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Mersereau family of Staten Island, New York

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  Joshua Mersereau (1728-1804) — of Richmond County, N.Y. Born in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., September 26, 1728. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Richmond County, 1777-78, 1779-83, 1784-86. Died in Union Center, Broome County, N.Y., June 10, 1804 (age 75 years, 258 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Endicott, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Joshua Mersereau (1696-1769) and Marie (Corsen) Mersereau; married 1757 to Sophia LaGrange; married to Ann Roome and Esther (Garrison) Christopher; father of Joshua Daniel Mercereau; uncle of Jacob Mersereau, Paul Mersereau and Peter Mersereau; grandfather of John Garrison Mersereau; granduncle of Joshua Mersereau (1804-1882); great-grandfather of Edward Casterline Mercereau; first cousin of David Mersereau; first cousin twice removed of Cornelius Mersereau; first cousin five times removed of Claude Middleton Mersereau.
  Political family: Mersereau family of Staten Island, New York.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joshua Daniel Mercereau (1759-1857) — also known as Joshua Mercereau; Joshua Mersereau Jr. — of Chenango County, N.Y. Born in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., June 8, 1759. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New York state assembly from Chenango County, 1801-02. Died in Tioga County, Pa., January 20, 1857 (age 97 years, 226 days). Interment at Presho Cemetery, Lindley, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Joshua Mersereau (1728-1804) and Sophia (LaGrange) Mersereau; married to Dinah Garretson; father of John Garrison Mersereau; grandfather of Edward Casterline Mercereau; first cousin of Jacob Mersereau, Paul Mersereau and Peter Mersereau; first cousin once removed of David Mersereau and Joshua Mersereau (1804-1882); second cousin once removed of Cornelius Mersereau; second cousin four times removed of Claude Middleton Mersereau.
  Political family: Mersereau family of Staten Island, New York.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  David Mersereau (c.1769-1835) — of Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Born in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., about 1769. Member of New York state assembly from Richmond County, 1806-09; common pleas court judge in New York, 1810. Slaveowner. Died in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., April 4, 1835 (age about 66 years). Interment at Reformed Church Burial Ground, Port Richmond, Staten Island, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of David Mersereau (1710-1786) and Elizabeth (Perline) Mersereau; married, February 12, 1792, to Cornelia Rolf; married to Maria Bennett; first cousin of Joshua Mersereau (1728-1804); first cousin once removed of Joshua Daniel Mercereau, Jacob Mersereau, Paul Mersereau and Peter Mersereau; first cousin twice removed of Cornelius Mersereau, John Garrison Mersereau and Joshua Mersereau (1804-1882); first cousin thrice removed of Edward Casterline Mercereau; first cousin five times removed of Claude Middleton Mersereau.
  Political family: Mersereau family of Staten Island, New York.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jacob Mersereau (1782-1846) — of Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Born in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., October 13, 1782. Member of New York state assembly from Richmond County, 1832-33. Died in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., June 12, 1846 (age 63 years, 242 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Mersereau (1730-1804) and Charity (DeGroot) Mersereau; brother of Peter Mersereau; married, June 26, 1833, to Cornelia Tyson; nephew of Joshua Mersereau (1728-1804); first cousin of Joshua Daniel Mercereau and Paul Mersereau; first cousin once removed of David Mersereau, John Garrison Mersereau and Joshua Mersereau (1804-1882); first cousin twice removed of Edward Casterline Mercereau; second cousin once removed of Cornelius Mersereau; second cousin four times removed of Claude Middleton Mersereau.
  Political family: Mersereau family of Staten Island, New York.
  Paul Mersereau (1784-1856) — of Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Born in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., March 14, 1784. Member of New York state assembly from Richmond County, 1834. Died in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., July 21, 1856 (age 72 years, 129 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Paul Mersereau (1741-1823) and Elizabeth Weston (Barnes) Mersereau; married to Nancy Powell; nephew of Joshua Mersereau (1728-1804); first cousin of Joshua Daniel Mercereau, Jacob Mersereau and Peter Mersereau; first cousin once removed of David Mersereau, John Garrison Mersereau and Joshua Mersereau (1804-1882); first cousin twice removed of Edward Casterline Mercereau; second cousin once removed of Cornelius Mersereau; second cousin four times removed of Claude Middleton Mersereau.
  Political family: Mersereau family of Staten Island, New York.
  Peter Mersereau (1788-1879) — of Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Born in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., July 6, 1788. Member of New York state assembly from Richmond County, 1845. Died in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., June 2, 1879 (age 90 years, 331 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Mersereau (1730-1804) and Charity (DeGroot) Mersereau; brother of Jacob Mersereau (1782-1846); married, May 2, 1812, to Eliza Thatcher; nephew of Joshua Mersereau (1728-1804); first cousin of Joshua Daniel Mercereau and Paul Mersereau; first cousin once removed of David Mersereau, John Garrison Mersereau and Joshua Mersereau (1804-1882); first cousin twice removed of Edward Casterline Mercereau; second cousin once removed of Cornelius Mersereau; second cousin four times removed of Claude Middleton Mersereau.
  Political family: Mersereau family of Staten Island, New York.
