Mercy SMITH

Born

25 May 1715 , Hadley, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

16 May 1798 , Massachusetts, USA

Mercy married Nathaniel COLEMAN 24 March 1738 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Nathaniel COLEMAN was born 21 September 1709 in Hatfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Nathaniel died 8 March 1792 in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA . Nathaniel was the child of Nathaniel COLEMAN and Mary Ann ELY .

Parents & Family of Mercy SMITH

Parents of Mercy SMITH

Father

Chileab SMITH

Mother

Mercy GOULDING

Grandparents of Mercy SMITH

Paternal grandparents

Chileab SMITH Hannah HITCHCOCK

Maternal grandparents

Peter GOULDING Sarah PALMER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Mercy SMITH

Mercy SMITH married

Nathaniel COLEMAN
Marriage date: 24 March 1738
Marriage place:
Nathaniel COLEMAN was the child of Nathaniel COLEMAN and Mary Ann ELY

Children of Nathaniel COLEMAN and Mercy SMITH

Azubah COLEMAN

Born: 18 April 1749, Hadley, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 31 March 1836, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Jonathan DICKINSON 27 March 1783

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Birth — 1715
25 May 1715
Hadley, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

1738 Marriage / Partner
Mercy SMITH and Nathaniel COLEMAN 24 March 1738,

She was 22 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Azubah COLEMAN was born 18 April 1749, Hadley, Massachusetts, USA

Mercy was 33 years old.

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

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)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1792 Death of Spouse/Partner
Nathaniel COLEMAN died 8 March 1792, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA (North Amherst) (South Amherst)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

Death — 1798
16 May 1798
Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 83.

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state