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Mary (Mercer) Fain (1762 - 1846)

Mary Fain formerly Mercer aka Black
Born in Jonesboro, Washington, Tennesseemap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 83 in Gilmer, Georgia, United Statesmap
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Biography

Mary was born in 1762. She passed away in 1846.

Mary's maiden name is given as Mary Black in the description of great-granddaughter Augusta Josephine Trammell. [1]

There is also a latter-day monument erected to her at Hot House Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Fannin County, Georgia that shows her name as "Mary M. B. Fain." The monument shows her date of birth as 25 Dec 1762 and her date of death as 11 Feb 1846. [2]

Sources

  1. Lineage Book, Volume 3. By Elizabeth Bryant Johnson and the Daughters of the American Revolution. Page 76.
  2. Find A Grave: Memorial #11290440 for Mary Mercer Black Fain (25 Dec 1762–11 Feb 1846), citing Hot House Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Hot House, Fannin County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Shirley Ganues (contributor 47022831).




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Mercer-5297 and Mercer-1782 appear to represent the same person because: spouse and date of death are the same, but DOB and children differ. Not sure these are duplicate profiles, but requires review to confirm which Mercer is married to said Ebenezer.
posted on Mercer-5297 (merged) by Shirley (Thompson) Gilbert
Mercer-5297 and Mercer-1782 appear to represent the same person because: spouse and date of death are the same, but DOB and children differ. Not sure these are duplicate profiles, but requires review to confirm which Mercer is married to said Ebenezer.

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