 30, 1872
Dec. 1, 1959
At rest

[north side]
Rebecca
Daughter of John & Mary Wray
Born Oct. 15, 1870;
Died Aug. 8, 1891.
I know Whom I have
Believed. 2.Tim.1.12.
Also daughter
Harriet Wray
Born Jan. 28, 1862
Died Mar. 23, 1929.
Sweetly she rests.
Gravesite Details
Initially buried at PineRidge(Humber) Cemetery but re-interred 1913 in Prospect, along with his daughter Rebecca; Brought to cemetery Harriet and Annie-

John married Grace Harland in 1851. Grace was born in 1833 in England; died in 1856 in Ontario, Canada; was buried in Weston Methodist Church Burial Ground, Etobicoke, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
"Home District, Ontario, Canada By the same (Reverend Elis** Draper) October 2, 1851, John Ray, Vaughn Township and Grace Harland of Etobicoke Township, Banns. Witnessed by Charles Marr and Robert Boyle."