John Cook Mercer (1800 - 1841)

Born 1800 in Trenton, Hancock, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Eliza Day (Murch) Mercer — married 18 Jan 1831 in Trenton, Hancock, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 25 May 1841 at about age 41 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Descendant of Kind Edward III of England.

Descendant of several Magna Carta Surety Barons through Gateway Ancestor Francis West.

Biography

John Cook Mercer was named for his maternal grandfather, John Cook. Died at sea at the age of 40 or 41, and death recorded in Boston. He married Eliza Day Murch and they had 4 children.

i. Edwin Mercer

ii.Almira Mercer

iii. Joseph Edward Mercer

iv. Charity Mercer b. 29 dec 1841; m. Ambrose Moon at Hancock; d. at Hancock in 1875.

Sources

• 1.Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWYY-6WB : 24 May 2018), John C. Mercer in entry for Joseph E. Mercer and Catharine Mcmurray, 2 Dec 1867; citing Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,433,026.

Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24N-KFVL : 13 March 2018), John Mercer in entry for Elmira Moon, 12 Aug 1916; citing Sullivan, Hancock, Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm.