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Lydia Mercer 1660–1742 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1660

Birth Location: Sheepscot, Maine, USA

Death Date: 1742

Death Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Thomas I

Mother: Edith NDL

Spouse(s): Sgt. Stanwood

Children(s): Lydia Stanwood

Lydia Mercer was born in 1660 in Sheepscot, Maine, USA, the child of Thomas Mercer I And Edith Hawkins Stop Ndl. Lydia Mercer married Sgt John Stanwood, and had children including Lydia Stanwood. Lydia Mercer passed away in 1742 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Lydia Mercer was born in 1660 in Sheepscot, Maine, USA, the child of Thomas Mercer I And Edith Hawkins Stop Ndl.
  • Lydia Mercer married Sgt John Stanwood, and had children including Lydia Stanwood.
  • Lydia Mercer passed away in 1742 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas I
1615–1688
Birth Location: Rochdale, Lancashire, England
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Edith NDL
1624–1670
Birth Location: Sheepscot, Lincoln, Maine, USA
EN

Spouses(s)

Sgt. Stanwood
1653–1706
Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, British Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Lydia Stanwood
1685–1789
Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Lydia Mercer's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Mercer
1660–1742
Birth Place: Sheepscot, Maine, USA
Parents
Thomas Mercer I
1615–1688
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Edith (Hawkins STOP -) NDL
1624–1670
Sheepscot, Lincoln, Maine, USA
Grandparents
Peter Mercer
1588–1667
Southampton, Hampshire, England
Elizabeth (Anne) Lawrence
1587–1661
St Anglois, Southampton, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Jan Mercier
1554–1620
John VI
1545–1609
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jehan Mercier
1530–1579

Lydia Mercer's Descendants

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Lydia Mercer (1660–1742) m. Sgt. (John) Stanwood (24 Mar 1653–25 Jan 1706)
  1. 1. Lydia Stanwood 1685–1789 m. Jonathan Parsons 1687–1742
    1. 1. John Parsons 1716–1796 m. Anna Clarke 1723–1816
      1. 1. Job (Parsons) Sr. 1750–1819 m. Betsey Dow 1764–1796
        1. 1. Job (Parsons) Jr. 1787–1853 m. Sarah Spaulding 1787–1872
    2. 2. Lydia Parsons 1711–1789
    3. 3. Johnathan Parsons 1713–1760 m. Susannah Millbury 1709–1766
    4. 4. Abigail Parsons 1718–1779
    5. 5. James Parsons 1721–1790
    6. 6. David Parsons 1728–1808

Lydia Mercer's Timeline

2 Records

1660
1660
Birth of Lydia Mercer in Sheepscot, Maine, USA
Sheepscot, Maine, USA
1742
1742
Age 82
Death of Lydia Mercer in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Sheepscot, Maine, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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