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Mercy Denison Saxton 1686 – 1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 May 1686

Birth Location: Stonington, New London, CT

Death Date: 4 Dec 1791

Death Location: Lebanon, New London, CT

Father: Joseph Saxton

Mother: Hannah Denison

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Mercy Dewey

The story of Mercy Denison Saxton began in 1686 in Stonington, New London, CT. Mercy Denison Saxton had children including Mercy Saxton Dewey. Mercy Denison Saxton passed away in 1791 in Lebanon, New London, CT.

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Biography

  • The story of Mercy Denison Saxton began in 1686 in Stonington, New London, CT.
  • Mercy Denison Saxton had children including Mercy Saxton Dewey.
  • Mercy Denison Saxton passed away in 1791 in Lebanon, New London, CT.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Saxton
1656 – 1715
Birth Location: Boston, Massachusetts
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Hannah Denison
1643 – 1715
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mercy Dewey
1714 – 1783
Birth Location: Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Mercy Saxton's Ancestors

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Mercy Saxton
1686 – 1791
Birth Place: Stonington, New London, CT
Parents
Joseph Saxton
1656 – 1715
Boston, Massachusetts
Hannah Denison
1643 – 1715
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mercy Saxton's Descendants

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Mercy (Denison) Saxton (30 May 1686 – 4 Dec 1791)
  1. 1. Mercy (Saxton) Dewey (1 Apr 1714 – 1783) m. Jonathan (Smalley) Clarke (1 Nov 1715 – 11 Oct 1802)
    1. 1. Zerviah Clarke (28 Apr 1751 – 11 Oct 1824) m. Luther Backus (1772 – 19 Nov 1855)
      1. 1. Henry (Harry) Backus (1 Oct 1795 – 1871) m. Susannah (Denison) Sawyer (4 Dec 1798 – 15 Apr 1841)
        1. 1. Luther (Edwin) Backus (March 5, 1828 – 7 Aug 1883) m. Ellen Canniff (1828 – 1 May 1895)

Mercy Saxton's Timeline

2 Records

1686
30 May 1686
Birth of Mercy Denison Saxton in Stonington, New London, CT
Stonington, New London, CT
1791
4 Dec 1791
Age 105
Death of Mercy Denison Saxton in Lebanon, New London, CT
Lebanon, New London, CT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 May 1686
    Event Place: Stonington, New London, CT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1791
    Event Place: Lebanon, New London, CT
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