When Hannah Mercer was born on 1 November 1763, in Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Thomas Mercer III, was 31 and her mother, Jane Hunt, was 27. She married George Smedley on 16 March 1785, in Middletown Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 daughters. She died on 6 July 1825, in Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Uwchlan Friends Burial Ground, Uwchlan Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
Pennsylvania was always against slavery, even though the first settlers, including Penn, came with slaves. Slavery was not prominent in the area.
English and Catalan: occupational name for a merchant, from Old French mercier, merchier (see Mercier ). In Middle English the term was applied particularly to someone who dealt in textiles, especially the more costly and luxurious fabrics such as silks, satin, and velvet.
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