Person Page - 3534

Ann Jane Black¹

• Father*: John Black¹ b. 1793
• Mother*: Mary ?¹ b. 1802

• Birth*: 1830; Scotland; Date 1830 & location Scotland per 1851 Census.¹

• Census*: 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 21 at 1851 Census: see John Black¹

William May¹

• Father*: Samuel May¹ b. 27 Apr 1811, d. 10 Jul 1898
• Mother*: Lucinda "Lucy" Hetherington¹ b. 19 May 1820, d. 14 Jan 1880

• Birth*: 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1856 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1852 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1852 & location UC per 1861 Census.^1,2,3

• Census*: April 1861; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1861 Census: see Samuel May¹
• Census: April 1871; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1871 Census: see Samuel May²
• Census: April 1881; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 25 at 1881 Census: see Henry May (brother)³

Henry May^1,2

• Birth*: 1770; Ireland; Date 1770 per Memorial - age 85 at death Sep 21 1855. Hary May appears on Conc B, Lot 14, Murray Twp. in the 1837 Census, and several more of these early census records. Is this Samuel's father?
  Name Henry May and date 1795 & location Ireland per family tree of mpulver2 on ancestry.ca, June 7 2018. (Date not likely right.)^3,4
• Marriage*: before 1805; per 1837 Census??; Principal=Mary Ann "Nancy" ?
• Death*: 21 September 1855; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Sep 21 1855 per Memorial.³
• Burial*: 23 September 1855; Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory of; Mary Ann; Wife of; Henry May; Died; Mar 13 1852; Aged 72 Years; Henry May; Died; Sep 21 1855; Aged; 85 Years (Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., May 12 2013)³

