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Sylvester May 1797–1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Dec 1797

Birth Location: Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 21 Jul 1842

Death Location: Indiana, United States

Father: Francis May

Mother: Mary McGrew

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Sylvester May was born in 1797 in Kentucky, United States, the child of Francis May And Mary Mcgrew. Sylvester May passed away in 1842 in Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • Sylvester May was born in 1797 in Kentucky, United States, the child of Francis May And Mary Mcgrew.
  • Sylvester May passed away in 1842 in Indiana, United States.

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Sylvester May's Ancestors

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Sylvester May
1797–1842
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States
Parents
Francis May
1775–1851
Pittsylvania, Virginia USA
Mary McGrew
1776–1834
Pittsylvania, Virginia USA
Grandparents
William (Benjamin) May,
1746–1781
Amelia, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Betty) Dyer
1747–1784
Amelia, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Colony
Alexander McGrew
1740–1822
Omagh, Tyrone, Ireland
Alice (McGrew) (Newland)
1744–1821
Hanover, York, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Frantz May
1708–1785
Anna BIEHL
1711–1749
William McGrew
1706–1805
Hester Esther
1709–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christoph MAY
1666–1740
Ana Schneider
1679–1751
Jacob Biehl
1832–1899
Mary Scheerer
1835–1868
Robert McGrew
1668–1724
Isabella Finley
1675–1740

Sylvester May's Timeline

2 Records

1797
13 Dec 1797
Birth of Sylvester May in Kentucky, United States
Kentucky, United States
1842
21 Jul 1842
Age 45
Death of Sylvester May in Indiana, United States
Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1797
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1842
    Event Place: Indiana, United States

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