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Mercy Fish (Taft)

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Birthplace: Springfield, Otsego County, New York, United States
Death: July 20, 1878 (84)
Place of Burial: Williamstown, Oswego County, New York, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Dan Taft and Sarah Taft
Wife of Jesse Fish
Mother of Martha Lathrope Phelps; Sarah Jane Bliss; William Delos Fish; Charles Vincent Fish; Delia Cezarine Fish and 6 others
Sister of Elizabeth Taft
Half sister of Sarah Taft; Deborah Taft; Oliver Lathrop Taft; Abigail White; Adelia Adeline Parker and 12 others

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About Mercy Fish

THE GROTON AVERY CLAN, Vol. I, by Elroy McKendree Avery and Catherine Hitchcock (Tilden) Avery, Cleveland, 1912. p. 344



Jesse and Mercy Taft Fish moved to Williamstown from Floyd, NY in 1830. During the first decade of his life in Williamstown, Jesse was quite successful. In 1832 he was appointed Commissioner of Deeds for the town. He purchased tracts of land in 1833, 1835, 1836 and 1937. Jesse also served a Town Clerk, Justice of the Peace, and in 1839, was Town Supervisor. Mr. Fish operated a tavern about a mile west of the village from 1837 to 1858. He bought more land in 1850, 1853 and 1856. Jesse and Mercy were parents to nine children - two sons and seven daughters. After his death at age 75 in 1861, Mercy continued to live in the homestead with her youngest daughter until she died in 1878. Both are buried in the original part of the Williamstown Cemetery.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Feb 4 2019, 18:39:37 UTC

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Mercy Fish's Timeline

1794
March 11, 1794
Springfield, Otsego County, New York, United States
1812
September 9, 1812
Floyd, Oneida County, NY
1813
December 2, 1813
Floyd, Oneida County, NY
1815
September 2, 1815
Floyd, Oneida County, NY
1818
January 22, 1818
Rome Oneida County, NY
1820
December 19, 1820
Floyd, Oneida County, New York, United States
1822
February 11, 1822
Rome, Oneida County, New York, United States
1825
November 14, 1825
Floyd, NY
1827
April 4, 1827
Rome, NY