Although there are discrepancies in the following information from "A Century of Medicine in Washington County 1839 to 1939" by C.A. Boice, M.D. it appears to have some information of value. Discrepancies are noted in parentheses, author unknown:
"Samuel Mealey was born in Harrisville, Virginia, son of Lawrence Mealey, probably May 3, in 1790. He was a classmate in William and Mary's College, was a surgeon in the War of 1812, associated with General Winfield Scott, whose wounds he dressed after the Battle of Queenstown Heights near Niagra. He often told this story to his grandchildren asking them to always remember he cared for General Scott. He came to Dutch Creek Township (Washington County, IA) in 1840, the exact location is not known. It seems that in a few years he moved to Brighton. He educated two sons for the practice (this is in error – he educated 3 sons for the practice). William located in Des Moines, gave promise of great usefulness but died in 1864. Thomas was apparently associated with his father in Brighton in the cholera epidemic of 1853, the elder Mrs. Mealey died (this is also in error – she didn't die until 08 Oct 1867). One person tells us that Samuel left Brighton going to Keokuk, where he practiced or when he returned I do not know, but he died in Brighton in his 92 year, Feb 1870 (this is in error – he died in Feb 1872 and was in his 90th year according to the date on his tombstone and is buried in Brighton Cemetery).
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Special thanks to Richard K Thompson / (#46900770) for providing the following information for Samuel L Mealey.
Portrait and Biographical Album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties, Iowa, Printed 1890 by Lake City Publishing Co., Chicago, Pages 253-255
Samuel MEALEY, son of Lawrence and the father of our subject, was born on the 1st of May, 1872, in Carlisle, Pa., and was one of seven children. His early years were spent on a farm in West Virginia which his father had obtained with money received for his services in the Revolution. He received liberal educational advantages and was graduated from William and Mary's College where he was a schoolmate of Gen. Scott. He then studied medicine in Philadelphia and embarked in the practice of his chosen profession in Pennsylvania. During the War of 1812, in which he served in the One Hundred Twenty-second Pennsylvania Regiment, he became one of the principal surgeons on the northern frontier. Like his father he was a faithful soldier and participated in the battle of Lundy's Lane, Eric and Black Rock. The year 1840 witnessed his arrival in the Territory of Iowa. He made a location in Dutch Creek Township, Washington County, where he purchased five thousand acres of land. He was worth some $40,000 -- a great amount in that day. In 1852, he sold his land to his son and removed to Brighton, where his death occurred February 17, 1875.
In Pennsylvania, Mr. MEALEY was united in marriage with Miss Margaret BLAINE, whose father was Ephraim BLAINE, a native of Scotland and an officer in the British Army before he emigrated to America. He was taken prisoner at the battle of Long Island at the same time that Lawrence M. MEALEY, the paternal grandfather of our subject was captured. Mrs. MEALEY was a great-aunt of the illustrious James G. BLAINE. Her death also occurred in Brighton at the age of seventy-nine years. Of the four sons born unto that worthy couple three engaged in the practice of medicine -- Washington, William and Thomas. The first named, who was the eldest of the family, died in Oregon; James, the second son, who followed farming, died in Jefferson County, and William departed this life in Des Moines. The parents were life-long members of the Presbyterian Church. In the various communities where he resided, Mr. MEALEY was recognized as a prominent and influential citizen. He was a stanch supporter of Democratic principles and while residing in Pennsylvania was honored with an election to the State Legislature. He felt the greatest opposition to all secret societies, desiring to be connected with nothing which was not open and above board. He was not afraid to have his own acts questioned, for his life was one of the strictest integrity and uprightness and his name was above reproach.
"Samuel Mealey was born in Harrisville, Virginia, son of Lawrence Mealey, probably May 3, in 1790. He was a classmate in William and Mary's College, was a surgeon in the War of 1812, associated with General Winfield Scott, whose wounds he dressed after the Battle of Queenstown Heights near Niagra. He often told this story to his grandchildren asking them to always remember he cared for General Scott. He came to Dutch Creek Township (Washington County, IA) in 1840, the exact location is not known. It seems that in a few years he moved to Brighton. He educated two sons for the practice (this is in error – he educated 3 sons for the practice). William located in Des Moines, gave promise of great usefulness but died in 1864. Thomas was apparently associated with his father in Brighton in the cholera epidemic of 1853, the elder Mrs. Mealey died (this is also in error – she didn't die until 08 Oct 1867). One person tells us that Samuel left Brighton going to Keokuk, where he practiced or when he returned I do not know, but he died in Brighton in his 92 year, Feb 1870 (this is in error – he died in Feb 1872 and was in his 90th year according to the date on his tombstone and is buried in Brighton Cemetery).
