Born in Barnstable, Plymouth Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Peter Blossom
and Sarah (Bodfish) Blossom
Sister of
Mercy Blossom, Thomas Blossom, Sarah Blossom, Samuel Blossom, Joseph Blossom, Thankful (Blossom) Fuller and Jabez Blossom
Wife of
Shubael Howland
— married
12 Dec 1700 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Mother of
Jabez Howland and Mercy (Howland) Jenkins
Died
at age 80
in Barnstable, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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| Created 6 Jun 2011
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Biography
Notes
Mercy, born August, 1678, was the daughter of Peter Blossom and Sarah Bodfish. She married Shubael Howland in 1700.[1] She may have been named after Peter an Sarah Blossom's first child: Mercy, born April 9, 1664 (died in 1670).
Sources
- ↑ Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts Containing Historical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of many of the Old Families, Vol. III. J. H. BEERS & Co. : Chicago. 1912. P. 1475.
- The History of Cape Cod. Frederick Freeman. 1862. Reprinted. Andesite Press. 2015. Page 260.
- The First Settlers of Barnstable, Massachusetts, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGR). New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1848. Page 65.Vol. 2, Page 65
- Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Individual Records (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001)
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Yates Publishing: The Generations Network, Inc. (Provo, UT, USA, The Generations Network, Inc., 2004).
- Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=20194044&pid=116
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