Mercy

Brief Life History of Mercy

Mercy was born in 1803, in Ontario, Canada. She married Joseph Barnum about 1825, in Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Lansdowne, Leeds and the Thousand Islands, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada in 1851.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Barnum
1797–
Mercy
1803–
Marriage: about 1825
Jabez Barnum
1835–1911
Sarah Barnum
1835–
William Barnum
1837–
Mary Barnum
1840–

Sources (2)

  • Merey Barnum, "Canada Census, 1851"
  • Mercy in entry for Jabes Barnum and Rebecca Mackey, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"

World Events (3)

1867 · Ontario Founded

On July 1, 1867, the province of Ontario was founded. It is the second largest province in Canada. A third of the population of Canada live here. Before it was Ontario it was called Upper Canada and had a Governor.

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1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario

Ontario Hydro was established in 1906. It is the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.

Name Meaning

From the vocabulary word denoting the quality of magnanimity, and in particular God's forgiveness of sinners, a quality much prized in Christian tradition. The word is derived from Latin merces, which originally meant ‘wage’ or ‘reward’ ( see Mercedes ). The name was in regular use from the mid 15th century onwards and was favoured by the Puritans; Mercy is the companion of Christiana in the second part of John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress ( 1684 ). Subsequently, it fell out of use as a given name. In modern use, this is often an Anglicized form of Mercedes.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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