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Samuel MAY

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  • Name Samuel MAY  [1, 2] 
    Birth 6 Nov 1836  Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Birth Abt 1837  Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • On the 1881 census, Samuel reported his age as 44 years.
    Birth Abt 1841  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Since he was age 3 on September 18, 1844 when he landed in New York, his birth year was calculated as 1841.
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 18 Sep 1844  New York, New York County, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    on the ship "Virginia" 
    • The Captain of the ship was William H. Allan. The ?i?Virginia?/i? had left Liverpool. Samuel May accompanied his parents, sisters Mary Jane and Clementina, brother, John Henry May, and maternal grandmother, Mary Henderson. Samuel was described as age 3, male, from Ireland, and going to the United States.
    Family 1868  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Samuel was recorded as the son of "George" May.
    Residence 1868  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Occupation 21 Oct 1871  Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    a manufacturer 
    • [Was he manufacturing pool tables at this time?]
    Residence 21 Oct 1871  Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • His son, Henry Stafford May, was born on this day.
    Residence 16 Sep 1874  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Revere House 
    Census 1881  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Samuel was a Billiard Table Manufacturer, aged 44, born in Ontario, of Irish origin, and belonged to the Church of England. He was married to Jane A. May. Besides 3 children, the family included a servant, Jesse Shepherd, aged 18, and Mary A. Kennedy, aged 22. Mary A. Kennedy might have been a relative.
    Census 1901  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Samuel was recorded as the head of the family, aged 64, born on November 6, 1836, and living with his wife, Jane, and son, Harry S. May.
    Born the third child of his parents  [7] 
    Family He had 4 children  [8] 
    Occupation Abt 1903  Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    owner of "Samuel May and Co" 
    • Although there were business records deposited at the Archives of Ontario for the period 1903 to 1988, Samuel was in business before this period. [Was this the same company?]
    Reference Number 29.2 
    Residence Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    _TODO Open 
    • St. Andrew's Ward, District 134, SubDistrict G, Division 3, page 109, family 618. FHL microfilm # 1,375,883. NAC microfilm # C-13247. Photocopy the entry for the family.
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    • FHL microfilm # 2,230,931. NAC microfilm # C-9969. Samuel May in Toronto 1871 census index district 046, sub district A, division 2, page 3. Age 35, born in Ontario, CE, Irish, hotel keeper
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    • Does the Calgary Family History Centre have microfilm # 1,030,067 on permanent loan? Original Archives of Ontario records: RG8, Series I-6-B, Vol. 82. MARRIAGE of Samuel to Jane Ann Kennedy in Wentworth County in 1868. He was from Toronto City, and his father's name was "George". The Wentworth page # was 199. Not on Ontario Marriage Internet recordings, April 25, 2005. Ref: County Marriage Registers of Ontario, Canada, 1858-1869: Volume 7 Wentworth County, page 75. April 26, 2005.
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    • What is Samuel doing and where is he living? He married in 1868.
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    • Toronto # 118, ward 5, C-7, page 12. NAC microfilm # T-6500. See A00477.
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    • what ward?
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    • Archives of Ontario RG 17-20, code 667-1-1, located in RG 17-20, box 5. Business records of Samuel May & Co. Dates of creation: between 1903 and 1988. See A00626.
    _UID 1B8237B17C90471483310D78C5FD148F8A9E 
    Death Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Person ID I5364  Everyone
    Last Modified 18 Nov 2017 

    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

    Family Jane Ann KENNEDY,   b. 8 Jun 1847, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 1868  Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
     1. Frank J. MAY,   b. Abt 1870, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Henry Stafford MAY,   b. 21 Oct 1871, Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Alice MAY,   b. 16 Sep 1874, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F1430  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2005 

  • Event Map
    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 MapsFamily - 1868 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1868 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Revere House - 16 Sep 1874 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1881 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1901 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - owner of "Samuel May and Co" - Abt 1903 - Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - - Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S768] A00676, (August 30, 2005), 31 Aug 2005, Birth registration # 027914-74, Toronto., A00676. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1140] Registrar General, Government of Ontario, Canada, Canada. Ontario. Vital Registrations: A. Births, Birth: 1871-002441. City of Hamilton, Wentworth County. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S505] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, A00427, (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. 2002), 3 Aug 2003, St. Andrew's Ward, Toronto, York County, Ontario. District 134, SubDistrict G, Div. 3, page 109, family 618. FHL # 1375883. NAC # C-13247., A00427. (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S557] Automated Genealogy, A00477, 22 Oct 2004, A00477. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [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).

    6. [S668] Britnell, W. E., compiler and editor, A00581, (Agincourt, Ontario, Canada: Generation Press. 1981), 26 Apr 2005, page 75, A00581. (Reliability: 2).

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

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

    9. [S716] A00626, (January 16, 2005), 11 Jun 2005, A00626. (Reliability: 3).


 

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