Mehitable May Dawes died in 1776. Mehitable Dawes, named for her mother Mehitable May, was a young daughter of William Dawes of Boston. Her father is remembered for carrying the warning of British troop movements toward Lexington in April 1775. A family genealogy dates her birth to November 4, 1774, and records her death in 1776; her older brother Samuel May Dawes died that year too. These family entries establish her identity, but her exact death day, location, and cause have not been verified. The available account does not establish a medical cause or a dependable sequence of final symptoms and care.