Epes
William
Marchant
aka Merchant
Born in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Son of James Marchant
and Mary Friend
Brother of
James Marchant Jr., Charles Marchant, Simeon Marchant, Unknown Marchant, Albert Marchant, Richard Friend Marchant, Mary Friend Marchant, Emily Friend (Marchant) Swift, Abigail Kimball (Marchant) Saville, Benjamin Williams Marchant and Frederic Norwood Marchant
Husband of
Alice Lincoln (Lufkin) Josselyn
— married
23 May 1850 (to 29 Nov 1857) in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 30
in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Aug 2016
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Biography
Epes was born 15 March 1827, in Gloucester, Massachusetts. He was the son of James Marchant and Mary Friend. [1]
On 23 May 1850, Epes married Alice Lincoln (Lufkin) Marchant (1831-), daughter of David & Louisa Lufkin, in Gloucester, Massachusetts.[2] The couple was living with Epes' siblings in Gloucester in 1850.[3]
Epes and Alice had two children:
- Clarence Eugene, b. 4 Apr 1851
- Louisa, b. 1858
Epes, a painter, died of consumption at age 30 on 29 November 1857, in Gloucester, Massachusetts. [4]
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DDMJ-HPN2 : 10 November 2020), Epes William Marchent, 1827.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHTT-5FX : 27 April 2021), Alice L. Lufkin in entry for Epes W. Merchant Jr., 1850.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD9P-SFN : 22 December 2020), Ellis Marchant in household of Epps W Marchant, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7LC-LQT : 2 March 2021), Ephes. W. Merchant, Jr., 29 Nov 1857; citing Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, v 111 p 181, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,173.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Epes by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Epes:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Epes by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Epes:
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~1.56%
David Marchant
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