Col. Hugh Tennant Mercer, Jr.

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Col. Hugh Tennant Mercer, Jr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States
Death: December 01, 1853 (77)
Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States
Place of Burial: Fredericksburg Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA
Immediate Family:

Son of Brig. Gen. Hugh Mercer, Continental Army and Isabella Gordon Mercer
Husband of Virginia Mercer and Louisa Mercer
Father of Julia Weedon Waller; BG Hugh Weedon Mercer; Dr. John Cyrus Mercer; George Weedon Mercer; Louisa Steuart Leyburn and 1 other
Brother of Anne Gordon Patton; John Mercer; William Mercer and George Weedon Mercer

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About Col. Hugh Tennant Mercer, Jr.

Hugh Tenant Weedon Mercer was a babe in arms when his father, General Hugh Mercer, died during the American Revolutionary War. Hugh (the son) was educated at the expense of the nation by an Act of Congress of 1793. Colonel Hugh Mercer died at the "Sentry Box" in Fredericksburg, VA. The dates of his and his wife's deaths are taken from the tombs in the Masonic Cemetery in Fredericksburg.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30772830/hugh-tennant_weedon-me...

Family Members Parents Photo Hugh Mercer 1726–1777

Photo Isabella Gordon Mercer unknown–1791

Spouse Photo Louisa Griffin Mercer 1779–1859

Siblings Photo George Mercer

Photo John Mercer 1771–1817

Children Photo Louisa Steuart Mercer Leyburn unknown–1891

Photo Julia Weedon Mercer Waller 1803–1883

Photo Hugh Weedon Mercer 1808–1877

Photo John Cyrus Mercer 1810–1884

Photo George Weeden Mercer 1816–1858


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Col. Hugh Tennant Mercer, Jr.'s Timeline

1776
August 4, 1776
Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States
1803
1803
1808
November 27, 1808
Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA
November 27, 1808
Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States
1810
May 12, 1810
Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States
1816
1816
Fredericksburg, VA, United States
1853
December 1, 1853
Age 77
Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States
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Virginia, USA