Brief Life History of Mercy
When Mercy Bradley was born on 14 August 1765, in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, her father, Solomon Hotchkiss Sr., was 22 and her mother, Lois Wooster, was 22. She married David Hotchkiss on 27 February 1788, in Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 20 January 1854, in Paugasset, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 88, and was buried in Oak Cliff Cemetery, Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.
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- Mercy Hotchkiss in household of Sheldon Mouthrop, "United States Census, 1850"
- Mercy Hotchkiss, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Mercy Hotchkiss, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
1789
George Washington elected first president of United States.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the many places throughout England named Bradley, from Old English brād ‘broad’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Scottish: habitational name from Braidlie in Roxburghshire.
Irish (Ulster): adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó Brolcháin ‘descendant of Brolacháin’, a diminutive of the personal name Brólach, compare Brawley . This was a learned family.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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