0079. Anna Meader (1782 – 1870)

Anna Meader, daughter of Francis Meader (1746-1832) [0030] and Mary Holly (b.1751), was born at Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard on October 24, 1782 and died, probably in New Vineyard, Franklin, Maine, in 1870, at the age of 88 years. It is said that she was a great talker, and no one could compete with her in political controversy.

She married:
1)      Levi Norton, son of Ansel Norton and Deborah Vinson, January 17, 1799.
The children of Anna Meader and Levi Norton were:
i. Julia Ann Norton, who married E. Pinkham and lived and died in Strong, Franklin, Maine. They had no children.
ii. Fanny A. Norton, who married Samuel Weymouth. They lived in Freedom, Waldo, Maine.
iii. Mary M. Norton, who married Noah Pratt. They lived in New Vineyard.
2)      Solomon Luce, and lived in New Vineyard. Her husband had a son, Solomon, by his first wife, who died in 1841.
The children of Anna Meader and Solomon Luce were:
iv. Almira J. Luce, born October 12, 1809. She married George Beals of Leeds Junction, Oxford, Maine.
v. William H. Luce, who married Hannah Belcher of Farmington, Franklin, Maine. They moved to Hampton, Rock Island, Illinois.
vi. Philenia Luce.
– Hatch, 734
– Renssalear Meader, 7