Brief Life History of Mercy
When Mercy Blossom was born in 1718, in Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Joseph Blossom, was 45 and her mother, Mehetable Fuller, was 36. She married Ebenezer Cannon on 31 May 1735, in Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She died in 1751, at the age of 33.
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- Mercy in entry for Ebenezer Cannon, "New York, Church Records, 1660-1954"
- Mercy in entry for Nathan Cannon, "New York, Church Records, 1660-1954"
- Mercy in entry for Joanna Cannon, "New York, Church Records, 1660-1954"
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Name Meaning
English (East Yorkshire): nickname from Middle English blosme, blossom ‘blossom’ (Old English blōstm(a), blōsma) used in the 15th century for someone lovely and full of promise.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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