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Mercy STAPLES

Mercy STAPLES[1]

Female Abt 1745 - 1826  (~ 81 years)

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  • Name Mercy STAPLES  [2] 
    Born Abt 1745  Phillipstown [Sanford], York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 25 Jul 1826  Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3016  Main
    Last Modified 7 Jul 2013 

    Father Samuel STAPLES,   b. 11 Apr 1707, Kittery, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1776, At sea Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Mercy CANE,   b. 14 Oct 1719, York, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1796, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 78 years) 
    Married Abt 1745  Phillipstown [Sanford], York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F913  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jonathan TORREY,   b. 28 Sep 1741, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1803, At sea near Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married Abt 1785  Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. James TORREY,   b. 23 Sep 1786, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Mar 1844, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
    +2. Capt Levi TORREY,   b. 8 Dec 1788, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1863, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     3. Deacon Asa TORREY,   b. 27 Nov 1791, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1863, Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    +4. Ebenezer TORREY,   b. 7 Aug 1795, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 15 Dec 2023 
    Family ID F1028  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Samuel ROBINSON,   d. ? 
    Children 
     1. Lucy ROBINSON,   b. 1775, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 22 Oct 2023 
    Family ID F1034  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1745 - Phillipstown [Sanford], York, Maine Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Abt 1785 - Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Jul 1826 - Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • 2nd wife, Jonathan married 1st, Hepsibah Eaton. She was a widow of Samuel Robinson when she married Jonathan Torrey, with a dtr. Lucy Robinson, b. 1775, Deer Isle who married Joseph Crockett, 18 Nov.1797.

  • Sources 
    1. [S22] Blue Hill and their families, Early settlers in, Burr, B. A.

    2. [S37] Maine Families in 1790, (Picton Press, Camden, ME. 1988).


Notes

This website uses dates from the Gregorian calendar (New Style), unless otherwise noted.

For more information on dates, see Wikipedia: Old Style and New Style dates.

I strive to document my sources. However, some people and dates are best guesses and will be updated as new information is revealed. If you have something to add, please let me know.

Updated 23 Dec 2023