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Special thanks to Richard K Thompson / (#46900770) for providing the following information for Samuel L Mealey.
Portrait and Biographical Album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties, Iowa, Printed 1890 by Lake City Publishing Co., Chicago, Pages 253-255
Samuel MEALEY, son of Lawrence and the father of our subject, was born on the 1st of May, 1872, in Carlisle, Pa., and was one of seven children. His early years were spent on a farm in West Virginia which his father had obtained with money received for his services in the Revolution. He received liberal educational advantages and was graduated from William and Mary's College where he was a schoolmate of Gen. Scott. He then studied medicine in Philadelphia and embarked in the practice of his chosen profession in Pennsylvania. During the War of 1812, in which he served in the One Hundred Twenty-second Pennsylvania Regiment, he became one of the principal surgeons on the northern frontier. Like his father he was a faithful soldier and participated in the battle of Lundy's Lane, Eric and Black Rock. The year 1840 witnessed his arrival in the Territory of Iowa. He made a location in Dutch Creek Township, Washington County, where he purchased five thousand acres of land. He was worth some $40,000 -- a great amount in that day. In 1852, he sold his land to his son and removed to Brighton, where his death occurred February 17, 1875.
In Pennsylvania, Mr. MEALEY was united in marriage with Miss Margaret BLAINE, whose father was Ephraim BLAINE, a native of Scotland and an officer in the British Army before he emigrated to America. He was taken prisoner at the battle of Long Island at the same time that Lawrence M. MEALEY, the paternal grandfather of our subject was captured. Mrs. MEALEY was a great-aunt of the illustrious James G. BLAINE. Her death also occurred in Brighton at the age of seventy-nine years. Of the four sons born unto that worthy couple three engaged in the practice of medicine -- Washington, William and Thomas. The first named, who was the eldest of the family, died in Oregon; James, the second son, who followed farming, died in Jefferson County, and William departed this life in Des Moines. The parents were life-long members of the Presbyterian Church. In the various communities where he resided, Mr. MEALEY was recognized as a prominent and influential citizen. He was a stanch supporter of Democratic principles and while residing in Pennsylvania was honored with an election to the State Legislature. He felt the greatest opposition to all secret societies, desiring to be connected with nothing which was not open and above board. He was not afraid to have his own acts questioned, for his life was one of the strictest integrity and uprightness and his name was above reproach.
Although there are discrepancies in the following information from "A Century of Medicine in Washington County 1839 to 1939" by C.A. Boice, M.D. it appears to have some information of value. Discrepancies are noted in parentheses, author unknown:
"Samuel Mealey was born in Harrisville, Virginia, son of Lawrence Mealey, probably May 3, in 1790. He was a classmate in William and Mary's College, was a surgeon in the War of 1812, associated with General Winfield Scott, whose wounds he dressed after the Battle of Queenstown Heights near Niagra. He often told this story to his grandchildren asking them to always remember he cared for General Scott. He came to Dutch Creek Township (Washington County, IA) in 1840, the exact location is not known. It seems that in a few years he moved to Brighton. He educated two sons for the practice (this is in error – he educated 3 sons for the practice). William located in Des Moines, gave promise of great usefulness but died in 1864. Thomas was apparently associated with his father in Brighton in the cholera epidemic of 1853, the elder Mrs. Mealey died (this is also in error – she didn't die until 08 Oct 1867). One person tells us that Samuel left Brighton going to Keokuk, where he practiced or when he returned I do not know, but he died in Brighton in his 92 year, Feb 1870 (this is in error – he died in Feb 1872 and was in his 90th year according to the date on his tombstone and is buried in Brighton Cemetery).
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Special thanks to Richard K Thompson / (#46900770) for providing the following information for Samuel L Mealey.
Portrait and Biographical Album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties, Iowa, Printed 1890 by Lake City Publishing Co., Chicago, Pages 253-255
Samuel MEALEY, son of Lawrence and the father of our subject, was born on the 1st of May, 1872, in Carlisle, Pa., and was one of seven children. His early years were spent on a farm in West Virginia which his father had obtained with money received for his services in the Revolution. He received liberal educational advantages and was graduated from William and Mary's College where he was a schoolmate of Gen. Scott. He then studied medicine in Philadelphia and embarked in the practice of his chosen profession in Pennsylvania. During the War of 1812, in which he served in the One Hundred Twenty-second Pennsylvania Regiment, he became one of the principal surgeons on the northern frontier. Like his father he was a faithful soldier and participated in the battle of Lundy's Lane, Eric and Black Rock. The year 1840 witnessed his arrival in the Territory of Iowa. He made a location in Dutch Creek Township, Washington County, where he purchased five thousand acres of land. He was worth some $40,000 -- a great amount in that day. In 1852, he sold his land to his son and removed to Brighton, where his death occurred February 17, 1875.
