Born
about 1731 in
Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]
Daughter
of
John Hanmer
[uncertain]
and [mother unknown]
Wife of
John Smith
— married
5 Oct 1749 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Descendants
Died
3 Apr 1779
at about age 48
in
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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Biography
Mary Hanmer was the daughter of John Hanmer of Halifax, Massachusetts, and was probably born there, about 1731 (if age 18 at time of marriage).
[1]
She came with her parents to Bridgewater, Massachusetts, in 1739, where she married John Smith , 5 Oct 1749.
[2]
[3]
[4]
[1]
They had the following children, born in that part of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, set off in 1823 as East Bridgewater:
[5]
Elizabeth , b. 1750 [6]
William , b. 1753 [7]
John , b. 1755 [8]
Mary , b. 1757; [9] , d. 1778[5]
Daniel , b. 1761 [10]
Sarah , b. 1763; [11]
Dorcas , b. 1765; [12]
Hosea , b. 1768; [13]
Sources
↑ 1.0 1.1
Mitchell, Nahum, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Massachusetts (Facsimile edition printed by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts, 1897; originally printed for the author by Kidder & Wright, Boston, Massachusetts, 1840), p. 174 . Cit. Date: 24 Apr 2023.
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New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Stanhope Press, F. M. Gilson Co., Boston, Massachusetts, 1916), Vol. 2, p. 155 . Cit. Date: 24 Apr 2023.
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"Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28L-MLJL : 24 November 2022), John Smith and Mary Hanmer, 1749.
↑
"Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V58S-CXP : 30 December 2022), Mary Hanmer in entry for John Smith, 1749.
↑ 5.0 5.1
Mitchell, op. cit. , p. 308 . Cit. Date: 24 Apr 2023.
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6Z-MVH : 5 January 2021), Elizabeth Smith, 1750.
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6Z-T57 : 5 January 2021), William Smith, 1753.
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6Z-R7M : 5 January 2021), John Smith, 1755.
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6C-BYZ : 5 January 2021), Mary Smith, 1757.
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6Z-TQS : 5 January 2021), Daniel Smith, 1761.
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6Z-3M9 : 5 January 2021), Sarah Smith, 1763.
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6Z-34M : 5 January 2021), Dorcas Smith, 1765.
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6Z-BF7 : 5 January 2021), Hosea Smith, 1768.
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