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Mercy Bradford 1660–1720 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Sep 1660

Birth Location: Firch Church, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: Bef. 5 Apr 1720

Death Location: Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut

Father: William Bradford

Mother: Alice Richards

Spouse(s): Samuel Steel

Children(s): Thomas Steel, Samuel Steel, Jerusha Steel, William Steel, Abiel Steel, Daniel Steel, Eliphalet Steel

The story of Mercy Bradford began in 1660 in Firch Church, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. Mercy Bradford married Samuel Steel, and had children including Abiel Steel, Daniel Steel, Eliphalet Steel, Jerusha Steel, Samuel Steel, Thomas Steel, William Steel. Mercy Bradford passed away in 1720 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut.

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Biography

  • The story of Mercy Bradford began in 1660 in Firch Church, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Mercy Bradford married Samuel Steel, and had children including Abiel Steel, Daniel Steel, Eliphalet Steel, Jerusha Steel, Samuel Steel, Thomas Steel, William Steel.
  • Mercy Bradford passed away in 1720 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bradford
1559–1675
Birth Location: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
WB
Alice Richards
1629–1671
Birth Location: Pitminster, Somersetshire, England
AR

Spouses(s)

Samuel Steel
1652–1710
Birth Location: Farmington. Connecticut, USA
SS

Children(s)

Thomas Steel
1681–1757
Birth Location: –
TS
Samuel Steel
1685–1710
Birth Location: –
SS
Jerusha Steel
1685–
Birth Location: –
JS
William Steel
1687–1713
Birth Location: –
WS
Abiel Steel
1693–
Birth Location: –
AS
Daniel Steel
1697–1770
Birth Location: –
DS
Eliphalet Steel
1700–1773
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
ES

Mercy Bradford's Ancestors

Self
Mercy Bradford
1660–1720
Birth Place: Firch Church, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
William Bradford
1559–1675
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
Alice Richards
1629–1671
Pitminster, Somersetshire, England
Grandparents
William Bradford
1590–1657
Austerfield, South Yorkshire, England
Alice Carpenter
1590–1670
Wrington, Somerset, , England
Thomas (R. Richards) Jr
1596–1650
Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Welthian Richards
1600–1679
Dorchester, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Carpenter
1546–1612
Priscilla Dillen
1552–1653
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Carpenter
1520–1550
Abigail Carpenter
1522–1590
William Carpenter
1520–1550
Abigail
1530–1590

Mercy Bradford's Descendants

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Mercy Bradford (2 Sep 1660–Bef. 5 Apr 1720) m. Samuel Steel (15 Mar 1652–1710)
  1. 1. Thomas Steel 1681–1757
  2. 2. Samuel Steel 1685–1710
  3. 3. Jerusha Steel 1685–
  4. 4. William Steel 1687–1713
  5. 5. Abiel Steel 1693–
  6. 6. Daniel Steel 1697–1770
  7. 7. Eliphalet Steel 1700–1773 m. Catharine Marshfield 1701–1788
    1. 1. Josiah Steele 1724–1801
    2. 2. Elijah Steele 1735–1817
    3. 3. Mercy Steele 1727–1794 m. Noah WEBSTER 1722–1813
      1. 1. Mercy Webster 1749–1820
      2. 2. Abraham Webster 1751–1831
      3. 3. Jerusha Webster 1756–1831
      4. 4. Noah Webster 1758–1843 m. Rebecca Greenleaf 1766–1847
        1. 1. Louisa (Greanleaf) Webster 1808–1894
        2. 2. Emily (Scholten) Webster 1790–1861
        3. 3. Harriet Webster 1797–1844
        4. 4. Frances (Julianna) WEBSTER 1793–1869
        5. 5. Eliza (Steele) WEBSTER 1803–1888
        6. 6. William (Greenleaf) Webster 1801–1869
        7. 7. Henry (Bradford) Webster 1806–1807
        8. 8. Henry (B Greenleaf) Webster 1808–1809
        9. 9. Mary (Greenleaf Webster) Southgate 1799–1819
      5. 5. Charles Webster 1762–1817
      6. 6. Noah Webster 1748–1843
    4. 4. Rachel Steele 1737–1763
    5. 5. Catherine Steele 1726–1774
    6. 6. Theophilus (Marshfield) Steele 1730–1775
    7. 7. Jerusha Steele 1746–1763
    8. 8. Eliphalet Steele 1742–1817
    9. 9. Eliphaz Steele 1732–
    10. 10. Eliphalet Steele 1723–1723
    11. 11. Josiah Steele 1724–1801
    12. 12. Ruth Steele 1738–

Mercy Bradford's Timeline

2 Records

1660
2 Sep 1660
Birth of Mercy Bradford in Firch Church, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Firch Church, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1720
Bef. 5 Apr 1720
Age 60
Death of Mercy Bradford in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut
Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1660
    Event Place: Firch Church, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The descendants of Andrew Warner

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 5 Apr 1720
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The descendants of Andrew Warner
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