In Pennsylvania, Mr. MEALEY was united in marriage with Miss Margaret BLAINE, whose father was Ephraim BLAINE, a native of Scotland and an officer in the British Army before he emigrated to America. He was taken prisoner at the battle of Long Island at the same time that Lawrence M. MEALEY, the paternal grandfather of our subject was captured. Mrs. MEALEY was a great-aunt of the illustrious James G. BLAINE. Her death also occurred in Brighton at the age of seventy-nine years. Of the four sons born unto that worthy couple three engaged in the practice of medicine -- Washington, William and Thomas. The first named, who was the eldest of the family, died in Oregon; James, the second son, who followed farming, died in Jefferson County, and William departed this life in Des Moines. The parents were life-long members of the Presbyterian Church. In the various communities where he resided, Mr. MEALEY was recognized as a prominent and influential citizen. He was a stanch supporter of Democratic principles and while residing in Pennsylvania was honored with an election to the State Legislature. He felt the greatest opposition to all secret societies, desiring to be connected with nothing which was not open and above board. He was not afraid to have his own acts questioned, for his life was one of the strictest integrity and uprightness and his name was above reproach.
"Samuel Mealey was born in Harrisville, Virginia, son of Lawrence Mealey, probably May 3, in 1790. He was a classmate in William and Mary's College, was a surgeon in the War of 1812, associated with General Winfield Scott, whose wounds he dressed after the Battle of Queenstown Heights near Niagra. He often told this story to his grandchildren asking them to always remember he cared for General Scott. He came to Dutch Creek Township (Washington County, IA) in 1840, the exact location is not known. It seems that in a few years he moved to Brighton. He educated two sons for the practice (this is in error – he educated 3 sons for the practice). William located in Des Moines, gave promise of great usefulness but died in 1864. Thomas was apparently associated with his father in Brighton in the cholera epidemic of 1853, the elder Mrs. Mealey died (this is also in error – she didn't die until 08 Oct 1867). One person tells us that Samuel left Brighton going to Keokuk, where he practiced or when he returned I do not know, but he died in Brighton in his 92 year, Feb 1870 (this is in error – he died in Feb 1872 and was in his 90th year according to the date on his tombstone and is buried in Brighton Cemetery).
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Special thanks to Richard K Thompson / (#46900770) for providing the following information for Samuel L Mealey.
Portrait and Biographical Album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties, Iowa, Printed 1890 by Lake City Publishing Co., Chicago, Pages 253-255
Samuel MEALEY, son of Lawrence and the father of our subject, was born on the 1st of May, 1872, in Carlisle, Pa., and was one of seven children. His early years were spent on a farm in West Virginia which his father had obtained with money received for his services in the Revolution. He received liberal educational advantages and was graduated from William and Mary's College where he was a schoolmate of Gen. Scott. He then studied medicine in Philadelphia and embarked in the practice of his chosen profession in Pennsylvania. During the War of 1812, in which he served in the One Hundred Twenty-second Pennsylvania Regiment, he became one of the principal surgeons on the northern frontier. Like his father he was a faithful soldier and participated in the battle of Lundy's Lane, Eric and Black Rock. The year 1840 witnessed his arrival in the Territory of Iowa. He made a location in Dutch Creek Township, Washington County, where he purchased five thousand acres of land. He was worth some $40,000 -- a great amount in that day. In 1852, he sold his land to his son and removed to Brighton, where his death occurred February 17, 1875.
In Pennsylvania, Mr. MEALEY was united in marriage with Miss Margaret BLAINE, whose father was Ephraim BLAINE, a native of Scotland and an officer in the British Army before he emigrated to America. He was taken prisoner at the battle of Long Island at the same time that Lawrence M. MEALEY, the paternal grandfather of our subject was captured. Mrs. MEALEY was a great-aunt of the illustrious James G. BLAINE. Her death also occurred in Brighton at the age of seventy-nine years. Of the four sons born unto that worthy couple three engaged in the practice of medicine -- Washington, William and Thomas. The first named, who was the eldest of the family, died in Oregon; James, the second son, who followed farming, died in Jefferson County, and William departed this life in Des Moines. The parents were life-long members of the Presbyterian Church. In the various communities where he resided, Mr. MEALEY was recognized as a prominent and influential citizen. He was a stanch supporter of Democratic principles and while residing in Pennsylvania was honored with an election to the State Legislature. He felt the greatest opposition to all secret societies, desiring to be connected with nothing which was not open and above board. He was not afraid to have his own acts questioned, for his life was one of the strictest integrity and uprightness and his name was above reproach.
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