When Herman P Mead was born in 1809, in Vermont, United States, his father, Israel Mead, was 34 and his mother, Elizabeth Curtis, was 33. He married Jane Dodge in 1833, in Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Lee, Lee, Illinois, United States in 1855. He died on 27 January 1877, in Dixon, Lee, Illinois, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Dixon, Lee, Illinois, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Illinois is the 21st state.
Historical Boundaries: 1829: Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States 1836: Ogle, Illinois, United States 1839: Lee, Illinois, United States
English:
topographic name for someone who lived by a meadow, from Middle English mede ‘meadow’ (Old English mǣd), or a habitational name from one or more of the many places so named, such as Meads in Harford (Devon).
perhaps from Middle English mede ‘mead, alcoholic drink of fermented honey and water’, possibly denoting one who was fond of the drink or who made or sold mead. Compare Meader .
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