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Mercy M Sawyer 1827 – 1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1827

Birth Location: Montville, Waldo, Maine, USA

Death Date: 21 Jul 1905

Death Location: Burnham

Father: Isaac Sawyer

Mother: Susannah Gowen

Spouse(s): John Whitten

Children(s): Arvesta Whitten

In 1827, Mercy M Sawyer entered the world in Montville, Waldo, Maine, USA, born to Isaac Sawyer and Susannah Gowen. Mercy M Sawyer married John Sylvester Whitten, and had children including Arvesta W Whitten. Mercy M Sawyer passed away in 1905 in Burnham.

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Biography

  • In 1827, Mercy M Sawyer entered the world in Montville, Waldo, Maine, USA, born to Isaac Sawyer and Susannah Gowen.
  • Mercy M Sawyer married John Sylvester Whitten, and had children including Arvesta W Whitten.
  • Mercy M Sawyer passed away in 1905 in Burnham.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Sawyer
1805 – 1862
Birth Location: Montville, Waldo, Maine, USA
IS
Susannah Gowen
1803 – 1865
Birth Location: Montville, Waldo, Maine, USA
SG

Spouses(s)

John Whitten
1829 – 1895
Birth Location: Newburgh Center, Penobscot County, Maine, United States of America
JW

Children(s)

Arvesta Whitten
1866 – 1942
Birth Location: Burnham, Waldo, Maine, United States
AW

Mercy Sawyer's Ancestors

Self
Mercy Sawyer
1827 – 1905
Birth Place: Montville, Waldo, Maine, USA
Parents
Isaac Sawyer
1805 – 1862
Montville, Waldo, Maine, USA
Susannah Gowen
1803 – 1865
Montville, Waldo, Maine, USA
Grandparents
John Sawyer
1776 – 1845
Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Susannah Hamblen
1774 – 1824
Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Asa Gowen
1775 – 1850
Shirley, MiddlesSex, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail Smith
Great-Grandparents
John Sawyer
1742 – 1810
Lettice Whitney
1742 – 1840
Ebenezer Hamblen
1758 – 1812
Deborah Lovell
1757 – 1845
Ebenezer Gowing
1732 – 1822
Abigail Simonds
1737 – 1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sawyer
1711 – 1765
Mehitable Blake
1720 – 1814
Samuel Hamblen
1722 – 1779
Temperance Lewis
1734 – 1768
Benjamin Lovell
1728 – 1802
Susanna Lovell
1728 – 1807
Ebenezer Gowing
1702 – 1781
Elizabeth Eaton
1700 – 1760
William Simonds
1707 – 1758
Mary Larrabee
1710 – 1786

Mercy Sawyer's Descendants

1.
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Mercy (M) Sawyer (Sep 1827 – 21 Jul 1905) m. John (Sylvester) Whitten (30 November 1829 – 10 August 1895)
  1. 1. Arvesta (W) Whitten (1866 – 1942) m. Charles (P) Hodgkins (1865 – 1937)
    1. 1. Charles (Earl) Hodgkins (1897 – 1972) m. Bernice (Adezaid) Spaulding (1900 – 1967)
      1. 1. Charles (Earl) Hodgkins (1920 – 1994) m. Mona (Ruth) Levitt
        1. 1. Charles (Earl) Hodgkins (1943 – 1955)
        2. 2. Sally (Hope) Hodgkins
        3. 3. Grayson (James) Hodgkins
        4. 4. Teri (Jayne) Hodgkins
        5. 5. Stephen (Joe) Hodgkins
        6. 6. Mark (Allen) Hodgkins
      2. 2. Gordon (W.) Hodgkins (10 Apr 1926 – 13 Dec 1997) m. Patricia (A) Field (25 May 1930 – 15 December 1989)
        1. 1. John (Charles) Hodgkins (4 October 1957 – 2 January 2014) m. Lorelei Bennett (16 Nov 1954 – )
        2. 2. Vernon (Earl) Hodgkins
        3. 3. Ann (Elida) Hodgkins
        4. 4. Gordon (Wayne) Hodgkins ( – 20 May 1978)
        5. 5. Dianna (Lynn) Hodgkins ( – 2024)
      3. 3. Scott (Spaulding) Hodgkins m. Viola Brown ( – 1988)
        1. 1. Glen (Earl) Hodgkins ( – 1977)
        2. 2. Kevin (Floyd) Hodgkins
        3. 3. Candice (Ann) Hodgkins
        4. 4. Scott (Spaulding) Hodgkins

Mercy Sawyer's Timeline

2 Records

1827
Sep 1827
Birth of Mercy M Sawyer in Montville, Waldo, Maine, USA
Montville, Waldo, Maine, USA
1905
21 Jul 1905
Age 78
Death of Mercy M Sawyer in Burnham
Burnham

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1827
    Event Place: Montville, Waldo, Maine, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1905
    Event Place: Burnham
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Burnham, Waldo County, Maine, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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