• Census: 1824; Conc B Lot 13, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1824 Assessment: Henry May; Conc B, Lot 13, 45 acres uncult.; 5 acres cult.
• Census: 1825; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1825 Census: Heny May; 2 males over 16; Total: 2
• Census: 1826; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1826 Census: Heny May; ... no land ... ; 1 male over 16; Total 1
• Census: 1829; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1829 Assessment: Harry May; ... no land ... ; 1 male over 16; Total 1
• Residence*: 1829; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Year Settled" for son Samuel May is 1829 per County Atlas record - may be when Harry May settled too.
• Census*: 1830; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1830 Census: Harry May; . no land .. ; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 3
• Census: 1831; Conc B Lot 14, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1831 Assessment: Harry May; Conc B, part Lot 14, 130 acres uncult.; 20 acres cult.; 1 male over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 4
• Census: 1832; Conc B Lot 14, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1832 Assessment: Harry May; Conc B, NW 1/4 Lot 14, 50 acres uncult.; 5 males over 16; - male under 16; 3 females over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 9 (This record is very clear)
• Census: 1833; Conc A Lot 2, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1833 Assessment: Harry May; Conc 1, part Lot 2, part, 24 acres uncult., 6 acres cult.; 2 males over 16; - male under 16; 1 female over 16; Total 3
• Census: 1834; Conc A Lot 1 & 2, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1834 Assessment: Harry May; Conc A, part Lot 1 & 2, part, 30 acres cult. & Con A, Lot 14, 50 acres uncult.; 2 males over 16; - male under 16; 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 4
• Census: 1835; Conc B Lot 12, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1835 Assessment: Harry May; Conc A, part Lot 1 & 2, part, 30 acres cult. & Con B, Lot 12, N part, 50 acres uncult.; 1 male over 16; - male under 16; 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16
• Census: 1836; Conc A Lot 2, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1836 Assessment: Harry May; Conc A, Lot 2, part, 19 acres uncult., 11 acres uncult.; 2 males over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female over 16; Total 4
• Residence: 26 January 1836; Conc B Lot 14, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "On 26 January 1836 Henry (Harry) May bought the northeast 1/4 (50 acres) of Lot 14, Concession B, from William Ireland, who had been granted the Crown deed. Harry later transferred the property to his son Samuel on 23 November 1841, a year after Samuel married Lucinda Hetherington." from History of South Murray Twp. by Margaret L. May, per Masonic Lodge archives, Dan Buchanan, August 1, 2018.⁵
• Census: 1837; Conc B Lot 14, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1837 Census: Harry May; Conc B, Lot 14, NE 1/4, 50 acres uncult. & Conc A, Lot 12?, part, 20 acres cult.; 1 male over 16; 2 females over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 4
• Census: 1837; Conc B Lot 14, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1837 Assessment: Harry May; Conc B, Lot 14, NE 1/4, 50 acres uncult. & Conc A, part Lot 1 & 2, part, 20 acres cult., 10 acres uncult.1 male over 16; 2 females over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 4
• Census: 1838; Conc B Lot 14, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1838 Assessment: Harry May; Conc B, Lot 14, NE 1/4, 50 acres uncult. & Conc A, part Lot 1 & 2, part, 20 acres cult., 10 acres uncult.1 male over 16; 2 females over 16; Total 3
• Census: 1839; Conc B Lot 14, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1839 Census: Harry May; Conc B, Lot 16, NE 1/4, 50 acres uncult. & Conc A, Lot 12?, part, 20 acres cult.; another line is unclear.... (Lot is written as 16 ... but likely should be 14..)
• Census: 1842; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1842 Census: Harry May; Mason
• Census: 1848; Conc A Lot 1, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1848 Census: Harry May; Conc A, Lot 1, occ., non-prop.; farmer (Many surrounding this records show "R" as the Lot and "T" as the Concession - likely River Trent, referrring the town of Trenton as we know it. This couple apparently retired in town, so to speak.
• Census: 1850; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: Henry May; .. unclear - nothing in Concession field .. , occ., non-prop.; Total Persons: 2
• Census: 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 82 at 1851 Census: May, Henry, 82, b. Ireland, CE, Mason, married; Nancy, 80, b. Ireland, CE, married (1851 Census: Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 35 of 172, line 14 - ancestry.com)
  Note: " .. BUT I found something interesting about the 1952 Census, Canada West, Northumberland 232, Murray, p17d,18a, pg35 , there is a Henry age 82, a mason, and his wife, Nancy, age 80, .. " per email from Sanda Apr 26 2013. According to my printed copy of the Murray 1851 Census, Henry and Nancy May are on the 8th page and 35th page. This might mean the old couple lived in a different location re the sons Samuel and John. Still need to determine for sure thsi Henry (Harry) and Nancy were the parents.²

Mary Ann "Nancy" ?^1,2,3

• Birth*: 1780; Ireland; Date 1780 per Memorial - age 72 at death Mar 13 1852. Date 1771 & location Ireland per 1851 Census.^2,3
• Marriage*: before 1805; per 1837 Census??; Principal=Henry May
• Death*: 13 March 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Mar 13 1852 per Memorial.³
• Burial*: 15 March 1852; Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory of; Mary Ann; Wife of; Henry May; Died; Mar 13 1852; Aged 72 Years; Henry May; Died; Sep 21 1855; Aged; 85 Years (Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., May 12 2013)³

• Married Name: before 1805; May
• Census*: 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 80 at 1851 Census: see Henry May²

Orloff Leslie May^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Thomas "Henry" May² b. 26 Oct 1847, d. 20 Aug 1915
• Mother*: Angelina Celina Burdette "Bertie" Day² b. 18 Jun 1860, d. 9 Jun 1918

• Birth*: 5 January 1882; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Jn 5 1881 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1882 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date Jan 5 1882 per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Apr 19 2013.^2,3,4
• Marriage*: 18 November 1926; Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Apr 19 2013.; Principal=Nellie I. Poole²

• Census*: April 1891; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1891 Census: see Henry May³
• Census: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1901 Census: see Henry May⁴
• Residence*: 20 August 1915; Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his father Thomas Henry May.⁵

Nellie I. Poole¹

• Birth*: 1898; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Apr 19 2013.¹
• Marriage*: 18 November 1926; Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Apr 19 2013.; Principal=Orloff Leslie May¹

