Only son of Nathaniel & Hannah (Lamb) Mead.
Husband of Phebe Gurney. (m. Oct 24, 1811)
Father of Hannah (Humphrey Hoag), Thomas W. (Sarah Hoag), Judith G., Nathaniel, John G., Phoebe S. & Mary Mead.
"received his education in common schools and at Nine Partners' Boarding School".
Blacksmith (inherited all his father's blacksmithing tools*). Made and sold the "Mead Hoe".
Came to Macedon in 1834 from Dutchess Co., NY and purchased the Abraham Aldrich farm.
While carrying an ax he slipped on the ice and the "whole blade of the ax entered his side". He lived for four days and then died Dec. 12, 1836.
His step-mother Mary Quimby Mead is buried next to him.
info from "Pioneers of Macedon" by Mary Eldredge
as well as Rootsweb.
*"I give unto my son Richard all my wearing apparel, one equal half of the money due to me after all of my just debts are paid, also all of my blacksmiths tools, and the two horses that I drive before my carriage with his keeping them, or some other two suitable for said carriage which I direct him to do and my wife [Mary Quimby] and daughters to have the liberty of using them, that they may be assisted in going to meetings and other places as they may deem necessary, and thus to be continued while they remain families together."
Husband of Phebe Gurney. (m. Oct 24, 1811)
Father of Hannah (Humphrey Hoag), Thomas W. (Sarah Hoag), Judith G., Nathaniel, John G., Phoebe S. & Mary Mead.
"received his education in common schools and at Nine Partners' Boarding School".
Blacksmith (inherited all his father's blacksmithing tools*). Made and sold the "Mead Hoe".
Came to Macedon in 1834 from Dutchess Co., NY and purchased the Abraham Aldrich farm.
While carrying an ax he slipped on the ice and the "whole blade of the ax entered his side". He lived for four days and then died Dec. 12, 1836.
His step-mother Mary Quimby Mead is buried next to him.
info from "Pioneers of Macedon" by Mary Eldredge
as well as Rootsweb.
*"I give unto my son Richard all my wearing apparel, one equal half of the money due to me after all of my just debts are paid, also all of my blacksmiths tools, and the two horses that I drive before my carriage with his keeping them, or some other two suitable for said carriage which I direct him to do and my wife [Mary Quimby] and daughters to have the liberty of using them, that they may be assisted in going to meetings and other places as they may deem necessary, and thus to be continued while they remain families together."
Only son of Nathaniel & Hannah (Lamb) Mead.
Husband of Phebe Gurney. (m. Oct 24, 1811)
Father of Hannah (Humphrey Hoag), Thomas W. (Sarah Hoag), Judith G., Nathaniel, John G., Phoebe S. & Mary Mead.
"received his education in common schools and at Nine Partners' Boarding School".
Blacksmith (inherited all his father's blacksmithing tools*). Made and sold the "Mead Hoe".
Came to Macedon in 1834 from Dutchess Co., NY and purchased the Abraham Aldrich farm.
While carrying an ax he slipped on the ice and the "whole blade of the ax entered his side". He lived for four days and then died Dec. 12, 1836.
His step-mother Mary Quimby Mead is buried next to him.
info from "Pioneers of Macedon" by Mary Eldredge
as well as Rootsweb.
*"I give unto my son Richard all my wearing apparel, one equal half of the money due to me after all of my just debts are paid, also all of my blacksmiths tools, and the two horses that I drive before my carriage with his keeping them, or some other two suitable for said carriage which I direct him to do and my wife [Mary Quimby] and daughters to have the liberty of using them, that they may be assisted in going to meetings and other places as they may deem necessary, and thus to be continued while they remain families together."
Husband of Phebe Gurney. (m. Oct 24, 1811)
Father of Hannah (Humphrey Hoag), Thomas W. (Sarah Hoag), Judith G., Nathaniel, John G., Phoebe S. & Mary Mead.
"received his education in common schools and at Nine Partners' Boarding School".
Blacksmith (inherited all his father's blacksmithing tools*). Made and sold the "Mead Hoe".
Came to Macedon in 1834 from Dutchess Co., NY and purchased the Abraham Aldrich farm.
While carrying an ax he slipped on the ice and the "whole blade of the ax entered his side". He lived for four days and then died Dec. 12, 1836.
His step-mother Mary Quimby Mead is buried next to him.
info from "Pioneers of Macedon" by Mary Eldredge
as well as Rootsweb.
*"I give unto my son Richard all my wearing apparel, one equal half of the money due to me after all of my just debts are paid, also all of my blacksmiths tools, and the two horses that I drive before my carriage with his keeping them, or some other two suitable for said carriage which I direct him to do and my wife [Mary Quimby] and daughters to have the liberty of using them, that they may be assisted in going to meetings and other places as they may deem necessary, and thus to be continued while they remain families together."
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Richard T. Mead, died Dec. 12, 1836, aged 49y 11m 20d
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