Mercy MINOT

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15 April 1702 , Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

25 July 1793 , Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA

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James MINOT Rebecca WHEELER

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Born: 15 April 1702 in Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: James MINOT

Mother: Rebecca WHEELER

Paternal grandparents: John MINOT , Lydia BUTLER

Maternal grandparents: Timothy WHEELER , Mary BROOKS

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Mercy married Samuel DAKIN 13 December 1722 in Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Samuel DAKIN was born 23 September 1700 in Concord, Massachusetts, USA. Samuel died 20 July 1758 in New York, USA.

Mercy MINOT died 25 July 1793 in Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA.
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Mercy MINOT married

Samuel DAKIN
Marriage date: 13 December 1722
Marriage place: Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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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
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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
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Samuel DAKIN

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

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Birth — 1702
15 April 1702
Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1702
'Mercy Minott ye daughter of Captn James Minott & Rebeckah his wife (being a twin) was Borne April ye 15th, 1702'
Ancestry® Concord, Massachusetts : births, marriages, and deaths, 1635-1850
The History of Concord, Massachusetts

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

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

She was 20 years old.

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

Mercy was 23 years old.

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

Mercy was 24 years old.

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

Mercy was 27 years old.

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

Mercy was 29 years old.

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

Mercy was 29 years old.

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

Mercy was 31 years old.

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

Mercy was 32 years old.

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

Mercy was 32 years old.

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

Mercy was 35 years old.

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

Mercy was 37 years old.

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

Mercy was 39 years old.

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

Mercy was 42 years old.

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

1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
Samuel DAKIN died 20 July 1758, , New York, USA

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 Death of Child
Amos DAKIN died 28 April 1789, Mason, New Hampshire, USA

Mercy was 87 years old.

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

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

Death — 1793
25 July 1793
Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 91.

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