• Married Name: 18 November 1926; May¹

Carrie Lucinda May^1,2,3

• Father*: Thomas "Henry" May² b. 26 Oct 1847, d. 20 Aug 1915
• Mother*: Angelina Celina Burdette "Bertie" Day² b. 18 Jun 1860, d. 9 Jun 1918

• Birth*: 17 April 1883; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Apr 17 1883 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1883 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date Apr 17 1883 per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Apr 19 2013.^2,4,3
• Marriage*: 4 September 1922; York Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Apr 19 2013.; Principal=William Arthur Welbanks²

• Census*: April 1891; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1891 Census: see Henry May⁴
• Census: April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1901 Census: see Henry May⁴
• Married Name: 4 September 1922; Welbanks²

William Arthur Welbanks¹

• Father*: William Welbanks b. 9 Oct 1832, d. 1901
• Mother*: Matilda Lowry b. 1846, d. 1901

• Birth*: 29 October 1876; Ontario; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Apr 19 2013.¹
• Marriage*: 4 September 1922; York Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Apr 19 2013.; Principal=Carrie Lucinda May¹

William Welbanks¹

• Father*: Robert Welbanks¹ b. 1795
• Mother*: Ursula Burns¹ b. 1795

• Birth*: 9 October 1832; Marysburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Oct 9 1832 & location Marysburgh per family tree of David Fluckiger on ancestry.ca, Jan 27 2020. per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Apr 19 2013.^1,2
• Marriage*: 25 August 1855; Picton, Princed Edward Co., Canada West; per family tree of David Fluckiger on ancestry.ca, Jan 27 2020.; Principal=Harriet Eliza Vandusen²
• Marriage*: 18 December 1867; Prince Edward Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Apr 19 2013.; Principal=Matilda Lowry¹
• Death*: 1901; Marysburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; per family tree of David Fluckiger on ancestry.ca, Jan 27 2020.

Matilda Lowry¹

• Birth*: 1846; Marysburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Apr 19 2013.¹
• Marriage*: 18 December 1867; Prince Edward Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Apr 19 2013.; Principal=William Welbanks¹
• Death*: 1901; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Apr 19 2013.¹

• Married Name: 18 December 1867; Welbanks¹

Mary Ellen Lowrey^1,2

• Father*: James Lowrey² b. c 1830
• Mother*: Lydia ?² b. c 1830

• Birth*: 1863; South Marysburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date 1864 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1863 & location South Marysburgh per marriage reg'n.^2,3
• Marriage*: 26 December 1881; South Marysburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#009844: Groom: Geo. Herrington May; Age: 24; Res. & Born: Murray Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Samuel & Lucinda May; Bride: Mary Ellen Lowrey; Age: 18; Res. & Born: South Marysburgh Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: James & Lydia Lowrey; Wit.: James Church & Sarah Emma ?Larrington?, South Marysburgh; Date: Dec 26 1881; Place: South Marysburgh; Reg'r.: Robert Hearns? Turnbull, South Marysburgh (Ontario Marriage Registration, #009844-1881, ancestry.com); Principal=George Herrington May⁴

• Residence*: 26 December 1881; South Marysburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Residence South Marysburgh per marr. reg'n.²
• Married Name: 26 December 1881; May²
• Census*: April 1891; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 27 at 1891 Census: see George May³

James Lowrey¹

• Birth*: circa 1830; U.S.A.; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Mary Ellen (Lowrey) May. Location USA per 1891 Census record for daughter Mary Ellen (Lowrey) May.^1,2
• Marriage*: before 1860; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Mary Ellen (Lowrey) May.; Principal=Lydia ?¹

Lydia ?¹

• Birth*: circa 1830; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Mary Ellen (Lowrey) May.¹
• Marriage*: before 1860; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Mary Ellen (Lowrey) May.; Principal=James Lowrey¹

• Married Name: before 1860; Lowrey¹

Ida Eliose Evans^1,2,3,4

• Father*: George Evans b. 17 Feb 1841, d. 13 Sep 1925
• Mother*: Catharine McMaster b. 4 Mar 1842, d. 23 Nov 1933

