Born in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Mead
and Mary (Brush) Mead
Sister of
John Mead V, Anna (Mead) Eells, Mary (Mead) Hanford, Mehetable (Mead) Marshel [half], Elizabeth (Mead) Hobby, Benjamin Mead, Alan Mead, Seth Mead and Walter Mead
Wife of
John Sniffen
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Elizabeth Hobby (Sniffen) Spicer
Died
at age 94
in Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Mar 2014
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Biography
Mary Mead was born on May 05, 1766 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut. Her parents were John Mead and Mary Brush.
She married John Sniffen on 26 Apr 1789 in Greenwich, Connecticut. Together they had 5 children:[1]
- Hester Sniffen 29 Jan 1791 - 16 Aug 1861 m. Wm H Durbrow
- John Sniffen 1792 - 12 Jan 1853 m. Mary J. Culver
- Allen M. Sniffen 6 Nov 1800 - 26 Jul 1873 m. Eliza A. Lawrence
- Elizabeth Sniffen m. Peter W. Spicer
- Maria Sniffen 1805 m. Robert Boyd
She died on February 17, 1861 in Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States.
Sources
- ↑ Mead, Spencer P. History and Genealogy of the Mead Family of Fairfield County, Connecticut, Eastern New York, Western Vermont, and Western Pennsylvania, from A.D. 1180 to 1900.] New York: Knickerbocker, 1901. pgs 189 [https://archive.org/stream/historyandgenea00meadgoog#page/n188/mode/2up
- "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQW-7C39 : 15 April 2022), Mary Ann Mead, ; citing Birth, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272240.
- "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCBX-PLT : Sat Sep 16 03:02:41 UTC 2023), Entry for Robert B Boyd and Maria A Boyd, 1850.
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCQ5-8N3 : Sat Sep 16 00:41:48 UTC 2023), Entry for Robert H Boyd and Louisa P Boyd, 1860.
- "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2W4Y-429 : 11 May 2022), Mary Ann Sniffen, 1861.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33201773/mary-ann-sniffen: accessed 18 September 2023), memorial page for Mary Ann Mead Sniffen (5 May 1766–17 Feb 1861), Find a Grave Memorial ID 33201773, citing Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Maintained by 47117651 (contributor 47117651).
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