Mercy (Keyes) Osgood (1688 - 1715)

Born 30 Mar 1688 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Wife of Christopher Osgood III — married about 1 Jun 1711 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 13 Dec 1715 at age 27 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Biography

Mercy (also known as Mary) Keyes was born the daughter of Solomon Jr. and Mary (Robbins) Keyes, on March 30, 1688, at Chelmsford, Essex, Massachusetts. ^[1] a year to the day after her parents' marriage.

Mary Keyes married Christopher (III) Osgood June 1, or August 1, 1711 in Charlestown, Massachusetts.^[2]

Mary (Keyes) Osgood, who died 13 Dec 1715 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts was the wife of Christopher (III) Osgood. She died after the birth of their son Joseph on 4 Dec 1715.^[3] She was the daughter of Solomon, Jr. and Mary Keyes.

Sources

1. ↑ The Essex Institute, Vital Records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 "Births: Mercy, daughter of Solomon and Mary Keyes, March 30, 1688". (Salem, Mass. 1914) p. 88
2. ↑ Vital records of Billerica, Massachusetts to the year 1850, Marriages: "Osgood, Christopher, and Mary Keyes, August 1 [dup and second dup June 1,] 1711 in Charlestown
3. ↑ Vital records of Billerica, Massachusetts to the year 1850, page 381, "Billerica Deaths: Mary, wife of Christopher Osgood, 13 Dec 1715"

• Osgood, Ira, A Genealogy of the Descendants of John, Christopher and William Osgood who came from England and settled in New England early in the seventeenth century. Compiled by the late Ira Osgood & edited by Eben Putnam. (Salem, Mass: Printed at the Salem Press 1894), p 261

• Essex Institute, Vital records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, at Archive.org, by The Essex Institute, (Salem, Massachusetts, 1941), page 88 (birth), (Records are also available at ma-vitalrecords.org)

• Vital records of Billerica, Massachusetts to the year 1850, by the New England historic genealogical society, 1908, pages 294 (marriage), 381 (death)

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Genia DeZonia for creating WikiTree profile Keyes-370 through the import of Genia Elizabeth DeZonia GEDCOM file.GED on Jul 6, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Genia and others.