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Benjamin May 1707–1743 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Aug 1707

Birth Location: Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States

Death Date: 11 Mar 1743

Death Location: Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA

Father: Elisha May

Mother: Elizabeth Emerson

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The story of Benjamin May began in 1707 in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States. Benjamin May passed away in 1743 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin May began in 1707 in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States.
  • Benjamin May passed away in 1743 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA.

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Benjamin May's Ancestors

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Benjamin May
1707–1743
Birth Place: Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States
Parents
Elisha G May
1667–1744
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Elizabeth Emerson
1676–1762
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
James Walker
1645–1718
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Bathsheba Brooks
1655–1738
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Sgt
1621–1695
Elizabeth (Brooks)
1628–1687
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Brooks
1610–1689
Thomas Simmons
1602–1682
Elizabeth Nash
1609–1680

Benjamin May's Timeline

2 Records

1707
6 Aug 1707
Birth of Benjamin May in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States
Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States
1743
11 Mar 1743
Age 36
Death of Benjamin May in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA
Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1707
    Event Place: Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1743
    Event Place: Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA

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