Wilson B. Bray and Anna L. Griswold

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Husband Wilson B. Bray

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           Born: 16 Nov 1824 - Lambertville, Hunterdon County, NJ
       Baptized: 
           Died: 23 Nov 1895 - Lambertville, Hunterdon County, NJ
         Buried:  - John Hancock Cemetery, Florham Park, Morris County, NJ
FamilySearch ID: 9MGN-QHR
Find A Grave ID: 38712437

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         Father: Wilson Bray {FSID: LHJM-WDK, FGID: 140590701} 1
         Mother: Mary West {FSID: KHMN-Q5J, FGID: 14472039}

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       Marriage: 11 Nov 1869 - Morris County, NJ

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Wife Anna L. Griswold

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           Born: Mar 1848 - NJ
       Baptized: 
           Died: 1913 - NJ
         Buried:  - John Hancock Cemetery, Florham Park, Morris County, NJ
FamilySearch ID: LT6W-57H
Find A Grave ID: 38712409

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Children

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1 F Eliza R. Bray

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           Born: 1863 - Lambertville, Hunterdon County, NJ
       Baptized: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: 9MGN-Q49

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2 M Wilson B. Bray

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           Born: Sep 1870 - Lambertville, Hunterdon County, NJ
       Baptized: 
           Died: 31 Dec 1927 - Belvidere, Warren County, NJ
         Buried:  - Belvidere Cemetery, Belvidere, Warren County, NJ
FamilySearch ID: 9MGN-Q4N
Find A Grave ID: 75764878

         Spouse: Gertrude A. Smith {FSID: L1BQ-QL9, FGID: 75764811}
           Marr: 8 Jul 1893 - Lambertville, Hunterdon County, NJ

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3 M Edward Griswold Bray MD

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           Born: 20 Aug 1876 - Lambertville, Hunterdon County, NJ
       Baptized: 
           Died: 15 Nov 1931 - Palmerton, Carbon County, PA
         Buried: 1931 - John Hancock Cemetery, Florham Park, Morris County, NJ
FamilySearch ID: L17S-P88
Find A Grave ID: 38712421

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General Notes: Husband - Wilson B. Bray

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FTM BIRT: RIN MH:IF12775

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38712437/wilson-bray

BIRTH
16 Nov 1824
DEATH
23 Nov 1895 (aged 71)
BURIAL
John Hancock Cemetery
Florham Park, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
MEMORIAL ID
38712437

Wilson Bray’s wife identified as Anna L. Griswold, 1848-1913; on same stone is Edward C. Bray, M.D., b. 20 August 1876, d. 15 November 1931. See “Morris County Gravestones: John Hancock Cemetery, Borough of Florham Park,” The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey (Trenton, NJ: Genealogical Society of New Jersey, May 2018), Vol. 93, No. 2 (Whole No. 315), p. 117.
[Provided by Nick Swanstrom #46882286]

"Lambertsville, N. J., Nov. 23.- Wilson Bray, a prominent citizen, the patentee of the first refrigerator to carry meats across the ocean, and also the originator of the railroad refrigerator, died here today." - The Morning Times (Washington, DC), November 24, 1895, p 1 (added by Loretta Castaldi 16 November 2021)

Created by: Barbara Schaffer
Added: 24 Jun 2009
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 38712437
memorial page for Wilson Bray (16 Nov 1824–23 Nov 1895), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38712437, citing John Hancock Cemetery, Florham Park, Morris County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by Barbara Schaffer (contributor 46951056) .

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K8CP-B92
"Birth • 1824
Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States

Death • Deceased"

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9MGN-QHR
"Birth • 1825
Lambertville, Hunterdon, New Jersey

Death • Deceased"

https://www.ancestry.ca/genealogy/records/wilson-bray-24-6919rs
"Born in New Jersey on 16 Nov 1824 to Wilson Bray and Mary West. Wilson Bray had 2 children. He passed away on 23 Nov 1895 in Lambertville, Hunterdon, New Jersey."

82,076 Wilson Bray Stockton, NY
September 15, 1868
Improved refrigerator - https://www.ashrae.org/File%20Library/About/Mission%20and%20Vision/ASHRAE%20and%20Industry%20History/US-Refrigeration-and-Air-Conditioning-Patents.pdf

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General Notes: Wife - Anna L. Griswold

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FTM BIRT: RIN MH:IF12776

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38712409/anna-l-bray

BIRTH
1848
DEATH
1913 (aged 64–65)
BURIAL
John Hancock Cemetery
Florham Park, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
MEMORIAL ID
38712409

Wilson Bray’s wife identified as Anna L. Griswold, 1848-1913; on same stone is Edward C. Bray, M.D., b. 20 August 1876, d. 15 November 1931. See “Morris County Gravestones: John Hancock Cemetery, Borough of Florham Park,” The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey (Trenton, NJ: Genealogical Society of New Jersey, May 2018), Vol. 93, No. 2 (Whole No. 315), p. 117.
[Provided by Nick Swanstrom #46882286]

Family Members

Parents
Benjamin B Griswold 1813–1884
Julia A Ward Griswold 1817–1904

Siblings
Mary Ward Griswold Crane 1841–1913
Jessie Fremont Griswold 1856–1904

Created by: Barbara Schaffer
Added: 24 Jun 2009
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 38712409
memorial page for Anna L Griswold Bray (1848–1913), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38712409, citing John Hancock Cemetery, Florham Park, Morris County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by Barbara Schaffer (contributor 46951056) .

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LT6W-57H
"Birth • March 1846
New Jersey, United States

Death • 1913

Burial • •
Florham Park, Morris, New Jersey, United States of America"

https://www.ancestry.ca/genealogy/records/anna-l-griswold-24-9vrlx3
"Born in New Jersey, USA on Mar 1846 to Benjamin Burroughs GRISWOLD and Julia Ann Ward. Anna L GRISWOLD married Wilson Bray and had 2 children. She passed away on 1913 in New Jersey."

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Notes: Marriage

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FTM
MARR: RIN MH:FF3625

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38712437/wilson-bray
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38712409/anna-l-bray

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9MGN-QHR
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LT6W-57H

https://www.ancestry.ca/genealogy/records/wilson-bray-24-6919rs
https://www.ancestry.ca/genealogy/records/anna-l-griswold-24-9vrlx3

Sources

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1. WikiTree Wolverton Family.

1 WikiTree Wolverton Family.

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