John Sargent Mead (1825 - 1903)

Born 13 Feb 1825 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire

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Died 1 Dec 1903 at age 78 in Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts

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Biography

MEAD, John Sargent, son of Bradley and Charlotte (Hastings) Mead; ancestry no further given; b. Chesterfield, N.H., Feb. 13, 1825; m. Caroline Parker Willard, dr. of Paul and Sarah (Butler) Willard, b. Winchester, N.H., May 12, 1820; cer. in Winchester, N.H., March 11, 1846, by whom not given. Their chn. : —

Sarah Ella, b. Chesterfield, N.H., Dec. 19, 1846; d. in Mil., July 9, 1859.

Edward Bradley, b. Chesterfield, N.H., Sept. 10, 1848; m. Maria Arnold, Nov. 27, 1867.

Cornelia Maria, b. Chesterfield, N.H., April 30, 1852; d. Mil., Jan. 24, 1859.

John Larkin, b. Chesterfield, N.H., March 21, 1854; m. Callie A. Chapin, Oct. 11, 1876.

Carrie Willard, b. Mil., Nov. 27, 1857; m. Charles O. Prentice, Oct. 25, 1878.

Mr. Mead must have become one of our townsmen some 25 yrs. ago, or thereabouts. He has been an enterprising, driving business man, chiefly as a farmer, though sometimes combining therewith other pursuits. He has served his fellow-citizens at least five several terms on the board of selectmen, and received other town honors. His wf. and family have a respectable social standing.

History of Milford, Massachusetts, part 2. by Ballou, Adin, 1803-1890. Publication date 1882

1850 Census- Winchester, Cheshire Co., NH pg 42- John S. Mead, 27, butcher, NH; Mrs, J,S, 30, NH; Ella, 4, NH; Edward, 2, NH

Sources

• 1850 US Census Place: Winchester, Cheshire, New Hampshire; Roll: M432_427; Page: 42B; Image: 92; Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZC9-2FB : 14 December 2017), John S Mead, 1860.
• "Massachusetts State Census, 1865", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQHB-S7V : 1 June 2018), John S Mead, 1865.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDQD-RKP : 12 June 2019), John G Mead, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHFQ-F75 : 14 August 2017), John S Mead, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 852, sheet 576C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0565; FHL microfilm 1,254,565.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9BQ-5HL : accessed 19 June 2019), John Hogan Mead, Milford town (southwest quarter), Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1650, sheet 6A, family 112, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,693.
• "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWNB-PVB : 10 December 2014), John Sargent Mead, 01 Dec 1903; citing Milford, Massachusetts, v 37 cn 483, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,058,068.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVP3-69RG : 13 December 2015), John Sargent Mead, 1903; Burial, Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America, Pine Grove Cemetery; citing record ID 136187232, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

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