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Margaret Mercer 1807–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jan 1807

Birth Location: Yarrow, Selkirk, Scotland

Death Date: 13 Mar 1869

Death Location: Broomall, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: James Dalgleish

Mother: Elizabeth LAIDLAW

Spouse(s): Robert Leithead

Children(s): Richard Leithead, Mary Alexander, Euphemia Leithead, Elizabeth Scanlan, Thomas Leithead, Richard Leithead, Robert Leithead

The story of Margaret Mercer began in 1807 in Yarrow, Selkirk, Scotland. Margaret Mercer married Robert Leithead, and had children including Ann Leithead, Elizabeth Scanlan, Euphemia Helen Leithead, Mary Alexander, Richard Leithead, Robert Leithead, Thomas Leithead. Margaret Mercer passed away in 1869 in Broomall, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Mercer began in 1807 in Yarrow, Selkirk, Scotland.
  • Margaret Mercer married Robert Leithead, and had children including Ann Leithead, Elizabeth Scanlan, Euphemia Helen Leithead, Mary Alexander, Richard Leithead, Robert Leithead, Thomas Leithead.
  • Margaret Mercer passed away in 1869 in Broomall, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Dalgleish
1785–1882
Birth Location: Falshope, Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth LAIDLAW
1772–1815
Birth Location: Yarrow, Selkirk, Scotland
EL

Spouses(s)

Robert Leithead
1807–1877
Birth Location: Scotland
RL

Children(s)

Richard Leithead
1834–1920
Birth Location: Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
RL
Mary Alexander
1847–1884
Birth Location: Scotland
MA
Euphemia Leithead
1842–1886
Birth Location: Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
EL
Elizabeth Scanlan
1844–1925
Birth Location: Hawick, Scottish Borders, Scotland
ES
Thomas Leithead
1837–1922
Birth Location: Scotland
TL
Richard Leithead
1834–1871
Birth Location: Scotland
RL
Robert Leithead
1832–1913
Birth Location: Roxburghshire, Scotland
RL

Margaret Mercer's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Mercer
1807–1869
Birth Place: Yarrow, Selkirk, Scotland
Parents
James Russell Dalgleish
1785–1882
Falshope, Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Elizabeth ("Eliza" "Lizzie") LAIDLAW
1772–1815
Yarrow, Selkirk, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Dickson) Dalgleish
1803–1893
Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Mary Hart
1796–1878
Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
David LAIDLAW
1733–1820
Eldinhope Knowe, Yarrow, Selkirk, Scotland
Helen THOMSON
1745–1793
Selkirk, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Mercer's Descendants

1.
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Margaret Mercer (12 Jan 1807–13 Mar 1869) m. Robert Leithead (1807–2 Jan 1877)
  1. 1. Richard Leithead 1834–1920 m. Rosanna Murray 1833–1897 m. Agnes Dobie 1845–
    1. 1. Andrew (Mercer) Leithead 1864–1917
    2. 2. Margaret ("Maggie" C) Leithead 1862–1941
    3. 3. Mary (A) Gallagher 1861–1937 m. William (Joseph) Miskell 1861–1950
      1. 1. Mary (E) Gallagher 1889–1988 m. Dwyer 1898–1943
        1. 1. Michael (James) Dwyer 1929–1968
        2. 2. Nancy (D.) Carlson 1930–2014 m. Robert (J Carlson) Jr 1929–1997
        3. 3. Caroline (Ann) Dwyer 1934–1999
        4. 4. Alice (Edna) Dwyer 1924–1980
        5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Dwyer 1921–1923
      2. 2. George (G) Gallagher 1892–
      3. 3. Mary (R) Gallagher 1891–
    4. 4. Hattie Fritsch 1868–1948 m. Alfred (Broadbent) Bragg 1873–1941 m. John Fritsch 1866–1902
      1. 1. Elizabeth Fritsch 1889–1941
      2. 2. Edith (Marie) Fritsch 1901–1958
    5. 5. Thomas Leithead 1871–1905
    6. 6. William Leithead 1865–1872
    7. 7. Mary (Scott) Leithead 1864–
    8. 8. Jane Leithead 1862–1953 m. William (S) Turley 1855–
      1. 1. Richard Turley 1889–1969 m. Margaret (E) Hitchon 1894–1969
        1. 1. Richard (Hitchon) Turley 1928–1987 m. Laura (Marylou) Brock 1934–2010
      2. 2. Mary (S) Viser 1892–
      3. 3. Margaret Turley 1895–
      4. 4. Jane Turley 1900–
    9. 9. Richard Leithead 1872–1872
  2. 2. Mary Alexander 1847–1884 m. Joseph (R) Alexander 1848–1913
    1. 1. Mary Alexander 1879–
    2. 2. Joseph (Smith) Alexander 1884–
  3. 3. Euphemia (Helen) Leithead 1842–1886 m. Simon (Pierce) Jacoby 1837–1921
    1. 1. Mark Jacoby 1862–1943
    2. 2. Richard ("Hunter" Taylor) Jacoby 1863–1937
    3. 3. Paul Jacoby 1868–1939
    4. 4. Esther (J) Nuttall 1872–1966
    5. 5. Sarah (Fisher "Sallie") Jacoby 1866–1938
    6. 6. Paul Jacoby 1860–1862
    7. 7. Esther (J) Nuttall 1872–1966
  4. 4. Elizabeth Scanlan 1844–1925 m. Charles Scanlan 1839–1915
    1. 1. Selena (Lincoln) Scanlan 1865–1935
    2. 2. Margaret (D.) Scanlan 1869–1875
  5. 5. Thomas Leithead 1837–1922
  6. 6. Richard Leithead 1834–1871
  7. 7. Robert Leithead 1832–1913 m. Kate Leothead 1836–1918
    1. 1. Newton (Stanger) Leithead 1871–1957
    2. 2. Robert (S) Leithead 1863–1940 m. Amelia ("Amy"Gardner) Corey 1879–1956
      1. 1. Robert (Corey) Leithead 1908–2001 m. Eleanor (Avery) Brown 1908–1995
    3. 3. William (Wilson) Leithead 1869–1956 m. Alice (Fawcett) Ball 1870–1937
      1. 1. Wilma (Alice) Leithead 1908–1957
    4. 4. John (Wood) Leithead 1859–1941 m. Edith (W) Mccarty 1870–1922
      1. 1. John (Edward) Leithead 1896–1970 m. Edith (J) Fairbairn 1898–2000
        1. 1. William (Cody) Leithead 1928–2022
      2. 2. Wilson (Covert) Leithead 1899–1978 m. Ruth Gordon 1897–1986
    5. 5. Margaret ("Emma" L) Leithead 1857–1934 m. William (H.) Chadwick 1853–1882
      1. 1. Robert (H.) Chadwick 1879–1963 m. Cecilia (Marie) Gross 1880–1963
        1. 1. Kathryn (Margaret) Chadwick 1905–
        2. 2. William (Henry) Chadwick 1909–1979
    6. 6. Jennie ("Jane" L) Leithead 1855–1915 m. Oliver (Eastborn) Stogden\Stocking 1850–1910
      1. 1. Gehrett (Oliver) Stocking 1892–1971 m. Dorothy (Jane) Batcheller 1911–1981 m. Dorothy (Mae) Davis 1895–1944
        1. 1. William ((Billy) Leithead) Stocking 1919–2003 m. Patricia (Anna) Gormly 1920–2008
        2. 2. Jack (Davis Stocking) Revnd 1917–1999

