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Dorothy May 1590 – 1620 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 March 1590

Birth Location: Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 7 December 1620

Death Location: the Mayflower was anchored off Provincetown Harbor at the tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts - Drowned fell overboard from the Mayflower

Father: John May

Mother: Cordelia Bowes

Spouse(s): Gov Bradford

Children(s):

In 1590, Dorothy May , Mayflower Passenger entered the world in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, born to John Henry May and Cordelia Bowes. Dorothy May , Mayflower Passenger married Gov William Bradford. Dorothy May , Mayflower Passenger passed away in 1620 in the Mayflower was anchored off Provincetown Harbor at the tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts - Drowned fell overboard from the Mayflower.

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Biography

  • In 1590, Dorothy May , Mayflower Passenger entered the world in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, born to John Henry May and Cordelia Bowes.
  • Dorothy May , Mayflower Passenger married Gov William Bradford.
  • Dorothy May , Mayflower Passenger passed away in 1620 in the Mayflower was anchored off Provincetown Harbor at the tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts - Drowned fell overboard from the Mayflower.

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Dorothy May's Ancestors

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Dorothy May
1590 – 1620
Birth Place: Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Henry May
1575 – 1617
Mayfield, Sussex, England
Cordelia Bowes
1575 – 1627
Kings Lynn, Norfolk, , England
Grandparents
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy May's Timeline

5 Records

1590
19 March 1590
Birth of Dorothy May , Mayflower Passenger in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
1590
19 March 1590
Birth of Dorothy May , Mayflower Passenger in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
1590
19 March 1590
Birth of Dorothy May , Mayflower Passenger in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
1596
19 Mar 1596
Age 6
Birth of Dorothy May , Mayflower Passenger in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
1620
7 December 1620
Age 30
Death of Dorothy May , Mayflower Passenger in the Mayflower was anchored off Provincetown Harbor at the tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts - Drowned fell overboard from the Mayflower
the Mayflower was anchored off Provincetown Harbor at the tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts - Drowned fell overboard from the Mayflower

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 March 1590
    Event Place: Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 March 1590
    Event Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1596
    Event Place: Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 March 1590
    Event Place: Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave™ Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1620; Page Number: 167

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 December 1620
    Event Place: the Mayflower was anchored off Provincetown Harbor at the tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts - Drowned fell overboard from the Mayflower
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Provincetown, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current

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