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Mercy Ransom 1673–1697 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1673

Birth Location: Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 3 Aug 1697

Death Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Robert Ransom

Mother: Abigail Gardner

Spouse(s): Samuel Waterman

Children(s): Mary Waterman

Mercy Ransom was born in 1673 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Robert Ransom And Abigail Gardner. Mercy Ransom married Samuel Waterman, and had children including Mary Waterman. Mercy Ransom passed away in 1697 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Mercy Ransom was born in 1673 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Robert Ransom And Abigail Gardner.
  • Mercy Ransom married Samuel Waterman, and had children including Mary Waterman.
  • Mercy Ransom passed away in 1697 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Mercy Ransom's Ancestors

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Mercy Ransom
1673–1697
Birth Place: Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Robert Ransom
1636–1697
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Abigail Gardner
1637–1697
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Mercy Ransom's Descendants

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Mercy Ransom (1673–3 Aug 1697) m. Samuel Waterman (10 Oct 1666–10 Mar 1718)
  1. 1. Mary Waterman 1697–1767 m. Nathaniel Cobb 1698–1753
    1. 1. Samuel Cobb 1735–1815 m. Lydia Atwood 1730–1815
      1. 1. Chloe Cobb 1774–1836 m. Levi Higby 1772–1857
        1. 1. Polly (Burt) Higby 1803–1869 m. Joseph Hoffnagle 1798–1890

Mercy Ransom's Timeline

2 Records

1673
1673
Birth of Mercy Ransom in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1697
3 Aug 1697
Age 24
Death of Mercy Ransom in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1673
    Event Place: Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1697
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

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