Maroah Mead

Female18 August 1871–8 December 1924

Brief Life History of Maroah

When Maroah Mead was born on 18 August 1871, her father, Abner Mead, was 33 and her mother, Mary E Redmond, was 31. She married William H Gordon on 15 September 1908, in Greene, New York, United States. She lived in Greene, New York, United States in 1880 and Lexington, Greene, New York, United States for about 8 years. She died on 8 December 1924, in Pine Hill, Ulster, New York, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Halcott Center, Greene, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

William H Gordon
1865–
Maroah Mead
1871–1924
Marriage: 15 September 1908

Sources (6)

  • Maroah Mead, "New York State Census, 1892"
  • Maroah Mead Gordon, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Maurah Mead in entry for William H Gordon, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    15 September 1908Greene, New York, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (5)

    World Events (8)

    1872 · The First National Park

    Age 1

    Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

    1872 · The Amnesty Act

    Age 1

    A federal law which reversed most of the penalties on former Confederate soldiers by the Fourteenth Amendment. The Act affected over 150,000 troops that were a part of the Civil War.

    1886

    Age 15

    Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

    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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