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Dorcas B Edwards |
| Father: | Mother: | |||
| Humphrey Small Edwards |
Mary Cobb | |||
| Birth Date: | Birth Location: | Death Date: | Death Location: | |
| 3/25/1838 | Casco ME | 12/4/1908 |
Poland ME |
Married:
| Name: | Marriage Date: | Marriage Location: | Father: | Mother: |
| Silas May | 3/16/1854 | Poland ME | John May | Hannah Verrill |
| Birth Date: | Birth Location: | Death Date: | Death Location: | |
| 11/7/1834 |
Raymond ME | 12/21/1910 |
Poland ME |
Child(ren):
| Name: | Birth Date: | Birth Location: | Death Date: | Death Location: |
| Humphrey May | New Gloucester ME | 4/3/1909 |
Poland ME |
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| Mary May | New Gloucester ME | |||
| Melvin May | New Gloucester ME | 1/9/1936 |
New Gloucester ME |
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| Jessie May | 4/6/1859 |
New Gloucester ME | ||
| Silas Randall May | 11/20/1862 |
New Gloucester ME | 1837 |
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| James May | New Gloucester ME | 10/15/1898 | New Gloucester ME | |
| Charles May | New Gloucester ME | |||
| Orville S May | 5/17/1868 |
New Gloucester ME | 10/15/1952 |
Riley OH |
| John May | 2/1875 |
New Gloucester ME | ||
Comments:
Family located: New Gloucester ME
Occupation: Farmer
Silas May was the brother of Caroline May
Other Info:
Silas May d chronic dysentryDorcas [Edwards] May and husband Silas b Pond Cemetery, New Gloucester ME; see findagrave
Humphrey U May of Poland ME m 12/4/1906 Lucy A (Taylor) Royal of Poland ME
Humphrey May d suppurative nephritis
ch of Mary May and Bela Verrill:
Pheobe Verrill m 12/16/1893 Gray ME Freedom Strout
Dwinal Verrill b 10/6/1872 Raymond ME, m 2/22/1894 Gray ME Maria K Strout William H Strout and Sarah J Strout
[male] Verrill b 11/9/1894 Gray ME
Bela Verrill b 5/5/1898 Gray ME d 9/12/1900 Gray ME s of Dwinal Verrill and Maria Strout colera infantum
Millie E Verrill m 5/14/1906 Gray ME Fred Tripp s of Alphonso Tripp and Ella Carpenter
Melvin May of New Gloucester ME m 1/21/1899 Maggie Costello May of New Gloucester ME, b 10/15/1863 Galway Ireland dau of Martin Costello and Mary Folan
Maggie May b 3/9/1901 Gray ME 3rd child
Chester May b 8/13/1905 Gray ME 5th child
Jesse P May m 6/1882 Sarah F _____; div 10/18/1900
Jesse P May of New Gloucester ME m 5/5/1919 Hattie [Hodgkins] [Verrill] of Raymond ME
Silas May Jr of New Gloucester ME m 2/14/1893 Alice Thurston of New Gloucester ME 1871-1958 dau of Edward Thurston and Sarah Berry
[female] May b 10/30/1893 New Gloucester ME 1st child
Frances May b 2/21/1896 N Gloucester ME 2nd child; died 5/7/1896 N Gloucester ME convulsions
Jennie May b 1/1/1898 New Gloucester ME 3rd child
Alice Thurston May b 7/10/1903 New Gloucester ME 6th child
Silas May b 8/9/1905 New Gloucester ME 7th child
Gerneta May b 9/8/1907 New Gloucester ME 8th child
James May of New Gloucester ME m 9/13/1892 Maggie Costello of New Gloucester ME, b Galway Ireland
[male] May b 5/21/1893 New Gloucester ME [Irving written at top in different handwriting]
Irving May d 9/23/1895 New Gloucester ME convulsions
[male] May b 10/30/1895 New Gloucester ME 2nd child
Herman P May 6 mos 29 days, d 5/29/1896 Poland ME pneumonia
Ernest May b 3/19/1897 New Gloucester ME 3rd child
James May d typhoid fever
Charles May Ada Strout [b Gray}
[stillborn male] b 1892 No Raymond ME 2nd child
Myrtie May b 9/13/1893 New Gloucester ME 2nd child
Evans May b 2/22/1896 N Gloucester ME 4th child; died 5/18/1896 N Gloucester ME 2 mos 22 days capillary bronchitis
Hiram May b 4/4/1898 New Gloucester ME 3rd child
[female] May b 6/6/1902 New Gloucester ME 7th child [Hazel written at top in different handwriting]
