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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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Born in 1783 in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America, Samuel May was the child of Johannes John May and Sarah Jane Phillips. Samuel May died in in the gold fields, Placerville, El Dorado, California, USA in 1851.

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Johannes May
1760 – 1813
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Sarah Phillips
1759 – 1845
Birth Location: Loudoun County, Virginia, United States of America
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 08 Oct 1783
    Event Place: Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States of America

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