Brief Life History of Mercy
When Mercy Prentice was born on 22 May 1737, in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Jonas Prentice, was 22 and her mother, Mercy Pierce, was 22. She married Jonathan Cooper on 5 June 1755, in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She died in her hometown.
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Sources (6)
- Mercy Prentice, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Mercy Prentice, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Mercy Prentice in entry for Jonathon Cooper, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
Spouse and Children
1734–1765 Male
1737– Female
Children (5)
1756– Female
1758–1760 Male
1760– Female
1762–1828 Female
1765– Female
Parents and Siblings
1715–1775 Male
1714–1789 Female
Siblings (9)
1737– Female
1739–1801 Male
1741–1797 Male
1743–1817 Male
1745–1832 Female
+4 More Children
World Events (6)
1776
Age 39
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 39
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 63
Name Meaning
Scottish (Lanarkshire) and English (East Anglia): from Middle English prentis, prentiz, a shortened form of apprentis ‘apprentice’ (Anglo-Norman French apprenti(e)z, prentiz, prentice, from Old French aprendre ‘to learn, to understand’, Latin appre(he)ndere ‘to understand, grasp’), denoting someone learning a craft or trade, but probably originating as a nickname in the case of the surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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