Brief Life History of Mercy
When Mercy Carr was born on 29 June 1756, in Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States, her father, Caleb Carr, was 49 and her mother, Elizabeth Pierce, was 36. She married James Wightman on 1 February 1776, in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 10 October 1836, in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 80.
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- Mercy Carr, "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
- Mercy Carr, "Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916"
- Nancy Whitman in entry for Mary Sherman, "Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · Rhode Island Declares Independence
Rhode Island declares independence from Great Britain on May 4, 1776, making it the first colony to do so officially.
1780 · French Occupy Newport
During 1780 to 1781, over 12,000 French troops occupy Newport, Rhode Island.
Name Meaning
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Ó Carra ‘descendant of Carra’, a personal name from the adjective corr ‘pointed’, explained as meaning ‘spear’. As an Ulster surname, Carr was often confused with Scottish Kerr .
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Mac Giolla Chathair, a Donegal name meaning ‘son of Giolla Cathair’ or ‘the servant (i.e. devotee) of Saint Cathar’. Cathar was a priest and bishop, otherwise unknown.
Irish: in Galway, a shortened Anglicized form of Mac Giolla Chéire, see Keary .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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