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Sarah <I>Pulsifer</I> May

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Sarah Pulsifer May

Birth
Death
19 Feb 1825 (aged 64–65)
Burial
Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
Plot
row 4, stone 9
Memorial ID
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dau of Benjamin Pulsifer & his 1st wife
Elizabeth (Rice) Pulsifer of Conway

Sarah's mother Elizabeth d. at Conway on Feb 18, 1772, buried at South Centre aka Pumpkin Hollow Cemetery in Conway. Sarah's father Benjamin m. 2nd Zeruiah Haward in 1776.

History of Buckland by Kendrick w/genealogies by Kellogg pg 537, Sarah is listed only in section about her husband:
MAY, Oliver. In deeds and bonds of Samuel and Lemuel Taylor in 1780, he is spoken of as "Captain May." He was a Revolutionary soldier; d. June 5, 1845, ae. 89 yrs. (Grave stone). A member of the first and second Baptist churches, as was also an Alice and Sarah May. He m. Sarah, dau. of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Rice) Pulsifer of Conway. She was b. in 1760; d. Feb 19, 1825, ae. 65 yrs. "He lived on the road from William Putnam's west, to the mill last owned by Horace Taylor." His daughter was probaby Alice who joined the church in 1828.

dau of Benjamin Pulsifer & his 1st wife
Elizabeth (Rice) Pulsifer of Conway

Sarah's mother Elizabeth d. at Conway on Feb 18, 1772, buried at South Centre aka Pumpkin Hollow Cemetery in Conway. Sarah's father Benjamin m. 2nd Zeruiah Haward in 1776.

History of Buckland by Kendrick w/genealogies by Kellogg pg 537, Sarah is listed only in section about her husband:
MAY, Oliver. In deeds and bonds of Samuel and Lemuel Taylor in 1780, he is spoken of as "Captain May." He was a Revolutionary soldier; d. June 5, 1845, ae. 89 yrs. (Grave stone). A member of the first and second Baptist churches, as was also an Alice and Sarah May. He m. Sarah, dau. of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Rice) Pulsifer of Conway. She was b. in 1760; d. Feb 19, 1825, ae. 65 yrs. "He lived on the road from William Putnam's west, to the mill last owned by Horace Taylor." His daughter was probaby Alice who joined the church in 1828.


Inscription

Mrs Sarah May wife of Mr Oliver May died 19 Feb 1825 In the 65th year of her age...unreadable verse



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  • Created by: Anonymous
  • Added: Oct 9, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59849269/sarah-may: accessed ), memorial page for Sarah Pulsifer May (1760–19 Feb 1825), Find a Grave Memorial ID 59849269, citing Old Cemetery #01, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Anonymous (contributor 47283828).