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Helena Mercer 1634 – 1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1634

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 19 Aug 1688

Death Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

Father: Archibald Mercer

Mother: Elizabeth Kennedy

Spouse(s): James Claypoole

Children(s):

The story of Helena Mercer began in 1634 in Scotland. Helena Mercer married James Claypoole. Helena Mercer passed away in 1688 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • The story of Helena Mercer began in 1634 in Scotland.
  • Helena Mercer married James Claypoole.
  • Helena Mercer passed away in 1688 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Helena Mercer's Ancestors

Self
Helena Mercer
1634 – 1688
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
Archibald Balthasar Mercer
1600 – 1650
Perthshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Elspet) Kennedy
1610 – 1650
South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Merser
1560 –
Scotland
Isbell Colison
1565 –
Scotland
Thomas Kennedie
1586 –
Culzean, Ayrshire, Scotland
Marie Fairley
1586 –
Northumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Mercer
1525 – 1578
Catherine Blair
1525 –
Gilbert Collison
Janet Seton
1540 –
Thomas Kennedy
1549 – 1602
Elizabeth McGill
1559 – 1622
Peter Fairley
1555 –
Jaine Larken
1564 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Laurence Mercer
1502 – 1534
Lady Dundas
1504 – 1593
Gilbert Kennedy
1515 – 1558
Margaret Kennedy
1517 – 1597
David MacGill
1515 – 1595
Elizabeth Forrester
1519 – 1579

Helena Mercer's Timeline

3 Records

1634
1634
Birth of Helena Mercer in Scotland
Scotland
1688
19 Aug 1688
Age 54
Death of Helena Mercer in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
1688
20 Aug 1688
Age 54
Burial of Helena Mercer in Arch Street Meeting House Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, BCA
Arch Street Meeting House Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, BCA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1634
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1688
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1688
    Event Place: Arch Street Meeting House Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, BCA

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