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Subject: ALEXANDER MECRAY, PHYSICIAN
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 14:42:14 EST


Hello Vince Summers!

I believe I found the information you want.

Found on the 1850 Census for Lower Township, Cape May County, NJ, enmerated
on August 23, 1850 (Note: Surname is spelled McCREA), They resided in a hotel:

JAMES McCREA, Age 43, Male, Hotel Keeper, Value of Real Estate Owned:
$15,000, Born in NJ.
MAY A. or MARY A. McCREA, Age 36, Female, Born in NJ.
JULIA McCREA, Age 16, Female, Born in NJ, Attended school within the year.
HANNAH McCREA, Age 12, Female, Born in NJ, Attended school within the year.
ALEXANDER McCREA, Age 11, Male, Born in NJ, Attended school within the year.
JAMES McCREA, Age 8, Male, Born in NJ, Attended school within the year.
ELMIRA McCREA, Age 5, Female, Born in NJ.


1870 Census: South Ward, City of Camden, Camden County, NJ, Enumerated on
June 27, 1870 (Note: Name is now spelled MECRAY, however to look up, it's under
McCray):

MECRAY, ALEXANDER, Age 31, Male, White, Physician, Born in NJ.
MECRAY, LYDIA B., Age 27, Female, White, Keeps House, Born in PA.
MECRAY, JAMES, Age 5, Male, White, Born in NJ.
MECRAY, JULIA E., Age 1, Female, White, Born in NJ.


1880 Census: 1st Precinct, 1st Ward, City of Camden, Camden County, NJ,
Enumerated on June 11, 1880:

MECRAY, ALEXANDER, White, Male, Age 40, Married, Physician, Born in NJ, Both
parents born in NJ.
MECRAY, LYDIA B., White, Female, Age 35, Wife, Married, Keeps House, Born in
PA, Both parents born in PA.
MECRAY, JAMES M., White, Male, Age 14, Son, Born in NJ, Father born in NJ,
Mother born in PA.
MECRAY, JULIA E., White, Female, Age 10, Daughter, At school, Born in NJ,
Father born in NJ, Mother born in PA.
MECRAY, ANNA L., White, Female, Age 1, Daughter, Born in NJ, Father born in
NJ, Mother born in PA.
SAVAGE, EMMA, Black, Female, Age 25, Servant, Born in VA, Both parents born
in VA.

Listed in Camden, NJ Directories, 1887 - 91:

ALEXANDER M. MECRAY, Location 1 & 2 - 327 Cooper; Occupation: Physician;
City: Camden; State: NJ.

Also listed in the 1890 to 1891 Directory is JULIA MECRAY at the same
location.


Sonja

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