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Earl Lester MAY

Male 1908 - 1981  (73 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Earl Lester MAY was born on 1 May 1908 in Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts (son of Edwin Nathan MAY and Pearl Esther PALMER); died on 22 Aug 1981 in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts; was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1910, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts
    • Census: 1930, Queens, New York, New York
    • Census: 1940, Hubbardston, Worcester, Massachusetts
    • Census: 1950, Hubbardston, Worcester, Massachusetts

    Earl married Alice Gertrude BLASER in 1927 in Athol, Massachusetts. Alice was born on 29 Nov 1908 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 7 Jan 1996; was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Thomas Edwin MAY was born on 21 Aug 1927 in College Point, Queens, New York; died on 12 Jan 2023 in New York, New York.
    2. Walter Francis MAY was born on 8 Apr 1933 in College Point, Queens, New York; died on 29 Aug 2014 in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont.
    3. Louise MAY and died.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Edwin Nathan MAY was born on 12 Jan 1885 in Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts (son of Thomas Edwin MAY and Ervina Rosella BEAMAN); died on 25 Mar 1968 in Worcester, Massachusetts; was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1910, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts
    • Census: 1930, Queens, New York, New York

    Edwin married Pearl Esther PALMER on 7 Aug 1907 in Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts. Pearl (daughter of George Oliver PALMER and Seraphina Skinner COES) was born on 24 May 1889 in Whites Cove, Queens, New Brunswick; died in 1967 in Worcester, Massachusetts; was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Pearl Esther PALMER was born on 24 May 1889 in Whites Cove, Queens, New Brunswick (daughter of George Oliver PALMER and Seraphina Skinner COES); died in 1967 in Worcester, Massachusetts; was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1901, Sunbury & Queens, New Brunswick
    • Immigration: 1906
    • Census: 1910, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts
    • Census: 1930, Queens, New York, New York

    Children:
    1. 1. Earl Lester MAY was born on 1 May 1908 in Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 22 Aug 1981 in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts; was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts.
    2. George Edwin MAY was born on 21 Jun 1910 in Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 12 Oct 1910 in Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts.
    3. Dorothy Ervina MAY was born on 25 Aug 1911 in Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 14 Mar 2002 in Massachusetts; was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts.
    4. Dexter Braman MAY was born on 24 Feb 1915 in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts; died in Jul 1997 in Providence, Rhode Island.
    5. Jane Eleanor MAY was born on 23 Jul 1920 in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 6 Oct 1990 in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts; was buried in East Street Cemetery, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts.
    6. Flora Evelyn Ann MAY was born on 1 Jul 1922 in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 6 Aug 2001 in Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts; was buried in East Street Cemetery, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts.
    7. William Palmer MAY was born on 29 Mar 1924 in Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 13 Oct 1967 in Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts; was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Thomas Edwin MAY was born on 23 Jun 1833 in Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts; died in 1920.

    Thomas married Ervina Rosella BEAMAN on 27 Nov 1868. Ervina was born on 1 Aug 1850 in Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts; died in Feb 1929 in Flushing, Queens, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Ervina Rosella BEAMAN was born on 1 Aug 1850 in Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts; died in Feb 1929 in Flushing, Queens, New York.
    Children:
    1. 2. Edwin Nathan MAY was born on 12 Jan 1885 in Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 25 Mar 1968 in Worcester, Massachusetts; was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts.

  3. 6.  George Oliver PALMER was born on 9 Mar 1861 in Hibernia, Queens, New Brunswick (son of Lawrence PALMER, Jr. and Mary Ann FISHER); died in 1908 in Whites Cove, Queens, New Brunswick; was buried in United Church Cemetery, Whites Cove, Queens, New Brunswick.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1871, Hampstead, Queens, New Brunswick
    • Census: 1881, Hampstead, Queens, New Brunswick
    • Census: 1891, Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick
    • Census: 1901, Sunbury & Queens, New Brunswick

    Notes:

    Birthdates of family taken from 1901 Census (Sunbury & Queens District of NB, Can, Cambridge sub-district, 2941, page 23). George was of Hampstead, when he married Saraphina Hanselpacker. Year on Census was 1862, but year of birth on gravestone is 1861, so using latter for my primary (source: Jared Handspicker).

    George married Seraphina Skinner COES on 30 Jun 1886. Seraphina (daughter of Robert William COES and Rebecca SKINNER) was born on 20 Mar 1853 in Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick; died on 29 May 1936 in Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick; was buried in United Church Cemetery, Whites Cove, Queens, New Brunswick. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Seraphina Skinner COES was born on 20 Mar 1853 in Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick (daughter of Robert William COES and Rebecca SKINNER); died on 29 May 1936 in Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick; was buried in United Church Cemetery, Whites Cove, Queens, New Brunswick.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1861, Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick
    • Census: 1891, Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick
    • Census: 1901, Sunbury & Queens, New Brunswick
    • Census: 1920, Cumberland, Maine

    Notes:

    Witnesses to the marriage were Frances McCutcheon and Elizabeth McCutcheon.