  Cornelius Mersereau (1798-1877) — of Vestal, Broome County, N.Y. Born in Vestal, Broome County, N.Y., August 2, 1798. Member of New York state assembly from Broome County, 1840; postmaster. Died in Vestal, Broome County, N.Y., February 17, 1877 (age 78 years, 199 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Endicott, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of John Mersereau and Maria (Taylor) Mersereau; married to Magdalen Hall; first cousin once removed of Emily Mersereau (who married Charles Henry Springer); first cousin twice removed of Joshua Mersereau (1728-1804) and David Mersereau; second cousin once removed of Joshua Daniel Mercereau, Jacob Mersereau, Paul Mersereau and Peter Mersereau; second cousin thrice removed of Claude Middleton Mersereau; third cousin of John Garrison Mersereau and Joshua Mersereau (1804-1882); third cousin once removed of Edward Casterline Mercereau.
  Political family: Mersereau family of Staten Island, New York.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Garrison Mersereau (1799-1883) — also known as John G. Mersereau — of Erwin Centre, Steuben County, N.Y.; Portville, Cattaraugus County, N.Y. Born in Guilford, Chenango County, N.Y., September 18, 1799. Member of New York state assembly from Steuben County 2nd District, 1848-49. Died in Portville, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., July 10, 1883 (age 83 years, 295 days). Interment at Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Portville, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Joshua Daniel Mercereau and Dinah (Garretson) Mercereau; married to Julia Redfield and Nancy L. Wright; uncle of Edward Casterline Mercereau; grandson of Joshua Mersereau (1728-1804); first cousin once removed of Jacob Mersereau, Paul Mersereau and Peter Mersereau; first cousin twice removed of David Mersereau; second cousin of Joshua Mersereau (1804-1882); third cousin of Cornelius Mersereau; third cousin thrice removed of Claude Middleton Mersereau.
  Political family: Mersereau family of Staten Island, New York.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joshua Mersereau (1804-1882) — of Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Born in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., September 25, 1804. Member of New York state assembly from Richmond County, 1857. Died in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., July 28, 1882 (age 77 years, 306 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joshua Mersereau (1762-1804) and Keziah (Drake) Mersereau; married 1833 to Julia LaMonte; grandnephew of Joshua Mersereau (1728-1804); first cousin once removed of Joshua Daniel Mercereau, Jacob Mersereau, Paul Mersereau and Peter Mersereau; first cousin twice removed of David Mersereau; second cousin of John Garrison Mersereau; second cousin once removed of Edward Casterline Mercereau; third cousin of Cornelius Mersereau; third cousin thrice removed of Claude Middleton Mersereau.
  Political family: Mersereau family of Staten Island, New York.
  Edward Casterline Mercereau (1828-1896) — also known as Edward C. Mercereau — of Union (now part of Endicott), Broome County, N.Y. Born in Union (now part of Endicott), Broome County, N.Y., September 22, 1828. Member of New York state assembly from Broome County, 1865; postmaster. Died in Union (now part of Endicott), Broome County, N.Y., 1896 (age about 67 years). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Endicott, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Henry C. Mercereau and Catherine (Bartholomew) Mercereau; married to Sarah Marie Keeler; nephew of John Garrison Mersereau; grandson of Joshua Daniel Mercereau; great-grandson of Joshua Mersereau (1728-1804); first cousin twice removed of Jacob Mersereau, Paul Mersereau and Peter Mersereau; first cousin thrice removed of David Mersereau; second cousin once removed of Joshua Mersereau (1804-1882); third cousin once removed of Cornelius Mersereau.
  Political family: Mersereau family of Staten Island, New York.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Henry Springer (1857-1916) — also known as Charles H. Springer — of Moravia, Cayuga County, N.Y.; Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y. Born in Niles, Cayuga County, N.Y., March 9, 1857. Republican. Produce merchant; coal, lumber, and feed dealer; member of New York state assembly from Cayuga County, 1914. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Rotary. Suffered a stroke, and died ten days later, in Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y., June 8, 1916 (age 59 years, 91 days). Interment at Sand Hill Cemetery, Sempronius, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Elisha Springer and Mary Jane (Heady) Springer; married to Carrie A. Brown; married 1906 to Emily Mersereau (first cousin once removed of Cornelius Mersereau).
  Political family: Mersereau family of Staten Island, New York.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Claude Middleton Mersereau (1885-1941) — also known as Claude M. Mersereau — of Bathurst, New Brunswick. Born in Chatham, New Brunswick, March 21, 1885. Not U.S. citizen; newspaper editor and publisher; U.S. Consular Agent in Bathurst, 1915-29. Died July 6, 1941 (age 56 years, 107 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Young Mersereau and Florence Amelia (Steeves) Mersereau; married to Bridget Mary Estelle McGinley; first cousin five times removed of Joshua Mersereau (1728-1804) and David Mersereau; second cousin thrice removed of Cornelius Mersereau; second cousin four times removed of Joshua Daniel Mercereau, Jacob Mersereau, Paul Mersereau and Peter Mersereau; third cousin thrice removed of John Garrison Mersereau and Joshua Mersereau (1804-1882).
  Political family: Mersereau family of Staten Island, New York.
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