Posted by Debra-Ancestorville i know james was 19 at Civil War time, a Blacksmith, Single. became a Corporal in Co. B, 3rd M.V.M. did 3 mos. service. Enrolled 21 Sept., '61.discharged for disability 22 Sept.,'62. he is of the myles or miles standish line. JOSHUA, Plympton and Middleboro�, son of 2d Moses, m. Susanna Cobb, and had Joshua, Josiah, Joseph, and John Cobb. JOSHUA, Middleboro� and Plymouth, son of above, m. Mary, d. of William Shaw of Middleboro�, and had Susanna Cobb, 1815, m. Ichabod T. Holmes; Joshua, 1817; Ruth Shaw, 1819; Ethan Allen, 1822, m. Susan Ford of Bucksport; Mary Shaw, 1824, m. Robert H. Aldrich of Uxbridge; Ruth, 1826, m. Frederick Gleason of Boston; Miles, 1831; Winslow Brewster, 1834, m. Sylvia M., d. of Joseph Maybury of Plymouth. JOSHUA, son of above, m. Lydia Oldham, 1838, and had Miles, m. Ellen, d. of Charles Westgate; Lydia Ann; and James C., m. Lizzie C., wid. of Nathan Haskins, and d. of Robert Torrence, and 2d, Mercy A. Clark. so...you can see james married first a Lizzie C., widow of Nathan Haskins, and daughter of Robert Torrence, and then his second wife was Mercy A. Clark. I am looking for him and mercy A. (may be anne, ann or annie) clark. cannot find burial records, marriage, in fact i cannot find anything on either of them other than this. any help appreciated...would love to hear from you, thanks!
on 10/11/2006, 1:47 pm
Message modified by board administrator 1/26/2007, 8:23 pm
I am searching for Mercy A. Clark and James Standish, a Civil War soldier who left Plymouth MA in the "Standish Guard", joined Co. E, Plymouth.
his family tree:
(she also may have spelled her name Mercie)
debra 
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