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Johan Peter (Pieter) May 1700–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Jan 1700

Birth Location: Dalsheim, Alzey-Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Death Date: 1783

Death Location: Montgomery, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Johann May

Mother: Christina Dorita\D’orta?

Spouse(s): Johanna Keiffer

Children(s): Wilhelm May

The story of Johan Peter (Pieter) May began in 1700 in Dalsheim, Alzey-Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Johan Peter (Pieter) May married Johanna Catherina Keiffer, and had children including Wilhelm Or William May. Johan Peter (Pieter) May passed away in 1783 in Montgomery, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Johan Peter (Pieter) May began in 1700 in Dalsheim, Alzey-Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
  • Johan Peter (Pieter) May married Johanna Catherina Keiffer, and had children including Wilhelm Or William May.
  • Johan Peter (Pieter) May passed away in 1783 in Montgomery, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johann May
1670–1717
Birth Location: Bad Kreuznach, Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, en route to America
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Christina Dorita\D’orta?
1674–1733
Birth Location: Bad Kreuznach, Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Johanna Keiffer
1705–1751
Birth Location: Niederkleen, Giessen, Hessen, Germany
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Children(s)

Wilhelm May
1743–1827
Birth Location: Athens, Greene County, New York, United States of America
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Johan May's Ancestors

Self
Johan May
1700–1783
Birth Place: Dalsheim, Alzey-Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Parents
Johann Peter May
1670–1717
Bad Kreuznach, Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, en route to America
Christina Dorita\D’orta?
1674–1733
Bad Kreuznach, Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Grandparents
Hans (Michael) May
1635–1672
Bonlanden, Württemberg, Deutschland
Anna (Margaretha) Strass
1644–1717
Germany
Great-Grandparents
Hanß May
1613–1662
Margaretha Wurz
1613–1650
Hans Strauss
1605–1662
Margaretha Wurz
1613–1650
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christian Straus
1580–1633
Catharina Eyteser
1579–1633
Martinus Wurtz
1575–1635
Maria Creutz
1588–1649

Johan May's Descendants

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Johan (Peter (Pieter)) May (07 Jan 1700–1783) m. Johanna (Catherina) Keiffer (abt 1705–13 Aug 1751)
  1. 1. Wilhelm (or William) May 1743–1827 m. Magdalena ("Lena") Janssen 1739–1815
    1. 1. Peter (May) U.E.L. 1765–1827 m. Anna (Magdelena) Bradt 1785–1854
      1. 1. Joachim May 1810–1892 m. Merinda Lennox 1826–1910
        1. 1. Charles (Edward) May 1851–1934 m. Dorothy (Ann) Hainer 1851–1934

Johan May's Timeline

2 Records

1700
07 Jan 1700
Birth of Johan Peter (Pieter) May in Dalsheim, Alzey-Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Dalsheim, Alzey-Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
1783
1783
Age 83
Death of Johan Peter (Pieter) May in Montgomery, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Montgomery, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Jan 1700
    Event Place: Dalsheim, Alzey-Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1783
    Event Place: Montgomery, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
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