Deborah Mead

Brief Life History of Deborah

When Deborah Mead was born about 1739, in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Nehemiah Mead, was 34 and her mother, Deborah MNU, was 32. She married Thaddeus Betts on 10 May 1763, in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 8 daughters. She died in 1810, in Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 72.

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Family Time Line

Thaddeus Betts
1737–1798
Deborah Mead
1739–1810
Marriage: 10 May 1763
Dorothy "Dollie" Betts
1764–1815
Jessie Betts
1786–
Abigail Betts
1765–1845
Nehemiah Betts
1765–1832
Hannah Betts
1768–1813
Ann Betts
1773–1799
Sarah Betts
1777–1799
Zadok Betts
1780–1856
Lydia Betts
1781–1845
Rebecca Betts
1784–

Sources (8)

  • Deborah Mead, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
  • Deborah in entry for Sarah Betts, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Deborah in entry for Anner Betts, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"

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World Events (4)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1788

Date of Statehood: February 6, 1788, the fifth State

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

Name Meaning

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 .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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