• Birth*: 25 May 1865; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1865 per Memorial & CemSearch. Date May 1863 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date May 25 1864 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1866 & location Murray Twp. per marr. reg'n.^2,3,5,6,7
• Marriage*: 2 February 1891; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#008399: Groom: Robert Wesley May; Age: 29; Res.: Brighton; Born: Murray Twp.; Status: widower; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Samuel & Lucinda May; Bride: Ida Eloise Evans; Age; 25; Res. & Born: Murray Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: George Evans & Catharine McMaster; Wit.: Mary R. Buchanan & Minnie K. Huyck, Brighton; DatE: Feb 2 1891; Place: Brighton Village; Rel.: Meth.; Performed by: Wm. Buchanan; Reg'r.: M. K. Lockwood, Brighton Village (Ontario Marriage Registration, #008399-1891, ancestry.com); Principal=Robert Wesley May⁸
• Death*: 1924; Ontario; Date 1924 per Memorial & CemSearch.^6,7
• Burial*: 1924; Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) MAY; Ida E. Evans; 1865 - 1924; Wife of; Robert W. May; 1859 - 1943 (Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, by Dan July 1 2013)
  CemSearch: Name: Ida E. May; Maiden: Evans; Born: 1865; Died: 1924; Age: 59y; ID: CRENWD219; Other names: May, Robert W. (1859-1943); Cemetery: Greenwood Cemetery, Conc A, Lot 24, Brighton Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co.; Note: Wife of Robert W. May (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=GRENWD219%5E1)^6,7

• Residence: 19 December 1888; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of her sister, Sarah Effa Evans & John R. Porter.²
• Residence*: 2 February 1891; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Murray Twp. per marr. reg'n.²
• Married Name: 2 February 1891; May²
• Census: April 1891; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 25 at 1891 Census: see George Evans⁴
• Census*: April 1901; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 36 at 1901 Census: see Robert May³
• Census: 15 June 1911; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 48 at 1911 Census: see Robert W. May⁵
• Residence: 23 May 1916; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Andrew Palmerston German & Etta Maud (Young, Evans) German.²

Francis Harold May^1,2,3,4,5,6

• Father*: Robert Wesley May² b. 18 Oct 1859, d. 1943
• Mother*: Ida Eliose Evans² b. 25 May 1865, d. 1924

• Birth*: 14 March 1891; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#022478: Name: Francis Harold May; Date: Mar 14 1891; Parents: Robert May & Ida Evans; Occ.: farmer; Inf.: M. H. Richards, Assessor; Reg'd.: Jan 23 1893; Phys.: Dr. Moran; Reg'r.: T. R. Garratt, Murray Twp. (Ontario Birth Registration, #022478-1891, ancestry.com) Date Feb 1890 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Mar 14 1891 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date Feb 1891 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1891 & location Murray Twp. per marr. reg'n.^2,3,7,5,6
• Marriage*: 2 September 1914; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#016310: Groom: Francis Harold May; Age: 23; Res. & Born: Murray Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Robert W. May & ida E. Evans; Bride: Minnie Maud Brundage; Age: 27; Res. & Born: Murray Twp.; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Wm. Brundage & Catharine Maquire; Wit.: Howard S. May & Mrs. A. Brundage, Trenton; Date: Sep 2 1914; Place: Murray Twp.; Performed by: R. Archibald Delve, Wooler; Sworn: Trenton, Aug 31 1914 (Ontario Marriage Registration, #016310-1914, ancestry.ca); Principal=Minnie Maud Brundage⁸

• Census: April 1891; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 2 months at 1891 Census: see George Evans (grandfather)⁵
• Census*: April 1901; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1901 Census: see Robert May²
• Census: 15 June 1911; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 20 at 1911 Census: see Robert W. May³
• Residence: 2 September 1914; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Murray Twp. per marr. reg'n.⁶
• Residence: 16 August 1922; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Harold Stanley May & Ella Marjorie Thompson.⁶
• Residence*: 1940; R. R. # 4, Murray Twp., Trenton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Rural Preliminary List of Electors: Rural Polling Divisions No. 64, Township of Murray (1940): "245 May, Harold, farmer, Trenton R.R. 4; 246 May, Mrs. Harold - Trenton R.R. 4" (ancestry.com)⁹

