Dominique Bray
Dominique Bray was born 1807 in Canada, and died October 09, 1871 in Kankakee County, Illinois. He married Almira VanSickle March 31, 1833 in Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois, daughter of Andrew Vansickle and Sara. To learn more about Dominique, read this article written by historian Burt Burroughs:
Children of Dominique Bray and Almira VanSickle are:
1. Elden Bray, born 1829.
2. Ellen Bray, born April 21, 1831 in Bunkum, Iroquois Co., Illinois; died November 05, 1923 in Fennimore, Grant Co., Wisconsin. She married (1) William P. Stevens. She married (2) Valentine Schaffer 1851 in Bourbonnais, Will Co., Illinois.
3. Dominic Bray, born Abt. May 24, 1833 in Bunkum, Iroquois Co., Illinois; died April 24, 1896 in Cloud Co., Kansas. He married Almeda Bailey.
4. Andre Bray, born May 1835 in Bourbonnais, Will Co., Illinois. He married Celeste Leclerc August 11, 1856 in Kankakee Co., Illinois.
5. John-Gordon Bray, born February 13, 1836 in Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co. Illinois; died October 21, 1914 in Concordia, Cloud Co., KS. He married Sarah Alzina Labar October 08, 1862 in Kankakee County, Illinois.
6. Philomene Bray, born 1837; died August 02, 1849 in Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co. Illinois.
7. Joseph Russell Bray, born May 09, 1839 in Bourbonnais, Will Co., Illinois; died March 05, 1925 in Concordia, Cloud Co., KS. He married (1) Julie Bessette March 03, 1862 in Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co. Illinois. He married (2) Emma Flynn March 23, 1893 in Oklahoma.
8. Thomas Bray, born Abt. November 07, 1841 in Bourbonnais, Will Co., Illinois; died March 05, 1883 in Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co., Illinois. He married Philomene Alexander May 26, 1862 in Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co. Illinois.
9. Henry Augustus Bray, born February 25, 1844 in Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co. Illinois; died May 11, 1943 in Waterloo, Blackhawk County, Iowa. He married (1) Jane Hutchinson February 25, 1867 in Grant Co., Wisconsin. He married (2) Ellen Lewis October 24, 1878 in Quasqueton, Iowa.
10. Clarissa Bray, born April 25, 1846 in Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co. Illinois; died September 01, 1930. She married Jacob Messier September 17, 1864 in Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co. Illinois.
11. Mary Ann Bray, born April 25, 1846 in Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co. Illinois; died October 24, 1932 in Kankakee County, Illinois. She married (1) William K Knox October 30, 1865 in Kankakee County, Illinois. She married (2) Jean Baptiste Balthazor October 16, 1909 in Kankakee County, Illinois.
12. Suzanne Bray, born August 26, 1848 in Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co., Illinois; died November 09, 1872 in Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co. Illinois. She married James Ferdinand Dandurand February 27, 1865 in Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co., Illinois.
13. Elisabeth Angelina Bray, born December 22, 1850 in Bourbonnais, Will Co., Illinois; died January 13, 1852 in Bourbonnais, Will Co., Illinois.
14. William P Bray, born November 03, 1853 in Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co., Illinois; died 1941. He married Phoebe Alexander September 14, 1874 in Kankakee County, Illinois.