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James Henry Mercer 1817–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Aug 1817

Birth Location: Upper Island Cove, (Harbor Grace District) Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Death Date: May 26, 1895

Death Location: Upper Island Cove, (Harbor Grace District) Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Father: William Mercer

Mother: Harry Pike

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Coombs

Children(s): Elias Mercer, James Mercer, Elijah Mercer, Mary (II), Nathaniel Mercer, Elizabeth Mercer, Henry III, Thomas Mercer, William Mercer

James Henry Mercer was born in 1817 in Upper Island Cove, (Harbor Grace District) Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, the child of William Mercer And Harry Pike. James Henry Mercer married Elizabeth Mary Coombs, and had children including Elias Eli Mercer, Elijah Mercer, Elizabeth Mercer, Henry Mercer Iii, James Henry Mercer, Mary Ann Mercer Ii, Nathaniel Mercer, Thomas Coombs Mercer, William H Mercer. James Henry Mercer passed away in 1895 in Upper Island Cove, (Harbor Grace District) Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Biography

  • James Henry Mercer was born in 1817 in Upper Island Cove, (Harbor Grace District) Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, the child of William Mercer And Harry Pike.
  • James Henry Mercer married Elizabeth Mary Coombs, and had children including Elias Eli Mercer, Elijah Mercer, Elizabeth Mercer, Henry Mercer Iii, James Henry Mercer, Mary Ann Mercer Ii, Nathaniel Mercer, Thomas Coombs Mercer, William H Mercer.
  • James Henry Mercer passed away in 1895 in Upper Island Cove, (Harbor Grace District) Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Mercer
1774–1835
Birth Location: Upper Island Cove, NL.
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Harry Pike
1776–1828
Birth Location: Harbour Grace Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Coombs
1822–1896
Birth Location: Upper Island Cove Newfoundland
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Children(s)

Elias Mercer
1847–1935
Birth Location: Upper Island Cove, (Harbor Grace District) Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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James Mercer
1844–1905
Birth Location: Spoon Cove, CB, NL
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Elijah Mercer
1849–1923
Birth Location: Upper Island Cove, (Harbor Grace District) Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Mary (II)
1865–1907
Birth Location: Upper Island Cove, (Harbor Grace District) Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Nathaniel Mercer
1845–1937
Birth Location: Upper Island Cove, Newfoundland, Canada
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Elizabeth Mercer
1849–1929
Birth Location: Upper Island Cove, (Harbor Grace District) Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Henry III
1851–1930
Birth Location: Upper Island Cove, (Harbor Grace District) Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
HI
Thomas Mercer
1855–1931
Birth Location: Upper Island Cove, CB North, NL, Canada
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William Mercer
1862–1935
Birth Location: Upper Island Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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James Mercer's Ancestors

Self
James Mercer
1817–1895
Birth Place: Upper Island Cove, (Harbor Grace District) Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Parents
William Mercer
1774–1835
Upper Island Cove, NL.
Harry Pike
1776–1828
Harbour Grace Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Grandparents
Thomas Mercer
1750–1832
Upper Island Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Grace Hussey
1750–1832
Captain (John William) Pike
1744–1833
Red Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Elizabeth ((Madame Pike) Waterman) Green
1754–1818
Carbonear, Nf., Can.
Great-Grandparents
John Pike
1724–1783
Catherine Moors
1724–1805
William Green
1725–1762
Emma Best
1730–1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents
*John Pike
1687–1753
Elizabeth Yetman
1697–1765
Joseph Quinn
1679–1761
Mary Thornbury
1693–1748
Samuel Best
1701–

James Mercer's Descendants

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James (Henry) Mercer (24 Aug 1817–May 26, 1895) m. Elizabeth (Mary) Coombs (28 Dec 1822–06 FEB 1896)
  1. 1. Elias ((Eli)) Mercer 1847–1935
  2. 2. James (Henry) Mercer 1844–1905
  3. 3. Elijah Mercer 1849–1923
  4. 4. Mary (Ann Mercer) (II) 1865–1907
  5. 5. Nathaniel Mercer 1845–1937
  6. 6. Elizabeth Mercer 1849–1929
  7. 7. Henry (Mercer) III 1851–1930
  8. 8. Thomas (Coombs) Mercer 1855–1931
  9. 9. William (H) Mercer 1862–1935

James Mercer's Timeline

2 Records

1817
24 Aug 1817
Birth of James Henry Mercer in Upper Island Cove, (Harbor Grace District) Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Upper Island Cove, (Harbor Grace District) Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
1895
May 26, 1895
Age 78
Death of James Henry Mercer in Upper Island Cove, (Harbor Grace District) Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Upper Island Cove, (Harbor Grace District) Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1817
    Event Place: Upper Island Cove, (Harbor Grace District) Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 26, 1895
    Event Place: Upper Island Cove, (Harbor Grace District) Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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