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Johannes (John) May 1785–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Brocks Gap, Rockingham, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1 Oct 1865

Death Location: Shenandoah, Page, Virginia, USA

Father: Johannes May

Mother: Martha Houghman

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Johannes (John) May was born in 1785 in Brocks Gap, Rockingham, Virginia, USA, the child of Johannes George May And Martha Magdaline Houghman. Johannes (John) May passed away in 1865 in Shenandoah, Page, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Johannes (John) May was born in 1785 in Brocks Gap, Rockingham, Virginia, USA, the child of Johannes George May And Martha Magdaline Houghman.
  • Johannes (John) May passed away in 1865 in Shenandoah, Page, Virginia, USA.

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Johannes May's Ancestors

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Johannes May
1785–1865
Birth Place: Brocks Gap, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Parents
Johannes George May
1755–1815
Hardy, West Virginia, United States
Martha (Magdaline) Houghman
1755–1816
Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Leonard May
1735–1758
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Anna (Christine) May
1738–1820
Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Henry Houghman
1732–
Loudoun, Virginia, British Colonial America
Margaret Hofrensporger
1736–
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Johannes May's Timeline

2 Records

1785
1785
Birth of Johannes (John) May in Brocks Gap, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Brocks Gap, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
1865
1 Oct 1865
Age 80
Death of Johannes (John) May in Shenandoah, Page, Virginia, USA
Shenandoah, Page, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Brocks Gap, Rockingham, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1865
    Event Place: Shenandoah, Page, Virginia, USA

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