Mercy (Cole) Luther (1718 - 1809)

Born 5 Aug 1718 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of William Chase — married 3 Jul 1740 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 20 Oct 1809 at age 91 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Biography

When Mercy (Cole), (Luther) Chase was born on August 5, 1718, in Swansea, Massachusetts, her father, Joseph, was 31, and her mother, Mary, was 19. She married William Chase and they had four children together. She then married James Luther and they had three children together. She died on October 20, 1809, in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, at the impressive age of 91.

Sources

• The Descendants of James Cole of Plymouth 1633; by Ernest Byron Cole (Grafton Press, New York, 1908) pp. 42 & 60 (57,191)

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FZDZ-6ZX : 4 December 2014), Joseph Cole in entry for Mercy Cole, 05 Aug 1718; citing SWANSEA,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0022366 IT 3.

• Find a Grave for Mercy Cole: https://new.findagrave.com/memorial/95064316

• Ancestry for Mercy Cole: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/110546422/person/220109695051

• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SPMR-QZM : accessed 31 May 2019), entry for Mercy /Cole/; file (2:2:2:MMSZ-S3P), submitted 10 May 2011.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Bob Salsburg for creating WikiTree profile Cole-4687 through the import of salsburg2.ged on Jul 21, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Bob and others.