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Bray, Rachel

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Last Name Bray
First Name Rachel
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Maiden Name Moon
Death Date 4/20/1876
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Spouse Harris Bray
Survived By Husband.
Other Age 78 years, 2 months. Born in Chatham County, North Carolina, on Feb. 19, 1798. Married on Sept. 3, 1819. Came with her husband to Indiana in 1821, arriving here April 30. They first settled 3/4 mile south of the site of Mooresville on White Lick, where they remained 2 years, then they moved to the place where she died. Member of the Methodist Church; joined the church in 1839 a few months after her husband, during the great revival by John B. Birt. Mother of 10 children: 8 males and 2 females, some of whom are in Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri; one was lost in the late war, and 3 still reside in or near Mooresville. Funeral at Methodist Church. Burial in Mooresville Cemetery.
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