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Personal data Mercy Denison Saxton 

• She was born on May 30, 1686 in Stonington, New London Co., CT.
• She was christened on May 30, 1686 in Stonington, New London Co., CT.
• (note1) .Source 1

  Source: Ginger Bailey Carrick, Michelle Morris, J. M. Edell, V. Nelson, Paul Jacobs Farnsworth, John R. Davies, Robert V. Bremer, Taylor McKee

• She died on December 4, 1791 in Lebanon, New London Co., CT, she was 105 years old.

  Attention: Age above 100 years (105).

• She is buried after December 3, 1791 in Bozrah, New London Co., CT.
• A child of Joseph Saxton and Hannah Denison
• This information was last updated on March 11, 2023.

Household of Mercy Denison Saxton

She is married to William (Wm) Dewey.

They got married on July 2, 1713 at Lebanon, New London Co., CT, she was 27 years old.

Child(ren):

1. Jerusha Dewey  1720-1752 

Notes about Mercy Denison Saxton

Mercy Denison Saxton

Sources: Author: Carrick, Ginger Bailey; Morris, MIchelle; Edell, J. M.; Nelson, V.; Davies, John R.; Farnsworth, Paul Jacobs; Bremer, Robert V.; McKee, Taylor; et al.; Title: "Mercy Denison Saxton," (Publication site: Salt Lk. City UT, Publisher: Family Search, Publication date: xxi Feb MMXXIII)

Link: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZ8Y-7QS

"Mercy Denison Saxton 30 May 1686 - 4 December 1791
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Mercy Saxton, formerly Bailey married William Dewey (son of Josiah Dewey, Jr and Mehitable Miller, Jr) on 2 Jul 1713, at Lebanon, New London, Ct., USA. They had the following children: Mercy, William, William, Simeon, William, Jerusha, Hannah, Zerviah, Elijah and Ann Dewey (see details in photo to right). NOTE: Mercy Saxton Bailey Dewey's death date is not reported correctly in the photo to the right . . . the date is the same date as William Dewey's death date.

Birth/marriage/death entries for William Dewey and Mercy Saxton were obtained at the website www.familysearch.org -
i.e. Marriage of William Dewey to Mercy Saxton
Actual text
"William Dewey Wife's Name: Mercy Saxton Married: Date: 2 Jul 1713 Place: Lebanon, New London, Ct., USA"
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Colonial Families of the United States of America, Volume II, page 231 (list of William's and Mercy's children)
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Ahnentafel for Mary Alice Dewey Barden provided by Shryll Behn.
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Sources: Dewey, Louis Marinus: Dewey Genealogy and family History. Westfield, Ma., Dewey Publishing Company, 1898 (MOL)
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Information from WorldConnect Project - submitted by Sigrid Nord-Champie ((XXXXX@XXXX.XXX)) on July 2000
Hope it may help
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Bio submitted by Lilian Wheeler HUHN (#48038554)

Parents
Photo Joseph Saxton 1656 - 1715

Spouses
Photo Isaac Bailey 1681 - 1711 (m. 1702)
Photo William Dewey 1692 - 1759 (m. 1713)

Siblings

[1] Mary Saxton Page 1681 - 1750
[2] Jerusha Saxton Buell 1683 - 1751 (m. 1735)

Children

[1] Joseph Bayley 1703 - 1765
[2] Mercy or Mary Bailey Ticknor 1705 - 1791
[3] Isaac Bailey 1708 - 1791
[4] Photo Saxton Bayley 1710 - 1743
[5] Mercy Dewey Clark 1714 - unknown
[6] William Dewey 1716 - 1717
[7] William Dewey 1718 - 1718
[8] Photo Simeon Dewey 1718 - 1751
[9] Jerusha Dewey Phelps 1720 - 1752
[10] Photo Hannah Dewey Phelps 1723 - 1785
[11] Zerviah Dewey Calkins 1726 - 1749
[12] Elijah Dewey 1728 - unknown
[13] Ann Dewey Cheever 1730 - unknown

Vitals
... Mercy Denison Saxton Last Changed: January 10, 2018 by Taylor McKee Sex Female Last Changed: January 19, 2012 by V. Nelson

Birth 30 May 1686 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America Reason This Information Is Correct: FindAGrave

'Mercy Saxton Bailey Dewey, birth 30 May 1686, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA, death 4 Dec 1791, Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut, USA, burial Bailey-Wightman Cemetery, Bozrah, New London County, Connecticut, USA; Mercy Saxton, formerly Bailey married William Dewey (son of Josiah Dewey, Jr and Mehitable Miller, Jr on 2 Jul 1713, at Lebanon, New London, Ct., USA' Last Changed: January 18, 2018 by Paul Jacobs Farmsworth

Christening 30 May 1686 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America Last Changed: August 18, 2019 by J. M. Edel
Death 4 December 1791 Lebanon, New London, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America Last Changed: December 10, 2019 by Michelle Morris

Burial December 1791 Bozrah, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Also Known As Marcy Saxton Reason This Information Is Correct: "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP71-7FYT : 20 February 2019), Marcy Saxton, 4 Jun 1702; citing Marriage, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272244. "Marcy Saxton, marriage 4 Jun 1702, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America" Last Changed: April 8, 2019 by Ginger Bailey Carrick
Birth Name Mercy Saxton
Birth Name Mercy Denison Saxton
Also Known As Mercy Bayley Reason This Information Is Correct: From marriage record Last Changed: July 21, 2022 by John R. Davies
Residence 1707 Lebanon, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America Last Changed: January 10, 2018 by Taylor McKee
Find A Grave 105640101

Spouses and Children

Isaac Bailey Sr 1681 - 1711
Marriage: 4 June 1702 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Mercy Denison Saxton 1686 - 1791

Children of Mercy Denison Saxton and Isaac Bailey Sr (4)

[1] Joseph Bailey Sr 1703 - 1765
[2] Mary Bailey 1705 - 1791
[3] Isaac Bailey II 1707 - 1791
[4] Saxton Bailey 1710 - 1743

William Dewey 1692 - 1759
Marriage: 2 July 1713 Lebanon, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
Mercy Denison Saxton 1686 - 1791

Childrenof Mercy Denison Saxton and William Dewey (9)

[1] Mercy Dewey 1714 - 1783
[2] William Dewey 1716 - 1717
[3] Simeon Dewey 1718 - 1751
[4] William Dewey Jr II 1718 - 1718
[5] Jerusha Dewey 1720 - 1752
[6] Hannah Dewey 1723 - 1784
[7] Zerviah Dewey 1726 - 1749
[8] Elijah Dewey 1728 - Deceased
[9] Ann Dewey 1730 - Deceased

Parents and Siblings

Captain Joseph Saxton 1656 - 1715
Marriage: 15 July 1680 Stonington, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Hannah Denison 1643 - 1715

Children of Hannah Denison and Captain Joseph Saxton (3)

[1] Mary Saxton 1681 - 1750
[2] Jerusha Saxton 1683 - 1751
[3] Mercy Denison Saxton 1686 - 1791"
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