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Jerusha Mead 1783–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 February 1783

Birth Location: Stamford, Bennington County, Vermont, United States of America

Death Date: Aft 1850

Death Location: Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Amos Mead

Mother: Eunice (Mead)

Spouse(s): Benoni Short

Children(s): Ira Short, Priscilla Eaton

In 1783, Jerusha Mead entered the world in Stamford, Bennington County, Vermont, United States of America, born to Amos Mead And Eunice Lydia Bates Mead. Jerusha Mead married Benoni Short, and had children including Ira Short, Priscilla J Eaton. Jerusha Mead passed away in 1850 in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1783, Jerusha Mead entered the world in Stamford, Bennington County, Vermont, United States of America, born to Amos Mead And Eunice Lydia Bates Mead.
  • Jerusha Mead married Benoni Short, and had children including Ira Short, Priscilla J Eaton.
  • Jerusha Mead passed away in 1850 in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Amos Mead
1756–1845
Birth Location: Dutchess County, New York, United States of America
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Eunice (Mead)
1760–1842
Birth Location: Rhode Island, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Benoni Short
1777–1824
Birth Location: Rhode Island, USA
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Children(s)

Ira Short
1803–1863
Birth Location: Tioga County, New York, USA
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Priscilla Eaton
1814–1894
Birth Location: New York, United States of America
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Jerusha Mead's Ancestors

Self
Jerusha Mead
1783–1850
Birth Place: Stamford, Bennington County, Vermont, United States of America
Parents
Amos Mead
1756–1845
Dutchess County, New York, United States of America
Eunice (Lydia Bates) (Mead)
1760–1842
Rhode Island, United States of America
Grandparents
Benjamin Bates
1732–1810
Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
Martha Harrington
1736–1813
Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island Colony
Great-Grandparents
Francis III
1694–1742
Mary Nichols
1702–1774
Josiah Harrington
1702–1786
Elizabeth Bennett
1702–1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Bates
1668–1742
mary Burgess
1669–1726
John Nichols
1666–1725
Hannah Foreman
1665–1716
John Harrington
1662–1736

Jerusha Mead's Descendants

1.
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Jerusha Mead (5 February 1783–Aft 1850) m. Benoni Short (1777–30 Jul 1824)
  1. 1. Ira Short 1803–1863 m. Eliza (Ann) Higgins 1814–1884
    1. 1. Adaline Short 1835–1895 m. John (William) Sells 1831–1914
      1. 1. Ada (Blanch) Sells 1876–1953 m. James (Irving) Burch 1876–1966
        1. 1. Edna (Hazel) Ruebe 1895–1979 m. Anton Faltermeyer 1886–1965
        2. 2. Florence (May) Burch 1901–1958
        3. 3. Ada (Lucille) Burch 1912–1995
        4. 4. James (Irving) Burch 1905–1986
        5. 5. William Burch 1910–1941
        6. 6. Inez (Gertrude) Burch 1903–1995
        7. 7. Ruth (Marie) Burch 1907–
        8. 8. Margaret (Irene) Burch 1899–
        9. 9. Zula (Merele) Burch 1897–1987
        10. 10. William Burch 1911–
      2. 2. Jennie (M) Sells 1862–
      3. 3. William (I) Sells 1866–1938
      4. 4. Lucy Sells 1864–
      5. 5. George (Quincy) Sells 1871–1928
      6. 6. Margaret Sells 1873–
      7. 7. Charles Jones 1863–
      8. 8. Earnest Jones 1864–
      9. 9. Cora Jones 1870–
      10. 10. Henry Sells 1860–1940
      11. 11. Jane Sells 1862–
      12. 12. Mary Sells 1859–
    2. 2. Allen (Marne) Short 1847–1921
    3. 3. Jerome (Elijah) Short 1849–1942
    4. 4. George (Lyman) Short 1840–1909
    5. 5. Jane Short 1838–1906
    6. 6. Charles (Martin) Short 1852–
    7. 7. Ira (H) Short 1844–1907
    8. 8. Anna (A) Short 1855–
    9. 9. Abigail Short 1832–1922 m. William (Lionel Brown) Jenks 1818–1886
      1. 1. Thomas (Charles) Jenks 1855–1935 m. Luise Jenks 1855– m. Lucy (M) Daniels 1855–
        1. 1. Fred (Cuthbert) Jenks 1880–1948 m. Ethal (L "Doll") Cottral 1880–1975
        2. 2. Fred Jenks 1880–
        3. 3. Eta Jenks 1883–
      2. 2. Ira (Brown) Jenks 1857–1945 m. Sarah (A.) Crawford 1860–1949
        1. 1. Olive (Crawford) Jenks 1883–1970 m. Ralph (P) Smith 1877–1952
      3. 3. George (L) Jenks 1862–1939 m. Hattie Pulford 1863–1924
        1. 1. Benjaman Jenks 1898–1972 m. Eulalia Bainbridge 1897–1974
        2. 2. Ada Jenks 1885–
        3. 3. Helen (E) Jenks 1889–1973
      4. 4. William (Edward) Jenks 1852–1920
      5. 5. Salena (Almira) Jenks 1848–1889 m. John (Snyder) Bowman 1849–1926
        1. 1. Reuben (W.) Bowman 1879–
        2. 2. Anna (Belle) Bowman 1874–
        3. 3. Albert (Simon) Bowman 1885–1947 m. Nettie 1889–
        4. 4. Nellie (Maria) Bowman 1884–1939 m. Harry (Wilson) NYCUM 1880–1941
        5. 5. Anabel Bowman 1873–1915
        6. 6. William (Darman) Bowman 1872–1956 m. Gertrude (Henriette) Eliot 1877–1959
  2. 2. Priscilla (J.) Eaton 1814–1894

Jerusha Mead's Timeline

2 Records

1783
5 February 1783
Birth of Jerusha Mead in Stamford, Bennington County, Vermont, United States of America
Stamford, Bennington County, Vermont, United States of America
1850
Aft 1850
Age 67
Death of Jerusha Mead in New York, USA
New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 February 1783
    Event Place: Stamford, Bennington County, Vermont, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft 1850
    Event Place: New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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