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  1875 - 1959  (84 years)
  1845 - 1933  (88 years)
  
| Birth | 
12 Feb 1845  | 
Rising Sun, Maryland    | 
 
| Died | 
17 May 1933  | 
Cape May, New Jersey    | 
 
| Buried | 
West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania    | 
 
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| Father | 
Isaac Stubbs Richards,   b. 7 Sep 1819, Richardsmere, Cecil County, Maryland  |  
| Mother | 
Mercy Ann Reynolds,   b. 29 May 1816, Cecil County, Maryland  |  
| Married | 
10 Nov 1813  | 
West Nottingham Friends, Harrisville, Cecil County, Maryland    | 
 
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| Family | 
Martha Elizabeth Ernest,   b. 2 Dec 1848, Chestertown, Maryland  |  
| Married | 
Abt 1874  | 
Prob. Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania    | 
 
| Children  | 
| + | 1. Mercy Ann Richards,   b. 11 Feb 1875, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania |  
|   | 2. Joseph Ernest Richards,   b. 8 Mar 1881, near Rising Sun, Cecil County, Maryland |  
|   | 3. Mamie Richards,   b. 18 Oct 1876, Pennsylvania |  
|   | 4. Martha Richards,   b. 20 Feb 1888, Pennsylvania |  
|   | 5. Amy Richards,   b. 12 Sep 1883, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |  
 
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  1848 - 1925  (76 years)
  
| Birth | 
2 Dec 1848  | 
Chestertown, Maryland    | 
 
| Died | 
27 Jul 1925  | 
Buncombe, North Carolina    | 
 
| Buried | 
West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Montgomerey County, Pennsylvania    | 
 
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| Father | 
Henry W. Ernest,   b. Est 1820, New Jersey  |  
| Mother | 
Mary Clifton,   b. Est 1820, Pennsylvania  |  
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| Family | 
Joseph Thomas Richards,   b. 12 Feb 1845, Rising Sun, Maryland  |  
| Married | 
Abt 1874  | 
Prob. Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania    | 
 
| Children  | 
| + | 1. Mercy Ann Richards,   b. 11 Feb 1875, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania |  
|   | 2. Joseph Ernest Richards,   b. 8 Mar 1881, near Rising Sun, Cecil County, Maryland |  
|   | 3. Mamie Richards,   b. 18 Oct 1876, Pennsylvania |  
|   | 4. Martha Richards,   b. 20 Feb 1888, Pennsylvania |  
|   | 5. Amy Richards,   b. 12 Sep 1883, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |  
 
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  1869 - 1952  (82 years) 
  
| Birth | 
6 Nov 1869  | 
Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania    | 
 
| Died | 
2 Jul 1952  | 
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania    | 
 
| Buried | 
West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania    | 
 
|   |  
| Family | 
Mercy Ann Richards,   b. 11 Feb 1875, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania  [3]  |  
| Married | 
3 Jun 1896  | 
Pennsylvania    | 
 
| Children  | 
|   | 1. Charles James Essig,   b. 12 Mar 1899, Pennsylvania |  
 
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  1899 - 1952  (52 years)
  
| Birth | 
12 Mar 1899  | 
Pennsylvania    | 
 
| Died | 
26 Feb 1952  | 
Pennsylvania    | 
 
| Buried | 
West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Pennsylvania    | 
 
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| Father | 
Norman Sturges Essig, DDS,   b. 6 Nov 1869, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania  |  
| Mother | 
Mercy Ann Richards,   b. 11 Feb 1875, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania  |  
| Married | 
3 Jun 1896  | 
Pennsylvania    | 
 
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| Name | 
Mercy Ann Richards  |  
- Named for her grandmother
 
 
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| Born | 
11 Feb 1875  | 
Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania    | 
 
| Gender | 
Female  |  
| Died | 
22 May 1959  | 
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania    | 
 
| Buried | 
West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania    [2]  | 
 
| Person ID | 
I547449884  | 
My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Henry Reynolds  | 
 
| Last Modified | 
4 Jul 2018  |  
 
 
| Father | 
Joseph Thomas Richards,   b. 12 Feb 1845, Rising Sun, Maryland  ,   d. 17 May 1933, Cape May, New Jersey    (Age 88 years)  |  
| Mother | 
Martha Elizabeth Ernest,   b. 2 Dec 1848, Chestertown, Maryland  ,   d. 27 Jul 1925, Buncombe, North Carolina    (Age 76 years)  |  
| Married | 
Abt 1874  | 
Prob. Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania    | 
 
| Family ID | 
F518494842  | 
Group Sheet  |  Family Chart | 
 
 
 
| Family | 
Norman Sturges Essig, DDS,   b. 6 Nov 1869, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania  ,   d. 2 Jul 1952, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania    (Age 82 years)  |  
| Married | 
3 Jun 1896  | 
Pennsylvania    | 
 
| Children  | 
|   | 1. Charles James Essig,   b. 12 Mar 1899, Pennsylvania  ,   d. 26 Feb 1952, Pennsylvania    (Age 52 years) |  
 
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| Last Modified | 
4 Jul 2018  |  
| Family ID | 
F518494844  | 
Group Sheet  |  Family Chart | 
 
 
 
  
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| Sources  | 
- [S211]  State Select Marriages, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FSPhilPAMarriage&h=1022700&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=5164.
 
Name: Mercy Richards  
Gender: Female  
Spouse: Norman Sturges Essig  
Spouse Gender: Male  
Marriage Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
Marriage Year: 1896  
Marriage License Number: 85558   
Digital GSU Number: 4141911  
 
 
  
- [S32]  Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=89505978.
 
 Mercy Ann Richards Essig 
Birth 	11 Feb 1875, Pennsylvania 
Death 	22 May 1959 (aged 84, Pennsylvania 
Burial 	 
West Laurel Hill Cemetery 
Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 
 
  
- [S32]  Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89505978.
 
 Mercy Ann Richards Essig 
Birth 	11 Feb 1875, Pennsylvania 
Death 	22 May 1959 (aged 84), Pennsylvania 
Burial: West Laurel Hill Cemetery 
Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 
  
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