Mercy
SMITH
(b.
12 March 1758
,
Chatham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
d.
25 September 1845
,
Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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Mercy SMITH was born 12 March 1758 in Chatham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Mercy SMITH was the child of Archelaus SMITH and Elizabeth NICKERSONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Mercy married John E CUNNINGHAM abt. 1785 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John E CUNNINGHAM was born abt. 1755 in Inveraray, Argyll, Scotland. John E died 25 September 1845 in Île de Sable, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Mercy SMITH died 25 September 1845 in Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Family and Children of Mercy SMITH
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John E CUNNINGHAM-- Date: abt. 1785 Place:
Children of John E CUNNINGHAM and Mercy SMITH:
Daniel Vincent CUNNINGHAM (b.13 January 1792, North East Point, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 8 March 1836, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Eunice NICKERSON 1810
John E CUNNINGHAM-- Date: abt. 1785 Place: Children of John E CUNNINGHAM and Mercy SMITH:
Daniel Vincent CUNNINGHAM (b.13 January 1792, North East Point, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 8 March 1836, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada)m. Eunice NICKERSON 1810
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1758 Birth 12 March 1758
Chatham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1792 Birth of ChildDaniel Vincent CUNNINGHAM was born 13 January 1792, North East Point, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mercy was 33 years old.
1836 Death of ChildDaniel Vincent CUNNINGHAM died 8 March 1836, Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mercy was 78 years old.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 Death 25 September 1845
Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
She died at the age of 87.
Added: 12/10/2025 10:09:23 AM
- Updated: 12/27/2025 7:11:41 PM
The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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