Mercy A. (Austin) Labree (1762 - 1843)

Born 6 Jun 1762 in Bath, Sagadahoc, Province of Maine, Massachusetts

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Died 20 Mar 1843 at age 80 in Wales, Androscoggin, Maine, United States

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Biography

Mercy Austin. ^[1]

Mercy Austin is named as spouse of James Labree in the DAR Patriot Index. ^[2]

Mercy was the grandaughter of Bill Austin the famous Indianscout. Bill's son William was carried into captivity by the Indians while a small boy. He remained with them until he became a man and married a sister of the celebrated Chief Tecumseh. After his marriage he left the tribe and settled in Bath, ME where his daughter Mercy was born. Records from Gil Tatro CT 1995 - info from Mrs. George Powers, whose husband is desc. of Wm. Labree and Mary Hinckley. "The Labree family had a pure French background. Peter Labree came from France to settle in Woolwich in 1759. His son James mar. Mercy Austin, gdau. of William Austin and an Indian Princess...The Indian side of the family was introduced by William Austin, who was of British origin. Copied from the Portland Press Herald: 'William Austin, a famous scout, mar. the Indian Pricess, sister of Tecumseh and dau. of Wamsutta. Wamsutta was a brother of King Philip and son of Massosoit (Cochrane records). William Austin had sons Benoni and John Austin. Benoni came to New Meadows, Brunswick, Maine by 1737, and went from there by 1774." !CONFLICT: Info from Mrs. George Powers says Mercy is a gdau. of William Austin, how ever from their ages, it weems likely that she was a g.gdau. instead of gdau.

Died 20 MAR 1843. Wales, Androscoggin, Maine, USA. Map: Latitude: N44.1623. Longitude: W70.0484. ^[3]

Buried East Wales, Androscoggin County, Maine, United States of America. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S779
2. ↑ http://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A067684
3. ↑ Source: #S779
4. ↑ Source: #S779

• Source: S779 Ancestry.com U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; Repository: #R1 NOTE Find A Grave Repository: R1 Ancestry.com
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