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Samuel May 1783 – 1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Oct 1783

Birth Location: Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 26 Jan 1851

Death Location: in the gold fields, Placerville, El Dorado, California, USA

Father: Johannes May

Mother: Sarah Phillips

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In 1783, Samuel May entered the world in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America, born to Johannes John May and Sarah Jane Phillips. Samuel May passed away in 1851 in in the gold fields, Placerville, El Dorado, California, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1783, Samuel May entered the world in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America, born to Johannes John May and Sarah Jane Phillips.
  • Samuel May passed away in 1851 in in the gold fields, Placerville, El Dorado, California, USA.

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Samuel May's Ancestors

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Samuel May
1783 – 1851
Birth Place: Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Johannes John May
1760 – 1813
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Sarah (Jane) Phillips
1759 – 1845
Loudoun County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Frantz (Peter) May
1724 – 1784
Niederhausen an der Appel, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Anna (Maria) Lorentz
1731 – 1817
Hagerstown, Baltimore, Washington County, Maryland, USA
Thomas Philips
1730 – 1781
Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts/James, VA
Mary Hatch
1734 – 1811
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Hatch
1707 – 1772
Mary Turner
1706 – 1753
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Israel Hatch
1667 – 1740
Elizabeth Hatch
1668 – 1733
Jonathan Turner
1646 – 1724
Mercy Hatch
1665 – 1714

Samuel May's Timeline

2 Records

1783
08 Oct 1783
Birth of Samuel May in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America
1851
26 Jan 1851
Age 68
Death of Samuel May in in the gold fields, Placerville, El Dorado, California, USA
in the gold fields, Placerville, El Dorado, California, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Oct 1783
    Event Place: Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1851
    Event Place: in the gold fields, Placerville, El Dorado, California, USA

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