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Lt Benjamin Daniel Mead 1667–1746 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1667

Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 22 Feb 1746

Death Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: John Sr

Mother: Hannah Potter

Spouse(s): Rachel Brown

Children(s): Benjamin Mead, Mary Mead, Rachel Mead, Keziah Mead, Eliphalet Sr, Elizabeth Mead, Sarah Mead, Hannah Mead, Obadiah Mead, Nehemiah Mead, Zebediah Mead

In 1667, Lt Benjamin Daniel Mead entered the world in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, born to John Mead Sr And Hannah Potter. Lt Benjamin Daniel Mead married Rachel Brown, and had children including Benjamin Mead, Eliphalet Mead Sr, Elizabeth Mead, Hannah Mead, Keziah Mead, Mary Mead, Nehemiah Mead, Obadiah Mead, Rachel Mead, Sarah Mariah Mead, Zebediah Mead. Lt Benjamin Daniel Mead passed away in 1746 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1667, Lt Benjamin Daniel Mead entered the world in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, born to John Mead Sr And Hannah Potter.
  • Lt Benjamin Daniel Mead married Rachel Brown, and had children including Benjamin Mead, Eliphalet Mead Sr, Elizabeth Mead, Hannah Mead, Keziah Mead, Mary Mead, Nehemiah Mead, Obadiah Mead, Rachel Mead, Sarah Mariah Mead, Zebediah Mead.
  • Lt Benjamin Daniel Mead passed away in 1746 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sr
1627–1699
Birth Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, England
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Hannah Potter
1636–1723
Birth Location: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Rachel Brown
1680–1726
Birth Location: Rye, Westchester, New York, USA
RB

Children(s)

Benjamin Mead
1701–1783
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
BM
Mary Mead
1724–1787
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
MM
Rachel Mead
1717–1787
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
RM
Keziah Mead
1707–1808
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
KM
Eliphalet Sr
1704–1796
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
ES
Elizabeth Mead
1705–1783
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
EM
Sarah Mead
1702–1778
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
SM
Hannah Mead
1726–1814
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
HM
Obadiah Mead
1718–1759
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
OM
Nehemiah Mead
1721–1791
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
NM
Zebediah Mead
1720–1759
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
ZM

Lt Mead's Ancestors

Self
Lt Mead
1667–1746
Birth Place: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
John Mead Sr
1627–1699
Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Hannah Potter
1636–1723
Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
William Mead
1592–1663
Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Philipa (Martha) Davis
1604–1657
Lydd, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Richardi Meade
1562–1610
Frances Fenn
1564–1610
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lt Mead's Descendants

1.
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Lt (Benjamin Daniel) Mead (7 May 1667–22 Feb 1746) m. Rachel Brown (1680–1726)
  1. 1. Benjamin Mead 1701–1783 m. Martha Ferris 1708–1797
    1. 1. Mary Mead 1743–1822 m. Sylvanus Ferris 1737–1824
      1. 1. Silvanus (S Ferris) Jr 1773–1861 m. Sarah (Maria) Olmsted 1779–1845 m. Sarah (Warner) Stevens 1770–1881
        1. 1. George (Washington Gale) Ferris 1818–1895 m. Martha (Edgerton) Ferris 1821–1897
        2. 2. Nathan (Olmstead) Ferris 1801–1850
        3. 3. Silvanus (Western) Ferris 1799–1887
        4. 4. William (Mead) Ferris 1807–1883
        5. 5. Timothy (Harvey) Ferris 1805–1891 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Salisbury 1809–1906
        6. 6. Harriett (Newell) Ferris 1816–1851 m. JAMES (BUNCE) M.D. 1804–1863
        7. 7. Laura (Maria) Ferris 1811–1831
        8. 8. Sally (Maria) Ferris 1803–1803
        9. 9. Sylvanus (Harvey) Ferris 1828–1902 m. Sabra (Booth) Ferris 1829–1919
        10. 10. Henry Ferris 1809–1891 m. Elizabeth (H) Hudson 1816–1896
      2. 2. Mary (Ann "Molly") Ferris 1766–1840
      3. 3. Gideon Ferris 1780–1854
      4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Ferris 1778–1778
      5. 5. Sarah Ferris 1776–1857
      6. 6. Hannah Ferris 1768–1846
      7. 7. Betsey Ferris 1785–1863
      8. 8. James Ferris 1783–1857
      9. 9. Henry Ferris 1763–1808
    2. 2. Thaddeus Mead 1730–1803
    3. 3. Benjamin (Mead) III 1729–1815
    4. 4. Rachel (Eunice) Mead 1745–1821
    5. 5. Martha Mead 1732–1809
    6. 6. Sarah Meade 1735–1822
    7. 7. Sylvanus Mead 1739–1780
    8. 8. Gideon Mead 1741–1771
    9. 9. Dr (William) Mead 1747–1829
    10. 10. Obadiah Mead 1755–1778
    11. 11. Theodoria Mead 1756–1827
    12. 12. Edmund Mead 1756–1799
    13. 13. Elizabeth Mead 1737–1813
    14. 14. Phebe Mead 1738–1758
    15. 15. Stephen Mead 1742–
    16. 16. Jeremiah Mead 1744–
    17. 17. Hannah Mead 1748–
    18. 18. Edward Mead 1749–
  2. 2. Mary Mead 1724–1787
  3. 3. Rachel Mead 1717–1787
  4. 4. Keziah Mead 1707–1808
  5. 5. Eliphalet (Mead) Sr 1704–1796 m. Abigail Rundle 1722–1796
    1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Mead 1754–1828
    2. 2. Eliphalet (Mead) Jr 1738–1818
    3. 3. Lt (Jehiel) Mead 1744–1826
    4. 4. Lebbeus Mead 1750–1814
    5. 5. Jesse (Mead French and Indian) War 1739–1821 m. Rachel (Close) Knapp 1741–1782
      1. 1. Jesse Mead 1774–1810 m. Nancy Compton 1776–1819
        1. 1. William (Hill) Mead 1798–1846 m. Nancy (Ann) McKeown 1798–1871
        2. 2. Joseph (C) Mead 1801–1802
        3. 3. George (Corvin) Mead 1803–1831
        4. 4. Elizabeth (O) Mead 1806–1840
      2. 2. Rebecca Mead 1769–
      3. 3. Polly Mead 1782–1873
      4. 4. Rachel Mead 1764–1807
      5. 5. Demas Mead 1761–
      6. 6. Elizabeth Mead 1772–1850
      7. 7. Anne Mead 1776–1851
      8. 8. Abigail Mead 1767–1832
    6. 6. Abigail Mead 1741–1796
    7. 7. Libbeus Mead 1750–1814
    8. 8. Nancy Mead 1749–1821
    9. 9. Eli Mead 1752–1840
    10. 10. Rachel Mead 1764–1841
  6. 6. Elizabeth Mead 1705–1783
  7. 7. Sarah (Mariah) Mead 1702–1778
  8. 8. Hannah Mead 1726–1814
  9. 9. Obadiah Mead 1718–1759
  10. 10. Nehemiah Mead 1721–1791
  11. 11. Zebediah Mead 1720–1759

Lt Mead's Timeline

2 Records

1667
7 May 1667
Birth of Lt Benjamin Daniel Mead in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1746
22 Feb 1746
Age 79
Death of Lt Benjamin Daniel Mead in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1667
    Event Place: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1746
    Event Place: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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