Brief Life History of Mercy
When Mercy Ashley was born on 29 October 1731, in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, her father, David Ashley III, was 38 and her mother, Mary Dewey, was 30. She married Joseph Leonard on 16 March 1756, in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 4 April 1757, in Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 25, and was buried in Hampden, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Mercy Ashley, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Mercy Ashley, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Mercy Ashley Leonard, "Find A Grave Index"
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Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of numerous places (especially in southern and central England) named Ashley, from Old English æsc ‘ash’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Americanized form of French Canadian Asselin 2.
In some cases also an Americanized form of German Eschler .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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