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Chapter 1
The Edwards Coat of Arms

Family Records:
John 1
John 2
John 3
Richard 3
Jonathan 3
Samuel 3
Nathaniel 3
William 3

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The Crockett Connection
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Our Immigrant Ancestors
1906 Census

Family Fun
Mayberry Hill Chronicles

This Old House
Justin Edwards had a Farm
Letters from Henry


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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

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.