Samuel MAY

Born

25 December 1725 , Wethersfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

18 February 1793 ,

Samuel married Mary PIERCE abt. 1746 . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Mary PIERCE was born 4 April 1727 in Charlestown, Province of Massachusetts Bay*. Mary died 2 September 1790 in Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Samuel MAY

Samuel MAY married

Mary PIERCE
Marriage date: abt. 1746
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Children of Samuel MAY and Mary PIERCE

Hezekiah MAY

Born: 21 January 1755, Wethersfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 18 October 1793, Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA

Joseph MAY

Born: abt. 1757,
Died: 19 February 1807, Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA

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Birth — 1725
25 December 1725
Wethersfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1755 Birth of Child
Hezekiah MAY was born 21 January 1755, Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA

Samuel was 29 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mary PIERCE died 2 September 1790, Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA

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Wethersfield Village Cemetery Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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