Howard Stanley May^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Robert Wesley May² b. 18 Oct 1859, d. 1943
• Mother*: Ida Eliose Evans² b. 25 May 1865, d. 1924

• Birth*: 10 December 1892; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#022484: Name: Howard May; Date: Dec 10 1892; Parents: Robert May & Ida Evans; Inf.: R. May, Bridge Tender; Reg'd.: Mar 21 1993; Phys.: Dr. Moran; Reg'r.: T. R. Garratt, Murray Twp. (Ontario Birth Registration, #022484-1893, ancestry.com) Date Dec 1892 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Dec 10 1892 & location Ont. rural per1901 Census.^2,4,6
• Marriage*: 16 August 1922; Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#014969: Groom: Howard Stanley May; Age: 29; Res. & Born: Murray Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Robert May & Ida Evans; Bride: Ella Marjorie Thompson; Age: 24; Res. & Born: Belleville; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth.; Parents; George Thompson & Mary Luella Baragar; Wit.: T.? Harold May, Trenton & ? Thompson, Belleville; Date: Aug 16 1922; Place: Belleville; Performed by: H. H. Mutton, RR 3, Belleville, Meth.; Sworn: Brighton, Aug 12 1922; Reg'r.: ?? Roblin, Brighton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #014969-1922, ancestry.com); Principal=Elle Marjorie Thompson⁷
• Death*: 26 January 1995; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; per family tree of 1_garymay on ancestry.ca, Apr 22 2022.⁸

• Census*: April 1901; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1901 Census: see Robert May²
• Census: 15 June 1911; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1911 Census: see Robert W. May⁴
• Residence: 2 September 1914; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Francis Harold May and Minnie Maud Brundage.⁵
• Residence: 16 August 1922; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Murray Twp. per marr. reg'n.⁵
• Residence*: 1940; R. R. # 4, Murray Twp., Trenton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Rural Preliminary List of Electors: Rural Polling Divisions No. 64, Township of Murray (1940): "248 May, Howard, farmer, Trenton R.R. 4; 249 May, Mrs. Howard - Trenton R.R. 4" (ancestry.com)⁹

Frances Hattie Evans^1,2,3,4,5,6

• Father*: George Evans b. 17 Feb 1841, d. 13 Sep 1925
• Mother*: Catharine McMaster b. 4 Mar 1842, d. 23 Nov 1933

• Birth*: 13 December 1870; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1870 per Memorial. Date Dec 1870 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Dec 13 1876 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1872 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1871 & location Murray Twp. per marr. reg'n.^2,3,4,6,7
• Marriage*: 22 January 1896; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#009276: Groom: Fred A. May; Age: 34; Res. & Born: Murray; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Samuel & Lucinda May; Bride: Frances H. Evans; Age: 25; Res. & Born: Murray; Status: spinster; Parents: George & Catharine Evans; Wit.: Fred Flindall & Maude Evans, Smithfield; Date: Jan 22 1896; Place: Murray Twp.; Rel.: CE & Meth.; Performed by: H. V. Montier; Reg'r.: T. R. Garratt, Murray Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #009276-1896, ancestry.com); Principal=Frederick Allen May⁸
• Death*: 1955; Ontario; Date 1955 per Memorial.⁷
• Burial*: 1955; Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) MAY; Frederick A. May; 1861 - 1925; His Wife; Frances Evans; 1870 - 1955; EVANS; George Evans; 1841 - 1925; His Wife; Catharine; 1841 - 1933 (Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, by Dan July 1 2013.)⁷

• Census: April 1891; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1891 Census: see George Evans⁶
• Residence*: 22 January 1896; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Murra Twp. per marr. reg'n.²
• Married Name: 22 January 1896; May²
• Census*: April 1901; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 30 at 1901 Census: see Frederick May³
• Census: 1911; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 40 at 1911 Census: see Frederick A. May⁴

