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Simon Mercer 1793–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1793

Birth Location: Bay Roberts, Newfoundland

Death Date: 15 Jan 1868

Death Location: Bay Roberts, Newfoundland

Father: Charles Mercer

Mother: Sarah Charles

Spouse(s): Eleanor Russell

Children(s): Charles Mercer, Benjamin Mercer, Tobias Mercer, Samuel Mercer

Simon Mercer was born in 1793 in Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, the child of Charles Mercer And Sarah Ann Charles. Simon Mercer married Eleanor Russell, and had children including Benjamin Mercer, Charles Russell Mercer, Samuel Mercer, Tobias Mercer. Simon Mercer passed away in 1868 in Bay Roberts, Newfoundland.

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Biography

  • Simon Mercer was born in 1793 in Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, the child of Charles Mercer And Sarah Ann Charles.
  • Simon Mercer married Eleanor Russell, and had children including Benjamin Mercer, Charles Russell Mercer, Samuel Mercer, Tobias Mercer.
  • Simon Mercer passed away in 1868 in Bay Roberts, Newfoundland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Mercer
1746–1829
Birth Location: Mercer's Cove, Newfoundland
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Sarah Charles
1756–1833
Birth Location: Bay Roberts, Newfoundland
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Russell
1795–1833
Birth Location: Bay Roberts, Newfoundland
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Children(s)

Charles Mercer
1809–1890
Birth Location: Bay Roberts, Newfoundland
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Benjamin Mercer
1813–1909
Birth Location: Bay Roberts, Newfoundland
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Tobias Mercer
1816–1873
Birth Location: Bay Roberts, Newfoundland
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Samuel Mercer
1833–1901
Birth Location: Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Simon Mercer's Ancestors

Self
Simon Mercer
1793–1868
Birth Place: Bay Roberts, Newfoundland
Parents
Charles Mercer
1746–1829
Mercer's Cove, Newfoundland
Sarah (Ann) Charles
1756–1833
Bay Roberts, Newfoundland
Grandparents
Jonathan Mercer
1758–1826
Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, Canada
Mary (Mercer) m
1727–1773
Newfoundland
Great-Grandparents
Charles Mercer
1690–1766
Mary Hassel
1676–1773
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Simon Mercer's Descendants

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Simon Mercer (1793–15 Jan 1868) m. Eleanor Russell (abt 1795–Aft. 1833)
  1. 1. Charles (Russell) Mercer 1809–1890 m. Jane Caravan 1818–1886
    1. 1. Mansfield ('Mancel') Mercer 1849–1915 m. Eliza Kearley 1852–1926
      1. 1. Isaac (Kearley) Mercer 1881–1918 m. Emma (Grace) Littlejohn 1880–1954
        1. 1. Florabelle ("Flo") Mercer 1909–2000 m. Isaac Churchill 1903–1987
        2. 2. Della Mercer 1905–1991 m. Willaim (John) Morris 1908–1993
        3. 3. Gladys Mercer 1908–1997
        4. 4. Frederick (George) Mercer 1912–1981 m. Francis (T) Piercy 1912–1981
      2. 2. Mary (Anne) Mercer 1877–1926
      3. 3. Rachel Mercer 1890–1893
      4. 4. George (Holly) Mercer 1888–1968
      5. 5. Della (Mercer) 1893 1893–1903
      6. 6. Charles (Samuel) Mercer 1879–
      7. 7. Susanna ('Susie') Mercer 1885–1924
      8. 8. Eliza (Mercer) m-Morgan 1883–1918
    2. 2. James (John) Mercer 1835–1916
    3. 3. Mary (Ann) Mercer 1837–1910
    4. 4. William Mercer 1840–1915
    5. 5. Charles (Samuel) Mercer 1843–1915
    6. 6. Elizabeth Mercer 1844–1923
    7. 7. Azariah Mercer 1846–1864
    8. 8. Christopher Mercer 1852–1932
    9. 9. Abraham Mercer 1855–1927
    10. 10. Jane Mercer 1859–1886
  2. 2. Benjamin Mercer 1813–1909
  3. 3. Tobias Mercer 1816–1873
  4. 4. Samuel Mercer 1833–1901

Simon Mercer's Timeline

2 Records

1793
1793
Birth of Simon Mercer in Bay Roberts, Newfoundland
Bay Roberts, Newfoundland
1868
15 Jan 1868
Age 75
Death of Simon Mercer in Bay Roberts, Newfoundland
Bay Roberts, Newfoundland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: Bay Roberts, Newfoundland
    Record Source: Newfoundland, Canada, Index of Birth, Marriage & Death Notices from Newspapers, 1810-1890

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1868
    Event Place: Bay Roberts, Newfoundland
    Record Source: Newfoundland, Canada, Index of Birth, Marriage & Death Notices from Newspapers, 1810-1890
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