FIRST GENERATION

1. Ward Rolland BRAY resided at 26 Patton Road, Tonawanda NY between 1952 and 1972 in Tonawanda, Erie Cnty, NY. He was born on 5 Oct 1952 in Kenmore Village, Erie Cnty, NY. ⁽¹⁾ Ward was born at 12:45am. He was baptized on 12 Apr 1965 in First Presbyterian Church, Tonawanda, NY. He was elected as President, Data Processing Management Association, Student Chapter in 1971 in Niagara County Community College, Niagara Cnty, NY. He received a degree in A.A.S. Computer Technology in 1972 in Niagara County Community College, Niagara Cnty, NY. He resided at 218 Lasalle Avenue, Kenmore NY between 1972 and 1977 in Kenmore Village, Erie Cnty, NY. He was an Information Systems Professional between 1972 and 2000 in Western New York State. He was a Computer Operator, Bufkor, Inc. from 1972 to 1974 in Buffalo, Erie Cnty, NY. He was described as 5'10", 180 lb., brown hair, hazel eyes, medium build between 1974 and 1990. He was a Software Systems Analyst, C.J. Tower, Inc. from 1974 to 1979 in Buffalo, Erie Cnty, NY. He resided at 131 Burnside Drive, Tonawanda NY between 1977 and 1986 in Town of Tonawanda, Erie Cnty, NY. He received a degree in B.S. Management Science in 1978 in State University of N.Y. at Buffalo. He was a Software Development Manager, Peter J. Schmitt Co, Inc. from 1979 to 1989 in West Seneca, Erie Cnty, NY. He resided at 42 Cottonwood Drive, Amherst NY between 1986 and 2000 in Town of Amherst, Erie Cnty, NY. He was a Database Specialist, Marine Midland Bank, NA from 1989 to 1991 in Buffalo, Erie Cnty, NY. He was elected as President, Association for Systems Management between 1990 and 1992 in Buffalo, Erie Cnty, NY. He was a Data Architect and Data Team Leader, Rich Products from 1991 to Jan 1999 in Buffalo, Erie Cnty, NY. He was elected as Treasurer, Upstate New York Oracle Users Group between 1998 and 2000 in Buffalo, Erie Cnty, NY. He was a Data Warehouse manager, Univera Healthcare from Jan 1999 to Dec 1999 in Buffalo, Erie Cnty, NY. He was a Director in Software Engineering, Gartner Group in Dec 1999 in Williamsville, Erie Cnty, NY. He was named after Ward Rolland Olver, maternal grandfather. The name Bray is an English place name and described the man who either lived in the so-named settlement in Berkshire, or the settlement with the same name in Devon. The settlement in Berkshire was named from Old French bray = marsh, and the Devon location got its name from the Cornish term bre = hill. When a man moved to a new location, he was often described by his new neighbors by his place of origin, to differentiate him from others in the town with the same given name.