Gershom Mead (abt. 1719 - bef. 1763)

Born about 21 Jun 1719 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

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Biography

Gershom Mead was born on June 21, 1719 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony. His parents were John Mead and Sarah Hackett. He married Sarah Unknown Together they had 2 children:

1. Peter Mead
2. Abigail Mead

Notes

He is mentioned in his father's will. See John Mead. Per Spencer Mead he was killed in the French and Indian War. Connecticut Soldiers, French and Indian War, 1755-62

Name: Gershom Mead Page# 76 Location: Connecticut Regiment, Fourth Regt; Command Wooster, David Colonel & Captain; Company: First Co Campaign Year 1758; Source List Muster Roll

Sources

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74C-9DC : 7 January 2020), Gershom Mead, 1719.

• "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSF-V7KW : 21 September 2019), Gershom Mead, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272240.

• 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. (Pg 178) New York: Knickerbocker, 1901, accessed online 8 Apr 2021 https://archive.org/details/historyandgenea00meadgoog/page/n229/mode/2up

• Connecticut Probate Court (Stamford District) Fairfield, Connecticut Probate Records Vol 1-3, 1728-1772 Ancestry.com. Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts.