Born in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Daughter of Caleb Cowles
and Abigail (Woodford) Cowles
Wife of
James Steele
— married
1745 in Berlin, Hartford Connecticut
Descendants 
Mother of
Mercy (Steele) Rhodes, James Steele, Joseph Steele, Elizabeth (Steele) Aspinwall, Thomas Steele, Elijah Steele, Jonathan Steele and Chloe Steele
Died
at age 85
in Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Biography
She was born on 06 Feb 1724 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut and her parents were Abigail (Woodford) and Caleb Cowles.
Mercy Cowles married about 1745 in Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut to James Steele.
She passed away on 21 July 1809 in Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA and was buried on 22 Jul 1809 at Old Watertown Cemetery in Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA. [1]
Research Notes
A source is needed to confirm her correct day of birth ...
- b: 06 Feb 1724 ? OR
- b: 26 Feb 1724 ?
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #24102406 with gravestone photo; inscription: relict of James Steel
- "Steele Family: A Genealogical History of John and George Steele (Settlers of Harford, Conn." 1635-1636 and Their Descendants" by Daniel Steele Durrie in 1859
- "Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut" in 1911 v2 p743
- Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) for Mercy Cowles (aka: Coal, Coales, Cole, Coole, Cowl, Cowls) b: Feb 1724 Farmington (parent: Caleb) Image on ancestry.com
Acknowledgements
- Cowles-117 was created on 13 May 2011 through the import of alma clark williams Family Tre (2).ged
- Cowles-1352 was created in Dec 2019 by David Aspinwall
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:
- Diane (Wilson) Flynn
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup J1c8a, FTDNA kit #244088 - Kevin Vap :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H1b1, FTDNA kit #925386
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~0.78%
David Aspinwall :
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member davidaspinwall13
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Terrie Whittaker :
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YV5278715 [compare], Ancestry member terrieprivette
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~0.39%
Homer Hopper :
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~0.39%
~3.12%
Cheryl (Booth) Rogers :
23andMe
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~0.39%
R. Becher :
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N Gauthier
Cowles-1352 and Cowles-117 appear to represent the same person because: dups with same spouse and same daughter Elizabeth
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by N Gauthier
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