John May¹

• Father*: Henry May¹ b. 1770, d. 21 Sep 1855
• Mother*: Mary Ann "Nancy" ?¹ b. 1780, d. 13 Mar 1852

• Birth*: 24 August 1816; Ireland; Date Aug 23 1816 per Memorial - age 77y 4m 18d at death Jan 10 1894. Date Aug 24 1816 & location Ireland per Death Reg'n. - age 77y 4m 17d at death Jan 10 1894. Date 1817 & location Ireland per 1891 Census. Date 1816 & location Ireland per 1881 Census. Date 1816 & location Ireland per 1871 Census. Date 1817 & location Ireland per 1861 Census. Date 1821 & location Ireland per 1851 Census.
  Note: Placing thsi John May as a son of John and brother of Samuel due to proximity, dates. Is this right??^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}
• Marriage*: circa 1850; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; per 1851 Census.; Principal=Frances Powers¹
• Death*: 10 January 1894; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#012115: Name: John May; Date: Jan 10 1894; Age: 77y 4m 17d; Occ.: farmer; Born: Ireland; Cause: heart failure; Phys.: Dr. Morrow; Inf.: Geo. Young, Trenton; Reg'd.: Jan 25 1894; Rel.: CE; Reg'r.: T. R. Garratt (Ontario Death Registration, #012115-1894, ancestry.com)⁸
• Burial*: 12 January 1894; Mount Carmel Cemetery, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In; Memory of; John May; Died; Jan. 10, 1894; Aged; 77 Yrs. 4 M. & 18 D (Mount Carmel Cemetery, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., May 12 2013)⁷

• Census*: 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 30 at 1851 Census: May, John, 30, b. Ireland, CE, yeoman, maried; Frances, 25, b. Cda., Ce, married; Samuel F., 1, b. Cda., CE; Deacon, ary, 16, b. Prince Edward Island, WM, single (1851 Census: Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 69 of 172, line 18 - ancestry.com)
  Note: Assuming John May is a brother of Samuel May since they are on the same page of the 1851 Census.¹
• Census: April 1861; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 44 at 1861 Census: May, John, 44, b. Ireland, CE, farmer, married; Francis(f), 33, b. UC, CE, married; Samuel Fletcher, 11, b. UC; William Henry, 9, b. UC; Mary Louella, 7; Catharine, 4; Elizabeth, 1; Smith, W. Lydia Ann, 61, b. UC, CE, widow (1861 Census: Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 881 of 899, line 30 - ancestry.com)⁴
• Residence*: April 1871; Conc B Lot 16, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1871 Census: Conc B, Lot 16, Murray Twp., 100 acres, owner.⁶
• Census: April 1871; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 55 at 1871 Census: May, John, 55, b. Ireland, Irish, CE, farmer, married; Francis, 43, b. Ont., Eng., CE, married; Samuel, 20, b. Ont., Irish, CE, farmer, single; Catherine, 14; Henry W., 18; Mary L., 16; Elizabeth A., 10 (1871 Census: Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 55, sub-dist. E-1, pg. 2, line 3 - ancestry.com)⁶
• Residence: 5 December 1877; Conc B Lot 16, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 1574) show that George R. Maybee and his wife sold 50 acres of the south half of the west half of lot 16, concession B, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to John May for $2,000. ITS Date: Dec 5 1877. Reg'n. Date: Dec 1 1877. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 003, pg 147 of 261, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jul 22 2020)⁹
• Census: April 1881; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 65 at 1881 Census: May, John, 65, b. Ireland, Irish, CE, farmer, married; Frances, ?52, b. Ont., Irish, CE, married; Samuel F., 30, b. Ont., CE, farmer, single; W. H., 28, b. Ont., Irish, CE, farmer, single; May E., 23, b. Ont.. Irish, CE, single; Sarah C., 23, b. Ont., Irish, CE, single; Elizabeth, 20; May, ?Fred?(m), - , Irish, CE (1881 Census: Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 123, sub-dist. e?, pg. 20, line 1 - ancestry.com)⁵
• Residence: 28 February 1882; Conc B Lot 16, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 2841) show that John May and his wife sold 50 acres of the south half of the west half of lot 16, concession B, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Samuel F. May for $2,400. ITS Date: Feb 28 1882. Reg'n. Date: Mar 1 1882. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 003, pg 148 of 261, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jul 22 2020)⁹
• Census: April 1891; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 74 at 1891 Census: May, John, 74, b. Ireland, p.b. Ireland, CE, farmer, married; Fannie, 59, b. Ont., p.b. England & Ont., Ce, married; Sarah, 28, b. Ont., p.b. Ireland & Ont., CE, daughter, single; Annie, 26, b. Ont., p.b. Ireland & Ont., CE, daughter, single; Wrightman, Fred, 14, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., CE, servant (1891 Census: Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. g-1, pg. 17, line 12 - ancestry.com)³