James I May b 2/8/1900 New Gloucester ME
Lillian I May b 1/14/1904 New Gloucester ME 8th child
Orville May m 8/12/1891 New Gloucester ME Mary Strout
Arthur Miller May b 9/28/1897 New Gloucester ME 2nd child; died 10/19/1897 New Gloucester ME premature birth
Harvey May b 3/14/1902 New Gloucester ME 4th child; died 3/15/1902 New Gloucester ME convulsions
| Census: |
1860 Gray (Cumberland) ME
Silas May 25 Day Laborer
Dorcas 24
Humphrey 5
Mary 4
Melvin 3
Jessee 3/12
1870 New Gloucester (Cumberland) ME
May Silas 35 Works in Saw Mill ME
_____ Dorcas A 30 Keeping House ME
_____ Humphrey 15 Works in Saw Mill ME
_____ Mary E 14 Attending School ME
_____ Melvin 13 Attending School ME
_____ Jesse 10 Attending School ME
_____ Silas Jr 8 Attending School ME
_____ James 6 Attending School ME
_____ Charles E 2 ME
_____ George F 1/12 ME May
next dwelling
Cobb Daniel 57 Farmer 800 350 ME
_____ Susan 53 Keeping House ME
Edwards Jesse L 12 Attending School ME
May Hannah 63 Keeping House ME
1880 Raymond (Cumberland) ME
May Silas 46 Farmer ME ME ME
_____ Dorcas 42 Wife Keeping house ME ME ME
_____ Humphrey 25 Son Farm Laborer ME ME ME
_____ Melvin 23 Son Farm Laborer ME ME ME
_____ Jesse 20 Son Farm Laborer ME ME ME
_____ Silas 18 Son Farm Laborer ME ME ME
_____ James 16 Son Farm Laborer ME ME ME
_____ Charles 12 Son Farm Laborer ME ME ME
_____ Orville 10 Son Farm Laborer ME ME ME
_____ John 6 Son ME ME ME
_____ Silla J 2 Daughter ME ME ME
May Hannah 73 Mother Widowed Domestic Servant ME ME ME
1900 New Gloucester town (Cumberland) ME
May Silas Nov 1835 M 43 ME ME ME Day laborer
_____ Dorcas Mar 1839 M 43 11 8 ME ME ME
_____ Guy A May 1889 S unknown unknown unknown at school
__
1900 Poland (Androscoggin) ME
May Humphrey Boarder May 1860 ME ME ME Day Laborer
living in the home of Levi Tripp
___
1920 New Gloucester (Cumberland) ME
May Melvin 59 ME ME ME Laborer Farm Work
_____ Maggie 50 Ireland Ireland Ireland none
_____ Margaret Daughter 18 S ME ME Ireland none
_____ Chester Son 13 S ME ME Ireland none
1930 New Gloucester (Cumberland) ME
May Melvin 70 M 25 ME ME ME Laborer Farm
_____ Maggie 61 M 20 Ireland Ireland Ireland none
_____ C__line Daughter in law 19 M 18 ME ME ME none
_____ Chester Son 24 M 23 ME ME Ireland Laborer Bottling House
_____ Madeline Grand daughter 9/12 S ME ME ME none
___
1900 New Gloucester town (Cumberland) ME
May Jesse Mar 1861 ME ME ME Day laborer
1920 New Gloucester (Cumberland) ME
May Jesse P 57 ME ME ME Farm Manager
_____ Hattie 51 ME ME ME none
1930 New Gloucester (Cumberland) ME
May Jessie P 67 M 21 ME ME ME Laborer Farm
_____ Hattie 62 M 16 ME ME ME none
Verrill __ S Grand daughter 14 S ME ME ME none
_____ Norma C Grand daughter 11/12 S ME ME ME none
Tripp Etta Daughter 36 M 21 ME ME ME none
Tripp Rowena Grand daughter 5 S ME ME ME none
___
1900 New Gloucester town (Cumberland) ME
May Silas Jr Nov 1862 M 7 ME ME ME Day laborer
_____ Alice N June 1871 M 7 3 2 ME ME ME
_____ Dorcas N Daughter Oct 1893 S ME ME ME
_____ Francis Daughter June 1896 S ME ME ME
_____ Jennie E Daughter Jan 1898 S ME ME ME
1920 Poland (Androscoggin) ME
May Silas 57 ME ME ME Teamster Poland Spring
_____ Alice 47 ME ME ME none
_____ Geneva Daughter 22 S ME ME ME none
_____ Wendell Son 19 S ME ME ME laborer farm
_____ Randall Son 19 S ME ME ME laborer farm
_____ Marian Daughter 16 S ME ME ME none
_____ Perley Son 14 S ME ME ME none
_____ Genetta Daughter 12 S ME ME ME none
_____ Agnes Daughter 9 S ME ME ME none
Edwards Llewellyn F Boarder 14 ME ME ME none
1930 New Gloucester (Cumberland) ME April 18
May Silas 67 M 31 ME ME ME Laborer Farm
_____ Alice 57 M 18 ME ME ME none
_____ Wendall Son 30 Wd ME ME ME Laborer Farm
Babbin Harry L Grand Son 9 S ME MA ME none
