Mary Elizabeth Rood

Female 1816 - 1898  (82 years)


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  • Name Mary Elizabeth Rood 
    Birth 6 Jul 1816  Scipio, Cayuga Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 21 Dec 1898  Castile, Wyoming Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Hope Cemetery, Perry, Wyoming Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • DEATH OF MRS. GRAY
      Mary E. Rood was born in Scipio, Cayuga county, July 6, 1818, the youngest daughter of James and Betsey Rood. She came with her parents when a small child an settled on a farm in he town of Castile, Two miles from this village, where she grew up to womanhood, and where she was married to Theodore F Gray in 1848. She removed with her husband onto a farm on the reservation where they have since resided, with the exception of ten or twelve years spent in the vicinity of Dalton, Livingston Co., until about four years ago when they moved into the village of Perry. Her husband died May 13, 1895, since which time she has lived with her sons Frank R and Fred. Mrs. Gray died at the home of her son Frank on Watrous St., Dec. 21, 1898, at 3 p.m., of pneumonia. Funeral services were held from the home Sunday at 3 p.m., Rev. Benjamin Copeland officiating, assisted by Rev. J. H. Hollingsworth. Two sons survive her, Frank R., and Fred Gray, and three sisters, Mrs. Susan Aram of Delevan, Wisconsin, Mrs. Angeline Calkins of Illinois and Mrs. Clarisa Calkins of Hampton Virginia.
      Mrs. Gray, with her husband, was converted while living at Dalton and joined the M. E. church, and has lived a consistent christian life adorning the doctrine and profession she made. Always in her place in the sanctuary, interested and helpful in every laudable work of the church. A beautiful wife and devoted mother, she "rests from her labors and her works do follow her."(Wyoming County Times, December 29, 1898)
    Person ID I46272  OurNorthernRoots
    Last Modified 16 Jan 2021 

    Family Theodore F. Gray,   b. 1826, Springwater, Livingston Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 May 1895, Castile, Wyoming Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 1848  Castile, Wyoming Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Frank Richard Gray,   b. 27 Aug 1856, Castile, Wyoming Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Aug 1942, Leesburg, Lake Co., Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     2. Fred J. Gray,   b. 27 Aug 1856, Castile, Wyoming Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F16780  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Jan 2021 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 6 Jul 1816 - Scipio, Cayuga Co., New York, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Link to Google MapsDeath - 21 Dec 1898 - Castile, Wyoming Co., New York, USA Link to Google Earth
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