Frances Powers^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Samuel Powers b. 1796, d. 10 Sep 1883
• Mother*: Mary Hermon b. 1804

• Birth*: 9 February 1827; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1827 per Memorial. Date 1827 & location Murray Twp. per Death Reg'n. Date Feb 9 1832 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1832 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1829 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1828 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1828 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1826 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.
  Note: Placing this Frances Powers with Samuel and Mary for now due to dates, proximity - looks like it might be right. Is it???^{2,5,6,7,8,4,3,9}
• Marriage*: circa 1850; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; per 1851 Census.; Principal=John May²
• Death*: 18 March 1902; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#018369: Name Frances May; Date: May 18 1902; Age: 75; Res.: Conc B, Murray; Status: married; Born: Murray Twp.; Cause: pneumonia, 24 hrs.; Phys.: Dr. Moran; Rel.: Eng., Inf.: Dr. Moran; Reg'd.: Mar 18 1902; Reg'r.: William Little (Ontario Death Registration, #018369-1902, ancestry.com)¹⁰
• Burial*: 20 March 1902; Mount Carmel Cemetery, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Frances; Wife of; John May; Died; Mar. 18, 1902; Aged; 75 Years (Mount Carmel Cemetery, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., May 12 2013)⁹

• Married Name: circa 1850; May²
• Census*: 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 25 at 1851 Census: see John May²
• Census: April 1861; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 33 at 1861 Census: see John May⁶
• Census: April 1871; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 43 at 1871 Census: see John May⁸
• Census: April 1881; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age ?52? at 1881 Census: see John May⁷
• Census: April 1891; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 59 at 1891 Census: see John may⁵
• Census: April 1901; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 69 at 1901 Census: May, Mrs. Francis, 69, b. Ont. r. Feb 9 1832, Eng., CE, widow; Sarah R., 33, b. Ont. r. May 11 18??, daughter, single; Valleau, Mrs. E., 31, b. Ont. r. Aug 20 1870, daughter, married; Valleau, Duglas, 34, b. Ont. r. Jun 14 1867, French, CE, farm lab., married (1901 Census: Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 95, sub-dist. g-1, pg. 6, line 20 - ancestry.com)⁴

Samuel Fletcher May^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}

• Father*: John May² b. 24 Aug 1816, d. 10 Jan 1894
• Mother*: Frances Powers² b. 9 Feb 1827, d. 18 Mar 1902

