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    Samuel Joseph May

    Birth: 1797

    Death: 1871

    Nickname: Rev. Mr. May

Biography

He was an unitarian clergyman from Syracuse who advocated multiple reform movements including education, women’s rights, and abolitionism. He was arrested in 1851 and went to trail over the "Jerry" case because he, along with several other men, helped a fugitive William "Jerry" Henry flee.

Letter References

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, October 16, 1851

Letter from George Washington Seward to Frances Miller Seward, October 22, 1851

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Biography: 
He was an unitarian clergyman from Syracuse who advocated multiple reform movements including education, women’s rights, and abolitionism. He was arrested in 1851 and went to trail over the "Jerry" case because he, along with several other men, helped a fugitive William "Jerry" Henry flee.
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69476287
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Find a Grave MEMORIAL ID 69476287
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https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=dOS144&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&qh=blUkmY7eY01oWIM4mdibBA%3D%3D&gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=Samuel%20Joseph&gsfn_x=1&gsln=May&gsln_x=1&msddy=1871&msddy_x=1&catbucket=rstp&MSAV=1&
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North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
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Source Citation Book Title: A genealogy of the descendants of John May who came from England to Roxbury in America, 1640 Source Information Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.