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Abraham May 1795–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1795

Birth Location: Rockingham County, Virginia

Death Date: 26 Aug 1878

Death Location: Brocks Gap, Rockingham, Virginia, United States

Father: John May

Mother: Martha Houghman

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Abraham May was born in 1795 in Rockingham County, Virginia, the child of John George May And Martha Magdalena Houghman. Abraham May passed away in 1878 in Brocks Gap, Rockingham, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Abraham May was born in 1795 in Rockingham County, Virginia, the child of John George May And Martha Magdalena Houghman.
  • Abraham May passed away in 1878 in Brocks Gap, Rockingham, Virginia, United States.

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Abraham May's Ancestors

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Abraham May
1795–1878
Birth Place: Rockingham County, Virginia
Parents
John George May
1758–1815
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Martha (Magdalena) Houghman
1755–1816
Hardy, West Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Leonard May
1719–1777
Niederhausen, Bad Kreuznach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Anna (Christina) Schuch
1718–
Mainhardt, Schwabisch Hall, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Henry Houghman
1756–
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Johann Mey
1673–1743
Maria Graef
1685–1751
Johann Schuche
1689–
Anna Wieland
1692–1750
Henry Houghman
1732–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abraham May's Timeline

2 Records

1795
1795
Birth of Abraham May in Rockingham County, Virginia
Rockingham County, Virginia
1878
26 Aug 1878
Age 83
Death of Abraham May in Brocks Gap, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Brocks Gap, Rockingham, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Rockingham County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1878
    Event Place: Brocks Gap, Rockingham, Virginia, United States

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