Samuel DAKIN

Born

23 September 1700 , Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

20 July 1758 , Crown Colony of New York

Cause of Death: Killed in French and Indian War

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Born: 23 September 1700 in Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Samuel married Mercy MINOT 13 December 1722 in Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Mercy MINOT was born 15 April 1702 in Concord, Massachusetts, USA. Mercy died 25 July 1793 in Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA. Mercy was the child of James MINOT and Rebecca WHEELER.

Samuel DAKIN died 20 July 1758 in Crown Colony of New York.

son of Joseph Dakin and Dorothy Worcester

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Samuel DAKIN married

Mercy MINOT
Marriage date: 13 December 1722
Marriage place: Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Mercy MINOT was the child of James MINOT and Rebecca WHEELER

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"Samll Dakin and Mercy Minott both of Concord were married by Justice Minott December 13 : 1722"

Name: Samuel Dakin

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Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 13 Dec 1722

Event Place: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Spouse's Name: Mercy Minott

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Reference ID: p 207

GS Film Number: 892249

Digital Folder Number: 004198966

Image Number: 00272

"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch.org : 3 November 2017), Samuel Dakin and Mercy Minott, 13 Dec 1722; citing Marriage, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 892,249.

Children of Samuel DAKIN and Mercy MINOT

Joseph DAKIN

Born: 20 May 1725, Sudbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Oliver DAKIN

Born: 30 March 1727, Sudbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 21 June 1805, Boylston, Massachusetts, USA

Mercy DAKIN

Born: 12 September 1729, Sudbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Samuel DAKIN

Born: 17 May 1731, Sudbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 23 January 1807, Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA

Amos DAKIN

Born: 29 January 1732, Sudbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 28 April 1789, Mason, New Hampshire, USA

Mercy DAKIN

Born: 24 April 1733, Sudbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Elizabeth DAKIN

Born: 9 August 1734, Sudbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Beulah DAKIN

Born: 22 March 1735, Sudbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 1 April 1807, Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA

Timothy DAKIN

Born: 7 June 1737, Sudbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Dorothy DAKIN

Born: abt. 1738, Sudbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Hannah DAKIN

Born: 28 August 1739, Sudbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 16 June 1817, Acton, Massachusetts, USA

Mary DAKIN

Born: August 1741, Littleton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Samuel DAKIN

Born: 21 June 1744, Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

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Birth — 1700
23 September 1700
Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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1722 Marriage / Partner
Samuel DAKIN and Mercy MINOT 13 December 1722, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

He was 22 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Joseph DAKIN was born 20 May 1725, Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 24 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Oliver DAKIN was born 30 March 1727, Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 26 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Mercy DAKIN was born 12 September 1729, Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 28 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Samuel DAKIN was born 17 May 1731, Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 30 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Amos DAKIN was born 29 January 1732, Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 31 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Mercy DAKIN was born 24 April 1733, Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 32 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Elizabeth DAKIN was born 9 August 1734, Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 33 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Beulah DAKIN was born 22 March 1735, Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 34 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Timothy DAKIN was born 7 June 1737, Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 36 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Hannah DAKIN was born 28 August 1739, Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 38 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Mary DAKIN was born August 1741, Littleton, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 40 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Samuel DAKIN was born 21 June 1744, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 43 years old.

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Death — 1758
20 July 1758
Crown Colony of New York
He died at the age of 57.

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