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Mercy Chapman 1742–1775 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 December 1742

Birth Location: Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 29 December 1775

Death Location: Westbrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Father: Nathaniel Chapman

Mother: Mercy Denison

Spouse(s): Daniel JR.

Children(s): Jerusha Lay

Mercy Chapman was born in 1742 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA, the child of Nathaniel Chapman And Mercy Denison. Mercy Chapman married Daniel Lay Jr, and had children including Jerusha Lay. Mercy Chapman passed away in 1775 in Westbrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Mercy Chapman was born in 1742 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA, the child of Nathaniel Chapman And Mercy Denison.
  • Mercy Chapman married Daniel Lay Jr, and had children including Jerusha Lay.
  • Mercy Chapman passed away in 1775 in Westbrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

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Mercy Chapman's Ancestors

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Mercy Chapman
1742–1775
Birth Place: Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Nathaniel Chapman
1714–1755
Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Mercy Denison
1718–1797
Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Elizabeth Spencer
1686–1772
Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
Samuel Denison
1686–1724
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mercy Chapman's Descendants

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Mercy Chapman (27 December 1742–29 December 1775) m. Daniel (Lay) JR. (17 Apr 1738–1807)
  1. 1. Jerusha Lay 1767–1862 m. Richard Stokes 1762–1848
    1. 1. Richard Stokes 1787–1861 m. Mary (Ann) Kirtland 1795–1879
      1. 1. John (Mumford) Stokes 1818–1878 m. Lucinda Bugbee 1822–1888
        1. 1. Mary Stokes 1842–1915 m. Henry (J) Sherrick 1834–1915

Mercy Chapman's Timeline

2 Records

1742
27 December 1742
Birth of Mercy Chapman in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
1775
29 December 1775
Age 33
Death of Mercy Chapman in Westbrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Westbrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 December 1742
    Event Place: Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 December 1775
    Event Place: Westbrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

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