Mercy Harrington
7 February 1730–
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
The Life Summary of Mercy
When Mercy Harrington was born on 7 February 1730, in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, George Harrington, was 34 and her mother, Hepzibah Fiske, was 37.
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Family Time Line
George Harrington
1695–1736
Hepzibah Fiske
1693–1736
Hannah Harrington
1716–1740
Elisha Harrington
1717–1719
Abigail Harrington
1718–
John Harrington
1719–
Lydia Harrington
1721–1795
Elisha Harrington
1722–1726
Seth Harrington
1724–
Benjamin Harrington
1725–1788
Sarah Harrington
1727–1770
Seth Harrington
1728–1815
Mercy Harrington
1730–
Eunice Harrington
1733–1799
Susannah Harrington
1735–
Parents and Siblings
1695–1736Male
1693–1736Female
Siblings
(13)
1716–1740Female
1717–1719Male
1718–Female
1719–Male
1721–1795Female
+8 More Children
World Events (3)
1776
Age 46
1776
Age 46
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 46
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 46
"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
1781 · The First Constitution
Age 51
1781 · The First Constitution
Age 51
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the three places called Harrington (Cumberland, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire). The Cumberland placename derives from the Old English personal name Hæfer + Old English connective -ing- + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. The Lincolnshire placename derives from the Old English personal name Hearra + Old English connective -ing- + tūn. The Northamptonshire derives from an Old English personal name Hǣthhere + Old English connective -ing- + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. Compare Herendeen .Irish: adopted as an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hArrachtáin ‘descendant of Arrachtán’, a personal name from a diminutive of arrachtach ‘mighty, powerful’.Irish: in Kerry, this name was adopted as an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hIongardail, later Ó hUrdáil, ‘descendant of Iongardal’, a personal name of uncertain origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Sources (2)
- Mary Harrington, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
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