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Mercy Cowles 1717–1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 December 1717

Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 22 April 1777

Death Location: Kensington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Father: Samuel Cowles

Mother: Sarah Wadsworth

Spouse(s): Ebenezer Gilbert

Children(s): Sarah Gilbert

Mercy Cowles was born in 1717 in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA, the child of Samuel Cowles And Sarah Wadsworth. Mercy Cowles married Ebenezer Gilbert, and had children including Sarah Gilbert. Mercy Cowles passed away in 1777 in Kensington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Mercy Cowles was born in 1717 in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA, the child of Samuel Cowles And Sarah Wadsworth.
  • Mercy Cowles married Ebenezer Gilbert, and had children including Sarah Gilbert.
  • Mercy Cowles passed away in 1777 in Kensington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Cowles
1692–1777
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
SC
Sarah Wadsworth
1697–1786
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
SW

Spouses(s)

Ebenezer Gilbert
1711–1750
Birth Location: Kensington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
EG

Children(s)

Sarah Gilbert
1737–1809
Birth Location: Kensington, Hartford, Connecticut
SG

Mercy Cowles's Ancestors

Self
Mercy Cowles
1717–1777
Birth Place: Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA
Parents
Samuel Cowles
1692–1777
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Sarah Wadsworth
1697–1786
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Cowles
1662–1748
Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Rachel Porter
1658–1743
Kensington, Connecticut
John Wadsworth
1662–1718
Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Elizabeth Stanley
1672–1713
Knowsley, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
SAMUEL COWLES
1639–1691
ABIGAIL STANLEY
1639–1734
Thomas Porter
1620–1697
Sarah Hart
1624–1697
John Wadsworth
1630–1689
Sarah Stanley
1631–1711
John Standley
1624–1696
Sarah Fletcher
1625–1713
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cowles
1599–1675
Hannah Hart
1613–1684
Timothy Stanley
1604–1648
Elizabeth Morrice
1602–1675
John Porter
1594–1648
Anna White
1600–1648
Stephen Hart
1605–1683
Margaret Symons
1607–1693
William Wadsworth
1594–1675
Sarah Talcott
1600–1643
Thomas Stanley
1597–1663
BENNET TRITTON
1609–1665
john Standley
1596–1634
Elizabeth Uredge
1600–1632
John Fletcher
1606–1662
Mary Ward
1607–1679

Mercy Cowles's Descendants

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Mercy Cowles (14 December 1717–22 April 1777) m. Ebenezer Gilbert (25 February 1711–1 October 1750)
  1. 1. Sarah Gilbert 1737–1809 m. Elijah (Hart) II 1735–1800
    1. 1. Aaron Hart 1761–1829 m. Sarah Francis 1769–1847
      1. 1. Francis Hart 1791–1845 m. Dolly Stanley 1794–1868
        1. 1. Stephen (Hart) JR 1814–1884 m. Elvira Smith 1817–1856

Mercy Cowles's Timeline

2 Records

1717
14 December 1717
Birth of Mercy Cowles in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA
Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA
1777
22 April 1777
Age 60
Death of Mercy Cowles in Kensington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Kensington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 December 1717
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 April 1777
    Event Place: Kensington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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