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Mercy Sheldon 1732–1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1732

Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 18 Oct 1805

Death Location: Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Sheldon

Mother: Mary Strong

Spouse(s): Joseph Sr

Children(s): Joseph Jr, Erastus Lyman, Mary Lyman

Mercy Sheldon was born in 1732 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Benjamin Sheldon And Mary Strong. Mercy Sheldon married Joseph Lyman Jr, Joseph Lyman Sr, and had children including Erastus Lyman, Joseph Lyman Jr, Mary Lyman. Mercy Sheldon passed away in 1805 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mercy Sheldon was born in 1732 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Benjamin Sheldon And Mary Strong.
  • Mercy Sheldon married Joseph Lyman Jr, Joseph Lyman Sr, and had children including Erastus Lyman, Joseph Lyman Jr, Mary Lyman.
  • Mercy Sheldon passed away in 1805 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mercy Sheldon's Ancestors

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Mercy Sheldon
1732–1805
Birth Place: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Benjamin Sheldon
1697–1772
Northampton (Mass) USA
Mary Strong
1701–1770
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Ebenezer Strong
1671–1729
Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Eld. Strong
1643–1729
Hannah Clapp
1646–1729
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elder Strong
1605–1699
Abigail Ford
1619–1688

Mercy Sheldon's Descendants

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Mercy Sheldon (1732–18 Oct 1805) m. Joseph (Lyman) Sr (4 May 1731–21 Oct 1804)
  1. 1. Joseph (Lyman) Jr 1767–1847 m. Anne (Jean) Robbins 1789–1867
    1. 1. Catherine (Robbins) Lyman 1825–1896 m. Warren (Delano) II 1809–1898
      1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Delano 1854–1941 m. James Roosevelt 1828–1900
        1. 1. Pres. (Franklin Delano (32)) Roosevelt 1882–1945 m. Anna (Eleanor "1st Lady 32") Roosevelt 1884–1962
      2. 2. Susan (Maria) Delano 1844–1846
      3. 3. Warren (Delano) III 1850–1851
      4. 4. Warren (Delano) IV 1852–1920
      5. 5. Frederic (Adrian) Delano 1863–1953
      6. 6. Louisa (Church) Delano 1846–1869
      7. 7. Anne (Lyman) Delano 1849–1926
      8. 8. Philippe Delano 1857–1881
      9. 9. Laura (Franklin) Delano 1864–1884
      10. 10. Katherine (Robbins) Delano 1860–1953 m. Charles (Albert) Robbins 1854–1889 m. Hiram (Price) Collier 1860–1913
        1. 1. Warren (Delano) Robbins 1885–1935 m. Sona (Irene) Debruyn 1888–
        2. 2. Rep. (Katharine Price) Collier 1894–1983 m. George (Baker Bligh St) George 1892–1957
        3. 3. Sarah (Rossevelt "Sallie") Collier 1896–1969 m. Frederick (Charles) Fellowes-Gordon 1896–1972
        4. 4. Muriel (Delano) Robbins 1883–1971
      11. 11. Deborah (Perry) Delano 1847–1940
  2. 2. Erastus Lyman 1761–1834
  3. 3. Mary Lyman 1764–1843 m. Lynde (Lord) Jr 1761–1813
    1. 1. Mary (Sheldon) Lord 1787–1855 m. John Peirpoint 1785–1866
      1. 1. Juliet Peirpoint 1816–1884 m. Junius Morgan 1813–1890
        1. 1. John (Peirpoint (J.P.)) Morgan 1837–1913

Mercy Sheldon's Timeline

4 Records

1732
1732
Birth of Mercy Sheldon in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
1732
1732
Birth of Mercy Sheldon
None
1740
17 Aug 1740
Age 8
Mercy Sheldon was baptized in Griswold, Connecticut, USA
Griswold, Connecticut, USA
1805
18 Oct 1805
Age 73
Death of Mercy Sheldon in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1732
    Event Place: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2932.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RLR
    [4] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Rising Genealogy : descendants of Jonathan Rising of Suffield, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1732
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Rising Genealogy : descendants of Jonathan Rising of Suffield, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1740
    Event Place: Griswold, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1805
    Event Place: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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