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John May 1662 – 1730 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1662

Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: ABT 1730

Death Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John May

Mother: Sarah Brewer

Spouse(s): Prudence Bridge

Children(s): Hezekiah May

The story of John May began in 1662 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. John May married Prudence Bridge, and had children including Hezekiah May. John May passed away in 1730 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John May began in 1662 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • John May married Prudence Bridge, and had children including Hezekiah May.
  • John May passed away in 1730 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John May
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Brewer
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Prudence Bridge
1663 – 1722
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Hezekiah May
1696 – 1783
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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John May's Ancestors

Self
John May
1662 – 1730
Birth Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John May
Sarah Brewer
Grandparents
Daniel Brewer
1600 – 1646
England
Joanna Morrill
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John May's Descendants

1.
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John May (1662 – ABT 1730) m. Prudence Bridge (1663 – 1722)
  1. 1. Hezekiah May (14 DEC 1696 – 5 SEP 1783) m. Anna Stillman (6 APR 1699 – 7 NOV 1767)
    1. 1. Elizabeth May (3 DEC 1730 – AFT 1789) m. Daniel Newcomb (29 NOV 1729 – AFT 1789)
      1. 1. Lydia Newcomb (28 APR 1763 – 14 SEP 1835) m. Timothy Bush (1 APR 1766 – MAY 1850)
        1. 1. Obadiah (Newcomb) Bush (28 JAN 1797 – ABT 1851) m. Harriet Smith (12 MAY 1800 – 21 JUN 1867)

John May's Timeline

2 Records

1662
1662
Birth of John May in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1730
ABT 1730
Age 68
Death of John May in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1662
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1730
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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