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Gideon May 1798–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 MAY 1798

Birth Location: VA

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: Pike, KY

Father: James May

Mother: Elizabeth King

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The story of Gideon May began in 1798 in VA. Gideon May passed away in 1860 in Pike, KY.

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Biography

  • The story of Gideon May began in 1798 in VA.
  • Gideon May passed away in 1860 in Pike, KY.

Immediate Family

Parents

James May
1740–1835
Birth Location: Cornwall, England, or Calne, Wiltshire, England (also baptism place) or Stephey, Middlesex, England
JM
Elizabeth King
1753–1840
Birth Location: Onslow, North Carolina, United States
EK

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Gideon May's Ancestors

Self
Gideon May
1798–1860
Birth Place: VA
Parents
James Harvey May
1740–1835
Cornwall, England, or Calne, Wiltshire, England (also baptism place) or Stephey, Middlesex, England
Elizabeth King
1753–1840
Onslow, North Carolina, United States
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gideon May's Timeline

2 Records

1798
13 MAY 1798
Birth of Gideon May in VA
VA
1860
1860
Age 62
Death of Gideon May in Pike, KY
Pike, KY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 MAY 1798
    Event Place: VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Pike, KY
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