0042. Joseph Meader (1753 - 1820) Gender: M
Born: 1753
Died: 1820
0042. Joseph Meader (1753 - 1820)
Joseph Meader, son of Joseph Meader (1719-1796) [0015] and Widow Martha Appleby ( - ), was born in Durham, NH on November 14, 1753 and died in Sandwich, NH June 16, 1820, in his 67th year. He became a member of the Society of Friends in 1780, and his first wife and their children did so in 1784, about a month before her death. She never attended a business meeting of the Society. He was a farmer and a carpenter, and he spent most of his life in Rochester, NH. In 1807 he moved to Sandwich and spent the remainder of his days there.
He married:
1) Abigail Field on August 8, 1773 in Newington, NH. She was the daughter of John and Mary Field of Durham, born January 19, 1756 and died of apoplexy December 15, 1784.
The children of Joseph Meader and Abigail Field were
born in Durham:
0105 i. Mary Meader, born April 20, 1775 and died in August, 1838.
0106 ii. Valentine Meader, born August 6, 1777 and died December 12, 1837.
0107 iii. Hannah Meader, born March 18, 1780 and died in October, 1846.
0108 iv. Joshua Meader, born August 2, 1782 and died June 27, 1847.
2) Elizabeth Gould on March 18, 1786. She was born September 15, 1756 and died October 21, 1814, the daughter of Samuel and Mary Gould.
The children of Joseph Meader and Elizabeth Gould were
born in Rochester:
0109 v. Ezra Meader, born February 1, 1787 and died March 22, 1861.
0110 vi. Joseph Meader, born September 22, 1788 and died January 28, 1864.
0111 vii. Enos Meader, born April 2, 1790 and died September 20, 1864.
0112 viii. Abigail Meader, born February 17, 1792 and died January 3, 1832.
ix. A daughter, born February 17, 1792, twin to Abigail. She died in infancy.
0113 x. Lydia Meader, born December 28, 1793 and died October 18, 1851.
0114 xi. Mehittie Meader, born February 14, 1796 and died April 7, 1832.
0115 xii. John Meader, born November 3, 1797 and died June 7, 1860. He was twin to Eliza.
1389 xiii. Eliza Meader, born November 3, 1797 and died March 16, 1823.
1390 xiv. Ezekiel Meader, born March 15, 1800 and died May 25, 1822.
Four of the children of Joseph Meader and Abigail Field married children of Joseph and Huldah Hoag of Charlotte, Vermont, and Ezekiel was engaged to the daughter of David and Hannah Hoag of Peru, N.Y.
Nov. 1800 Valentine [0106] married Phebe Hoag
Mar. 1810 Ezra [0109] married Martha Hoag
Sep. 1819 John [0115] married Elizabeth Hoag
Nov. 1819 Eliza [1389] married Joseph Hoag