Born in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Fox
and Mercy (Lawrence) Fox
Sister of
Hannah Fox, Thomas Fox, Mary (Fox) Manning, John Fox, Rebecca Fox, Jabez Fox, David Fox, Jonathan Fox, Fanny (Fox) Parmenter and Rebecca (Fox) Parmenter
Wife of
Moses Johnson
— married
5 Jul 1757 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Polly (Johnson) Hawks, Hannah (Johnson) Avery, Isaac Johnson, Fanny (Johnson) Call, Billy Johnson, Asa Johnson, Mary (Johnson) Smith, Thomas Johnson, Jemima (Johnson) Ward, Thomas Johnson, Lemuel Johnson and Lucy (Johnson) Farley
Died
at age 53
in Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Jan 2009
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Biography
Parents: Thomas Fox (1706 - 1793) Mercy Lawrence Fox (1706 - 1794)
Birth: 10 March 1740/1 Woodstock, Connecticut[1]
Baptism: 22 Mar 1740/1 North Woodstock Congregational Church, Woodstock, Connecticut[2]
Spouse: Moses Johnson (1737 - 1815)[3]
Children:
- Mercy Johnson Hawks (1758 - 1804)
- Hannah Johnson Avery (1759 - 1795)
- Isaac Johnson (1762 - 1842)
- Fanny Johnson Call (1764 - 1801)
- William Johnson (1767 - 1849)
- Thomas Johnson (1774 - 1777)
- Minnie Johnson (1775 - 1777)
- Moses Johnson (1779 - 1861)
- Lemuel Johnson (1782 - 1868)
Siblings: Thomas Fox (1732 - 1806) Mercy Fox Johnson (1740 - ____) Jabez Fox (1745 - 1780)
Sources
- ↑ Vital Records of Woodstock, 1686-1854. Hartford: Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co, 197, Page 73.
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: 2013. Original data: "North Woodstock Congregational Church, Woodstock, Connecticut 1727-1900" Connecticut. Church Records Index. Vol 133. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut.View on Ancestry.com, subscription required.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCMJ-K8F : 9 February 2018), Mercy Fox in entry for James Smith and Mary Johnson, 06 Jan 1791; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 873,740.
See also:
- Find A Grave: Memorial #66091020 Note: Unsourced, burial unknown
- Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906 [1]
- Marcy Fox
- Birth Event Date: 10 Mar 1740
- Event Place: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, British Colonial America
- Father's Name: Thomas Fox
- Mother's Name: Marcy
- Connecticut, Church Records, 1660-1955 [2]
- Mercy Fox
- Birth Event Place: Windham, Connecticut, United States
- Baptism Date: 22 Mar 1741
- Father's Name: Thomas Fox
- Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 Image
- Mercy Fox
- Marriage Date: 5 Jul 1757
- Marriage Place: Woodstock, Connecticut, USA
- Spouse: Moses Johnson
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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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