Daniel Bishop Meigs (1763 - 1849)

Born 13 Jan 1763 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut

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Died 19 Dec 1849 at age 86 in Saint Albans, Franklin County, Vermont, USA

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Biography

Daniel Meigs was one of the Founding Fathers of St. Albans Vermont.

Private Daniel Meigs served with Vermont Republic Militia during the American Revolution.

Daniel Meigs is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A077192.

Daniel Bishop Meigs was born January 13, 1763 to Nathaniel Meigs and Azenath Bishop in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut.

He married Hudla Brownson

He served during the Revolutionary War and in listed in "Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783", by Chauncey L. Knapp, pages 450, 545, 600 ^[1] He received pension for his service on November 3, 1893 ^[2] and on October 24, 1901. ^[3]

In the 1810 United States Census, he is listed as "Danl" and living in Swanton, Franlkin County, Vermont. ^[4]

In the 1820 United States Census, he is listed as living in Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont. ^[5]

In the 1840 United States Census, he is listed as "Danl" and living in St. Albans, Franlkin County, Vermont. ^[6]

He died, at the age of 86, on December 19, 1849 in Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont. ^[7] He is buried at the Woods Hill Cemetery in Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont. ^[8]

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1. ↑ http://books.google.com/books?id=tZ8-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA321&lpg=PA321&dq=revolutionary+war+soldiers+vermont+silas+hathaway&source=bl&ots=fJ5SupD3PD&sig=CDx2xMHGk1pf3X6xO1tP3paLmYA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=vH4uVLGBJoqryASi84GoBQ&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=daniel%20meigs&f=false
2. ↑ "United States Index to General Correspondence of the Pension Office, 1889-1904," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDTY-BXB : 11 March 2018), Daniel Bishop Meigs, ; citing NARA microfilm publication M686 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,527,901.
3. ↑ "United States Index to General Correspondence of the Pension Office, 1889-1904," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDTY-BX1 : 11 March 2018), Daniel Bishop Meigs, ; citing NARA microfilm publication M686 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,527,901.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLM-WNW : accessed 30 November 2021), Danl B Meigs, Swanton, Franklin, Vermont, United States; citing p. 584, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 64; FHL microfilm 218,668.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLG-GPT : accessed 30 November 2021), Daniel B Miegs, Swanton, Franklin, Vermont, United States; citing p. 120, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 127; FHL microfilm 281,248.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRB-ZNZ : 8 December 2020), Danl B Meigs, St. Albans, Franklin, Vermont, United States; citing p. 352, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
7. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFKZ-46J : 19 February 2021), Daniel B Meigs, 1849.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 30 November 2021), memorial page for Daniel Bishop Meigs (13 Jan 1763–19 Dec 1849), Find A Grave: Memorial #130883895 citing Woods Hill Cemetery, Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont, USA ; Maintained by Liz Small (contributor 50854736).

See Also:

• Lineage Book, Volume 45 - By Daughters of the American Revolution - page 310 [1]
• Mentioned in death record for his son ,John Meigs. - "Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XFKZ-4NG : accessed 3 January 2015), Daniel B Meigs in entry for John Meigs, 10 Nov 1868, Death; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,628