Mercy Adams
(Jan 30, 1742 in Preston, CT - Jan 14, 1827 in
Preston, CT)
Daughter of Richard Adams (1708-1788) and Susanna
Preston (1711-1788)
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Early CT Marriages
Married Joseph Willard Heath (1740-) on
Feb 9, 1764 in Preston, CT
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The 7 children
of Mercy and Joseph as listed in CT Town records are:
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CT Town Records showing birth and parents; Census: 1850, 1855
Married Levi Pierce (1764-1852) in 1788
1. Joseph Pierce (May 22, 1789 in NY - Nov 25, 1861 in NY)
Married Polly Howe (1792-1868) - 1 child
2. John W. Pierce (Mar 15, 1791 in NY - Aug 24, 1862 in NY)
Married Sarah Kinney (1795-1877) in 1816 - 10 children
Census: 1855; obituary of daughter Elvira names father Levi
1. Roxana Pierce (Jul 1817 - May 19, 1903)
2. Betsey S. Pierce (1821 - Nov 13, 1909 in NY)
Census: 1855
3. Phoebe Pierce (Jan 17, 1824 in NY -Apr 19, 1829 in NY) age 5
4. Harriet Aurelia Pierce (Aug 22, 1830 in NY - Jun 13, 1900 in NY)
Married Caleb Thayer (1799-1877) on Oct 14, 1866
Census: 1855
5. Elvira Sophronia Pierce (Oct 2, 1836 - Jul 15, 1942) age 105
Married Menzo Bourne (1833-1915) in 1854 - 1 child
Census: 1855; obituary names parents, grandfather Levi and # of siblings
6. Alfred Kinney Pierce (1840 - Jul 24, 1911 in NY)
Married Catherine Bianca Herdman (1846-1931) in 1864 - 4 children
Census: 1855
3. Sybil Pierce (Jun 27, 1792 - Jun 11, 1827)
4. Waitstill Pierce (Sep 29, 1798 in NY - Mar 21, 1882 in NY)
Married Gideon Howland Russell (1789-1859) in 1825 - 7 children
5. Rebecca Pierce (Oct 19, 1801 in NY - Nov 23, 1829 in NY)
Married Wilbur Turner (1804-1890) in 1848
6. Thomas Pierce (Jun 12, 1802 in NY - Mar 1875 in PA)
Married Louise Benedict (1810-1888) in 1824 - 6 children
7. Lois Pierce (Sep 29, 1804 in NY - 1880)
8. Sophia Pierce (Jan 29, 1809 - Jun 5, 1836 in NY)
Married John Austic (1810-1876) in 1833
5.
Sibel Heath (May
29, 1774 in CT - Oct 12, 1849 in NY)
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Married Joseph William Lawrence (1770-1847)
1. Sarah Webster Lawrence (Oct 12,
1800 in NY - Sep 10, 1876 in NJ)
Married Charles Hall (1799-1853) - 1 child
2. Joseph William Lawrence (Jan 27,
1803 - May 25, 1884)
Married (1) Susan North (1804-1850) in 1825 - 9 children
Married (2) Sarah Brown (1802-1881) in 1860
3. Rev. John Jay Lawrence (Jul 12,
1807 in NY - Dec 20, 1846 in India)
Married Mary Hunter Hulin (1809-1882) in 1835 - 2 children
4. Sophia Adelia Lawrence (Sep 22,
1809 - Dec 13, 1873 in MI)
Married William M. Gregory (1804-1884) - 7 children
5. J.H. Lawrence (Dec 28, 1814 - Apr
10, 1897)
Married Mary E. Goodwin (1819-1884) - 2 children
6. Julia Elizabeth Lawrence (May 5,
1820 - Apr 9, 1876)
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