Family History Research: by Lorna Flint Laughton

John Henry MAY

Male Abt 1835 - Abt 1857  (~ 22 years)


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  • Name John Henry MAY  [1
    Birth Abt 1835  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Born the eldest child of his parents  [2
    Burial Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jun 1856, Toronto, York County, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 42 years) 
    Mother Ellen HENDERSON,   b. Abt 1819, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 1835  Ossory Diocese, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F251  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBurial - in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, re-interred from Potter's Field Cemetery - - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - on the ship "Virginia" - 18 Sep 1844 - New York, New York County, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [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).

    2. [S402] Clara A. (May) Boyington, A00335, (23 September 1940, Astoria, Oregon), 15 Apr 2002, letter page 10, A00335. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S503] A00424, (July 31, 2003), 3 Aug 2003, A00424. (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S402] Clara A. (May) Boyington, A00335, (23 September 1940, Astoria, Oregon), 15 Apr 2002, letter pages 8 and 10, A00335. (Reliability: 3).



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