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Mercy <I>James</I> Ford

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Mercy James Ford

Birth
Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
15 May 1838 (aged 59)
Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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Inscription: "Sacred to the Memory of Mrs. Mercy Ford, wife of Dr. Peleg Ford, died May 15, 1838, age 59yrs, 9mos,18d."

Mercy "Marcy" (James) Ford, daughter of Benjamin James, Jr. and Sarah (Holmes) of Scituate, husband of Dr. Peleg Ford, whom she married on Oct.1,1801 in Scituate, MA.

Mercy's grandparents, Benjamin James and Mercy (Stockbridge), lived in a large Colonial overlooking the North River, which was renovated, placed on the National Historic Register, and is now the Maritime & Irish Mossing Museum on Driftway Road, Greenbush (Scituate), MA. Their property included this James-Clapp Cemetery, originally called the James Burying Ground.

(Bio written by Annette (Langley) Markward, great-granddaughter of Elijah Thomas Clapp and Ann Rosini (Clapp) who are also buried here. Please follow FindAGrave guidelines for permission to use content and photos).
Inscription: "Sacred to the Memory of Mrs. Mercy Ford, wife of Dr. Peleg Ford, died May 15, 1838, age 59yrs, 9mos,18d."

Mercy "Marcy" (James) Ford, daughter of Benjamin James, Jr. and Sarah (Holmes) of Scituate, husband of Dr. Peleg Ford, whom she married on Oct.1,1801 in Scituate, MA.

Mercy's grandparents, Benjamin James and Mercy (Stockbridge), lived in a large Colonial overlooking the North River, which was renovated, placed on the National Historic Register, and is now the Maritime & Irish Mossing Museum on Driftway Road, Greenbush (Scituate), MA. Their property included this James-Clapp Cemetery, originally called the James Burying Ground.

(Bio written by Annette (Langley) Markward, great-granddaughter of Elijah Thomas Clapp and Ann Rosini (Clapp) who are also buried here. Please follow FindAGrave guidelines for permission to use content and photos).


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  • Maintained by: sleuth2
  • Originally Created by: EOB
  • Added: Jan 27, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24212719/mercy-ford: accessed ), memorial page for Mercy James Ford (27 Jul 1778–15 May 1838), Find a Grave Memorial ID 24212719, citing James-Clapp Cemetery, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by sleuth2 (contributor 47283159).