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Dorothy (Dolly) May

Dorothy (Dolly) May

Female 1782 - 1882  (100 years)


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  • Name Dorothy (Dolly) May  [1, 2] 
    Birth 5 Dec 1782  of Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 12 Dec 1882  Stockbridge, Madison, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I12339  Stewartsny
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Family Calvin Edson,   b. 10 Jun 1780, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 1831, Lenox, Madison, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Marriage 4 Sep 1801  South, Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Lucy Edson,   b. 8 Jun 1802, Stockbridge, Madison, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 1859, Stockbridge, Madison, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Olive Edson,   b. 1 Jan 1804, Stockbridge, Madison, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1807 (Age < 2 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Calvin Edson,   b. 8 Sep 1805, Stockbridge, Madison, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jun 1887, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Olive Edson,   b. 16 Aug 1807, Stockbridge, Madison, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Elam Edson,   b. 17 Dec 1808, Stockbridge, Madison, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Eli Edson,   b. 17 Dec 1808, Stockbridge, Madison, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. Chester Edson,   b. 1 Feb 1810, Stockbridge, Madison, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. Rinda Maria Edsom,   b. 20 Apr 1813, Stockbridge, Madison, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     9. Nathan Edson,   b. 1 May 1815, Stockbridge, Madison, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     10. Dolly Edson,   b. 27 May 1817, Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     11. Melinda Electa Edson,   b. 3 Feb 1819, Stockbridge, Madison, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Sep 1874, Fenner, Madison, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     12. Eunice Cornelia Edson,   b. 19 Oct 1820, Onondaga, Onondaga, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1901, Le Roy, Mower, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     13. Roxana (Roxy) Phidelia Edson,   b. 19 Oct 1820, Stockbridge, Madison, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Apr 1891, Fenner, Madison, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     14. Hannah Edson,   b. 20 Apr 1823, Stockbridge, Madison, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     15. Polly Edson,   b. 20 Sep 1824, Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     16. Aurilla Jane Edson,   b. 4 Sep 1826, Stockbridge, Madison, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Aug 1907, Smithfield, Madison, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F17690  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

  • Notes 
    • She later married George Inman, who lived only a few years. At the reunion of her descendants, held in Smithfield July 4, 1882, to commemorate her 100th anniversary, there were present 70 grandchildren, 90 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren. At her death Dec. 12, 1882, at the age of 100 years and 7 days, she left seven living children, the oldest begin nearly 80 years of age. She was the oldest person in Madison county, and could call all her descendants by name. - Nathan Edson and His Descendants

  • Sources 
    1. [S349] Pedigree Resource File DVD 132, (Name: Name: (Salt Lake City, UT: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 2007) PRF Submitter information: John Arthur FADDIS, 1964388-0820106161058 , 20 Aug 2006, 1160 Fern Pocatello Idaho 83201, USA, 208-232-2964 His email is given in New FS as: jaybird45@cableone.net;;).

    2. [S350] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index.

    3. [S352] C. A. EDSON, Book - Edson Family History and Geneology.