Elizabeth Mercereau - Greybeard's Ghosts

Family

Claim	Detail	Evidence
Father	Capt. Jean Mercereau (~1638-<1681) [S296]	research
Mother	Elizabeth Dubois (~1642-) [S296]	research
Spouse	Pierre Masse’ (~1654-)
Child +	Jeanne Masse’ (1696-1739) [S296]	research

Attributes

Claim	Detail	Evidence
Gender	Female
Name	Elizabeth Mercereau [S296]	research
Name	Elizabeth Mersereau [S296]	research
Name	Elizabeth Mercerceau Masse' [S296]	research
Father	Capt. Jean Mercereau (~1638-<1681) [S296]	research
Mother	Elizabeth Dubois (~1642-) [S296]	research

Timeline

Claim	Date	Detail	Evidence
Birth	abt 1660	Moeze, Saintonge, France [S296]	research
Marriage	Apr 29, 1681	Pierre Masse’ (~1654-), Moeze, Saintonge, France [S296]	research
Immigration	Mar 7, 1684 - Apr 29, 1689	New York, United States [S296]	research
Emigration	1685	France [S296]	research
Death	aft 1696	New York, United States [S296]	research

Sources

Index	Title
[S296]	Coleman, April, "Andre’ & Suzanne Latour Lamoreaux" (Ancestry.com, 2000-2002).

Note

Elizabeth Mercereau was the daughter of Captain Jean Mercereau married Elizabeth Dubois. She was born in Meschers, Saintonge, France about 1660. She died after her last child was born - in 1696 - in New York.

Family Note

Pierre Masse’ married Elizabeth Mercereau on April 29, 1681 in La Rochelle, France. They had the following children (the first 2 born in La Rochelle, France, the rest in New York):

Elie (bef 25 Jan 1682 - )
Marie/Madeline (bef 7 Mar 1684 - abt 1685)
Daniel (29 Apr 1689 - ) m. Ester Fourret/Esther Fouinet
Ester (26 Jun 1690 - )
Pierre (17 May 1693 - )
Jeanne Margarite (22 May 1696 - Aug 1739) m. Daniel Lamoreaux

Pierre and Elizabeth, Huguenots, emigration to England 1685 with their 2 chidren, Elizabeth's mother, Elizabeth Dubois, and all of Elizabeth's siblings, except Paul who went to Holland, or to Philadelphia. They had prearranged for a small boat to meet them in the marshes and by early morning were on a Huguenot fishing craft on the way to England. The family left England shortly thereafter for Philadelphia, but a storm forced there ship into New York Harbor. They stayed and made their home on Staten Island.