Born in Cumberland, Providence, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Ancestors 
Daughter of Noah Cook Ballou Sr.
and Abigail (Razee) Ballou
Sister of
Absalom Ballou, David Ballou, Keziah (Ballou) Peck, Noah Ballou Jr., Silence Ballou, Abigail (Ballou) Peck, Oliver Ballou, Ziba Ballou, Eliel Ballou and Amariah Ballou
Wife of
Silas Metcalf
— married
8 Jun 1786 in Wrentham, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 80
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Nov 2011
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Biography
Mercy Ballou was born in Cumberland, Rhode Island, on June 5, 1754. She is the daughter of Noah Ballou and Abigail Razee.[1][2]
She married Silas Metcalf in Wrentham, Massachusetts, on June 8, 1786, as his second wife.[3]
Marcy Metcalf died April 30, 1835, aged 80. She is buried in West Wrentham Cemetery in Wrentham.
Sources
- ↑ "Rhode Island Town Births Index, 1639-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F89S-68Q : 4 November 2020), Mercy Ballou, 1754.
- ↑ "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F87F-G7P : 17 December 2019), Mary Ballou, 1754.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHQB-CYJ : 10 November 2020), Mary Ballou in entry for Silas Metcalf, 8 Jun 1786; citing Marriage, Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010771.
See also:
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71039809/marcy-metcalf : accessed 14 January 2022), memorial page for Marcy Metcalf (1754–30 Apr 1835), Find A Grave: Memorial #71039809, citing West Wrentham Cemetery, Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Jan H (contributor 47468145).
- Ballou, Adin. 1888. An elaborate history and genealogy of the Ballous in America.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mercy by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mercy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mercy by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mercy:
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