Mercy Buckberrough
ID # 7585, (1827-1864)
| Father | William Buckberrough (1798-) |
| Mother | Margaret Green |
| Birth | Mercy Buckberrough was born on 7 January 1827. |
| Marriage | She married Jacob Blasdell, son of Isaac Blasdell and Rhoda Cope, on 28 January 1846 at Gore District. MS248 reel 1, Vol. 4, page 62 Gore District Marriage Register Extracted from a list of marriages solemnized by Wentworth Hughson, Episcopal Methodist Minister. Jacob Blous...(could be anything) and Mearcea Buckborough, both of Beverly, married by publication (the reading of banns), on Jan 28th, 1846. Witnesses Thomas Watson and James Buckborough. The handwriting of the recording clerk for the above is a bit of a mess, though he was probably trying to interpret the handwriting of the reporting clergyman. This marriage has also been reported in the February 26, 1846, edition of the Canada Christian Advocate. This is a marriage notice saying briefly that Jacob Blasdale married Mercy Buckberrough, both of Beverley, on Jan. 28, 1846, by Rev. W. D. Hughson. This is to be found in Vol. 3 of Rev. Donald A. McKenzie's work More Notices from Methodist Papers, 1830-1857, Global Heritage Press. The Blasdell name is to be found variously spelled, especially in older records. Likewise the Buckberrough name. Beverly Township (of Wentworth County) was also occasionally spelled as Beverley and this carries its own confusion. |
| Death | She died on 12 March 1864 at age 37. |
| Burial | She was buried at Lynden Cemetery, Lynden, Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co.. |
| Note | Mercy Buckberrough Blasdell is buried in Lynden Cemetery with three children. Per the transcription of the cemetery done by the Hamilton branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society, her gravestone reads: Mercy / wife of Jacob Blasdell / died / Mar. 12, 1864 / aged 37 y's, 2 m's & 5 d's. Based on this, her date of birth is calculated as 7 January, 1827. There is also an obituary that appeard in a Methodist newspaper. See Rev. Donald A. McKenzie's Vol. 5, Death Notices from the Christian Advocate, 1858-1872, Global Heritage Press, page 23. This tells that Mrs. Mercy Blasdell, daughter of William and Margaret Buckberough, and wife of Jacob Blasdell, died of consumption on March 2, 1864, in her 38th year. She is said to be survived by her husband and children and that the funeral service was held at Lynden. This appears in the May 4th, 1864, edition of the periodical on page 4. The date of death in the obituary does not agree with the date of death as inscribed on her gravestone. The gravestone is the more likely to be correct. Note that Lynden is on the border of Beverly and Ancaster townships. The cemetery is on the Ancaster side of the border. See notes for Jacob which show that the family's location was on lot 14 of the 1st concession which places them very close to the village of Lynden. |
Children of Mercy Buckberrough and Jacob Blasdell |
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| Last Edited | 5 Dec 2019 |