. Gray genealogy, being a genealogical record and history of the descendants of John Gray, of Beverly, Mass., and also including sketches of other Gray families. he revolution,and was killed in the service. His mother was bom in Hub-bardton, and her father was one of the patriots of the Revolu-tion, and took part in the battle of Hubbardton. Aaron Graymoved with his family to Ohio when Albert was about nine yearsold, but his wife died there, other misfortunes came, and in abouttwo years he returned to Dorset, and being very poor, sent Albertto live wdth his uncle, Elijah, at Charlotte. Here Al
. Gray genealogy, being a genealogical record and history of the descendants of John Gray, of Beverly, Mass., and also including sketches of other Gray families. he revolution,and was killed in the service. His mother was bom in Hub-bardton, and her father was one of the patriots of the Revolu-tion, and took part in the battle of Hubbardton. Aaron Graymoved with his family to Ohio when Albert was about nine yearsold, but his wife died there, other misfortunes came, and in abouttwo years he returned to Dorset, and being very poor, sent Albertto live wdth his uncle, Elijah, at Charlotte. Here Albert liveduntil he was fifteen years old, when he was bound out as anapprentice to Henry Gray, a relative living in Middletown, tolearn the wheelwrights trade. He served his time of five years,and at the age of twenty went into business for himself. Hisdiligence soon won success. He was known as a careful and ex-cellent workman. He had an inclination and genius for invent-ing, and gave much attention to the study and experimental ap-plication of mechanical principles, at the cost of both time andmoney. In 1836 he invented a corn sheller which was patented.
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