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Mercy Steele 1727–1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 October 1727

Birth Location: West Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 5 October 1794

Death Location: West Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Eliphalet Steele

Mother: Catherine Marshfield

Spouse(s): Noah Sr

Children(s): Noah Dictionary

The story of Mercy Steele began in 1727 in West Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA. Mercy Steele married Noah Webster Sr, and had children including Noah Webster Jr Creator Of First American Dictionary. Mercy Steele passed away in 1794 in West Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Mercy Steele began in 1727 in West Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.
  • Mercy Steele married Noah Webster Sr, and had children including Noah Webster Jr Creator Of First American Dictionary.
  • Mercy Steele passed away in 1794 in West Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Children(s)

Mercy Steele's Ancestors

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Mercy Steele
1727–1794
Birth Place: West Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Eliphalet Steele
1700–1773
Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA
Catherine Marshfield
1701–1788
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Sgt (Samuel Steele) Steel
1652–1709
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Mercy Bradford
1660–
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Steele
1624–1653
Major Bradford
1624–1703
Alice Richards
1627–1671
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John CT)
1591–1665
Rachel Talcott
1602–1653

Mercy Steele's Descendants

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Mercy Steele (8 October 1727–5 October 1794) m. Noah (Webster) Sr (25 March 1722–9 November 1813)
  1. 1. Noah (Webster Jr Creator of First American) Dictionary 1758–1843 m. Rebecca Greenleaf 1766–1847
    1. 1. William (Greenleaf) Webster 1801–1869
    2. 2. Louisa Webster 1808–1874
    3. 3. Emily (Schotten) Webster 1789–1861 m. William (Wolcott) Ellsworth 1791–1868
      1. 1. Pinckney (Webster) Ellsworth 1814–1896
      2. 2. Oliver (Chaffee) Ellsworth 1820–1878
      3. 3. Elizabeth Ellsworth 1822–1823
      4. 4. Emily Jackson 1816–1853
      5. 5. Harriet Cook 1818–1848
      6. 6. Elizabeth (W) Ellsworth 1824–1901 m. Waldo Hutchins 1822–1891
        1. 1. Waldo Hutchins 1858–1933
    4. 4. Henry (Bradford) Webster 1808–1809
    5. 5. Frances (Juliana) Goodrich 1793–1869
    6. 6. Mary Southgate 1799–1819
    7. 7. Eliza (Steele) Webster 1803–1888 m. Henry Jones 1801–1878
      1. 1. Eliza (Webster) Jones 1833–1833
      2. 2. Emily (Ellsworth) Jones 1827–1869
      3. 3. Frances (Juliana) Jones 1826–1905
      4. 4. Henry (Webster) Jones 1835–
    8. 8. Harriet Fowler 1797–1844

Mercy Steele's Timeline

2 Records

1727
8 October 1727
Birth of Mercy Steele in West Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
West Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
1794
5 October 1794
Age 67
Death of Mercy Steele in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 October 1727
    Event Place: West Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 October 1794
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: West Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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