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Joseph Mercer 1650–1718 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1650

Birth Location: Stepney, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 1718

Death Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Father: Christopher Mercer

Mother: Mary Simson

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Joseph Mercer was born in 1650 in Stepney, Middlesex, England, the child of Christopher Mercer And Mary Simson. Joseph Mercer passed away in 1718 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Mercer was born in 1650 in Stepney, Middlesex, England, the child of Christopher Mercer And Mary Simson.
  • Joseph Mercer passed away in 1718 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.

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Joseph Mercer's Ancestors

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Joseph Mercer
1650–1718
Birth Place: Stepney, Middlesex, England
Parents
Christopher Mercer
1612–1671
Stepney, London, England
Mary Simson
1627–1667
Stepney, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
William Mercer
1590–1612
Hartford, England
Elizabeth Ruston
1595–
Hartford, England
Thomas Simson
1596–1622
Whire Chapel, Stepney, Middlesex, England
Sarah
1600–
White Chapel, Stepney, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Merser
1571–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Merser
1545–

Joseph Mercer's Timeline

2 Records

1650
1650
Birth of Joseph Mercer in Stepney, Middlesex, England
Stepney, Middlesex, England
1718
1718
Age 68
Death of Joseph Mercer in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Stepney, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: One World Tree (sm)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: One World Tree (sm)

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