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Thomas Mercer 1733–1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jan 1733/34

Birth Location: Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 18 Mar 1816

Death Location: Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Thomas Jr

Mother: Hannah Taylor

Spouse(s): Lydia Harlan

Children(s):

The story of Thomas Mercer began in 1733 in Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. Thomas Mercer married Lydia Harlan. Thomas Mercer passed away in 1816 in Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Mercer began in 1733 in Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Thomas Mercer married Lydia Harlan.
  • Thomas Mercer passed away in 1816 in Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Thomas Mercer's Ancestors

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Thomas Mercer
1733–1816
Birth Place: Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Thomas Mercer Jr
1694–1758
Aynho on the Hill, Northamptonshire, England
Hannah Taylor
1691–
Grandparents
Thomas Mercer
1655–1716
Aynho on the Hill, Northamptonshire, England
Mary Greenaway
1662–1723
England
Josiah Taylor
1668–1700
Little Leigh, Cheshire, England
Elizabeth Pennell
1670–1689
Balderton, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Mercer
1626–1682
Robert Taylor
1633–1695
Mary Hayes
1642–1728
Robert III
1640–1727
Elizabeth Hyandson
1640–1670
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Taylor
1594–1669
Mary Barrow
–1728
Robert Jr
1604–1663

Thomas Mercer's Timeline

3 Records

1733
18 Jan 1733/34
Birth of Thomas Mercer in Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
1759
1759
Age 26
Thomas Mercer was married in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
1816
18 Mar 1816
Age 83
Death of Thomas Mercer in Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1733/34
    Event Place: Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family : and particularly of the descendants of George and Michael Harlan : who settled in Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1687 : Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1759
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1781
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania Archives, Page 418 - Pennsylvania Archives 1781

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1816
    Event Place: Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family : and particularly of the descendants of George and Michael Harlan : who settled in Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1687 : Volume 1

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