Mercy
ROBERTS
(b.
21 July 1781
,
Argyle, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
d.
20 July 1879
,
Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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Mercy ROBERTS was born 21 July 1781 in Argyle, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Mercy ROBERTS was the child of Benjamin ROBERTS and Diadama NICKERSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Benjamin ROBERTS and Deborah Azuba WEYMOUTH (maternal) Elisha NICKERSON and Desire Covell NICKERSONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Mercy married William WHITEHOUSE abt. 1804 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
William WHITEHOUSE was born 10 October 1778 in England (United Kingdom). William died 18 February 1855 in Roberts Island, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Mercy ROBERTS died 20 July 1879 in Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Family and Children of Mercy ROBERTS
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William WHITEHOUSE-- Date: abt. 1804 Place:
Children of William WHITEHOUSE and Mercy ROBERTS:
William WHITEHOUSE (b.11 April 1809, Roberts Island, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 2 August 1879, Deerfield, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Ann CROWELL 1837 in , Nova Scotia, Canada
William WHITEHOUSE-- Date: abt. 1804 Place: Children of William WHITEHOUSE and Mercy ROBERTS:
William WHITEHOUSE (b.11 April 1809, Roberts Island, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 2 August 1879, Deerfield, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada)m. Ann CROWELL 1837 in , Nova Scotia, Canada
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1781 Birth 21 July 1781
Argyle, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1809 Birth of ChildWilliam WHITEHOUSE was born 11 April 1809, Roberts Island, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mercy was 27 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
1855 Death of Spouse/PartnerWilliam WHITEHOUSE died 18 February 1855, Roberts Island, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada1879 Death 20 July 1879
Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
She died at the age of 98.
Added: 12/2/2025 11:42:54 AM
- Updated: 12/15/2025 10:45:06 PM
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