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Mercy Short 1676–1712 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1676

Birth Location: Boston,Mass.

Death Date: 18 April 1712

Death Location: Nantucket Island, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Clement Short

Mother: Faith Munt

Spouse(s): Joseph Marshall

Children(s): Ruth Marshall

The story of Mercy Short began in 1676 in Boston,Mass.. Mercy Short married Joseph Marshall, and had children including Ruth Marshall. Mercy Short passed away in 1712 in Nantucket Island, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Mercy Short began in 1676 in Boston,Mass..
  • Mercy Short married Joseph Marshall, and had children including Ruth Marshall.
  • Mercy Short passed away in 1712 in Nantucket Island, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Clement Short
1637–1689
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
CS
Faith Munt
1645–1689
Birth Location: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
FM

Spouses(s)

Joseph Marshall
1672–1749
Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
JM

Children(s)

Ruth Marshall
1704–1781
Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
RM

Mercy Short's Ancestors

Self
Mercy Short
1676–1712
Birth Place: Boston,Mass.
Parents
Clement Maine Short
1637–1689
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Faith (Thankful) Munt
1645–1689
Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Clement (Maine Short, I,) {I}
1610–1680
Corton, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth ("Margery" Hills-Briggs) Short
1610–1649
Corton, Suffolk, England
Thomas Munt
1616–1664
Colchester, Essex, England
Elinor (Pell, Munt,) Hill
1625–1668
England
Great-Grandparents
Mary Hills
1578–1649
Arnold Munthe
1590–1629
Dorothea Svaning
1590–1684
Elisabeth Pell
1606–1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1542–1606
Alice Roseblade
1556–1628
Jens (Skiernow)
1535–1611
Dorothea Svaning
1561–1637

Mercy Short's Descendants

1.
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Mercy Short (1676–18 April 1712) m. Joseph Marshall (14 Apr 1672–24 April 1749)
  1. 1. Ruth Marshall 1704–1781 m. David Clark 1704–1778
    1. 1. Susannah ((Anna)) Clark 1730–1794 m. Cornelius (Gee -) PATRIOT 1735–1810
      1. 1. Cornelius Gee 1757–1844 m. Racheal Fowler 1765–1843
        1. 1. Esther (Elizabeth) Gee 1791–1877 m. John (Tompkins) Jr. 1784–1872
        2. 2. Catherine Gee 1794–1862 m. John Green 1793–1851
        3. 3. Thomas Gee 1792–1874
        4. 4. Cornelius Gee 1799–1873
        5. 5. Rhoda Gee 1800–
        6. 6. Benjamin Gee 1806–1892
        7. 7. Sarah Gee 1809–1890
        8. 8. Peter Gee 1816–
        9. 9. Elizabeth (Hannah) Gee 1804–1902

Mercy Short's Timeline

3 Records

1676
1676
Birth of Mercy Short in Boston,Mass.
Boston,Mass.
1694
29 July 1694
Age 18
Mercy Short was married in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1712
18 April 1712
Age 36
Death of Mercy Short in Nantucket Island, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Nantucket Island, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1676
    Event Place: Boston,Mass.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 July 1694
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: MA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 April 1712
    Event Place: Nantucket Island, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
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