_____ Ralph L Grand Son 8 S ME MA ME none
1 boarder also in household
1930 Poland (Androscoggin) ME April 18
May Silas R 67 M 30 ME ME ME none
_____ Alice M 56 M 19 ME ME ME Housework Private Family
_____ Wendall Son 29 Wd ME ME ME Laborer Odd Jobs
Babbin Harry L Grand Son 8 S ME MA ME none
_____ Ralph L Grand Son 7 S ME MA ME none
Ames George Grand Son 3 7/12 S ME ME ME none
____
1930 Poland (Androscoggin) ME
May James I 30 M 20 ME ME ME Foreman Wash Room Bottling House
_____ Gertrude A 28 M 18 ME ME ME none
_____ Robert E Son 7 S ME ME ME none
_____ Bernard L Son 3 4/12 S ME ME ME none
_____ Linwood B Son 1 0/12 S ME ME ME none
1930 Boston (Suffolk) MA
May R E Lodger 30 S ME ME ME Merchant Grosery
living in the home of Maurice Lecounte
___
1900 New Gloucester town (Cumberland) ME
May Charles June 1854 M 10 ME ME ME Day laborer
_____ Ada July 1873 M 10 6 4 ME ME ME
_____ Edith E Daughter Mar 1891 S ME ME ME at school
_____ Mertie D Daughter Sept 1893 S ME ME ME
_____ Hiram G Son Apr 1896 S ME ME ME
_____ James I Son Feb 1900 S ME ME ME
Tripp Franklin Boarder June 1864 S ME ME ME Day laborer
1910 New Gloucester (Cumberland) ME
May Charles E 41 20 ME ME ME Farm Laborer Working Out
_____ Ada M 36 20 9 7 ME ME ME none
_____ Edith Daughter 19 S ME ME ME Servant Privat Family
_____ Hiram G Son 12 S ME ME ME none
_____ James B Son 10 S ME ME ME none
_____ Gladys Daughter 7 S ME ME ME none
_____ ??? Daughter 1 10/12 S ME ME ME none
_____ Floyd Son 8/12 S ME ME ME none
1920 New Gloucester (Cumberland) ME
May Charles E 52 ME ME ME Farmer General Farm
_____ Ada M 46 ME ME ME none
_____ Hiram G Son 21 S ME ME ME Farm Laborer Works out
_____ James E Son 19 S ME ME ME Farm Laborer Works out
_____ Ivy V Daughter 11 S ME ME ME none
_____ Lloyd M Son 10 S ME ME ME none
1930 New Gloucester (Cumberland) ME
May Charles E 61 M 22 ME ME ME Laborer Farm
1930 New Gloucester (Cumberland) ME
May Hiram G 31 M 22 ME ME ME Sales Man Meat Market
_____ Lillian M 31 M 22 ME ME ME none
_____ Edward S Son 3 2/12 S ME ME ME none
____
1900 New Gloucester town (Cumberland) ME
May Orville May 1871 M 9 ME ME ME Day Laborer
_____ Mary Feb 1876 M 9 2 2 ME ME ME
_____ Alfred Son June 1892 S ME ME ME
_____ Marion L Daughter Mar 1900 ME ME ME
_____ John Brother Feb 1875 S ME ME ME Day Laborer
1910 New Gloucester (Cumberland) ME
May Orville S 38 19 ME ME ME Farm Laborer Working out
_____ Mary 34 19 6 3 ME ME ME none
_____ Alfred Son 13 S ME ME ME Farm Laborer Working out
_____ ??? Daughter 11 S ME ME ME none
_____ Helen Daughter 6 S ME ME ME none
Edwards Clarence Boarder 37 S ME ME ME Farm Laborer Working out
1920 Poland (Androscoggin) ME
May Alfred 32 ME ME ME Teamster Farm
_____ Della 32 ME ME ME none
| Cemetery: |
Silas and Dorcas [Edwards] May, son Silas R and his wife Alice are buried in Pond Cemetery, New Gloucester ME
see findagrave:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=2331436
Melvin May, wife Maggie and son Chester are buried in Lower Corner Cemetery, New Gloucester ME
see findagrave:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=2144037
| Military: |
| Online: |
For more information about the ancestors of Silas May, see this section of LJEmery-Hill.
| Published History/Genealogy: |
Bela Verrill s of Dwinal Verrill and Rosetta Jones, b 7/7/1850 d 7/11/1911 m 8/18/1872 Gray, Mary Emmerline May of New Gloucester, she b 11/25/1855 New Gloucester, dau of Silas P May & Dorcas Brown Edwards d 9/25/1911. Children
Dwinal 10/6/1872 - 2/18/1939
Phebe 9/17/1877 - 5/3/1960, m 10/16/1893 in Gray, Freedom H Strout
Mildred (Millie) d 9/18/1930 m Fred Tripp
Source: Early Families of Raymond, Maine by Robert L. Taylor, 1998.
Humphrey May is listed in the 1906 Census, living in Poland.