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Dorothy May 1590–1620 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Mar 1590

Birth Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 7 Dec 1620

Death Location: Drowned in Cape Cod Bay, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Sir Mayo

Mother: Cordelia Bowes

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Dorothy May was born in 1590 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of Sir Thomas Mayo And Cordelia Bowes. Dorothy May passed away in 1620 in Drowned in Cape Cod Bay, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Dorothy May was born in 1590 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of Sir Thomas Mayo And Cordelia Bowes.
  • Dorothy May passed away in 1620 in Drowned in Cape Cod Bay, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Dorothy May's Ancestors

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Dorothy May
1590–1620
Birth Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Mayo
1575–1617
Mayfield, Sussex, England
Cordelia Bowes
1575–1627
Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
John (I (Bishop of Carlisle)) Mayo
1535–1598
Dorset, England
Elizabeth Bradford
1544–1565
West Orchard, Dorset, England
Martin (II Bowes) Esquire
1540–
Great Bentley,,Essex,England
Frances Clopton
1544–1585
Kentwell Hall,Long Melford,Suffolk,England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Mayo
1512–1591
Dorothy Mallett
1525–1597
Thomas Bradford
1503–1577
Eleanor Moreton
1512–1607
Sir Bowes
1496–1567
Elizabeth LeScrope
1530–1556
Richard Clopton
1498–1556
Margery Playters
1515–1556
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Maye
1492–1560
Margaret Whitfield
1494–1569
Sir Bowes
1452–
Richard Scrope
1505–1572
Elizabeth Amadas
1508–1531
William Playters
1469–1512
Jane Jenney
1468–1540

Dorothy May's Timeline

2 Records

1590
19 Mar 1590
Birth of Dorothy May in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
1620
7 Dec 1620
Age 30
Death of Dorothy May in Drowned in Cape Cod Bay, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Drowned in Cape Cod Bay, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1590
    Event Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1620
    Event Place: Drowned in Cape Cod Bay, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

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