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Mercy Ann Ellis 1827–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: August 26, 1827

Birth Location: Canada

Death Date: March 21, 1900

Death Location: Orangeville, Barry County, Michigan

Father: Aaron Ellis

Mother: Phoebe Sweet

Spouse(s): Stephen Nichols

Children(s): Cora Nichols, Alvira Nichols, Alma Nichols, Amelia Nichols, Jesse Nichols, Edward\ Nichols

Mercy Ann Ellis was born in 1827 in Canada, the child of Aaron Lord Ellis And Phoebe Sweet. In 1842, Mercy Ann Ellis established residence. In 1850, Mercy Ann Ellis resided in Prairieville, Barry, Michigan. Mercy Ann Ellis married Stephen Nichols, and had children including Alma R Nichols, Alvira Nichols, Amelia C Nichols, Cora Bell Nichols, Edward Eddie E Nichols, Jesse Jay Nichols. Mercy Ann Ellis passed away in 1900 in Orangeville, Barry County, Michigan.

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Biography

  • Mercy Ann Ellis was born in 1827 in Canada, the child of Aaron Lord Ellis And Phoebe Sweet.
  • In 1842, Mercy Ann Ellis established residence.
  • In 1850, Mercy Ann Ellis resided in Prairieville, Barry, Michigan.
  • Mercy Ann Ellis married Stephen Nichols, and had children including Alma R Nichols, Alvira Nichols, Amelia C Nichols, Cora Bell Nichols, Edward Eddie E Nichols, Jesse Jay Nichols.
  • Mercy Ann Ellis passed away in 1900 in Orangeville, Barry County, Michigan.

Immediate Family

Parents

Aaron Ellis
1794–1869
Birth Location: Royalston, Massachusetts
AE
Phoebe Sweet
1793–1858
Birth Location: Rensselaer County, New York
PS

Spouses(s)

Stephen Nichols
1824–1892
Birth Location: New York
SN

Children(s)

Cora Nichols
1865–1904
Birth Location: Barry County, Michigan
CN
Alvira Nichols
1845–1874
Birth Location: Michigan
AN
Alma Nichols
1848–1925
Birth Location: Barry County, Michigan
AN
Amelia Nichols
1851–1934
Birth Location: Michigan
AN
Jesse Nichols
1864–1938
Birth Location: Orangeville, Barry, Michigan, USA
JN
Edward\ Nichols
1854–1900
Birth Location: Michigan
EN

Mercy Ellis's Ancestors

Self
Mercy Ellis
1827–1900
Birth Place: Canada
Parents
Aaron Lord Ellis
1794–1869
Royalston, Massachusetts
Phoebe Sweet
1793–1858
Rensselaer County, New York
Grandparents
Amos Sweet
1766–1838
North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island
Mercy (Dorcus) Carpenter
1768–1828
Williamsburg, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Amos Sr.
1730–1795
Elizabeth Straight
1734–1823
Joseph Carpenter
1736–1776
Phebe Ladd
1733–1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sweet
1682–1744
Lydia Whaley
1684–1753
Henry Straight
1709–
Sarah Sunderlin
1705–
Benjamin Carpenter
1695–1785
Rebecca Smith
1705–1788
Nathaniel Jr
1714–1744
Elizabeth Rust
1720–1748