• Birth*: 4 March 1851; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Mar 4 1851 per Memorial - age 67y 9m 27d at death Dec 31 1918. Date Mar 4 1851 & location Prince Edward Co. per Death Reg'n. - age 67y 9m 27d at death Dec 31 1918. Date Mar 1851 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Mar 4 1851 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1851 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1851 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1851 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1850 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1850 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1851 & location Murray Twp. per marr. reg'n.^{2,3,4,5,9,6,7,8,10,11}
• Marriage*: 14 September 1887; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#010581: Groom: Samuel Fletcher May; Age: 36; Res. & Born: Murray Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: John & Francis May; Bride: Gertrude Hyatt; Age: 26; Res.: Ameliasburgh; Born: Rock Co., Wisconsin, USA; Status: spinster; Parents: Nathan & Amelia Hyatt; Wit.: Stanley Gibson, Bloomfield & Elizabeth Ann May, Murray; Date: Sep 14 1887; Place: Ameliasburgh; Rel.: Episc. & Disciple of Christ; Performed by: J. H. ?Handy, CM; Reg'r.: James Benson, Ameliasburgh (Ontario Marriage Registration, #010581-1887, ancestry.com); Principal=Gertrude Hyatt¹²
• Death*: 31 December 1918; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#047599: Name: Samuel Fletcher May; Date: Dec 31 1918; Age: 67y 9m 27d; Res.: Murray; Status: married; Occ.: farmer; Parents: John May & Frances Powers; Cause: heart disease; Phys.: F. J. Farley; Inf.: Henry May, Carrying Place; Reg'd.: Dec 31 1918; Reg'd.: Dec 31 1918; Reg'r.: J. W. Delaney (Ontario Death Registration, #047599-1918, ancestry.com)¹³
• Burial*: 2 January 1919; Mount Carmel Cemetery, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Samuel F.; May; Died; Dec. 31, 1918; Aged; 67 Yrs. 9 Mo; 27 Ds. (Mount Carmel Cemetery, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., May 12 2013)¹⁰

• Census*: 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1851 Census: see John May²
• Census: April 1861; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1861 Census: see John May⁴
• Census: April 1871; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 20 at 1871 Census: see John May⁵
• Census: April 1881; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 30 at 1881 Census: see John May⁵
• Residence: 28 February 1882; Conc B Lot 16, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 2841) show that John May and his wife sold 50 acres of the south half of the west half of lot 16, concession B, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Samuel F. May for $2,400. ITS Date: Feb 28 1882. Reg'n. Date: Mar 1 1882. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 003, pg 148 of 261, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jul 22 2020)¹⁴
• Residence: 2 November 1882; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage reg'n. of brother William Henry May.⁶
• Residence: 31 March 1883; Conc B Lot 16, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 3115) show that Samuel F. May (unmarried) sold 4 and 98/100 acres of the south part of the west half of lot 16, concession B, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Her Majesty the Queen for $210. ITS Date: Mar 31 1883. Reg'n. Date: Apr 9 1883. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 003, pg 148 of 261, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jul 22 2020)¹⁴
• Residence*: 14 September 1887; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Murray Twp. per marr. reg'n.⁶
• Census: April 1891; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 40 at 1891 Census: May, Samuel, 40, b. Ont., p.b. Ireland & Ont., CE, farmer, married; Gertrude, 29, b. US, p.b. Ont. & US, CE, married; Wilbert, 3, b. Ont., p.b. Ont. & US, son (1891 Census: Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. g-1, line 11 - ancestry.com)⁸
• Census: April 1901; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 50 at 1901 Census: May, Samuel, 50, b. Ont. r. Mar 4 1851, Irish, CE, farmer, married; Gertrude, 38, b. Ont. r. Oct 12 1862, Irish, CE, married; Wilbert E., 12, b. Ont. r. Jul 27 1889, son; ?Land?, Edward, 15, b. England Sep 5 ??, Eng., CE, lodger, single; ?Menaughton?, Eunice?(f), 21, b. Ont. r. Mar 12 1880, Irish, Pres., School Teacher, single (1901 Census: Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 95, sub-dist. g-1, pg. 5, line 42 - ancestry.com)⁷
• Residence: 15 June 1911; Conc B Lot 16, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1911 Census: Conc B, Lot 16, Murray Twp.¹¹
• Census: 15 June 1911; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 60 at 1911 Census: May, Samuel F., 60, b. Ont. Mar 1851, Eng., Anglican, farmer, married (1911 Census: Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., dist. 101-11, sub-dist. 22-1, pg. 9, line 10 - Conc B, Lot 16 - ancestry.com)
  Note: Just above is Henry W. May on B-17 and below is Robert W. May on B - 14.¹¹