Welcome to the Pray family genealogy. Family units are arranged alphabetically by the first name of the father (or single-parent mother). Links are provided to enable you to move up and down each lineage. To follow a line back in time (ancestors), click on the underlined portion of “(son of …)” or “(dau. of …)” beneath the name of the person you want to trace back. To follow a line forward in time (descendants), click on the name of the person whose offspring you want to see. A plus sign (+) following a name means that that person had one or more children, but that family group has not been added to this web page. To view documentation, including census data, click on the link “documentation and notes” below a family.

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Charles E. B. Pray
   (son of Ephraim Pray and Rebecca P. […])
   b. 27 November 1835   Maine
   m. Edith H. […]
            b. 11 September 1836   Maine
            d. 15 June 1917
                  bur. Brookside Cemetery   Mount Desert, Maine
   d. 11 August 1903
         bur. Brookside Cemetery   Mount Desert, Maine

child:
   Nellie E. Pray   b. age 9 y. as of 1870 census   Maine

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Daniel E. Pray
   (son of Eben Pray and Charlotte Flye)
   b. 1827   Maine
   m. Melissa H. […]
            b. 1835   Maine
            d. 1902
                  bur. Brookside Cemetery   Mount Desert, Maine
   d. 1905
         bur. Brookside Cemetery   Mount Desert, Maine

children:
   Florence Adel Pray   b. age 4 y. as of 1860 census   Maine
   Fannie M. Pray   b. age 3 y. as of 1860 census   Maine   -   m. Charles F. Brown
   Lester E. Pray   b. November 1859   Maine   -   m. Katherine L. […]   -   d. 1927   -   bur. Brookside Cemetery   Mount Desert. Maine
   John F. Pray   b. 29 y., 10 m. at death   Maine   -   d. 23 October 1891 (“lost at sea”)   -   memorial stone in Brookside Cemetery   Mount Desert, Maine
   Fred H. Pray   b. age 6 y. as of 1870 census   Maine
   Meda C. Pray   b. 1874   Maine   -   m. Arthur Hilton Candage   -   d. 1957   -   bur. Seal Harbor Cemetery   Mount Desert, Maine

documentation and notes

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E. H. Pray
   (son of [?])
   m. Nellie F. […]

child:
   Ella A. Pray   b. age 1 y., 5 m., 14 d. at death   -   d. 18 October 1882   -   bur. Mount Desert Street Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine

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Eben Pray
   (son of [?])
   b. age 79 y., 1 m. at death   Maine
   m. Charlotte Flye
            (dau. of […])
            b. age 78 y., 5 m. at death   Maine
            d. 20 July 1880
                  bur. Mountain View Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine
   d. 6 March 1882
         bur. Mountain View Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine

children:
   Daniel E. Pray   b. 1827   Maine   -   m. Melissa H. […]   -   d. 1905   -   bur. Brookside Cemetery   Mount Desert, Maine
   Martha F. Pray   b. age 19 y. as of 1850 census   Maine   -   m. Seth Harden
   Clarissa D. Pray   b. age 17 y. as of 1850 census   Maine
   Lucretia H. Pray   b. 1835   Maine   -   d. 1915   -   bur. Mountain View Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine
   Adeliza Pray   b. age 13 y. as of 1850 census   Maine
   Dolly N. Pray   b. age 10 y. as of 1850 census   Maine
   William F. Pray   b. age 6 m. at death   -   d. 12 August 1842   -   bur. Mountain View Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine
   Ladora Pray   b. age 7 y. as of 1850 census   Maine

documentation and notes

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Ephraim Pray
   (son of [?])
   b. 1806   Maine
   m. Rebecca P. […]
            b. 1817   Maine
            d. 1896
                  bur. Pray Cemetery   Mount Desert, Maine
   d. 1889
         bur. Pray Cemetery   Mount Desert, Maine

children:
   Charles E. B. Pray   b. 27 November 1835   Maine   -   m. Edith H. […]   -   d. 11 August 1903   -   bur. Brookside Cemetery   Mount Desert, Maine
   Lemuel N. Pray   b. 1838   Maine   -   d. 1872 ("Lost at sea off the coast of Alaska")   -   memorial stone in Pray Cemetery   Mount Desert, Maine
   Ephraim H. Pray   b. age 8 y. as of 1850 census   Maine   -   m. Andora […]
   Harvey D. Pray   b. age 5 y. as of 1850 census   Maine
   Mary A. Pray   b. age 3 y. as of 1850 census   Maine   -   m. […] Langley
   Rebecca Ann Pray   b. age 1 y. as of 1850 census   Maine
   Franklin P. Pray   b. 1853   Maine   -   m. Annie M. […]   -   d. 1918   -   bur. Benson Cemetery   Tremont, Maine
   Albion R. Pray   b. age 5 y. as of 1860 census   Maine
   Edward L. Pray   b. age 18 y. as of 1880 census   Maine

documentation and notes

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Ephraim H. Pray
   (son of Ephraim Pray and Rebecca P. […])
   b. age 8 y. as of 1850 census   Maine
   m. Andora […]
            b. age 32 y. as of 1880 census   Maine

children:
   Jed F. Pray   b. age 13 y. as of 1880 census   Maine
   Ralph W. Pray   b. age 10 y. as of 1880 census   Maine
   Minnie G. Pray   b. age 9 y. as of 1880 census   Maine
   Lemuel N. Pray   b. age 7 y. as of 1880 census   Maine

documentation and notes

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Lester E. Pray
   (son of Daniel E. Pray and Melissa H. […])
   b. November 1859   Maine
   m. 16 y. as of 1900 census
         Katherine L. […]
               b. September 1862   Maine
               d. 1941
                     bur. Brookside Cemetery   Mount Desert, Maine
   d. 1927
         bur. Brookside Cemetery   Mount Desert, Maine

child:
   Lucie E. Pray   b. June 1885   Maine   -   d. 1901   -   bur. Brookside Cemetery   Mount Desert, Maine

documentation and notes

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