Mercy Ellis's Descendants

1.
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Mercy (Ann) Ellis (August 26, 1827–March 21, 1900) m. Stephen Nichols (Abt 1824–19 August 1892)
  1. 1. Cora (Bell) Nichols 1865–1904 m. Edward (H) Allen 1864–1937
    1. 1. Roy (Arnold) Allen 1900–1900
  2. 2. Alvira Nichols 1845–1874 m. George (C) Coon 1837–1880
    1. 1. James (A) Coon 1868– m. Addie (A) Skutt 1869–1968
      1. 1. Helen (Mae) Coon 1900–1988 m. Carl (William) Fernlund 1895–1961
        1. 1. John (James) Fernlund 1923–1985 m. Ruth (Gray) Mitchell 1923–2006
        2. 2. Barbara (Adele) Fernlund 1926–2000 m. Walter (Frederick) Ungermann 1926–2012
      2. 2. John Coon 1898–1899
  3. 3. Alma (R) Nichols 1848–1925 m. William (Henry) Lewis 1849–1927
    1. 1. Ora (O) Lewis 1868–1900 m. Mary (Agnes) Ross 1872–
      1. 1. Walter (A) Lewis 1896–1947 m. Leta (Blanche) Terrell 1897–1994
        1. 1. Arthur (E.) Lewis 1916–1936
        2. 2. Agnes (A) Lewis 1917–1968 m. Charles (H) Miller 1918–1991
        3. 3. Richard (H) Lewis 1921–1993 m. Mary (Ellen) Thompson 1925–
        4. 4. Margaret (Ellen) Lewis 1922–2011 m. Emerson (Edwin) Hillegas 1915–2008
      2. 2. Katherine (Edith) Lewis 1894–1960 m. Charles (R) Young 1885– m. Frank (J) Paguette 1894–
        1. 1. Agnes (Mary) Young 1912–2002 m. Henry (Anthony) Schmid 1913–1963
    2. 2. Laura (A.) Lewis 1871–1885
    3. 3. Harry (H.) Lewis 1872–1945 m. Isabelle (I) Train 1875–1944
    4. 4. Alpheus (A.) Lewis 1874–1954 m. Ada (Belle) Harrington 1880–1948
      1. 1. Lulu (Lora) Lewis 1900–1945 m. Leonard (Simonds) Klaasse 1902–1984
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Klaasse 1926–2017 m. Floyd (Edward) Spooner 1920–2001
        2. 2. George (Edwin) Klaasse 1936–1989
        3. 3. Leonard (Simonds) Klaasse 1929–1929
      2. 2. Gladys (A) Lewis 1903–1936 m. Guy (L) Barnhart 1902–
        1. 1. Eileen (Marie) Barnhart 1927–2007 m. John (H Rowland) II 1925–1993
      3. 3. Harley (C) Lewis 1906–1977 m. Carmah Mick 1907– m. Leafy (A) Craner 1909–1990
    5. 5. John (A.) Lewis 1876– m. Sarah\Sadie (B) Streeter 1880–1973
      1. 1. Zada (M) Lewis 1904–
      2. 2. Lyman (G) Lewis 1906–1960 m. Erma 1909–
      3. 3. Naomi Lewis 1908–1983 m. Derwood Prosser 1904–1990
    6. 6. Lula Lewis 1879–
    7. 7. Maud (Belle) Lewis 1888–
    8. 8. Bessie Lewis 1892– m. Ray (C) Schoolcraft 1889–
    9. 9. Wilbur (W) Lewis 1881–
  4. 4. Amelia (C) Nichols 1851–1934 m. Eugene (D) Youngs 1847–1923
    1. 1. Claude (Eugene) Youngs 1873– m. Clara (E) Holden 1878–
      1. 1. Ethel (Louise) Youngs 1897–1926 m. Earl (F) Guenther 1897–
    2. 2. Clinton (De Forest) Youngs 1878–1953 m. Fannie Fern 1880–1955
      1. 1. Agnes (M) Youngs 1902– m. Robert (S) Jordan 1900–
        1. 1. Stanley (Young) Jordan 1925–1960
      2. 2. Marian (A) Youngs 1908–1993
    3. 3. Charles (Ross) Youngs 1886–1952 m. Maud H 1891–1961
      1. 1. Neil (Campbell) Youngs 1909–1983 m. Marjorie (M) Trefry 1908–1982
    4. 4. Don (A) Youngs 1890–1960 m. Ida (E) Zessin 1897–1985
      1. 1. Carl (Eugene) Youngs 1916–2006 m. Elizabeth Jane 1917–2007
      2. 2. Helen (Louise) Youngs 1919– m. Dale (Edwin) King 1911–1973
      3. 3. Frances Youngs 1921–2001
      4. 4. Audrey (Alleen) Youngs 1923–1996
  5. 5. Jesse (Jay) Nichols 1864–1938 m. Rosa (B) Nichols 1874–1923
    1. 1. Rosabelle Nichols 1902–1994 m. George (Arnold) Merrick 1897–1931 m. Clifford (L) Newton 1894–1949
      1. 1. Jesse (James) Merrick 1919–1968 m. Leora (June) Friar 1923–2005
      2. 2. Gertrude (Louise) Merrick 1922–2010 m. Howard (E) Easterbrook 1919–1994
  6. 6. Edward\ (Eddie E) Nichols 1854–1900 m. Violia (Valnette\ Nettie) Shannon 1856–1939
    1. 1. Clyde (Edward) Nichols 1875–1941 m. Hazel Deforest 1888–1968 m. Estella (M) Barnes 1881–
      1. 1. Irene (Lydia) Nichols 1914–1972 m. Ivan (L) Edgett 1907–1982
        1. 1. Doris (Maxine) Edgett 1943–2008 m. Clyde (William) Harvath 1943–2014
    2. 2. Blanche (Belle) Nichols 1879–1942 m. Linn (Roy) Wickham 1875–1957
      1. 1. Beatrice Wickham 1901–
      2. 2. Roy (Linn) Wickham 1900–1900
      3. 3. Rosa (Belle) Wickham 1903–
    3. 3. Violia (Valnette) Nichols 1881–

