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Mercy Cobb 1718–1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1718

Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 28 May 1793

Death Location: Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Thomas Cobb

Mother: Mercy Freeman

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Ebenezer Selew

The story of Mercy Cobb began in 1718 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America. Mercy Cobb married Asa Sellow, and had children including Ebenezer Selew, John Selew. Mercy Cobb passed away in 1793 in Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Mercy Cobb began in 1718 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
  • Mercy Cobb married Asa Sellow, and had children including Ebenezer Selew, John Selew.
  • Mercy Cobb passed away in 1793 in Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mercy Cobb's Ancestors

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Mercy Cobb
1718–1793
Birth Place: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Cobb
1693–1768
Hingham, Mass
Mercy Freeman
1692–1759
Hingham, Mass
Grandparents
Edmond Freeman
1657–1719
Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Sarah Mayo
1660–1746
Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
john Freeman
1645–1719
Mercy Prence
1645–1711
*^Samual 2-28-2018
1620–1663
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmond Freeman
1620–
Margaret Perry
1623–1688
Rev Mayo
1565–1635
Elizabeth Mayo
1572–1645

Mercy Cobb's Descendants

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Mercy Cobb (1718–28 May 1793)
  1. 1. Ebenezer Selew –1752

Mercy Cobb's Timeline

3 Records

1718
1718
Birth of Mercy Cobb in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1718
1718
Mercy Cobb was baptized in Hingham
Hingham
1793
28 May 1793
Age 75
Death of Mercy Cobb in Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: Hingham
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A history of the Cobb family, pt 1-3

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1793
    Event Place: Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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