Abigail Mead

Brief Life History of Abigail

When Abigail Mead was born on 29 January 1770, in Great Nine Partners, Dutchess, New York Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Gideon Mead Sr, was 30 and her mother, Martha Fiske, was 25. She married Daniel McBride in 1787, in Stillwater, Stillwater, Saratoga, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1847 and Davis, Utah, United States in 1850. She died on 12 March 1854, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Daniel McBride
1766–1823
Abigail Mead
1770–1854
Marriage: 1787
John McBride
1788–1860
Samuel McBride
1789–1874
Daniel McBride
1791–1864
James McBride
1793–1839
Margaret Ann McBride
1794–1845
Hyrum McBride
1798–1839
Cyrus Gideon McBride
1800–1883
Reuben McBride
1803–1891
Martha McBride
1805–1901

Sources (48)

  • Abigail in household of Sam*, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Abigail Mead - birth-name: Abigail Mead
  • Abigal Mead McBride, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1776

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

1776

New York is the 11th 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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