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Mary Nancy Staples 1761–1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Aug 1761

Birth Location: Sedgwick, Maine, USA

Death Date: 26 February 1836

Death Location: Swans Island, Hancock County, Maine, USA

Father:

Mother: Mercy Cane

Spouse(s): James Joyce

Children(s): Deacon II, Althea Joyce, Mercy Joyce, Olive Joyce, Abigail Joyce, Ebenezer Joyce, William Capt, Ruth Joyce

Mary Nancy Staples was born in 1761 in Sedgwick, Maine, USA, the child of Samuel Staples And Mercy Cane. Mary Nancy Staples married James Joyce, and had children including Abigail H Joyce, Althea Joyce, Deacon James Joyce Ii, Ebenezer Joyce, Mercy Joyce, Olive Joyce, Ruth Joyce, William B Joyce Capt. Mary Nancy Staples passed away in 1836 in Swans Island, Hancock County, Maine, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Nancy Staples was born in 1761 in Sedgwick, Maine, USA, the child of Samuel Staples And Mercy Cane.
  • Mary Nancy Staples married James Joyce, and had children including Abigail H Joyce, Althea Joyce, Deacon James Joyce Ii, Ebenezer Joyce, Mercy Joyce, Olive Joyce, Ruth Joyce, William B Joyce Capt.
  • Mary Nancy Staples passed away in 1836 in Swans Island, Hancock County, Maine, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mercy Cane
1719–1796
Birth Location: USA, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

James Joyce
1757–1833
Birth Location: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
JJ

Children(s)

Deacon II
1793–1873
Birth Location: Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, USA
DI
Althea Joyce
1783–1882
Birth Location: Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, USA
AJ
Mercy Joyce
1786–1865
Birth Location: Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, USA
MJ
Olive Joyce
1791–1883
Birth Location: Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, USA
OJ
Abigail Joyce
1795–1868
Birth Location: Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, USA
AJ
Ebenezer Joyce
1798–1875
Birth Location: Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, USA
EJ
William Capt
1802–1862
Birth Location: Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, USA
WC
Ruth Joyce
1788–1858
Birth Location: Deer Isle, Hancock County, Maine, United States of America
RJ

Mary Staples's Ancestors

Self
Mary Staples
1761–1836
Birth Place: Sedgwick, Maine, USA
Parents
Mercy Cane
1719–1796
USA, USA
Grandparents
nicholas Cane
1681–1758
Sanford, York, Maine USA
Mary Parsons
1682–1753
York, York, Maine, United States
Great-Grandparents
Charles Cane
1655–1688
Catherine Taylor
1665–1702
Capt Parsons
1650–1728
* Huckins
1656–1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John (Done)
1630–1690
Robert Huckins
1620–1694
Elizabeth Beard
1619–1675

