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Dorothy May 1590 – 1620 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Mar 1590

Birth Location: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 7 Dec 1620

Death Location: Cape Cod Harbor, Massachusetts, United States

Father: John May

Mother: Cordelia Bowes

Spouse(s): William Bradford

Children(s): Susanna Bradford

Dorothy May was born in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England in 1590, to John May and Cordelia Bowes. Later in life, Dorothy May married William Gov Bradford; among their children were Susanna Bradford. Dorothy May died in Cape Cod Harbor, Massachusetts, United States, 1620.

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Parents

John May
1565 – 1617
Birth Location: Mayfield, Sussex, England
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Cordelia Bowes
1567 – 1627
Birth Location: Shouldhan Abbey, King's Lynn, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

William Bradford
1590 – 1657
Birth Location: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Susanna Bradford
1610 – 1681
Birth Location: Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 19 Mar 1590
    Event Place: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 7 Dec 1620
    Event Place: Cape Cod Harbor, Massachusetts, United States
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