Mercy married Richard ADAMS
abt. 1704
in Crown Colony of Connecticut
.
The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Richard ADAMS
was born
22 August 1678
in Sudbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Richard died
12 April 1749
in Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut .
Richard was the child of William ADAMS and Elizabeth PEASE?.
Mercy LEONARD died
24 December 1749
in Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut .
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Birth — 1684 6 November 1684 Bridgewater, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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
Mercy
LEONARD
Richard ADAMS
Birth — 1684
1723 Marriage of Child
Death — 1749
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)
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