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Elizabeth May 1780–1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 MAY 1780

Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England

Death Date: 20 OCT 1845

Death Location: Heavitree, Exeter, Devon, England

Father: Joseph May

Mother: Elizabeth Mignon

Spouse(s): Richard General

Children(s): Eliza Cooke, Richard Col, Gordon Cooke

Elizabeth May was born in 1780 in Plymouth, Devon, England, the child of Joseph Ball May And Elizabeth Mussel Mignon. Elizabeth May married Richard Cooke Major General, and had children including Eliza Lewis Cooke, Gordon Travers Cooke, Richard May Mignon Cooke Lieut Col. Elizabeth May passed away in 1845 in Heavitree, Exeter, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth May was born in 1780 in Plymouth, Devon, England, the child of Joseph Ball May And Elizabeth Mussel Mignon.
  • Elizabeth May married Richard Cooke Major General, and had children including Eliza Lewis Cooke, Gordon Travers Cooke, Richard May Mignon Cooke Lieut Col.
  • Elizabeth May passed away in 1845 in Heavitree, Exeter, Devon, England.

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Elizabeth May's Ancestors

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Elizabeth May
1780–1845
Birth Place: Plymouth, Devon, England
Parents
Joseph Ball May
1740–1805
Plymouth, Devon
Elizabeth (Mussel) Mignon
1750–1824
Plymouth, Devon
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth May's Descendants

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Elizabeth May (9 MAY 1780–20 OCT 1845) m. Richard (Cooke Major) General (Abt. Feb 1762–29 September 1823)
  1. 1. Eliza (Lewis) Cooke 1806–1872
  2. 2. Richard (May Mignon Cooke Lieut) Col 1802–1866 m. Louisa (Borlare) Cooke 1812–1889
    1. 1. Caroline (Susan) Cooke 1844–1892
    2. 2. William (Vaughan May) Cooke 1836–1910
    3. 3. Charles (Richard) Cooke 1839–1887 m. Catherine (Emma) Poole 1838–1908
      1. 1. Martha (Mattie Maria) Cooke 1864–1920 m. Frederick (Richard Rees) Olliver 1866–1927
        1. 1. Gladys (Maud Oliver) Rogers 1891–1971 m. Edward (James) Rogers 1888–1956
        2. 2. Fredrick (Robert Harold) Oliver 1893–1893
      2. 2. Ethel (Gordon) Cooke 1867–1954
      3. 3. Mabel (Alice Frazer) Cooke 1871–1895
  3. 3. Gordon (Travers) Cooke 1808–1835

Elizabeth May's Timeline

2 Records

1780
9 MAY 1780
Birth of Elizabeth May in Plymouth, Devon, England
Plymouth, Devon, England
1845
20 OCT 1845
Age 65
Death of Elizabeth May in Heavitree, Exeter, Devon, England
Heavitree, Exeter, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 MAY 1780
    Event Place: Plymouth, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 OCT 1845
    Event Place: Heavitree, Exeter, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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