Family History Research: by Lorna Flint Laughton
John Henry MAY
Abt 1835 - Abt 1857 (~ 22 years)-
Name John Henry MAY [1] Birth Abt 1835 Ireland Gender Male Born the eldest child of his parents [2] Burial Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada [3] in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, re-interred from Potter's Field Cemetery - There was a John May buried in Mount Pleasant. Was this the son of Henry and Ellen May?
Death "soon after his mother" and when his sister, Nellie May, was a young girl. [2, 4] Immigration 18 Sep 1844 New York, New York County, New York, United States [1] on the ship "Virginia" - The Captain of the ship was William H. Allan. The ?i?Virginia?/i? had left Liverpool. John Henry May accompanied his parents, sisters Mary Jane and Cementina, brother, Samuel May, and maternal grandmother, Mary Henderson. John Henry was described as age 9, male, a labourer, from Ireland, and going to the United States.
Name John May Reference Number 29.1 _TODO Open - There was a John May buried in Mount Pleasant - re-interred from Potter's Field Cemetery. Is this the right one?
_UID FAF1C590911443C2BFF8A864D669B4A74733 Death Abt 1857 Person ID I5357 Everyone Last Modified 6 Sep 2009
Father Henry MAY, b. Abt 1814, Ireland d. 1 Jun 1856, Toronto, York County, Canada West, Canada (Age ~ 42 years) Mother Ellen HENDERSON, b. Abt 1819, Ireland d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 1835 Ossory Diocese, Ireland Family ID F251 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Sources - [S1026] TH0002, (Ancestry. \i Ancestry\i0 . www.ancestry.com : 2006), 6 Sep 2009, "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957" (www.ancestry.com : accessed September 4, 2009), manifest, \i Virginia\i0, September 18, 1844, page 3, Microfilm M237. (Reliability: 4).
- [S402] Clara A. (May) Boyington, A00335, (23 September 1940, Astoria, Oregon), 15 Apr 2002, letter page 10, A00335. (Reliability: 3).
- [S503] A00424, (July 31, 2003), 3 Aug 2003, A00424. (Reliability: 3).
- [S402] Clara A. (May) Boyington, A00335, (23 September 1940, Astoria, Oregon), 15 Apr 2002, letter pages 8 and 10, A00335. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1026] TH0002, (Ancestry. \i Ancestry\i0 . www.ancestry.com : 2006), 6 Sep 2009, "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957" (www.ancestry.com : accessed September 4, 2009), manifest, \i Virginia\i0, September 18, 1844, page 3, Microfilm M237. (Reliability: 4).