0138. Joseph Meader (1782 – 1813?)

Joseph Meader, son of Daniel Harvey Meader (1749-1819) [0050] and Jerusha Wormwood (1751-1843), was born in Kennebunk, ME June 10, 1782. In April, 1804 he married his first cousin Sally Bly, daughter of William Bly and Mary Meader [1330] of Fayette, Kennebec, ME and grand-daughter of Daniel Meader [0020]. She was born April 11, 1778 and died February 3, 1851 in Rome, ME. Her brother William married Olive Emerson Meader [0141].

He left home November 14, 1813 and was not heard from again.

The children of Joseph Meader and Sally Bly were:
1595 i. Christina Meader, born May 17, 1805. She died unmarried.
1596 ii. Hannah Jane Meader, born September 24, 1807 and died February 8, 1876. On December 30, 1840 she married Jacob G. Roberts.
1597 iii. Mary Matilda Meader, born November 11, 1810 and died August 20, 1845.
1598 iv. Daniel Harvey Meader, born August 19, 1812 and died May 22, 1880.