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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 | Raymond 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: | |
| Gray ME |
Child(ren):
| Name: | Birth Date: | Birth Location: | Death Date: | Death Location: |
| Melvin May | New Gloucester ME | |||
| Mary May | New Gloucester ME | |||
| Silas May | New Gloucester ME | |||
| Orville May | New Gloucester ME | |||
| Humphrey May | New Gloucester ME | |||
| Charles May | New Gloucester ME | |||
| James May | New Gloucester ME | |||
| John May | New Gloucester ME | |||
| Jessie May | New Gloucester ME |
Comments:
Family located: New Gloucester
ME
Occupation: Farmer
Silas May was the brother of Caroline May
Other Info:
| 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 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
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
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
May Jesse Mar 1861 ME ME ME Day laborer
???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
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 Son13 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 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
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
1920 New Gloucester (Cumberland) ME
May Jesse P 57 ME ME ME Farm Manager
_____ Hattie 51 ME ME ME none
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
1920 Poland (Androscoggin) ME
May Alfred 32 ME ME ME Teamster Farm
_____ Della 32 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
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
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
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 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 Boston (Suffolk) MA
May R E Lodger 30 S ME ME ME Merchant Grosery
living in the home of Maurice Lecounte
| Military: |
Name: Silas May
Residence: Raymond, Maine
Enlistment Date: 9 Jan 1864
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 9 January 1864 at the age of 29. Enlisted in Company K, 30th Infantry Regiment Maine on 9 Jan 1864. Deserted from Company K, 30th Infantry Regiment Maine on 8 Feb 1864.
Source: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine. (MERoster) Published in 1861-1866 by Stevens & Sayward
| 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.