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Henry Mershon Esq 1672–1738 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 October 1672

Birth Location: Caen, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France

Death Date: 20 September 1738

Death Location: Lawrenceville, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States of America

Father: Henri I

Mother: Marie Ruscoe

Spouse(s): Hannah Houghton

Children(s): Anna Mershon

Henry Mershon Esq was born in 1672 in Caen, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France, the child of Henri Mondam Marchand Mershon I And Marie Ruscoe. In 1738, Henry Mershon Esq resided in New Jersey, USA. Henry Mershon Esq married Hannah Ann Houghton, and had children including Anna Mershon. Henry Mershon Esq passed away in 1738 in Lawrenceville, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Henry Mershon Esq was born in 1672 in Caen, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France, the child of Henri Mondam Marchand Mershon I And Marie Ruscoe.
  • In 1738, Henry Mershon Esq resided in New Jersey, USA.
  • Henry Mershon Esq married Hannah Ann Houghton, and had children including Anna Mershon.
  • Henry Mershon Esq passed away in 1738 in Lawrenceville, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henri I
1648–1685
Birth Location: Caen, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, or Reims, Saint-Timothee, Marne, Chanpagne-Ardenne France
HI
Marie Ruscoe
1652–1685
Birth Location: Basse-Normandie, France
MR

Spouses(s)

Hannah Houghton
1679–1740
Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
HH

Children(s)

Anna Mershon
1709–1785
Birth Location: Maidenhead, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
AM

Henry Esq's Ancestors

Self
Henry Esq
1672–1738
Birth Place: Caen, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Parents
Henri Mondam Marchand (Mershon) I
1648–1685
Caen, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, or Reims, Saint-Timothee, Marne, Chanpagne-Ardenne France
Marie Ruscoe
1652–1685
Basse-Normandie, France
Grandparents
Gerard ("Gervais") Marchand
1621–1685
Reims, Saint Etienne, Ardèche, Rhône-Alpes, France
Marguerite (Mondam) Hubin
1630–
Caen, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
John Ruscoe
1623–1702
France
Rebecca Beebe
1630–1672
St Andrews, Broughton, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Esq's Descendants

1.
HE
Henry (Mershon) Esq (10 October 1672–20 September 1738) m. Hannah (Ann) Houghton (1 January 1679–15 Sep 1740)
  1. 1. Anna Mershon 1709–1785 m. Andrew (Smith) III 1709–1794
    1. 1. Jemima Smith 1728–1801 m. Captain (Benjamin Merrill) Sr. 1730–1771
      1. 1. Nancy (Anna) Merrill 1748–1828 m. Boyd (M) McCrary 1754–1819
        1. 1. James (Boyd) McCrary 1791–1835 m. Margaret (A 'Peggy') Whitaker 1793–1858

Henry Esq's Timeline

4 Records

1672
10 October 1672
Birth of Henry Mershon Esq in Caen, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Caen, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
1738
1738
Age 66
Henry Mershon Esq resided here in New Jersey, USA
New Jersey, USA
1738
20 September 1738
Age 66
Death of Henry Mershon Esq in Lawrenceville, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States of America
Lawrenceville, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States of America
1738
27 Oct 1738
Age 66
Henry Mershon Esq - Probate
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 October 1672
    Event Place: Caen, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 116
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 3502.022; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 28
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Long Island
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Long Island; Year: 1685; Page Number: 9

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1738
    Event Place: New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series; John L. Murphy Publishing Company; New Jersey State Archives

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 September 1738
    Event Place: Lawrenceville, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series; John L. Murphy Publishing Company; New Jersey State Archives
    [3] New Jersey, U.S., Calendar of Wills
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [7] Burlington County, New Jersey, U.S., Death Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lawrenceville, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1738
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series; John L. Murphy Publishing Company; New Jersey State Archives
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