Born after [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Daughter of Peleg Stetson
and Mercy (Ramsdell) Stetson
Sister of
Isaac Stetson, Ephraim Stetson, Ephraim Stetson, Levi Stetson, Betty Stetson, Peleg Stetson, Laban Stetson, Betty (Stetson) Studley II, Hannah Stetson and Oliver Stetson
Wife of
Thomas Townsend
— married
14 Mar 1764 in Abington, V.R.
Descendants 
Mother of
Oliver Townsend and Gera Townsend
Died after
at about age 62
in Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Biography
Birth
Mercy Stetson was born after 1744, probably in Abington, Massachusetts. [1] She was the daughter of Peleg Stetson and Mercy (Ramsdell) Stetson. [1][2]
Marriage
Married Thomas Townsend, Mar 14, 1764 [3][4]
- (i) Oliver Townsend*,b 1764; d. 1835
- (iii) Zeba/Ziba Townsend*, b 1766; d. 1856
- Gera Townsend, b. 1768
- Thomas Townsend, b. 1770; d. 1821
- Mary Townsend, b. 1774
- (iv) Timothy Townsend*, b. 1775; d. 1861
- Dodvidah Townsend, b. 1777
- Isaac Townsend, b. 1779; d. 1852
- (ii) David Townsend*, 1784; d. 1857
- (*Roman numerals are birth order as listed by Barry)
Death
She died in 1806 at Bedford, New Hampshire. [4]
Research Notes
Stetson Kindred Genealogical Index # 1-8-1-6-4
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stetson; Vol 1, No 2, Page 105
- ↑ various; Vitals section of Family Tree entry for Mercy Stetson
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28L-MRQX : 22 July 2021), Thomas Townsend and Mercy Stetson, 14 Mar 1764; citing Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 906,748.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Stetson Vol 1, No 3, Page 21
- ↑ Various Contributors; Family Member section, Mercy Stetson Page
See Also:
- Stetson, O.F., et al, ed. Descendants of Cornet Robert Stetson of Scituate, Massachusetts (Stetson Kindred of America, Inc., 1933, 1956, 2008)
- Various Conributors; FamilySearch.org Family Tree entry for Mercy Stetson; access July 2022; © 2022 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. A service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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