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Joshua Mercer 1774–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1774

Birth Location: Birmingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 15 Mar 1850

Death Location: Beaver, Guernsey, Ohio, United States

Father: Job Sr

Mother: Margaret Gordon

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The story of Joshua Mercer began in 1774 in Birmingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. Joshua Mercer passed away in 1850 in Beaver, Guernsey, Ohio, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua Mercer began in 1774 in Birmingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Joshua Mercer passed away in 1850 in Beaver, Guernsey, Ohio, United States.

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Joshua Mercer's Ancestors

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Joshua Mercer
1774–1850
Birth Place: Birmingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Job Mercer Sr
1753–1839
Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Margaret (Rebecca) Gordon
1748–1839
Chester County, British Colony of Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Robert (Mercer (Quaker) , Rev) War
1716–1786
Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Olive (Pyle) (Quaker)
1717–1780
Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Thomas Gordon
1712–1788
Crosswicks, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas JR
1694–1758
Hannah TAYLOR
1693–1758
William (Quaker)
1684–1733
Olive Bennett
1690–1733
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert (Quaker)
1660–1730

Joshua Mercer's Timeline

2 Records

1774
1774
Birth of Joshua Mercer in Birmingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Birmingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
1850
15 Mar 1850
Age 76
Death of Joshua Mercer in Beaver, Guernsey, Ohio, United States
Beaver, Guernsey, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Birmingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1850
    Event Place: Beaver, Guernsey, Ohio, United States

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