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Silas May 1754–1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jan 1754

Birth Location: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 26 Dec 1805

Death Location: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Father: Thomas May

Mother: Lucy Child

Spouse(s): Dorothy Morse

Children(s): Lucy May

In 1754, Silas May entered the world in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA, born to Thomas May And Lucy Child. Silas May married Dorothy Morse, and had children including Lucy Child May. Silas May passed away in 1805 in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1754, Silas May entered the world in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA, born to Thomas May And Lucy Child.
  • Silas May married Dorothy Morse, and had children including Lucy Child May.
  • Silas May passed away in 1805 in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas May
1723–1803
Birth Location: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Lucy Child
1729–
Birth Location: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Dorothy Morse
1757–1814
Birth Location: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Lucy May
1784–1826
Birth Location: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Silas May's Ancestors

Self
Silas May
1754–1805
Birth Place: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Thomas May
1723–1803
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Lucy Child
1729–
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
William Child
1697–1770
Jamaica Plain, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Deborah Goddard
1693–
Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Goddard
1655–1728
Deborah Treadway
1657–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Treadway
1615–1689
Sufferana Haynes
1620–1682

Silas May's Descendants

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Silas May (26 Jan 1754–26 Dec 1805) m. Dorothy Morse (29 Apr 1757–23 Nov 1814)
  1. 1. Lucy (Child) May 1784–1826 m. Elkanah Penniman 1782–1849
    1. 1. Emory (Holbrook) Penniman 1818–1862 m. Sybil (Ann) Fisher 1820–1905
      1. 1. William (Frederick) Penniman 1843–1908 m. Ann (Elizabeth) Adams 1845–1913
        1. 1. William (Frederick Penniman) II 1884–1959 m. Florence (S) Stevens 1888–1962
        2. 2. Mary (Sybil) Penniman 1867–1935
        3. 3. Julia (Augusta) Penniman 1868–1948

Silas May's Timeline

2 Records

1754
26 Jan 1754
Birth of Silas May in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
1805
26 Dec 1805
Age 51
Death of Silas May in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1754
    Event Place: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1805
    Event Place: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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