    Children:
    1. Mary Cora PALMER was born on 13 Sep 1887 in Whites Cove, Queens, New Brunswick; died after 1960.
    2. 3. Pearl Esther PALMER was born on 24 May 1889 in Whites Cove, Queens, New Brunswick; died in 1967 in Worcester, Massachusetts; was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts.
    3. Walter Scott PALMER was born on 29 Oct 1891 in Whites Cove, Queens, New Brunswick; died on 4 Jul 1981 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine.
    4. William G. PALMER was born on 31 Oct 1893 in New Brunswick; died on 13 Sep 1916 in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire.
    5. Harry Westley PALMER was born on 23 Aug 1896 in Whites Cove, Queens, New Brunswick; died after 1917.
    6. Jennie Helen PALMER was born on 17 Nov 1898 in Whites Cove, Queens, New Brunswick; died on 16 Sep 1972 in Oakland, Alameda, California.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Lawrence PALMER, Jr. was born about 1816 in Hampstead, Queens, New Brunswick; died in 1908; was buried in Palmer Family Cemetery, Hampstead, Queens, New Brunswick.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1871, Hampstead, Queens, New Brunswick
    • Census: 1881, Hampstead, Queens, New Brunswick

    Lawrence married Mary Ann FISHER. Mary was born about 1823 in Kings, New Brunswick; and died; was buried in Palmer Family Cemetery, Hampstead, Queens, New Brunswick. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Mary Ann FISHER was born about 1823 in Kings, New Brunswick; and died; was buried in Palmer Family Cemetery, Hampstead, Queens, New Brunswick.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1881, Hampstead, Queens, New Brunswick

    Children:
    1. Frances Mary PALMER was born on 28 Mar 1848 in Hampstead, Queens, New Brunswick; died on 6 Dec 1935 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
    2. Ezra PALMER was born about 1849 in New Brunswick; and died.
    3. Lonzo PALMER was born about 1851 in New Brunswick; and died.
    4. Jacob S. PALMER was born on 14 Nov 1852 in Hibernia, Queens, New Brunswick; died on 26 Apr 1922 in Hampstead, Queens, New Brunswick; was buried in Palmer Family Cemetery, Central Hampstead, Queens, New Brunswick,.
    5. Thomas W. PALMER was born about 1857 in Hampstead, Queens, New Brunswick; and died.
    6. Stephen C. PALMER was born about 1858 in New Brunswick; and died.
    7. Daniel D. PALMER was born on 3 Jan 1859 in Hibernia, Queens, New Brunswick; died on 23 Mar 1934 in Welsford, Queens, New Brunswick.
    8. 6. George Oliver PALMER was born on 9 Mar 1861 in Hibernia, Queens, New Brunswick; died in 1908 in Whites Cove, Queens, New Brunswick; was buried in United Church Cemetery, Whites Cove, Queens, New Brunswick.
    9. Albert R. PALMER was born on 17 Jun 1864 in New Brunswick; died on 30 Jan 1941 in Kelso, Cowlitz, Washington; was buried in Kelso, Cowlitz, Washington.
    10. Benjamin Franklin PALMER was born on 27 Oct 1866 in Queens, New Brunswick; died on 31 Oct 1938 in Burnaby, British Columbia.

  3. 14.  Robert William COES was born on 25 Sep 1824 in N. Grand Lakes, Queens, New Brunswick; died after 1901.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1861, Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick
    • Census: 1871, Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick
    • Census: 1881, Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick
    • Census: 1901, Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick

    Notes:

    Robert and Rebecca lived in Cambridge Parish of Queens, New Brunswick, Canada in 1871, when the Census showed them as having, not only Seraphina, but the following: Charles W. aged 21, Walter S. aged 19, Robert C. aged 15, Caroline aged 10, Rebecca age 6. Their religion was Baptist and origin was Scotch. Another researcher interested in the Coes line has indicated a Butler Coes and Edward Reese Coes, as being in the same areas as Robert, indicating possible brothers or cousins relationships. Robert was employed as shoemaker and farmer (1861)

    Robert married Rebecca SKINNER on 9 May 1849 in Queens, New Brunswick. Rebecca (daughter of Rev. Joseph Churchill SKINNER and Eliza A. CHASE) was born on 28 Apr 1829 in N. Grand Lakes, Queens, New Brunswick; died after 1901. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Rebecca SKINNER was born on 28 Apr 1829 in N. Grand Lakes, Queens, New Brunswick (daughter of Rev. Joseph Churchill SKINNER and Eliza A. CHASE); died after 1901.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1861, Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick
    • Census: 1871, Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick
    • Census: 1881, Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick
    • Census: 1901, Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick

    Children:
    1. Charles William COES was born on 8 Dec 1850 in Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick; died on 24 Mar 1939 in Richardsville, Restigouche, New Brunswick; was buried in Rural Cemetery, Campbellton, Restigouche, New Brunswick.
    2. Walter Scott COES was born in Aug 1851 in Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick; died on 18 May 1882 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried in Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
    3. 7. Seraphina Skinner COES was born on 20 Mar 1853 in Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick; died on 29 May 1936 in Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick; was buried in United Church Cemetery, Whites Cove, Queens, New Brunswick.
    4. Robert Chipman COES was born on 10 Feb 1857 in Grand Lake-Jemseg, Queens, New Brunswick; died on 23 Oct 1914 in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, Maine.
    5. Caroline COES was born about 1861 in New Brunswick; and died.
    6. Rebecca Alma COES was born on 6 Jul 1864 in New Brunswick; died in 1946 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts; was buried in Palmer Family Cemetery, Hampstead, Queens, New Brunswick.