Margaret Mercer's Timeline

15 Records

1807
12 Jan 1807
Birth of Margaret Mercer in Gorbalis, Lanark, Scotland
Gorbalis, Lanark, Scotland
1807
12 Jan 1807
Birth of Margaret Mercer in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1807
12 Jan 1807
Birth of Margaret Mercer in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1807
12 Jan 1807
Birth of Margaret Mercer in Yarrow, Selkirk, Scotland
Yarrow, Selkirk, Scotland
1807
12 Jan 1807
Birth of Margaret Mercer in Yarrow, Selkirk, Scotland
Yarrow, Selkirk, Scotland
1807
12 Jan 1807
Birth of Margaret Mercer in Oakwood, Haughhead, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Oakwood, Haughhead, Selkirkshire, Scotland
1807
12 Jan 1807
Birth of Margaret Mercer in Yarrow, Selkirk, Scotland
Yarrow, Selkirk, Scotland
1841
1841
Age 34
Margaret Mercer resided here in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland
1850
1850
Age 43
Margaret Mercer resided here in Kensington Ward 3, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Kensington Ward 3, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1851
1851
Age 44
Margaret Mercer resided here in North Shields, Northumberland, England
North Shields, Northumberland, England
1861
1861
Age 54
Margaret Mercer resided here in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland
1869
9 Mar 1869
Age 62
Death of Margaret Mercer in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1869
13 Mar 1869
Age 62
Burial of Margaret Mercer in Broomall, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Broomall, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1871
1871
Age 64
Margaret Mercer resided here in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 64
Death of Margaret Mercer in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1807
    Event Place: Gorbalis, Lanark, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Yarrow; ED: 3; Page: 6; Line: 1440; Year: 1841
    [2] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Yarrow; ED: 3; Page: 6; Line: 23; Roll: CSSCT1861_139
    [3] 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Selkirk; ED: 2; Page: 35; Line: 9; Roll: CSSCT1871_177
    [4] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index
    [5] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1967; Certificate Number Range: 001501-004500
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Kensington Ward 3, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_806; Page: 216B; Image: 438
    [7] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2409; Folio: 313; Page: 11; GSU roll: 87087
    [8] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1807
    Event Place: Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1807
    Event Place: Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1807
    Event Place: Yarrow, Selkirk, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1807
    Event Place: Yarrow, Selkirk, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1807
    Event Place: Oakwood, Haughhead, Selkirkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1807
    Event Place: Yarrow, Selkirk, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: , Yarrow, Selkirk, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Yarrow; ED: 3; Page: 6; Line: 1440; Year: 1841

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Kensington Ward 3, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Kensington Ward 3, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_806; Page: 216B; Image: 438

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: North Shields, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2409; Folio: 313; Page: 11; GSU roll: 87087

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Yarrow; ED: 3; Page: 6; Line: 23; Roll: CSSCT1861_139

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Selkirk; ED: 2; Page: 35; Line: 9; Roll: CSSCT1871_177

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 1426 Marshall St
    Record Source: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1869
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1869
    Event Place: Broomall, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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