The son of Mary Nelson and Oscar Anderson, Ray grew up in Pawtucket, RI and Lawrence, MA. Around 1930, while living on Salem St. in Lawrence, MA, he met Eva Bourque. The couple married in 1940 and had six children. Ray worked at the Merrimac Paper Co. for many years.
Ray was musical. He sang folk songs and, despite the fact that he only had a handful of violin lessons, he could play the violin, the concertina, and the harmonica.
Ray was musical. He sang folk songs and, despite the fact that he only had a handful of violin lessons, he could play the violin, the concertina, and the harmonica.
The son of Mary Nelson and Oscar Anderson, Ray grew up in Pawtucket, RI and Lawrence, MA. Around 1930, while living on Salem St. in Lawrence, MA, he met Eva Bourque. The couple married in 1940 and had six children. Ray worked at the Merrimac Paper Co. for many years.
Ray was musical. He sang folk songs and, despite the fact that he only had a handful of violin lessons, he could play the violin, the concertina, and the harmonica.
Ray was musical. He sang folk songs and, despite the fact that he only had a handful of violin lessons, he could play the violin, the concertina, and the harmonica.
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