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Alexander J. Mead 1807–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Sep 1807

Birth Location: Meadville, Crawford County, PA

Death Date: 3 Nov 1880

Death Location: Geneseo, Henry, Illinois, USA

Father: David Mead

Mother: Jennett Finney

Spouse(s): Frances Rich

Children(s): Catherine Mead, Frances (Hays), Alexander Mead, Mariah Mead, Herbert Mead, Harriet (Mathias), David Mead

Alexander J. Mead was born in 1807 in Meadville, Crawford County, PA, the child of David Mead And Jennett Finney. In 1850, Alexander J. Mead resided in Whiteside County, Illinois, USA. Alexander J. Mead married Frances Rich, and had children including Alexander Mead, Catherine Mead, David R Mead, Frances Mead Hays, Harriet R Mead Mathias, Herbert Mead, Mariah Mead. Alexander J. Mead passed away in 1880 in Geneseo, Henry, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Alexander J. Mead was born in 1807 in Meadville, Crawford County, PA, the child of David Mead And Jennett Finney.
  • In 1850, Alexander J. Mead resided in Whiteside County, Illinois, USA.
  • Alexander J. Mead married Frances Rich, and had children including Alexander Mead, Catherine Mead, David R Mead, Frances Mead Hays, Harriet R Mead Mathias, Herbert Mead, Mariah Mead.
  • Alexander J. Mead passed away in 1880 in Geneseo, Henry, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Mead
1752–1816
Birth Location: Claverack, Columbia County, NY
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Jennett Finney
1776–1826
Birth Location: Meadville, Crawford County, PA
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Spouses(s)

Frances Rich
1818–1866
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
FR

Children(s)

Catherine Mead
1856–
Birth Location: –
CM
Frances (Hays)
1840–1918
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
F(
Alexander Mead
1837–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Mariah Mead
1841–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
MM
Herbert Mead
1842–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
HM
Harriet (Mathias)
1845–1926
Birth Location: Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA
H(
David Mead
1848–1914
Birth Location: Illinoís
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Alexander Mead's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Mead
1807–1880
Birth Place: Meadville, Crawford County, PA
Parents
David Mead
1752–1816
Claverack, Columbia County, NY
Jennett Finney
1776–1826
Meadville, Crawford County, PA
Grandparents
Darius (Mead) Sr
1728–1791
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Ruth Curtice
1734–1794
Robert Finney
1742–1827
New London, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Jane Loughead
1746–1792
Chester County, Pennsylvania Colony
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Jr.
1684–1754
Sarah Husted
1691–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Mead's Descendants

1.
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Alexander (J.) Mead (8 Sep 1807–3 Nov 1880) m. Frances Rich (5 Sep 1818–Oct 1866)
  1. 1. Catherine Mead 1856–
  2. 2. Frances (Mead) (Hays) 1840–1918 m. John (Betts) Hays 1839–1898
    1. 1. Joseph (M) Hays 1866–
    2. 2. Fannie ((Mead)) Hays 1868–1968 m. David (Gemmell Baillie) Sr 1866–1937
      1. 1. Hugh Baillie 1890–
      2. 2. David (Gemmell Baillie) Jr 1894–1971
    3. 3. Anna-Louise Hays 1870–1871
    4. 4. Marion (Mead) Hays 1876–
  3. 3. Alexander Mead 1837–
  4. 4. Mariah Mead 1841–
  5. 5. Herbert Mead 1842–
  6. 6. Harriet (R Mead) (Mathias) 1845–1926
  7. 7. David (R) Mead 1848–1914

Alexander Mead's Timeline

6 Records

1807
8 Sep 1807
Birth of Alexander J. Mead in Meadville, Crawford County, PA
Meadville, Crawford County, PA
1807
8 Sep 1807
Birth of Alexander J. Mead in Meadville, Crawford County, PA
Meadville, Crawford County, PA
1850
1850
Age 43
Alexander J. Mead resided here in Whiteside County, Illinois, USA
Whiteside County, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 73
Alexander J. Mead resided here in Wasioja, Dodge, Minnesota, USA
Wasioja, Dodge, Minnesota, USA
1880
3 Nov 1880
Age 73
Death of Alexander J. Mead in Dodge Center, Dodge County, MN
Dodge Center, Dodge County, MN
1880
3 Nov 1880
Age 73
Death of Alexander J. Mead in Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota, USA
Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1807
    Event Place: Meadville, Crawford County, PA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 016001-019360
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wasioja, Dodge, Minnesota; Roll: 618; Page: 356d; Enumeration District: 047
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 37, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: 132; Page: 389b
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1807
    Event Place: Meadville, Crawford County, PA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Whiteside County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 37, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: 132; Page: 389b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Wasioja, Dodge, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wasioja, Dodge, Minnesota; Roll: 618; Page: 356d; Enumeration District: 047

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1880
    Event Place: Dodge Center, Dodge County, MN
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1880
    Event Place: Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Geneseo, Henry County, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Geneseo, Henry, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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