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John Briggs Gray

Birth	:	30 Mar 1807 Hadley, Saratoga County, New York, USA
Death	:	11 Apr 1889 Maynard, Fayette County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Agecroft Cemetery and Crematorium, Salford, Metropolitan Borough of Salford, England
Coordinate	:	53.5100250, -2.2940500
Description	:	The following is transcribed from "Portrait and Biographical Album of Fayette County, Iowa, 1891" John B. [Gray], who was born in Saratoga County March 30, 1807, was reared to manhood upon a farm and during his younger years was engaged in the lumber business. He was married at the age of nineteen to Miss Lucy Heath, and upon a farm in their native county they began their domestic life. It was in 1853 that they emigrated westward, locating land near Elgin, Cook County, Ill. After renting for some three years, Mr. Gray brought his family to Iowa in 1856, making the... Read More	The following is transcribed from "Portrait and Biographical Album of Fayette County, Iowa, 1891" John B. [Gray], who was born in Saratoga County March 30, 1807, was reared to manhood upon a farm and during his younger years was engaged in the lumber business. He was married at the age of nineteen to Miss Lucy Heath, and upon a farm in their native county they began their domestic life. It was in 1853 that they emigrated westward, locating land near Elgin, Cook County, Ill. After renting for some three years, Mr. Gray brought his family to Iowa in 1856, making the journey with four yoke of oxen. He purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land in section 10, Smithfield Township, only ten acres of which had been placed under the plow, while a log cabin constituted the improvements. The entire county was then but sparsely settled, his neighbors lived miles away, and the development of the county seemed hardly begun. Later he sold that farm and in 1875 bought land two miles north of Maynard, where he died on the 11th of April, 1889. His wife died March 27, 1875, at the age of sixty-seven years and seven months. He was an enterprising farmer, a capable business man and met with success in his undertakings. A great reader, he kept himself well informed on all general topics, and consequently could converse intelligibly upon any subject introduced. He was strongly opposed to secret societies and in politics was a Whig, and afterward a stanch Republican. In the Methodist Church, of which he was a member, he served as Class-Leader and took an active part in its up-building, also giving liberally to its support. The children of the family are Charles P., a resident farmer of Michigan; Polly, who died in New York; Nathaniel, of Michigan; Mrs. Susan Potter, a widow residing in Wyoming; Henry, who was drowned in New York; Melissa, who died in Illinois; Myron, of Jones County, Iowa; Horatio, who served four years in the Illinois regiment of infantry, was afterward in the artillery and was wounded, and now resides on the old homestead north of Maynard; Mrs. Lucretia Badger, of Westfield; Celestia, of Maynard; Catherine, of Westgate, Iowa; Harrison W., of this sketch; John, a farmer of Smithfield Township; George and Esther, both deceased; Mary, of California; and Ira, who died in infancy."

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John Briggs Gray's memorial is located at: Agecroft Cemetery and Crematorium, Salford, Metropolitan Borough of Salford, England.
When did John Briggs Gray death?
John Briggs Gray death on 11 Apr 1889 in Maynard, Fayette County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 53.5100250
Longitude: -2.2940500

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Lucy Heath Gray

(1807 - 1875)

Siblings

Children

Charles Perry Gray

(1826 - 1904)

Horatio Otis “Oat” Gray

(1838 - 1923)

Lucy Lucetta Gray Badger

(1839 - 1912)

Catherine C Gray Conrad

(1844 - 1911)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Agecroft Cemetery and Crematorium
Salford, Metropolitan Borough of Salford, England
Coordinate: 53.5100250, -2.2940500

2. Agecroft Jewish Cemetery
Pendlebury, Metropolitan Borough of Salford, England
Coordinate: 53.5110302, -2.2955830

3. Rainsough Jewish Cemetery
Prestwich, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, England
Coordinate: 53.5185530, -2.2906950

4. St John The Evangelist Churchyard
Pendlebury, Metropolitan Borough of Salford, England
Coordinate: 53.5036200, -2.3088500

5. St Paul's Churchyard
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Coordinate: 53.5148800, -2.2725500

6. Saint Augustine's Churchyard
Pendlebury, Metropolitan Borough of Salford, England
Coordinate: 53.5107070, -2.3223960

7. St. Thomas' Churchyard
Salford, Metropolitan Borough of Salford, England
Coordinate: 53.4921430, -2.2856130

8. St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard
Prestwich, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, England
Coordinate: 53.5294033, -2.2864891

9. Great Synagogue Cemetery
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Coordinate: 53.5315510, -2.2845730

10. St. Paul's Wesleyan Methodist Churchyard
Swinton, Metropolitan Borough of Salford, England
Coordinate: 53.5133900, -2.3397500

11. St. Peter's Churchyard
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Coordinate: 53.5119130, -2.3413860

12. St. Marks' Churchyard
Cheetham Hill, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, England
Coordinate: 53.5113780, -2.2462660

13. Wesleyan Methodist Cemetery
Crumpsall, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, England
Coordinate: 53.5142870, -2.2447610

14. Weaste Cemetery
Weaste, Metropolitan Borough of Salford, England
Coordinate: 53.4795227, -2.3017540

15. Swinton Cemetery
Swinton, Metropolitan Borough of Salford, England
Coordinate: 53.5183372, -2.3457739

16. St Anne Churchyard
Clifton, Metropolitan Borough of Salford, England
Coordinate: 53.5277070, -2.3391650

17. Strangeways Prison Cemetery (Defunct)
Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, England
Coordinate: 53.4925000, -2.2463890

18. Irwell Street Wesleyan Chapel Cemetery
Salford, Metropolitan Borough of Salford, England
Coordinate: 53.4829750, -2.2587540

19. Manchester Reform Jewish Old Cemetery
Whitefield, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, England
Coordinate: 53.5442728, -2.2918894

20. New Jerusalem Temple Cemetery
Salford, Metropolitan Borough of Salford, England
Coordinate: 53.4827720, -2.2571250

21. St Mary the Virgin Churchyard
Eccles, Metropolitan Borough of Salford, England
Coordinate: 53.4843810, -2.3346810

22. St Luke's Churchyard
Cheetham Hill, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, England
Coordinate: 53.5041660, -2.2354680

23. Christ Church
Salford, Metropolitan Borough of Salford, England
Coordinate: 53.4864284, -2.2497653

24. St Chad's Churchyard
Cheetham Hill, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, England
Coordinate: 53.4922100, -2.2400500