Mercy Helms
F, b. 11 May 1791, d. 15 February 1867
Mercy was born on Wednesday, 11 May 1791. Mercy married Erastus Mapes, son of Samuel Mapes and Mary Smith, before 23 July 1850 in the Town of Wallkill. The date of the 1850 census where Marcy is listed with Erastus. 23 July 1850, Mercy and her husband, Erastus, were listed on the U.S. Federal Census in the Town of Wallkill. Enumerated in this household were Erastus Mapes [80 New York], Mercy [59 New York], Nancy Helms [50 New York] & Thomas Drake [30 New York].1 Mercy's husband, Erastus, died on 3 September 1857 in the town of Mount Hope leaving her a widow. Mercy departed this life on Friday, 15 February 1867 in the town of Mount Hope, Orange County, New York, at age 75 years, 9 months and 4 days. She was buried at Howells, the town of Wallkill in the Mapes Burying Ground.2
Family | Erastus Mapes b. 29 Sep 1767, d. 3 Sep 1857 |