Mercy Veazie

Female20 January 1669–8 August 1741

Brief Life History of Mercy

When Mercy Veazie was born on 20 January 1669, in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, William Veazie, was 53 and her mother, Eleanor Helen Thompson, was 42. She married John Ruggles on 24 April 1690. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 8 August 1741, in Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 72, and was buried in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Ruggles
1663–1718
Mercy Veazie
1669–1741
Marriage: 24 April 1690
Hannah Ruggles
1691–1777
Mary Ruggles
1692–1723
John Ruggles
1696–1779
Rebecca Ruggles
1699–1699
Samuel Ruggles
1700–
Samuel Ruggles
1700–
Benjamin Ruggle
1706–
Josiah Ruggles
1714–1761

Sources (17)

  • Mercy Veasy, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Massachusetts, Braintree Vital Records – Deaths; http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dyer/braintre.htm
  • Mary Veary, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

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  • Marriage
    24 April 1690
  • Children (8)

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    Siblings (10)

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    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Veazey .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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