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Mercy MORTON 1639–1667 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1639

Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, MA

Death Date: 19 Feb 1667

Death Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Nathaniel Morton

Mother: Lydia Cooper

Spouse(s): Joseph Dunham

Children(s): Eleazer Dunham

Mercy MORTON was born in 1639 in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, the child of Nathaniel Morton And Lydia Cooper. Mercy MORTON married Joseph Dunham, and had children including Eleazer Dunham. Mercy MORTON passed away in 1667 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Mercy MORTON was born in 1639 in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, the child of Nathaniel Morton And Lydia Cooper.
  • Mercy MORTON married Joseph Dunham, and had children including Eleazer Dunham.
  • Mercy MORTON passed away in 1667 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel Morton
1613–1685
Birth Location: Leiden, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
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Lydia Cooper
1614–1673
Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England
LC

Spouses(s)

Joseph Dunham
1637–1703
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Eleazer Dunham
1659–1702
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States,
ED

Mercy MORTON's Ancestors

Self
Mercy MORTON
1639–1667
Birth Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
Parents
Nathaniel Morton
1613–1685
Leiden, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Lydia Cooper
1614–1673
Dedham, Essex, England
Grandparents
George Morton
1585–1624
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
Julia (Ann) Carpenter
1584–1665
Wrington, Somerset, England
Simon (John) Cooper
1594–1626
Dedham, Essex, England
Lydia Fiske
1595–1674
Nayland, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Anthony Morton
1521–
Anne Plumpton
1538–1588
Alexander Carpenter
1551–1612
Priscilla Dillen
1552–1653
Samuel Cooper
1555–1592
Elisbeth
1559–1592
Geoffrey Fiske
1552–1610
Mary Cooke*
1568–1614
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Plumpton
1516–1546
Anne Conyers
1518–1546
WILLIAM CARPENTER
1520–1560
Abigail BLUNTHER
1522–1590
NICHOLAS DILLON
1520–1540
Margaret Incledon
1532–
Robert Fiske
1525–1600
Joan
1528–1587
John Cooke
1607–1695
Sarah Warren
1614–1696

Mercy MORTON's Descendants

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Mercy MORTON (1639–19 Feb 1667) m. Joseph Dunham (18 November 1637–16 Jun 1703)
  1. 1. Eleazer Dunham 1659–1702 m. Bathsheba Pratt 1667–1702
    1. 1. Israel Dunham 1689–1726 m. Joanna Rickard 1691–1767
      1. 1. Ebenezer Dunham 1718–1799 m. Phebe Lucas 1725–1748 m. Abigail Vincent 1730– m. Lydia Perry 1725–1787
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) Dunham 1745–1785 m. John Castleberry 1735–1802

Mercy MORTON's Timeline

2 Records

1639
1639
Birth of Mercy MORTON in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
1667
19 Feb 1667
Age 28
Death of Mercy MORTON in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, MA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1667
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Dunham Genealogy : Deacon John Dunham of Plymouth, Massachusetts : 1589-1669 : and his descendants
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