Obadiah Mead (1785 - 1878)

Born 10 Mar 1785 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth (Hebbard) Mead — married 22 Jun 1809 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States

Husband of Alla Mead — married about 1825 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States

Descendants

Died 20 Feb 1878 at age 92 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States

Biography

This profile is part of the Mead Name Study.

Obadiah Mead was born on March 10, 1785, in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. His parents were Edmund Mead and Theodosia Mead. He married 1st Ruth Hebbard on June 22, 1809.^[1] Together they had 3 children:

1. Theodosia Mead
2. Benjamin Mead
3. Mary Mead

He married 2nd Alla Mead in 1825. Together they had 1 child:

1. Solomon Mead

He died on February 20, 1878, in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States

• "Saturday, March 10, a number of relatives and friends of Deacon Obadiah Mead met at his residence to tender him their congratulations on having reached his ninety-second birthday. There were present his oldest son Benjamin, his wife and son from Rye, his son-in-law Isaac Knapp, his wife and daughter from Round Hill, his son Solomon S. Mead and family, Deacon S. H. Mead of North Greenwich and the pastor of the church in that place." ^[2]

• Excerpts from a sermon given at his funeral by Rev. Alpheus Winter at the Congregation Church of North Greenwich, CT: "Dea. Obadiah Mead was born March 10, 1785 and died Feb 20, 1878." "It is an interesting fact that he took his name from an uncle that was killed in the Revolutionary Struggle." "He is the last of seven brothers and sisters...we have brought his mortal remains today, from the old homestead which has been in possession of the same family since Benjamin Mead bought it in 1728--150 years at the present time...He united with the Second Church in Greenwich on the 8th day of April 1810. He was ordained a Deacon of this church Sept 28, 1828. " ^[3]

Notes

1850 Census- Greenwich, Fairfield Co., CT pg 208- Obadiah Mead, 65, farmer, CT; Alla, 52, CT; Solomon S., 25, CT; Mary E., 22, CT; Thomas G., 9 mths, CT

Sources

1. ↑ * 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 by Mead, Spencer Percival; 1901 New York : Knickerbocker Press pg 454 https://archive.org/details/historyandgenea00meadgoog/page/454/mode/2up?q=hebbard
2. ↑ Port Chester Journal (Port Chester, New York)15 March 1877 ,Thu pg 3.
3. ↑ Port Chester Journal (Port Chester, New York)14 March 1878, Thu pg 3.

• 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 by Mead, Spencer Percival, 1863-;Publication date 1901;Publisher New York : Knickerbocker Press https:/archive.org/details/historyandgenea00meadgoog/page/242/mode2up

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6D9-PQG : 20 December 2020), Obediah Mead, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21508858/obadiah-mead : accessed 14 July 2022), memorial page for Obadiah Mead (10 Mar 1785–20 Feb 1878), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21508858, citing North Greenwich Congregational Church Cemetery, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Lisa Henry Prindle (contributor 46860145) .

• Source: S019648 Greenwich, Fairfield Co., CT Vital Records from Barbour 1640-1848 Repository: Call Number: Media: Book