Lewis J Mead (abt. 1797 - 1882)

Born about 20 Jan 1797 in Frederickstown, Dutchess, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Jane (Elston) Mead — married 25 Dec 1819 in Wantage, Sussex, New Jersey, United States

Died 9 May 1882 at about age 85 in Candor, Tioga, New York, United States

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Biography

Lewis Mead was born in 1797 in Frederickstown, Dutchess, New York. His parents were Lewis Mead and Sarah Brown.

Notes

Frederickstown in Dutchess county was split off to Putnam county in 1812. The town was renamed Kent in 1817.

Sources

• "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K63K-V2D : 3 March 2021), Lewis J Mead, E.D. 2, Candor, Tioga, New York, United States; citing p. 82, line #30, family #117, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 816,364.

• "New York State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNV5-KCP : 18 February 2021), Lewis J Mead in household of Asa Mead, Candor, Tioga, New York, United States; citing p. 56, line 1, State Library, Albany; FHL microfilm 816,367.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZN3-HSQ : 19 February 2021), L J Mead, Candor, Tioga, New York, United States; citing enumeration district ED 207, sheet 106D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,937.

• Warrant # W26258 for U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files (NARA microfilm publication M804, 2,670 rolls). Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15. National Archives, Washington, D.C. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=1995&h=41129&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=8054

• "New York Probate Records, 1629-1971," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L99P-5CCL?cc=1920234&wc=Q754-6TL%3A213300601%2C213645801 : 28 May 2014), Putnam > Wills 1816-1847 vol B-D > image 545 of 638; county courthouses, New York.

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76300831/lewis-j-mead