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Mercy Short

Ancestry of
Mercy Short

(c1676–1712)

    Mercy Short

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    • 1st Generation
    • Ahnentafel No:
    • 1 
    • Birth Date:
    • ABT 1676 
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    • Death Date:
    • 18 Apr 1712 
    • Death Location:
    • Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts 
    • Burial Date:
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    • Burial Location:
    • Copp's Hill Burial Ground, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts 
    • Notes: 

    • Mercy Short's given name is also seen as Mary.

      Mercy Short survived a 1689 Indian attack on Salmon Falls, New Hampshire, that left her parents and three siblings dead. She was captured and redeemed.

      Mercy Short was “bewitched” by one of the 1692 Salem witchcraft defendants. She was cured with prayer by Rev. Cotton Mather.

  • Marriages for Mercy Short

    • Spouse:
    • Joseph Marshall
    • Marriage Date:
    • 29 Jul 1694
    • Marriage Location:
    • Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

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