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Richard Mercer 1757–1812 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 JAN 1757

Birth Location: Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 28 Nov 1812

Death Location: Thornbury, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Robert Mercer

Mother: Olive Pyle

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Richard Mercer was born in 1757 in Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Robert Mercer And Olive Pyle. Richard Mercer passed away in 1812 in Thornbury, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Richard Mercer was born in 1757 in Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Robert Mercer And Olive Pyle.
  • Richard Mercer passed away in 1812 in Thornbury, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Richard Mercer's Ancestors

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Richard Mercer
1757–1812
Birth Place: Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Robert Mercer
1716–1786
Westtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Olive Pyle
1717–1780
Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Mercer
1694–1758
Aynho, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Hannah Taylor
1693–1758
Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
William PYLE
1685–1733
Bethel, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Olive Bennett
1690–1733
Birmingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Mercer
1660–1716
Mary Greenaway
1664–1723
Josiah Taylor
1668–1700
Elizabeth Pennell
1670–1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Taylor
1633–1695
Mary Hayes
1642–1728

Richard Mercer's Timeline

2 Records

1757
13 JAN 1757
Birth of Richard Mercer in Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
1812
28 Nov 1812
Age 55
Death of Richard Mercer in Thornbury, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
Thornbury, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 JAN 1757
    Event Place: Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1812
    Event Place: Thornbury, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States

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