Mercy
Colby
aka Torrey
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Daughter of Ambrose Colby Sr.
and Mary Colby
Sister of
Hezekiah Colby and Ambrose Colby
Wife of
William Torrey
— married
23 Mar 1795 [location unknown]
Wife of
Amos Gordon
— married
about 1806 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Hezekiah Torrey, William Torrey, Eliza (Torrey) Johnson, Ambrose Colby Gordon and Salina Colby (Gordon) Pressey
Died
at age 69
in Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Aug 2019
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Biography
Mercy was born in 1776. She passed away in 1845.
Sources
- Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 August 2019), memorial page for Mercy Colby Gordon (26 Jan 1776–12 May 1845), Find A Grave Memorial no. 61193394, citing Old Settlers Cemetery, Deer Isle, Hancock County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by John W. Van Dyke (contributor 47060899) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mercy by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 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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~1.56%
Jeanine (Gross) Lawrence
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