Mary Staples's Descendants

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Mary (Nancy) Staples (1 Aug 1761–26 February 1836) m. James Joyce (16 May 1757–23 June 1833)
  1. 1. Deacon (James Joyce) II 1793–1873 m. Jane (Dyer) Stinson 1800–1872
    1. 1. Asa (Joyce) Deacon 1822–1896 m. Isabel (C. Small) Staples 1824–1882
      1. 1. Isaac (M) Joyce 1852–1929 m. Susie (E) Stockbridge 1855–1924
        1. 1. Edwin (E) Joice 1874–1952 m. Elizabeth (V) Joice 1881–1931 m. Margaret (A) Sheedy 1870–1900
        2. 2. Clara (A) Joyce 1888–
        3. 3. Elsie (L) Joyce 1892–
        4. 4. Herbert (Colby) Joyce 1896–1965 m. Doris (R) Morton 1897–1949
        5. 5. Eben (Stockbridge) Joyce 1876–1948 m. Rose (M) Pinkham 1881–1955
        6. 6. Guy (H) Joyce 1881–1956 m. Bertha (F) Small 1884–
        7. 7. Isaac (L) Joyce 1886–1902
      2. 2. Byron (D) Joyce 1845–1876
      3. 3. Preston (M) Joyce 1868–1933
      4. 4. Mary (Adelaide) Joyce 1863–1942
      5. 5. Ruel (Henry) Joyce 1865– m. Clara Stockbridge 1852–
      6. 6. Margaret (Jane) Joyce 1861–1944
      7. 7. Leslie (Wilford Joyce) Capt 1846–1918
      8. 8. Oliver (James) Joyce 1850–1908
      9. 9. Joseph (J) Joyce 1856–1936
      10. 10. Theodore (S) Joyce 1859–1917
      11. 11. Edwin (Manson Joyce) Capt 1854–1936
      12. 12. Lenora (F "Nora") Joyce 1848–1931
    2. 2. James (Joyce) III 1828–1898 m. Harriett (A.) Gott 1830–1905
      1. 1. Oliver (I.) Joyce 1861–1894
      2. 2. Llewellyn (V.) Joyce 1860–1936
      3. 3. Emery (E.) Joyce 1855–1933
      4. 4. Herbert (W.) Joyce 1853–1929
      5. 5. Edith (E) Joyce 1857–
      6. 6. Elmer (E) Joyce 1862–
      7. 7. Alfred (W) Joyce 1864–
      8. 8. Harriet (Edna) Small 1868–1954 m. Herman (Wesley) Small 1865–1937
        1. 1. Merle (E) Small 1895–
        2. 2. Audrey (Hildreth) Small 1902–1908
      9. 9. Gardner (B) Joyce 1872–
    3. 3. Margaret (Stinson) Joyce 1832–1913
    4. 4. Nancy (Emily) Joyce 1838–1898
    5. 5. Otis (Wellington) Joyce 1836–1841
    6. 6. Oliver (L.) Joyce 1834–1896
    7. 7. Levi (Babbidge) Joyce 1845–1922
    8. 8. Sarah (B.) Joyce 1841–1915
    9. 9. Isabel (S.) Joyce 1820–1888
    10. 10. Mary Joyce 1818–1896
    11. 11. Jane (J.) Joyce 1826–1883
    12. 12. Henry (Dyer) Joyce 1824–1902 m. Louisa Staples 1827–1898
      1. 1. Charles (Henry) Joyce 1847–1904 m. Mary (E.) Stockbridge 1847–1902
        1. 1. Seth Joyce 1870–1931
        2. 2. Harry (B.) Joyce 1870–
        3. 3. Adeline (S.) Joyce 1873–
        4. 4. Walter (Scott) Joyce 1867–1959 m. Etta (Maria) Stockbridge 1870–1949
    13. 13. Elizabeth Joyce 1830–
  2. 2. Althea Joyce 1783–1882
  3. 3. Mercy Joyce 1786–1865
  4. 4. Olive Joyce 1791–1883
  5. 5. Abigail (H) Joyce 1795–1868
  6. 6. Ebenezer Joyce 1798–1875
  7. 7. William (B Joyce) Capt 1802–1862
  8. 8. Ruth Joyce 1788–1858 m. John Stockbridge 1796–1859
    1. 1. Ebenezer (J.) Stockbridge 1827–1903 m. Clarisa (C.) Kiff 1830–1922
      1. 1. Susie (E) Stockbridge 1855–1924 m. Isaac (M) Joyce 1852–1929
      2. 2. Eugene (L) Stockbridge 1860–1944
      3. 3. Azemia Colby 1850–1876
      4. 4. Willis (A) Stockbridge 1858–

Mary Staples's Timeline

2 Records

1761
1 Aug 1761
Birth of Mary Nancy Staples in Sedgwick, Maine, USA
Sedgwick, Maine, USA
1836
26 February 1836
Age 75
Death of Mary Nancy Staples in Swans Island, Hancock County, Maine, USA
Swans Island, Hancock County, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1761
    Event Place: Sedgwick, Maine, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 February 1836
    Event Place: Swans Island, Hancock County, Maine, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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