Amos Thompson Mead III (1823 - 1924)

Born 10 Sep 1823 in Marcellus, Onondaga, New York, USA

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Died 10 Jun 1924 at age 100 in Portland, Chautauqua, New York, USA

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Biography

Amos Thompson Mead (Amos,Amos,Jonathan,Jonathan,Jonathan,John,William)

Amos was born in Marcellus, Onondaga county, NY in 1823.^[1] Amos was the son of Amos Thompson Mead Jr and Ann Purdy.

Amos moved with his parents from Onondaga County NY to Erie County and then to Chautauqua County NY. He grew up on a farm, then spent twenty years working in the newspaper business.

In 1843 Amos began his career in the newspaper business in the office of the Mayville, Sentinel, then to the Erie Observer and the Buffalo Express. In 1847, he began the publication of the Conneautville Courier in Crawford County, PA, with George W. Brown, their first issue was dated November 14, 1847. His newspaper career expanded 20 years.

In 1848 Amos married Achsa Buell the daughter of John B. Buell of Mayville, Chautauqua County New York. Amos and Achsa Buell were married in Mayville, New York. Amos later sold his interest in the Courier to Mr. Brown.

In 1864 Amos returned to farming and cultivation of grapes on his farm in Portland, Chautauqua County New York.

Amos T. Mead and Achsa Buell had six children two of whom died. the remaining children were Addie M, (Married Robert Burhans); Charles A, (Married Minnie E. Hipwell); William B. (Married Ella M. Williams); and Nettie I. all living in the Portland, New York area.

From the "Biography and History of Chautauqua County New York"

Amos was born in 1823. He passed away in 1924.

Sources

1. ↑ Dilley, Butler F. Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of Chautauqua County (Pages 428-29) New York: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891, Web accessed July 19, 2014

See also:

• History of Crawford County Pa.

• Mead, Daniel M., A history of the town of Greenwich, Fairfield county, Conn., with many important statistics. New York : Baker & Godwin, 1857.

• 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.

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• "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNF-NYD7 : 10 March 2018), Amos T Mead Jr., District 01, Portland, Chautauqua, New York, United States; citing Census, p. 24, citing multiple county Clerks; Warren and Lewis County Board of Supervisors; multiple counties in New York; Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZZC-V48 : 9 September 2017), Amos T Mead, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 68, sheet 12D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0816; FHL microfilm 1,254,816.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS6V-LYD : accessed 13 July 2019), Amos T Mead, Portland Township, Election District 2, Chautauqua, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 121, sheet 1A, family 2, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,015.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJKB-TDL : accessed 13 July 2019), Amos T Mead, Portland, Chautauqua, New York, United States; citing ED 182, sheet 6A, line 5, family 135, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1092; FHL microfilm 1,821,092.

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78031270/amos-t-mead