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Jacob May 1805–1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1805

Birth Location: Brocks Gap, Rockingham, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 30 Oct 1839

Death Location: Brocks Gap, Rockingham, Virginia, United States

Father: John May

Mother: Martha Houghman

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In 1805, Jacob May entered the world in Brocks Gap, Rockingham, Virginia, United States, born to John George May And Martha Magdalena Houghman. Jacob May passed away in 1839 in Brocks Gap, Rockingham, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1805, Jacob May entered the world in Brocks Gap, Rockingham, Virginia, United States, born to John George May And Martha Magdalena Houghman.
  • Jacob May passed away in 1839 in Brocks Gap, Rockingham, Virginia, United States.

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Jacob May's Ancestors

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Jacob May
1805–1839
Birth Place: Brocks Gap, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Parents
John George May
1758–1815
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Martha (Magdalena) Houghman
1755–1816
Hardy, West Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Leonard May
1719–1777
Niederhausen, Bad Kreuznach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Anna (Christina) Schuch
1718–
Mainhardt, Schwabisch Hall, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Henry Houghman
1756–
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Johann Mey
1673–1743
Maria Graef
1685–1751
Johann Schuche
1689–
Anna Wieland
1692–1750
Henry Houghman
1732–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob May's Timeline

2 Records

1805
1805
Birth of Jacob May in Brocks Gap, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Brocks Gap, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
1839
30 Oct 1839
Age 34
Death of Jacob May in Brocks Gap, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Brocks Gap, Rockingham, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1805
    Event Place: Brocks Gap, Rockingham, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1839
    Event Place: Brocks Gap, Rockingham, Virginia, United States

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