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Mary (Polly) Mead 1759–1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Dec 1759

Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 15 Sep 1847

Death Location: Walton, Delaware, New York, USA

Father: Brig. IV

Mother: MARY BRUSH

Spouse(s): Levi Hanford

Children(s): Levi Hanford, John Hanford

Mary (Polly) Mead was born in 1759 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of Brig Gen John Iv Mead Knight Iv And Mary Brush. Mary (Polly) Mead married Levi Ll Hanford, and had children including John Mead Hanford, Levi Mead Hanford. Mary (Polly) Mead passed away in 1847 in Walton, Delaware, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary (Polly) Mead was born in 1759 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of Brig Gen John Iv Mead Knight Iv And Mary Brush.
  • Mary (Polly) Mead married Levi Ll Hanford, and had children including John Mead Hanford, Levi Mead Hanford.
  • Mary (Polly) Mead passed away in 1847 in Walton, Delaware, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Brig. IV
1725–1790
Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield, CT; or Horseneck, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut
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MARY BRUSH
1730–1784
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut,
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Spouses(s)

Levi Hanford
1759–1854
Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
LH

Children(s)

Levi Hanford
1792–1888
Birth Location: New Canaan, Fairfield Co., CT
LH
John Hanford
1787–1868
Birth Location: New Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
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Mary Mead's Ancestors

Self
Mary Mead
1759–1847
Birth Place: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Brig. Gen. John IV Mead KNIGHT IV
1725–1790
Stamford, Fairfield, CT; or Horseneck, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut
MARY BRUSH
1730–1784
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut,
Grandparents
John (Mead) III
1682–1759
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth Lockwood
1703–1785
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Benjamin Brush
1682–1760
Huntington, Long Island, NY
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Mead's Descendants

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Mary ((Polly)) Mead (11 Dec 1759–15 Sep 1847) m. Levi (ll) Hanford (19 Sep 1759–19 Oct 1854)
  1. 1. Levi (Mead) Hanford 1792–1888 m. Cynthia Hanford 1795–1856
    1. 1. Sarah Olmstead 1827–1917 m. Hiram Olmstead 1821–1896
      1. 1. Henry (C) Olmstead 1865–1954 m. Addie (L) Olmstead 1870–1963
        1. 1. Marion Lilley 1905–2005 m. Merton Lilley 1905–1969
        2. 2. Levi (H.) Olmstead 1894–1969
        3. 3. faith (sarah) olmstead 1908–1993 m. Harold (James) Hill 1904–1995
        4. 4. Marle Olenstead 1890–1974 m. William (Austin) Dwyer 1880–1958
        5. 5. Ruth (L) Straub 1892–1995
        6. 6. Vesta Roberts 1896–1982 m. Holton Roberts 1887–1957 m. Coral Cook 1895–1923
        7. 7. Dorothea (Dorothy) Olmstead 1905–
      2. 2. Mary Olmstead 1851–
      3. 3. Charles Olmstead 1853–1941
      4. 4. John Olmstead 1856–1930
      5. 5. Hiram Olmstead 1860–1934
      6. 6. Carrie Olmstead 1863–1934
      7. 7. Julian (Hanford) Olmstead 1868–1934 m. Mable (Jessie (Belle)) Robinson 1871–1953
        1. 1. Elizabeth Olmstead 1903–1952 m. Reginald (Wilford) Julian 1904–1992
  2. 2. John (Mead) Hanford 1787–1868
    1. 1. MARTHA (ANN) Hanford 1836–1912 m. HAMILTON Edwards 1823–1912
      1. 1. MARTHA (ELIZABETH) Edwards 1864–1935 m. JAMES (ADELBERT) McCauley 1863–1930
        1. 1. Virginia (E.) McCauley 1899–1990 m. Courtlandt (S.) Otis 1899–1991
      2. 2. RICHARD (HENRY) Edwards 1877–1954
        1. 1. Katherine (Camp) Edwards 1914–1993

Mary Mead's Timeline

2 Records

1759
11 Dec 1759
Birth of Mary (Polly) Mead in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1847
15 Sep 1847
Age 88
Death of Mary (Polly) Mead in Walton, Delaware, New York, USA
Walton, Delaware, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1759
    Event Place: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1847
    Event Place: Walton, Delaware, New York, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree
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