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May, Emma Jane Stevens, 1852-1894
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Description area
Dates of existence
1852-1894
History
Emma Jane Stevens, born 29 December 1852 in Lynn, Massachusetts, was the second eldest daughter of Nason Stevens and Susannah Marsh. Between 1857 and 1859, the Stevens family moved from the United States to Barnston, Quebec. Emma had six sisters and two brothers: Clara, Rosa, Alice, Alma, Ida, Jennie, Nason and Freddie.
On 3 July 1872, Emma married Darius May. They had ten children: Maud Ella (1874-1947), Wilbur Lyman (1875-1946), Rose Nettie (1877-1961), Julian Sylvester (1881-1956), John Vining (1882-1971), Ida/Ada S. (1884-1885), Clara Emma (1886-1968), Fred Nason (1887-1955), Ruth Stevens (1890-1971) and Irene S. (1892-1893).
Emma died on 14 May 1894 and is buried in the Lakeview Cemetery in Baldwin's Mills.
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