Mary (Mercy) GILBERT

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abt. 1691 , Taunton, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died

abt. 1782 , Taunton, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

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Born: abt. 1691 in Taunton, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Mary (Mercy) married Stephen GARY 9 November 1711 in Taunton, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Stephen GARY was born abt. 1691 in Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA*. Stephen died February 1749 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton). Stephen was the child of Stephen GARY and Patience UNKNOWN.

Mary (Mercy) GILBERT died abt. 1782 in Taunton, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay .

Daughter of Eleazer Gilbert and Elizabeth Crane

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Mary (Mercy) GILBERT married

Stephen GARY
Marriage date: 9 November 1711
Marriage place: Taunton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Stephen GARY was the child of Stephen GARY and Patience UNKNOWN

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Stephen GARY

Stephen and. Mercy Gilbert, Nov. 9, 1711.*Marriage

Taunton, MA - www.americanancestors.org

"Gary Genealogy The Descendants of Arthur Gary of Roxbury, Massachusetts with an Account of the Posterity of Stephen Gary of Charlestown, Massachusetts and also of a South Carolina Family of this Name" by Lawrence Brainerd, Boston, Massachusetts, 1918, Page 163

Stephen Gary & Mercy Gilbert m. 9 Nov 1711 by Maj. Thomas Leonard

Marriages in Taunton, orig. pub. Bristol Co. Telegram; NEHGR Vol, 13, 1859

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Children of Stephen GARY and Mary (Mercy) GILBERT

Stephen GARY

Born: abt. 1716, Taunton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Married: Lydia RANSDIL (RAMSDELL) 21 January 1742 Place: Norton, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Mercy PUFFER 27 June 1761 Place: Norton, Massachusetts, USA

Elijah GARY

Born: abt. 1718, Taunton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: abt. 1803, Columbia, Connecticut, USA

Married: Ruth HASKINS 16 December 1740 Place: Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

Abigail GARY

Born: abt. 1720, Taunton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 14 March 1816, Keene, New Hampshire, USA

Married: Eliphalet BRIGGS 28 November 1734 Place: Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

Patience GARY

Born: abt. 1720, , Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Jemima GARY

Born: abt. 1725, Taunton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 11 November 1804, Keene, New Hampshire, USA

Married: Simeon WASHBURN

Ebenezer GARY

Born: abt. 1733, , Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: abt. 1795,

Seth GARY

Born: abt. 1734, Taunton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: abt. 1812, , United States

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1711 Marriage / Partner
Mary (Mercy) GILBERT and Stephen GARY 9 November 1711, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1734 Marriage of Child
Abigail GARY married 28 November 1734, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton) to Eliphalet BRIGGS

1740 Marriage of Child
Elijah GARY married 16 December 1740, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton) to Ruth HASKINS

1742 Marriage of Child
Stephen GARY married 21 January 1742, Norton, Massachusetts, USA to Lydia RANSDIL (RAMSDELL)

1749 Death of Spouse/Partner
Stephen GARY died February 1749, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1761 Marriage of Child
Stephen GARY married 27 June 1761, Norton, Massachusetts, USA to Mercy PUFFER

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1782 Death
Maray GARY
(Garey), Maray (Garey), mother of Ma[j]. Elija[h], __, 1782.Death
Taunton, MA
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Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2007).

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