FERNALD, Miriam^{[1, 2]}

1824 - 1906  (81 years)

• Name	FERNALD, Miriam
  Birth	Nov 1824	Great Falls, Androscoggin, Maine USA   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1850	Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts   [3]
  Census	25 Aug 1850	Dorchester, Norfolk, MA, USA   [6]
  	Amasa Pray / 34 / Male / Occu - Wood Warf / Born in Maine-Miriam Pray / 27 / Female / Born in Maine-Charles A Pray / 9 / Male / Born in Mass-Francis A Pray / 7 / Female / Born in Mass-Amasa Pray / 4 / Male / Born in Mass
  Census	27 Jul 1860	Dorchester, Norfolk, MA, USA
  	Miriam Pray / Age 38 / Sex F / / Birthplace Maine-
  Census	9 Jun 1870	Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA   [7]
  	Pray Marian / Age 48 / Female / White / Keeping House / Born in Mass
  Obituary	From the Santa Cruz Sentinel, 13 Aug 1906: ANGEL OF DEATH CALLS MRS. PRAY WIDOW OF LATE AMASA PRAY AND MOTHER OF FRED H PRAY YIELDS TO OLD AGE. Mrs. Amasa Pray, the widow of the late Amasa Pray, at one time half owner of the Pacific Ocean House and a member of one of the pioneer families of Santa Cruz, died at her home on Union St. at 2:15 on Saturday morning, surrounded by her children. Mrs. Pray died of a general breakdown, at the age of 85. Mr. and Mrs. Pray were among the earliest pioneers of this section, coming here 45 years ago. Deceased leaves two sons, Amasa Pray of San Francisco, Fred H. Pray of this city, and two daughters. Mrs. Minnie Bancroft and Mrs. Fanny Hobbs of Berkeley. She was born in Berwick, Maine. The Palmer drug store property, as well as the home on Union St. belonged to Mrs. Pray, the latter place having been her home for many years. For two months she has been very ill and her two daughters and her son Fred have been in almost constant attendance on her. They have the sympathy of many friends in their loss.  [8]
  Residence	1880	Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA   [2]
  Residence	1900	Santa Cruz Ward 2, Santa Cruz, California   [4]
  Death	11 Aug 1906	28 Union Street, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA   [9]
  	(address later became the Walter Byrne residence, but at this time had been in the Pray family)
  Person ID	I2316	Hugh Byrne and Nanette Asimov Lines
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	FERNALD, Oliver,   b. 25 Oct 1799, North Berwick, Maine d. 31 Mar 1883, North Berwick, York, ME, USA (Age 83 years)
  Mother	HEARD, Olive,   b. 24 Nov 1801, Berwick, Maine d. 2 Mar 1831, North Berwick, Maine (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	8 Mar 1821	North Berwick, Maine   [10]
  	Married by Nathaniel Lord
  Family ID	F151	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	PRAY, Amasa,   b. 1817, North Berwick, York, Maine, United States d. 23 Aug 1881, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	2 Oct 1839	Boston, Massachusetts, USA   [11]
  	Scanned/transcribed record in Ancestry lists as 2 Sep 1839, but reviewing book clearly shows chronological order, and that dates go ... 30 Sep ...OCT...1...2...etc
  Children	1. PRAY, Charles A,   b. Abt 1841, Massachusetts, USA d. Bef 1860 (Age < 18 years)   2. PRAY, Frances,   b. 1843, Massachusetts   3. PRAY, Amasa,   b. 28 Feb 1846, Massachusetts d. 5 Jan 1914 (Age 67 years)   4. PRAY, Frederick Hall,   b. 14 Apr 1851, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 17 Jun 1909, Mission Hill Sanatorium, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA (Age 58 years)   5. PRAY, Miriam Fernald,   b. 25 Nov 1856, Massachusetts, USA d. 7 Dec 1941, 3222 Piedmont Ave, Berkeley, Alameda, CA USA (Age 85 years)   6. PRAY, Frank Pierce,   b. Abt 1857, Boston, Massachusetts, USA d. 3 Nov 1897, 741 Chestnut Street, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA USA (Age 40 years)   7. PRAY, Charles Fernald,   b. 25 Oct 1862, Massachusetts d. 5 Dec 1868, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA (Age 6 years)
  Family ID	F52	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Nov 1824 - Great Falls, Androscoggin, Maine USA Marriage - 2 Oct 1839 - Boston, Massachusetts, USA Residence - 1850 - Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts Census - 25 Aug 1850 - Dorchester, Norfolk, MA, USA Census - 27 Jul 1860 - Dorchester, Norfolk, MA, USA Census - 9 Jun 1870 - Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA Residence - 1880 - Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA Residence - 1900 - Santa Cruz Ward 2, Santa Cruz, California Death - 11 Aug 1906 - 28 Union Street, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Albums

  Renald Fernald and Descendants (27) Renald Fernald of Portsmouth, NH and photos, documents related to his descendants.

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004), Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860.M653, 1,438 rolls. Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts, post office Dorchester, roll M653_516, page 314, image 318. [S11] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Online publication - Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.Original data - United States of America, Bur. [S8] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850.M432, 1,009 rolls. Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts, roll M432_329, page 51, image 103. [S13] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004), Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900.T623, 1854 rolls. Santa Cruz, California, ED 89, roll T623 112, page 11A. [S1309] Frederick Hall Pray-in the Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Records, 1840-1915--, Birthplace of mother: Great Falls, ME. [S8] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Amasa Pray / 34 / Male / Occu - Wood Warf / Born in Maine-Miriam Pray / 27 / Female / Born in Maine-Charles A Pray / 9 / Male / Born in Mass-Francis A Pray / 7 / Female / Born in Mass-Amasa Pray / 4 / Male / Born in Mass. [S1308] Amasa Pray in the 1870 Census, Pray Marian / Age 48 / Female / White / Keeping House / Born in Mass. [S1303] Angel of Death Calls Mrs. Pray. [S1303] Angel of Death Calls Mrs. Pray, Mrs. Amasa Pray, the widow of the late Amasa Pray, at one time half owner of the Pacific Ocean House and a member of one of the pioneer families of Santa Cruz, died at her home on Union St. at 2:15 on Saturday morning. [S372] Maine Marriage Records, 1705-1922, Oliver Fernald, Olive Heard. Married by Nathaniel Lord, Mar 8, 1821. [S1304] Meriam Fernald-in the Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.