Mercy Ellis's Timeline

10 Records

1827
August 26, 1827
Birth of Mercy Ann Ellis in Canada
Canada
1842
1 Jan 1842
Age 15
Mercy Ann Ellis resided here
None
1850
1850
Age 23
Mercy Ann Ellis resided here in Prairieville, Barry, Michigan
Prairieville, Barry, Michigan
1850
1850
Age 23
Mercy Ann Ellis resided here in Prairieville, Barry, Michigan, USA
Prairieville, Barry, Michigan, USA
1860
1860
Age 33
Mercy Ann Ellis resided here in Orangeville, Barry, Michigan, United States
Orangeville, Barry, Michigan, United States
1870
1870
Age 43
Mercy Ann Ellis resided here in Orangeville, Barry, Michigan, USA
Orangeville, Barry, Michigan, USA
1880
1880
Age 53
Mercy Ann Ellis resided here in Orangeville, Barry, Michigan, USA
Orangeville, Barry, Michigan, USA
1880
1880
Age 53
Mercy Ann Ellis resided here in Orangeville, Barry, Michigan, United States
Orangeville, Barry, Michigan, United States
1900
March 21, 1900
Age 73
Death of Mercy Ann Ellis in Hastings, Barry County, Michigan
Hastings, Barry County, Michigan
1900
March 21, 1900
Age 73
Death of Mercy Ann Ellis in Hastings, Barry County, Michigan
Hastings, Barry County, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: August 26, 1827
    Event Place: Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Death Records, 1897-1920
    [2] Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Orangeville, Barry, Michigan; Roll: 570; Page: 210A; Enumeration District: 046
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Orangeville, Barry, Michigan; Roll: M593_661; Page: 230A; Family History Library Film: 552160
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Orangeville, Barry, Michigan; Roll: ; Page: 562; Image: 60.
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Prairieville, Barry, Michigan; Roll: 346; Page: 71A
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1842
    Record Source: Web: Barry County, Michigan, Marriage Index, 1839-2012

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Prairieville, Barry, Michigan
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Prairieville, Barry, Michigan; Roll: 346; Page: 71A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Prairieville, Barry, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Prairieville, Barry, Michigan; Roll: 346; Page: 71A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Orangeville, Barry, Michigan, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Orangeville, Barry, Michigan; Roll: ; Page: 562; Image: 60.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Orangeville, Barry, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Orangeville, Barry, Michigan; Roll: M593_661; Page: 230A; Family History Library Film: 552160

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Orangeville, Barry, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Orangeville, Barry, Michigan; Roll: 570; Page: 210A; Enumeration District: 046

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Orangeville, Barry, Michigan, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Orangeville, Barry, Michigan; Roll: 570; Page: 210A; Enumeration District: 046

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Michigan, United States
    Record Source: Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 21, 1900
    Event Place: Hastings, Barry County, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Death Records, 1897-1920
    [2] Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 21, 1900
    Event Place: Hastings, Barry County, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Orangeville, Barry County, Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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