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George Mercer
b.1733
d.1784
m. 10 Jun 1725 - George Mercer1733 - 1784
- James Mercer1736 - 1793
Facts and Events
Name |
George Mercer |
Gender |
Male |
Birth? |
1733 |
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Death? |
1784 |
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Reference Number |
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Q5542409 (Wikidata) |
- George Mercer on Wikipedia
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Stockholder's in the Ohio Land Company
- Thomas Lee, President of Company
- Nathaniel Chapman, Treasurer
- John Mercer, Secretary and General Counsel
- George Mercer, Company Agent to England
- Robert Dinwiddie, Duke of Bedford
- John Hanbury, London Merchant
- Augustine Washington Jr.
- William Trent
- Lawrence Washington
- George Fairfax
- Thomas Cresap
- The Ohio Land Company sent Col. George Washington and William Trent into the area to hold onto the lands that the Company had been granted. In 1754, William Trent constructs a fort. But in April, the French take the fort, naming it Fort Duquesne.
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